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Hadley by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPeople change, it's a fact of life. Hadley found that out the hard way after her husband came home one day with darkness in his eyes that she'd never seen before. Realizing that she couldn't allow him to drag her into the shadows, she watched him walk away, thinking she’d be free to move on with her life. But now she was on the run, seeking safety from a man she once vowed to love forever...Categorized as:
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Pretty It Up by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDescription. Sometimes love just isn’t enough, or is it? Lana Gold, one of the Donovan triplets, found her one true love in college but lost him when the life he’d dreamed of became reality. Being an outsider looking in and so far away from her family and hometown took its toll on Lana and her marriage until she’d finally had enough and left it all behind...Categorized as:
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![Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley]()
Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRaised by a widower and a pack of uncles, Michelle Calloway has known only one way of life, that of the Lean Dogs MC, London chapter. When circumstances force her to flee to America, she fears her days of working alongside the club are over. But Derek Snow isn't the sort of man to let talent go to waste...Categorized as:
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![Grace by Love Belvin]()
Grace by Love Belvin
Ashira is now in the know of Jas’ complicated world—or is she? The “construction laborer” is really a wealthy felon with too many inexplicable circumstances to fathom for her narrow worldviews. But will Jas share more of his complexities? Will Ashira be able to absorb them with understanding, leaving the judgement behind? Two souls, still galaxies apart, but bound by love... -
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![Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe]()
Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Laramie Briscoe, comes the special edition of a fan favorite series. Nobody writes blue collar romance like Laramie Briscoe, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the Moonshine Task Force: Special Edition Series...Categorized as:
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![Heart of the Billionaire - Sam by J.S. Scott]()
Heart of the Billionaire - Sam by J.S. Scott
Sam and Maddie are here! Billionaire Sam Hudson has pretty much lived his life with no apologies because he tries never to do anything that he’s sorry about…except for what he had done in the past to Dr. Madeline Reynolds. Many years and regrets later, Sam meets up with Maddie again by chance; his brother Simon is marrying Maddie’s best friend and the two of them are forced to be civil... -
![Billionaire Unknown by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unknown by J.S. Scott
I was perfectly content with my life. My career was booming. I traveled. I did as much charity work as I possibly could for the homeless, and I was perfectly happy with the choices I'd made. At least. .. I was--until my sister, Dani, came up missing. As an international correspondent, she traveled to war-torn countries, and she'd stepped a little too far over the line... -
![Better Than This by Beth Flynn]()
Better Than This by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTime doesn’t heal all wounds. Sometimes they just scab over. Haunted by memories of a failed marriage, trauma surgeon Barbie Anderson escapes to her hometown for a fresh start. But the quaint community of Pumpkin Rest has memories and failures of its own that should stay buried. When Barbie runs into ex-con biker Jake Chambers, he stirs up anger and resentment in her that she doesn’t want to face...Categorized as:
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![Finally Home by Kris Michaels]()
Finally Home by Kris Michaels
In Hollister, there is peace. In Hollister, South Dakota, where the vast ranching terrain meets the sky, Tegan Wells loves his job as the manager of the town's bustling stockyard. His life, rooted in the rhythms of this small town, is about to be upended by the return of Dr. Kate Johnson, an Army veterinarian who left Hollister for the far-flung corners of the world... -
![Nitro by Fiona Davenport]()
Nitro by Fiona Davenport
Torin “Nitro” Addis never lost control…until a rookie rider blew past his recruits and pulled off her helmet. Jana Jennings wanted a place in the underground circuit, not a distraction. Getting tangled up with a possessive biker was the last thing she needed, but every clash with Nitro only burned hotter. Jana’s secrets could destroy everything, and someone in the shadows wants her gone... -
![Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott]()
Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrighton Rogers thought her life was as normal as normal could be, even better than normal. She has a thriving career as a lawyer in Boston. Friends and family back in her hometown of Boggy Creek love and adore her. And her boyfriend, Luke Morrison, showers her with love and attention, making her life finally feel complete... -
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Protecting Jessyka by Susan Stoker
Kason “Benny” Sawyer was the last single man on his Navy SEAL team. He loved his teammates like brothers and respected each and every one of their women. They’d all been through hell and they deserved their current happiness. But seeing the love between his friends and their women made it tough to be the odd man out all the time. Jessyka Allen had a good life, until it wasn’t anymore...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Feel Good: A Novel From the Be Yours Series by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs]()
Doctor Feel Good: A Novel From the Be Yours Series by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Doctor Feel Good. Omid. I knew from the first time I saw her she was my princess. The only woman I’ve ever truly wanted. However, there are things that dared to stand between us and twenty years of suffering without her have left me bare and waiting. Now she’s back in my life and I refuse to let her go. Not this time and not for anyone... -
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Sinful Corruption by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinful Corruption is the 14th standalone Mayet Justice novel. Full blurb coming soon. -
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![Forgive Me by Melanie Walker]()
Forgive Me by Melanie Walker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThere are very deep issues at play in this book and it is not for the weak. The twist in this book leaves you devastated and you will need to absorb it. You will get mad, cry your heart out, be crushed, smile, and lose it by the end of this book. Forgive Me is about Forgiveness. All the things you think you know are only a fraction of the big picture...Categorized as:
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Taken by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns— and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER . . . Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel... -
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Sweetest Sorrow by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDante Galante has evaded death a few times in his life, but held captive in a sweltering basement, he's certain that death has finally caught up to him. Bloody and barely breathing, he tries to stay strong, but there's only so much a man can endure before darkness takes over. As a critical care nurse, Gabriella Russo witnesses suffering often...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Justice by Christy Reece]()
Sweet Justice by Christy Reece
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHonor Stone is a young, idealistic FBI agent when her path collides with Seth Cavanaugh. For a girl who has never walked on the wild side, the dark and dangerous Seth is a temptation she can't refuse. But then Seth walks out the door and out of her life... -
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Stay With Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLife moves on. Only people who have never lost anyone they loved with all their heart can blindly believe those words. What if I didn’t want to move on? What if I wanted to wake up every morning with that familiar ache in my chest, knowing I’d never see her again? But, life can change in a moment...Categorized as:
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Having Faith by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSometimes the biggest obstacle to overcome is yourself. Kieran Callaghan has it all. As the sole remaining single male of the Callaghan clan, he is drawing a lot of female attention. Not only is the former SEAL easy on the eyes and the poster boy for BodyWorks, the fitness center he owns/operates, but he is a genuinely nice guy with a white-knight complex...Categorized as:
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![When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard]()
When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard
A rare birthday. A second chance. A woman finally choosing herself. Simone Harris has always known how to hold it down. For her son. For her clients. For the sports agency she built from scratch. She keeps things running, keeps herself moving, and keeps her heart tucked safely out of reach. But this birthday feels different. It falls on a leap year, a date that only circles back every so often... -
![Innocent by Addison Jane]()
Innocent by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI escaped a brutal past. Created a life I loved. But when your fake proposal with your one-night stand ends up plastered all over the internet, suddenly you’re right back where you started. Fighting for my life and the future I deserved. Only this time, I wasn’t sure I’d survive. Drake wasn’t just a tattooed CEO of a billion-dollar company. He was protective. He was passionate...Categorized as:
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![Suspicious by K.E. Osborn]()
Suspicious by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere was a time when it felt like I had it all. The grades, the friends, and the girl next door. Her being my best friend’s little sister almost made it easier to hide our relationship. But as they say, good things never last. When tragedy strikes and our worlds are irrevocably changed, nothing can be the same between us...Categorized as:
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![Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe third and final book in the Walker Security: Lucifer Trilogy. .. In the mind-blowing and stunning finale, all will be revealed as Lucifer's forever with the woman he loves hangs in the balance. -
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![This Is Love by Melissa Foster]()
This Is Love by Melissa Foster
Fall in love in Harmony Pointe, where hearts are lost, found, and sometimes misplaced…and everyone get a happy ever after. If a woman can’t find love in the quaint town of Harmony Pointe, it’s sure to find them—whether they’re looking for it or not. Here, the remaining single Dalton siblings are about to discover that they’re next in line to get swept away by love... -
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Billionaire Unveiled: Marcus by J.S. Scott
Billionaire Unveiled. The Billionaire's Obsession ~ Marcus. The Billionaire's Obsession Series:. The Billionaire's Obsession - (The Complete Collection) - Simon. Heart Of The Billionaire - Sam. The Billionaire's Salvation - Max. The Billionaire's Game - Kade. Billionaire Undone - Travis. Billionaire Unmasked - Jason. Billionaire Untamed - Tate. Billionaire Unbound - Chloe... -
![Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan]()
Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***Due to language that some will consider crude and sexual scenes of an explicit nature, readers need to be 18+ ***. When trust is broken by loss and grief, can it ever be repaired? High school sweethearts and young lovers, Brad and Suzy had vowed to stay together forever. “I’ll always be here for you. Trust me,” Brad promised but loss separated the young lovers...Categorized as:
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![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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![Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley]()
Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s summer in Knoxville, and if the outlaw crew at Dartmoor Inc. thought they were getting a respite from the drama…they were kidding themselves. Almost a year ago, Mercy’s dying mother claimed he had a half-brother, sired by the beloved father he’d always thought infallible, raised by another man as his own... -
![Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with a broken heart and the shattered soul that can heal them both. Macon Brady remembers every moment he lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest, his life bleeding out with each pulse. Yet his nightmares aren’t the only thing keeping him up at night...Categorized as:
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Walkout by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn Living Without, Melissa and Dallas’s chemistry skyrocketed. It’s finally time to get up close and personal with this hot couple in their very own novella, Walkout. Get ready to discover what happens when Dallas chases Melissa all the way to Sydney to claim her back. From her one visit to Melbourne and the Hawks MC compound, Melissa Stevenson knows Dallas is who she wants... -
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Rhet: Lakeshore series by KT Adler
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRhet Banner. My rules in life are simple:. Never have a woman in your bed for more than one night. Never mix business with pleasure. Never fall in love. Blood above all else. When life throws a new personal assistant at me, everything changes. I shouldn't want her, but I can't help it. She is breaking my focus and all my "nevers" are turning into "maybes". Zeeta Mitchell...Categorized as:
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![Falling Hard by Pamela Clare]()
Falling Hard by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA Gold Star wife alone…. Ellie Meeks promised her pilot husband that if he was killed in combat, she would live her life to the fullest. Three years later, she is still alone, raising the twins he never met. She has no interest in dating or meeting men—until one snowy night when a stranger helps her get her sick kids safely home... -
![The Embattled Road by J.M. Madden]()
The Embattled Road by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the harrowing prequel to The Lost and Found series, three embattled Marines must deal with their devastating physical and emotional injuries in a world that seems to have turned against them. When the rescue helicopter crashes into his convoy in Iraq, Marine First Sergeant Duncan Wilde struggles with the loss of men, his career and the use of his body. Things can't get much worse...Categorized as:
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![She Loves Me by Melissa Foster]()
She Loves Me by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhat are two besties willing to risk for something more? The New York Times bestselling author of This Is Love has the answer in this fun, sexy, and emotional romance about friendship, family, and giving love a chance. Something is off in Piper Dalton’s life, and she has a feeling it might just be her. All her siblings are blissfully settled with their forever loves...Categorized as:
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![All the Wrong Places by Jerilee Kaye]()
All the Wrong Places by Jerilee Kaye
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Jerilee Kaye, author of best-selling novel “Knight in Shining Suit”, comes the spin-off of the top-grossing interactive story, “All the Wrong Reasons”. One last adventure. That was all Julianne wanted. One last trip to escape the pressures of an arranged marriage to a man she doesn’t love and doesn’t even like... -
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Triumph by Cecilia London
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“All of your ideals, your hopes and dreams…they cease to matter if you abandon them in your darkest hour. We have to see this through to the end. ”. Jack McIntyre and Caroline Gerard have never shied away from a challenge. As dual commanders of the American rebel forces, they now face the greatest adversity of their lives. Every decision has permanent consequences... -
![Pieces We Keep by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane]()
Pieces We Keep by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane
Star-crossed lovers, Eagle and Irina struggle to make their passion permanent. Rhett “Eagle” Finch was never allowed to forget he was a mistake. His childhood would have been unbearable without his rowdy friends. Their bond continued after they founded the Steel Berserkers Motorcycle Cycle. For twenty years, Eagle wanted nothing more than to watch their back...Categorized as:
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![Whiskey Tribute by Samantha A. Cole]()
Whiskey Tribute by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCurt Bannerman never thought he’d have to follow through with a promise to ensure his best friend’s wife and children were taken care of, in the event of Eric’s death, after the two men retired from the Navy SEALs. But an assassin made the promise a reality... -
![Honor and Wealth: Remy by Dahlia Rose]()
Honor and Wealth: Remy by Dahlia Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinead Christie was dedicated to the foster kids in her care. Was she surprised to be groped at a charity event trying to gain donations for her kids? Nope, because rich people felt that for their money, they could do whatever they wanted. But that was when she met the mysterious billionaire, Remington Durant, for the second time. With one act of kindness, Remy changed Sinead's life forever...Categorized as:
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![The One He Craves by A. Marie Johnson]()
The One He Craves by A. Marie Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE’S BAD FOR HIM, he’s bad for her, yet being together seems so right it shouldn’t be wrong. .. but it is. The very thing that should pull Nim and Andretti apart pushes them together and they find themselves unable to escape each other after one night of forbidden desire. In another man’s arms is the one place Nim should’ve never been and also the only place she felt she was ever meant to be... -
![Dillon's Universe by Isabel Wroth]()
Dillon's Universe by Isabel Wroth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlue Oyster Cult is playing on the radio as Dillon enters the lair of bikers, and she can't help but look around for the shadow of death that invaded her home and sent her racing to Austin. Every letter written by that specter, that reaper on her flesh, burns like the kiss of liquid nitrogen. A warning she's forced to hand-deliver to some guy named Nasa...Categorized as:
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![Rich & Decadent: Lunchtime Chronicles Season 7 by Peyton Banks]()
Rich & Decadent: Lunchtime Chronicles Season 7 by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe wasn’t a fan of sweet treats, but he’s addicted to her! Will Rusek had been burned by love. He vowed he would never give his heart away again. He had built a successful business with his younger brother, and life couldn't be better. One-night stands fit his current lifestyle, and he wasn't willing to change it for anyone. Will agreed to a blind date as a favor to his brother... -
![Midnight Pursuits by Elle Kennedy]()
Midnight Pursuits by Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHer job is to stay hidden. Too bad he can’t take his eyes off her. Soldier-for-hire Ethan Hayes is the youngest member of an elite mercenary team. While he may be affectionately nicknamed the rookie, the skills Ethan honed as a Marine make him seriously dangerous. But when a sudden distress call puts him in close quarters with a rival, he finds more than his field skills being put to the test... -
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![Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow]()
Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIvy Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just sporadically. Part of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that secrecy is what has kept him alive...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Captive by Elle Kennedy]()
Midnight Captive by Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 25 ratings“For those who enjoy their romantic suspense on the dark and steamy side,”* here’s the blisteringly sexy new novel in the Killer Instincts series by the author of Midnight Action and Midnight Pursuits. .. Former CIA agent Bailey Jones has spent months trying to forget her night of passion with mercenary Sean Reilly...Categorized as:
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![Wrecked By You by Tracie Delaney, CT Cover Designs]()
Wrecked By You by Tracie Delaney, CT Cover Designs
Will 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... -
![Motorhead by Lauren Landish]()
Motorhead by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJerk. Angry bastard. That’s how people describe me. Everyone in this small town knows to steer clear of me. Thing is, they don’t know me. They don’t know what I’ve seen, what I’ve done. So I’ve learned to put up a shield to protect both me and them. When everything gets to be too much, I escape on my beloved Harley, the wind in my face calming my soul...Categorized as:
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![Old Flame by Abbi Glines]()
Old Flame by Abbi Glines
Once, he had been my entire world. If he'd asked, I’d have given up every dream and plan I had for him. But he hadn’t asked. The day we lost Vanna, his mother, and the closest thing I’d ever had to one, I’d lost him too. Eighteen years later, I’m back in Florida, trying to create a new life for myself after a year of going through the motions since my husband’s death...Categorized as:
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![Storm Front by Lisa N. Paul]()
Storm Front by Lisa N. Paul
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Darker the Storm, The Deeper the Pain. .. Love knows no bounds when two people are destined to be together. One fights to maintain the distance; while the other battles to close the gap. The Brighter the Light at the End…. Will they move forward together or finally close the last remaining door to their past? It’s time for Ryan and Ashley to decide...
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