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Hail Mary by Lani Lynn Vale
Mary Persephone Hail Mary—well-wished-for child. Persephone—destruction. Hail—well that speaks for itself. Her name is painful to think about. Mary, his newfound daughter, isn’t a wished-for child. Persephone, though? Yeah, destruction is a fitting description. And Hail? Yeah, that’s just the final f-you... -
My Bad by Lani Lynn Vale
Hoax knows two things very well. One, he’s not relationship material. Two, the nurse that treats him for erectile dysfunction is the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen, and practically has ‘the marrying type’ stamped on her forehead. Does that stop him from wanting her? No... -
Any Day Now by Lani Lynn Vale
Amelia loves her good friend, Avery. So much so that she agrees to do the stupidest thing ever. A stranger photo shoot. You know the type. The photographer takes photos of two individuals. Two individuals that, until that day, have never met in their life. The moment she shows up at the photo shoot, she knows that she made a terrible decision... -
Your Tempting Love by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsChristopher Bennett is a persuasive man. With his magnetic charm and undeniable wit, he plays a key role in the international success of his family’s company. Christopher adores his family, even if they can be too meddling sometimes… like when attempt to set him up with Victoria, by recommending him to employ her decorating services...Categorized as:
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Scenes from the Hallway by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsYou 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... -
Your Captivating Love by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLogan Bennett knows his priorities. He is loyal to his family and his company. He has no time for love, and no desire for it. Not after a disastrous engagement that left him broken-hearted. When Nadine enters his life, she turns everything upside down. She’s sexy, funny, and utterly captivating. She’s also more stubborn than anyone he’s met. . .including himself...Categorized as:
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Saving Daddy by Golden Czermak, Laylah Roberts
A Daddy in need of someone to cherish and call his own . . .Hack has a job he loves. Great friends. Stability.And no one special in his life.A caregiver and protector, he needs someone to take care of.And then Greer Savage walks right on into his life.Incredibly brave, yet also slightly broken. Sweet and funny.He wants to wrap her up tight in his arms and never let her go... -
Katy, My Impact by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThey always say that two wrongs don’t make a right...Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go.And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed.So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile…Her curves…Wrong has never felt so right... -
Trails of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor... -
Flipping Love You by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the tattooed bad boy her mama warned her about. She’s his hot mess — but mostly hot — next door neighbor. Until a two-night-stand gives them the surprise of a lifetime... Jillian Morris is a workaholic who forgets to watch the time. And to eat. And to change her shoes. And to keep even a house-plant alive. And to have any kind of a personal life...Categorized as:
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Good Time by Jana Aston
There’s one thing you should know. I wasn’t that drunk. I’d had more than enough sobriety to have put a stop to it. The truth is, it was my idea. I’m the one who suggested it. I knew it was crazy, but it’s not as if I’d be the first girl to get married on a whim in Las Vegas. I won’t even be the last girl to get married on a whim in Las Vegas. So what’s my excuse? I liked him...Categorized as:
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Dirty Daddies 2022 Anniversary Anthology by Maren Smith, Pepper North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust say “Yes, Daddy”…The Daddies are back and hotter than ever with 14 brand new, hot and spicy stories from some of the biggest names in the Daddy game. No matter how you like your Daddies, this anthology is stuffed with the best of the best...Categorized as:
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Easy Nights by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe Boudreaux Series—Sexy. Intriguing. Easy. No one said change was easy… Savannah Boudreaux knows what it is to hurt. To bleed. To be afraid that the man she’s promised to be true to until “death do us part” might in fact separate them far sooner than anyone had ever anticipated. But Van also knows what it is to survive. To move on. To live life to the fullest...Categorized as:
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Good Girl Gone Badd by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEvangeline du Maurier is the definition of a good girl. Attending Yale, raised with the best tutors and etiquette instructors, she's expected to toe the family line and be a trophy wife for a future senator. But when this good girl takes a quick getaway to clear her head, she finds a whole lot more than she'd bargained for. She finds herself in the arms of a bad boy. Baxter Badd... -
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Drawn into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a flirty romantic comedy of big love and second chances. Courtney Williams wanted forever. She got six years of empty promises, a divorce, and a well-deserved settlement that’s paid her way to Manhattan...Categorized as:
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This Is Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFall in love in Harmony Pointe, where hearts are lost, found, and sometimes misplaced…and everyone get a happy ever after. If a woman can’t find love in the quaint town of Harmony Pointe, it’s sure to find them—whether they’re looking for it or not. Here, the remaining single Dalton siblings are about to discover that they’re next in line to get swept away by love...Categorized as:
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Kiss Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLast night, he was a sexy stranger I couldn't get enough of.Today, he's my new boss, who I can't seem to please.Bad luck seems to follow me. Last night, I grabbed a drink at the bar near my new workplace.I met the most sophisticated man when he “stole” my table. We bantered and danced, and I went home with a stranger for the first time in my life...Categorized as:
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Pretty Little Mess by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFalling for her grumpy mountain man boss was not part of this sunshiney hot mess's plans for Galentine's Day.CordeliaWelcome to Winthrop, WA. Population: Screwed.When I answered Deacon Cromwell's ad for an assistant, roughing it with a mountain man was not what I had in mind.But I'll give anything a shot. Just so long as it doesn't shoot back.When my grumpy new boss finds out he hired...well, me...Categorized as:
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Rock Chick Redux by Kristen Ashley
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... -
Only With Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLife was great. I loved my bachelor life and working my dream job with the Colorado Springs SWAT team. That all changed the day I stepped into her bakery. Her smile swept me off my feet, and her panna cotta was heaven. Cue my very traditional Greek family. Then all hell broke loose... -
His Bride: The Complete Series by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSix gorgeous, bossy older men will change the lives of these feisty heroines forever in this series of sweet and spicy short romances.Meet the Titans of Tennessee – Men of industry (and music!) who work hard, love harder…and go to ridiculous lengths to claim the sassy women meant for them...Categorized as:
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Bedding the Billionaire by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsLil Dartley's life is upside down. Her previously steadfast and predictable sister is marrying an influential billionaire and needs help planning the wedding of the century in less than a month. Years of middle class rebellion have not prepared Lil for handling diplomats or paparazzi. Jake Walton knows a train wreck when he sees one... -
Freak Show by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to the Circus is a brand-new series that centers around a family that owns a circus, 6 sisters and one brother. This is book 1 featuring Val & Felix... -
Only One Love by Natasha Madison
From USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand alone sports romance. The seventh installment of the Only One Series. A spin off from the Something So Series and This is SeriesWilsonI was the bad boy on and off the ice.I loved it — owned it.Hockey. Women. Money.Until she came into the picture.Now, all I want to do is be better...Categorized as:
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Since I Fell For You by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with the San Francisco and Seattle Sullivans. Now get ready to fall in love with the New York Sullivans! BOOK DESCRIPTION: Suzanne Sullivan doesn't need a bodyguard. After all, she's one of the most successful digital security specialists in the world―so she can most certainly take care of herself despite the problems she's been running into lately... -
Rainbows and Unicorns by S.N. Moor
Everlee and her men are back!Everything is going great for them, but when a woman from the men's past enters the scene with a proposition that is hard to refuse, how will things change for our favorite quintet?If you like your books super spicy, then you will love this book. Don't let the cover fool you. Please check content warnings...Categorized as:
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The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm...Categorized as:
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King Hunt by Octavia Jensen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI quit my job and skipped town altogether when I found out my infuriating ex had become my new boss. I didn’t tell anyone, didn’t pack my things, didn’t have a plan.Was it the smartest thing I’d ever done? No.But I managed.I settled in a bigger city and landed myself a cushy gig caring for Charlie Bishop — a sweet little old man searching for companionship and someone to look out for him... -
The Boy Friend by Mika Jolie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAccording to the law of attraction, women and men can’t be friends. Contrary to this myth, my friendship with Coriander Phillips does not rest on unrequited love or un-actualized lust. We’ve been inseparable since the day I pulled one of her pigtails and she punched me in the gut. She’s hilarious, fun to hang out with... -
Play Me by Kelly Elliott, Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe has a head for business and a body for sin. He is a coach who knows how to use his equipment. Neither is looking for love. Should be easy, right? Wrong. This might be the most important game Kendall Wales and Hunter Owens have ever played where everything is on the line. With one wrong play, they could lose it all... -
How To Heal A Heartbreak by Cynthia Eden
He’s never run from a fight, and he’s not about to start now.Holden Blackwell, former MMA fighter and current all-around problem solver for the rich and famous, never expects for his ex to appear in his office, asking for his help. Sure, Claudia Fairmont haunts his dreams—and his waking hours—but she hates him, with good reason... -
Never Give Your Heart to a Hookup by Lauren Landish
Bad Boy? They’re a dime a dozen…But a Good Guy who’s only bad for me? Well…I’m not exactly the ‘take home to Mom’ type. I’m too outspoken and have never met an expectation I didn’t want to challenge.And to put it bluntly, my professional career of being an intimate relationships counselor doesn’t make for polite dinner conversation.Not that I care...Categorized as:
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Badd Ass by Jasinda Wilder
I was a Sixty-Eight Whiskey—a combat medic. So when I hear someone shout “MEDIC!” training just kicks in. It’s automatic, immediate. I don’t think I even saw the guy whose leg I tended to, not really. All I saw was him. Zane Badd. His tuxedo fit him like he’d been sewn into it, and his eyes reflected the fury and the hardness of a combat veteran, but when he looked at me, he just…softened... -
Running into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsFawn Reed has kissed one too many toads and has finally decided that Prince Charming doesn’t exist. After countless mishaps, mistakes, and unmitigated disasters on the dating scene, she’s decided to give up and move on with her life…solo. Everything changes, however, after Fawn runs into Levi Fremont, a homicide detective new to New York City... -
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Poe by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPoe had a simple job that night. Go with one of the rival motorcycle clubs’ enforcers for a quick drop of some…contraband. It should’ve been a get there and get back scenario but he should have known nothing’s ever that easy. Especially not for the Sons of Chaos. Now he has a murder on his hands, a traumatized witness, and a whole club of pissed-off bikers...Categorized as:
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Can't Resist Her by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever say never…Our relationship would never work out.She’s way too young for me, but I’ve given up trying to convince my heart and other essential parts of my body to forget her.I torture myself by seeking her out every chance I can just to get my daily fix.Soon, seeing her isn’t enough.I’ve fallen for her hard and fast, and there’s no saving my heart...Categorized as:
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Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeographically UnDesirableCrabs, good friends, and beer.That's pretty much what Ethan Davies' life consists of, and he's not looking to change it.He's certainly not looking for his sister's gorgeous, curvy best friend to turn his bachelor pad into her temporary home away from the Big Apple... -
Dancing Diva by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings: a bachelorette in vegas romantic comedy (bad bridesmaids book... -
Bunnies & Bowties by S.N. Moor
It's Easter time and Everlee McKinley is several months post the worst decision she's ever made. When her best friend guilts her into getting back out there and going to the Bunnies and Bowties party at Club Vixen, she thinks she's prepared to run into her men, but when she does... she realizes things are still as hot between them as ever. Perhaps hotter..Categorized as:
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Beards and Broken Hearts by Heather Lauren
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwelve years. I thought I had forgotten the face of my first love, but over a decade later I would recognize those dark soulful eyes anywhere.Layton Michaels is no longer the teenage boy who asked before he kissed me. No, he’s all hulking man in flannel, with a dark beard and backward ball cap. Gone is the carefree smile, now it’s replaced by a deep scowl and I can’t help, but want to know why... -
The Right Stud by Ilsa Madden-Mills, Tia Louise
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills and USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise are back with an all-new romantic comedy filled with Southern sass and steamy scenes that will have you laughing out loud and fanning yourself. Pour the sweet tea and get ready… “The best way to get over your sh**ty ex-fiancé is to get under a shiny new stud…” As soon as Mr... -
The Dom's Bride: A BDSM Romance by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI won a date with a billionaire. He promised me three things: A crash course in BDSM, A toe curling night, And then he’d show me the door. End of story. Or is it? Stephanie Maybe I was crazy for agreeing, but for once, I just wanted to feel something. Anything . I’ve spent my life running away from men who get too close. Call it a combination of emotional baggage and a fear of commitment... -
Until You by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second book in a New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank's Bachelor Brotherhood series! Never settle down. Ever. Workaholic Lanie Rogers lives a completely nomadic lifestyle. Her job keeps her on the move, and relationships are a complication she doesn't need. That is, until she meets Mr. Tall, Dark, and Hotness at a pre-wedding party. Complicated? Maybe... -
One Day: A Valentine Novella by Samantha Young
Getting dumped four times over the course of the past ten years on Valentine’s Day was definitely not in Hazel Benny’s life plan. So when her boyfriend of three months dumps her a week before Valentine’s Day to save her the humiliation of a fifth VD dumping, Hazel decides to take a break from life altogether by borrowing her brother’s camper van and taking off to the highlands... -
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For the Night by Cara Dee
The Game Series, #15 • FF • Hurt Comfort • Friendship • Found Family • D/s • S/m • Brat prank • TPE EventMistress Penelope Darling has spent the past ten years cherishing the Mclean House community she once founded with her closest friends. All of them gay men, most of them viewing her as a bossy little sister to be reckoned with...Categorized as:
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Hooking Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes the sizzling final installment to the humorous and heart-filled How to Catch an Alpha series. Anna McAlister needs a new life. But that doesn’t mean she needs a new man. After leaving her fiancé and Chicago behind, she promises herself no dating until she finds what she’s looking for...Categorized as:
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My Coyote Ugly Life by Jessica Spoon
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“How on earth do I get myself in these situations? I swear it’s like a never ending bad dream. One of all my mistakes that continuously bite me in my size ten ass.” Azaria ‘Ree’ Gable had her one experience with heartbreak and that was enough for her. She’s perfectly satisfied with her ‘One Month Rule’ and doesn’t need her life changing anytime soon...Categorized as:
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First Night (Club Volare, #.05): A Club Volare Prequel Novella (Club Volare .5) by Chloe Cox
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe played the perfect submissive in a movie -- but he's a real Dom... Actress Olivia Cress used to have a boyfriend--until he got famous, dumped her, and left her to deal with the fall out. Now she's got only one place to hide from the paparazzi: Gavin Colson's hotel room. And Gavin Colson is six feet and change of hard muscled, hard driving, Louisiana Dom... -
Mr. Darkness by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author, Hilary Storm My name is Camille Richards. I'm a simple woman and I love my quiet life and work hard to keep it that way. I write romance stories, the kind where the man crashes into her life and completes her world while they fall madly in love with each other. Damon Deverick is the epitome of complicated... -
Sweet Treat by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTemptation has never been so sweet… Megan Lennox never thought she would leave her home for tiny Sweetbriar, Colorado but Grammy Lois needs her. Now, running the Sweet Beginnings Cafe and adjusting to this unique place are the least of her worries...
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