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Adrenaline by Penelope Douglas
**You ask. You receive!*** Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find.. -
Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines, Abbi Glinesová
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 62 ratingsRush 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... -
The Girl I Once Loved by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Someone once told me that there's a fine line between love and hate. They forgot to mention how that line, once broken, can never be mended. Skylar Ames. My stepsister. The very embodiment of all I’ve ever desired. She’ll forever hold my heart in her hands. I played my part and pushed her away, preferring to sacrifice my dreams, for hers...Categorized as:
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An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsBraden Carmichael and Jocelyn Butler share their first Christmas together as a couple, exchanging meaningful gifts and spending time with family...Categorized as:
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Captivate by Dylan Allen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's on the edge of stardom. I'm on the edge of disaster. One night will change our lives forever... I was standing in the middle of a storm when Carter Bosh asks me to dance. I should have said no, but his outstretched hand and glittering green eyes were too tempting to resist. His touch sparked a fire inside of me. His kisses thrill and soothe at the same time...Categorized as:
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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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Beneath His Stars by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI met Adam Nova under the twinkling lights of a nighttime sky. He was hiding, but that gorgeous boy didn’t belong in the dark. Nevertheless it was where he lived; a different world than mine. I was Livingston Montgomery, Southern debutante. With the world at my fingertips, I was well on my way to being another spoiled socialite. But I didn’t want money. I didn’t want social status...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Crash Trilogy: Includes Crash, Clash and Crush by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy Larson lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, and has her sights firmly set on a place at Juilliard. She's on her way to the top and has so far been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Well, up until now…Jude Ryder is the quintessential bad boy and everything a girl like Lucy needs to stay away from, especially if she wants to hold onto her dream future... -
Arabian Nights by Simone Shirazi
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlair Bakhtiar always wanted to be royalty. Zayn al-Haydar wanted to be anything but. When one fateful summer brings them together, the two discover that maybe it's not that much better on the other side... but the journey there is always full of surprises, with love being the biggest surprise of them all. [Book #2 in the Fairytale Series, but can be read as a standalone...Categorized as:
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Eden High : Series 2 Book 6 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter the explosion that could've taken Sian's life, Jace is at the end of his rope. No longer willing to leave Mandy in the same town, he's set things in motion to see to her removal. But first he has to protect the people around him, some from Mandy's wrath once she's cornered, and others, from retaliating against her...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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Cards of Love: The Sun by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe cliche in love stories is that the good little rich girl falls for the poor bad boy with tattoos. The glamorous prom queen gets knocked-up by the swoon-worthy tattooed god who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle.That is not how this story goes.Elias Black may have had a sleeve of tattoos and grown up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he didn’t have a true bad bone in his body...Categorized as:
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Numb by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJust when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb...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... -
Dirty Boy by Sapphire Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlow's always been known as the party boy, looking for a good time while running everything illegal you can think of. The moment he looked at me and asked if I wanted to have some fun, I was in. Until Angel, his brother, decided otherwise. Next thing I knew, I had the most dangerous biker in the club hell bent on hunting me down. There was only one man who could help save me. Blow... -
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... -
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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Pieces of Me by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratings“I loved you then,I love you now,and I’ve loved you every single day in between.” Jameson Taylor is a nomad. A drifter. A memory collector.Or, at least, that’s what’s become of her life ever since she was forced to leave pieces of her fractured heart behind. “This is the fault in our fate, our one undoing:All he’s ever wanted is my happiness,even when it costs him his own... -
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... -
When the Stars Rise by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSix weeks. Thirty-five cities. One more chance to get it right.Noah McCallister.Extreme athlete. Habitual heartbreaker. The only boy I’ve ever loved. We’re a tragedy. A beautiful melody with dissonant chords. A soaring ballad of heartache, enduring love, and lost youth.Once upon a time, he was my everything. My once in a lifetime. My past and my future...Categorized as:
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Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyone’s welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you don’t mind getting your reputation—and your heart—a little dirty. Welcome to Patchwork House…Patchwork House is a boy’s club—a mean boy’s club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and they’re going to make another, because she’s coming home...Categorized as:
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Resentful Rockstar by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDerek broke my heart when he left without a good-bye.Shattered and spiraling, I’m finding my footing when my rebellious rockstar barrels back into my life, upending the progress I’ve made.Derek’s apologetic and regretful. Worried and sincere.He’s everywhere, all at once, trying to prove that there’s a happily-ever-after waiting for us.He’s wrong.I’m too resentful for forgiveness or second chances...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... -
Swish by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHelios Andreadis is the aloof and powerful president of Áf̱xi̱si, an ordinary college org during the day and an underground bike racing club at night. Áf̱xi̱si̱ means 'rise' in Greek, symbolizing the cornerstone in which all the club's rules were founded on. Every member of the club has his own story to tell, his own tragedy to overcome, and a self-made cage to break free from...Categorized as:
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Indian Summer by Eve L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou’d think the universe would toss me a break after the year I’d had.I made a plan, one that would give me a fresh start in a new town where no one knew me. It should have been simple, but nothing is ever as easy as it should be when starting over.New town, new school, and a new life. It sounded easy enough, or I’d thought it had.It wasn’t... -
Tainted by K.A. Robinson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPart One: Facing My Demons Drake lost everything the day Chloe walked away from him. Feeling angry and hurt by her abandonment, he dives deeper into his cocaine use. Each day becomes a struggle for him. After his band is picked up by a recording studio in Los Angeles, things go from bad to worse... -
The Art of Wedding a Greek Billionaire by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was an ordinary girl who grew up listening to bedtime stories where there were no knights in shining armor or Prince Charming. Instead, it had Greek billionaires and this little girl dreamt she’d one day have Her Own Greek Billionaire to live happily ever after with...Categorized as:
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Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIt’s been a year since Eden last spoke to Tyler. She remains furious at him for leaving her and has moved on with life in Chicago, where she is at University studying psychology...Categorized as:
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Muse by Maree Green
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a life altering tragedy during her childhood, Mia Campbell is left with an incapacitating fear of crowds - especially angry ones. Now at eighteen, with her final months of high school before her, she only has one goal: To remain unseen… Jace Wallace is about to start living a rock star's life... -
Sold to My Ex's Dad: The Auction Series by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe's her ex-boyfriend's dad and she has nothing to lose. For the right bid, she can be his for the night... Aspen I'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... -
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Rock Star by S.C. Daiko
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAxel Wainwright. British rock god. Bad boy. He sets the crowds on fire with his voice and his words.Singing backup for him is my dream job.My big chance to get recognised and become a star.Music is my life and now it consumes me.HE consumes me.But I have my career to think about; I’ve worked years for this.I need to keep my distance from Axel, or he'll burn me to ashes... -
Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIt’s been a year since Eden last spoke to Tyler. She remains furious at him for leaving her and has moved on with life in Chicago, where she is at University studying psychology... -
Rebound by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 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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Child Star by J.J. McAvoy
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**This is the full novel for CHILD STAR** Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster— Sinners Like Us —they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with... -
Embracing Trouble by Dee Bridle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDiscontented with her mundane existence and a father who is no longer interested in being one, Ava wants a taste of the wild life. She meets Zac, a tattooed bad boy who lives with no rules, nameless sex, drugs and dark secrets. Everything about him is trouble and she suddenly wants more. Zac has to stay away from the innocent beauty knowing she deserves better than someone like him... -
Wanton by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe scorching follow-up to WICKED and WILD (both available in KU) Trevor After getting dumped, the last thing I need is to take on my advisor’s niece as a new roommate. For starters, she’s hot. Like, sexy librarian hot. But I need my advisor’s recommendation for a job after graduation, so I’m going to keep my dirty little fantasies to myself… and stay far away from my sexy little roomie...Categorized as:
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Tattoo by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 28 ratings***This is a new adult contemporary novel and contains sexual content and graphic language. It is not intended for young adult readers.*** A tattoo gets them in trouble… He will get them out. After years of cultivating an undercover identity, Brody West is finally off the case and free to live a life of his own...Categorized as:
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The Traveling Man by Jane Harvey-Berrick
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsI was ordinary. Nice. He was extraordinary. And he wasn’t always nice.Moody and difficult, brilliant and beautiful, Kes scared me and he protected me. He could be incredibly hurtful and incredibly thoughtful. He wasn’t perfect, but he was perfect for me. He challenged me, he took me out of my safe little box and showed me the world could be magnificent. He was everything I wasn’t...Categorized as:
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One Love by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAt five years old, Hudson Kendall knew that Grace Carrington was more than just his best friend. Someday, they wouldn’t be playing family and she’d be his wife for real. Thirteen years later, Hudson was ready to make that happen. He’d set things in motion so he could show Grace that they could stand on their own feet without their parents help... -
My Dutch Billionaire 2 by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s Willem de Konigh. 33 years old. A coldly handsome, excruciatingly polite Dutch billionaire who’s always gotten what he wanted. Only this time, he realizes what he wants the most is the one woman who wasn’t for him. She’s Serenity Raleigh. 19 years old...Categorized as:
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Pitched by Ella Goode
Coltrane Broussard has his eye on a prize. With a rocket arm, he plans to pitch his way out of poverty and into the big leagues. Besides his family and baseball, nothing deserves his time or attention. Parties? Not interested. Drugs? Dumb distraction. Girls? Even worse. With a winning record at hand and fantastic team behind him, Colt’s cruising for victory until he meets Georgia... -
There's Wild, Then There's You by M. Leighton
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe’s someone she can’t trust… She’s someone he thinks he knows… Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins...Categorized as:
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When Fangirls Cry (How (Not) to be Seduced by Rockstars #2) by Marian Tee
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWonderful white marlin! Fish-loving Saffi March is no longer a boring post-grad student by day, hopeless fangirl at night. Now that Sweden’s #1 Sex God Staffan Aehrenthal is in love with her, it’s only a matter of time before she has her happily-ever-after…right? Devastating daggertooth pike conger! Staffan Aehrenthal is determined never to fall in love again...Categorized as:
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Blue Skies by T.L. Martin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*Standalone mature high school romance.*All Blue Everest wants is the wide open sky above her head and the soft earth beneath her feet. And maybe to spread a little love where she can. When she gets the opportunity to live with a father she’s never met and to enroll in public school for the first time, she brings her optimistic and free-spirited nature with her...Categorized as:
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Obsession by Lena Little
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second my car comes screeching to a halt in front of her I know she’s the one. I’m obsessed.Anyone who hurts her or comes near her will pay with his last breath.This possessiveness is completely unlike me, unlike any way I’ve ever felt.I’m a businessman, albeit an underworld boss... -
Slow Body Rock by Nora Flite
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe knew he was addicted. I thought it'd be smoking that killed me. Lola is more addictive than tobacco could hope to be. After feeling her warm body, touching her skin... even if it was an accident, I've given up. The monster inside of me is going to consume her. I'm too tired to fight it. And I honestly don't want to. She knew it was risking everything...Categorized as:
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