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The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAutumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer... -
![Hammer by Cee Bowerman]()
Hammer by Cee Bowerman
After a rough childhood, Hammer settled down to live the good life. He had a wife he adored, children he doted on, and even the house in the suburbs with the white picket fence. But most of all, he finally had the stability he longed for growing up.When he made a decision to help a woman in need, that bliss was short-lived. What he thought was a horrible accident changed his life forever... -
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![The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne]()
The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhen the head of the Anderson family, Joseph, gets into a life-changing automobile accident, his family struggles to find a way to survive if he doesn’t come out of the coma the accident has placed him in. Austin Anderson is used to being single, but slowly he's watched his siblings and cousins find true love, leaving him the final Anderson without a spouse... -
![The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke]()
The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeing stood up on your birthday sucks.It sucks even worse when it's your brother's egotistical best friend and CFO who delivers the blow.My first encounter with Lance Sullivan had me crying in an elevator as I clung to a stranger for comfort.On our second, he stormed my dress fitting pretending to be my husband.And by the third... I'd made the bastard smile.I do not have time for a man in my life... -
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![Second Time's the Charm by Brenda Jackson]()
Second Time's the Charm by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYears ago, family tore them apart. Will sweet revenge lead to a second chance? Find out in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! This one chance at revenge may be their second chance at love Part-time rancher and world-renowned musician Dylan Emanuel never forgot his college romance with Charm Outlaw... -
![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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![Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne]()
Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne
My world was rocked the night I collided with a stranger.A scarred Bratva Prince.He left me with the sweet taste of submission... and his baby.Now Leo's back, and he vows never to let me out of his sight.Our saga began when he came to my rescue.And ended in a night of passion. Thrilling and intense.But as quickly as he appeared... he vanished.I was certain I'd never see him again.Until today.. -
![Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn]()
Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...Categorized as:
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![Second Time Around: Made for Loving You / When You Got a Good Thing / You Were Meant for Me by Kait Nolan]()
Second Time Around: Made for Loving You / When You Got a Good Thing / You Were Meant for Me by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSettle in for a major binge read of this collection of second chance romances!MADE FOR LOVING YOUWhen Paisley becomes the target of malicious harassment, the police have no suspects, no leads, no way to make her feel safe. As her stalker escalates, she turns to the one guy she knows can protect her...Categorized as:
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![Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett]()
Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWARNING, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK from Matt Connover, Litigation God: Please do not attempt to read my story in public, as my sexual proclivities have been known to cause squirming in your seat, squeezing of your legs together and unintentional moaning, sometimes with spontaneous bursts of laughter at random moments... -
![Savor You by Kristen Proby]()
Savor You by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the next sizzling romance in Kristen Proby's New York Times bestselling Fusion series, two celebrity chefs compete in a culinary competition, but resisting each other will prove to be the greater challenge. Cooking isn't what Mia Palazzo does, it's who she is. Food is her passion . . . her pride . . . her true love...Categorized as:
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![Home to Me by Ruth Cardello]()
Home to Me by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNick Andrade: Sexy, charming, bad boy. He’s never been a one woman man, but he’s willing to give it a try every Saturday with Rena. Rena Sander: Confident, caring, a woman who plays by the rules. She’s never been in love, and thinks keeping sex with Nick contained to one day a week will protect her heart. He’s the hot fantasy she’s always craved... -
![Always Destined by Scarlett Avery]()
Always Destined by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSo I lied about my best friend’s older brother being my boyfriend. I never expected him to find out in this humiliating way…Loki Berkshire… There are some unwritten BFF codes… abiding rules, you might call them.No one has to speak them.You just know.Like coveting my best friend’s older brother. Bad idea.Wanting to kiss him more than I want to take my next breath. Really bad idea...Categorized as:
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![Bedding the Billionaire by Ruth Cardello]()
Bedding the Billionaire by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsLil Dartley's life is upside down. Her previously steadfast and predictable sister is marrying an influential billionaire and needs help planning the wedding of the century in less than a month. Years of middle class rebellion have not prepared Lil for handling diplomats or paparazzi. Jake Walton knows a train wreck when he sees one... -
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![Billionaire Factor—Bryce: A Billionaire Romance Standalone by Scarlett Avery]()
Billionaire Factor—Bryce: A Billionaire Romance Standalone by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe lost everything to a traitor. Desperation is her last card…Could he be her knight in shining armor? Once, she had it all…She was New York’s real estate queen. Then she made a decision that cost her everything.How quickly a partner turns into a backstabber.On the brinks of financial disaster, she’s forced to rebuild her life.Betrayal stings…The humiliation is unbearable... -
![A Beautiful Sight by Sandi Lynn]()
A Beautiful Sight by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAt the age of eight years old, I lost two things: my parents and something that most people take for granted. It was at that moment I began to experience the world differently from everyone else. I accepted my fate, living my life to the fullest and the best way I know how. Giving up on love was something I had to do because men couldn’t cope with my condition... -
![Savor You by Kristen Proby]()
Savor You by Kristen Proby
In the next sizzling romance in Kristen Proby's New York Times bestselling Fusion series, two celebrity chefs compete in a culinary competition, but resisting each other will prove to be the greater challenge. Cooking isn't what Mia Palazzo does, it's who she is. Food is her passion . . . her pride . . . her true love...Categorized as:
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![Blackmailing the Billionaire by Melody Anne]()
Blackmailing the Billionaire by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCassandra, or Cassie, as everyone calls her is trying to get her big break into the journalism world. She wants an exclusive interview with the famous Max Anderson. But, the man refuses to return her calls. She isn’t willing to give up, but fate steps in and helps her out. She’s out taking a walk one afternoon, when everything goes dark... -
![Unexpected Treasure by Melody Anne]()
Unexpected Treasure by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe Andersons are back in this exciting new line of the bestselling series everyone is talking about. In this new series, you will meet Richard Storm and his five children, and the circumstances that ripped him away from his brothers, Joseph and George Anderson. See how they finally meet. The bonds of an Anderson bloodline are too strong to keep their family apart forever... -
![Recovery by L.B. Simmons]()
Recovery by L.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI have the perfect life. I’ve finally found my happy ending. I fought through the loss of one husband, lucky enough to be given a second chance at a lifetime of happiness. Settling into our new lives, however, may not be as easy as it seems... -
![The Forever Vow by Leigh James]()
The Forever Vow by Leigh James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to The Forever Trilogy!Bryce wants Chloe back.. -
![Wrecked By You: A Tortured Hero Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney, CT Cover Designs]()
Wrecked By You: A Tortured Hero Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney, CT Cover Designs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill my broody, tormented billionaire boss wreck me—or save me?Six months ago, I escaped from a monster in the dead of night, our five-year-old daughter asleep in my arms. Desperate and rapidly running out of cash, my luck finally turns when I land a bartending job at a swanky Los Angeles nightclub... -
![The Billionaire's Desire by Scarlett Avery]()
The Billionaire's Desire by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00U1Y8PLG The sizzling adventure continues in this alpha billionaire romance series. The scintillating, steamy and passionate romance between Ciara and Nikolaj picks up where the last book ended. The only difference is that Ciara discovers Nikolaj’s true penchant for domination and to her surprise, she relishes submitting herself to him... -
![The Billionaire's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North]()
The Billionaire's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt was just one night of passion. But it led to something more…When a barroom brawl leads to an ultimatum from his grandfather, handsome billionaire Bastien Durand finds himself neck deep in shampoo and hair color. To prove he’s not the total screw-up his family thinks he is, Bastien agrees to mentor a salon owner whose business is struggling... -
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![Final Call by Emma Hart]()
Final Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the highly anticipated sequel to LATE CALL, Dayton and Aaron learn once more than not everything is as straightforward as it seems, and if they have any chance of getting their long-awaited happily-ever-after, they'll have to work for it... We crashed and burned like a falling plane. Hard and fast with an inevitable explosion. Another few weeks together changed my life the way the first did... -
![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
![Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams]()
Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Out of habit, of madness, or the need to shatter even the last piece of myself, I raise my arms slightly. I need…I need so much to touch him, to feel his arms around me, to throw myself headfirst into what I told myself I would never do again. I need the weight of his skin on my own. I need to forget. I need to remember...Categorized as:
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![The Playboy's Fugitive Bride - Book Three by Ana E. Ross]()
The Playboy's Fugitive Bride - Book Three by Ana E. Ross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Ana E Ross, presents The Playboy's Fugitive Bride, Book Three in the Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls series: Does he have what it takes to tame this wildcat? Deadly threats from a loan shark to pay back a debt her late father incurred sends Nia Sylk on a desperate search for Massimo Andretti, the man she blames for her predicament and her... -
![Mending by J.B. McGee]()
Mending by J.B. McGee
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGabby has finally started to break down the walls she has worked so hard to build up from all of the heartache she has felt through the years, just as ghosts from Bradley's past begin to show themselves... -
![Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford]()
Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s going to get his. I drink, disrupt the team, and disrespect everyone in my path. I’m trying to leave my past behind, but it’s there, following me everywhere I go. When I’ve finally hit rock bottom, I’m about to give up, throw in the towel and be done. Until the one woman that destroyed me walks back into my life...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne]()
The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsGeorge Anderson lost his wife five years ago, and then his family fell apart. He needs to make a drastic change to bring his family back together. He gets together with his twin brother Joseph Anderson and the two men make plans to do some matchmaking for George’s stubborn children. George will get his grandkids and his family all together again...Categorized as:
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![Fake Ex-Wife to Mr. Grumpy by Kathilee Riley]()
Fake Ex-Wife to Mr. Grumpy by Kathilee Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsACCIDENTALLY PREGNANT FOR THE GRUMP.I’m a struggling single mom and I'm slowly losing my clients.He’s the grumpy billionaire who keeps stealing them away from me.Adrian Thorpe. My sworn enemy.Yet my stupid body can’t deny how panty-droppingly hot he is,How those piercing eyes make me forget how much I hate him.Now, the playboy’s seeking my help to get a crazy stalker off his back...Categorized as:
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![The Life We Left Behind by Piper Wylde]()
The Life We Left Behind by Piper Wylde
Trace Farrington was the love of my teenage life, until his family ran me out of town, heartbroken and pregnant. They told me he didn’t want me any more. When he never came to find me, I had no choice but to believe them.Now my father has passed away, and I have to return to Willowbrook. The old farmhouse needs closing up and the funeral arrangements made... -
![Entangled by J.S. Scott]()
Entangled by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThere’s nothing richer than a second chance in the steamy second book of New York Times bestselling author J.S. Scott’s Accidental Billionaires series. Aiden Sinclair was a commercial fisherman before he suddenly came into his billionaire inheritance—not that he’s complaining. Being a Sinclair does have its perks. But things were simpler before the money... -
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![Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart]()
Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about. Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered. Isn't that how most horror stories start? Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant. Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am... -
![Late Call by Emma Hart]()
Late Call by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsShe’s a high class call girl. He’s taking over his father’s business. Seven years ago, they fell in love in Paris. They walked away at the end of the summer, never imagining they’d meet again.Now he’s her client. We fell in love the way you jump from a cliff. Hard and fast with a reckless sense of abandon. The six weeks we spent together changed my life, but at seventeen, I was naive... -
![The Tycoon's Vacation by Melody Anne]()
The Tycoon's Vacation by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsDrew Titan decides it is time to take a vacation at one of his exotic resorts, and ends up literally running into Trinity Mathews while he is surfing. They end up having a steamy romance over the week long vacation, until she finds out he is the resorts owner, and had lied to her...Categorized as:
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![Dr. Clark: New York City Billionaires Book 2 by Mary Jennings]()
Dr. Clark: New York City Billionaires Book 2 by Mary Jennings
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere's a bitter reason I don't wear jewelry...Those shiny, pretty baubles weren't priceless—they had cost my mother her life.I also don't let outsiders know my mother's identity, as a way to avoid the story of her brutal murder. That was all in the past, or so I had thought…When the FBI showed up at the museum where I worked, I knew this couldn't be good...Categorized as:
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![The Sassy One by Susan Mallery]()
The Sassy One by Susan Mallery
For the Marcelli sisters of California wine country, the season is ripe for romance! Francesca Marcelli married at eighteen -- right on schedule, according to her warm, colorful family, who have always said a beauty like Francesca need never worry about finding love... -
![Rock-a-Bye, Baby by Fiona Davenport]()
Rock-a-Bye, Baby by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s meant to be his. Griffith Thorne knows it as soon as he spots the raven-haired beauty in the audience of his final Vegas show.Belle Dawson sees the way he looks at her and feels it in her bones. She throws caution to the wind and heads up to the sexy rock god’s suite...Categorized as:
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![Baby Fever Promise by Nicole Snow]()
Baby Fever Promise by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWE CAN'T DO THIS AGAIN. I'M FAKING OUR SECOND CHANCE... ROBBIOnce, Lucus Shaw was my everything.First kiss. First surrender. First man to promise me a ring, children, a life together.I remember his rogue smirk, his soul stinging kiss, the blistering words that always made him a little dangerous.I gave him my body for one insatiable night. He gave me secrets, heartbreak, and hatred...Categorized as:
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![Scoring Mr. Romeo by A.M. Madden, Joanne Schwehm]()
Scoring Mr. Romeo by A.M. Madden, Joanne Schwehm
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHere's a tip: never underestimate romance. Falling in love was the furthest thing from my mind. I'm a single mother raising a strong little boy, and he is my one and only priority. The universe felt otherwise, sending me--actually, my son's soccer ball--hurdling toward a stunningly handsome, perfect man, who said all the right things. He made it hard to ignore how much I missed romance... -
![The Hitman by Jordan Silver]()
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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![Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow]()
Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone... -
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![One Night Baby - A Romance Compilation by Tia Siren]()
One Night Baby - A Romance Compilation by Tia Siren
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily’s looking for the father of her child. I’m searching for the mystery woman who rocked my world one night. I never thought I'd find her - or the surprise accident she's been hiding from me… It was just another charity ball. Until I saw the beauty in the red dress. Sassy and curvy, she had to be mine. I told her I only do one night stands... -
![Reuniting with the Billionaire by Lori Ryan]()
Reuniting with the Billionaire by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo people whose past ensures they can never fully trust again I can play with him. I can have fun with him. I can even have a fun, no-strings-attached rebound fling with him. But I can’t lose my heart to him. Because if that love died the way my ex-husband’s love for me died, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I can’t go through that pain again. Not with Andrew Weston...Categorized as:
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![How to Knock Up Your Nurse by Melinda Minx]()
How to Knock Up Your Nurse by Melinda Minx
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt all started with a fishing hook in my nipple. And no, it wasn’t anything kinky. I’m just very bad at fishing.Emily was my nurse. She unhooked me, then we hooked up. She was the best I'd ever had, but sometimes you have to throw back the perfect catch. Because she was going off to Alaska to become a doctor, and not even my billions of dollars could change her mind...Categorized as:
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![The Italian by Lena Little]()
The Italian by Lena Little
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m not from Venice…I am Venice. My family runs this city, this country, and everything in it. So who in the hell does this feisty young foreign girl thing she is? Mine since the moment I laid eyes on her, that’s what. She’s as headstrong as she is beautiful and as I prepare to succeed my father as the king of the Italian underworld, I have no doubts I’ve finally found my queen... -
![Hot as Sin by Bella Andre]()
Hot as Sin by Bella Andre
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTHEY’RE LIVING LIFE TO THE EXTREME…AND BURNING UP THE COLD MOUNTAIN NIGHTSOnly total desperation could reunite Dianna Kelley with Sam MacKenzie, the irresistible bad boy she walked out on ten years ago. But the fearless firefighter with the awesome wilderness skills is the only one who can take her where she needs to go...Categorized as:
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![The Escort by Sandi Lynn]()
The Escort by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Forever Series comes a new standalone novel. Brielle Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned. Mine certainly didn’t. One moment I was going off to NYU on a fully paid scholarship, and the next, I had become something I never thought I would be. I learned quickly and the money I made allowed me to pay for my mother’s chemo treatments...
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