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  • Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it...
  • Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Influence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events.MontyBoy meets Girl.Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away.Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties.Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man.But not me. I took all the pain… the hurt… the betrayal… and became stronger...
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  • 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...
  • Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Putting others needs before his own was all Mike Carson had ever done. First, it was the friends he loved more than family. Then it was his country. By nineteen, he was a father, a husband and fighting in a war not many people believed in...
  • Savor by Xavier Neal

    Savor by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lately, Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar's life has been a series of miscommunications with catastrophic consequences. However, this time around, the consequences threaten to not only damage his current relationships but erase a future he only ever dreamed of...
  • The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you know what you’ve got in your hands? A little piece of fucking treasure, that’s what. I’ve taken initiative here and have turned my trusty Man Bible into an actual survival guide, because the loot between these pages will lead to each of you having happy, stress free lives with your women. Pick this gem up, put your big boy pants on, and start reading. Trust me, you won't regret it...
  • Onward: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Onward: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Halliday's enthralling Justice Saga continues in ONWARDThere’s no time for dull moments in Bendover, the Arizona desert town that Justice calls home as changes and challenges keep everyone on their toes...
  • Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Snuggle in with 7 hot single dad or dad-in-the-making tales to keep you warm this winter.Seven different dads from suited heroes to cops to mechanics and race car drivers to tech geniuses to contractors to teachers—all full-length stories with sigh-worthy happily-ever-afters and small town shenanigans! Along with a baby...or seven...
  • Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday

    Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After an ugly divorce, Brynn Baron-Wilde swore off men and created a new life in a quaint upstate touristy town where she runs a successful bakery and tearoom. Brynn has everything mapped out and she’s got no time for distractions. And then along came Jackson Merrill – former Army medic turned talented renovation specialist...
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    bdsm  humor  military  contemporary  length-long
  • Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission.Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret...
  • Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent

    Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A threesome gone horribly wrong? Been there, done that. Once upon a time, I had a crush on Damien Cardenas. I stalked him into a private club. And then I had a threesome with him and his best friend, Julian. It was unexpectedly great. I thought we had something, the three of us. Chemistry. Passion. The kind of connection that doesn’t come along every day...
  • Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come..
  • Sleighed: The Naughty List by Em Torrey

    Sleighed: The Naughty List by Em Torrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polish your jingle bells, strategically hang the mistletoe, and get ready to claim your spot on The Naughty List. This holiday season, fourteen of your favorite authors are spicing up the cocoa and taking advantage of those long winter nights, proving that sometimes it’s more fun to claim your coal than it is to stay on Santa’s good side...
  • Sleighed by Em Torrey

    Sleighed by Em Torrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polish your jingle bells, strategically hang the mistletoe, and get ready to claim your spot on The Naughty List. This holiday season, fourteen of your favorite authors are spicing up the cocoa and taking advantage of those long winter nights, proving that sometimes it’s more fun to claim your coal than it is to stay on Santa’s good side...
  • Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All it took was one look for Ben to know he’d found his forever.He just needs to figure out how to get the enchanting man to come down from his gilded cage and see what is waiting for him down below. But when the stunning dancer in the cage spends more time hiding from the world than embracing it, Ben knows he’s going to have to get creative if he wants to catch the pretty bird’s attention...
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    bdsm  humor  m-m  contemporary  queer  length-short
  • The Fling by M. Robinson

    The Fling by M. Robinson

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a new stand-alone romantic comedy. What happens when you make a pact with your boys to stay single and never fall in love? Well, you get the Playboy Pact. I was the playmaker. The one with the best moves, the best lines. I was the best at everything… And I mean, everything. There was no woman immune to my charm...
  • Cap by Elise Faber

    Cap by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior...
  • Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    They call me The Rock God. As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling rock band Onyx Knight, I have a life most people can’t even dream of… until it all becomes a nightmare.Our bass player dies.Now we’re tasked with the impossible job of replacing him or hanging it up for good.On top of the world just shy of my thirtieth birthday, I can’t imagine walking away. Not now...
  • All the Way by M. Mabie

    All the Way by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m a man’s man. A bro. A pal. A dude. And I love women.Am I a saint? Far from it.Do I go out with a lot of women? You’re damn right.I date them all. Shy. Loud. Too busy. Lonely. High maintenance. No confidence. No filter. Bad habits. Naive. Beautiful ones. Pretty ones—and believe me there is a difference, but that’s another soap box. Point is, I don’t discriminate...
  • Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson

    Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    This is how it all started, Robert Bradford set the tone for all the men in his family to come and he did it the only way that he knew how, but driving Elizabeth crazy and making sure that she would never forget how much he loved her...
  • Just One Night by Elle Casey

    Just One Night by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Jennifer doesn't know who to believe, but the lipstick on William's neck is just a little to red to ignore, much as he might like her to. The more she tries to make sense of the stories, the more it feels like she's repeating mistakes from her past, and that's something she wants to avoid at all costs, no matter how much it might hurt...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • The House on Firefly Beach: The perfect feel good summer romance by Jenny Hale

    The House on Firefly Beach: The perfect feel good summer romance by Jenny Hale

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nothing beats falling in love under the sun, with the sand beneath your feet. This gorgeous, feel-good, and heartwarming summer escape from the bestselling author of The Summer House is perfect for fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Susan Mallery and Nancy Thayer.For Sydney Flynn, her treasured family home, Starlight Cottage, is her sanctuary...
  • Love In Transit by Jana Aston, Ainsley Booth

    Love In Transit by Jana Aston, Ainsley Booth

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The concept: What if you gave six authors the same blurb? Would the stories look anything the same? Or would they be as different as the authors writing them? The blurb: You know those people that have a house full of motivational slogans? Embrace Every Moment, stamped on their coffee mugs. Always Kiss Me Goodnight painted above their perfectly made beds. I’m not one of those people...
  • Claiming Amelia by Jessica Blake

    Claiming Amelia by Jessica Blake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s back. She’s beautiful. And I plan to make her mine. Although I come from a family who talks with their fists, I rule the Southside of Boston more strategically... with brains, and a little brawn, if necessary. Mess with me, and I'll take you down. What I don’t expect is to be taken to my knees by little Amelia Byrne, the blue-eyed goddess who’s swept back into my life...
  • Tangled Up in Love: Box Set by Lauren Blakely

    Tangled Up in Love: Box Set by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Discover the sizzling, sexy and thrillingly romantic New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Caught Up in Love series by Lauren Blakely, the author of Seductive Nights! This ebook contains the following four books: • Caught Up In Us • Trophy Husband • Playing With Her Heart • Pretending He’s Mine -Kat Harper reconnects with her first love, Bryan, who broke her heart years ago...
  • Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it...
  • Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Geographically 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...
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    bdsm  new adult  contemporary  m-f  humor  length-short
  • Sunday Dinner (EMS) by R.L. Mathewson

    Sunday Dinner (EMS) by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nathan and Eric's mom is on a mission to get Nathan married. This is a glimpse of one of her Sunday Dinners with a potential candidate. Part #1:http://www.rlmathewson.com/sunday-din...Part#2: http://www.rlmathewson.com/sunday-din..
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  contemporary  humor
  • Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners

    Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This Christmas, the only thing I want tied up under the tree is her. For some, Christmas in New York means ice skating in Central Park. But for men like me with forbidden fantasies and money to fulfill them, it means a secret party at Club Expose, where Paige seems out of place. She's young and innocent, with both dreams and curves she tries to hide...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Dancing Diva by Lana Dash

    Dancing Diva by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    : a bachelorette in vegas romantic comedy (bad bridesmaids book...
  • A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day

    A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s New Year’s Eve and Adrian and Ellie meet again for another hot holiday.After Ellie’s disastrous breakup with her boyfriend, she’s done with alpha males. It’s a new year and time for her to find a new type of man. Until, sexy as sin Adrian enters her life once again.Adrian has no intention of letting Ellie get away from him...
  • Doctor Smug by Whitley Cox

    Doctor Smug by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It's all fun and games until somebody falls in love.RileyAs a surgical resident, my ego is beyond healthy.So when Daisy, the stubborn and sexy matchmaker, challenges me during night trivia at the local pub, it's impossible for me to say no.If I win--she owes me three epic dates where I pull out all the stops to woo her.If she wins--no dates and I walk home naked...
  • Tied to Roman by Loni Ree

    Tied to Roman by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    RavenI can’t believe the things I do for my job. The members of Sp*nked, the new band I’m trying to sign to my family’s record label are making me jump through hoops. Literally. Their latest demand, for me to join them for a night at The Sterling Rope, just might cause me to scream in frustration.I have no business at this club, where billionaires go to indulge...
  • The Reluctant Flirt by Jennifer Probst

    The Reluctant Flirt by Jennifer Probst

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst, discover The Reluctant Flirt…Just one night…After discovering her husband’s affair, Sierra Lourde flees to New York City for a little damage control—and a lot of wine. A tipsy night in a bar with a charming stranger seems like the perfect way to forget her troubles...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • The Hunt by Alice Ward

    The Hunt by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When I began the hunt, I didn’t know I’d find her. Confined to a hospital with a rare chromosomal disorder, my little brother began sending me on scavenger hunts to uncover the world for him when we were kids. When one of his quests brings me to a greasy Connecticut diner, my life is completely altered...
  • Just One Night, Part 3 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 3 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jennifer's idea of relaxing is a spa day with her best friend, but even when she's slathered in avocado and wearing cucumber glasses, there's no escaping the fact that she cannot get memories of a certain guy and a certain night (or two) out of her head...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • The Right Stud by Ilsa Madden-Mills, Tia Louise

    The Right Stud by Ilsa Madden-Mills, Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Wall 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  insta-love
  • The Dom's Bride: A BDSM Romance by Penelope Bloom

    The Dom's Bride: A BDSM Romance by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I 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...
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    bdsm  humor  new adult  contemporary  length-short  m-f
  • Just One Night, Part 6 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 6 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, presents the conclusion to the contemporary romance serial novel, JUST ONE NIGHT. [This book is PART 6. Readers should begin by reading PARTs 1-5 first. Part 6 is the LAST part of this serial novel and it contains bonus material that is not available in the paperback or fully-compiled ebook version...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Just One Night, Part 5 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 5 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Jennifer thought they had everything figured out. She and William were going to start over from scratch and take a chance on a real relationship. But then he doesn't call, and she wonders if she somehow managed to misinterpret everything. Further investigation puts her on William's doorstep, walking into a hell of a mess...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Thirty Day Boss by J. S. Cooper

    Thirty Day Boss by J. S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Three days ago, I didn’t even know Simon Cambridge existed. If it wasn’t for one drunken night out with my friends, I would never have met Mr. Cocky Pants. I certainly never would have entered into a bet with him if I’d known then what I know now. And if I hadn’t lost the bet I wouldn’t have to work for him for the next month. Today is only day one and he’s already driving me crazy.Ms...
  • Cake by Carmen Jenner

    Cake by Carmen Jenner

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A hilarious new rom-com from USA Today best-selling author Carmen Jenner. Poppy Porter's ex is getting married ... to her ex-best friend. To land her dream job of partner in the most prestigious firm on the Upper East Side, Poppy must now pull double shifts as their wedding planner and maid of honor. And the icing on a truly craptastic cake? Leo Nass...
  • Accidental Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis

    Accidental Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fifteen seconds to remember everything. Already an impossible task, the encroaching haze made it tougher. Fifteen years spent making it on my own. Fourteen days of freedom. Thirteen years since my parents died. Twelve nights of heaven. Eleven Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four people who’d give anything. Three tries to get it right. Two hearts to mend. One chance in sight...
  • First Night  (Club Volare, #.05): A Club Volare Prequel Novella (Club Volare .5) by Chloe Cox

    First Night (Club Volare, #.05): A Club Volare Prequel Novella (Club Volare .5) by Chloe Cox

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  contemporary  m-f
  • Mr. Darkness by Hilary Storm

    Mr. Darkness by Hilary Storm

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  contemporary  m-f  length-novella
  • Sweet Treat by Loni Ree

    Sweet Treat by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Temptation 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...
  • Just One Night, Part 2 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 2 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jennifer is suffering a serious man hangover when her best friend Mia swoops in and forces her out of her apartment for a night of good old-fashioned girlfriend fun. It seems like just the ticket to help her move on and follow through with her plan for a new perspective on life and men ... until everything goes really right and then just as quickly goes really wrong...
  • His Blushing Bride by Nichole Rose

    His Blushing Bride by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He'll do whatever it takes to claim this little angel…even if it means turning his entire life upside down.GrantLily Tremaine is the prettiest little angel I've ever seen.Her innocence calls to me like nothing else ever has.She's supposed to be my assistant.I want her to be my world.I probably shouldn't have threatened to fire her five minutes after I met her...
  • Sold on Spring Break: A Virgin and a Billionaire Romance by CA Quigg, Juliana Conners

    Sold on Spring Break: A Virgin and a Billionaire Romance by CA Quigg, Juliana Conners

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The only one who’ll break her in this spring is me. For the next week, a group of billionaires who call themselves The Exchange have taken over my Gulf Coast resort. The desperate assholes buy and sell women like livestock. Please. I’ve never paid for a woman’s company in my life, and I don’t intend to start...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Beautiful Beloved by Christina Lauren

    Beautiful Beloved by Christina Lauren

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The seventh work in the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling series that started with the Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player novels. Featuring all the Beautiful characters...plus one tiny new addition to the group.In Beautiful Stranger, finance whiz Sara Dillon met the irresistibly sexy Brit, Max Stella, at a New York City club...
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