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One Chance, Fancy by Lani Lynn Vale
Benson Bayou Beauregard is the president of the Bear Bottom Guardians MC, and the grandson of the Sergeant at Arms for the Dixie Wardens MC. He’s a mountain of a man and the warden of a prison, and there’s only one thing that can scare him—being told that he’s the father of a three-year-old little girl. A three-year-old little girl that has no clue who he is... -
![Only for You by Melissa Foster]()
Only for You by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLove only works when your heart is in the right place. Hers could be right next door…. Single mom Bridgette Dalton doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses—not even in her own flower shop. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t noticed Bodhi Booker. Her ruggedly handsome next-door neighbor would be the perfect candidate for a no-strings fling... -
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![Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock]()
Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith nowhere else to go, Harriet Colgan has returned to the sleepy village of Cranfield to sell her beloved aunt and uncle’s cottage, the only place she ever called home. When she arrives at Lavender Cottage, Harriet discovers plans to replace the beautiful lavender fields, her uncle’s pride and joy, with an industrial warehouse... -
![Hart Attack by Cristin Harber]()
Hart Attack by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOutside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction. On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all...Categorized as:
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![Finding Lexie by Susan Stoker]()
Finding Lexie by Susan Stoker
Lexie Green hasn’t thought about Pierce Cagle in years. So when the popular boy she knew in high school shows up in the middle of the Somali desert, part of the SEAL team rescuing her and a coworker from kidnappers, she’s more than a little shocked...Categorized as:
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![Raven's Watch by Elle James, Kris Norris]()
Raven's Watch by Elle James, Kris Norris
One final flight. One impossible rescue. One chance to stop running. After a mission gone wrong shatters his team and nearly ends his life, retired Air Force pilot Foster Beckett returns to Raven’s Cliff, a sleepy coastal town where he hopes to lay low and start over. Alongside the last surviving members of his crew—men who’ve become more like brothers—he plans to rebuild, one quiet day at a time...Categorized as:
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Trouble by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsShe wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless grin and let’s-play swagger, carpenter Penn Etling leaves women wanting in Dogwood Lane. What do they get? Avery Perry knows: a one-night stand. She’s been there...Categorized as:
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![The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown]()
The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFamily, wounded hearts, and a Texas bed-and-breakfast are in need of repair in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s inviting novel about down-home comfort and second chances. Cousins Tabby and Ellie Mae are due for a change...Categorized as:
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![Jokes on You by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Jokes on You by Lani Lynn Vale
Booth Pena definitely didn’t make the smartest of decisions when he was a teenager. At eighteen, he knocked a girl up and signed up for the military all in the same day—signing his life away in more ways than one... -
![Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale
There are a few lessons one has to learn for themselves. Then there are the lessons that most people don’t have to learn because it’s just not done. For instance, most people know instinctively that they shouldn’t crave the mother of their brother’s child. Bourne Pena isn’t most men... -
![Shadows and Silk by Liliana Hart]()
Shadows and Silk by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAgent Brant Scott knows when a battle is lost. He’s been an integral part of hunting down members of the del Fuego cartel for years, but it’s not the violent criminals that have the ability to bring him to his knees. That honor belongs to one woman...Categorized as:
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![Billionaire Unknown by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unknown by J.S. Scott
I was perfectly content with my life. My career was booming. I traveled. I did as much charity work as I possibly could for the homeless, and I was perfectly happy with the choices I'd made. At least. .. I was--until my sister, Dani, came up missing. As an international correspondent, she traveled to war-torn countries, and she'd stepped a little too far over the line... -
![Enchanted by Lexi Blake]()
Enchanted by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA snarky submissive princess. Sarah Stevens’s life is pretty sweet. By day, she’s a dedicated trauma nurse and by night, a fun-loving club sub. She adores her job, has a group of friends who have her back, and is a member of the hottest club in Dallas. So why does it all feel hollow? Could it be because she fell for her dream man and can’t forgive him for walking away from her? Nope... -
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Come Fly With Me by Helen Rolfe
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTake to the skies in this gorgeous and gripping new series, perfect for fans of Jo Bartlett and Cathy Bramley. A Second Chance…. For Maya, serving as a pilot in the Whistlestop River air ambulance team is a dream come true. And now, with her divorce from her overbearing husband finally complete, flying over the fields of Dorset, and saving lives with the Skylarks, is the centre of her world...Categorized as:
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![Sins and Scarlet Lace by Liliana Hart]()
Sins and Scarlet Lace by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDeclan MacKenzie has loved the same woman for as long as he can remember, but after a mission early on in his career turns deadly, he realizes he can never have a wife or family and keep them safe. So he watches her marry another man. Sophia Huxley is involved in a nightmare. Her late husband has been labeled a traitor and he's made her the fall guy... -
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Aiden by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is the second book in A Next Generation Carter Brother Novel; a spin-off from The Carter Brothers. I wasn’t looking for love. I was Aiden Carter; I didn’t do the whole fuzzy, lovey, romantic crap. I loved to party. I loved sex. I loved women. If I wanted it, I got it. It was the way my world worked and I made no qualms about it. The only people I truly cared about were my family... -
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32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGet married. Buy a house. Have a baby. That's every girl's dream, isn't it? Well, maybe not every girl, but for Christy Bush, it was. So, when her boyfriend realized he didn't want any of those things, the obvious answer was to set him free and find a man who did...Categorized as:
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Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBear has lived more than half his life for his club. He’ll gladly do it again. He has never regretted starting this club with Bull and a few others years ago. However, seeing his brothers finding love and settling down to have families when he knows he’ll never have that is taking its toll on him. He takes off to get his head straight... -
![Engulfing Emma by Samantha Christy]()
Engulfing Emma by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSingle dad. Firefighter. Hero. On the heels of divorce, Lt. Brett Cash never expected to meet the woman of his dreams. Especially not during a robbery gone bad. But just because she's the woman of his dreams does not mean he's the man of hers . Emma is a child of a 9/11 hero taken far too soon. And she's not about to let her own daughter go through the same hell she did. Not even for... -
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The Village Inn of Secret Dreams by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever. But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly. So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with a plan to save the Inn, Belle should be overjoyed...Categorized as:
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Always Love by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLusting after my father’s protégé and friend is plain stupid considering I’m invisible to him…. Jagger Halsey…. He’s sinful, much older and talented beyond words. My father thinks the world of him. So do I. And I’ve tried to tell him in not-so-subtle ways. Even after my numerous, persistent attempts to catch his attention, he ignores me. Exasperated and heartbroken, I give up...Categorized as:
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![Protecting Addison by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Addison by Susan Stoker
She never expected a marriage of convenience to give her everything she ever wanted…love, family, happiness. But a threat from her past could change everything. When Addison Wentz agreed to a marriage of convenience, she thought it was a reasonable, rational decision. After all, her new husband was already a friend of sorts... -
![Always Destined by Scarlett Avery]()
Always Destined by Scarlett Avery
So I lied about my best friend’s older brother being my boyfriend. I never expected him to find out in this humiliating way…. Loki Berkshire…. There are some unwritten BFF codes… abiding rules, you might call them. No one has to speak them. You just know. Like coveting my best friend’s older brother. Bad idea. Wanting to kiss him more than I want to take my next breath. Really bad idea... -
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Having Faith by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSometimes the biggest obstacle to overcome is yourself. Kieran Callaghan has it all. As the sole remaining single male of the Callaghan clan, he is drawing a lot of female attention. Not only is the former SEAL easy on the eyes and the poster boy for BodyWorks, the fitness center he owns/operates, but he is a genuinely nice guy with a white-knight complex...Categorized as:
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![Never Too Close by Chelle Bliss]()
Never Too Close by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVito Bianchi had given up on love years ago after his wife walked out the door. He immersed himself in his work, letting one day pass into the next so he didn’t dwell on what was missing in his life. But when he’s called out to a fire at the home of Star Falls newest resident, he couldn’t stop himself from being sucked in to her world... -
![Burned by Kaylea Cross]()
Burned by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA woman with a dark past. .. Forced into hiding after her NSA-sanctioned task force lands on a terrorist cell’s hit list, cryptologist Zahra Gill must rely on the skill and experience of her ex-Special Ops Titanium Security teammates to keep her safe—including former Force Recon Marine Sean Dunphy... -
![More than Friends by Kat Singleton]()
More than Friends by Kat Singleton
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the #1 bestselling billionaire romance author of Black Ties & White Lies comes the third stand-alone novel set at an exclusive country club in the Hamptons. More Than Friends is a friends-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance. Jude Kensington is the playboy of Pembroke Hills Country Club and the last person I expected to be living with this summer. Charming flirt...Categorized as:
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Reset by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer soldier Ryan Granger’s life has become all about numbers:. 13 months since he was shot in the head. 7 months spent in a coma. 6 months since he woke, a changed man. 5 hours since he’d been kidnapped. 4 minutes since he’d opened his eyes in an underground cavern. 3 minutes since he’d heard a woman calling for help…. Two strangers trapped together. One impossible way out... -
![Targeted by Kaylea Cross]()
Targeted by Kaylea Cross
They were partners once. After an attack on the job that nearly killed her, Special Agent Celida Morales is determined to salvage her reputation in the FBI and get back to the career she loves. Domestic terrorism has left its mark on her—literally—and now she’s more determined than ever to leave her mark on it...Categorized as:
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![Take Me to the Valley by Kaci Rose]()
Take Me to the Valley by Kaci Rose
He’s her brother’s best friend. She’s never had a thing for single dads or younger men… until him. Evan. I’ve built my life around two things: protecting my daughter, Skye, and serving Whiskey River as a detective. Love? It’s off the table. I can’t have both—it’s not fair to Skye, and I’ve already been burned once...Categorized as:
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Walkout by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn Living Without, Melissa and Dallas’s chemistry skyrocketed. It’s finally time to get up close and personal with this hot couple in their very own novella, Walkout. Get ready to discover what happens when Dallas chases Melissa all the way to Sydney to claim her back. From her one visit to Melbourne and the Hawks MC compound, Melissa Stevenson knows Dallas is who she wants... -
![Crossing the Line by Jessica Prince]()
Crossing the Line by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome lines are meant to be crossed. Trent Montgomery knew all about loyalty and responsibility. Tracking down his friend’s long-lost sister and making sure she was safe was just another job, a favor from someone he cared about. He wasn’t supposed to get attached. But when he started to fall for the woman who had been hiding from the world, things got a lot more complicated than he ever expected... -
![When You Least Expect It by Jessica Prince]()
When You Least Expect It by Jessica Prince
The last thing Stella Ryan had time for was a man. With her family in trouble and looking to her to fix everything, romance and commitment were the furthest things from her mind. Until she ran into a man with a jawline that could cut granite and arms she wanted to lick like an ice cream cone. A man who made her forget the things that really mattered... -
![Falling Hard by Pamela Clare]()
Falling Hard by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA Gold Star wife alone…. Ellie Meeks promised her pilot husband that if he was killed in combat, she would live her life to the fullest. Three years later, she is still alone, raising the twins he never met. She has no interest in dating or meeting men—until one snowy night when a stranger helps her get her sick kids safely home...Categorized as:
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![Relentless by Kaylea Cross]()
Relentless by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFormer Delta Force operator Rhys Sinclair defied the odds by recovering from a traumatic brain injury that should have killed him. Given the chance to repay the beautiful doctor who saved his life by guarding hers, he can't say no--even if it means facing an unknown threat from the cunning terrorist his CIA-sanctioned team had been hunting in Afghanistan...Categorized as:
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![Cover of Darkness by Kaylea Cross]()
Cover of Darkness by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTargeted by a terrorist cell, Bryn McAllister survives a bombing at the U. S. Embassy in Beirut only to be left to die in a desert cellar. When she is rescued by Navy SEAL Lieutenant Declan McCabe and his team, Bryn must rely on the handsome officer to get her to safety... -
![She Loves Me by Melissa Foster]()
She Loves Me by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhat are two besties willing to risk for something more? The New York Times bestselling author of This Is Love has the answer in this fun, sexy, and emotional romance about friendship, family, and giving love a chance. Something is off in Piper Dalton’s life, and she has a feeling it might just be her. All her siblings are blissfully settled with their forever loves...Categorized as:
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![Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince]()
Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince
After her husband left her for her best friend, Hayden Young moved to Hope Valley looking for a fresh start for her and her daughter. The last thing she expected was to run into the man who had rocked her world in the middle of the wine section of the local grocery store...Categorized as:
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![Cabin Fever with My First Flame by Madison Love]()
Cabin Fever with My First Flame by Madison Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a chef who can handle the heat. He's a firefighter that can douse a flame. But when sparks reignite between us and old fires begin to burn, dialing 9-1-1 is the last thing on my mind. After my divorce, I got the better end of the deal with three sassy daughters, my food truck, and what was left in the bank account...Categorized as:
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![Locked Up One Night by Chasity Bowlin, Laramie Briscoe]()
Locked Up One Night by Chasity Bowlin, Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI shouldn't want my ex-wife's little sister, but I do. And turns out, she wants me, too. .. Troy. There’s one person who pushes all my buttons… Lizzie. My former sister in law. My ex wife’s baby sister. Who was a freaking kid when Emma and I were married. But she’s not a kid anymore and my feelings for her aren’t brotherly. At all... -
![Nanny for the Firefighter by Emma Blake]()
Nanny for the Firefighter by Emma Blake
I thought coming back to Red Lodge would be a quiet escape. But then I ran into Mason—the firefighter who once had my whole heart. Now he’s got a fierce protectiveness and a daughter who steals my breath with her shy smile. He needs my help. And even though it risks exposing the past I’ve tried to bury, I can’t say no...Categorized as:
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![Her Billionaire Bargain by Taryn Quinn]()
Her Billionaire Bargain by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHiring an interior designer to redo my McMansion led to me…falling in love with a total stranger? And trying to figure out how to make her fall in love with me. Shelby Wilde is a driven single mom who started an up-and-coming design firm, Designing Women, with three friends. She is not looking for love. Or lust. Or my particular brand of chaos with a side of many happy moments while naked...Categorized as:
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Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman
Stuck in Montreal with no job prospects, recent biology graduate Soleil Bellerose makes a snap decision to try tree planting in Alberta. She expects long days, blood‑sucking mosquitoes, and hard work. What she doesn’t the wild beauty of the land—and Gabe Hawthorne, the cocky, rugged foreman at Silvertip Reforestation who pushes all her buttons...Categorized as:
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![No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross]()
No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCIA communications expert Samarra Wallace is on the run from a faceless enemy when she learns terrorists have kidnapped and threatened to execute her cousin. She will do whatever it takes to free her, including breaking cover to contact the former teammate she is dangerously attracted to. Now all she has to do is convince him she's not working for the bad guys... -
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![That One Touch by Carrie Elks]()
That One Touch by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s a single dad. The father of her student. And the chemistry is off the charts…. After an accident ends her big city ballet career, Cassie Simons is ready for a brand new start, moving to a small town to help run her best friend’s dancing school. From the moment she meets her new students she knows she’s made the right choice... -
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Engage by June Gray
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES. The past has a way of catching up. .. A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again. Don't miss Capture, part six of the Disarm series! -
![Bending The Rules by Christina C. Jones]()
Bending The Rules by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJustin and Toni were friends. Besties, with a whole list of life rules developed over a friendship that started when they were kids. As long as they stuck to the rules, even when they blended a business relationship into the friendship, things went off without a hitch. But then one of them broke the rules - It was Justin. Justin broke the rules- and Toni has been mad about it ever since... -
![Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance... -
![Can't Help Falling in Love by Bella Andre]()
Can't Help Falling in Love by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsGet ready for another Sullivan bad boy to fall in love in the third book of Bella Andre's bestselling contemporary romance series! Gabe Sullivan risks his life every day as a firefighter in San Francisco. But after learning a brutal lesson about professional boundaries, he knows better than to risk his heart to his fire victims ever again... -
![The Lighthouse at the Cove by Amy Clipston]()
The Lighthouse at the Cove by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Lighthouse at the Cove is a heartwarming Hallmark-style novel perfect for fans of RaeAnne Thayne and Sherryl Woods where a single dad teams up with a journalist to save the town's historic landmark lighthouse. Kaya Ross, a talented and ambitious journalist, needs a break. Following a tough breakup, Kaya embarks on a road trip along the picturesque coastal route from Maryland to Florida...
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