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  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
  • The Bay by L.J. Ross

    The Bay by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    SECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG... In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years...
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  • Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fall into E.L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series.This collection 43. To Love Again44. All Hope Is Lost45. This Love46. All That Matters47. In My Heart48. There You Are49. Lost In You50. Kiss Me There51...
  • Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable...
  • Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Engaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...
  • Locked by Eva Morgan

    Locked by Eva Morgan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When eighteen-year-old Irene Adler meets her new neighbor, the gorgeous, brilliant, and arrogant Sherlock Holmes, she never expects him to be the one to make her feel like life is worth living again. Ever since her sister's death, she's been addicted to risk-taking as a way to deal with her depression, and Sherlock quickly becomes the biggest risk she's ever taken...
  • When I Lie with You by Sandi Lynn

    When I Lie with You by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After Rory Sinclair suffered a brutal attack, she fell into the arms of Millionaire, Ian Braxton. He took her in, healed her, and they both gave each other something they never had: love. My name is Rory Sinclair, and for the first time in my life I’m truly happy. I’ve found the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend...
  • Double Take by Lynette Eason

    Double Take by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Now with the Lake City Police Department, he's rooming with this good buddy and partner, Cole, while he figures out his family dynamics...
  • Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris, Lynne Gentry

    Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris, Lynne Gentry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A brilliant transplant surgeon. A rogue organ broker. A ghost child. And the legend that could destroy them all. A brutal murder convinces surgeon Mia Kendall there’s more than she imagined to the mysterious spike in heart transplant rejections. Determined to find answers before she loses another patient, Mia gets sucked into a dangerous international medical web...
  • One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus

    One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online...
  • Hidden by Vannetta Chapman

    Hidden by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A Christian romantic suspense by bestselling author Vannetta Chapman Home is where our story begins ... DANA JACOBS would rather forget the night of tragedy and violence that marred her childhood. She is now supervisor in charge of the Department of Homeland Security in Taos, New Mexico. Her team is prepared to handle any threat—biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, even nuclear...
  • Say You Will by M. Malone

    Say You Will by M. Malone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    SAY YOU WILL is the fifth book in M. Malone's USA TODAY bestselling contemporary romance series: The Alexanders . Mara Simmons knows two things for sure: her instincts are always right and Trent Townsend is The One. So when she starts to suspect his frequent business trips have nothing to do with business, she knows what she has to do. Trust her instincts...
  • Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The pounding in Anna's heart rings in her ears as she sits naked in the tub. The bath water sloshes around her bare hips, even though she tries to stand without making a sound. All this time, Anna thought someone was following her, but every time she turned around no one was there. The chills that climbed up her spine those few times seemed silly, but not now. Now, they seem horrific...
  • No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna...
  • Fractured Memories by Lynn Shannon

    Fractured Memories by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What she can’t remember will kill her…As a teen, Texas Ranger Felicity Capshaw witnessed a murder. The traumatic incident—and the accompanying amnesia—has affected her entire life. She reopens the cold case, but the investigation is cut short when she’s assaulted and nearly killed.Detective Noah Hodge is no stranger to loss. He’s buried his parents and his wife...
  • Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

    Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it...
  • The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs

    The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    No one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service...
  • Killer Spirit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Killer Spirit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is like saying Paris Hilton might be into guys--understatement of the year. But the varsity squad at Bayport High gives new meaning to the phrase All-American, and Toby's double life as a varsity cheerleader and a government operative means balancing protocol, pep rallies, computer hacking, and handsprings...
  • The Nanny Song by Misty Mount

    The Nanny Song by Misty Mount

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Mallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence...
  • Pure Sin by Kate Brian

    Pure Sin by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The drama follows her wherever she goes: Ariana Osgood’s reign continues in this Private series spin-off.After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and is blackmailing her right back to her old ways...
  • Confessions by Kate Brian

    Confessions by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sometimes the truth hurts.... Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought..
  • Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Past TruthsNao decides to take a chance on Tsubaki's love and tell him that she's pregnant, but a series of revelations about the past shakes her resolve. Now, Nao knows she must leave Kogetsuan behind... forever. Still, there's one last thing she has to do before her departure...
  • Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for!Following in her mother's footsteps, Nao became a traditional Japanese sweets maker, and at 21, she's about to take the industry by storm...
  • Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child...
  • Hunger by B.L. Wilde

    Hunger by B.L. Wilde

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When Jade walked out on Oliver six months ago, she left her heart behind. Little did she know her mission was far from over. Given a new mission—to secure a secret nuclear power core—she’s thrown back into his world and has to earn his trust once more. The only problem is that she’s competing directly with another Seductor that she despises, who has already been on the mission for two months...
  • Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver

    Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There's something brewing in the halls of Eden High. Mandy's last scheme to keep Jace and Sian apart has failed, now the cops can't go within ten feet of him without being sued. Not satisfied with her limited efforts from her hospital bed, Mandy makes her way back home where her reign of manipulation and deceit will continue unfettered...
  • Defy by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Defy by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ryder Axton I always fight hard, fuck harder, and never let myself get personally involved. But my assignment, to apprehend Eduardo Miguel comes to a grinding halt when I find a missing federal witness held captive in his basement. It becomes fucking personal, fast! Keeping Farrington safe, even if it—or more likely she—kills me, is now my only mission...
  • Undertow by Leigh Talbert Moore

    Undertow by Leigh Talbert Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Falling in love will pull you under... -Bill Kyser has a plan to take the sandy farms of his hometown and turn them into a world-class tourist destination--and become a billionaire in the process. -Alexandra "Lexy" LaSalle has a plan to change her life by becoming a world-famous artist. -Meg Weaver has a plan to hold onto Bill no matter what she has to do. Three friends, three dreams...
  • Stipulation by Sawyer Bennett

    Stipulation by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    I crossed a line with my boss and there’s no taking it back. Not that I’d want to. You see… Matt Connover? Well, he’s something else. Strong, magnetic, sexy as hell… but yeah, he’s still my boss. What am I doing? Why is he so irresistible to me? Maybe it’s because I finally saw a different side to him. I saw, for a brief moment, that Matt is vulnerable, possibly damaged...
  • Deadly by Sara Shepard

    Deadly by Sara Shepard

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Deadly, the fourteenth volume in Sara Shepard's YA Pretty Little Liars series, delivers more juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists. This #1 New York Times bestselling series is also a hit ABC Family original TV show.High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things—things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out...
  • Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō

    Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Tsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth...
  • Shopping for a Billionaire 3 by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire 3 by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    I don't turn every date into a medical emergency, but when I do, I nearly castrate my man... Shannon and Declan's first real date ends with an ambulance trip and yet another test of their madcap relationship...
  • Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō

    Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    After being confessed to by both Haruma and Touya, Yoh’s heart is in turmoil...
  • Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong

    Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Three years after losing her brother Luka in a school shooting, Skye Gilchrist is moving home. But there's no sympathy for Skye and her family because Luka wasn't a victim; he was a shooter. Jesse Mandal knows all too well that the scars of the past don't heal easily. The shooting cost Jesse his brother and his best friend--Skye...
  • Arisa, Vol. 01 by Natsumi Andō

    Arisa, Vol. 01 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Tsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth...
  • Baby Come Back by Andrea Smith

    Baby Come Back by Andrea Smith

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book #3.5 Baby Series (Novella) ‘Baby Come Back’ is the final installment in the 'Baby Series'. This novella follows Trey’s brother Tristan and Ty’s best friend Gina. It is written from Gina's point of view, providing insight into her past and secrets that she has shared with no one...
  • Submission and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Submission and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cali MacKay... Hadley Moore is ready to start a new life now that her drawn out divorce has finally gone through, and what better way to celebrate than to hook up with the gorgeous guy who just saved her from a drunken jerk...
  • Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian

    Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    She's Back.... After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D.C...
  • Three Rivers by Chloe T. Barlow

    Three Rivers by Chloe T. Barlow

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "A richly nuanced -- and smolderingly clever -- book about letting love shine in places where the past feels bigger than it needs to be. The cast of side characters range from quirky to mysterious, lending tremendous authenticity and depth to a romantic story that is so much more...
  • Chasing Truth by Julie Cross

    Chasing Truth by Julie Cross

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    At Holden Prep, the rich and powerful rule the school—and they’ll do just about anything to keep their dirty little secrets hidden.When former con artist Eleanor Ames’s homecoming date commits suicide, she’s positive there’s something more going on. The more questions she asks, though, the more she crosses paths with Miles Beckett...
  • The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro

    The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    The hotly anticipated and explosive third book in the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series.It’s been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven’t spoken.Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can’t seem to fall for...
  • The Deviants by C.J. Skuse

    The Deviants by C.J. Skuse

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When you set out for revenge, dig two gravesGrowing up in the sleepy English seaside town of Brynston, the fearless five – Ella, Max, Corey, Fallon and Zane – were always inseparable. Living up to their nickname, they were the adventurous, rowdy kids who lived for ghost stories and exploring the nearby islands off the coast...
  • Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 8 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 8 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for!A New Chapter Begins Ten months have passed since the devastating blaze at Kogetsuan...
  • Something's Wrong With Us 14 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us 14 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Disaster and Dark TruthsAn incident with Yukari leaves Nao hospitalized during the critical Burokukai ceremony. A good presentation at the event will help secure Kogetsuan's future, but without the wagashi shop's new master, things may not go well. Especially with Yukari there sowing dissent. While Tsubaki steps in to help, Takigawa visits Nao...
  • Love and Heart, Vol. 3 by Chitose Kaidō

    Love and Heart, Vol. 3 by Chitose Kaidō

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the aftermath of the incident with the Students’ Union, Yoh and Haruma quickly grow close. But even as that happens, they have a chance reunion with a former classmate, Wakana...
  • I Know Lucy by Melissa Pearl

    I Know Lucy by Melissa Pearl

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucy Tate is on the run. After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents, she's spent five years in hiding -- taking on different personas and faking her way through life. The authorities can't be trusted, so she remains in the shadows, always one beat ahead of the man who is forever hunting her...
  • A Haunted Heart by Kristi Pelton

    A Haunted Heart by Kristi Pelton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Halloween Novella-- For 18+ Readers** No one chooses tragedy—it’s thrown at you at the most unexpected time. Life…love…ripped away as if it never existed in a single instant. That happened to me one Halloween night—my life was shattered and I was left an abandoned empty vessel—floating through the days and nights with hopes of feeling someday...
  • The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald

    The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies...
  • Liar by Ketley Allison

    Liar by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ember is a succubus, consuming in every sense.I was whipped for her, lashed in front of the entire Nobility, and I should despise her for it.I get on my knees for no man or woman, yet my father forced me down on them for access to an amateur tape...
  • Death by Denim by Linda Gerber

    Death by Denim by Linda Gerber

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Aphra Connolly is being chased by some very dangerous people. She knows her survival depends upon staying far away from love interest Seth, and listening to her mom?s lectures on the finer points of anonymity and survival...
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