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Wanting More by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBook five in the Mitchell series is finally Conner's story. He may not have the last name Mitchell, but he is a big part of the family. When Conner moved to NC to help out the family with a new business venture, he never saw himself becoming interested in his sister's boss, Amy. Their first meeting was not ideal and both were left with little interest in even becoming friends...Categorized as:
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![Buttons and Despise by Penelope Sky]()
Buttons and Despise by Penelope Sky
My father wouldn’t approve of most of the men I’ve dated—but definitely not him. His name is Bones—and he’s an enemy to my family. I thought I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he planned this moment long ago. He’s taken me captive—and he wants the life that was stolen from him. Killing and torturing me is his best way to accomplish that. But the intensity between us is overpowering...Categorized as:
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![Heller's Girlfriend by J.D. Nixon]()
Heller's Girlfriend by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTilly Chalmers’ life is complicated. Her boyfriend is demanding more attention while her boss, Heller, is always a distracting temptation...Categorized as:
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![Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer]()
Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...Categorized as:
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![A Risqué Engagement by Stephanie Nicole Norris]()
A Risqué Engagement by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the surface, Corinne Thomas has the world at her fingertips. As a stewardess for one of the largest airlines, Corinne travels the globe, gaining a glimpse of what most people only fantasize about. Adventurous by nature, her daring persona allows her the freedom to take risks and live her life, at times, in complete anonymity...Categorized as:
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Blaze by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion. The action, drama, and secrecy continue with Blaze, coming February 22, 2022!Categorized as:
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![The Consigliere by Stella Andrews]()
The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business. The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas. With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon. Abigail Kensington . Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess. The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league. A woman my target is obsessed with... -
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Handling Haven (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds***. Haven Caldwell had the world at her feet. Traveling around the globe, hobnobbing with the elite, she did things other people could only dream of, but it was all a cover...Categorized as:
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![Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James]()
Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US...Categorized as:
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High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin. Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile. Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction. Now the mayor of New York City is dead. I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...Categorized as:
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![Special Forces: Operation Alpha: Handling Haven: A Deimos/Trident Security/Delta Team Crossover (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole]()
Special Forces: Operation Alpha: Handling Haven: A Deimos/Trident Security/Delta Team Crossover (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHaven Caldwell had the world at her feet. Traveling around the globe, hobnobbing with the elite, she did things other people could only dream of, but it was all a cover. As a covert operative of Deimos, a US black-ops agency that has more secrets than the CIA, she knew how to handle herself in any given situation, even if it required killing someone...Categorized as:
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![Enraptured by Ginger Voight]()
Enraptured by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the third and final book of the Fullerton Family Saga, long-simmering secrets explode with disastrous consequences. The fractured Fullertons face their biggest challenges yet, and every single one must rise to their own personal challenges and beat their demons once and for all - no matter what it takes...Categorized as:
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![Heller's Decision by J.D. Nixon]()
Heller's Decision by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTilly Chalmers’ new job as a researcher for a major TV star is turning out to be more eventful than she ever expected. Always on the lookout for a high rating story for her famous boss, she tangles with adult movie stars, and the man who inspired a couple of blood-thirsty young murderers... -
![Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane]()
Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEva. There is nothing wrong with believing in true love, right? Maybe I’m the type of woman who watches too many happily-ever-afters, but I want my prince charming. If I know one thing for sure, it’s this -- I’m not going to find him sitting around at the Kings Reapers MC’s clubhouse. Don’t get me wrong, the men here are hotter than Hades, but they’re more like Thor...Categorized as:
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![Break Him by Nicki Grace]()
Break Him by Nicki Grace
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMY HUSBAND IS PLANNING to leave me soon and he thinks that I don’t know. Can you believe that after 14 years of marriage and 3 kids, he simply wants to. discard me like I am trash? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN...Categorized as:
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![Revere by Bethany-Kris]()
Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Legacy Novel. She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen... -
![Heller's Revenge by J.D. Nixon]()
Heller's Revenge by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTilly Chalmers’ sexy boss, Heller, has a talent for making enemies. Not a forgive-and-forget kind of man, he has a few scores to settle - including one with Tilly’s brother...Categorized as:
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Making Room For You by M.A. Clarke Scott, MaryAnn Clarke
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of The Art of Enchantment, comes Making Room for You, an inspiring, heart-warming enemies-to-lovers romantic women’s fiction tale... -
![Sail by M. Mabie]()
Sail by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me... -
![The Sexy Billionaire by J.A. Low]()
The Sexy Billionaire by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiorgio. I’ve always been the dutiful son, living my life for everyone else but me. So, walking in on my fiancée with someone else during our engagement party should have filled me with devastation, but instead, I felt relieved... -
![Malicious Wedding by B.B. Hamel]()
Malicious Wedding by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn obsession spanning decades. A ghost from my past. I turned away from the darkness—but Carson wants to drag me back. I thought my life was charmed. I own a bar, have great friends, and things always seem to work out in my favor. At least until Carson Crowley comes storming back into my world. He’s a mafia prince, the kind of man that smolders whenever he enters a room... -
![Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond]()
Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER? My life is no fairytale. I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess. She’s the femme fatale in the story. Fuck. Marry. Kill. I chose the former. She chose the latter. My family chose the option neither of us wanted. For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one... -
![Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans]()
Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA frenemy, second-chance, celebrity romance. She vowed to never forgive him. .. A dynamic drummer must rely on the sexy director who shattered her heart in order to find her sister. Once upon a time, Adria Rojas had it all―a budding romance, her music, and a whole family. Then in one year, her bandmate was murdered, her sister vanished, and the man she trusted humiliated her beyond forgiveness... -
![Royal Haze by L.J. Evans]()
Royal Haze by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI pledge allegiance to her…and only her. The stunning conclusion to The Painted Daisies series. Singer and lead guitarist Nikki Rani will do whatever it takes to keep her mom and her band safe, even if it means keeping secrets about her friend's murder. She failed her loved ones once and won't be taken in again by a ridiculous story. There are no fairy tales in her future... -
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![Mafia Bride by L. Steele]()
Mafia Bride by L. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s No Knight in Shining Armor. Massimo Domenico Sovrano is arrogant, mean, full of swagger and oh so hot. As one of the most feared gangsters in Italy, he can have any woman he sets his sight on. But for some reason he wants me. The chemistry between us is off the charts. So I sleep with him on our very first meeting. Only, he betrays me. He breaks my heart. Which is why I lie to him... -
![Maddox's Truce: Special Edition by Heather Slade]()
Maddox's Truce: Special Edition by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Hatfields and McCoys have nothing on the Butler and Avilla families. The feud between the families has been going on for decades and doesn't look like it will end anytime soon. But neither the feud, nor the fence between the wineries can keep two determined young lovers apart...Categorized as:
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![Sinning in Vegas by Sam Mariano]()
Sinning in Vegas by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is not a standalone. Book one must be read before you read this one. Life in Vegas was no fairy tale. Prince Charming turned out to be a well-dressed frog, and my dark knight cuffed me to his bed. One left his mark on my body; one left his mark on my heart. Both taught me an important lesson: the high-stakes games they play in Sin City are too rich for my blood...Categorized as:
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![Marrying the Don of Fury by Ashlie Silas]()
Marrying the Don of Fury by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI'm getting married in a few months, and I just found out five minutes ago. My first reaction was, 'No thanks! ' But it turns out that my fiancé is the powerful don of NYC, and 'no' is not an option. Christian D’Angelo is so gorgeous that his presence can kill, but he gladly does that with his bare hands. I happen to be a pawn in a dangerous game to settle my family’s debt... -
![Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow]()
Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIvy Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just sporadically. Part of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that secrecy is what has kept him alive...Categorized as:
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![Marriage by Law by N.K. Pockett]()
Marriage by Law by N.K. Pockett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhat happens when an unsuspecting girl and guy are thrown into a marriage they don’t want? That’s exactly the case of Ivory and Darius, born into different families whose marriage serves to prevent competition between their businesses... -
![Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox]()
Drew & Courtney duet by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDrew Fisher is the type of guy every girl wants. Noble police officer by day, charming prince by night. He has no idea the effect he has on women, especially Courtney—his little sister’s best friend. She’s the blonde Southern belle who lives up to the cliché, except she has her own quirks... -
![Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre, Nicola Rhead]()
Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre, Nicola Rhead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHazel. There's a new man in town. He rolled in with his little girl a few days ago. A real head turner tall, dark, and impossibly dashing…. He sure turned my head one hot night not so long ago. .. and oh my, what a night it was? I waited for him to call, but he didn't. I get it. It was just a one night stand. Naturally, he's sent all the unmarried ladies in our little town into a baking frenzy...Categorized as:
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![The Wallflower's Revenge by SweetBlunch]()
The Wallflower's Revenge by SweetBlunch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRussian heiress Tatiana Rostova thought that her 'happily ever after' would be with her beloved fiance. However, the people she cared about most, betrayed her and left her for dead. Saved by a handsome Italian duke, a plan of revenge blooms. *******... -
![Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March]()
Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey are the Bad Boys of Brazos Bend—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Callahan. Members of Mark Callahan’s old military unit are being murdered. To discover who’s responsible and why, the former intelligence officer must partner with the only team member more dangerous than he is…Annabelle Monroe, his ex-wife... -
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![Even If We Fight by Brianna Jean]()
Even If We Fight by Brianna Jean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTWO SOULS TRAPPED IN TRAGEDY. FREEDOM OF CHOICE. THE POWER OF LOVE. THEY’RE GIVEN ONE LAST CHANCE. When I met Judah Colt, I knew his presence in my life would change everything. My gut told me to run before it was too late, and while I did the best I could to keep him at arm’s length, our connection became too powerful to deny. Too real to push away. We fell hard... -
![Fury Girl by Jill M. Beene]()
Fury Girl by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe adventure continues in Elayna Miller, book two! Elayna Miller kills people for a living, but only when they really deserve it. .. Once one of the CIA’s most talented agents, Elayna Miller struck off on her own for moral reasons. Now surrounded by a like-minded team, she selects her cases carefully and only kills those who really have it coming... -
![Embers of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood]()
Embers of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
His eyes blaze in a way that is new to me. When they roam to my lips, it's all I can do not to tremble. He studies me as if tormented, as if the need to own my soul is all that exists. When he speaks, I feel myself succumbing to his deviant, seductive words. To his incomparable aura. To his power...Categorized as:
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![Fallen by Madhuri Tamse]()
Fallen by Madhuri Tamse
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKhushi Thakur. Have compassion for your family and be heartless towards your enemies. This has been my only slogan since I became the backbone of the RS Group of Companies where I am in charge of dealing with their tricky competitors. This time our focus is on the AR Group, which has rattled to its core ever since its CEO, Aarav Raichand allegedly stepped down from his position... -
![The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames]()
The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElena. My life was planned from the moment I was born. I am to marry for my family, to cement old alliances and create new ones. I know I have no say in who will be standing at the end of the aisle, but I didn’t expect my father to sell me to a monster. Kane Fraser is known for his cruelty and his coldness. In a few weeks’ time he will become my husband and will have complete control over my life... -
![Irish Rogue by L.K. Shaw]()
Irish Rogue by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnya. Five years ago I was sold. Used. Abused. Now, I'm broken. My loving family thinks a husband will fix me. I have no desire to get married, but I’ll give them what they want. Except it will be on my terms. And I know just the person to ask. Paddy. Getting married is at the top of the list of things I swore I'd never do. So there’s no way I’ll agree to Anya’s ridiculous proposition...Categorized as:
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![Until Deakon by K.L. Shandwick]()
Until Deakon by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever stopped to think your actions will ever come back to bite you? Me neither. Did I, Deakon Brosley of Screaming Shadows, ever think I would care? Not for a second. For years I lived life to the fullest and could have cared less about what other people thought. That was until I felt a magnetic pull to someone I couldn’t ignore... -
![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsafter Nikolai II. Free read from website - http://www. roxieriverawriter. com/news. .. -
![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... -
![Red by Erica Spindler]()
Red by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey defied the odds and found red hot fame. Becky Lynn Lee was a nobody. Everybody told her so--the ladies who snubbed her at Opal's Cut 'n Curl, the boys who hurt her and used her, the family who didn't want her. But Becky Lynn had dreams. And when it came time to dream for real--or die a slow death in Bend, Mississippi--Becky fled to a world where dreams do come true...Categorized as:
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![Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn]()
Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet's roll…. Natalie Oman's husband murdered his brother before committing suicide, leaving her a widow and struggling for her share of Meghoni Mine. She spends her time avoiding her remaining brother in law and his irrational agenda that someone else murdered both Oman brothers... -
![BRASH: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by S.C. Daiko]()
BRASH: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by S.C. Daiko
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m cast away on a tropical island with a dirty, damaged alpha-hole. Women swoon over him. I’m not one of them. I hate him. And I see right through those indigo-blue eyes. Brash is hurting. But that doesn’t give him the right to be a douchebag. Especially now that I’m all he’s got here. A mafia princess who knows how to set someone straight. I will bring him to his knees...Categorized as:
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![Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn]()
Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGet ready to roll…. Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal... -
![The Family Holiday by Shalini Boland]()
The Family Holiday by Shalini Boland
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo families. One house swap. A vacation to die for. I can’t believe my luck as I arrive at the beautiful, white-washed Italian villa. Complete with an infinity pool and stunning views, it’s the perfect place to create special memories with my family. But as soon as we step inside everything starts to go wrong…...Categorized as:
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![Mobster's Vendetta by Amy Rachiele]()
Mobster's Vendetta by Amy Rachiele
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy soul was drawn to him. It isn’t about the danger or his dark beauty, it’s the connection I feel – the feeling of home I have with him even though I am miles away from it. Megan, Mobster’s Vendetta. The mob underworld never changes. It hides itself deep in the cities. The rules, people, and danger are identical no matter where you go. Sometimes I wish things were different, but they're not... -
![Feverish by Jade C. Jamison]()
Feverish by Jade C. Jamison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClayton “Jet” Smith has enjoyed acting the part of rock star god bad boy since his breakup with rock goddess Valerie Quinn. He’s racking up quite a score playing the field, and he has no plans to settle down anytime soon. His biggest problem these days is meeting his obligations, because he’s so busy having fun, he forgets the important things...Categorized as:
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