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  • Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley

    Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It’s just a fling. Or is it?Juliet Blake shows up at my bar, dejected after her surprise girls’ weekend goes bad. So I do the usual—mix her a drink and listen to her troubles. I’m a spontaneous guy, so I offer to help—spend the rest of the weekend with her so she’s not alone on her birthday.I don’t expect her to end up in my bed, but when she does, it’s mind-blowing...
  • Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan

    Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    **Kissing the Rival is part of a multi-author series following a group of friends. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone novel.Charlotte I’m not just kissing the rival… I’m falling for him. Spencer Pennington has always been a shameless flirt, but when it came to being the best in our MBA program, all bets were off, and the competition was on...
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  • Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance...
  • Irresistible Bachelors: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish

    Irresistible Bachelors: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five must-read romances. Includes former Amazon Top 100 romcoms Anaconda, Mr. Fiancé, Heartstopper, Stud Muffin and Mr. Fix it. Featuring hilariously sassy leading women and the hunky men who tame them! Books 1-5 (of 9) of the Irresistible Bachelor series.Anaconda Football star and Internet sensation Gavin “Anaconda” Adams is the biggest celebrity this little town has ever seen...
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave!Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore

    Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Greyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didn’t even get a year. Five years later, I’m a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs...
  • Rock Chick Redux by Kristen Ashley

    Rock Chick Redux by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    In Celebration of 20,000 Likes on Facebook!Bonus Rock Chick footage.Oh yes…it’s always nice to get a little bit more.Download Rock Chick ReduxAnd thank you to my Facebook Rock Chicks for rocking my world!Rock On!See the story using the link in Official url...
  • Beyond the Bases - Special Edition by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Bases - Special Edition by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    What happens when you want more in life than just running the bases? You hang out at home plate and stop playing the field.LarissaHe's sexy and irresistible. I've done my best to ignore the magnetism that flows between us. I don't need complications in my life. I can't get wrapped up in his world. The last thing I need is to get attached to a professional athlete. I don’t have time for heartbreak...
  • Kissing A Stranger by Lacey Black

    Kissing A Stranger by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DeckerIf you ask my family, I’m wasting my life. If you ask me, I’m living it to the fullest. Am I capable of doing more? Absolutely. However, slinging drinks at the resort makes me happy. At least for now. Not that my family would understand.It’s just another night behind the bar, until it isn’t. She’s everything I never knew I wanted wrapped up in one breathtaking package...
  • Malicious Wedding by B.B. Hamel

    Malicious Wedding by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An obsession spanning decades. A ghost from my past.I turned away from the darkness—but Carson wants to drag me back.I thought my life was charmed. I own a bar, have great friends, and things always seem to work out in my favor.At least until Carson Crowley comes storming back into my world.He’s a mafia prince, the kind of man that smolders whenever he enters a room...
  • Triumph by Cecilia London

    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...
  • Wild In The Windy City: The Anthology Volume 3 by Rachel Brookes, Audrey Carlan

    Wild In The Windy City: The Anthology Volume 3 by Rachel Brookes, Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New Year's Eve on Navy Pier.A sexy, breathless night.Eighteen authors bring magic, steam, and romance to the Resolution Gala on Navy Pier this New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss the fireworks.All proceeds from this anthology benefit Bernie's Book Bank (https://www.berniesbookbank.org/)RELEASE DATE December 10, 2019Look for a pre-order link later this Fall!ANTHOLOGY AUTHORS:Rachel BrookesAudrey CarlanL.M...
  • Vetting His Kitten by Mink

    Vetting His Kitten by Mink

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I don’t have time for my mother’s games or her menagerie of mammals, reptiles, and god knows what else. At least, I don’t think I have time for them until I meet her trusted veterinarian, Amelia. Suddenly, it seems I’m extremely interested in the wellbeing of my mother’s furry and scaly friends, so much so that I visit the vet’s office on a daily basis...
  • Gamble by Elyse Kelly

    Gamble by Elyse Kelly

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This Sinner doesn't play, he only wins...When Gamble finds out his manager hired a new dancer at his strip club, he's eager to get a look at the hottest attraction everyone's been talking about. But one look at the seductive curves sensually swaying on the stage, and he knows immediately whom they belong to; Dove James, the girl he always wanted, but never let himself have...
  • Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox

    Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Drew Fisher is the type of guy every girl wants.Noble police officer by day, charming prince by night.He has no idea the effect he has on women, especially Courtney—his little sister’s best friend. She’s the blonde Southern belle who lives up to the cliché, except she has her own quirks...
  • Here with You by Kate Perry

    Here with You by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Laurel Heights Novel, Book 8 Nicole James knew it was not better to have love and lost. She never expected that love to swagger back into her life. Sure, she pined after Griffin Chase all through childhood, but that was a lifetime ago. Now she sells romantic dreams in a small lingerie shop, and he lives big dreams as a world-famous rockstar...
  • Wrath by Dani Wyatt

    Wrath by Dani Wyatt

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Why doesn’t anyone pray for Satan? He needs it. But so do I, because Kristina Joy Kennedy is killing me. It’s been a year since I first saw her, wearing a white dress, blonde hair braided back with a cute pink bow at the bottom, walking into the church across the street from the Ride or Die bar. A year since my heart came alive. A year since she first told me to get lost.We are worlds apart...
  • Craving Carlo by Mia Madison

    Craving Carlo by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "You gave me a taste of your fire. Hell no, I'm not walking away."Carlo Adamo is the most perfect man I have ever seen -- and the only one whose touch drives me mad.But some of us aren't meant for happy endings. If he knew the truth, he'd forget about me.I just need to stop trembling in his arms long enough to make him believe it...
  • Saving His Forever by LeAnn Ashers

    Saving His Forever by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Emily: He found me during the darkest time of my life. Hurt and battered, I wasn’t sure that I would survive.But he held my broken body and helped me put back together piece by piece. He saved me. He became everything to me, my lifeline. Isaac:When I went into the pits of hell, I never thought I’d meet her there.The second her eyes opened, something inside me clicked. I needed to save her...
  • Kyle by T.O. Smith

    Kyle by T.O. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    K Y L EI'm not interested in settling down. I get what I want from a woman, and I kick them out of my bed right after.But Skylar Woods is different. And it's just my luck that she's in desperate need of a job and a place to stay.But women always come with some kind of problem, and Skylar was no exception.Before I know it, I'm offering her protection within the club . .
  • With Kol by K.L. Donn

    With Kol by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kol Daniels has spent years raising his sister after their parents passed away. Finally gaining the freedom to live his own life, he meets a girl… Who runs away. Thea Andrews only wants to be normal. She wants to drop the scars of her past and move forward. After finding a friendship with a woman who didn’t demand to know all her secrets, Thea feels comfort in her surroundings...
  • Rain After Fire by Amber Kelly

    Rain After Fire by Amber Kelly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you play with fire, expect to get burned.I learned at a young age to trust no one, protect myself, and guard my heart. All lessons my mother burned into me. She may not have had a lot to offer in way of help but she poured all she had into me and made me the independent woman I am today. So after laying her to rest, I packed my belongings and moved to the place that she talked about often...
  • Rookie’s Regret by Gina Azzi

    Rookie’s Regret by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lioness. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant redhead selling cupcakes at the hockey arena.With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing. She’s also my teammate’s little sister.As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear...
  • Knox by Lane Hart

    Knox by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone thinks I’m a playboy, but the truth is I’m technically a virgin. Don’t get me wrong — I’m no saint when it comes to women. I just refuse to take the chance of bringing an unwanted kid into the world. A kid like me. Growing up with the daily reminder that my parents didn’t give a shit about me is all the birth control I’ve ever needed in life. Until Jade...
  • Chains (Northern Grizzlies MC) by M. Merin

    Chains (Northern Grizzlies MC) by M. Merin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Iron Savages rule Boise. Or they did. Their numbers decimated, the President on his deathbed, the club becomes unrecognizable. When his cousin and her son are threatened and secrets are exposed, Chains must make a choice. Protect his family or stand with his sworn Brothers. The words that are burned in his mind are 'Blood in, Blood out'...
  • My Curvy Bunny by Pippa Lux

    My Curvy Bunny by Pippa Lux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Good girls have never looked sweeter. WillowI’m doing all I can to stay afloat, to forget how lonely I am now that my sweet grandparents are gone. Applying for a second job as a waitress at Molly’s Grove, a beautiful, magical restaurant, seems like the perfect solution.But the pain follows me, tainting my excitement. My hope. Until I lay eyes on my new boss, Mason Aldridge...
  • Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She’s never felt desired. He’s never craved a woman more…in this sizzling classic from New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. Previously published as Can’t Hardly Breathe.Dorothea Mathis has overcome the obstacles life tossed her way…but she can’t shake her long-standing crush on former Army Ranger Daniel Porter...
  • Falling for the Bad Boy by Kennedy Fox

    Falling for the Bad Boy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Never trust a man who answers the door wearing nothing more than a pair of low-cut jeans and a panty-melting smirk.That should've been my first sign.I write about guys like him for a living — sexy and charming, yet reluctant to get into a serious relationship. His body screams sex appeal, but his condescending personality makes him a classic f*ckboy.And I want nothing to do with that...
  • Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele

    Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Emmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go...
  • Executive Rule by Cameron Hart

    Executive Rule by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I live my life by a set of rules.It’s how I got to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company at just thirty-two, and how I’ve stayed at the top of my game for the last five years. I follow the same schedule every day, eat the same food, and wear one of a dozen sets of the same ten-thousand dollar suit. And that’s the way I like it...
  • Rules Of Engagement: Coming Home for Her by Jessika Klide

    Rules Of Engagement: Coming Home for Her by Jessika Klide

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A returning hero. A woman scorned. Can they have a second chance at love?   When Navy SEAL Jocko Monroe returns to Live Oak, he has one goal in mind. Claim the girl he left behind.But Jorja Jones wasn’t his girl, and she’s been battling that rumor since he left.Now that he’s back, she intends to set the record straight...
  • Hungry for Wade by Elisa Leigh

    Hungry for Wade by Elisa Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wade Moore is the town's sheriff. He loves his job, he loves his town, and secretly he loves the town's baker. Too bad for him she's not interested in him that way. Instead he's content to be her one of her best friends getting to eat her treats and be as close to her as he can get. Chloe Sweets owns Sweets Treats, the only bakery in her little town. She's happy, sort of...
  • Next Door Player by Clarissa McKay

    Next Door Player by Clarissa McKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She and I have been friends-with-benefits for awhile now, but I want more.Most people treat me like a celebrity, but with her I can truly be myself.She’s the only woman who’s ever been able to satisfy me, and I’m not willing to give that up.Her little girl has me wrapped around her finger, and I’m the missing link in their little family...
  • Axel by Kelsie Calloway

    Axel by Kelsie Calloway

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Axel:There's a new donut shop across the street from the police station run by a curvy girl.When I walk in on Stella talking dirty to her donuts, I think I'm falling in love.Step 1: Get her to go on a date with me.Step 2: Live happily ever after.It can't be that hard, right? I know that I am after what I just witnessed...I'm a cop and I love curves, and Stella's got plenty of sweet treats for me...
  • Set In Stone by Rachel Robinson

    Set In Stone by Rachel Robinson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    There is something all too vague about second chances. What happens when your utterly perfect, first chance never really ends? What if it’s stolen? Bull-nosed attorney Morganna Sterns knows what she wants...
  • Branded By The Mountain Man by Jordan Marie

    Branded By The Mountain Man by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Scars run deep. There are some you can see and some you can’t. Braden Carter has both.His physical ones are easier to deal with than the ones that torture his mind. He moved to Thickwood, Colorado, for one reason and one reason only. To be alone. Ophelia Jessup is a free spirit. Her road to Thickwood has been a series of chances. In her mind, life is hard...
  • Sweet On You by Hope Ford

    Sweet On You by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sweet On You: Alpha Hero 3 An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman Romance Zach I don’t date. That’s not who I am. But I’m honest and upfront about it, never leading a woman on. And then I met Shannon. I tell her how it’s going to be. And she’s good with it. It was actually her idea. But then I start to have feelings for her...
  • My Biker by Winter Travers

    My Biker by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life is not a romance novel.At least not for Sloane McDare.Destined to be forever alone, the romance novels lining her bookshelves and filling her e-reader are the closest she’ll ever be to finding true love.Cowboys, millionaires, hockey players, shapeshifters, and vampires? Sloane has read them all and everything in between.But the one that really gets her motor running? That bad boy biker...
  • ROCK by Elisa Leigh

    ROCK by Elisa Leigh

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rock She was walking alone down the interstate in the middle of the night. I couldn't leave her there. When I saw her, I knew I had to have her broken soul. I touched her and knew she'd be mine. I've given her the space she needed. Now it's time to show her what it means to be mine. Chelsea He came out of nowhere and rescued me when I was ready to fall. He doesn't know I watch him watching me...
  • In This Life by Cora Brent

    In This Life by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    RELEASING MAY 15th!!!! IN THIS LIFE by Cora Brent KATHLEEN Loner. Volatile. Wickedly hot and unforgiving. Probably not the kind of man anyone should trust with an infant. Definitely not the kind of man any woman should trust with her heart. When Nash Ryan returned to town for the sake of his baby brother I thought I already understood who he was...
  • The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party...
  • My Week with the Bad Boy by Brooke Cumberland, Lyra Parish

    My Week with the Bad Boy by Brooke Cumberland, Lyra Parish

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the USA Today Bestselling Kennedy Fox duo that brought you the Checkmate Duet Series, Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish comes a brand new addictive STANDALONE series! Never trust a man who answers the front door wearing nothing more than a pair of low-cut jeans and a panty-melting smirk. That should've been my first sign...
  • Never Doubt Me by S.R. Grey

    Never Doubt Me by S.R. Grey

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a tattooed, former bad boy leave his past behind? Can he find lasting happiness with the love of his life? Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase’s troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio—-after an unexpected arrival-—Chase and Kay’s bonds of love and commitment are soon tested...
  • Secret Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis

    Secret Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m Dan Smith, and I’m currently living two lives. Maybe even three if you really look into it. Haley, Allison, Hunter, Wade, Sergio, and Isla all exist in one or more of them somehow. Am I a supporting role in their stories, or are they merely characters in mine? You decide. Haley told her story. Now I’ll tell mine. She said. He said. This is my story...
  • True Body Rock by Nora Flite

    True Body Rock by Nora Flite

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He never wanted to look back. I've always run from my past. It's what keeps me sane; whole. But what if not facing it means losing the girl I love? Telling her the truth must sound so simple. It's a request that could leave me more broken--more hollow and wrecked--than ever before. She never saw it coming. Answers. Answers answers god damn answers...
  • Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller

    Broken Melody by Jennifer Miller

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a rock star destroying himself to ease his guilt.Maddox Colt is pissed as hell. Yes, he’s been labeled “messed up” in the press lately, but he has a reason. Right now, the alcohol and bad choices cover the pain. But, the label for Maddox’s band is done with his antics. They’ve delivered an ultimatum, add a girl to the group for a fresh new look and sound, or they’ll be dropped...
  • Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox

    Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Just a Small Towne girl… Raised on fairytales and dreams of true love, Arden Winger left for college with a smile on her face and a happy, hopeful heart. Fast-forward seven years and that small town is behind her, but not the baggage she’s been carrying since she left. Just a city boy… It’s not that Exton Alexander had anything against relationships—he just never had the desire to try...
  • Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "There's the kind of sass that gets you kissed ... and then there's the kind that gets you spanked." Constantine "Kosta" Adamo is all man ... and I shouldn't even be thinking about him. He's too old for me. Too worldly. Too dangerous. It only makes me want him more. Playing with his fire is sure to get me burned ... and it'll be worth every scorching second...
  • Titus by Kate Hunt

    Titus by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Madison’s fate is sealed the moment I meet her.Those intoxicating curves of hers are destined to be mine.And the way she looks at me—the way she smiles at me—gets me thinking about spending a hell of a lot more than one night with her.One night is all she says she can give me, though.And right now it’s all I can give, too.But I’m coming back.I’m putting a ring on her finger...
  • But First, Whiskey by Erin McCarthy

    But First, Whiskey by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Faith Young is trouble with a capital “T.”I thought she was drowning. She wasn’t. But I jumped into the pond and saved her and somehow after that it was all wet clothes coming off and a hot and sexy night under the stars.Until I realize she is my best friend’s little sister.Bro code accidentally broken in the worst possible way...
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