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  • Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down.Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas..
  • Owned by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Owned by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 5 of the rockstar series, Lost in Oblivion.   Music kept them going. Now it's torn them apart…   Guitarist Nick Crandall lost the most important thing in his life—his band—just as he was falling in love. A year has passed, and Oblivion is returning from hiatus...
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  • The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris

    The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was everything people avoided. Shy, socially awkward, terrified of her own shadow and far too happy in her own company. He was a prospect, not a full brother but he was interested, and in more than one night. Then another brother tells him to lay claim or he will. If a brother lays claim to her it's done and dusted, finished. He was only a prospect...
  • Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff...
  • Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will and Meg short story...
  • Trigger's Forever by Bailee James

    Trigger's Forever by Bailee James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    TriggerA few months of pleasure that’s quickly ripped away from him.After growing up in the foster system, Trigger never pictures himself as a family man. He instead finds the family he needs through the club, his motorcycle club. Imagine his surprise when he catches the attention of his late club brother's daughter. It was only supposed to be for fun, but one night changed everything...
  • Save Me by Amanda Heath

    Save Me by Amanda Heath

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Save Me can be read as a standalone. “I don’t care! Do you hear me? I don’t care Pierce!” She screams at me. She is pissed and breathing fire. She has never looked so beautiful to me. Well when I can see her face and she isn’t turning away from me. “You care. You can pretend you don’t, but you do. You came all the way out here.” I pause grabbing her hand and swinging her around to face me...
  • Broken Bridge by Nana Malone

    Broken Bridge by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One miscalculation.One misstep had cost me everything. I lost my sister and my wife.I will burn down the world to get them back. Even if I have to become someone they fear.Forget vows, forget brotherhood. All I have left is rage. I have made promises I intend to keep.I will right the wrongs of The Elite, ensure vengeance for Emma, even if it cost me my soul...
  • Fist by Elizabeth Knox

    Fist by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I thought I lost her forever, but life’s giving us a second chance.MindiThe man who caused me so much pain and suffering worked for Fist. How was I supposed to cope with that, and how was I supposed to live with it? It felt like an ultimate betrayal, so I ended things.Then months went by and one day I was walking into my shift when I smelled something so familiar—motor oil...
  • The Boss: Book Five by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    The Boss: Book Five by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I used to be a good girl. But I'm not anymore… Because of him—Blake Carson. My nemesis. My boss. Now my lover. My teacher in so many dark, delicious things I never knew I would crave. My protector, though I never asked him to be my savior. Now he's determined to push me away, yet he still wants me under his lock and key. Supposedly to keep me out of danger...
  • 아기가 생겼어요 2 by Jung Lee

    아기가 생겼어요 2 by Jung Lee

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    2권 11~20화 『아기가 생겼어요』는 12개월 연속 월요연재 1위를 차지한 레전드 웹툰으로, 결혼하자며 성큼성큼 다가오는 강두준과 사랑이 먼저인 장희원의 아슬아슬 밀당 로맨스를 그리고 있다. 윤리적, 교육적으로 완벽한 선생님을 꿈꾸며 혼전순결을 지켜오는 중인 장희원은 오래된 첫사랑이 절친과 커플이 되는 걸 보고 큰 결심을 하며 회원제 고급 바로 향한다. 그곳에서 이뤄진 만남은 황홀한 원나잇으로 이어지고, 이후 산부인과에서 다시 마주친 그 ‘강두준’! 두준은 희원이 임신한 걸 알아채고 책임을 지겠다며 급작스레 청혼을 한다. 첫사랑에게 좋아한다는 말 한마디도 조심스러운 희원은 두준의 어이없는 청혼에 의문을 던지느라 몸과 마음 모두 바쁜 나날이 시작되는데…...
  • Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams

    Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...
  • Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come..
  • Braxton by Hadley Finn

    Braxton by Hadley Finn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twins might be Braxton’s ultimate fantasy… but not like this.Braxton Ranger is busy minding his business running his horse ranch, when his world is turned upside down by the tiniest of challenges. Namely, a surprise six-month old baby recently orphaned by his mom, a dead woman who was a two-night fling—someone Braxton barely remembers...
  • Ride With Whiskey by Nat Logan

    Ride With Whiskey by Nat Logan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After Whiskey and his brothers are all hurt by women, they vow to not let their hearts be involved ever again. They should have learned the lesson their dad did -that women can’t be trusted. A late-night poker game at their bar and too much to drink have he and his brothers deciding to make dating a game. No feelings, just good times...
  • Dr. Stanton's The Epilogue by T.L. Swan

    Dr. Stanton's The Epilogue by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    This is book two of the international bestselling, Dr. Stanton series.Follow the next five years for Cameron Stanton and Ashley Tucker ...If happiness is a gift. Then Cameron Stanton is my Santa Claus. I can’t tell you the exact moment I fell in love with him. Only that I did. With every glance, every touch, every minute …. he stole a little more of me. They say that all men are created equal...
  • 아기가 생겼어요 1 by Jung Lee

    아기가 생겼어요 1 by Jung Lee

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    1권 1~10화 『아기가 생겼어요』는 12개월 연속 월요연재 1위를 차지한 레전드 웹툰으로, 결혼하자며 성큼성큼 다가오는 강두준과 사랑이 먼저인 장희원의 아슬아슬 밀당 로맨스를 그리고 있다. 윤리적, 교육적으로 완벽한 선생님을 꿈꾸며 혼전순결을 지켜오는 중인 장희원은 오래된 첫사랑이 절친과 커플이 되는 걸 보고 큰 결심을 하며 회원제 고급 바로 향한다. 그곳에서 이뤄진 만남은 황홀한 원나잇으로 이어지고, 이후 산부인과에서 다시 마주친 그 ‘강두준’! 두준은 희원이 임신한 걸 알아채고 책임을 지겠다며 급작스레 청혼을 한다. 첫사랑에게 좋아한다는 말 한마디도 조심스러운 희원은 두준의 어이없는 청혼에 의문을 던지느라 몸과 마음 모두 바쁜 나날이 시작되는데…...
  • Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams

    Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This is Volume II of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...
  • The Boss: Book Four by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    The Boss: Book Four by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She is my obsession. But someone else is obsessed with me... I'm used to being in charge. With money comes power, and I have plenty of both. But one person doesn't bow down to me. She challenges me at every turn and drives me insane with longing. She's my assistant, Grace Copeland, and she wants something that, by rights, is mine. But others are also after what is mine...
  • The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne

    The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    George 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...
  • The Sheik's Surprise Donor by Erin Snihur

    The Sheik's Surprise Donor by Erin Snihur

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Razeen el-Qazi never dreamed that he would be welcomed back into the royal family with open arms. Let alone his country, Kuwa. Now, with his brother and father deceased -- only one man can rule as Sheik of Kuwa.Razeen.What Razeen doesn’t expect is his past coming back to haunt him. In that of a child . . . His child...
  • 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 ratings
    ACCIDENTALLY 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...
  • Love to Hate You by Ava Gray

    Love to Hate You by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When I say that I never thought I would fall for Nash Beckett… I feel just a little bit silly. Ask any single girl to take a look at him and his life, and you’ll find out why.Son of a billionaire.Tall, handsome, impossible to ignore.His presence is demanding.And also extremely infuriating. His father made me the vice president before he died.And now… well, everything is up in the air...
  • Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s the playboy prince, who always gets anything – and anyone – he wants The one thing he didn’t want is a baby! I’m Europe’s most notorious playboy, and next in line to the throne. My trysts are legendary; I’m never far from the front page But the clock is ticking on my freedom. If I don’t find a blue-blooded bride soon, my royal parents are threatening to force one upon me...
  • Second Chance Lover by Natasha L. Black

    Second Chance Lover by Natasha L. Black

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I swore I’d never ask him for anything.Now I need his help, his protection.Landon’s irresistible--older, experienced, head of a top security firm.We agreed what we had was nothing serious.I fell for him anyway.When I found out I was pregnant, I ran.He told me he never wanted kids,So I left before he could reject me.My family lost everything. Someone’s making threats on my life...
  • Sin Wagon: An Age Gap Romance by Cassie Lein

    Sin Wagon: An Age Gap Romance by Cassie Lein

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BLURB COMING...
  • One Hard Ride by Eve London

    One Hard Ride by Eve London

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A curvy girl, possessive biker, instalove short.JosieThe burly biker with the whiskey-colored eyes might not look like daddy material, but he seems to want this baby more than anything. His sweet talking promises are messing with my mind… and my heart. I’m trying to resist him. A one-night-stand mistake can’t possibly be the start to forever...
  • Trusting You by Chloe Jane

    Trusting You by Chloe Jane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I know two things the second I meet Sammy Walker. One, he’s hot. And two, he knows it. The thing I didn’t know? That I’d fall for his charms and wind up pregnant.Getting hired at Walker’s Brewery is a means to an end. One year. One year to put the past behind me, and then I’m gone...
  • Stalked by the Scorpio: Spicy Astrology by Jessa Joy

    Stalked by the Scorpio: Spicy Astrology by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    What happens when a bossy billionaire meets the girl of his dreams for one night only? A steamy safe stalker romance with the sexiest star sign of them all! MargotAfter the day from hell, I go out and let my hair down. Meeting a huge, gorgeous guy at a bar helps me forget my troubles. Except when I move to a new town to start a new job, that very same guy turns out to be my billionaire boss...
  • The Tycoon's Vacation by Melody Anne

    The Tycoon's Vacation by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Drew 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...
  • Beautiful Surrender by Priscilla West

    Beautiful Surrender by Priscilla West

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    “What gives you a thrill Kristen?” The conclusion to the Surrender Series by Priscilla West. No one is who they seem to be. Kristen let Vincent into her heart because he seemed so different from everyone in her conservative world of wealth management. She thought they shared something special, but when she realizes that Vincent has been playing her the entire time, her heart is crushed...
  • No Going Back by Erika Ashby

    No Going Back by Erika Ashby

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Life isn’t always about fairytales and happily ever-after’s according to Seth Jordan. After having his world shattered and heartbroken beyond repair, he had always sworn off the idea of love. He was perfectly content with continuing his life with worthless one night stands and no strings attached sex. That was until one blue-eyed blonde managed to seep into places he thought were cemented shut...
  • Gabriel's Promise by Jordan Silver

    Gabriel's Promise by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Gabriel Sweeney is about to fulfill a promise long overdue; a promise made to an old army buddy who had been cut down in the same firefight that had put him in a coma for three months of his life...
  • For Nick by Taylor Dean

    For Nick by Taylor Dean

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Zachary Drake had love in his life--and tragically lost it. He knows it won't come his way again. Andie Parker would do anything for the love of her life. Even marry a total stranger. In spite of the unorthodox manner in which Zach and Andie come together, there is no denying that things are unexpectedly good between them, taking them both by surprise...
  • Ivy's Twisted Vine by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Ivy's Twisted Vine by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ivy Winters is a college queen on the rise to becoming the next big thing to hit the Memphis marketing industry. All she has to do is finish her last year of college with top honors and plan the biggest wedding event of the year, before she's off to being Mrs. Grey Henderson and V.P. of a major firm. Her five-year plan is working out smoothly until her fiance dumps her...
  • It's Vegas, Baby  (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport

    It's Vegas, Baby (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Andrew Lennox spotted Autumn standing at the registration desk of his Las Vegas hotel, she was instantly his obsession. With Autumn leaving to spend a year in Africa, their time was limited. But Drew was determined to use every second convincing Autumn of what he already knew. She was his. And no matter how long she was gone or how far away, that would never change...
  • Where Our Turn Begins by A.M. Wilson

    Where Our Turn Begins by A.M. Wilson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Caiti Harris thought her story ended the night her husband died.She packed their history away like trinkets in an old box and held steadfast to the ache. Life granted her one love, and after he was cruelly ripped away, she knew there wouldn’t be anyone else.When a tempting bartender invites her to stay for a drink after closing, she agrees to one night, not a lifetime commitment...
  • Doctor So and So by Ashlie Silas

    Doctor So and So by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    RileyHe’s my big brother’s best friend. When my family asked about the prick who broke my heart,I told them it was Dr. So and So.As in,So hotSo richAnd so off-limitsI almost forgot the worst part, I am so having his baby and he doesn't even know it.I’m a romance writer who can seem to draft a million happily-ever-afters… except my own.DerekI screwed up. She's my best friend's sister...
  • Claiming His Baby at the Altar by Michelle Smart

    Claiming His Baby at the Altar by Michelle Smart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A huge shock is in store for the billionaire in this secret baby romance by Michelle Smart.His surprise son…Her surprise wedding!Notorious billionaire Alejandro Ramos shut Flora Hillier out of his life after their encounter nine months ago, believing she’d betrayed him. But when he learns about their child, he demands they marry—immediately...
  • Always You by Zoe Dod

    Always You by Zoe Dod

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Some secrets were never meant to stay hidden…Seven years ago, Star made a deathbed promise that changed the course of her life.Keeping it a secret from the man she loved, she lied and drove him away.Now he’s back and the past is about to catch up with her.Star Roberts has spent years working hard as a single mum to forge a career and life for herself and her daughter...
  • Kandiland by T.L. Smith

    Kandiland by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He was forbidden, my boss and incapable of loving me. People talked about him, whispered about him in passing. He was the king of his town. And I was a visitor. I was by no means a smart girl. Never loved with my head, always with my heart. That fact alone almost killed me once. I should have listened the second time around. But the king of this small town, had me starving...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  office  new adult  contemporary
  • The Billionaire's One-Night Baby by Joss Wood

    The Billionaire's One-Night Baby by Joss Wood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The consequences of their passion are unavoidable in this surprise-pregnancy romance by Joss Wood! They said one night only…Until a baby binds them—forever! Running Johannesburg’s top bridal boutique doesn’t mean Dodi Lewis believes in happily-ever-after. Past experience has shattered that illusion...
    Categorized as:
    pregnancy  alpha male  contemporary
  • Miss Understanding by Aubrey Bondurant

    Miss Understanding by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Liam Davenport is the most infuriating man I’ve ever known – and he’s my boss.   Worse, he’s undeniably sexy. At least until I’m subject to one of his trademark sighs of disapproval. I’m counting the days until I can walk away from this job. But first, I need to survive the trip from hell he’s dragged me on. One entire week with his arrogant smile and my unexpected naughty thoughts...
  • Say That To Me by Abby Knox

    Say That To Me by Abby Knox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    J.T. Whenever that pushy crime reporter comes around, I can’t think straight. Franny’s good at her job, but man, she makes it difficult for me to do mine. To make matters worse, she needs my help. There are so many things I can’t say to her, but “no” is not one of them. Franny All J.T. ever does is glare at me, and occasionally grunt one-word answers to my questions. That’s fine...
  • Pucking Around With My Grumpy Ex by Haley Storm

    Pucking Around With My Grumpy Ex by Haley Storm

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My brother’s best friend, the hotshot goalie who broke my heart, is back. Now, I’m the only puck caught in his net…Seeing Finn swagger back to Chandler sparks memories of our secret, steamy nights.Now this brooding bad boy wants another taste of my forbidden fruit.I’d be lying if I said his 6’ 3 frame isn’t tempting AF, especially watching the way those biceps maneuver in his tightly fitted T...
  • The Sheik's Secret Twins by Elizabeth Lennox

    The Sheik's Secret Twins by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the first moment he’d arrived, Sheik Malik bin Saqqaf had thrown her life into chaos. And the longer he stayed, the more she fell in love with him. But could she trust him? He’d betrayed her once, should she risk it again? They’d been lovers four years ago, a relationship that had resulted in her wonderful twin boys. Now he was back and he wanted into her life once again...
  • Our Last Chance by Ajme Williams

    Our Last Chance by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I made a mistake.A huge mistake.I knew I shouldn’t have left.The town.My life.Him…Nick, my brother’s best friend, had me at first touch.It’s hard to resist a hot doctor like him.Even for an innocent girl like me.He’s a perfect blend of muscle and brains.And the way he trails his fingers across my curves melts me.I’ve spent years in the big city, longing for him.Now, I’m back in my hometown...
  • The Accidental Countess by Emma Hart

    The Accidental Countess by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An earl and an artist walk into a bar, and the barman says—never mind. They’re in a church, and they’re married now. Oops.My name is Evangeline Astley, and the only thing you need to know about me is that I never imagined this was how my life would go.I was supposed to devote all my time to painting gorgeous things to eventually open my own art gallery...
  • The Boss: Book Three by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    The Boss: Book Three by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I used to be a good girl. Until he tempted me to be bad... Just one night. It only took one night to lose my grandmother, the most important person in my life. Just one night. That mind-blowing night locked in with my alphahole boss, Blake Carson, made me start to crumble. To forget why I'd made the choices I had and what was at stake. Just one night...
  • Dedicated Ink by Ranae Rose

    Dedicated Ink by Ranae Rose

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A one night stand has never gone so wrong … or so right. Two months after one scorchingly hot July night, tattoo artist Abby is pregnant and the man who showed her everything she’d been missing is nowhere in sight. When he walks into the Hot Ink Tattoo Studio looking for much more than some new ink, she risks their rekindled connection by confessing that she’s pregnant … with his twins...
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