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The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe Sun Sister is the sixth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by the number one international bestseller Lucinda Riley.To the outside world, Electra d'Apliese seems as though she is the woman who has everything: as one of the world's top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous... -
MATTHEW: The Beginning: REAPER-Patriots: Book Forty-Three by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery story has a beginning and the REAPER-Patriots beginning hasn't been told yet. Matthew Robicheaux, the patriarch of the family, has been hiding a secret for years. In fact, he's been hiding dozens of secrets that he wasn't ready to reveal. Prompted by Rachel with one simple question, he sets out to tell the story of the beginning... -
Doctor's Duties by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI'll forget all about my feelings for my professor.Medical school is enough stress as it is.But then mother nature's monthly gift decides to ghost me.Now I'm totally screwed!! The way we met was out of a movie.Then he showed up as my professor the very next day.He's the man with two titles.Dr. Frost. And Professor Mc. Hottie.All that and a panty-dropping New Zealand accent.. -
Boss's Pretend Wife by Crystal Monroe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst rule of a fake marriage?Don’t get knocked up.When my chiseled-by-God boss calls me to his office,I think I’m about to get fired.But instead, CEO Bryce Hollis proposes.Marry him for six months,Fix his playboy image so he won't lose his company,And collect a giant bag of cash.I’m game. How hard could it be?Answer: very... -
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Uncovering Project Arma by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe started her dream job . . .. . . and met her dream man.But could her fairy tale be short lived?Shylah was living her best life. Not only was her new job at Project Arma, hundreds of miles from her suffocating family, but she also got to work day in, day out with Navy SEALs. It didn’t take long for one of those SEALs to catch her eye... -
The Fox by Sherwood Smith
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAttending the King's Military Academy had been Inda's greatest dream. But Academy reality is far from what he'd imagined-for by defending the second son of the king, Inda becomes embroiled in a vicious political struggle among the nobility that he has no hope of winning. But these petty squabbles are only a faint shadow of what is to come... -
Storm Rising by Ronie Kendig
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMentioned in the pages of the Septuagint but lost to history, the Book of the Wars has resurfaced, and its pages hold secrets--and dangers--never before seen on earth. Tasked with capturing the ancient text, former Navy SEAL Leif Metcalfe is finally given command of his own team... -
Heart Starter by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy plans were simple. Graduate from college, get a job, and not worry anymore if I can make next month’s rent.It turns out I might have a shot at getting drafted to play in the NFL, and nothing will distract me from that goal.I didn’t count on Sadie Clarkson wrecking my plans. Our first meeting was explosive, to say the least. Now I can’t stop thinking about her sassy attitude or sexy mouth... -
My Next Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy next big mistake has a name: Cole Cumberland. Whoever created him used the following recipe: Dreamy eyes, playful smile, and rock-hard muscles that give you chills. Add a pinch of humor, coupled with quick-witted intelligence and a mysterious aura that will make you feel slightly insecure. When I met him on a winter climbing excursion, I didn’t expect to wake up in his tent the next morning... -
Saturday by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Francesca left me I didn’t think I could ever recover. But with every passing month it got easier. And when six months had come and gone, I was finally over it. And when a year had passed, I didn’t think about her at all anymore. But I was still missing something. I want what she has with Hawke, that kind of love that still burns even when the novelty wears off... -
My Beastly Boss by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world believes that I’m dating a star quarterback.But the truth is… I’m using that lie to hide another secret. That big secret has a name… Isaac Shepherd.Manager of the NFL team and one of my father’s closest friends.Let me just say that we tried.We tried really hard to ignore the fire that was brewing between us.Isaac is intense.A workaholic, and extremely accomplished... -
American Gauntlet by Allie Lewis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo sisters. Seven teams. One grueling competition.One life-changing cash prize.American Gauntlet is the number one reality TV competition in the nation, and when Dani Di Laurentis gets the call that she and her sister, Lana, have been selected as contestants, she knows this is her one opportunity to change her family's life for the better...Categorized as:
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Me: The Complete Series by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIncludes BONUS material not seen anywhere else. *Also read the first few chapters of a new sexy standalone coming soon. If you love romantic comedies with many heartfelt swoon-worthy moments, sexy alpha heroes, feisty heroines, and happy endings, then you’ll be hooked by this series... -
Cassidy Jones and Vulcan's Gift by Elise Stokes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is an alternate cover image. (ISBN13: 9780988185104) Two months after being infected with a strange retrovirus, Cassidy Jones continues to live a double life as she struggles to master her astonishing superpowers. School has become the only normal thing left in her life—except for tall, dark, and handsome Emery Phillips, who shadows her every move, ensuring her secret is safe... -
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Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wife has no memory of me. Then again, Grace isn't my real wife... I don't know much about her... Where she's from, how she ended up in Hope Creek, why she has strange marks on her wrists and how she survived The Icebreaker that wiped out a good portion of humanity... -
Billionaire Beast by Claire Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter Billionaire Aiden Walker lost his entire family in a tragic plane crash fourteen months ago, he wanted nothing more than to be left alone, so much that he fired his entire staff in exchange for his solitude. To make it worse, he mourned his loss by drowning himself in booze at a small bar on the wrong side of town, where the local bartender became his only friend... -
Inda by Sherwood Smith
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAcclaimed author Sherwood Smith's first adult fantasy novel, set in the bestselling world of Crown Duel. Indevan-Dal is the second son of the Prince and Princess of Choraed Elgaer, destined to become his elder brother Tanrid's Shield Arm-his military champion. Like all second sons, he is to be privately trained at home by Tanrid, the brother whose lands he will one day protect... -
Boundless Sea by Nadia Scrieva
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn underwater kingdom. A missing queen. A modern man plunged into an ancient war... Trevain Murphy's new wife has been forcibly taken. He must do all he can to search for her without falling apart. His love was the noble Queen Aazuria, ruler of Adlivun, and he has been burdened with all of her responsibilities... -
Lionheart: a Beauty & the Beast Retelling by Fran Seen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Arab-American soldier and a stargazing woman connect in this high-tech Beauty and the Beast retelling. In an attempt to pay off her family’s debts, Lula answers a Craigslist ad for a job opening at the formerly vacant Bluegrass Manor. A stern and brooding man offers her the job, but there’s a catch—Lula isn’t allowed to look at him. No one in the manor has ever laid eyes on Mr... -
His Secret Baby: A Second Chance Accidental Pregnancy Romance by R. S. Elliot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night ten years ago. Two broken hearts. One secret that’s about to be exposed…OLIVIAMy best friend’s older brother was always off-limits.Until one night…he wasn’t.Then he broke my heart and ran.Leaving me with one very real permanent reminder of our short time together.When he reappears as my new boss a decade later, my heart isn’t ready.Not for a man like Liam... -
Green Arrow and Black Canary, Vol. 1: The Wedding Album by Judd Winick
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter an on-again/off-again courtship of superheroic proportions, Green Arrow finally asked for Black Canary's hand in marriage. Now, the real story begins! Will this star-crossed couple make it down the aisle? Guest-starring The Justice League of America and many of the DC Universe's top villains... -
Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island . . . Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes wishes into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good things... -
The Barbed Rose by Gail Dayton
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDemons are coming. One woman has been chosen to face them . . . Demon hordes still threaten the Kingdom while open rebellion has broken out within its cities, separating Kallista from her new family. Assassination attempts, magical attacks -- she's surrounded by devastation unlike anything she's ever known, and her unique magic power no longer works as it should... -
Play Dead by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday, comes Play Nice, her most thrilling novel yet!She faked her death to escape life as an assassin. But now her enemies have tracked her down, and this time they want her to stay dead. Anya Danielovich was an assassin in her former life. But that was a long time ago... -
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The Temptation of Snow by Alana Albertson, Lisa London
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSeven sexy Navy SEALs, why should I limit myself to just one? I just wanted to get away from the world and escape my past. So, I chose a place where the weather in the winter drops fifty degrees below zero. A place so close to the North Pole that there are no communication satellites because their orbit is below the horizon... -
Wish Me Luck: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Raven Blake
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe bad boy billionaire who left me heartbroken is now my neighbor and my new boss,And I have a two-year-old secret that just got a lot harder to keep…I knew Hayden was danger wrapped in a suit from the moment I met him.That didn’t stop me from giving him my v-card in a nightclub closet.Then just like that, he vanished,Leaving me with a broken heart and a positive pregnancy test... -
Giving In by Piper Vaughn
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's Jonah and Laurie's first Valentine's Day. What could be a better way to celebrate than with a little kinky superhero role-play? According to Laurie, pretty much anything. Bummed, but unwilling to pressure his boyfriend into something he doesn't want to do, Jonah resigns himself to celebrating a more traditional Valentine's Day... -
Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3 exciting romances from James Patterson's BookShots Flames, now in one book! THE MCCULLAGH INN IN MAINE by Jen McLaughlin: Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew-until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other... -
Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time—and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion , perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate... -
Reluctant Protector by Nana Malone
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErotic Novella: 33,000 words For five years, Cassie Reeser has been her brother's personal lab rat. Peter's experiments have made her a stronger, faster, better human. And she's not the only one - he's been experimenting on others as well. For five years, escape has eluded her. Until now. When she finds out he plans to sell her as a human weapon she knows it's now or never... -
Hot Ticket by Deirdre Martin, Julia London
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDeirdre Martin’s Same Rink, Next Year Once a year, concierge Tierney O’Connor hooks up with the same hot goaltender at the hotel where she works. It’s a perfectly uncomplicated arrangement—until a blizzard turns their annual one-nighter into a lost weekend steamy enough to melt the ice... -
Save Me, Daddy by Jess Bentley
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome cherries are too sweet not to pop… KITA The Chi Ro Pi Cherry Pies make me feel like I finally have a home again. But when they send me to their Sorority ‘Bake Sale’ in a skimpy halter-top, I find out the cherry pie they’re selling is… my virginity. Up on that stage, I’m more vulnerable than ever. Until he takes me in his big, strong arms. I want to stay there forever.. -
Taming the Forest King by Claudia J. Edwards
The distant Forest Province had been torn apart by corruption and rebellion. On the direct orders of her king, Tevra, Colonel of the Light Cavalry, arrives in this strange land with instructions to restore order - at swordpoint, if need be. Yet no steel blade can hold sway in a realm where shapes of death can be fashioned from the still of the air...Categorized as:
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The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJANUARY 1 CURRENT STATUS: No job, no boyfriend, no permanent place to live, no car, and most of my clothes are held together with staples and duct tape. Bank account almost wiped out. Many of my former associates have expressed a desire that I never darken their doorways again for legal and financial reasons. She-Hulk got us got us kicked out of the Avengers Mansion... -
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The Hot-Blooded Groom by Emma Darcy
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBryce Templar's father had given him an ultimatum: Bryce had one year to marry and produce an heir....When Bryce met Sunny, the attraction between them was like a bolt of electricity. Business was forgottenpassion took over.. -
Shattered Princess by Amber Vant
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI may have lit the match the first time, but I wouldn’t be the one left burned this round. The elites run this town, but they aren’t ready for a girl like me.Especially the boys who made it known from the beginning I wasn’t wanted here that one summer I stayed with my father. I hadn’t belonged—I knew that—but now I was coming back...
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