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Amplify by Anne Mercier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace... -
ALLURE by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"We both want this so badly. I can feel it resonating between us like the hot pull of our first attraction, tangible and intense." After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his cherished wife are determined to fix their mistakes and fall in love all over again... -
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...Categorized as:
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Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRaised by a widower and a pack of uncles, Michelle Calloway has known only one way of life, that of the Lean Dogs MC, London chapter. When circumstances force her to flee to America, she fears her days of working alongside the club are over. But Derek Snow isn't the sort of man to let talent go to waste...Categorized as:
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Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrighton Rogers thought her life was as normal as normal could be, even better than normal. She has a thriving career as a lawyer in Boston. Friends and family back in her hometown of Boggy Creek love and adore her. And her boyfriend, Luke Morrison, showers her with love and attention, making her life finally feel complete... -
All The Forbidden Things by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen all that you want, is all that’s forbidden... I’ve known him my entire life. Before marriage. Before fatherhood. Before betrayal. Now, he’s one of rock’s bad-boys trying to be good. Trying to be the best father he can for his daughter. He’s my brother’s best friend. He’s my boss. He has a wife. Max isn’t mine to have, but I want him all the same...Categorized as:
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Refrain by Kennedy Ryan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPeople dream of a love that runs deep. So deep it feels like it's always been with you, just waiting for the person who'll own your heart and soul forever. So few ever find it, but for Rhyson Gray and Kai Pearson, happily ever after was only the beginning... One of the biggest rock stars in the world and one of the brightest rising stars make a life together...Categorized as:
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Hollywood Playboy by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBehind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction. Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Jessica An entertainment journalist was the last thing I thought I would be doing. I thought once I got my degree, I would be reporting on stories that made a difference, but now all I do is report on who broke up with who and who is dating who...Categorized as:
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Mr. Mayfair by Louise Bay
It should be the most shocking news I’d ever gotten—My boyfriend is getting married.Okay, technically he’s my ex-boyfriend. Two months ago he decided he wanted a break. I still thought he was my happily ever after.On any other day, knowing he was gone for good would be the worst thing that could possibly happen. But not today...Categorized as:
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Healing Love by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSaints Protection & Investigation A private investigation business, pulling together men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve. Cam Perez left his juvenile deliquent years behind to become an undercover detective and then accepted a job with Saints Protection & Investigations...Categorized as:
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For the Record by K.A. Linde
With Congressman Brady Maxwell up for reelection and journalist Liz Dougherty about to graduate into a promising career, the ambitious couple’s future is brighter than ever. They share a passion for their work…and for each other. But when Brady holds a press conference to officially introduce Liz as his girlfriend, reporters hungry for a scandal bombard her...Categorized as:
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The Watcher by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo the world, I’m Damien DeSalvo, businessman. I own a security company, ensuring the safety of my clients.But behind the scenes, I’m known as the Watcher.I stay hidden, overseeing the secrecy of Hidden Justice—those who rid the world of its scum, one bad guy at a time.Until the day she stumbles into my path and one kiss changes everything.Stalked and terrified, Raven Bailey needs my protection...Categorized as:
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Driving Whiskey Wild by Melissa Foster
A captivating new sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Special Forces veteran and Dark Knights Motorcycle Club member Bullet Whiskey lives to protect his family, their bar, and the residents of his small hometown. He’s rough, unapologetic, and haunted by a secret, painful past...Categorized as:
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Stay With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes Stay With Me, an all new addition to the series that has sold more than a million copies to date, her beloved With Me In Seattle Series! Amelia Montgomery has left her past behind her. With a beauty and fashion career that’s skyrocketing and a loving family around her, everything else is just junk in the rearview mirror... -
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Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life...Categorized as:
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Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.They are already a family, but they need to make it official.Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.But Vi is torn.Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart... -
Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGreyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didn’t even get a year. Five years later, I’m a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs... -
Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is back with an all-new heartwarming, small-town contemporary romance series set against the spicy southern backdrop of Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou. Life in Dallas took a tragic turn for nurse practitioner Lila Daley. In need of a fresh start, she retreats to Papillon, Louisiana, a tiny town on the bayou... -
Until I'm Yours by Kennedy Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan delivers a scorching romance where one man must earn the trust of a woman with diamond-hard defenses in order to win her heart.The world knows her face . . .Mean girl. Goddess. Bitch. Supermodel Sofie Baston has earned those labels . . . yet they don't scratch the surface of who she really is...Categorized as:
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Wishing for Champagne Kisses by Brittanee Nicole
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBest Friends Don’t Kiss.Ryan Manning has been my best friend since we were kids. He’s my secret keeper. The holder of all my truths and the person I admire most in the world. He’s also a Lumbersnack and the man I’ve secretly pined after for decades.But we don’t talk about that.I’m just here in Lake Tahoe for the next week to play the part of his doting girlfriend...Categorized as:
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Stone by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst, hate. Then, want. But in the end? Heartbreak. My celebrity life was supposed to be easy, and this movie was the biggest break of my career. But from the moment Officer Levi Fox gave me a speeding ticket on my way into town, he’s been nothing but a thorn in my side. Dominant. Cocky. Callous... -
Tangled Up by Tia Louise
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe's broody, he's driven, and he's coming back to claim what's his.“First, do no harm…”It’s the start of my oath as a doctor, and breaking that oath is how I began my career.Only I didn’t just do harm, I watched a man die right in front of me.And not just any man—a man I hated.I thought his death would bring me peace, but it haunts me to this day...Categorized as:
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Southern Comfort (Southern Series ) by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBuried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Olivia When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from his clients, you do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutins for country-pumpkin cowboy boots. It wasn’t a forever change—it was temporary...Categorized as:
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Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsInternet fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself... -
Bad Boy Brody by Tijan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOne punch took him from Hollywood’s Golden Boy to Bad Boy Brody. The media didn’t care he was grieving his brother’s death. They descended on him, but to change his reputation, his manager got him a deal. Act in an indie film, one that already had Oscar buzz, and he’d get the movie roles he needed to secure his future. He took the deal... -
Wild In The Windy City: The Anthology Volume 3 by Rachel Brookes, Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Year's Eve on Navy Pier.A sexy, breathless night.Eighteen authors bring magic, steam, and romance to the Resolution Gala on Navy Pier this New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss the fireworks.All proceeds from this anthology benefit Bernie's Book Bank (https://www.berniesbookbank.org/)RELEASE DATE December 10, 2019Look for a pre-order link later this Fall!ANTHOLOGY AUTHORS:Rachel BrookesAudrey CarlanL.M... -
Max by Stacy Gail
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHouse of Payne: Max TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence and drug abuse, and the impact of these factors on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you.Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned... -
Falcon: Destiny's Enforcers MC: Atlanta Chapter Book 1 by April D. Berry
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUnfortunately, the road to happily ever after can be just as rough as the road to ruin…Daisy has a history of escaping one bad situation only to find herself in another. Most of those situations involve men. So, when a dangerously hot biker insists on helping her escape her latest nightmare, she’s skeptical of his intentions. Trust is a luxury she just can’t afford... -
Dirty Rich One Night Stand: Two Years Later by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCONTINUING CAT AND REESE'S STORY (read the beginning of their story in Dirty Rich One Night Stand) Get ready for Cat and Reese’s story to continue in this novel that will test Cat and Reese’s relationship. Reese is preparing and trying the second hardest trial of his career when the past comes back to haunt him and Cat, just as their lives are getting ready to change irrevocably... -
Taz by Andrea Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTaz: My life is finally perfect. My dreams have all come true. I'm where I want to be with the bureau; having the career I've been planning since I did my stint in the military. I'm married to the one and only woman I've ever loved; my heart beats for her alone. Together we've made beautiful babies that I adore. I'm thirty-three years old and I'm complete. Then one day, it all changes... -
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
Burning Steel by Kat Bammer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe will fight for a second chance, but he will burn down the world to keep her safe.Thirteen adrenaline-fueled years as a Navy SEALtaught Peter to protect those unable to defend themselves.He gave it his all.Now, it's time for a new mission.To come home to Moon Lake, serve as a deputy sheriff,and settle into uneventful small town life...Categorized as:
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An Imperfect Heart by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe heart is exquisite. You’ll never hear anyone wax poetic over an organ quite like they do the heart. When you’re lost in the world? Follow your heart. When your love for someone is unwavering, unparalleled and unprecedented? You give them your heart. As a lead pediatric cardiac surgeon, I knew better than anyone that the heart is equally as powerful as it is delicate... -
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Atlas by Jules Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to Hambleton, Wyoming, home of the Speed Demons MC, where dark secrets threaten the town, and nobody is who they seem.AtlasThe Speed Demons are preparing for war.As Sergeant at Arms, it’s my job to protect the club and keep everyone safe. Then along comes Sophie Green, doctor, warrior, the perfect ol’ lady...Categorized as:
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False Perceptions by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a stand-alone, dark and gritty Military Romance. Conspiracies and lies lead to a secret that was never supposed to be uncovered. Six months ago we rescued Emilie Swanson, the daughter of retired Navy Admiral George Swanson - now a senator running for the presidency... -
Rain After Fire by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you play with fire, expect to get burned.I learned at a young age to trust no one, protect myself, and guard my heart. All lessons my mother burned into me. She may not have had a lot to offer in way of help but she poured all she had into me and made me the independent woman I am today. So after laying her to rest, I packed my belongings and moved to the place that she talked about often...Categorized as:
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Whenever You Call by Vicki James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn all my time as a Los Angeles paramedic, I’d never taken a loss personally.Not until America’s most beloved rockstar died in my hands...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Desire by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00U1Y8PLG The sizzling adventure continues in this alpha billionaire romance series. The scintillating, steamy and passionate romance between Ciara and Nikolaj picks up where the last book ended. The only difference is that Ciara discovers Nikolaj’s true penchant for domination and to her surprise, she relishes submitting herself to him... -
Wright Together by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy opposites attract romance set in the Wright world about Whitton & Eve from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde.Whitton Wright is too good to be true.And I learned long ago that things that are too good to be true…usually are.When he danced into my life, I accepted that this wasn’t going anywhere...Categorized as:
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Bryce by Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPompous, self-righteous, arrogant, cocky…Bryce Sears is the best IP lawyer in the country—and he knows it.Expanding his firm is the only goal on the horizon.Until he’s blindsided by Brenna Smith, a genius hellbent on changing the world with her medical technology.She’s superior in intellect and intolerant of his BS.She’s also the most beautiful woman he’s ever laid eyes on... -
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... -
Rock God by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey call me The Rock God. As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling rock band Onyx Knight, I have a life most people can’t even dream of… until it all becomes a nightmare.Our bass player dies.Now we’re tasked with the impossible job of replacing him or hanging it up for good.On top of the world just shy of my thirtieth birthday, I can’t imagine walking away. Not now... -
Loving the Boss by Whitney G.
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratings6 hrs and 51 minsIf you ask me if Jonathan Statham makes me happy, I’ll say ‘Absolutely. He’s the man of my dreams and I can’t wait to marry him...Categorized as:
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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... -
My Way Back to You by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis book follows Then There Was You. Love isn't always about timing. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn't ready. I know you don't want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain. Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away. Let me show you what our years apart have done to me...Categorized as:
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Cyanide by Ella Fields
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHeartless. Conceited. Shallow. Three simple words to describe me. I had everything a girl could ask for, yet nothing I truly needed. I'd made peace with who I was and the expectations set upon me long ago. Only to have that peace shattered when a nameless hero rode into my world. I wasn't allowed to have him. Too bad I never cared much for the word no... -
A Beautiful Mess by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhat happens when you lose everyone that promised they would always be there for you? How can you protect the few pieces of your shattered heart that remain? Olivia Adler is a woman with a troubled past. After losing her parents at the young age of six and being raised by an uncle who she lost years later, she refuses to get attached to anyone, including friends... -
Rayne by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe was the light to his darkness, the calm that broke through the storm.Mike Stockley has taken care of himself since he was thirteen years old. Growing up on his own made him smart; joining the Devil Wreckers gang made him dangerous. He learned how to read a man’s intent with one look in his eyes, and he knew how to change it with one swipe of his blade... -
BIG BURLY MASTER by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever meet your heroes, they say.And definitely don’t fall for one of them.Christopher Webber is one of the biggest in my area.He’s also much bigger than I expected.Burly, barrel-chested, huge.I had no idea they made suits that big.He shakes my hand and my knees turn to jelly.But this crush is impossible.He’s twice my age. My mother’s colleague.And he likes giving orders...Categorized as:
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