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Stay by B.A. Wolfe
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFate took Cassandra down a path she never expected. Then a small town in Colorado gave her exactly what she needed—until tragedy left her heartbroken and devastated. Alone with only her child and her memories, Cassie struggled to put her life back together, one day at a time, piece by piece. Finding love again was something she never thought possible... -
A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Series, the Black family has returned. It all started one night when a selfless woman helped a drunken stranger get home safely from a club. Little did they both know that after that one night, their lives would change forever... -
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1 by Suu Morishita
Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn't one of them...Categorized as:
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Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan
GriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her...Categorized as:
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Billionaire Undone ~ Travis by J.S. Scott
After four years of working for “the billionaire boss from hell” Ally Caldwell thinks she finally has her life on the right track. Her fiancé is out of dental school, ready to go to work at a thriving practice, and it would finally be her turn to go back and finish her college degree... -
Myles by Lisa Helen Gray, Elisia Goodman
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI’m Kayla Martin... I was once sweet and innocent, saw the world bright with colour, but now all I see is black and white. He not only ripped my innocence away from me, tortured me and made my life a living hell, but he stole the very soul that made me who I am. I’m a shell of the girl I once knew. But it’s all about to change. I’m ready to face my fear... -
The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsTwitter fiction story of Cam and Avery.http://www.iheartbigbooks.com/2014/03...http://www.scribd.com/doc/231133105/T..Categorized as:
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Just To Be With You by Bella Andre
Ian Sullivan, the powerful and wealthy CEO of Sullivan Investments, has never failed at anything in his life...apart from love and marriage. Certain that he’ll never take the plunge again, the last thing he expects is for a beautiful actress to turn his perfectly organized world completely upside down... -
Maybe Matt's Miracle by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhat he needed was a miracle… Matthew Reed has seen his share of problems. But he’s a Reed and Reeds can overcome anything. Matt is content working in his family’s tattoo parlor with his brothers surrounding him. The only thing he’s lacking is the ability to have a family of his own. Then his battle with cancer leads him to meet a woman who just might need him as much as he needs her... -
Reign by Cassandra Robbins
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO LEGENDS COLLIDE?From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Robbins comes her latest sinfully hot rockstar romance. A scorching, enemies to lovers, deliciously addictive stand-alone about rock ‘n’ roll royalty and burning obsessions.They call him a legend.One of the greatest guitarists of our time.The mighty Ace of Spades brought in to produce my album and save the day...Categorized as:
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Love, Lust & Liam by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Liam Wyatt, and my brother, Oliver and I are the founders and owners of Wyatt Enterprises. He found love and I was still trying. After dating a countless number of women throughout the years, I was ready to have a real relationship with the possibility of settling down. I could have any woman I wanted. So what’s the problem you ask? I didn’t want just any woman. I wanted the one... -
Orlando by Kylie Kent
OrlandoWhen you’re a Valentino, shit comes easy. When you’re a teenage rock icon, it comes even easier.There’s only ever been one thing in life I couldn’t grasp hold of. She was there, for a brief moment in time. And then… poof. Like a little ghost, she vanished.Until she turns back up at New York Prep, the school I rule over... -
When I Lie with You by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter Rory Sinclair suffered a brutal attack, she fell into the arms of Millionaire, Ian Braxton. He took her in, healed her, and they both gave each other something they never had: love. My name is Rory Sinclair, and for the first time in my life I’m truly happy. I’ve found the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend... -
Forever Us by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsThe story of Connor and Ellery Black continues in the last installment of the Forever Black Trilogy, Forever Us. You took Connor and Ellery’s journey of love, courage, and strength as Ellery’s illness threatened their future in Forever Black...Categorized as:
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Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines
Rush promised her forever... but promises can be broken. Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other. In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn’t easy. Blaire believed in her fairytale... but no one can live in a fantasy... -
Eden High: Book 4 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow that he has staked his claim Jace and Sian are the new 'It' couple and there's love in the air , not only for these two lovebirds, but their friends seem to have been bitten by the bug...Categorized as:
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Ella and Micha: Infinitely and Always by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA Secret Series Novella After five years of marriage, Ella couldn’t be happier. Her job is great. Her marriage is amazing. But when she receives some surprising news, her world is turned upside down. Micha loves being a musician, but being on the road, and away from Ella, is difficult... -
Eden High Boxed Set by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis ebook contains the following works Eden High Book 1 Sian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite... -
On His Face: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss
5 Goals for a Perfect Freshman Year1. Learn a new life skill.2. Get a tattoo.3. Pay off my car.4. Enter the Art Fest. Win.5. Fall in love with a stranger.Yes, I know #5 isn’t technically a goal, but I couldn’t think of anything else. Little did I know, I’d cross it off my vision board two weeks into my first semester at Chicago North University.He was the model in my art class... -
Playing With Her Heart by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom the NYT & USA Today Bestselling romance author, a sizzling and addictive story of a woman with a broken past and the man who can’t fight his attraction to her… Twenty-three year old rising theater star Jill McCormick has built a life out of pretending. Pretending she’s happy, pretending she’s not haunted by the dark secret that shattered her world six years ago...Categorized as:
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Always You by Scarlett Avery
Just like in the fairytale, my time with my prince is measured in breaths… It all started with a party at an exclusive member’s only club where rich LA movers and shakers have fun. The kind of party that requires a signed non-disclosure agreement… and that has a no-phone policy...Categorized as:
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Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce
From the author of the nationally bestselling Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that's sure to win you over!After moving to a new high school, Quinn is desperate for friends, so she joins a D&D group with their own livestream and serious rules—most no dating fellow party members... -
The Lyon Trilogy by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis bundle includes the following novels: Lyon's Crew: Colton Lyon is the tattooed, pierced (with an Apadravya) leader of a bike crew. His wealthy background and bad boy good looks makes him every young girl's fantasy but Lyon has sworn off women...Categorized as:
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Only for Us by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe third installment of the Only series. Must be read in order. Grayson and Emma. First love. True love. And... they have a daughter. Abandonment is his curse. He left his woman, survived his team, and missed the moment most precious to a father. Until now. "I didn't know you were killing yourself with work. I didn't know you're raising our daughter...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Assassin by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlternate Cover: ASIN B00EJ6D9SG Shane Flanagan Prince of the City and his young lover Arianna Rossi whom he just learnt is actually Princess of the Underworld syndicate of the country are back in this fast paced tale of mob wars, assassinations and take overs... -
Sinful Betrayal: An Enemies to Lovers Russian Mafia Romance by Kira Cole, Callie Stevens
The plan was simple; Seduce Anton Koslov so my father could avenge the murder of my brother. I should hate Anton for what he did to Maxim,but the more time I spend with him,the more I realize he’s not the monster my father makes him out to be.Before long, I’ve fallen in love with him.He has no idea who I really am or who my father is.Our whole relationship is based on lies...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 #4 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJace knows Sian is up to something. He suspects her sleepover is just a cover for her to get up to no good, so he stakes out her driveway to catch her at it. He'd no sooner pulled her out of her car when she did indeed try to sneak out of the house when there is an explosion. Track is miles away from home when he gets the sense that something is wrong and puts a call out to Valerie and Jace...Categorized as:
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Unafraid by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"The first time I saw her, I knew this girl was wilder than any stallion I’d ever trained. She was headstrong, wounded, passionate and free. And I had to have her…" Brittany Ray doesn’t care about her bad reputation. Growing up in a sleepy beach town with a junkie mom and a runaway dad, Brit’s learned the hard way that the people you love will only let you down... -
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 142 ratingsHardships and heartache brought them together… now it will tear them apart. Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will’s past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop ‘carving pumpkins...Categorized as:
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Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSequel to the New York Times bestseller Jane's Melody . Starting over is hard to do. That’s what forty-year-old Jane McKinney learns when she quits her job, sells her home, and leaves Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again – until she met Caleb Cummings...Categorized as:
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The Dealmaker by Jessica Peterson
Hating and dating: I didn’t realize they’re two sides of the same coin until I meet him. Theo Morgan.One of Wall Street’s highest-paid traders, he may be hot as sin in his five-thousand-dollar custom-made suit and six-figure SUV. But Theo is the bane of my existence. He’s arrogant, rude, and as brash as they come.As our bank’s newest star hire, he’s also after the same promotion I am...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 Book 2 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMandy has decided to up the stakes now that Jace seems to be getting farther out of her reach. From the safety of her hospital bed, she has devised a scheme to get Jace just where she wants him, but everything and everyone keeps getting in her way. Jace is hell bent on proving that Mandy had something to do with the attack on Sian but can’t seem to get a bead on just what is going on...Categorized as:
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Unraveling an Enigma by Shandi Boyes
I've known for months that Isabelle was hiding something in her beautiful chocolate eyes. I just had no clue that it was something so mammoth. Over the past five years, I’ve become accustomed to the vicious ploys some women undertake to capture my attention. The spilled drinks, the damsel in distress... -
Devil In The Details by Alannah Carbonneau
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis voice is smoke infused whiskey wrapped in sin. I’m broke as hell. He’s rich as the devil. I’m a blushing innocent with my v-card intact. He may as well have written the 'Karma Sutra' for how much experience he has in the bedroom. I’m in college. He’s on his way to being this decade's hottest rockstar...Categorized as:
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Art for the Anarchist (The Rejected) by Jaycee Wolfe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDean:Another day in this godforsaken town, another painful reminder that we don’t fit in. People only see what they want to see and turn a blind eye to the rougher things in life. Rougher things like my brothers and me. Living the life I have, you come to realize just how weak and careless people can be. That’s why I prefer to stick to myself and my brothers...Categorized as:
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The Bad Girl and the Good Boy by Karla Luna
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI closed my hand around her tiny wrist, yanked her to me to gently place her back against the wall, and crashed my lips to hers. I kiss her with as much passion as I could give her. Her lips are softer and sweeter now. Tender. I ravish her plump lips in mine and continue to taste her as I feel her lightly tugging at my hair from behind... -
Hunger by B.L. Wilde
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Jade walked out on Oliver six months ago, she left her heart behind. Little did she know her mission was far from over. Given a new mission—to secure a secret nuclear power core—she’s thrown back into his world and has to earn his trust once more. The only problem is that she’s competing directly with another Seductor that she despises, who has already been on the mission for two months... -
Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake
Kendall"Your eyes are so blue, I'm gonna call you Sapphire," he said, smiling at me. It was my tenth birthday."What's that?" I asked, smiling in response."It's a jewel. My mom has a necklace with it. She says it's important to her and very expensive. I'm gonna call you that because you're important to me."Those memories burst into my head like a tornado, without asking for permission...Categorized as:
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Rebound by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMatthew Steele is over it already. His last year of high school behind him and college looming ahead, the young heartthrob should be enjoying his last summer of freedom. Instead he's nursing a broken heart from the deception of the girl he thought he knew, until she started a campaign of destruction against his younger brother Josh and his new love...Categorized as:
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Eden High: Book 5 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSian might have seen something she shouldn't have. How will she deal with her suspicions and who can she share them with? If what she suspects gets out, it can destroy a lot of lives, but she's tired of spending so much time on her arch enemy...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere's something brewing in the halls of Eden High. Mandy's last scheme to keep Jace and Sian apart has failed, now the cops can't go within ten feet of him without being sued. Not satisfied with her limited efforts from her hospital bed, Mandy makes her way back home where her reign of manipulation and deceit will continue unfettered...Categorized as:
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All Played Out by Cora Carmack
First person in her family to go to college? CHECK. Straight A’s? CHECK. On track to graduate early? CHECK. Social life? …..yeah, about that…. With just a few weeks until she graduates, Antonella DeLuca’s beginning to worry that maybe she hasn’t had the full college experience. (Okay... Scratch that. She knows she hasn't had the full college experience)...Categorized as:
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Talon's Heart by Jordan Silver
Talon Avery took one look at the new girl on campus and lost his shit. The renowned lady’s man is completely out of his element as he feels the strong pull from just that one look. All his life he’s heard the fantastical story of what he likes to call ‘the family’s curse’. The legend the men call the lightning zap...Categorized as:
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Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIf you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love. But what happens when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future? Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love. Then life happened... -
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Interception by Fiona Davenport
Nixon Scott’s dream of playing professional football had finally come true. His focus needed to be on making the most of his rookie season. But then he met Ember Walsh.All it took was one look for Nixon to know Ember was meant to be his, but the timing was all wrong. She was also off-limits.Falling for his sister’s best friend wasn’t the right move... -
Eden High by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite...Categorized as:
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My Boyfriend's Billionaire Daddy by Lena Little
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the midst of a blizzard, Melody is thrust into my life, recently homeless and seeking shelter. She’s here as my son’s guest and girlfriend…or she was five minutes ago. It makes my blood boil when I personally witness how he refuses to respect what she wants. I didn’t raise him to be a boy who doesn’t understand what ‘no’ means...Categorized as:
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Sold to Her Ex's Dad by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's her ex-boyfriend's dad and she has nothing to lose. For the right bid, she can be his for the night...AspenI'm a week away from losing everything if I can't pay my mom's medical bills and funeral expenses.I'm so thankful she isn't around now to see what I'm about to do.I'm about to auction off the last thing of value I have.My V-card... -
Inner Core by Sigal Ehrlich
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Hayley makes a resolution to take back the control over her life, and declare their relationship R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until Daniel decides to prove her wrong and get her back. Together, Hayley and Daniel seem to have it all... -
Malicious by Alex Grayson, Melissa Toppen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOliver Conley….The most infuriating man I’ve ever met.He’s crass, selfish, malicious. The worst kind of person.From our very first encounter we were at odds. Standing on opposite ends of the battlefield preparing for war. He didn’t care for me.I despised him.Until one day things started to change….I didn’t want to want him. Hell, I hated myself for it...Categorized as:
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