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Converge by Kitty Cox
Lives that are meant to be together always converge. I was proud to be a simple country man. All I had to do was take care of my little girl, feed the cows, and live a good life - until Violet showed up. With one bat of her false eyelashes, that woman rocked my world. The things she offered sounded too good to be true...Categorized as:
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![These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore]()
These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:. I’m a Wilder. I’m a treasure hunter. What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further? Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop... -
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![Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix]()
Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBrie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:. Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges... -
![Fighting Fate by S.M. Olivier]()
Fighting Fate by S.M. Olivier
Before fate found me, I was alone, lost, and struggling to find my path. Love was something I thought I’d never find. Family wasn’t something I thought I’d never have. Now that it’s all before me, unfolding and leading me forward, I would do everything in my power to keep what fate has given me. Walking this path has its roadblocks, mostly from people who want to throw me off... -
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![Finding Fate by S.M. Olivier]()
Finding Fate by S.M. Olivier
My name is Peyton, and I have a charmed life. I live in a beautiful mansion on top of a hill and want for nothing. My father’s successful, and my mother’s devoted to seeing me and my siblings succeed… Oh, wait…that’s not my life at all. That’s my half-sister’s life. Until recently, I had no family, aside from my mom and dad... -
![Beast Brothers 4 by Stephanie Brother]()
Beast Brothers 4 by Stephanie Brother
When I imagined my first time, I never thought it would be with four men. I’m focused on school, not relationships. Men are trouble, and I have no problem resisting them — until I meet Ben and Lucas at a party. They’re dark, gorgeous, and radiating the kind of magnetism that draws me like a crackling fire on a cold night... -
![Cardinal Caged by Mia Smantz]()
Cardinal Caged by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCallie is temporarily with the Cardinals while she tries to figure out what it is that she wants from life. Her childhood was dictated and decided without her, and now she has to learn who she is as a person without someone telling her what to do... -
![Atonement by Crystal North]()
Atonement by Crystal North
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNearly four years after running from the scene of not one, but two crimes, Charlotte McLintock is barely managing to survive and keep a roof over her head. With her daughter to look after, a degree to finish, and several jobs to juggle, life is hard. But they’re not the only battles she’s facing: guilt, secrets, and a broken heart still haunt her every waking moment, and stalk her dreams... -
![Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke]()
Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"We want you to choose all of us. ". Unsure how to react to Knox’s simple but life-changing declaration, Haley focuses all her energy on the guys and her Zenith training, hoping the rest will fall into place. Still, as her love for Knox, Theo, Chase, Liam, and Jackson deepens, she worries their connection won’t be enough... -
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Beast Brothers Wild by Stephanie Brother
Three men. Untamed. Irresistible. And completely off limits. The King brothers want to buy my family's resort. They also want me in their bed. Logan is used to getting what he wants, exactly how he wants it, and his deep, seductive voice has me ready to do whatever he asks. Ryder has a very dirty mind, and doesn’t hesitate to share his plans for me...Categorized as:
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![Lies Untold by Lexie Winston]()
Lies Untold by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality. Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game... -
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Vendetta by Eve Newton
Rival syndicates have laid siege to our walls, bribed half the porters, and trained rifles on every stained-glass window. The Sanctuary Statute still holds—and my Court, now owns every staircase. So we weaponise the curriculum. The enemy has been granted “diplomatic access” to the Garden Party, certain that British decorum will keep the croquet lawn blood-free...Categorized as:
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![Austin by Alyssa Clark]()
Austin by Alyssa Clark
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy high school bullies weren’t supposed to worm their way into my bed. I never expected this to be something that developed past the angry looks I’d given them growing up. I wasn’t ever supposed to be between Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn. But somehow that’s the way it ended up. Before I knew it was a new normal that I couldn’t really complain about, aside from demanding encounters with Vaughn... -
![Leap of Faith by Lucy Smoke]()
Leap of Faith by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Iris Boys crash landed into my life and changed everything in it. Now, I’m surrounded by four incredible men - five, if the last one will ever fully open up to me. Never in a million years did I think I’d fall in love. Much less with more than one man. But that’s what I did. I’m in love with the Iris Boys. They are my confidantes. My friends. My closest allies... -
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![Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother]()
Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDoesn’t every girl dream of spending her wedding night with four hot bikers? I never knew my father, not even his name, and until Mom got sick, I thought it would stay that way. But an email address scribbled on the back of an old photo changed my life overnight. From the moment he wrote back, Vincent Mesner was an answer to my prayers... -
![Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak]()
Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The group of criminals I'd returned to Cypress to destroy, only. .. things are so much more complicated than I ever knew. I used to have a plan: kill them all. I used to not care who got caught in the crossfire of my vengeance, but then I realized something. That's not who I am. I don't take pleasure in killing. I kill only when it needs to be done. It is a job, nothing more... -
![Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSelf-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order. I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me. So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong. Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe... -
![Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose]()
Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCOMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIES. Rich boys don’t fraternize with the help. They don't torture the help. They don't crave the help. For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it... -
![Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent]()
Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur enemies are everywhere…. …and we can’t see them. The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope. The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long. When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor... -
![Chasing Callie by Rory Miles]()
Chasing Callie by Rory Miles
I ran home to my small town to survive, but I didn’t expect to run straight back into them. Ten years ago, I fled my hometown and the three boys I loved more than I’d ever admit. Now I’m back, bruised and on the run from an abusive ex who refuses to let me go. Big Ridge was supposed to be a hiding place. But there’s no escaping from the boys I used to call best friends... -
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Fostering Hope by Amanda Perry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBouncing around from one foster home to the next is nothing new for Parker. With her eighteenth birthday approaching, she's ready to be free of the system and be on her own. But when a social worker places her in a new home, Parker will discover what it means to be part of a family who will do everything in their power to keep her safe.Categorized as:
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![Bow Down by Nikita Parmenter]()
Bow Down by Nikita Parmenter
My life got turned upside down when I got an inheritance from the grandmother I never knew existed. Of course, it came with stipulations, one of them being that I attend this rich as hell private school, not so bad, right? Wrong, I come from the wrong side of the tracks, and I thrive there...Categorized as:
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![Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore]()
Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsStone Jacobs must die. Okay, okay. Maybe just maim him a bit. Peel off his perfectly chiseled handsome looks until he knows what it feels like to be normal. And while I’m at it, I’ll throw his friends in, too. They all deserve to be taken down. I should’ve seen it coming. I should’ve felt it in my gut. The moment my treasure hunter father went missing, my arch enemies sprang into action...Categorized as:
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![Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent]()
Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Complete Evergreen Academy Series. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the silver-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights... -
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![Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman]()
Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMOST HATED GIRL IN HCH? #check. MOST FEARED GIRL IN HCH? #check. TURNING FRIENDS INTO ENEMIES ON A DAILY BASIS? #check. REALZING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED IS A F*CKING LIE? #triplecheck. Someone is after me. And in typical Hidden Creek High fashion, the list of ‘suspects’ is deeper than my feelings for Wes. Oh, he’s on that list too, trust me... -
![Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman]()
Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsREADY TO LEAVE HCH FOR GOOD? #check. THROWING MY MIDDLE FINGERS UP ON MY WAY OUT THE DOORS? #check. MAKING SURE EVERY BITCH WHO DESERVES IT PAYS? #check. FINDING OUT ALL THE TRUTHS, EVEN THE ONES I MAY NOT WANT? #triplecheck. And here I thought I could finally get away from my past. But nope. It’s like a f*cking revolving door... -
![NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman]()
NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst they choose you. Then they use you. Next they lose you. .. My name is Belle. But I'm not beautiful. I'm the b*tch. I'm the beast. And nothing gets to me. Except "Them" . .. That's what they are. "Them. ". They're not that other place with the fancy and cool bad boy name. Here, it's "Them. ". I may have met my match with "Them. ". But so have they. Now it's my turn. . -
![Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother]()
Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unplanned pregnancy, two possible fathers, four men who want me. A million reasons to run away. I’m pregnant after a naughty night with foul-mouthed, dirty-minded twins ends my innocence. The hunky Bakers twins may seem like angels, but behind closed doors they’re filthy. And I can’t stop thinking about them. It doesn’t help that we are thrown together again and again... -
![Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee]()
Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt. I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health. Everything’s different when I get back to school. The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers. Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list... -
![Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee]()
Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI found something I never should have. Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends. I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything. Revenge kept me alive. Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me. One day my sisters would get justice. That day has finally come. I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence... -
![Chasing My Bliss by Bre Rose]()
Chasing My Bliss by Bre Rose
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey say new love changes your life. They never said it could destroy it too. When Mom lost her job, our world collapsed. Bills piled up. College started slipping through my fingers. I was desperate—until I found a. new. way to survive. One camera. One screen name. One secret life. A year later, I'm not just surviving—I'm thriving. I’ve found. love... -
![Cloud 9 by Stephanie Brother, Cosmic Designs]()
Cloud 9 by Stephanie Brother, Cosmic Designs
My vacation Down Under is a bust until a bar-load of Aussie men offer to take me to Cloud 9! When my best friend shacks up with eight gorgeous tattoo artists, I decide it’s time to shake up my life. A ticket to Australia seems like a perfect way to find some desperately needed fun and leave behind the black cloud hanging over me... -
![Shattered Pieces by Alisha Williams]()
Shattered Pieces by Alisha Williams
What the hell just happened? Is this even real? Well, it's my life, so I'm not really surprised to find myself in the center of yet another shit storm. I'm starting this new chapter of my life in the middle of a nightmare. One that I can't seem to wake up from. With my stalker revealed, I find myself with a whole new set of worries... -
![Heartless by Autumn Reed]()
Heartless by Autumn Reed
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine. In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing... -
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![Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston]()
Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston
Ever since being adopted into the Summer’s family and the Neighpalm Industries fortune, Jacinta has had it all. Flashy cars, expensive clothes and the love of a family. But what she craves more than anything is something that she’s never experienced - a genuine relationship. One not established on what she can do for someone but a soul deep connection... -
![Marry by Tana Rose]()
Marry by Tana Rose
In order to keep them safe, I must stay hidden. After four years, I’d finally found a place that felt like home: Olympus, the estate that houses The Pantheon and the three men who have stolen my heart. Now, I’m alone and on the run again... -
![Muted by S.E. Green]()
Muted by S.E. Green
In a dimly lit world of dueling pianos and secrets, one that renders her voice silent, Susu is coaxed from the darkness by three men, harboring secrets of their own. In the silence,. They are drawn to her, a deep need to hear the sound of her words. Once they’ve earned her trust, they begin to chip away at the walls she’s built around herself... -
![The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams]()
The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams
“𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. “. The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...Categorized as:
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![Playing to Win by Autumn Reed]()
Playing to Win by Autumn Reed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Emma rise to the challenge of dating three men who are playing to win? After Shane, Cole, and Nicholas accept Emma's daring proposition on New Year's Eve, she begins to question her judgment... -
![Light My Fire Three Times by Lacey Day]()
Light My Fire Three Times by Lacey Day
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI came to visit my best friend, drink too much coffee, and forget the mess I made of my ‘big-city’ life. Spend the holidays in the mountains—that’s all I wanted. But my first night here, I stepped outside my cabin, hit a patch of ice—. and landed in the arms of a man I shouldn’t want. Jesse Fletcher. Firefighter. My bestie’s brother. Certified bad idea... -
![Dare by Caitlyn Dare]()
Dare by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKat Walker has wanted Styx for as long as she can remember. Her friend. Protector. The guy who would do anything for her. There’s just one problem. He’s her big brother’s ex-best friend. But she’s done playing by the rules. For one night, she’s going to risk it all. She’s going to dare Styx to take a chance on her. On them. And she’s found the perfect stranger to help her accomplish her goal...Categorized as:
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![Finding Serenity by Amanda Perry]()
Finding Serenity by Amanda Perry
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s true what they say, “No good deed goes unpunished. ”. Taylor Lewis loves her life. She doesn’t have a fancy house or a lot of money, but she has the perfect family and friends. But everything changes the night she stumbles upon an attempted kidnapping. Taylor tries to put a stop it and finds herself captured and drugged...Categorized as:
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![No. 2 - Second the Best by Rainy Flower]()
No. 2 - Second the Best by Rainy Flower
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings$ Lake Mother F#cking Masters is in the house $. Why do I have to do everything around here? Oh yeah, because I wouldn't have it any other way. You may call me a control freak or even an a$$hole. I'm also always loyal and take care of my own. I'm finally f#cking back in So Cal where I belong. Unfortunately, I had to bring Tat Masters and all that drama with me...Categorized as:
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![Vicious by Eve Newton]()
Vicious by Eve Newton
The Sanctuary Statute has turned Cravenmoor from gothic university into a polished oubliette, and every heir inside is starving for power—or simply starving. I can feel the pressure rising under the stone. When an arsonist reduces our seventeenth-century library to ash, armed mercenaries ring the moat and BBC drones circle overhead like carrion...Categorized as:
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![Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope…. As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
![Three Shots by Brigham Vaughn]()
Three Shots by Brigham Vaughn
A musician, a computer designer, and a tavern owner walk into a bar: it’ll take three shots to get this right …. When Reeve Jenkins picks up his guitar to sing at a local dive bar, the last thing he expects is to bring a guy home that night. Grant McGuire is a man drowning his sorrows in beer after a painful breakup...Categorized as:
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![TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs]()
TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs
A standalone reverse harem romance in the bestselling Huge Series. .. I’ve always been told I’m a team player…now my foster brothers want to put me to the test. When I inherit a home from my long estranged father, it’s a dream come true. Pregnant and alone at nineteen, it’s just the break I need...Categorized as:
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![UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman]()
UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI still am the dirty, poor girl…. …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich... -
![Pack Plus One by Ella Beck]()
Pack Plus One by Ella Beck
Leah Carter would rather eat glass than attend her ex’s wedding—especially since he dumped her for not being ‘pack material. ’ But when a pack of rowdy, overprotective alphas adopts her as their last-minute date, she’s suddenly the center of more attention than she bargained for. Including Mason, the too-perceptive beta who sees right through her…... -
![Waiting for Her by Mari Carr]()
Waiting for Her by Mari Carr
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJeannette's life is. .. nice. Great job in the family restaurant, cute house, sweet cat. All very nice. .. and boring. .. and maybe a little lonely. But she'll suffer that price for the safety she desperately covets. Now, if only something could keep her safe from the temptation that is Luc and Diego. The gorgeous firemen are a danger to her libido, if not her heart...
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