Books like 'Never Been Under the Mistletoe'

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contemporary  curvy heroine  sweet-hero  possessive hero

  • A Beast Captured My Heart: A BBW Love Story by Masterpiece

    A Beast Captured My Heart: A BBW Love Story by Masterpiece

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Praise aka Beast needed a special remedy for his brokenness and mental being. After losing who he assumed was the love of his life things for Praise changed. Battling his whole life on and off of different pills to help him cope with a special disorder. He comes across a special woman by the name of Kayori, who he soon realizes is the remedy and the medicine to help him get through...
  • Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Wolf and his fellow SEAL team members have saved many lives, and been in even more harrowing situations, but their latest mission might prove the most difficult of all. Charged with rescuing American soldier, Sergeant Penelope Turner, from the clutches of ISIS, the men infiltrate the refugee camp where she’s believed to be held...
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  • Hoping for Love by Marie Force

    Hoping for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    All her life, Grace Ryan was the “fat girl. ” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life as her twenties slipped away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time...
  • Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Raiden Shaffer never cared about press conferences…until a gorgeous reporter caught his interest with a single question. One night with Marissa Crane wasn’t enough, but she slipped out before sunrise—leaving behind a note and an obsession he couldn’t shake. Marissa wasn’t supposed to fall for the Nighthawks’ tight end before leaving the country for a month...
  • Second Chance Love by Hope Ford

    Second Chance Love by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I was his wife… but he left me. He broke my heart once, and if given the chance, he’d probably do it again. Which is why I’ve tried to get over him. I’ve dated, I’ve tried to let loose, but no matter how hard I try, my thoughts always return to Nash. Every guy I meet I compare to him. He was always overprotective and possessive...
  • The 2015 R.L. Mathewson Chronicles Collection by R.L. Mathewson

    The 2015 R.L. Mathewson Chronicles Collection by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 2015 collection of R. L. Mathewson Chronicles. The Chronicles are continuations of the books that you loved, The Neighbor from Hell Collection, Pyte/Sentinel Series, EMS series, Hollywood Heart series, etc. The Chronicles are posted on my website every Sunday for free at www. Rlmathewson...
  • Marry Your Best Friend by Hope Ford

    Marry Your Best Friend by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I love all the foster boys I was raised with. But there’s always been something special about Gabriel Gray. For years I’ve tried to hide my attraction to him, because I know it’s one-sided. Gabe is fiercely protective of me, but that’s as far as his affections go. He’s older than me–something he reminds me of often - and he takes his role of caring for me seriously...
  • March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the heat of danger, a solemn vow sparks a forbidden love that rides on the edge of rebellion. Rae:. On the cusp of my dream of becoming a teacher, Priest crashes into my life like a storm I never saw coming. He's my father's best friend, the brooding biker sworn to protect me, a guardian whose world of danger and desire is leagues from the life I've planned...
  • Starfighter Chapter 2 by HamletMachine

    Starfighter Chapter 2 by HamletMachine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    After surviving the most intense day of his life, young navigator Abel is harboring doubts about having started a romantic relationship with his quick-tempered squadmate, Cain. Stories of the fighter's volatile- and violent - past abound on the station, and it's proving difficult to separate truth from rumor...
  • A Whole Lotta Love by Donna Hill, Francis Ray

    A Whole Lotta Love by Donna Hill, Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hardback W/DJ,four bestselling authors deliver 4 larger than life stories of big bold and beautiful women looking for A Whole Lotta Love.
  • Curvy Desire by C.L. Cruz

    Curvy Desire by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a rich girl who needs protection. He’s the biker hired to protect her. Will these opposites succumb to the desire between them? One click this curvy woman possessive biker romance! Gunner. There’s always something to do in the MC. This time I’m playing bodyguard for a spoiled little rich girl…. Except she isn’t as spoiled as I thought. Mariposa is curvy, kind, and full of surprises...
  • The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Meeting his curvy soulmate switches this computer genius from laid-back MC brother to Beast mode in the blink of an eye. Finn "Hacker" Taylor. I've always been the quiet brother in my MC. The resident genius who gets things done and keeps his head down. I prefer my bike and my computers to most people. Until I set eyes on Scarlett Crawford, the curvy new clerk at Gatsby Books...
  • The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown

    The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    A plus-size Texas gal has designs on an old crush in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s exuberant, bighearted romance. In the small town of Celeste, Texas, Mitzi Taylor has never quite fit inside the lines...
  • Morning Wood by Megan Wade

    Morning Wood by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready to fall in love with the mountain men of Clearwater Construction! These blue collar men are about to meet the women of their dreams! In Morning Wood by Megan Wade, chef Piper and carpenter Levi have a misunderstanding over lumber and cold showers that leads to a punny union to last the ages. .. Piper:...
  • Big Girls Don't Cry by Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson

    Big Girls Don't Cry by Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the acclaimed bestselling authors of Living Large and A Whole Lotta Love come four romantic and sexy stories celebrating big, bold, and beautiful women.
  • Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 1 by Jinushi

    Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 1 by Jinushi

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy! At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking—and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her...
  • Fake It For Fame by Weston Parker

    Fake It For Fame by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I need a fake date to get the Hollywood media off my back. I find her in the least expected place. On my brother’s arm at a Valentine’s event. Lucky for me, he’s willing to give her up. His loss, my gain. She’s thick and curvy in all the right places. A perfect handful. And pressing pause? That’s not happening. The Faux Agency was supposed to be a “no strings attached” deal...
  • Fake it For Fame by Weston Parker

    Fake it For Fame by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I find her in the least expected place. On my brother’s arm at a Valentine’s event. Lucky for me, he’s willing to give her up. His loss, my gain. She’s thick and curvy in all the right places. A perfect handful. And pressing pause? That’s not happening. The Faux Agency was supposed to be a ‘no strings attached’ deal. But I want her more than I should. And what does she want? If only I knew...
  • Engaged to the Mountain Man by Mia Brody

    Engaged to the Mountain Man by Mia Brody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this innocent princess convince the wild mountain man to claim her curves and his rightful throne? Rafe. Imagine the sexiest voice you’ve ever heard is on the other end of the phone. She’s calling to tell you that you’re a prince of some little country in Europe. She’s clearly lying, but that voice is the stuff fantasies are made of. So, I played along with her little scam...
  • Memphis Bound by Nichole Rose

    Memphis Bound by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drummer, biker, bar owner, troublemaker… He'll tear it all down for a future with his best friend's curvy baby sister. Memphis. Everyone screams my name while I rock stages with some of the biggest names in country music. But once upon a time, I was a different man. I built this life on the bones of my past. I don't regret what I've done, and I don't revisit it...
  • Ford by Hope Ford

    Ford by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ford: Tate Family Holidays. An Alpha Man and Curvy Younger Woman Thanksgiving Romance. Ford. I found out my partner was dirty… and I’m the one that turned him in. My world turns upside down, until a beauty on the running track turns my head. She’s a woman from my past… my little sisters friend. She just lost her Gran and is about to lose her house...
  • Holding on to Chaos by Lucy Score

    Holding on to Chaos by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    “I want to be upfront with you. No surprises, no secrets. I want you, Eva. And I think you might be it for me. ”. Eva is a hot mess running from her past and doesn’t mind telling a fib or two to protect her secrets. It’s too bad that she moved to the nosiest small town in the world with Sheriff Sexy—the tall, built human lie detector...
  • Sinful Chocolate by Adrianne Byrd

    Sinful Chocolate by Adrianne Byrd

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two classic Kappa Psi Kappa novels from Essence bestselling author. ADRIANNE BYRD. TWO GROOMS AND A WEDDING. Ambitious Washington, D. C. , attorney Isabella Kane has big dreams that include marriage to equally ambitious Randall Jarrett. But on the way to the altar, she meets a luscious hunk, and for just one forbidden night she chooses to indulge her deepest passions…...
  • Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling

    Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    She thinks I’m a rule follower. Or, maybe more precisely, a rule enforcer. I suppose I do like things by the book. Straight-laced? Sure. Or I had been before I saw the pink-haired beauty tending bar and realized for her I’d break all the rules. She quickly becomes my obsession, and I admit I may take my interest in her a little far. Breaking the same laws I’d enforced on others...
  • Forever Yours by Scarlett Avery

    Forever Yours by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Max Keller is a possessive billionaire who’s used to getting what he wants. Unbeknownst to me, I’m his new obsession…. Devastatingly sexy strangers don’t strike conversations with me. Let’s be real. New York is a dating jungle for plus size curvy girls. I’m used to being invisible. That’s why I keep my expectations about men—and love—low...
  • Big Girl Panties by Michaela Sawyer

    Big Girl Panties by Michaela Sawyer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This romantic comedy will break your heart. .. and then make you laugh so hard it'll put the pieces back together! One man's trash is another man's treasure. When my ex-husband, Chris, left me shattered, I thought I'd never recover. Then Matt, a famous wrestler, came into my life. He patiently put me back together, making me feel beautiful again even when I couldn't see it myself...
  • Falling in Vermont by Elise Kennedy

    Falling in Vermont by Elise Kennedy

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Sophia Bertone books a six week stay at a quintessential Vermont pumpkin farm planning to perfect her rustic fall recipes for her upcoming cookbook. But after raccoons take up residence in her rental cottage pantry and the thatched roof caves in at the height of leaf-peeping season, she has no other option than to move in with her landlord, a quiet flannel-clad pumpkin farmer...
  • Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need! As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet, Josh comes up with a romantic scheme to prove his love and devotion--and employs all his brothers as Cupid’s...
  • Tiger Lily: Part Three by Amélie S. Duncan

    Tiger Lily: Part Three by Amélie S. Duncan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Healing Two Hearts. Creating One Memory. Lily loves Jonas but implicit trust is another matter. After all they've been through, she still can't believe he'll stay no matter how deep, how dark her secrets. With her ex, Declan, up to his worst, Lily's embarrassed and ashamed. .. but she's underestimated Jonas. He has brains as well as beauty...
  • Under the Mistletoe with Me by Kristen Proby

    Under the Mistletoe with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 49 ratings
    Isaac and Stacy Montgomery have been married for ten years. They have a beautiful new baby girl, Isaac’s construction business is thriving, and Stacy enjoys being a stay at home mom, reviewing sexy romance novels for her blog. With a very large extended family, and the many privileges they enjoy, Stacy will be the first to admit that they are blessed beyond measure...
  • Starfighter Chapter 1 by HamletMachine

    Starfighter Chapter 1 by HamletMachine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    In an unknown time and place, there's a war going on in space and mankind has developed a system of fighting that includes two sides of a team. One person is the fighter who pilots the spacecraft and his partner is the navigator who directs the way. Navigators come from higher society and are mostly seen as privileged and intelligent...
  • Swan by Lila Rose, Becky Johnson

    Swan by Lila Rose, Becky Johnson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Brought up in the world of motorcycle clubs, Swan Daniels is the shy, quiet princess of Hawks who loves her simple life of reading and working at the library. She’s content. Happy even. She doesn’t want anything to change. Until it does. Tragedy strikes. And Swan’s world darkens in a way she’s never experienced before...
  • Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels

    Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her Prince Charming? Sister Tabitha was an efficient nurse, but when it came to matters of the heart she was less sure of herself. So when she fell in love, she had no idea how to deal with her feelings. Was that why the Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek called her Cinderella? If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage...
  • Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels

    Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Would it really be a convenient marriage? Lucas van de Weijnen didn't ask Octavia to marry him—he told her. Octavia's father had just died and she wasn't in any state of mind to make a rational decision. Besides, Lucas wasn't a man to take no for an answer...
  • Romancing the Quarterback (Galentine's Getaway) by Eve London

    Romancing the Quarterback (Galentine's Getaway) by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A curvy gal plus quarterback steamy instalove short. Mina. All I want to do is spend some time with my girlfriends on our valentines getaway, not go toe-to-toe with the burly, cover model worthy guy who's staying in the room next door. And when I find out he's a pro football player, that lands him firmly in the swipe left category. Palmer...
  • Lawyers in Love, Books 1 & 2 Boxed Set by N.M. Silber

    Lawyers in Love, Books 1 & 2 Boxed Set by N.M. Silber

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Once upon a time, two lawyers fell in love across a courtroom . .. Join the crazy antics and spicy romance of the sexiest gang of attorneys in the Philadelphia Criminal Court System. For the first time ever, get the full, unforgettable, story of feisty Public Defender, Gabrielle Ginsberg, and formidable Assistant District Attorney, Braden Pierce...
  • A Matter of Trust by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Matter of Trust by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A MATTER OF TRUST is book three of the Christian romance series, BLACKTHORPE SECURITY by Kimberly Rae Jordan. Follow the lives of the men and women working for BlackThorpe Security as they face the challenges of life, faith and love. The BlackThorpe Security series is a spin-off from the Christian romance series, The McKinleys...
  • Can't Let You Go by Alice Daniels, Saylor Ann

    Can't Let You Go by Alice Daniels, Saylor Ann

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    I’ve done everything I can to be the best mom for my daughter, including setting my own desires aside. And that desire is named Jason Cunningham. As a single mom of my seven year old daughter, I’ve gotten used to doing things on my own. I’ve moved on after my husband up and left us on what possibly was the worst day of my life with no way to reach him...
  • One Small Spark by Genny Carrick

    One Small Spark by Genny Carrick

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    Nemesis: the inescapable agent of one’s downfall. See also Shepherd Callahan. I can’t escape Callahan. Believe me, I’ve tried. Ever since he opened his bike shop next door to my family’s bakery, the broody man’s been unavoidable. Whether he’s sauntering into our store to ask pointed questions about our pies or stealing my favorite parking spot, he’s skilled at getting under my skin...
  • Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s a grumpy ex-cop haunted by his past. Now he wants to make this curvy ray of sunshine his future. Roman. After years of chasing bad guys, my last case nearly cost me everything. I quit the police force and moved to the woods, but the past is catching up with me. Flashbacks and sleepless nights are turning my fresh start into a nightmare...
  • Eat Slay Love by Kenya Wright

    Eat Slay Love by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    One night of indulgence. As a sought-after film intimacy coordinator, Rae has spent years choreographing passion on screen while her own love life has faded into the background. This year, she’s planning to change things...
  • His on Demand  (BBW Romance) by Fiona Murphy

    His on Demand (BBW Romance) by Fiona Murphy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    ***New Release sale of . 99 Cents only until 4/2 when it will go up to 3. 99***. To make my dream come true I’ll do anything, even put up with an a$$hole like Leandros Kaplan. Four years, five tops and I’ll have enough money saved to stop working and write full time. I know lying to him to get the job is crazy and stupid...
  • SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison

    SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Mark “Mayhem” Covington's book. Official blurb coming soon!
  • Gideon (Mountain Men Matchmaker) by Lana Dash

    Gideon (Mountain Men Matchmaker) by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A CURVY WOMAN & MOUNTAIN MAN ROMANCE. What influenced your decision to join Meridian Matchmakers to find love? HARPER. For most women—the plan is to fall in love, get married, and have babies. And that was my plan too until I was abandoned by the man I thought I had a future with once the stick turned blue...
  • ROGUE by Michelle Dups

    ROGUE by Michelle Dups

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ROGUE. I have always been restless, not content to stay in one place for too long. The military helped, but once I was home and the ACES were no more, I again felt the need to be on the move. That was until I found her. She grounded me. I needed her like I needed to breathe. My Lady! JULIA. I couldn’t understand what he saw in me. He was determined to make me see that I was the one for him...
  • Emerald by J.A. Low

    Emerald by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was left for dead. Now she’s back for revenge. Elena gave her heart to the wrong man, and he repaid her with a bullet to the back. Now, she’s a ghost with a mission to rescue the women stolen by the Bratva and burn the empire to the ground. To pull it off, she needs help, but the last person she wants it from is the cocky, sun-kissed beach bum with a hero complex...
  • July's Ride with Juice by Eve London

    July's Ride with Juice by Eve London

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Get ready for July's ride with Juice, a friends to lovers, secret baby, curvy girl MC club romance! Welcome to Mustang Mountain, where engines roar and loyalty reigns supreme. Beneath the shadowy peaks of the mountain, the Mustang Mountain Riders defend their ground against a dangerous gang trying to take over their small town...
  • Taken by the Beefy Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Taken by the Beefy Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    He took her for a ride. And she can't help but stay for the long haul. .. I’m finally out of the military and don’t know what to do with myself. That is until I meet a hot, burly food truck owner who takes me for the ride of my life. We spend the night in his truck, he makes me breakfast, and before I know it we’re out on the open road heading into the Rocky Mountains...
  • Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly

    Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Here at last is one Irish family's epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family, inhabiting a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations...
    Categorized as:
    sweet-hero  contemporary  length-long
  • Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Colt Harris wasn't on the hunt for love when he looked up from his lunch when he spotted Sarah. As cliched as it was, time stood still - all he could see was her. Hearing her laugh sealed his fate; he knew his life was about to change. Sarah Sauter was used to being alone. She lost her parents when he was eighteen and after a really bad love affair, had given up in ever finding love...
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