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Un printemps pour te succomber by Morgane Moncomble
Fleuriste fauchée, Nolia se tourne vers son ultime espoir pour s’en sortir : sa famille. Elle ne pensait cependant pas que le prix à payer pour son aide serait de se marier. Avec son ex. Face à l’adversité, incapable de retourner vers son passé toxique, elle décide de s’allier à un inconnu dans le plus grand mensonge de sa vie. L’heureux élu, c’est lui : Camille Levesque... -
Married To A Brownsville Bully 2 by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWith Yoshon finding out more about Golden’s past, he has a decision to make. Does he want to continue to learn more about her? Or does he end things because she broke his one rule - don’t lie to him? Except, Yoshon hasn’t been truthful when it comes to Golden either... -
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Hold Us Together by T'Lyn
KaSyre Masters has always been a ladies' man, but the main focus is his music career and creating an identity independent of his brothers. Dior Bradley is a strong and independent woman who's determined to make sure her daughter is protected and loved. Her main focus is creating a comfortable life for the two of them...Categorized as:
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Ashes by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye. Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves... -
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Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMiyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking. In the end, Shinobu chooses a different college, but the compromise is that he's now living next door to Miyagi! -
With Everything In Me by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRoswell “Ross” Scott was known to be quite the ladies’ man. For years, women were a conquest to him… until he meets the one who would not only lock him down but break his heart in the process. A recent breakup has sent him on a mission to heal that same broken heart by returning to his old ways. That was, until he met Paisley St. Germaine, a five-four, mysterious, firecracker... -
Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen
Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a Black girl in the '90s. Tragedy flips Amore Brown’s world on its axis right before she heads off to college. Having to sit tight for the summer, she chooses Jersey City, New Jersey - the home of her estranged father - to pass the time... -
Falling For You by T'Lyn
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Xavier Goodwin, life had been a constant rotation of set backs. At a young age he had to learn some tough lessons, but through it all he never let any obstacle thrown his way stop him. Knowing that his mother and brother depended on him to make things happen Xavier became the blueprint for by any means necessary... -
Brixx: A Hood Love Story by Lakia
Reagan is a dedicated nurse who’s seen it all, but nothing prepared her for a suffocating co-parenting relationship with a man who symbolizes everything she despises. She finds herself haunted by the consequences of her choices and burdened by the struggles of maintaining a facade of happiness while concealing her inner turmoil...Categorized as:
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She Ain't Never Met Another N*gga Like Me by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsItaly has always had dreams of going away to college. Those dreams seemed like a far reality when she finds out that she’s pregnant. While she thought her life was over, her saving grace, by the name of Chase, comes and saves her. In her first year of college in Atlanta, she has to come back home to care for her younger sister once her mother dies in a car accident... -
Badge by K.L. Savage, Wander Aguiar
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEveryone has dreams when they are young. And mine came to an abrupt halt. I changed as a man, as a person, my soul was damaged beyond repair. So I turned into someone everyone would hate. Because I hate everyone and everything. I’m furious at the world. I don’t see that changing anytime soon. But then it does change. And if there is one thing I am not good at, it’s adapting... -
Junjo Romantica, Volume 08 by Shungiku Nakamura
Misaki is struggling to pass his college entrance exams and has taken up a tutor--the cool and sexy Akihiko Usami. Misaki realizes he may be developing feelings for the older man. And so begins the bumpy relationship of this odd couple. -
Guts & Glory: Hunter by Jeanne St. James
When what should be a simple assignment becomes a whole lot more. .. For Hunter, what should be an easy job of finding another veteran’s long-lost brother has turned up nothing but dead ends. Even worse, it uncovered problems his team thought had long since been buried. Down to his last lead, he tracks down a woman who has his protective instincts kicking in for reasons he can’t fully understand... -
The Long Way Home by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThere’s a price to pay for a life with a greater purpose. The healing of time is a damn liar when you’re living a life as a dead man with no true home, and the silence couldn’t be more deafening. Counting the days, good and bad, I exist as the world keeps spinning. I can never look back. All I can do is hope I took enough out of that life to carry me forward on those dead legs... -
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Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt's the day of the award ceremony for Usami, but Usami's older brother, Haruhiko, can't keep his hands off Misaki. First an endless shipment of strawberries, then a "kidnapping" as Haruhiko drags Misaki off to his rich estate and locks him up! Meanwhile, a dramatic misunderstanding spooks Shinobu into leaving for Australia. Will Miyagi let him get away? -
HotBox by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWanna do things you never thought to your body…. Kleio Wilkins has just finished a fourteen-year bid– At least that's how it feels. After years in an unhappy, unsatisfying marriage, she's looking forward to the cool, fresh breath of freedom. Before she can inhale, however, in walks Ariel Ellis. He's everything her ex wasn't and more, breaking down insecurities she thought she'd long overcome... -
Pink Pussycat Enterprises by Cion Lee
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBacarri Aguilard takes "having his way" to another level. His multimillion dollar nude magazine empire is the reason for that. He can have anything he wants, and that includes women. He's satisfied with his polygamous relationship with his three girlfriends until he meets a woman by the name of Divine Jones who changes that. Divine wasn't looking for any entanglements... -
Double Or Nothin' by T'Lyn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPlayboy. Millionaire. Bachelor. Just a few words to describe the starting shooting guard for the LA Aces, Trayvon Jackson. He is epitome of a man that has it all. He is also a man who lives by his own terms and does so unapologetically. There’s isn’t anything he wants that he can’t have except the beautiful and talented, Phoenix Rose... -
Smolder by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 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. The action, drama, and secrecy continue with Smolder, coming June 28, 2022! -
Pink Pussycat Enterprises II by Cion Lee
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBacarri Aguilard always thought he could have it all. The money, the success, and the women. He was breezing through life without a worry until Divine Jones took his world by storm. She's the first person to show him that he can't always have his way. Find out what happens in Part 2 of Pink Pussycat Enterprises. -
Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe was out of the game. He should've stayed that way. When a former FBI colleague asks Callum Webb to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American bigwig in eastern Europe, Callum’s just got one word for him. .. No. Okay, actually two words: hell, no. Callum is out of the international law enforcement game and has been for a long time... -
Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA past that defined a future. .. Shade has a secret. One he’s hidden most of his life. Secrets created in his past. Of a broken family. A little boy lost. Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake. As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself. As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers. . -
Sleepless Nights and Hockey Fights by Marika Ray, Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m a hot-headed pro hockey player with a reputation for two things: reckless fights on the ice and a taste for older women off of it. But this time I might just be in over my head with an older single mom. With the team’s new head coach on my case, I can’t afford any more screw-ups. He thinks I need to grow up, and I’m out to prove I can get my act together once and for all...Categorized as:
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Bossy Mountain Daddies by Roxy Monroe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy ex destroyed my life in one afternoon. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but mine came hot and dirty in the form of THREE silver fox mountain men who showed me what I'd been missing all along. To be continued. .. -
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Because It's Forever by T'Lyn
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPrynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception . Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye... -
Quitting the Quarterback by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA steamy Pro Football, Single Mom, Forbidden Doctor/Patient Romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne. I went to Vegas to celebrate my divorce, and the pro football star was there celebrating his new contract. I heard someone call his name, and I wasn't about to miss my chance to get with the man my ex had idolized... -
Next Time I Fall by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat happens when Mr. Wrong turns into Mr. Right? After three years of being a single mom, café owner Chloe Morgan is finally ready to take another chance on love. She's found the perfect man in Joel Bradshaw. He checks all her boxes when it comes to stability, commitment, and accountability. And then Joel's best friend, Decker Hayes, comes to town…... -
It Had to Be You by Beth Moran
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPreorder the BRAND NEW novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! ‘Another gorgeous tale from the queen of comfort reads’ Growing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast. Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in providing a safe haven, it meant that life was rarely peaceful... -
Ready for War by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWarrior “War” Davis is ready for anything life has to throw at him, or at least he thinks he is. He’s not a man that should be played with on any level, but love doesn’t care about your position. When love enters the battlefield will it be a fair fight? Life has a funny way of humbling you... -
The Millionaire Boys Club: Beau by Natisha Raynor
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeau Austin never thought he'd be a millionaire and he certainly never thought he'd gain his wealth from being a successful gamer. Playing for a professional E-sports company set Beau up for life at a young age. As the youngest member of The Millionaire Boys Club, Beau doesn't have much to complain about not even being newly single... -
Western Shores by Lise Gold
Madison Wilson, a marine biologist, has recently graduated and is ready to start her adult life with her first job as a research technician in Santa Cruz. After moving to Capitola, a sweet and colorful beach town in Northern California, she is immediately enchanted by her new house, as well as her beautiful landlady, Ally... -
Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsYears of adversity have molded Henley McClure into the attentive, conscientious psychologist she is today. She lives for her daughter, Jasna, and her work at The Refuge, an exclusive retreat for victims of PTSD. Her life is fulfilling…if a little lonely. But the only man who’s captured her interest, the most standoffish of the mountain retreat’s seven owners, lives in self-imposed isolation... -
The Come Up by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsACE: B00UPR0I46. Jamal Turner is near the top of his game. Widely-known as the trusted right-hand man to music mogul Chris Scaife, he’s poised to become chief operating officer of his friend and mentor’s international recording conglomerate... -
Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAshley Sullivan’s whole world changed when she got pregnant at seventeen. After the father of her child ditched her and their son, she bypassed college, shelved her plans to see the world, and went straight to managing the family café in Bar Harbor, Maine. For the next eleven years, she poured her entire heart into raising her amazing son, Kevin... -
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Taming A Miami Boss by Melanie B.
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf being for the streets was a person, it would be Miz. He’s the quintessential player… if he were to keep notches on his bedpost, Miz would have run out of space long ago. He didn’t plan on changing his ways either; the ladies loved him, and in turn, he gave them what they wanted. But there was a catch… he told them not to get attached or fall in love because that wasn’t his style... -
Ariah & Lucian: A Pikemoore Falls Novel by Tay Mo'Nae
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe's a hothead, outspoken, and feisty. Ariah finally decided to leave her dead-end relationship with her child's father and focus on her money and son. After dealing with countless females, fighting, and drama for two years she's ready to start fresh and enjoy the single life. Being a Lacross can be challenging. Being a part of the St. Angels Motorcycle Club isn't always a walk in the park... -
The High Notes by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she stuns the audience... -
Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNate Hunter; aspiring boxer, brother to five younger sisters, and. .. stripper. Yeah, you read that right. After his twin sister went through an abusive relationship, Nate fought to restore her honor by starting a chain of nightclubs that hire and help victimized women get back on their feet... -
10-Code by Freya Barker
As a forty-one-year-old mother of three boys, working two jobs, Marya Berger doesn’t have the time or energy to consider a relationship. Especially after a lifetime of poor choices in the romance department. But when the disappearance of a young boy strikes a little too close to home, and a younger man she’s tried to ignore offers his help, she doesn’t stand in the way... -
Tempted By A Billionaire Bad Boy by Black Lavish
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlways be optimistic they say, but how about when your life gets worse on the day it’s supposed to turn around? Sage Kennedy had a natural beauty that couldn’t be ignored, but she possessed the ugliest luck a girl could have. Struck with tragedy and dealing with loss, she is left wondering if anything good would ever come to her life... -
Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOnce upon a time, Elsie Ireland thought she’d found the man of her dreams, only to learn her fairytale romance was just another cautionary tale. Beyond a perfect family image, her husband had little interest in Elsie, and even less in their son. Years later, she and nine-year-old Tony have landed in Fallport, Virginia... -
Your One by Monica Walters, Latisha Burns
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsProfessional basketball player, Nate Guillory, has a good life. He enjoyed his childhood as the only child in a single-parent home. There is only one thing he feels he missed out knowing his father. Although he had a great upbringing, he feels that it is his right to know the identity of his father and why they weren’t afforded the opportunity to have a relationship... -
BS by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLife is hard, then gets harder still. That’s how BS feels when out of the blue his wife turns up wanting them to try again, to make the marriage work. After leaving his cheating wife 18-yrs earlier, the last thing he expected was Lilac to turn up on the clubhouse doorstep, throwing a huge spanner in the works for his intention to claim Kya... -
The Obsession Begins by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Prequel to the I Love You Series. **Please note that this is a 20-page free prequel, designed as an introduction to the I Love You series and to give readers a glimpse at my other books. It was specifically written for Bookfunnel, to introduce new readers to the series. After graduation, Lexi Blondeau moves to L. A. to stay with her friend Tess and begin her job search... -
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The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"The perfect escape for readers wanting to get away. "—Booklist. One woman takes the vacation of a lifetime in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold a family together from #1. New York Times. bestselling author Susan Mallery. Single mom Robyn Caldwell needs a new plan for her future. She has always put her family first... -
For the Love of Summer by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding friendship with the unlikeliest person…. As the owner of Twisted, Seattle’s best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She’s terrified that she’s losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her “other” family, especially to her stepmom, Allison... -
My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 3 by Niyama
Shin and Seiji have been living together in domestic bliss for over a year, but Seiji’s upcoming birthday is the first time Shin will get to celebrate with him... -
Escape of the Scoundrel by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho would miss the most hated man in England? Serpentine Fforbes, the new Earl of Sanderly, is known to be a cheat, a libertine, and a blackguard. The ton thrills to the news that he is fleeing the country... -
The Sheikh And The Single Mom by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe set out to crush her, but things soon went awry,. Can he betray her still, after so much has been shared? Nina Kendrick has fought for her success. As the single mother of twins, she has no other option but to make her company thrive. Approached by an intimidating rival, ruthless businessman and sheikh Rashad Al-Zayed, her guard is well and truly up. The problem is, he’s just her type…... -
My Mountain Man Boss by Sadie King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's his daughter's best friend, half his age and off-limits. But that won't stop this alpha hero claiming what's his. Amy. I’m never falling in love. I’ve seen what love can do, and it’s not for me. But that doesn’t mean a girl can’t have a little fun. Only the man I want to have fun with is twice my age, my boss, and my best friend’s dad. He should be off limits. But I can’t resist Landon...
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