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  • Married to the Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Married to the Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three rock gods. One accidental Vegas marriage. Zero chance I make it out with my heart intact. New Year’s Eve in Sin City was supposed to be fun. Champagne, music, maybe a little bad decision-making. But waking up in a luxury suite—naked—with three of rock’s biggest heartbreakers wasn’t part of the plan...
  • Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 43 ratings
    Everything changes. Even the things we didn’t ask for. Jake, Archie, Coop, and Ian were my best friends and three of them still are and they’re also now my lovers, my boyfriends, and pretty much the anchors keeping me from getting washed away. I’ve had great moments and I’ve had horrible ones. One thing is for sure, I’ll never forget my senior year. It’s the year everything changed...
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  • Quintessence: The Boxset 1-3 by Serena Akeroyd

    Quintessence: The Boxset 1-3 by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Sascha heads for a job interview, she has no idea that her life is about to change. There's more at stake than just a job here. With five sexy geniuses as her new bosses, she has two choices. Keep things platonic or make things interesting. .. Find out what her decision is in Quintessence: The Boxset. Books 1-3 are available in this omnibus edition for the first time...
  • The Risk by Callie Rose

    The Risk by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 46 ratings
    Rich boys don't fraternize with the help. They don't fall in love with the help. They don't risk everything for the help. We know what we're up against now. Who we're up against. But if he holds all the cards, the truth hardly matters. The kings of Linwood want me to run. They want me far away from here, where I'll be safe. I won't go though...
  • Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality. Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game...
  • Huge House Hates by Stephanie Brother

    Huge House Hates by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    My five huge housemates are my stepbrothers and my worst enemies! When Mom tells me she’s getting married and moving to Antigua, I don’t know what to do. My friends are all in relationships, and I can’t afford to pay rent on my own. With no other options, I reluctantly accept my stepfather’s offer to move in with his sons...
  • Never Again by L.E. Bross

    Never Again by L.E. Bross

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    We were supposed to be living our Happily Ever After. It’s been three months since we graduated. X started college, Riot's got his Motocross sponsorship, and Baz is working 20 hour days to try to clean up Peter's mess. Me? I don’t have a clue what I want to do with my life yet. But that might not matter. Peter isn't accepting defeat, even from a prison cell, and revenge is the name of the game...
  • Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    At Boulder Cove Academy, three things are certain:. The Lawless Rule. The games are dangerous. Nothing is as it seems. I came here expecting to face my bullies with an iron fist. I played their games and won. Now that I’ve earned my place, at the academy and in their home, I should have nothing to fear. But with every past there is a shadow and mine is drawing closer with each step I take...
  • Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whoever said when life hands you lemons to make lemonade can suck it! Everything is falling apart. Rome is in jail for murdering our father. Holland is in the hospital fighting for her life. And I haven’t spoken to my best friend in God knows how long. Oh, but it gets worse. I’ve fallen in love with my nemesis, too. It might not seem like a big deal to most, but it sure is to me...
  • Riot Kings by Ruby Vincent

    Riot Kings by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Riot Kings description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers. Here is Ruckus Royale's description:. The town of Bedlam was born of rioters, revolt, pain, and murder. Over a hundred years later, nothing has changed. A shadow clings to our lives. Stalking, watching, waiting, taunting, and killing. And when it struck, I wasn’t ready. I have to play their game now...
  • Mad Love by Eva Ashwood

    Mad Love by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    Our love doesn't make sense. But it might be the only thing that saves us. After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling. Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but. There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust. The Lost Boys are mine...
  • Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "We want you to choose all of us. ". Unsure how to react to Knox’s simple but life-changing declaration, Haley focuses all her energy on the guys and her Zenith training, hoping the rest will fall into place. Still, as her love for Knox, Theo, Chase, Liam, and Jackson deepens, she worries their connection won’t be enough...
  • Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore

    Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must die. Okay, okay. Maybe just maim him a bit. Peel off his perfectly chiseled handsome looks until he knows what it feels like to be normal. And while I’m at it, I’ll throw his friends in, too. They all deserve to be taken down. I should’ve seen it coming. I should’ve felt it in my gut. The moment my treasure hunter father went missing, my arch enemies sprang into action...
  • Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel

    Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It’s dog eat dog at Templar Academy. I’m about to get eaten alive… And I think I’ll like it. I thought I had skeletons in my closet. Turns out I have a whole cemetery. But that’s nothing compared to these bullies. Maxwell, Kendrick, and Orlando are wealthy, wicked, and devilishly delicious. They crossed me last term, and now I will uncover their secrets. I’ll have them groveling at my feet...
  • Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My sister's ex wants to make me his. And his two equally hot friends are ready to join the party. With all this sexual tension between the four of us. .. I'm feeling sparks like the Fourth of July! ! Dylan is my sister's ex boyfriend and as dreamy as they come. He's protective, strong and as big as the mountains he calls home. Red is quiet and thoughtful...
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  • NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First they choose you. Then they use you. Next they lose you. .. My name is Belle. But I'm not beautiful. I'm the b*tch. I'm the beast. And nothing gets to me. Except "Them" . .. That's what they are. "Them. ". They're not that other place with the fancy and cool bad boy name. Here, it's "Them. ". I may have met my match with "Them. ". But so have they. Now it's my turn. .
  • Dark Tangled Truths by C.S. Berry

    Dark Tangled Truths by C.S. Berry

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    We were willing to pay any price, until the price was herRevenge always has a cost. We thought it’d be worth it. That we could bear any price. Willingly bleed for it. But when it becomes clear the price is her,. All bets are off. She’s ours and no one takes what’s ours. This is book 3 and the final book in Lust & Liars series...
  • Snow & the 7 Protectors by Kai Lesy

    Snow & the 7 Protectors by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine falling so hard -- not just for one -- but for SEVEN wealthy, protective, and untamed men. Snow. Thanks to the world's most hateful stepmother,. I took a well-deserved retreat to the mountains. A magical place owned by seven powerful, and undeniably attractive men. Rough, rugged, and wild. And they want to make my wildest dreams come true...
  • Christmas with my Best Friend's Brothers by Kai Lesy

    Christmas with my Best Friend's Brothers by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    I should have declined my bestie's invite to the Bishop’s annual Christmas skiing trip. In the breathtaking French Alps. .. . With the even more breathtaking Bishop triplets. After catching my ex-fiancé cheating,. It was either going on the exotic trip. .. Or spending Christmas alone. Why was this a bad idea? My roommates include three bullies who gave me the worst moments of my childhood...
  • Wreak Havoc by Eva Ashwood

    Wreak Havoc by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 ratings
    I thought I knew who my enemies were, and who I could trust. I was so fucking wrong. With vengeance burning like fire in my blood, I convinced myself it didn’t matter who I hurt as long as I made the Black Roses pay for my dad’s death. But my father is alive. And now Gavin wants me dead. Trust is in short supply. A target has been painted on my back. My heart is a tangled mess...
  • Play Rough by Eva Ashwood

    Play Rough by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 40 ratings
    Play Rough is the thrilling second installment in the Black Rose Kisses series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Fight Dirty. Cool? Cool. ***. Vengeance is coming. And she’s a cold-blooded bitch. I can still hear the gunshot. Still see the blank look on Sloan’s face as he pulled the trigger...
  • Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine. In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing...
  • UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I was the dirty, poor girl …. … now I don’t have a care in the world. The ‘new girl’ vibe is wearing off, finally. I’m settling into BFH and what I have over ‘the Rulz’ is going to make them look stupid. I agree on a date with each of them. One by one. Barr first. Then Kip. Finally, Pres. I’m setting them up in a way I never thought possible…. … until I end up getting too close...
  • Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quintessence: The Sequel PART TWO. In the stunning sequel to SAWYER, ANDREI, part two of the Quintessence sequel, finds our quintet in chaos as they deal with the aftermath of Devon's uncharacteristic behavior. With Andrei having to call on his grandfather for help, secrets are uncovered that may break or make this household of six. Find out what happens in ANDREI.
  • Kurt by Serena Akeroyd

    Kurt by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kurt's the calmest of the Quintessence bunch, but even he has a vengeful streak when it comes to protecting and defending those he loves. A trip to Moscow for Christmas and New Year's are side-lined when the real truth about Sascha's accident comes to life. Jungle justice comes at a price, leaving Kurt and Sascha uncertain if their soul can carry the burden...
  • Sean by Serena Akeroyd

    Sean by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sean is the serious one in his household of seven. The one who deals with murders on a daily basis, who keeps things in line, who handles the rough caress of life as the lines blur between their world and society. But he isn't perfect. And he's only human...
  • The Trophy by Melissa Adams

    The Trophy by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Blurb coming soon. Release date will be brought forward. Attention: this is the second book of a 𝘸𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 duet and ends in a HEA for the main characters. Thw story of the Star Cove Knights will however continue in another duet, part of the same series. The heroine won’t have to choose between her different love interests...
  • Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis

    Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Fallen. Beautiful. Broken. Loyal as hell. Five guys with the power of ten. All determined to uncover secrets and expose lies. All laser focused with their eyes on the prize. They’ll go to great lengths to stop me in my tracks. They’ll cross lines that mean we can never go back. Our story is one of betrayal and deceit. Our connection is destined, our bond runs deep...
  • Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My heart has always been his. Since before I could even spell the name Grayson, I only had eyes for one boy—my perfect, larger than life best friend, who always managed to bring his bright light into my very dark existence with just one of his boyish smiles. With Chad, I could forget the dismal life I had of being the flawless privileged daughter of a cruel, evil man. He was my escape. My solace...
  • Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands

    Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I told them they’d never make it. Three years later, they’re two of the hottest rock stars in LA. And I’m their new assistant. When my boss told me she signed a new client, the last people I expected at the meeting were two ghosts from my past. Mason, the gorgeous blue-eyed boy from my hometown who stomped all over my heart. And Kaz, his dark and brooding best friend, wrapped in mystery and ink...
  • 3 Sexy Bosses & Cupcakes by Kathilee Riley

    3 Sexy Bosses & Cupcakes by Kathilee Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A CURVY CHEF FOR 3 FORBIDDEN BOSSES. Beatrice's world crumbled beneath her feet when she lost her job. With her bills piling up, she had to give up her apartment. She clung to a glimmer of hope when she landed a live-in cooking job for three wealthy and handsome bosses...
  • Off Field Drama (Class in Session) by Ember Davis

    Off Field Drama (Class in Session) by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    SALEM. Senior year is upon us and as much as this is the last hurrah, it’s also time to buckle down because before I know we won’t have the quad to call home and then life truly begins. I’m not sure where I’m going, but I also want to enjoy the time I have left...
  • Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan

    Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    My second year at the prestigious Harkwright Academy is about to begin. Within these walls I've faced many challenges and I can't help but wonder: can I survive this, and still be the same girl I was when I began? This year I have even more trials to face; from attending the retreat after being claimed by Aeron, to seeing the infamous Harkwright Prince, with no more disguises in place...
  • VAULT by Tate James

    VAULT by Tate James

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 80 ratings
    Vault is a Madison Kate Novella but is intended to be read after the Hades series as several events overlap and this story DOES contain multiple spoilers for the Hades series. Please consult the recommended reading order for Shadow Grove World on my website if you are uncertain what order to read the books in. This novella is set on a timeline parallel to the events of Club 22 and Timber...
  • Sinners by Cassie James

    Sinners by Cassie James

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune...
  • Playing Defense by Julia Clarke

    Playing Defense by Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Scoring a coaching job with the Rebels was supposed to be a dream come true, a step toward achieving my goal of being the first female NFL head coach. But when three sexy-as-hell players blitzed their way into my life, I got distracted. I took my eye off the ball. And I’m at risk of losing it all, even the sport I love...
  • Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb

    Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I CAME FROM NOTHING. NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. The stakes have never been higher. And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price. I thought I could never be broken. I thought I could handle whatever came my way. The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was. They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me. But there was something they couldn’t do...
  • A Not So Silent Night by J.L. Quick

    A Not So Silent Night by J.L. Quick

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twelve Days of Day 12. “Take the scenic drive through Canada,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. Ok, so no one said it. I’m the one with the bright idea to sightsee on my way home from college. When one of the biggest storms of the year hits, I end up stuck, waiting it out in a lakeside cabin with the two gorgeous men who rescued me from a snowbank...
  • A Degree of Submission by Verika Sloane

    A Degree of Submission by Verika Sloane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Good girls get punished when they do bad things. I gave my innocence to Gage and Alex with my eyes and arms wide open. I thought we would end there. We didn't. Someone smeared my erotica online. I thought it would end there. It hasn't. My explicit fantasies have been exploited as the biggest joke on campus. Someone somehow knows about the three of us, pushing our secret to the line of discovery...
  • The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson

    The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fool me once? Shame on you. Fool me twice? Not going to happen…. Step one: Go back to school with a thick skin and an impenetrable heart. Step two: Make the queen bees pay. Step three: Bring down the Rogues of Everly Prep. Bullied, befriended, and betrayed, my life has been an emotional roller coaster since moving into the Kincaid Mansion and enrolling at Everly Prep...
  • Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable

    Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They’re not saying I’m a gold-digger. But they’re thinking it. And let’s be honest, some of them are probably saying it too. But I don’t run. Where I came from isn’t where I’m going. They won’t make it easy, I know that. And the most popular boys at Northlake Prep — the Diamonds — they don’t just want me gone. They want me destroyed. Child-star that’s all grown up...
  • TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs

    TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A standalone reverse harem romance in the bestselling Huge Series. .. I’ve always been told I’m a team player…now my foster brothers want to put me to the test. When I inherit a home from my long estranged father, it’s a dream come true. Pregnant and alone at nineteen, it’s just the break I need...
  • Calling the Plays by Julia Clarke

    Calling the Plays by Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Football taught me to always keep my eye on the ball. But three players have captured my focus—and now, my heart. Before them, the idea that I could care about anything more than football was inconceivable. And I never would’ve allowed one man to threaten my dreams, let alone three. Then again, I’d never met anyone like Xavier, Colt, and Tristan...
  • Mercy by Nora Cobb

    Mercy by Nora Cobb

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nothing will ever be the same. But I haven’t won yet—not by a long shot. All I’ve ever known since stepping into Montlake was cruelty and humiliation. I’ve learned my lessons, I’ve learned the rules of the game, and I have the scars to prove it. But I’m far from holding all the cards. I’m far from winning. The kings have claimed my heart, and they refuse to let me fight this on my own...
  • The Auction by Melissa Adams

    The Auction by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three hot hockey players to take me on dates. This is my sister’s recipe to help me rebound from a broken heart. The kicker? She bought those dates for me at an auction. There’s the left winger playboy prince, followed everywhere by gaggles of adoring puck bunnies. The scholarship goaltender who has as much ambition as he has muscles...
  • Seventh Heaven by Angel Lawson

    Seventh Heaven by Angel Lawson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
  • The Billionaires and the Librarian by Harper West

    The Billionaires and the Librarian by Harper West

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They’ll take her romance addiction from fictional—to purely physical. Lily. Money doesn’t buy happiness. But it sure as hell pays the bills. And for those of us without it—life can really suck. But that’s okay. I’ll take my 5 days a week of ramen, and never-ending overdraft fees, because I love my job. At the library, I’m surrounded by the thing I adore most—books...
  • Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde

    Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Navigating my way through the intricate maze of the mafia world, I have stumbled upon a secret. I am closer than ever to finding out the real mastermind behind everything that’s been happening. My only problem? I don’t know who to trust and the people closest to me don’t know whether they can believe me. The lives of the three men who hold my heart are in danger...
  • A Hurt So Sweet Volume Four: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Betti Rosewood, Isabella Starling

    A Hurt So Sweet Volume Four: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Betti Rosewood, Isabella Starling

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Make a deal with the devil,. And you'll pay with your soul. .. My first mistake was thinking I could go up against five bullies. My second mistake was telling Dexter Booth I loved him. He used it against me in the worst possible way, and now I'm on the run with more than myself to think of, with five monsters on my trail...
  • You'll Never Lose Me by B.C. Morgan

    You'll Never Lose Me by B.C. Morgan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Life hasn’t been easy, even that feels like an understatement. I’ve been through hell and done everything I could to make it to the other side. I can’t see a way out this time, Dante finally got what he wanted. .. Me. Despite everything though, I won’t roll over and die, I’m a fighter and I’ll keep I fighting until I draw my last breath...
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