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  • The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata

    The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From Joseph Cannata and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes the love story of Jesse and Ella told from a unique perspective in this companion novella to the international bestselling novel The Broken One. Step back into the Falcon Falls Security world and experience it like never before...
  • My Bad by Lani Lynn Vale

    My Bad by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 48 ratings
    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. Unfortunately, he learned a long time ago that Army Delta Force and long-lasting relationships don’t go hand in hand...
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  • My Everything - Seth & Amber by Melanie Shawn

    My Everything - Seth & Amber by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Strong. Sexy. Skilled. Seth Sloan is returning to Harper’s Crossing a decorated war hero. As the leader of a Special Forces Marine Elite Unit Seth is trained to handle any situation…except one. An injury sustained in combat forced him to accept a medical discharge. Now he’s heading back to his hometown to reconnect with his family and a world he doesn’t recognize...
  • Sweet by Elizabeth Hunter

    Sweet by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He survived by always being in control. She’s about to make him melt. It’s 2004, and Daisy Rivera knows two things: she’s going to end up disappointing her parents’ fondest hopes and dreams in roughly six months, and somehow she’s going to figure out how to kiss the mysterious tattoo artist two shops down from her grandmother’s cafe that everyone calls Spider...
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave! Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • This Is Love by Melissa Foster

    This Is Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Fall 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...
  • Neanderthal Next Door by K.C. Crowne

    Neanderthal Next Door by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Don't fall for your enemy. .. Especially NOT a Neanderthal neighbor determined to make your life h*ll. After one unforgettable encounter Hunter immediately became the bane of my existence. He may be insanely HOT, dark and mysterious. .. But I want ZERO to do with him. There are THREE very good reasons:. #1 He's got secrets. #2 He's a crabby pants S. O. B. who thinks he can intimate me...
  • Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain

    Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her reach. She's moving into a cottage in beautiful Nightingale Square, close to the local community garden, where she can indulge her passion for making preserves and pickles...
  • 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...
  • THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE. Enjoy 6 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. VERY STEAMY. You've been warned :). Titles in this series:. Seducing the Storm. I’m a soldier. I’m a hard man. I don’t do love and I don’t do cute but the moment I meet Lenny Coleman that is exactly what I get...
  • Incinerate by Tessa Teevan

    Incinerate by Tessa Teevan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Knox and Charlotte's story. When Knox Wellington opens the door to Charlie Davenport, he's not expecting the fiery brunette with whiskey colored eyes and a feisty personality. Sparks fly immediately, even though their initial meeting is nothing but hostile...
  • The Forever House by Veronica Henry

    The Forever House by Veronica Henry

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Hunter's Moon is the ultimate 'forever' house. Nestled by a river in the Peasebrook valley, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over fifty years, and now estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there. But the sale of the house unlocks decades of family secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past. . .
  • Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince

    Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    After her husband left her for her best friend, Hayden Young moved to Hope Valley looking for a fresh start for her and her daughter. The last thing she expected was to run into the man who had rocked her world in the middle of the wine section of the local grocery store...
  • 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...
  • Hover by Anne A. Wilson

    Hover by Anne A. Wilson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 15 ratings
    Kristin Hannah meets Tom Clancy: a thrilling, emotional women’s journey written by a groundbreaking former Navy pilot. Helicopter pilot Lt. Sara Denning joins a Navy battle group with little fanfare—and that’s just the way she likes it. After her brother Ian’s tragic death, her career path seemed obvious: step into his shoes and join the Naval Academy, despite her fear of water...
  • The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    3 rules for protecting your best friends’ little And we broke them all…. Sierra Beckett is so off-limits I’ve never even looked at her twice. I’m best friends with her four brothers, and I do not have a death wish. Unfortunately, Sierra and I are stuck in a safe house with one bed and a set of rules we can’t help but break…. I know I should resist the temptation but I don’t want to...
  • 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 ONWARD. There’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. Cam uncovers a shocking twist in a matter close to the heart of Family Justice. Domineau confronts her fears. Remy gets a surprise upgrade. Alex wobbles...
  • Enemies to Lovers by Gena Showalter

    Enemies to Lovers by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes another scorching Original Heartbreakers tale featuring an aloof bad boy and the rowdy Southern belle who rocks his world…. Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and a single rule—one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions...
  • Billionaires and Bad Boys: The Complete 7-Book Box Set by Nikki Chase

    Billionaires and Bad Boys: The Complete 7-Book Box Set by Nikki Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything has a price. Including her. A collection of SEVEN full-length romances with HEAs and no cliffhangers, plus a never-before-published exclusive bonus novelette, featuring the couples from all seven stories that are included in the box set. GUILTY. I swore to keep my dirty paws off her. For her own good...
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  • Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dean "Mr. O" Kellar has been following closely in the footsteps of his famous adopted father for years, but when Megan Davis pops back into his life suddenly he starts following him in a new light. She was the girl who saved Dean when they were children and the girl he needs to save now...
  • We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hunter Raven: A force of nature, the epitome of a broody alpha male. Enigmatic, broody alpha male. Guess I gotta push that out because I am his therapist now. Turns out, he is going to be my most challenging client ever! Everything about this relationship is wrong. He’s ex-military, running away from demons of his past,. And I’m supposed to be treating him...
  • Losing My Breath by J. Rose Black

    Losing My Breath by J. Rose Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Marine never says die. Neither does his princess. Battle lines are drawn when sheltered debutante Meridian Daly moves across the hall from grumpy former special forces Marine Callan Brand. Situated a bit closer than advertised to 'crime alley', Meridian’s neighbor finds himself grudgingly guarding the pampered princess out of habit...
  • All I Want by Jill Shalvis

    All I Want by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    From the “awesomely, incredibly talented”* New York Times bestselling author of Still the One, comes a sexy new Animal Magnetism novel set in Sunshine, Idaho, where the sky is the limit when it comes to love. Pilot-for-hire Zoe Stone is happy to call Sunshine, Idaho, her home base. But her quiet life is thrown for a loop when her brother’s friend Parker comes to stay with her for a week. The U...
  • Mine Forever by Mia Ford

    Mine Forever by Mia Ford

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One Sexy Flight Attendant. One Hot Pilot. And an eventful flight together! Drew. My job as a Pilot is demanding. I enjoy being in control! Until I meet Jess, my hot blonde flight attendant. There's nothing about her that doesn't drive me crazy. No matter what time and what place. But getting involved with a woman is the last thing I wanted...
  • Deeper by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Deeper by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fell in love with the boogey man. For ten years I have plotted and planned my revenge against the man who was all shadow and death. He took the most important thing in my life away from me and I meant to return the favor. Except, I was wrong. .. Now, because of my mistakes, there are men intent on hurting him. But I will not run from this. I need to protect him just like he would protect me...
  • Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say love is all around. Yeah, for everyone but me. It sounds crazy, I know. Breaking News: badass bodyguard for the nation’s top security firm doesn’t know how to talk to women. That’s it, folks.  I have no game. Luckily my newfound family at Blake Security accepts me exactly as I am. But there are things in my past, secrets , that I’d do anything to protect them from...
  • The Complete Firehouse 56 Series by Chase Jackson

    The Complete Firehouse 56 Series by Chase Jackson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These four firefighters are too hot to handle! Our marriage might be fake, but the heat between us is real. Brady. Cassidy was always around. The girl next door. But as we grew up, my time in the military made us grow apart. She isn’t my little Ladybug anymore. She’s a confident, curvy beauty. And I want her to climb my ladder. Until her mom got sick and everything changed...
  • Still Brazen by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Still Brazen by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How the hell did I, the perpetual bachelor, end up accidentally married in Vegas—to my client? As soon as I find out who’s trying to kill her, we’ll get a quickie divorce. .. or will we? I was never supposed to be married. I was never supposed to fall in love. I was never supposed to put her in danger. But now that she’s back in my life I wonder if some things shouldn’t stay in Vegas...
  • Bearded Brothers: Mountain Brothers Series Box Set by K.C. Crowne

    Bearded Brothers: Mountain Brothers Series Box Set by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Five sexy mountain men and the lucky ladies who capture their hearts. Transport yourself into the charming and magical town of Blue River, Colorado as we follow the rugged, rowdy and hot Hunter brothers in their quests to find lasting love on the mountains. Book One: Her Mountain Daddy. I need to run my family resort alongside my rowdy brothers,. Not fall hard for my kids' home school teacher...
  • The Right Choice: Difficult Choices 2 by Ava Gray

    The Right Choice: Difficult Choices 2 by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve put myself in an impossible situation. Giving my heart to two men has its consequences. I thought I’d lost my fiancé when I fell in love with his doctor. Gavin was my biggest support while Drew was in a year-long coma. He took my shattered heart and showed me I could love again. With Drew back, I’m torn. Torn into half. On one hand, I have to honor my commitment...
  • So Wrong It's Right by Julie Johnson

    So Wrong It's Right by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Shelby Hunt has the perfect life, married to the perfect man. At least, that’s what anyone would think, looking at her...
  • Foreplay: A Bad Boy's Baby Romance by Rye Hart

    Foreplay: A Bad Boy's Baby Romance by Rye Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cybersex has never been so great. Mr. Dreamy was a welcomed distraction. I let him own me in the worst way. Over and over. But he's been keeping a secret from me. And I have a feeling my growing belly has something to do with it. I have no problem getting girls in bed. Though with millions on the line my options were limited. So I created a profile on a dating site and got busy...
  • Single Dad’s Spring Break: A Billionaire's Second Chance Romance by Rye Hart

    Single Dad’s Spring Break: A Billionaire's Second Chance Romance by Rye Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even after so many years, the attraction is f*cking undeniable. USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, RYE HART. Money can't fill the void inside my chest. Brooke is the only women who can make me whole. But, I screwed things up years ago. And she blames me for her insecurities around men. Luckily, Spring Break brought us to the same Caribbean island. She needs to know I've changed...
  • Hometown Hitman by Jacob Chance

    Hometown Hitman by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never planned to return to Albans Cove, until a family emergency has me rushing back home for the first time in fifteen years. Everything’s the same in the small, quirky lake town—everything except the shy girl I left behind. As the owner of the local inn and bar, Whitney Morgan has grown into the confident spitfire I always imagined she’d be...
  • Hero's Risk by Gina Azzi

    Hero's Risk by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nine years ago, Celine Hernandez broke my heart. Eight years ago, she stomped on it for good measure. When Celine moved to LA after high school, I enlisted in the Marines. After an honorable discharge, I’m home, in Tennessee, living out my dream as a professional hockey player. Now, she’s back in our hometown, filming a movie, and reminding me of a past I’ve tried to forget...
  • Love So Irresistible by Marquita Valentine

    Love So Irresistible by Marquita Valentine

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All former Navy SEAL Mason Lawson craves is solitude. Unfortunately, his new neighbor won’t allow him the peace he so desperately needs. Between the traffic and the music, Mason is constantly on edge—not exactly what the doctor ordered for someone recovering from a bullet to the leg...
  • A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Army Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest. Unfortunately, Casper’s wearing some seriously strong armor and Slater’s charm offensives bounce right off...
  • Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke

    Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a better fighter. .. but she has all the weapons. After his combat injuries retire him from the military career he wasn't ready to give up, battle-scarred Hudson Reyes now spends his new life as a movie industry fight scene and weapons specialist simply doing what he knows best: surviving. Until he meets her . The one woman who makes him want to live again...
  • Ice Cold Saint by Cynthia Eden

    Ice Cold Saint by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “I’m here to take you down. ” – Saint. “You said that wrong. What you meant was that you’re here to fall in love with me. ” - Alice. Saint is in the family business…the business of hunting killers and closing unsolved cases. He knows his reputation—most people think he is a monster. Dangerous, cold, deadly…and with no conscience. But it takes a guy like him to get the job done...
  • Secret Baby with my Boss's Brother by Ava Gray

    Secret Baby with my Boss's Brother by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    3 things you shouldn’t do when you’re a billionaire’s. I learned actions have consequences the hard way. All it took was one summer fling with my boss’s brother, and I ended up pregnant and devastated after hearing a secret that changed everything. Five years later, Kincaid reappears, pretending nothing’s wrong...
  • January On Fire: A Firefighter Fake Marriage Romance by Chase Jackson

    January On Fire: A Firefighter Fake Marriage Romance by Chase Jackson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Our marriage might be fake, but the heat between us is real. Brady. Cassidy was always around. The girl next door. But as we grew up, my time in the military made us grow apart. She isn’t my little Ladybug anymore. She’s a confident, curvy beauty. And I want her to climb my ladder. Until her mom got sick and everything changed. Her mother’s dying wish? To see her baby walk down the aisle...
  • Ex Marks The Perfect Spot by Cynthia Eden

    Ex Marks The Perfect Spot by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    He can’t be the hero. One moment, Chelsea Ember is sitting on a gorgeous, tropical island and sipping a cute drink, but in the next instant, she’s being tossed in the back of a van and spirited away. She’s terrified, desperate, and sure that she will never see her family again…then he rushes to her rescue. Her ex. Her gorgeous, hyper-controlled, heartbreaker of a former lover, Colt Easton...
  • Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She’s never felt desired. He’s never craved a woman more…in this sizzling classic from New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. Previously published as Can’t Hardly Breathe. Dorothea Mathis has overcome the obstacles life tossed her way…but she can’t shake her long-standing crush on former Army Ranger Daniel Porter...
  • Winter Kisses at Roseford Hall by Fay Keenan

    Winter Kisses at Roseford Hall by Fay Keenan

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true. .. The sleepy Somerset village of Roseford is the temporary home for the cast and crew of the latest Christmas movie, and there's an excitement in the air that can't be ignored. When Lucy Cameron, the owner of Roseford Cafe, is asked to fulfil a last-minute catering order on set, she can't believe her luck...
  • This is the Wonder (The Clean Cut) by Tracey Ward

    This is the Wonder (The Clean Cut) by Tracey Ward

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I went to Europe to study. To have fun, to hide, to run away from the endless sea of choices that would mold and shape the rest of my life. I wasn't ready for any of that. I wasn't ready to have all the answers. I definitely wasn't ready for Jax. Handsome, sweet, and sporting the biggest blue eyes I'd ever seen, he swooped into my world and changed everything...
  • 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...
  • A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley

    A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Blake Johnson knows is the life of a Marine. After serving his country for eight years, he returns to his family for some rest and rehabilitation. Fighting an internal war, he battles the debate of extending his time in the military to keep serving alongside his brothers and sisters or transitioning back to civilian life and finding a new purpose...
  • The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My whole life, I never fit anywhere, with anyone, and then when I finally find someone who makes me feel special, he's engaged to my half-sister. I knew I should be able to get over him, move past it all, but somehow, I don't think it'll be that easy. When Allie Dodd receives an invitation to a charity event, the last thing she wants to do is risk seeing Jal Lindstrom again...
  • Cuffing Her: A Small Town Cop Romance by Emily Bishop

    Cuffing Her: A Small Town Cop Romance by Emily Bishop

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's my only suspect. Guess I'll have to restrain her. We don't have a ton of crime in this small town. And usually it doesn't involve hot-as-fu@k chefs. As retired Special Forces, I like things safe. Orderly. Suspects are totally off limits. But around Naomi, I can't think with anything except my co@k. To say I'm closed off is an understatement...
  • Keeping His Secret: A Secret Baby Romance by Kira Blakely

    Keeping His Secret: A Secret Baby Romance by Kira Blakely

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My job doesn't allow for love. But I'm not letting her go. I've built my fortune on being covert. Innocent lives depend on my silence. Living a double life leaves no time for love. But Lilly makes me want to leave it all behind. Show my true colors, and see hers too. Her eyes give new meaning to 'top-secret. '. Her innocence disarms me...
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