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No Feelings Involved by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan this skeptical player let down his guard long enough to let love into his life, or is this forbidden romance a train wreck in the making? Ryan James doesn’t believe in love. It’s a truth he learned early in life. A truth he carried with him into adulthood... -
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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A Rose By Any Other Name... by Helen Bell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen insecure sophomore Emma gets a part-time job, she’s thrilled. The job is a six-week long project where she’ll be coding a website for a martial arts studio. For Emma, a computer science major, it’s perfect—a great way to gain some real world experience. But her excitement quickly evaporates when she finds out that her boss is Ryan Damon, the mean, arrogant guy she has slammed into, twice...Categorized as:
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The Wedding Dare (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T. Summers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Age Gap, Fake Wedding, Secret Pregnancy Romance It’s nice to finally know your last name, Gemma Harding. I’ve been wondering where you ran off to that morning, but I never expected to find you writing about me. In case there was some misunderstanding, I believe we should meet to clear the air and understand what part of that evening we spent together was not meant to be used on the record...Categorized as:
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Over My Dead Body by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsComing Soon ..Categorized as:
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Until Jude by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJude Collymore wasn't a player. He played drums, but he never played games—especially with women.Which is why the broody rock star made it clear he had no interest in long-term commitments.It wasn’t his fault he had women falling all over him despite that. It was a consequence of both the rock star lifestyle and the fact he knew exactly what he was doing in the bedroom... -
After All by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe last sizzling novel in Kristen Proby's Romancing Manhattan series finds a widower falling deeply in love again with a woman who has scars of her own. When Carter Shaw’s wife died five years ago, he was left to pick up the pieces not only of his own broken heart but also that of his devastated eight-year-old daughter, Gabby—leaving him with no time for anything else, let alone dating...Categorized as:
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Misconception by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHudson I didn’t plan on kissing my best friend’s twin sister… or falling for her. But it happened all the same. It’s always been Riley, but after I finally get the chance to taste her lips, she ghosts me. Not exactly the response I was hoping for. Getting out of town for a while, and giving her space, seemed like the best thing for us both...Categorized as:
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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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A Friendly Wager: A Secret Baby, Fake Engagement Romance by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy next-door neighbor is wifey material .Calm down... I’m not proposing to her.A fake engagement will do for now.My mother won’t get off my back.As a star hockey player love isn’t on the cards for me.Not now, not ever.I had a one-night stand with Ruby a decade ago.But that shouldn’t come in the way of our ruse.I doubt she misses the way I made her shake when I took her v-card...Categorized as:
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Does He Know? by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding five best friends who co-own a tattoo studio. "Does He Know?" is an age gap, brother's best friend, small town romance.EmersonIt’s not like I planned to fall for my older brother’s best friend.It just happened... -
The Two of Us by Taylor A. Torres
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSometimes holding on to pain means letting go of love.If there’s no place like home, that’s more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal... -
The Sun by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...Categorized as:
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Archer by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Nurse and The Hot CopArcher GrayBeing the new officer on the Laurel Springs Police Department has been a blessing. They've treated me like family since the moment I started my first shift. It's what I've wanted since I left home at eighteen. Life is going amazing, especially when I meet Alisa, a nurse at Laurel Springs Medical... -
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Make Me Whole: An Age Gap, Secret Pregnancy Romance by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy best friend’s daughter turns me into a fierce protector.Just one smile makes me want to risk everything.Skylar is 19 years younger than me, and the pain in her light brown eyes draws me to her.I’d never let her ex-boyfriend harm her or her daughter again.But being close to her as a protector means having to keep my distance.Skylar is off-limits...Categorized as:
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Rule's Exception (Diamond Kings MC) by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEverything is bigger in Texas.The men, their bikes, their guns and even their hearts. On the biggest ranch in West Texas, you’ll find the Diamond Kings MC. A group of tough, growly bikers happy with their solitary existence. Until love walks in and challenges them to the ultimate test. It’s time for them to man up and accept their fate or they’ll lose their soulmates forever...Categorized as:
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Doctor Daddy: An Age Gap Secret Baby Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers
One secret.Two hearts. Thrice the trouble. I had triplets with a man who was twenty years older than me. And here’s another shocker… He delivered those triplets as my OBGYN. And if that’s not shocking enough… He’s also my father’s best friend. Jake doesn’t know that the babies he delivered are his own. That one night of passion had been a night of secrets. A mask had hidden my face... -
50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover by Kelly Siskind
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom Kelly Siskind comes a slow-burn romantic comedy about one man’s creative attempt to win back his high school sweetheart after a change in fortune gives them a second chance at love.Growing up, I had it all—my art, close friends, a gorgeous girlfriend who owned my heart—but then my life exploded.Turns out my father was laundering money, and my whole family got shoved into witness protection... -
Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCadenceI wanted one night to be spontaneous. A night to let off some steam and celebrate. I was about to give up hope until the handsome stranger with gorgeous hazel eyes changed the course of my evening. Two separate lives, one unforgettable night, and an unexpected surprise that I never saw coming. It’s too bad I didn’t get his name, but that’s okay...Categorized as:
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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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Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae
I didn't know who Dove's sister was when we first met.I didn't know that I'd been fooling around with her for a few months before Dove walked into my life.I didn't know that––if I've done the math correctly––I could be the father to her sister's child.But I do know this.Dove has the voice of an angel, and the heart of one too.I might not deserve her, but I refuse to let her go...Categorized as:
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Porter by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Beauty Series comes the Men of Lovibond––a series of standalone novels. Craft beer and the sexy men who brew it. My employee’s daughter. The tomboy. The kid who once did odd jobs around the brewery. That’s all she was… until three years passed and she walked into my office for an interview... -
My Way Back to You by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis book follows Then There Was You. Love isn't always about timing. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn't ready. I know you don't want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain. Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away. Let me show you what our years apart have done to me...Categorized as:
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Spring Fling by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbbi and Logan burn for each other the moment they meet and it turns into a week of passion that neither of them expected. After spending spring break together, it’s clear they both want more.But, when it turns out that Logan is a new teacher at Abbi’s school, it looks like their relationship is doomed to be nothing but a spring fling... -
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Triplet Babies for the Russian Billionaire: A Billionaire's Baby Romance by Leona Black, Sophia Lynn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI crossed the line with my brother's best friendAnd ended up with two lines on a pregnancy test...MikhailSadie was a forbidden apple.A temptation.With those long legs and perfect curves;She was so f@*$ing sweet.Seeing her again made me twitch in all the right places.Her brother be damned;I would have her again.Only Sadie kept something from me.Three things...Categorized as:
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My BFF's Baby by Layla Valentine, Ana Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe were college best friends, turned business partners.And I hid my feelings the whole darn time…But the baby surprise we’re about to get?Far harder to conceal!HIM:“No flirting.” That’s the rule we agreed to—at her suggestion—when we met at college.And five minutes after I realized I had a raging crush on her... -
Second Chance Lover by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI 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...Categorized as:
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Soldier for the Starling by Breanna Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy number one objective should be protecting her...instead I'm fighting not to kiss her.SawyerFirst rule of protection detail. Don't get too attached. Too bad I've already broken that rule—danger is closing in as fast as I'm falling for her.I need to focus on keeping her safe, but with her honey colored eyes haunting my dreams, all I can think about is touching her, kissing her, worshipping her...Categorized as:
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CRUEL by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s dangerous, addictive, and my newest assignment.The future I desperately crave rests in the palm of his hand.Breathtakingly handsome and painfully private, he’s the sinner who killed a saint. That’s what the world sees when they catch a glimpse of Kavan Bane.He’s the mysterious billionaire tucked away in his penthouse high above Manhattan.My job is to understand him. His goal is to break me...Categorized as:
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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... -
It's Vegas, Baby (A Vegas, Baby Novella) by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen 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...Categorized as:
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10 Signs You Need to Grovel by Kelly Siskind
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA grumpy bartender learns he’s a dad in Kelly Siskind’s latest Bower Boys romance full of second chances, small-town charm, and steamy, slow-burn heat.For the last ten years, I’ve been living a lie in witness protection. But the drug cartel that put me there isn’t a threat anymore, so I can have my life back. I should be thrilled, right?Wrong...Categorized as:
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Forgot to Say Goodbye by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNoah Westcott should come with a warning: Too Hot to Handle! The man is stunningly handsome with his embracing brown eyes and lips that make me want to kiss that smirk right off his face. How could I resist? Spoiler: I didn’t. That was my first mistake. I blame him for the second. It should have been easy and fun. No strings attached. No feelings... -
Tempting Rowan by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m drowning in the numbness. It’s pulling me under and I can’t see the surface. It’s easier to pretend I can’t feel. And the longer you pretend, the easier it is to believe. But he wants to save me. Only he can’t. I have to save myself…and I don’t know if I want to. Rowan Sinclair’s life has been anything but easy... -
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Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKarlie and Holden's story (This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance recommended for readers 18+ it contains graphic language, sex, and deals with mature subject matter) Karlie Reed has been crushing on Holden Marks for as long as she can remember. The problem? He’s eight years older than her and her brother’s best friend. One night, when things get out of hand, they make a pact...Categorized as:
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Deceitful Choices by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeceitful Choices... Some lies you just can’t come back from. The damage is too deep. The effects are too strong, and the path they lead you on can be devastating. One lie only led to another as Lindsay tried to be someone she wasn’t. She wanted just one moment to pretend she didn’t live the life she had been cursed with. She wanted to live without regret. Live for the moment... -
Secret Baby at the Beach by Nixie Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI fell for the rich girl at the party the second she spilled her beer on me…and actually apologized.I showed her how to make a jerk pee his pants. She showed me her bedroom.But we only had one night together.Before the sun rose, I was in jail. Framed for a crime I didn’t commit.Not that I had any way of telling her. She never even told me her name.Six years have passed... -
For Lila, Forever by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe words “For Lila, forever” adorned the front of the envelope in blue ink, the handwriting all too familiar. But it didn’t matter what it said. I didn’t have the heart to open it. We couldn’t be together. Not after everything ... Leaving Rose Crossing, Maine was one of the most painful moments of my life—or at least it was until the day I came face-to-face with Thayer Ainsworth again... -
Till Next Time by Cora Brent
Release Date: December 15From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent comes a small town second chance romance that will give you more than one reason to laugh, more than one reason to cry, and more than one reason to blush.I met Colt Malene when I was fourteen years old. And it seems I’ve never recovered...Categorized as:
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Busted by Olivia Sinclair
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat if my dad’s best friend finds out all my books’ sexy heroes are based on him?If it hadn’t been for that mean professor sophomore year, I never would have written an essay about my crush on Navy surgeon Commander Aiden McBride. (Yes, he’s just as deliciously stern as that sounds...Categorized as:
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Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air... -
Temporary by Sarina Bowen, Sarah Mayberry
The most beautiful man I've ever seen is the one who can ruin everything... The first time I lay eyes on Callan Walker, I know he’ll be trouble. With his smug grin, hot Aussie accent and thousand dollar shoes, he’s just the kind of rich guy who always gets what he wants...Categorized as:
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The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFormer Texas Ranger Dane Lassiter knows all about wanting. He had wanted Tess Meriwether for years, but he had scared her away after nearly claiming her innocence in one out-of-control moment. But when Tess barely escapes a killer's bullet, Dane appoints himself her protector, whisking her away to his Texas ranch. Now his toughest challenge is convincing Tess to accept safety in his arms...Categorized as:
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Secret Baby For My Best Friend's Brother by Callie Stevens
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy best friend's brother took my V card four years ago and left a bun in the oven.One night of passion was all it took to change my life forever.He doesn’t remember, but I can’t forget it.When I’m given the job opportunity of a lifetime I can’t turn it down.Even if it means coming face-to-face with him.All I have to do is not fall for him…again.And keep the biggest secret of my life under wraps... -
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Swim Coach by Abby Knox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAdmired, overachieving high school senior Addie has turned 18 and plans to wring out every last drop of her elite private school education. When a school legend returns to coach her swim team, however, her composure waivers under his stern gaze... -
The Way We Fell by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne brilliant smile, and my heart beat for what felt like the very first time.One night as he held my sister and sang to her, it broke.Years later, his smile is different, and I curse my heart when it beats in an all too familiar way, a way it’s only ever beat for him... again... -
Can't Walk Away by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJase Masters wasn’t supposed to want Cheyenne. She’s too young and he’s way too old to have the thoughts he had. Plus, her dad was his best friend. It was too complicated and a line he just wouldn’t cross. Fast forward three years later, Cheyenne is back home, this time for good. When they see each other again, the attraction is instant and as powerful as fireworks on a hot July night... -
Lessons In Love by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStudying abroad just got a whole lot sexier...He's hot. Charming. Funny as hell. Too bad sexy Spaniard Rafa Montoya is off limits.Yeah, I fantasize about what his mouth can do other than speak four languages during our tutoring sessions. But I need to focus on bringing up my crappy grades, not his mouth...Categorized as:
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The Cabin at Candy Cane Lane: A Christmas Romance by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new series from the USA Today and Wallstreet Journal bestselling author of the Moonshine Task Force Series.If you love Christmas novels with plenty of steam, Blizzard Bluff is the series for you. Trust Laramie Briscoe to provide engaging characters in a well-built world I want to revisit again and again. Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author.Holly, jolly and all that's naughty.. -
Claimed By My Billionaire Ex: A Brother's Best Friend Secret Baby Romance by Ruby Emhart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping my baby a secret from my brother’s best friend felt right.Until I got knocked up again.My brother warned me to stay away from his arrogant best friend.I should’ve listened because the jerk ghosted me and left me pregnant.Never to cross his path again, I kept my daughter a secret.Fate had other plans when he pops back up in my life.Lucas Wilson, dominant, bossy and hotter-than-hell...
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