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  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    THE TRUE END, OR JUST THE BEGINNING? Narumi slips up in front of her work friends, and the anxiety of outing herself as an otaku forces her to retreat inward. While Hirotaka is quick to console her, a difference in opinion devolves into an argument...
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date...
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  • Scenes from the Hallway by Penny Reid

    Scenes from the Hallway by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    You know who I am. I swear too much, I crack too many jokes, and I got a thing for Kat Tanner; a messy thing, a distracting thing, a getting-in-the-way-of-everything thing; a thing that makes being in the same room with the woman torture. Sometimes it's the good kind. Mostly, it's not. What you don't know is how it all started...
  • Once Upon A Sure Thing by Lauren Blakely

    Once Upon A Sure Thing by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A sexy, standalone best-friends-to-lovers romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! It's so easy being best friends with a gorgeous, talented, charming guy. Said no woman ever. Except me. My friendship with Miller is a sure thing — he’s my plus one, my emergency contact, and my shoulder to lean on...
  • Die Romanze beginnt by Hannah M. Lynn

    Die Romanze beginnt by Hannah M. Lynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Noch nie hat Romantik so süß geschmeckt ...Obwohl es Holly Berry endlich geschafft hat, »Just One More« zu kaufen und mit einem der begehrtesten Junggesellen in Bourton-on-the-Water auszugehen, ist ihr Leben alles andere als ein Zuckerschlecken.Ein bekanntes Gesicht aus ihrer Vergangenheit droht, Hollys frisch erblühende Beziehung zu zerstören, noch ehe sie richtig beginnen kann...
  • Maybe We Should by Melissa Foster

    Maybe We Should by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An emotional and sexy novel about guarded hearts, finding love, and families lost and found by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.After spending years wondering who she was, tattoo artist Cait Weatherby finally found her answers on the sandy shores of Silver Island...
  • Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's 1) Sucky. 2) Really sucky. 3) Major suck-fest. D) All of the above. I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots. Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life...
  • The Wisteria Tree Cottage by Holly Martin

    The Wisteria Tree Cottage by Holly Martin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 15 ratings
    Get swept away to the sparkling Welsh coast this summer, where the sea glitters in the sunshine and love is in the air. From the bestselling author of The Blossom Tree of Dreams, this is the perfect romantic treat to escape with this summerMeadow has only ever loved one man – the very gorgeous Bear Brookfield...
  • Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    BURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer...
  • My (Mostly) Fake Wedding by Penelope Bloom

    My (Mostly) Fake Wedding by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The first rule about a casual hookup is to have an exit plan.No strings. No attachments. Get in, get out—euphemism intended.The lesser known second rule?Make sure your casual hookup isn’t about to become your wedding planner.Yeah. Long story.The wedding was going to be a fake. The only catch was nobody could know. Not even my wedding planner...
  • The Lost Letters of Ireland: A heart-warming and unforgettable Irish romance by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Letters of Ireland: A heart-warming and unforgettable Irish romance by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A totally captivating story about long-lost family secrets and new beginnings, that will whisk you away to the village of Sandy Cove on the gorgeous Irish coast.Heartbroken and feeling lost after the end of her last relationship, Edwina is looking for a fresh start. And when she hears that a coastguard cottage in the tiny village of Sandy Cove is for sale, she knows it could be her chance...
  • Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s her best friend.A reformed bad boy turned hot teacher.And after one spur-of-the-moment Vegas wedding... her husband. Jordan Benoit and Fletcher Landry have been best friends since they were six. He’s always been The Guy. When she needed picked up, cheered up, or lifted up — like literally, to see the stage at a concert — Fletcher was the guy...
  • The Lost Letters of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Letters of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A captivating story about long-lost family secrets that will whisk you away to the village of Sandy Cove on the gorgeous Irish coast.Edwina is looking for a fresh start. So when a friend suggests she renovates a series of coastguard cottages in the tiny village of Sandy Cove, she wonders if the beautiful Irish seaside town might be her chance for a new beginning...
  • Don't Fall for Your Best Friend by Logan Chance

    Don't Fall for Your Best Friend by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A wickedly, funny romcom that'll have you laughing and swooning one minute, and hot and sweaty the next. Follow along as Paxton and Hartford try to navigate a world they know nothing about--B D S M! I’ve always lived by one major rule, don’t fall for your best friend, and this is one rule I can’t break. I’m supposed to write an article about a topic so scandalous, I can’t even say it...
  • Love Songs Suck by Becky Monson

    Love Songs Suck by Becky Monson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A reluctant woman, a determined popstar, and the song that started it all.After growing up in Nashville with two musician parents, I promised myself one thing—I would never, ever fall in love with anyone who had anything to do with the music scene. I will take my stable, albeit boring, accountant boyfriend, thank you very much, and live securely ever after. At least that was the plan...
  • Without You by Lacey Black

    Without You by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TuckerI spend my days brewing beer for the popular Brew Crüe Beer Company and my nights devoted to being a dad. Raising a young child with special needs can be tough and stressful, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. He’s everything to me, and the reason I keep going. It’s him and me against the world, and I have no intention of changing that.Then, Kinsley McGregor walks back into my life...
  • A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of...
  • Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friends to lovers romance… and then some.Run a pie shop with her sisters for a year. Date for the first time at age twenty-nine. Don’t be terrified.Well, she’s got the first thing under control at least. Mostly.But this is exactly what a best friend is for...
  • Betting on the Boy Next Door by Melanie Jacobson

    Betting on the Boy Next Door by Melanie Jacobson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    I’m a nurse who wants to be a rock star—a secret I don’t even tell my best friends and roommates. So when one of them—Ruby—gets it into her head to find me a man, I can’t explain why I don’t have time for her matchmaking. Ruby turns it into a bet to make sure I go along with it. I say yes, but won’t matter. My ex taught me the most important thing about men: you can’t count on them...
  • 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...
  • You're So Basic by Angela R. Casella

    You're So Basic by Angela R. Casella

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s harder to run from love when you’re living with it.DannyI don’t want a new roommate.I especially don’t want a new roommate who’s loud, mouthy, and so painfully hot I can’t keep my eyes off her.Not that I’m interested in Mira Evans. She’s made it very clear that she agrees with the ex who famously broke up with me for being “too basic...
  • Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As I child, I believed in true love and fairytales. I convinced myself that there was one special man out there, made just for me. All I had to do was wait, and one day he would appear. Then I grew up and discovered the ugly truth. Disney movies were full of crap. Relationships took work. People made mistakes...
  • Love You Again by Julia Kent

    Love You Again by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An unexpected rescue rekindles an old romance between a single dad widower and a woman caught in a small town scandal that made her flee the one place where she belongs. Can a second chance at first love end in a happily ever after?Luke Luview has given up on love...
  • A Borrowed Boyfriend by Angela R. Casella

    A Borrowed Boyfriend by Angela R. Casella

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    On a scale of one to ten, how bad is it that I want to see my fake boyfriend naked? Marnie What’s worse than being left at the altar? Becoming a meme because one of your nearest and dearest took a video of you running—and falling—down the aisle and made it internet famous. Yup, I’m that Marnie Jones. My sister is for-real famous, which only makes people more interested in my predicament...
  • My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish

    My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Boss babe. Ice Queen.That’s what they call me at the office.But there’s one man who has secretly melted me for years.Kaede McWarren.The only problem? He’s my big brother’s best friend.But when he asks me to play his fiancée to seal a business deal?Oh, I’m taking this gift horse and riding it while I can...
  • Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Perfection is an illusion fueled by the perception of others. Tweet was my heart, my soul, and my purpose. She was my everything. Neither of us were perfect. We both made mistakes. Looking back, that was okay, because every choice brought us to where we needed to be at the time we needed to be there. The one constant, our love and friendship...
  • Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Coy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...
  • Second Chance by L.B. Dunbar

    Second Chance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Another romance for the over 40. Can one sexy silver fox face the woman he once left behind but never let go? Her. A widow at forty-four, her husband left her a letter. Contact Denton. Once upon a time, the three of them had been best friends. Mati Rath isn’t sure she should look back. Her heart isn’t ready, or so she thinks. Him. A pleading phone call forces him to make a decision...
  • Five Day Fiancé by Mickey Miller

    Five Day Fiancé by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two hearts. One Wedding. Five Days. My name is Allison Jenkins and I need a fiancé for five days. I know how desperate that sounds, because it is. You see, after my college boyfriend and I broke up, he recovered swiftly, and is now — gasp — engaged to someone else. Our group of friends from college are going to Cancún for a five day destination wedding of our mutual friend this spring...
  • How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely, Joe Arden

    How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely, Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A sexy standalone romance written by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! Every man knows there are lines you don't cross. Like this one -- don't bang your boss's little sister.Too bad I didn't know sexy, clever, irresistible London is related to the guy who signs my paychecks...
  • Love Letters on Hazel Lane by Jennifer Page

    Love Letters on Hazel Lane by Jennifer Page

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scrabble fan Jo always seems to pick the wrong guys. Now she's moved to the Yorkshire village of Hebbleswick, and decided to give dating one last chance. This time, there's a she will only date men whose names would score highly in her beloved word game.After Tarquin (16 points) proves just as disappointing as the rest, she meets low-scoring local doctor Ras (3 points)...
  • Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis

    Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    What would you change if you had to start your life—and love life—over again?When Emma Harris wakes up from a coma she learns that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love, she’s lost her job, and the life she knew is gone. Overwhelmed but grateful to be alive she starts over from scratch. Not as easy as it sounds, of course...
  • Dr. Fake Fiance by Louise Bay

    Dr. Fake Fiance by Louise Bay

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    What’s a heartbroken American to do when she’s in London trying to get over her ex? Find herself a fake fiancé. Obviously. I’m walking past Big Ben, trying to get over the world’s worst break up, when I slam into a hot hunk of British man. And pour scorching hot coffee all over him...
  • Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friends-to-lovers romance that will make you melt. Oliver’s a dreamer who is always ready for the next big adventure.Piper’s the steady one who keeps his feet on the ground. He’s wildly successful, thanks to her always being there to catch him when he leaps before he looks. But she wants more. While he’s as clueless as ever. So she just gave her two weeks notice...
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    friends to lovers  humor  contemporary
  • Shopping for a Billionaire's Honeymoon by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire's Honeymoon by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He is addicted to his phone and his new role as CEO. I’m addicted to getting some on my own honeymoon. One of these things is not like the other. I am pretty sure a serial killer’s lair is the only place in the world where I could stash my new husband so he can’t manage the acquisition of our new company. And that seems a little drastic. But only a little..
  • Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A hot new rock star romance that will sweep you off your feet and leave you with a smile from New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott. The rumors are true. At least where I’m concerned. Drummers hit it harder and do it better. Women love me and I love them. But I like to think of myself as a sensitive soul trapped in a lady-killer’s body...
  • Wicked in Winter by Jennifer Bernard

    Wicked in Winter by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone needs a fresh start sometime. For Gretel Morrison, that time is now, and the place is tiny, snowbound Lost Harbor, Alaska. It’s about time she learned how to rely on herself instead of her wealthy, controlling family. If she can survive the winter here, she can survive anything—although maybe not the lethally sexy and attractive next-door neighbor, Zander Ross...
  • Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The battle of wits and flirtatious energy between them was enough to satisfy the desire hiding behind his playful demeanor. Until it wasn't, now he'll stop at nothing to make her his. When I first met Taylor I was enthralled by her very being. The way she was confident, fierce, and loyal to those closest to her made her all the more captivating...
  • Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author BJ Harvey comes the fourth and final book in the Game series and this time, it's the last two single friends left standing; the reformed playboy and the single mom. *** "You have chlamydia." Three words no man wants to hear...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history.What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him?Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ.Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
  • A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island...
  • Snow Place Like Holly Pointe by Cindy Kirk

    Snow Place Like Holly Pointe by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will love be on their Christmas Lists?Holly Pointe, Vermont might be the Capitol of Christmas Kindness, but when residents learn their beloved Mistletoe Ball has been canceled, goodwill is in short supply. Lucy Cummings feels like a grinch for canceling, but the ball is a financial lump of coal for the Barns at Grace Hollow...
  • Holly's Hawaiian Holiday by Daisy James

    Holly's Hawaiian Holiday by Daisy James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Holly's Hawaiian Holiday, the third book in a brand new series from the author of the Hummingbird Hotel series and the Cornish Confetti Agency series...
  • Just for Show by Tawna Fenske

    Just for Show by Tawna Fenske

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only in my world does the family screwup have a rap sheet and three Oscars. And only a screwup like me would be nuts enough to fall for a cop.Not just any cop. Amy’s our police chief in this tiny town that doubles as my family’s social experiment and reality show...
  • Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton

    Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First comes a lifelong crush, then comes . . . a marriage of convenience to her sister?Marrying Lois Jones was the only future Bram Baxter ever planned for. Until she returns home from Europe with another man’s ring on her finger. Devastated, Bram struggles to envision a different future for himself...
  • Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trouble has always had a way of finding me, but I never expected to be carjacked by a hot girl in a wedding dress.As the official family screw-up, not many people count on me for anything but a good time. But Maisy Romero and her little brother need a knight in shining armor, and they need him yesterday...
  • Starting Over in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Starting Over in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The perfect feel-good read that will have you laughing, crying and everything in between.Connie Llewelyn is the beating heart of the magical seaside village of Starshine Cove. She runs the local cafe, and is everybody's friend – always on hand with a kind smile, a listening ear and a freshly-baked scone...
  • Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter

    Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with an irresistible Original Heartbreakers story about a woman who's never felt desired and the man who wants her more than air to breathe… Bullied in high school, Dorothea Mathis's past is full of memories she'd rather forget. But there's one she can't seem to shake—her long-standing crush on former army ranger Daniel Porter...
  • My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé by Jennifer Peel

    My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé by Jennifer Peel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He rocked her world. She wrecked his. Now their worlds are colliding again.   Expensive schools and etiquette classes never prepared Shelby Duchane for Ryder Prescott. He taught her more about life in his hay field classroom beneath a blanket of stars than anyone...
  • Kind of a Sexy Jerk by Lili Valente

    Kind of a Sexy Jerk by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    So let me get this straight... For the next few days I’ve got myself a grumpy fake husband who’s also kind of my...bodyguard?I guess that’s a better way to spend the weekend than binge-watching reality television, especially since it’s kind of my fault we’re on the run from the mob and I need a protector.Oops...
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