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Seven Card Stud by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is book 7 in the Stacked Deck Series. Full blurb coming soon. -
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Loving You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSince meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means... -
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Bound by R Phillips
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"To know the truth of our story. ". Everything in life has a price. Nothing is ever freely gifted. The universe always comes, whether in the brightest, cheek-aching second of the day or the darkest, most plaintive hour of the night, to collect its payment. To rattle and shake your world. To slither into the illusion of Eden painted by strokes of lies and deceit... -
![The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix]()
The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“His touch is like magic…”. Brie is in the middle of a fight for her life. A force far more powerful than Brie is determined to destroy her. About to give birth to her second child, Brie is vulnerable to the unprecedented attack—but she is not afraid. When you are part of the Submissive Training Center, you are never alone... -
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![That Forever by Jillian Dodd]()
That Forever by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDevaney Diamond and Chase Mackenzie’s relationship has been like a Taylor Swift song. Best friends in elementary school. First loves in high school. Friends with benefits while Dani was away at college. But deep down, they have always loved each other. Have always been drawn to each other. And after much drama, they have managed to work things out and are now in college together as a couple... -
![Chamaeleon by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke]()
Chamaeleon by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHaley. “For the last seven months, my life practically revolved around 'my' guys—they kept me safe, made me laugh, and embraced me as one of their own. And, now, the unimaginable was happening. I was turning my back on the life I created with them... -
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Bend the Pucking Rules by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBend The Pucking Rules is the second book in the sexy and suspenseful Ice Lords Series. An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, College Hockey Romance. I know too much and now, I’m paying the price. One secret shattered my world. Three boys wrecked my life. And one of them just might own my heart—if only he could remember... -
![The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega]()
The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOne of the most anticipated romance books of 2019. She's the seduction expert. Women contact her to take over their love lives. She steps in when they're lost, she's supposed to succeed where they failed. She handles their single status, their relationship, their breakup, and very often their partner's affairs... -
![Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh]()
Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems. ". Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me... -
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Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratings*** iBooks Best Of 2013 AU/NZ Breakout Book Of The Year***. For Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig. She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania. Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality... -
![Famished: Part One by Ellie Messe]()
Famished: Part One by Ellie Messe
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**Reports of uncentered text have been noted, a corrected edition will available December 15, 2018. **. Moms a junkie, Dad’s not dead. After lying to me for the past twenty-one years, Mom got in too deep with her debt and had to call not-dead dad to bail her out. But wait, there’s more; not-dead dad is a biker who thinks he knows what’s best for the daughter he's never met... -
![Frosty Blues: A Westbrook Blues Novella by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie]()
Frosty Blues: A Westbrook Blues Novella by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSilent night. Truth night. All is blue. All is simmering, waiting to blow up. Be still and sleep in peace? Not here. Not with them. They don’t forget. They don’t forgive. And they don’t give a damn. Ready the cannons and missiles, the troops are in formation because these boys… they’re frosty but the girls? Well, let’s just say it’s the most wonderful time of the year to let go of old wounds... -
![Trace - Part Two by Deborah Bladon]()
Trace - Part Two by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe second part of TRACE, a three-part series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon. Vanessa Meyer had finally taken on the task of learning more about her birth mother. The twisted path that brought her to her family's townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, also brought her face-to-face with the man who she's been spending most of her nights with... -
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Remember When Trilogy by T. Torrest
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll three best-selling books of the Remember Trilogy in one bundle! REMEMBER WHEN, REMEMBER WHEN 2: The Sequel, and REMEMBER WHEN 3: The Finale. Remember When is the first story in an NA romance trilogy... -
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![Trace by Deborah Bladon]()
Trace by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe final part of TRACE, a three-part series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon. Vanessa Meyer has overcome the struggles of her past to build a life that she can be proud of. She's a nurse in the ER and her relationship with attorney Garrett Ryan fulfills her in a way that nothing else can... -
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Always by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"If I told you a secret, would you keep it? ". He's damaged. I'm determined. I've loved him my whole life, but he's broken, older, full of secrets. The bruises on his skin, the silent tears, the hidden pain. .. I know I'm in over my head. My father warns me against him, but his eyes plead with me to save him. All I know is that I can't walk away from him. I promised I would be there for him... -
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Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFans of Cora Carmack (Losing It) and Tammara Weber (Easy) will devour the original New Adult novels: Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country's most notorious secret society... -
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Consumed by Taryn Elliott, Cari Quinn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3. 5 in the NEW ADULT rock star series, Lost in Oblivion. Is it better to burn out or fade away…. Oblivion lead singer Simon Kagan is used to being in the spotlight for his model good looks and his voice, not because of the epic ending to Oblivion’s last show on their home turf in California... -
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Promise Me by Rebel Hart
CRUEL INTENTIONS meets AFTER. Find out what happens in Rae and Clinton's love story. .. -
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Reining It In by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen shadowed evil finally has a face the fight really begins. Will Greta be able to stare the devil in the face, or will she be another dead club girl? -
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Fated Lies by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's taken everything from me and I him. I thought I could defeat him, while keeping my feelings hidden. A shared enemy brought us together, changing my destiny. I know better now. My fate is not to love. It's not even to survive. My fate is to protect him. .. Fated Lies is Book 3 in the Lies Series. It continues Langston & Liesel's story. Ends on a cliffhanger. -
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Unforgivably Broken by Maegan Abel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**This is a New Adult Romance with dark themes intended for readers 18 years and up**. It took a near-tragedy for Zane and Lili to admit their feelings for one another. If they could survive that explosion, wading through the debris left behind should be a breeze, right? Lili has spent years hiding from her past. Now, she's being forced to admit her mistakes and make a decision... -
![Avoiding Temptation: A Student/Teacher Romance by Tracy Lorraine]()
Avoiding Temptation: A Student/Teacher Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst rule of teaching. .. don’t fall for a student. Finally living the life of my dreams in a city I’d always wanted to experience was supposed to be a clean slate. Until him. .. My prim and proper world is turned upside down when he walks into my college classroom, demanding attention with a single look, his braces and glasses at complete odds with his defined body and bad boy tattoos... -
![An Aces Christmas (The Aces' Sons) by Nicole Jacquelyn]()
An Aces Christmas (The Aces' Sons) by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin the Aces MC as they prepare for Christmas and a homecoming for one of their own. -
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![Frozen Valentine by E.C. Land]()
Frozen Valentine by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlake. The first thing you learn as a kid is 'stranger danger', but they don't tell you what to do when a tall, tattooed, dangerous man shows up out of nowhere. I know I should make him leave. He's surely capable of fending for himself, but it's the middle of winter, the roads are icy and around these parts that can mean a death sentence... -
![Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman]()
Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was the one I loved. I was the one who walked away. We both know why. I was never supposed to see him again. *. What I have now looks perfect on the outside. The car. The career. The house. The neighbor-slash-best-friend. The handsome man holding my hand. We can talk about everything. Except the past. That's good enough to get by. *... -
![Finding our Forever by Lan LLP]()
Finding our Forever by Lan LLP
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFinding our Forever (Book 2 of 3) For readers 18 and up. When tragedy strikes it doesn't always signal the end. Sometimes it can mean a new beginning. . -
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Secrets Vol. 2 by Ella Steele
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSexy thoughts about Cole fill Anna's dreams. Every detail burns brightly in her mind; the way his hands feel on her bare skin, the soft brush of his lips against hers, and the way their bodies fit perfectly together. Anna awakes breathless, tingling as if it really happened. What caused her to think about Cole like that? It was completely forbidden... -
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The Endgame Is You by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPlay hard . .. Fight hard . .. Love. hard. The time has come for Cameron, Jason, and Asher to hang up their Rixon Raider jerseys and head off to college with the girls they love. But will their relationships stand the test of college life, new friendships, and most of all, football? *The Endgame Is You is a Rixon Raiders Epilogue. It must be read after the other books in the series. -
![The Other Fish in the Sea by Jenn Cooksey]()
The Other Fish in the Sea by Jenn Cooksey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn Shark Bait, readers everywhere met and fell in love with the new girl, Camie Ramsey, and swooned over her sure to be future husband, Tristan Daniels... -
![The Preachers' Promise by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Preachers' Promise by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was their pet. Now she’s their obsession. She was the ghostly girl who crashed into the Preachers’ secretive world. With her pale hair, floaty dresses, and haunted eyes, Ophelia took one look at the three masked men and ran. But when they gave chase, and finally caught her, she was the one who trapped them, as she tore down the Preachers’ walls. She made them feel. They made her kneel... -
![The Edge of Never, The Edge of Always: Two Book Collection by J.A. Redmerski]()
The Edge of Never, The Edge of Always: Two Book Collection by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA two-book bundle of the hottest New Adult books around - THE EDGE OF NEVER and THE EDGE OF ALWAYS. In THE EDGE OF NEVER, twenty-year-old Camryn has always known that she wants a life less ordinary. But when tragedy strikes, she boards the next bus leaving town, destination unknown... -
![The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier]()
The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe was perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell. ”. The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all... -
![Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings are heating up in the little town of Eden, where one young girl has been attacked and no one has the answers. Now with Jace's main suspect in some trouble of her own, everything is up in the air... -
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![HATE ME by Jaxson Kidman]()
HATE ME by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSHE WAS UNTOUCHED. UNTIL SHE MET ME. AND THEN I RUINED HER LIFE. Hey, beautiful. My name is Mason and my job is one simple thing: I want you to HATE ME. I want you to hate this story. I want you to hate this book. I want you to leave a nasty review on this book. Actually, I dare you to do that... -
![Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker]()
Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI don’t date, ever. Casual sex is all I need. Relationships? Well, my dark past crushed that fairytale fantasy for me. Instead, I’m all into my PI firm. After a snail’s pace start, I have my first big client. There’s just one snag, I have to do research in my hometown, a place I never wanted to see again in my life... -
![Stolen Wishes by Lexi Ryan]()
Stolen Wishes by Lexi Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCally…. A sexy smile. Intense blue eyes. A goodness that makes him want to save me from these rumors when no one else would care. I didn't ask for a hero. William Bailey was never supposed to be anything more than a wish, a dream, an unrequited crush. Not for a girl like me--a girl whose fractured family has stolen her chance at a decent life. William…... -
![Zane & Lucky's First Christmas by J.S. Cooper]()
Zane & Lucky's First Christmas by J.S. Cooper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe final book in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Forever Love series is here! Handsome, Zane Beaumont fell for Lucky Morgan hook, line and sinker. He became the happiest man on earth when she told him she was pregnant and agreed to marry him... -
![She is Mine by Penny Wylder]()
She is Mine by Penny Wylder
I've never had to think about money. It's always been there. To put it plainly, I'm used to getting what I want. That includes women. So when I meet one who thinks she can't be bought, it blows my mind. She's clever, beautiful, and clearly not looking for a white knight. All she wants from me is a single, wild night of passion in Paris. It's incredible... -
![Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee]()
Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a deal. One year of my life pretending to be a rich aristocrat in exchange for ten million pounds. Enough money to start over somewhere new. Enough money to disappear forever. It sounded simple, but being Kerrigan Belmond is more dangerous than I expected. Her world isn’t as perfect behind closed doors as it is on paper... -
![His Property (Book Three) by Hannah Ford]()
His Property (Book Three) by Hannah Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhips. Chains. Punishments. These are my world now, ever since gorgeous billionaire Liam Rutherford pushed me into the back of his expensive black SUV, forcing me to live with him at his fancy penthouse apartment in New York City, holding me as collateral for my father’s gambling debt. He claims I don’t have to do anything I’m not comfortable with... -
![Money Man (King Maker) by Terri E. Laine]()
Money Man (King Maker) by Terri E. Laine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“This book. .. This MAN. .. he is my kind of MC. .. full of himself and the perfect blend of c*cky and jerk… but God is he sexy as h6ll all at the same time. And the plot/story line had me completely wrapped up and flipping the pages until the final one. ” A. M. Hargrove, USA Today Bestselling author. Her. Nice girls end up last... -
![You Know I Love You by Willow Winters]()
You Know I Love You by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI married the bad boy from Brooklyn. The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news. The look that comes with all sorts of warnings. I knew what I was doing. I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch. I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago... -
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Fate by Sydney Lane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm used to getting what I want. I've always taken what I wanted. No apologies. No excuses. I know what it feels like to be betrayed, when someone else is calling all the shots. I've been down that road, and I'm not going there again. I've got my family, my friends, and the brotherhood. That's all I need. I believe in Fate. Everything happens for a reason... -
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![Club Abbott: The Wedding by Hazel Kelly]()
Club Abbott: The Wedding by Hazel Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPretending she was mine seemed so harmless in the beginning. .. When Carrie is left reeling after the incident at the club, she can't help but second guess whether she's made the right decision. But as it turns out, being Ben's date to Will and Ella's wedding is the most fun she's had in ages. It's the morning after that doesn't go according to plan. . -
![Relent by Rachel Schurig]()
Relent by Rachel Schurig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLevi has always been on the outside looking in. When your best friends make up one of the most famous rock bands in the country, living at the edge of the spotlight comes with the territory. Levi was pretty happy with the way things were; after all, helping the Ransome boys achieve their dreams was his dream too. But all of that changed when Levi fell for lead singer Daltrey Ransome’s girl... -
![Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone]()
Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say love is all around. Yeah, for everyone but me. It sounds crazy, I know. Breaking News: badass bodyguard for the nation’s top security firm doesn’t know how to talk to women. That’s it, folks. I have no game. Luckily my newfound family at Blake Security accepts me exactly as I am. But there are things in my past, secrets , that I’d do anything to protect them from... -
![Cards of Love: The High Priestess by Olivia Ryann]()
Cards of Love: The High Priestess by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of lust and love will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. Damen Aetos. Mob boss. Madman. And soon to be my husband. He doesn’t care that I’m a virgin. Doesn’t care about my beauty. Nothing matters to him but my last name... -
![London Dynasty by Geneva Lee]()
London Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKerrigan Belmond has everything I don’t have. A name that opens doors, more money than god, an Oxford education, and rumors that she’s caught the eye of Spencer Byrd, the heir to one of England’s most powerful aristocratic families. I’m an orphan, running from a tragedy I can’t face. Being mistaken for her is flattering until her father arrives at my door with an indecent proposal... -
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