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Readers who enjoyed Forbidden by Danielle Jamie & Kayla Robichaux also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Neighbors by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThings a good neighbor can do for you:. 1. Give you a cup of sugar. 2. Let you borrow his lawnmower. 3. Water your plants while you're on vacation. 4. Make your eyes roll back in your head with his tongue. Katya Tocci has never paid much attention to who lives next door - her career always kept her too busy...Categorized as:
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Secrets Worth Keeping by Nikita Parmenter
Of course a supposed vacation couldn't stay that way for Ever and the guys. With the arrival of Atlas and the mysteries that seem to grow the longer they're around him, including how he not only knows the new bartender in town but gives him orders of a questionable nature that are followed without hesitation but with a knowing smile...Categorized as:
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Sail by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me... -
Bridge of Lies by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayal was such a simple word. But such a complex emotion. The woman I loved had turned her back on me. Taken everything I’d offered and thrown it away. I may have vowed to protect her, but she's thrown down the gauntlet. And no matter how much I crave her, there will be consequences. Emma Varma might be the beauty, but now she’ll meet the beast. I’ll keep my vow... -
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Royal Bastard by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas…. Don’t get in trouble, they said. Don’t cause an incident. Oops. I might be a newfound prince, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to say goodbye to my days of freedom. So when my brother, the king, asks me to babysit a diplomat’s daughter, my first thought is to say no… that is until I see her climbing out of a window with her dress tucked into her thong. She might just be my kind of girl...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Stranger by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStandalone. No cliffhanger. HEA. Other books in the series can be read in any order. Jett takes his job as an escort seriously. He's not just playing a part, and he tries to help people as much as he can. When a guy asks him to pose as his boyfriend, Jett doesn't hesitate. Following the rules has always been easy, but with a dude, it will be a walk in the park... -
Playboy's Heart by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Playboy Prince has lost his princess…. The hell I have. It took me this long to find her, so I’m not letting her go without a fight. Everyone will know just how far I’m willing to go for love. Just how far I’m willing to go for…her. As it turns out, love is a stronger motivator than vengeance. -
When Red Cried Wolf by Nash Summers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsher Williams is obsessed with love. It’s probably one of the reasons he makes such a fantastic matchmaker, love guru, and romance expert. And now that he’s in college, it’s finally his turn to shine. Asher’s relationship advice column in the school newspaper is his strongest matchmaking instrument, especially when it comes to helping hopeless romantics find their soulmates... -
Evil is Forever by Trilina Pucci
In this sizzling sequel to One Killer Night, a special effects artist and a hotshot chef put their shared past to the test to survive a stalker—and their feelings for each other. It’s been two years since Evie and Chase clawed their way out of the real-life horror movie that would define most people. They’ve finally moved on. Or so they thought. Evie’s doing special effects for a new slasher film... -
Some Kind of Blunderful by Livy Hart
If you ask Mia Madden, the road to dating hell is paved with suspiciously hot online profiles. Take tonight’s date, for example. Alex Conroy’s whole “boardroom in the streets, lumberjack in the sheets” thing totally works for her, but his profile did not convey that he represents everything she loathes about corporate hustle culture. He’s not even worth her bottle of purse wine... -
Royal Tease by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe plan was royally simple. .. Go undercover, protect my best friend's little sister. It should have been the easiest assignment of my life. But Jessa is uncooperative. She's feisty, mouthy, and stubborn. Oh and she hates me. Ever since I threw her over my shoulder and carried her out of a bar fight, I've been persona non grata. But the stakes are too high to mess this up... -
Collide by Piper Lawson
My hot professor’s past tore us apart. But he won’t give up on our future. I thought I knew who Sawyer Redmond was. I was wrong. But he’s fiercely determined to keep me, and I can’t avoid him. He’s everywhere—in class, at events, in my head. He forces me to discover a side of myself I never knew. One that terrifies me almost as much as it excites me. He says our secrets can bring us closer...Categorized as:
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Shameful by Nana Malone, M. Malone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI am the thing that goes bump in the night. I am a liar, a protector. .. a killer. .. I am Noah Blake. And now that she knows my secret, she hates me. The guilt and shame I carry around is bad enough. .. But seeing the distrust in her eyes, that will kill me before my enemies do…. Noah’s Cliffhanger Warning:. Ladies, I know you want to see the full package. But I have to tease you first... -
Cocky Senator: Justin Cocker by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJustin Cocker is coming soon. .. the bastard.Categorized as:
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Ruthless by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBikes, bars, women. These used to be important. Now, all I want is revenge. My town is fu@ked up. Run by my crime lord stepdad. He screwed up when he tried to kill me. Then he involved my stepsister. Defiant, blonde, pure temptation in a tight mini-skirt. I didn't grow up with her. Never met her. Until now. This is the wrong time for love. And I'm the wrong guy... -
Protecting the Heiress by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAll I ever wanted was family. But one mistake cost me everything I’ve ever worked for. To get it all back, I’ll have to return home and protect the most stubborn woman on the face of the planet. To do that effectively, I’ll need to go undercover as…a Manny. I didn’t mean to fall for her or the kid. I really should have known better. When you get this close, it’s easy to get burned... -
Scandal by Isabella Starling, Piper Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLittle secrets always grow up to be a big scandal. .. ASHER. Everyone’s got secrets. Dirty little secrets. But not like this. Chloe Carlyle is totally off-limits. The one girl I can’t touch. Her mother is about to marry my dad, her father is in prison for murdering my mom…and I want her more than anything. Yeah, I never said this wasn’t fucked up...Categorized as:
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Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say love is all around. Yeah, for everyone but me. It sounds crazy, I know. Breaking News: badass bodyguard for the nation’s top security firm doesn’t know how to talk to women. That’s it, folks. I have no game. Luckily my newfound family at Blake Security accepts me exactly as I am. But there are things in my past, secrets , that I’d do anything to protect them from... -
Breaking Rules by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlec: Lumen is amazing. She brings out the playful, relaxed side of me, but fate doesn’t seem to agree we belong together. And now, my ex pops back into my life and wants to make a go of it again so our daughter can have a real family. I’m torn between what’s best for my daughter or following my feelings for Lumen...Categorized as:
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Bad Things by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. I think that’s total bullshit. No one wants to be a loser in the Game of Love. Trust me, I know. With a lying fiancee and a canceled wedding, I’ve lost big time. And that loss turned me bitter, so hell bent on vengeance that I almost let it destroy everything... -
Seducing Mrs. Robinson (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWe've all been there, some more than others, you know what I'm talking about, where you have the hots for the new business teacher. I was one hundred percent that guy. I shamelessly flirted with her my senior year, only earning her irritation more and more...Categorized as:
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Royal Playboy by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVengeance is best served piping hot. Prodigal Son. Black Sheep. Playboy Prince. I've been called lots of things. Merciful is not one of them. It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as I get what I want…. What I crave. And it’s not the crown. She is the Princess I didn’t see coming. The one I didn’t plan for. Until her, women came easy. Until her, I wasn't sure I had a heart...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life, I never fit anywhere, with anyone, and then when I finally find someone who makes me feel special, he's engaged to my half-sister. I knew I should be able to get over him, move past it all, but somehow, I don't think it'll be that easy. When Allie Dodd receives an invitation to a charity event, the last thing she wants to do is risk seeing Jal Lindstrom again... -
Double or Nothing by Marie Carnay
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo billionaire brothers, one curvy jewelry designer, and a week in sin city. This time, two of a kind is the winning hand. Hank and Trenton might be heirs to the biggest casino empire in Las Vegas, but they’ve never been lucky in love. On the verge of giving up their fantasy of finding one woman to satisfy both their desires, a curvy beauty catches their eye...Categorized as:
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The Escape by Cassie Wild
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDaria: I never fall for cocky, overbearing guys, but when he steps out of the shower and surprises me, I can’t help but admire him. Everything about him is intoxicating, addicting…and dangerous. All reasons why I should stay as far away as possible. So why am I so drawn to him? Brooks: I’m with a different girl every night and have one simple rule: don't let anyone get close. Ever...Categorized as:
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Mine by Kim Linwood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe stole my heart. I'll steal everything else. Hunter Campbell is ridiculously wealthy, totally full of himself, and completely, deliciously lickable. It's no wonder women are lining up at the chance to win his heart. But not me, I'm not here for his love. I'm here for his whole freakin' island. See, I grew up in paradise, right up until his family ripped it away from us... -
Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf I’m a player…. Then she’s the coach. ELIZA. My dad doesn’t want me socializing with the team. But I’ve never been much of a daddy’s girl. Junior Morgan thinks he can flash a wink and get me in his bed. I won’t make it so easy for him. Sorry, quarterback. You want me? You’re gonna have to earn it. Let’s play. JUNIOR. The new coach doesn’t want the team involved with his daughter... -
Say Something... by T.A. Roth
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwenty–two-year-old Ari Munoz prefers to keep men at an arms’ length. So when her best friend Vonne guilts her into going to a frat party, she couldn't think of a worse way to spend her night. That's until she sparks the interest of love’em and leave’em Ben Rodriguez. She knows she shouldn’t trust him, but the electricity she feels when they lock eyes is something she's never felt before... -
The Little Library on Cherry Lane by Katie Ginger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heart-warming new novel from the author of The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse and The Perfect Christmas Gift, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Rachael Lucas and Heidi Swain. Elsie Martin may lead a quiet life, but working in her beloved local library is enough to make her happy. After all, books have always been her armour against the world...Categorized as:
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Mr. OMG by Stephanie Brother
From Amazon Bestselling author Stephanie Brother comes a dirty-talking stepbrother romance. .. When I hear his voice. .. Oh My Goodness. .. The Big O has always been a big flop for me until I hear Mr. OMG on the radio. Let's just say his dulcet tones and my finger make enough magic together that I see stars...Categorized as:
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Shut Up And Kiss Me by Lauren Blakely
A best-friends-to-lovers, second chance, only-one-bed-in-the room romance! How to resist sleeping with your best friend when you’re stuck in a hotel room with the charming, glasses-wearing hottie. 1. Slather your face in a grapefruit mask. 2. Wear a big, fluffy robe. 3. Make him do the same. Oops. Too bad our libidos have other plans...Categorized as:
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London Royal by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRich. Entitled. Possessive pain in my ass. I know exactly what I don’t want. I escaped to London under the cover of night, never thinking I'd run smack into a man who would turn me inside out. I had a plan. Simple, really. Step one: Follow my dream, away from from the demons of my past...Categorized as:
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Selfish by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsASHLYN. It was supposed to be a vacation. Five whole days on the beach with my best friend before we made the move from Seattle to New York. I never expected to meet a man who would make me change the way I saw love and sex. I’ve always believed you can have one without the other... -
RANE: A Rockstar Stepbrother Romance by Vivian Lux
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything was easy. .. until I met. her. If at first you don't succeed, f*ck it and move the hell on. I'm Rane Wilder and I'm not one to hold on to sh*t. Life as the guitarist in the biggest band on the planet is fun. Which is good. Because the second it stops being fun, I'm out. Being in the music video with Madeline Cole, that was fun too. Sure, the band had misgivings... -
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SEALionaire Book 1 by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL, Adam “Reaper” Dedman, has lost almost everything he holds dear, and is about to lose the last thing that’s keeping him alive – his career in the US Navy. After Reaper gets arrested for nearly killing five men in a bar fight, a mystery women, Olivia “O” Darling shows up, telling him she’s there to help him. That his life not over. In fact, it could be just beginning... -
Baby for Doctor Grump: A Forbidden Pregnancy Romance by Cassandra Russell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was one night…. I didn’t know he was famous. I didn’t know he was my professor. And I definitely didn’t know I’d have his baby. You don’t get into med school by taking stupid risks and I never do anything irresponsible. Until I saw Maxwell Benson: world renowned celebrity doctor turned small town professor. Of course, I didn’t know that when he gave me the most mind-blowing night of my life...Categorized as:
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Acts of Mercy by Eleanor Aldrick
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat to expect:. ♥ stepbrother. ♥ age-gap. ♥ forbidden. ALYSSA. I'm f*cked. Broken down on the side of the road wasn’t how I pictured my first stint with independence, and calling my mother to let her know I already need help is completely off the table. Throwing insult to injury, Mr. Tall Dark and F*ck Me has come to my rescue, strolling in like some Knight in shining armor... -
Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart... -
KIT by S R Dyble
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter her family was brutally murdered, Eve decided one thing. Never to let anyone in. To never love again. EVER. That way, she wouldn't ever feel that hurt again. For a year she'd done just that. All that was about to change when Kit Carson, a cocky Australian boxer randomly enrolled onto her photography course at college and pushed his way into her life...Categorized as:
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Dec The Holly by Cadence Smoke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOh Christmas Tree,. Oh Christmas Tree,. Why does my stepbrother hate me? Christmas has always been my favourite time of the year. For as long as I can remember I’ve looked forward to the traditions my mother and I have followed. Baking endless amounts of holiday sweets, decorating the Christmas tree while sipping spiked hot cocoa by the fire. Traditions we’ve never strayed to follow... -
From This Day Forward: A Jet City Billionaire Serial Romance by Gina Robinson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWill she make his dreams come true? DREAMING AFTER THE ALTAR…. Sometimes you don't know what you have 'til it's gone. And sometimes you don't know what you have period. Until someone else wants it. And there's an expiration date attached. Dreams seem to be coming true for both Kayla and Justin. With interesting consequences. At the same time, not everyone's convinced by their charade... -
Good Wood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"It’s the sign of a true artisan when he can create beauty from what others consider trash. It takes heart to use a twisted bit of scrap and make something from it as if it were good wood. ”. Somehow Joe survived the unlivable, and now he's just going through the motions. An endless string of one night stands does little to dull the ache from all he's lost...Categorized as:
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Oceans Apart 4 by Amanda Heartley
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Hottest New Adult Romance Of The Year Just Got Hotter! The sensual and heartwarming saga of Tristan and Ginny and their love for each other continues. .. Tristan follows his heart back across the Atlantic to Ginny. .. and she's in no mood for his apologies. To make matters worse, and thanks to his dad, Tristan's ex-girlfriend from London has landed a top job at Armstrong USA... -
End Game by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGetting pregnant was the last thing Quinn thought would happen. But now Quinn’s focus is to start the family Archer’s always wanted. The hard part should be over, right? Wrong. Ghosts from the past begin to surface. No matter how hard they try, the universe seems to have other plans that threaten to tear Archer and Quinn apart... -
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Royally Screwed by Chase, Emma, Andi Arndt
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsListening length: 9 hours, 39 minutes. Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, a. k. a. “His Royal Hotness,” is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant―hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you. Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down...Categorized as:
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Delayed Offsides by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m Leo Orting. Team captain for the Chicago Blackhawks. I have stick skills and puck control. I’m not afraid to be creative with the puck and shove it in your face. You want fancy, I can do that too. I can show you skill and style all night long. I’m also the one nobody takes seriously. The bad boy player. I’ve certainly earned my title...Categorized as:
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Shipwrecked by L. Nicole, L.J. Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRachel Berringer despises her new stepbrother. He’s cocky, stubborn and entirely too obsessed with himself. You know what they say—. It’s a thin line between love and hate. Rachel’s mother has fallen in love. It’s a whirlwind courtship and the stuff that dreams and feel-good stories on the six o’clock news are made of. Rachel’s okay with it, namely because her mother deserves some happiness... -
Love All Out - The Complete Series by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTODAY ONLY: READ THE COMPLETE LOVE All OUT SERIES TODAY IN ONE BOOK FOR ONLY $2. 99! "Love All Out" is a five part Hot New Adult Stepbrother Romance Series by Alice Ward. All 5 parts are now collected into this one bundle - READ THE COMPLETE SERIES WITH NO CLIFFHANGERS TODAY! I’d wanted James Parker for as long as I could remember. I’d admired him since forever, but I wasn’t the only one... -
Royal Bastard by Avery Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCinderella met her Prince Charming and lost a slipper. I met the Royal Bastard and he stole my heart. The Bastard Prince. I, Edward George Alexander York, am third in line for the British throne, but who needs that kind of responsibility? Not me. I’m the outcast. The black sheep. The bastard... -
Shame (Shameless) by Nana Malone, M. Malone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFree on all vendors! Five years ago my brother was killed right in front of me and I was forced to make a decision that has haunted me ever since. I lost one protector but I gained another. Noah has always taken care of me. Then I find out that he’s keeping secrets. *Contains an exclusive excerpt of Shameless*.
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