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  • The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A standalone second chance romance by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken. You know the universe is trying to tell you something when you get struck by lightning, but only after getting hit on by the elderly, almost getting run over by a semi, and running into the one who got away...
  • Only Her by Allie Everhart

    Only Her by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Final book in the series! The dramatic conclusion to the story of Pearce and Rachel. After a tragic loss, Pearce has been forced to go on with his life but he's done so without success. He's consumed with work and is neglecting Garret, the only remaining piece of Rachel he has left...
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  • Conviction by Lesley Jones

    Conviction by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She was mine. Our love, unquestioned. Our futures planned. But she didn't show. All that we had, all that we meant, and after all that was said, she just didn't show. That one act changed everything, but it especially changed me and from that moment on, there was no going back. No words of love, no whispered promises, just sex and drugs and rock and roll...
  • Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new adult / college standalone sports romance novel from USA Today bestselling author, MJ Fields . Their First Fall Keeka Alone in the world, after her mother’s death, she tries to find the life she dreamed of as a child. Trucker Alone in the world the family he felt part of began to fall apart, as his dreams of being an NFL quarterback become his reality...
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    new adult  betrayal  sports  contemporary  cheating
  • Bad at You by Adriane Leigh

    Bad at You by Adriane Leigh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    They say that madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results...but what happens when the very person that brought your heart back to life has the ability to shatter it with one confession?After an explosive affair left their hearts battered and scarred, Georgia and Tristan are trying for a fresh start...
  • Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Markus Reeves is sucking. Big-time. Toiling away on a minor-league hockey team hundreds of miles away from home, he's watching his dreams of an NHL career fade away. Add in the lingering guilt he has over the dramatic demise of his relationship with college girlfriend, Mekena, and he's a mess on and off the ice. But the family of his heart, the Sinclairs, won't let Markus suffer any longer...
  • Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her innocence is masked with vulnerability. Until her walls crumble… Undeniable Desire His world is full of despair. Until he finds her light… Unyielding Chemistry Falling in love seemed to heal them both. Until their haunting pasts threatens to destroy… Unrelenting protection Robbie Hayes’s life changed the day a horrific accident shook his foundation...
  • You're the Reason by Tari Faris, Susan May Warren

    You're the Reason by Tari Faris, Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How could she ever love the man blamed for her brother’s death? A novel of Redemption, Forgiveness, and Unrequited Love in this Home to Heritage novel."Tari Faris delivers a masterful blend of romance and redemption in this compelling tale that will tug at your heartstrings and inspire your soul. A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances...
  • Ray of Hope by E.L. Todd

    Ray of Hope by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ryker and I aren’t exactly perfect. But I was falling for him—and falling hard. Every kiss. Every touch. Every embrace. Just made me realize this wasn’t a fling. It wasn’t even a relationship. It was so much more. I just hoped Rex was wrong about Ryker. Because I didn’t have the heart to listen to him say those terrible three words. Told you so...
  • Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can...I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse...
  • Only You by Stephanie Rose

    Only You by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Only You is a STANDALONE novel in the Second Chances Series. I spent my life searching for love, but Evan was right there all along. As gorgeous on the inside as he was on the outside, I never had to wonder if he loved me. He showed me with every glance, every sweet touch, every scorching kiss. I wanted nothing more than to give him my forever—until I found out I may not have one...
  • Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver

    Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Things are heating up in the little town of Eden, where one young girl has been attacked and no one has the answers. Now with Jace's main suspect in some trouble of her own, everything is up in the air...
  • Scarred by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron

    Scarred by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Whitton ‘Skinny’ Thorne – scarred skin only covers a beautiful soul. Bitter with a capital B. Life has been hell from the beginning when Whitton was burned as an infant, yet as much as he pushes me away I’m always coming back for more...
  • Conklin's Corruption by Brooke Page

    Conklin's Corruption by Brooke Page

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You can’t get caught up in this dicey scheme, Becca. He���ll ruin you.” His eyes were as big as saucers, childlike and pleading. Tyler was terrified and in way too deep, barely hanging on by a thread from the mess his family created. I adored and cherished him more than my own life. I had to keep him safe. We belonged together, forever...
  • The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...
  • Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There are moments in life when a good thing comes along at the wrong time. Juniper Sellers definitely fits that description. I’m not ready for her, but damn do I want her. She’s a beautiful bird with a broken wing and that spells nothing but trouble. I’m not strong enough to walk away. I should, because I’m as broken as her. She’s fire and sass. I’m a moth drawn to her flame...
  • Jake by C.M. Steele

    Jake by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Jake had my heart since I was a little girl. The day he left, my heart broke, but I had hope that he’d come back until it was too late. Now, it was time to erase Jake Richards from my soul.I’ve loved Lea for so long and soon she’ll be mine. No one, not even her father, will keep me away from her. We were meant to be together...
  • 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...
  • Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Hope Falls romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Their future was set. He was going to be a firefighter, and she was going to be a filmmaker. They were going to get married and live happily-ever-after with two kids and a dog…She supposed one out five ain’t bad...
  • The Way You Love Me by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    The Way You Love Me by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oliver Fox never thought he’d step foot in Deep Haven again—not with the ghosts he left behind. But when the custody battle for his beloved daughter hinges on his ability to face his past, he returns to Deep Haven and dives back into the fray of his mistakes…starting with the girl next door.Veterinarian Lena Larson has her hands full with the town’s pets, including a shelter for lost animals...
  • A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

    A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Six years after he had walked out on his wife and kids, Grant was freshly single again and looking to reconcile with Bethanne Hamlin. To forgive the betrayal was one thing, she did that for herself. To forget was something that she didn’t think she could ever do and she wasn’t sure if she could ever trust him again either...
  • Jedson by Cora Brent

    Jedson by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "This was all nuts. The way I wanted him. The ways we knew each other. And the ways we didn't..." LEAH When I was too young to know any better Ryan Jedson fascinated me. After he went on the run I thought I'd never see him again. I was wrong. Now that he's back in town I realize it's a bad idea to catch his eye. And yet I can't help it. Sometimes you want the one you shouldn't want...
  • Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Nikan Rebuilt , the next novel in the Preload series. Does the past ever really stay in the past? Nikan can never be complete. He's got a rock group made up of the family he built for himself, more money than he knows what to do with, and a stream of groupies falling over themselves to date him...
  • Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The only kinds of luck I knew were bad and worse...until my life hung in the balance. I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls. I couldn’t resist him for long...
  • Until the Lightning Strikes: Happily Ever Alpha World by Elle Christensen

    Until the Lightning Strikes: Happily Ever Alpha World by Elle Christensen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rachel Hill is struggling to get out of the life she was raised in. With only two more semesters to go, she’ll have her college degree and her ticket out of town. But, it seems as though bad luck is raining down on her and when the company she works for goes out of business, her income goes from meager to nothing. She’s desperate to find a way to pay for school...
  • The Dance by Alison G. Bailey

    The Dance by Alison G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    ***From Amazon and International bestselling author, Alison G. Bailey, comes a Contemporary Romance story about what happens after the happily ever.*** Bryson Walker stumbled heart first into the steady rhythm of her life, never questioning whether other possibilities existed...
  • Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery

    Proposing to Preston by Katy Regnery

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Proposing to Preston is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome Winslow brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Except Brooks... he's probably sailing around the world with Skye by now. And Christopher, who's only on the look-out for a congressional seat and absolutely. nothing. else...
  • Hopeless Vows by Rachael Duncan

    Hopeless Vows by Rachael Duncan

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It was a social experiment that was supposed to lead to my happily ever after. The rules were simple: 1. Marry a complete stranger chosen for you by a panel of experts. 2. Live together as man and wife for eight weeks. 3. Make a decision to stay together or get a divorce. Call me crazy, but I had complete faith in the process, until I saw who was waiting for me at the end of the aisle...
  • My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker

    My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s only one woman I’d give up my bachelor’s lifestyle for… my brother’s girl. But she was mine first. High school. Youth. Innocence. I can still taste her on my lips if I close my eyes. And here she is, back in my life, dating my brother. A brother that doesn’t know my past because I’m a private sort of guy...
  • Love & Ink by J.D. Hawkins

    Love & Ink by J.D. Hawkins

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I'm a world famous tattoo artist with a six month waiting list. Everybody's begging me to put my ink on them. I'm the hottest shit in L.A., and can get any girl I want. So the last thing I expect is for Ash Carter to walk into my shop and blow me off. I've spent the last seven years screwing half the women in the northern hemisphere, but nobody could come close to the girl I left behind...
  • Deciding Tomorrow by Renee Ericson

    Deciding Tomorrow by Renee Ericson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What if a love, once lost, came around for a second chance? After a fated meeting with the one person who captured her heart many years ago, Ruby Miller is taking a leap of faith, right into the arms of her past. Four years have gone by since the tragedy that tore Ruby and Brent apart, setting them on different paths, battered and searching...
  • Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Walking in on Riley pole dancing in her private studio made me want to take her on the spot. Owning things is second nature for me. But Riley isn’t so easy to own. Her confidence is enough to make me go ape sh#t. One sway of her hips had her owning me . Now her studio is on the chopping block - and I’m the butcher. She needs to place to live and my house is perfect...
  • Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele

    Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Emmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go...
  • All The Beautiful Things by Stacey Lynn

    All The Beautiful Things by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The stunning conclusion to Hudson and Lilly's story will release on May...
  • 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...
  • The Scars I Bare by J.L. Berg

    The Scars I Bare by J.L. Berg

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every scar tells a story... Some are etched on the skin, for the whole world to see. Others are buried deep, so deep, only the heart can truly find them. Dean Sutherland was the quintessential guy next door. Strong and dependable, with a heart of gold, he knew exactly where his life was headed. Until one fateful night at sea ripped away everything. Now he’s adrift, a man without a purpose...
  • If We Fall by Nina Lane

    If We Fall by Nina Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We fell in love. Then our world fell apart. I wished so hard for Cole Danforth. And one day, he came true. He was my first boyfriend, my first lover, my first and only love. He should also have been my last. But in a split-second, we were ripped apart, our lives broken, my heart shattered. After ten years, I've returned to my hometown, the place of my greatest joy and darkest pain...
  • All We Are by Elisabeth Grace, Michelle Lynn

    All We Are by Elisabeth Grace, Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming face-to-face with my past changes EVERYTHING. I'm at the top of my game. All my struggles have finally paid off. Life should be great. I mean, life is great. Except for the fact that I can't stop thinking of her. The woman who mangled my heart into a bloody pulp and never looked back. If I could free myself of our shared memories, my future would be golden...
  • Bye-Bye Baby by Airicka Phoenix

    Bye-Bye Baby by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love has no expiration. The morning Beth packed her bags and walked out of Cole’s life was the day he swore the only girl for him would be the six year old who called him daddy. He didn’t have time for love, not between raising his baby girl and trying to figure out what the hell he was going to do with his life...
  • by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Adam "Reaper" Dedman is cruising toward the bottom of the pit of despair. The Navy has washed their hands of him and now he's got nothing else to do but waste the rest of his life. Or so he thinks. Down on his luck and running out of choices, Reaper agrees to meet the man who walked away from his mother...
  • Hungry For Owen by Cameron Hart

    Hungry For Owen by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emery: I’ve worked at Sweet Perfection since I was in high school. I’m one business loan application away from being the sole owner of the bakery. Buying Sweet Perfection is the most important thing in my life, so when the too-handsome, too-charming, too-good-to-be-true Owen starts coming in and asking me out every morning, I have no choice but to turn him down...
  • Ruined by Marie Johnston

    Ruined by Marie Johnston

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Before I’m forced to say “I do," I'm flying to paradise to live it up with whomever I want. Only I don't know that the person I find to spend the next two weeks with is my future husband. I’m a self-professed daddy's girl, but now my he’s gone and I’m left to run the company that's become my life, my passion. Until I get a visit from a lawyer with demands from a mysterious tycoon...
  • Overdue: A Small Town Romance by Avery Samson

    Overdue: A Small Town Romance by Avery Samson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The first time I saw her, I knew she was the one. Then she broke my nose. She started a war, one that would last through our childhood. After years of being gone, I’m home for good this time. If that isn’t bad enough, guess who I find bent over a filing cabinet, looking better than I remember? Everything in me tells me to run. But I’m a glutton for punishment...
  • What Do You Want? by K. Dosal McLendon, K. Dosal

    What Do You Want? by K. Dosal McLendon, K. Dosal

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    LiamFamily, soccer, and friends, it’s what I’m best at.And after Lucy left seven months ago, it’s all I’ve focused on.The last year of college is here, and aside from soccer, I don’t know what I want.Especially after screwing my best friend, the girl with ripped jeans, Doc Martens, and a spicy attitude. Since then, Vanessa’s attitude isn’t the only thing spicing up between us either...
  • Surviving Love by Ada Frost

    Surviving Love by Ada Frost

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What do you do when you find out you’re pregnant, your boyfriend rejects you, your sister is beaten half to death and the most annoyingly gorgeous man takes up residence in your house? Well ladies, there is only one thing to do, pull up your big girl knickers and show the world your middle finger. Louise Beaumont is renowned for her sharp wit, smart mouth and sassy personality...
  • Finding Ours by Megan Smith

    Finding Ours by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    **A USA TODAY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR**Things are altering.Times are passing.Hearts are breaking.People are changing.Families are falling apart.Friendships are diminishing.Falling in love isn't all it's cracked up to be...
  • How We Fall by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb

    How We Fall by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s not always about how we fall- it’s about where we end up once we land. I remember the very first time I laid eyes on Cole Lincoln. It still feels like yesterday when he stumbled into my life with his messy brown hair and dark eyes. Even though I was only ten years old at the time, I knew right then and there that he was going to change everything...
  • Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky

    Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Hailed as “a heartwarming story” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), a celebration of what matters most in life, Barbara Delinsky’s profoundly moving New York Times bestseller is as richly textured and captivating as the Northern California landscape in which it is set...
  • Whiskey Lullaby by Stevie J. Cole

    Whiskey Lullaby by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We all have guilty pleasures. Mine was the boy my father took in. The guy everyone said I was too good for. The one I knew would ruin me. But I couldn't help it. The way Noah Greyson's voice sounded when he sang whiskey lullabies to me in the dark; how perfect his arms felt wrapped around my stomach, his nose nuzzled in my hair- that's what made me fall...
  • Suddenly Broken by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Suddenly Broken by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m music royalty.Part of Hollywood’s elite.It’s a perk of being the only daughter of Gabe Colt and Chris Decker.Except, no one knows my fathers are together.They kept their marriage private along with their children.They hid us–and their love for each other–for years.I grew up sheltered from the celebrity world.But I was exposed to so many lies…All I’ve ever wanted is a normal life.Friends.Love...
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