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  • The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was supposed to be a simple job. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in for my billionaire double for a few weeks. But between the kidnapping attempt and accidentally falling in love with my bodyguard, things have been far from simple. The good news, at least now the woman I love knows who I really am. The bad news is, no one else knows and someone is still trying to kill me...
  • Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “I don’t know how to treat a woman like you.”I swore I’d cut Harrison King out of my life, and my bed, forever. The second my contract with the ruthless billionaire who owned me was up… I ran.Not knowing that decision would only twist the web around us tighter.Now, he’s back, and the sins of his past threaten to destroy us both.He still thirsts for power and vengeance...
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  • Rock Me To The Top  (Gracefall: Vicious Love Tour Book One) by Victoria Zak

    Rock Me To The Top (Gracefall: Vicious Love Tour Book One) by Victoria Zak

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Gracefall, the Vicious Love tour, coming to a digital bookstore near you.Gracefall hit the rock scene and never looked back. Now one of the hottest metal bands on the charts, things are looking up, until a tragic accident threatens to rip the band apart. Can the guys recapture the beat that rocketed them to the top, or will they crash and burn?He believed the lie...
  • Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We shared one WILD night in Ireland.Then the goddess I'd die for skipped town.Today she has the nerve to return...And her kid has MY eyes. Both my desire for Aisling...And her beauty are unmatched. But she kept a BIG secret from me.A cute little girl who resembles me a little too much for coincidence.I've missed years of being her dad - and now I'm mad as h*ll...
  • Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Three babies?? This has got to be a serious mistake." How did this happen?Ezra is the last guy I should be creating a human with.Never mind THREE.Sure he's sinfully hot...But he's also a cocky Neanderthal.And the man who bullied me since I can remember.One major lapse in judgement leads to three heartbeats in my sonogram visit...
  • Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne

    Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I should have listened to reason. Now, I’m married to an infuriatingly cocky billionaire.It started with an innocent crush. The popular boy from the wealthy side of town.And a dorky girl he teased mercilessly.Fast forward and the boy I wanted is now a man.Nothing like the star of my teenage fantasies.He's ruggedly handsome and charming.Charismatic. Confident. Sexy...
  • Take Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Take Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was the path to redemption I never saw coming...I’m Christian Giordano.Raised to rule and be ruthless.I take what I want, claim what I want.And, she’s my new obsession.Lilly was the angel in my kingdom of sin.A dancer up for auction to the highest bidder.That was the plan…Until, I decided I wanted her for myself.So I closed the auction and made her an offer she couldn’t refuse...
  • Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon

    Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Angela I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making.And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out.Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world...
  • Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino

    Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him—kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul...
  • Wish by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Wish by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a sexy, complete-standalone, Contemporary Romance.If I could wish for one thing, it would be to have never met my ex. He took my money, cheated on me, and saddled me with an impossible mortgage.Now, just as I’m fighting to put my life back together, I find an unusual bottle with a note inside: “You get one wish. Make it count.” Har har...
  • Delicate Revenge by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Delicate Revenge by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bellamy Carmichael was Darlington’s princess all through high school. Perfect, popular, too gorgeous for words—and unfortunately, she knew it. I’d had a crush on her ever since arriving at Darlington Prep, only she never looked my way except for an occasional cruel put down. I was a scrawny kid, nerdy, and worst of all, my family was new money.But now, a decade later, the tables have turned...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I rushed into something I wasn't ready for. I want to be ready, wish I were ready, but I'm just not.But I miss her. Every day. Every moment. Always.It's like losing half of my soul.Maybe Sicily is the right person, just not the right time...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the world's most renowned heart surgeon, I accomplished every dream I had. I did my humanitarian work in South Africa, conducted ground-breaking research with my clinic, and made a difference every single day. The best part? The way my father looked at me...like he'd never been more proud.But when my patience dies on the table, I lose everything.And I mean EVERYTHING.My wife left me...
  • Hero's Baby by Aubrey Wright

    Hero's Baby by Aubrey Wright

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She never told me we had a kid...And for good reason.When I returned from war, I was a fu@king savage.It all started with a note from a kid I'd never met.He claims to be my son, from the only woman I'd ever loved.The woman who gave me her virginity and her heart.But war has a way of turning hearts to stone. And this woman deserves better than the likes of me. Want me to hunt down a bad guy? Roger...
  • Protection for Hire by Camy Tang

    Protection for Hire by Camy Tang

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tessa Lancaster's skills first earned her a position as an enforcer in her Uncle Teruo's Japanese Mafia gang. Then they landed her in prison for a crime she didn't commit. Now, three months after her release, Tessa's abilities have gained her a job as bodyguard for wealthy socialite Elizabeth St. Amant and her three-year-old son. But there's a problem or two ... or three ...
  • Bratva Beast by Misty Winters

    Bratva Beast by Misty Winters

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have a secret...I’m the daughter of one of the most deplorable Bratva Bosses in the underworld.Only I didn’t know that growing up.I was shielded and under his watchful eye until his past caught up with him and tragedy struck.I fled to Moscow to find answers, and the only thing I found was my father’s past chasing after me.I had nowhere to go until I came upon the perfect hideout...
  • Genius (CENTURIES) by TheBibicalSinner

    Genius (CENTURIES) by TheBibicalSinner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "You want me to be a genius or do you want me to fuck you?"• • •The Alexandrettia is the finest school in the state, known for producing the smartest, and most talented kids in America. 21 year old keen painter Mia Hanson managed to get a spot. She worked her whole life to get inside, to see the hallowed halls her biggest idols once walked through...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I've been living in the past for so long, and it's time that I move on.Forget Catherine. I'm done with her.I'm done with her memory. I'm done playing "what if." I have this beautiful woman right in front of me that I want.And I'm just going to go for it.Finally...
  • Peaceful Chaos by Kimberly Carrillo

    Peaceful Chaos by Kimberly Carrillo

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Raven and I fought for peace and found it inside chaos and bloodshed. Our life will never be perfect. There are too many victims, too much pain for us to wrap our happy ending in a bow.Not that a perfect ending matters to us, because that isn’t who we are. We found each other through pain, and tied ourselves to each other in ribbons of trauma...
  • Taming Mr. Black by Goddy Francis

    Taming Mr. Black by Goddy Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Club K, home for the finest and wealthiest men in the country, owned by playboy billionaire, Killian Black.He is the handsome, cocky, and dominant bachelor with a shitty reputation. He has one simple rule—never mix work with pleasure...
  • I'll Be Watching You by Tina Wainscott, Jaime Rush

    I'll Be Watching You by Tina Wainscott, Jaime Rush

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten years ago, Kim took on the good ole boys of her small Everglades town and lost. She left her Everglades town under a cloud of defeat, murder, and scandal. Her grandmother's mysterious death brings her back to reclaim her home and unearth the truth under the watchful eye of a killer...
  • Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan

    Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was an angel when she danced.Too bad she attracted the attention of the devil.She was so innocent and naïve.Not meant for the cruel realities of this world.Certainly not meant for someone unworthy.But every time she floated across the stage, I knew she danced only for me.Watching her wasn't enough...My Prima became the light to the dark. She was mine, and it was time everyone realized it...
  • The Billionaire's Baby by Mia Carson

    The Billionaire's Baby by Mia Carson

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Over-educated and underpaid, Lexi would give anything to get a decent job, except have a baby for her playboy billionaire boss. Lexi’s life was normal until she bumped into Braden, an unrepentant playboy from her past. He’s unchanged and wants more from her than she’s willing to give. She’s desperate for a job, but not desperate enough to like Braden, her new boss...
  • Breaking Bella by Jenna Rose

    Breaking Bella by Jenna Rose

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I saw her at the bar, and my whole life changed. She was out with some jerk who treated her like garbage, and she let him. But I put a stop to that right away. She knows I’m the kingpin, the Devil of Miami, and thinks I only want her for one night, when really I’m planning on making her my wife.She doesn’t believe that I can love her...
  • Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He walked in like he owned the entire world, like there was a billion dollars in the black leather briefcase he carried.Kiri had been in a rut. No boyfriend. Dull job at a bank with a nasty boss. Disgusting roommate in a cramped apartment.In walks Caden Storm on a sunny spring day. And everything in Kiri's life changes.Permanently...
  • Carolina Isle by Jude Deveraux

    Carolina Isle by Jude Deveraux

    Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux uncovers the passions and scandals that take a small town by storm when two cousins switch lives. Ariel and Sara never imagined their high-spirited attempt to step into each other's shoes would cause such upheaval...
  • The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM BESTSELLING SENSATION GENA SHOWALTER'S ENTHRALLING LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIESWelcome to a dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test...
  • Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Charlie is overwhelmed. Shadow Pine is changing so fast it takes everything she has just to keep up. Every minute of the day now goes to stocking shelves. Counting inventory. Filling out freaking spreadsheets. It’s miserable. And it’s all because of one man. Adam Bollingsworth. If the newscaster hadn’t insisted on writing that story, then everything would still be like it was...
  • Ridin' for Hell by Nikki Landis

    Ridin' for Hell by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In this life, you reap what you sow . . .Not everyone wants to run from their past.Some souls embrace the chance to hunt their prey and seek vengeance.And some bastards just like the carnage a little too much.There's a reason I'm the SGT at Arms.I handle the hard shit.The jobs no one else wants to deal with because its messy.Thing is, I love to lose control...
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  • Mountain Claiming by Janice Whiteaker

    Mountain Claiming by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kari is the shoulder everyone in town loves to cry on and Lance is no exception. The last time Mister Tall, Blonde, and Handsome was in town the single dad got sloppy drunk and confessed all his sins concerning the opposite sex. Then he puked on her floor. Now he’s back in town and back in her bar, but this time Lance isn’t spilling his secrets… He’s trying to uncover hers...
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