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  • Carter's Flame by Tiffany Patterson

    Carter's Flame by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    I was born into a world of wealth and privilege. My birthright was to be at the helm of one of the world’s leading energy companies. But that wasn’t my purpose in life. Sitting behind a desk of a fortune 500 isn’t what gets me going. I’ll leave that life to my brothers. No. It took me years to find my true purpose. Saving lives. Walking into the depths of hell to pull out survivors...
  • Luke by Tiffany Patterson, Covers by Combs

    Luke by Tiffany Patterson, Covers by Combs

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    From Bestselling Author Tiffany PattersonLukeCall me what you want to call me. Only one thing mattered and that's claiming the NFA heavyweight title once again. I don't trust people, which is why I have my crew, my manager, Lenny, and myself. That's all I need. At least that was until Syd walked into my gym.SydI'm here to train Luke...
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  • Love Me by Tiffany Patterson

    Love Me by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “...give me three months.” “Three months for what?” “To make you love me.”For years I’ve withheld my feelings for my best friend, Monique. After dating losers, she needs a man who’s docile, safe … a nice guy. I’ve never been that. When we were younger, I couldn’t control my temper when it came to keeping her safe. My loss of control forced the only woman I loved to move hundreds of miles away...
  • Mail Order Groom II by A.N. Boyden

    Mail Order Groom II by A.N. Boyden

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Life for Zane and Nina is going better than expected. The couple symbolically ties the knot on Zane's former eviction date and discovers a few months later that they are expecting Zane Jr. The nursery is outfitted, the maternity photos are framed, the baby shower invitations are in the mail, and the couple is looking forward to the future. However, life rarely goes as planned.Zane Jr...
  • Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What’s a girl to do when her celebrity crush needs her to be his fake girlfriend?Keep her damned feelings to herself, of course. Child TV star turned adult wallflower Naomi LeClaire has vowed never to return to the spotlight.But when she’s stuck in a storm with Donovan Foster, the hot, charming, wild-life rescuing internet sensation, and she finally gives in and kisses him..
  • Tease by Camilla Stevens

    Tease by Camilla Stevens

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Hello, neighbor. Going down?” Miss PinkThat’s what I call her.Her “real” name is too ridiculous to repeat.Besides, my nickname for her is more than apt. Everything about her is pink, from the pink champagne she gets delivered by the caseload, to the tiny pink feathers I find randomly breezing down the hallway of our apartment building in her wake.It’s ridiculous…in the most addictive way...
  • Take Two by Evelyn Sola

    Take Two by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CharlieI’m far from perfect.I’ve made mistakes.And every day I wake up and make a promise to myself. A promise to stay on the right path and not let my past take hold.Relationships are risky for someone not in recovery. For a guy like me, it could not only be dangerous, but it could compromise all the work I’ve done to stay clean. At least that’s what my family thinks...
  • Calling on Quinn by Blue Saffire

    Calling on Quinn by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He's trouble—of the very best kindQuinn Blackheart is a private investigator, former cop, and no-nonsense, take-charge kind of guy who adores his sprawling Irish family. He likes to check all the boxes, and his niece's gorgeous driving instructor just earned a place at the top of his to-do list...
  • Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lakota Simjak is nothing like he looks. A laid-back kind of fella that takes life as it comes, while enjoying the simple beauty of the day to days. However, the lonely nights and eternal mornings tells him it’s time for a change. He wants a wife.Melody Willis’ trophy case displays thirty years of being in the music business and performances all over the world. Yet, she goes to bed alone...
  • Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This book contains adult content. Readers be advised.Aries ‘Flame’ Creed is not the kind of man you want to cross. He’s rough around the edges, revenge-seeking, shrewd and nobody’s pushover. After living through a checkered past and a nasty divorce, single fatherhood and a successful motorcycle sales and repair shop in Atlanta, GA keep him on his toes...
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  • Ghosts of Christmas (Steamy Bwwm Holiday Romance) by Kenya Wright

    Ghosts of Christmas (Steamy Bwwm Holiday Romance) by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    This is A Christmas Carol with an erotic romantic twist.Bestselling author Kenya Wright is heating the holidays up with a steamy standalone novel full of magic. _______________Leaning forward, Saint put his mouth close to mine. “Your kisses are my favorite part of Christmas. My favorite part of you.”“Why?” I whispered.“Because they’re the first door to your body...
  • Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley

    Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A fun, fast-paced interracial romance full of banter, scandal, and devastating secrets, from a New York Times bestselling author:Entrepreneur Miss Unity Thorne helped two different men amass their fortunes—only to end up on the street. She’s scraping by at the theatre, but this isn’t the show she plans to star in. The next fortune Unity builds will be hers alone...
  • Shatterproof by Xavier Neal

    Shatterproof by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From USA TODAY Bestselling author Xavier Neal comes an all-new, best friends to lovers, forced proximity, bodyguard romance...The assignment is simple.Don't let the client get kidnapped.Don't let someone kill her.Don't confess that I've secretly been in love with her since we first met.It's the last part that complicates what would otherwise be a fairly routine operation...
  • The Prince’s Bride Part 1 by J.J. McAvoy

    The Prince’s Bride Part 1 by J.J. McAvoy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    He is a spoiled playboy prince whose family is in desperate need of money.She’s an American heiress who can only get her inheritance through marriage.According to their families they are a perfect match.According to each other, arranged marriages have no place in modern times and this could not possibly work.But Prince Galahad “Gale” of Ersovia is bound by duty to obey the crown anyway...
  • Takeoff by Evelyn Sola

    Takeoff by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    VickieI am done with men.I like my life the way it is. Calm, quiet and very private. I may be a brash New Yorker, but I keep a tight circle, and I prefer it that way.Enter Colt Chastain, rising NBA star and magnetic single dad. He’s set his sights on me and he's determined to change my mind. No way that’s going to happen. Nope. Never. Did I mention he’s tenacious? And hot? Very, very hot...
  • Bargaining with the Librarian: BWWM Enemies to Lovers by A.R. Williams

    Bargaining with the Librarian: BWWM Enemies to Lovers by A.R. Williams

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Stockton did the unimaginable and slept with his daughter-in-law’s mother, Gayle Turner, whom he dubbed “the red dragon.” From the moment he met her, she drove his blood pressure through the roof, aggravated him repeatedly, and made him want to gag her holier-than-thou mouth on several occasions...
  • The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry

    The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 20 ratings
    If I had to choose a person to hate, Alex Ramírez would’ve been first on the list…Welcome to Honey Creek, Illinois, where life was as sweet as the town’s name suggested. That was, until Mr. Fine Dining himself, Alex Ramírez, rolled into town with a permanent scowl. Even worse, he decided to park his snooty five-star restaurant across from my cozy dog daycare...
  • The False Flat by Melissa Collings

    The False Flat by Melissa Collings

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, one woman must untangle herself from a past that’s holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point...
  • Stranded in Arizona by Olivia Gaines

    Stranded in Arizona by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kevia Caplan spent her entire life as a caregiver, first to her parents and then to her spoiled baby sister. Working as a database administrator for the FBI, she came across files of the worst in human behavior. When her sister tells her she’s going to become a mail-order bride, Kevia tags along to ensure her sister’s safety...
  • Pretty Little Mess by Carmel Rhodes

    Pretty Little Mess by Carmel Rhodes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    I’m having an out-of-body experience. At least...I think. Isn’t that what it’s called when your spirit abandons you to watch—from a safe distance, with the appropriate amount of judgement—while you make questionable decisions? Yup. I’m having one of those. I want to shout “STOP, ELLIE, DON’T DO IT!” But spirit me doesn’t have a voice. So I watch as she...I..
  • The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Gutshot is the final book in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and should be read in order. It was just another day in the life of being a small town cop.I’m a protector at heart, and always have been.Which is why I stepped up immediately after finding out I had a kid.Well…to be honest, I didn’t believe it at first...
  • The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid

    The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing rattles stone-cold FBI Agent Kai Roman. Not chasing down ruthless criminals. Not the grief of losing his wife years ago. Not even inadvertently being caught in the middle of a bank robbery. Except Camila Garza is right beside him when danger strikes, and suddenly he’s the only person who can protect the off-limits beauty. No matter how much her older brother hates him...
  • Almost Christmas in Paradise by Evelyn Sola

    Almost Christmas in Paradise by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    The holiday season is the time for forgiveness, love and family. That’s why Drake has decided it’s time to finally deal with the left over baggage from his past. He thought he was ready. Two years should have been long enough to get over the hurt and wreckage his deceased father left behind. But Drake quickly realizes that’s not really the case...
  • Must Love Hogs by Xavier Neal

    Must Love Hogs by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thirty. Single. And apparently a pig parent in a custody battle... Olivia "Ollie" Steele isn't expecting to take care of the pet pig her ex boyfriend randomly leaves behind, but when a handsome, green eyed stranger comes by demanding custody, she absolutely refuses to let go of her new pink pal...
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    multicultural  bwwm  black-mc  humor
  • T.Y.P.O.: Take Your Pants Off by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    T.Y.P.O.: Take Your Pants Off by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A typo in a text brought us together.Auto-correct gone wrong? It's never been so right! Aylee is scared of a couple things: Being in the water for one and being with a man for another. Good thing I'm the guy who got the message because I can kill two birds with one stone. Alpha-hole much? Let's call it confident. I know what Aylee needs because I have my own demons to conquer...
  • One Last Job by Anise Starre

    One Last Job by Anise Starre

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    When designer Amber Wyatt gets the opportunity to project manage a lucrative contract with The August Room, an exclusive and glamorous private members’ club, she can’t wait to get started. That is until she meets handsome managing director, Finn Hawthorne.Finn has no respect for her hard work, continuously undermines her and, worst of all, has the uncanny ability to charm everyone he meets...
  • My Funny Valentine: A Valentine Novella by Blue Saffire

    My Funny Valentine: A Valentine Novella by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning Author Blue Saffire presents My Funny Valentine Love doesn’t always come in a beautifully wrapped, elegant, gilded box. Ever heard of the chipped plate or the ugly duckling? I’ve been referenced to as both. It’s fine with me. I still have no problem going after what I want. I’ve built a multi-million-dollar company, soon to be worth billions...
  • Small Town Rogue by Marion Meadows

    Small Town Rogue by Marion Meadows

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Only an old flame can set an ice-queen on fire...Twelve years ago, Chrissie Harper left her segregated small town and swore never to return.But a blast from the past draws her back to the hills.Back to Florin.Chrissie gives the smooth-talking white boy a second chance, but when a tangled web of lies and secrets tightens around them both, she cuts and runs.Too Bad.Rain McCall won't let her go...
  • Cheeky Romance by Nia Arthurs

    Cheeky Romance by Nia Arthurs

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The only thing worse than marrying your prissy childhood friend in a Vegas wedding is waking up the next morning and hearing she forgot about it.I got my best friend pregnant.No sense sugar-coating the truth because the Vegas wedding and drunken honeymoon are just a tiny part of the story. The real crapstorm is what happens after Vanya finds out there’s a bun in her oven...
  • Cherish by Evelyn Sola

    Cherish by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    AlexandraI thought I finally had my life figured out. Fate? Destiny? I know mine. But one afternoon questioned everything I thought I knew.Then it happened. Dr. Jason Dupree crashed into my life.His eyes linger on me longer than they should in polite company. You see, there is nothing polite about him. He’s arrogant and overconfident. His touch? It’s my undoing...
  • One Night with a Duke by Erica Ridley

    One Night with a Duke by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    From a New York Times bestselling author: Sparks fly in this definitely-not-falling-in-love workplace romance between a handsome drifter chasing adventure, and a small-town jeweler who would never leave her home behind…Dashing Scot Jonathan MacLean never returns to the same town twice. The happy-go-lucky philanthropist seeks constant adventure… and is desperate to outrun his past...
  • Whiskey Kisses by Lena Hampton

    Whiskey Kisses by Lena Hampton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Country music’s bad boy falls for a straight laced plus sized accountant.Wilder Mann is accustomed to sneaking out on groupies before they wake up, not chasing them down the hotel hall barefoot in his boxers to keep them from leaving with a part of his heart. Then again, Serenity is no groupie. She’s not even a fan...
  • Lunchtime Chronicles: Spice Cake by Keta Kendric

    Lunchtime Chronicles: Spice Cake by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Renata: My sweet personality is one of my best attributes. At least, that’s what I thought until my friends staged an intervention on my behalf and demanded I attend racial sensitivity training. What? The suggestion filled me with special, individually wrapped curse words for each of them…until I met Rook. Rook: My caring and unselfish ways were often complimented...
  • Devoted: A Sutton Series Novella by Evelyn Sola

    Devoted: A Sutton Series Novella by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Maxwell Sutton and Summer Madison are back and on their way to the altar! At least that was their plan. The road to forever isn’t a smooth one. And these two are learning that firsthand thanks to Maxwell’s past. But, Maxwell is determined not to let any drama derail their future. Because simply put - Maxwell and Summer are devoted to one another and to making their relationship last...
  • Tingle by Trevion Burns

    Tingle by Trevion Burns

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To the naked eye, Veda Vandyke has it all. An amazing boyfriend who’s madly in love with her—with savage bedroom skills that bend her spine nightly, a flourishing medical career that brings her a sense of accomplishment, and even a few new friends who keep her in good spirits when times get tough. But Veda Vandyke has a secret. A dark secret...
  • Duched by Xavier Neal

    Duched by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brie Sanders' entire life is on the brink of change. Her college graduation is just a few months away, she has no idea what do with her life when the degree is in her hands, and is most likely going to be kicked out of her apartment when her best friend's boyfriend moves in. Enter One Night Stand King, Kellan Kenningston, who also happens to be a real life prince as well as a duke...
  • Royal Engagement by Chance Carter

    Royal Engagement by Chance Carter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Prince with one rule. Never marry a princess. I follow my heart. It's the code I live by. And that's saying a lot, since they've been trying to put me in a royal match since the day I was born. I'm not cut out to be a prince. I've always been more of the playboy type. The crown sits a lot more comfortably on my older brother's head...
  • A Hard Time by Jordan Marie

    A Hard Time by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Slater Daniels is a player.I’ve been around enough players to recognize one.If you looked the word up in the dictionary you would see his face.I don’t need the hassle. I have things to figure out.He’s persistent, though.He’s also easy on the eyes.A girl can only resist so much...
  • Knock Knock by SaRai Savage

    Knock Knock by SaRai Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Six years – well five years, three months, and eight days since my life was irrevocably changed, and there’s nothing I can do about it. As much as I want to move on…how do I do that? How do I allow myself to feel those butterflies of love again when I know what the consequences could be? Life can change in the blink of the eye...
  • Covered by Elise Faber

    Covered by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s his best friend’s sister.He’s going to keep her anyway.Getting caught in bed with his friend’s sister wasn’t the welcome Ben had planned when joining the roster of the San Francisco Gold.Neither was the black eye he sported for several weeks afterward.Jordyn was a newly divorced, single mom of two boys, and not looking for love, but Ben wasn’t easily scared off...
  • Real Men Love Charms by Kat Baxter

    Real Men Love Charms by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Third book in Curvy Ever After...
  • The Rebound by Jennifer Bernard

    The Rebound by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This summer at Lake Bittersweet is going to be a scorcher…Firefighter Jason Mosedale doesn’t take anything seriously except fires—not even himself. With his lighthearted approach to everything from dating to raising his teenage sister, he loves his life just how it is...
  • Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken

    Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Four guys. Constant moaning. And a revolving door across the college suite I somehow ended up in because my first name is Shawn. They don't discriminate. Girls. Guys. Grandmas. Plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied I'm wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door. My roommate calls them the pleasure ponies...
  • Saint: A BWWM Romance Novel  (The Corbett Billionaire Brothers) by Imani King

    Saint: A BWWM Romance Novel (The Corbett Billionaire Brothers) by Imani King

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Their beautiful little girl is the tie that binds them--but is that bond strong enough to break the barriers of their past? Helena never had good luck in love... so she got pregnant on her own, with the help of a fertility clinic. ... and Saint was a bad boy, going through a string of endless women, each of his days emptier than the last. Helena lives her life by the rules...
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    multicultural  bwwm  black-mc  humor  length-short
  • Walking the Dawg by Olivia Gaines

    Walking the Dawg by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Buster Padfoot terrorized the community and his owner Dawg wasn't much better. Kieran "Dawg" Dunagan wasn't about to bring his guard dog to heel no matter how much the new neighbor stirred his blood. Linda Blaine didn't care for the high handed tactics of her muscled bound neighbor pr his predatory pup...
  • Poetry Man by Melanie Schuster

    Poetry Man by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After trying everything from blind dates to online matchmaking to speed dating, Alexis Sharp has given up finding Mr. Right. Or even Mr. Almost Right. Until the stormy night when the South Carolina spa owner gets a flat…and a hunky stranger comes to her rescue. Sexy, sensitive, supersuccessful Chicago chef Jared Van Buren is everything Alexis could want in a man...
  • Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell

    Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New Release Special Price — Complete Novel with HEA. Shattered dreams might become Neesa’s greatest gift. All Neesa ever wanted was a family of her own. After learning she can’t have children, grief-stricken Neesa sells her farm, packs up, and leaves to travel the world. She hopes to find a way to heal, and discover a different destiny than what she’d once planned for herself...
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    multicultural  bwwm  black-mc  humor  contemporary
  • Roughneck by Sosie Frost

    Roughneck by Sosie Frost

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tidus Payne is as smooth as whiskey, as dangerous as a lit match, and sexier than a midnight mistake. He’s the sort of man who’d drink the devil under the table and then stick around Hell for more fun. He’s rough. He’s rude. He’s un-redeemable. And Tidus is the only mechanic within twenty miles...
  • The Gamble: A Novel by Xavier Neal

    The Gamble: A Novel by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    3 friends. 2 players. 1 bet. When Luca Larson makes an expensive wager, guaranteeing the bedding of his only real female friend, he's expecting the situation to go as smoothly as sleeping with any other woman would. It doesn't take long before he realizes his usual plays won't work. She knows them too well. She knows HIM too well...
  • Mistletoe Hearts by Nana Malone

    Mistletoe Hearts by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What’s a girl supposed to do when she’s secretly in love with her best friend? I’ll give you a hint. It’s not accompany him home for the holidays and pretend to be his girlfriend. How did I even end up here? I’ll tell you how. I got lost in Justin Morrison’s baby blues, that’s how. Ever since Justin rescued me from my no good cheating ex - I’ve had a thing for him...
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