Books like 'The Cardinal Bird'

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  • Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long

    Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Autumn in New York promises a turn in the seasons as we kick off the next stage of our lives. Colorful leaves falling, dropping temperatures, and the first days of classes loom even as the lingering summer heat and humidity make the city stifling.Summer was a time to get away, to just be us, and what a magical time it was, but we can only run away from our lives for so long...
  • These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
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  • Four Real by Stephanie Brother

    Four Real by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Twenty-four and never been kissed. Twenty-four and never been … anything else.After the most embarrassing moment of my life (a public and very unexpected "O" while riding on Logan Evans' shoulders!), the Evans brothers offer to take me on practice dates so I can get some experience with the opposite sex.I should have known it was a terrible idea...
  • My Ex-Best Friends by Rebel Bloom

    My Ex-Best Friends by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Running from the altar in a wedding dress? Not exactly how I pictured my big day.But crashing back into the lives of my ex-best friends? That’s where the real trouble begins.Colt, Noah, and Logan weren’t just my best friends—they were my whole damn world. Oh, and the ones who got my V-card in one unforgettable night. Then I ran, leaving them behind with nothing but questions and broken trust...
  • Atonement by Crystal North

    Atonement by Crystal North

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nearly four years after running from the scene of not one, but two crimes, Charlotte McLintock is barely managing to survive and keep a roof over her head. With her daughter to look after, a degree to finish, and several jobs to juggle, life is hard. But they’re not the only battles she’s facing: guilt, secrets, and a broken heart still haunt her every waking moment, and stalk her dreams...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  reverse harem  poly
  • Scarlett XOXO by Autumn Reed

    Scarlett XOXO by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Some stories should never be told. Others have to be—it’s the only way.   Since moving back to my hometown of Hastings, Texas, I’ve been called a whore, tramp, and homewrecker. And maybe I’m all of those things and more.   But those people don’t know me. They don’t see me. They only see my mistakes...
  • Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Doesn’t every girl dream of spending her wedding night with four hot bikers?I never knew my father, not even his name, and until Mom got sick, I thought it would stay that way. But an email address scribbled on the back of an old photo changed my life overnight. From the moment he wrote back, Vincent Mesner was an answer to my prayers...
  • Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My mouth can’t get me in trouble if three wicked bikers are keeping it busy.My whole life I’ve felt like an extra in someone else’s movie. Just once, I want to be the main character. The one who gets all the attention. The one that exciting and amazing things happen to.Maybe I shouldn’t have wished so hard...
  • Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  reverse harem  poly  m-f
  • Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three big biker Daddies are about to rock the world of one lonely, single mom.“Mommy? Who’s that?”When I come home to find a massive, unconscious biker in my driveway, there’s only one man I dare call for help.Far too young, I ran away and put my trust in the wrong man, a slick jerk who laughed in my face when he found out I was pregnant...
  • Mad Love by Eva Ashwood

    Mad Love by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 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...
  • Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back...
  • Theirs by Serena Akeroyd

    Theirs by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Perry was a nobody. A nothing. Until she met him and became THEIRS. Farmers' stock with curves as thick as her Tennessee accent, Perry didn't expect much out of life. She had a cause she fought tooth and nail for, a career that meant everything, and a best friend who meant the world to her. Of course, that best friend wasn't just anyone...
  • Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The plan was to go on one kickass tour, not fall in love with seven rock stars haunted by a tragic past.As the lead singer of my band, I’m thrilled when it’s finally time for us to go on tour. But instead of a fun road trip, I’m bombarded with complaints from my two bandmate sisters, who happen to think that nothing I do is good enough...
  • Two Forces by R.A. Smyth

    Two Forces by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My father is a criminal. His plans are falling into place and every new truth I learn makes me fear him more. At school, I’m a target or ignored, there is no in between. I keep finding those insanely creepy notes in my locker. My saving grace right now? My small slice of happiness?Aiden and Ty. And sometimes, even Barrett and Preston...
  • Four Always by Stephanie Brother

    Four Always by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I have a secret. Four of them, actually. They’re big and strong and make their living taking off their clothes for adoring fans. But they’ve been giving me private shows for free.When an innocent bakery delivery ends in me being surrounded by four hot male strippers, I don't stand a chance of resisting them...
  • Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf

    Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What do you do when your best male friends are fighting over you? Not just as a nanny to their little ones, but as a lover, as a girlfriend, as someone to protect and keep and share?Harper Hayes is a nerd on a mission. She has to finish innovating her revolutionary new virtual reality software, so she can license the tech to the highest bidder.Only her timeline is tight...
  • Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    COMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIESRich boys don’t fraternize with the help.They don't torture the help.They don't crave the help.For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it...
  • Fostering Hope by Amanda Perry

    Fostering Hope by Amanda Perry

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Bouncing around from one foster home to the next is nothing new for Parker. With her eighteenth birthday approaching, she's ready to be free of the system and be on her own. But when a social worker places her in a new home, Parker will discover what it means to be part of a family who will do everything in their power to keep her safe...
  • Son of Saint: A Dark Romance by Ruby Vincent

    Son of Saint: A Dark Romance by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m going through a bit of a rough patch.I lost my job, got kicked out of my apartment, and now I sleep under an overpass. If that wasn’t bad enough, my psychic twin is plagued with daily visions of my death.She guarantees it’ll be gruesome.The last thing I needed was for Sole “Sunny” Bellisario to come crashing through my tent...
  • Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My high school bullies weren’t supposed to worm their way into my bed. I never expected this to be something that developed past the angry looks I’d given them growing up. I wasn’t ever supposed to be between Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn. But somehow that’s the way it ended up. Before I knew it was a new normal that I couldn’t really complain about, aside from demanding encounters with Vaughn...
  • Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black

    Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    book two coming this...
  • Healing Shattered Hearts by Kerry Taylor

    Healing Shattered Hearts by Kerry Taylor

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Olivia Byrd spent eight years of her childhood at the hands of a monster. Now that monster is gone and she is finally free of him, but she has been left with so many unanswered questions...
  • Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The past has come back to haunt us... way too literally.Our investigation into my dad's murder has taken an even stranger turn than I could have imagined. One that's shattered everything my stepbrother and long-time love believed about himself and his family. One that's thrown all of our plans for a loop.But the four guys standing by my side won't back down, and neither will I...
  • Remember Me This Way by C.R. Jane

    Remember Me This Way by C.R. Jane

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Sound of Us are supernovas in the sky and I’ve been following their light from the moment we met. It was easy to get wrapped in them, for me to feel like I wasn’t a real person unless I was in their presence, helping them, loving them. Since Gentry’s attack we haven’t been the same, and I’m afraid that the magic we had been working so hard to build may be gone forever...
  • Reunion by Alyssa Clark

    Reunion by Alyssa Clark

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    High school was a nightmare. I spent the majority of my time dodging the three bullies who delighted in giving me hell. Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn were so awful that just seeing them could ruin my day. It was a relief when I finally graduated and I knew I wouldn't have to deal with them ever again.That is until I got talked into going to our ten year reunion...
  • 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...
  • Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston

    Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers...
  • Altered by Blake Blessing

    Altered by Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Blurb coming...
  • Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Ever since being adopted into the Summer’s family and the Neighpalm Industries fortune, Jacinta has had it all. Flashy cars, expensive clothes and the love of a family.But what she craves more than anything is something that she’s never experienced - a genuine relationship. One not established on what she can do for someone but a soul deep connection...
  • Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MOST HATED GIRL IN HCH? #check MOST FEARED GIRL IN HCH? #check TURNING FRIENDS INTO ENEMIES ON A DAILY BASIS? #check REALZING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED IS A F*CKING LIE? #triplecheck   Someone is after me. And in typical Hidden Creek High fashion, the list of ‘suspects’ is deeper than my feelings for Wes. Oh, he’s on that list too, trust me...
  • Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    READY TO LEAVE HCH FOR GOOD? #check THROWING MY MIDDLE FINGERS UP ON MY WAY OUT THE DOORS? #check MAKING SURE EVERY BITCH WHO DESERVES IT PAYS? #check FINDING OUT ALL THE TRUTHS, EVEN THE ONES I MAY NOT WANT? #triplecheck And here I thought I could finally get away from my past. But nope. It’s like a f*cking revolving door...
  • 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...
  • Wicked by Ruby Vincent

    Wicked by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ValentinaI don't know the secrets that lurk within my sorority, and apparently neither does anyone else.My search for the truth behind the disappearances meets with blank stares and pleas of innocence.But someone knows.They're watching. They're waiting. They're hiding. They're attacking the man I love.The only way to put an end to it is to bend the Sallys to my will...
  • Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unplanned pregnancy, two possible fathers, four men who want me.A million reasons to run away.I’m pregnant after a naughty night with foul-mouthed, dirty-minded twins ends my innocence. The hunky Bakers twins may seem like angels, but behind closed doors they’re filthy.And I can’t stop thinking about them.It doesn’t help that we are thrown together again and again...
  • Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt.I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health.Everything’s different when I get back to school.The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers.Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list...
  • The Friend Zone by Melissa Adams

    The Friend Zone by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blurb Coming this is the final book of a 𝘸𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 duet and ends in a HEA for Bay and her hockey gods. The heroine won’t have to choose between her different love interests. This story has 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 and scenes and it’s intended for readers 18+...
  • Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I never cared if I lived or died.For eight years I lived as a mess of broken pieces that never could fit back together quite right.Eight years of training. Of building an empire. Of fighting. Of just surviving. Of letting my heart beat for revenge.Only revenge.Eight years of not really living at all.While I was living half a life, I didn’t realize all that was being built up around me.A home...
  • Auctioned to the Mountain Men: A Forced Proximity Virgin Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    Auctioned to the Mountain Men: A Forced Proximity Virgin Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I never thought I’d auction my v-card to survive.Now I’m snowed in with three mountain men who want more than my innocence. The underground auction was my escape plan.Instead, it landed me in the arms of three rugged, commanding brothers with eyes that see too much and hands that leave me trembling.Two months in their remote that was the deal.Fulfill their terms, take the money and start over...
  • The Road To Heaven by Angel Lawson

    The Road To Heaven by Angel Lawson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What happens when the road of love is filled with detours?Or giant potholes and washed out bridges.I had the Allendale Four.Had them.In my heart. In my bed.And then…I lost them. But our bonds are linked and when one of the boys needs me, I’m there. We’re there and that’s when the road gets bumpier than ever before...
  • Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us...
  • Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • Refusing Kendall by Brandy Slaven

    Refusing Kendall by Brandy Slaven

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kendall and her quad are moving on to the next chapter of their life. They now face the demanding schedules of going to seperate colleges and the boys' new football stardom. When circumstances and doubt threaten the relationship the five of them have built, it will become Kendall's responsiblility to hold them together...
  • Her Lucky Charm by Cassie Cole

    Her Lucky Charm by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Some people collect lucky rabbit’s feet.Apparently I collect lucky boyfriends.So when my luck changes after run-ins with three gorgeous guys?I’m not sure which one is the source of my newfound fortune.Roman, my old highschool crush who shows up in Vegas looking more tall, dark, and handsome than I remembered...
  • Playing to Win by Autumn Reed

    Playing to Win by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Emma rise to the challenge of dating three men who are playing to win? After Shane, Cole, and Nicholas accept Emma's daring proposition on New Year's Eve, she begins to question her judgment...
  • Wanting Moore by Tammi Lynn

    Wanting Moore by Tammi Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cassie... A few more months and my Step dad gets out of prison. A place I put him, and I wish he’d either stay there or die. Sixteen years I’ve been free of him, but not of the memory, I still don’t like sleeping with the door closed, afraid to hear it opening. I need my next fix...
  • Ruthless by Ruby Vincent

    Ruthless by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ValentinaEvergreen Academy was supposed to be my fresh start...and Somerset University my second chance.All I wanted was normal. Normal classes. Normal professors. Normal sorority.I wanted the Somerset Sallys to be like every other Greek house.I wanted the pretty, fun, sweet sisters to be genuine. I wanted the smile of their enigmatic leader not to conceal a secret...
  • The Wild Finale: The Wild Boys Book 3 by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    The Wild Finale: The Wild Boys Book 3 by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to The Wild Boys, where all your wettest dreams come true.Heartbroken over the loss of Mark, our happily ever after seems to be slipping away with each day that passes. We have to try and navigate our way through obstacles facing a relationship such as ours, while still performing on the sold out tour.The show must go on, but hiding in the wings is our stalker. An obsessed fan..
  • Seth by Carmen Black

    Seth by Carmen Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First, I (reluctantly) moved into the brohouse. Then I found myself in a relationship with not one, but all three of them! Now we’ve added Alex Goode to the mix, turning our quad into a quint. Yet my unconventional relationship isn’t all fun. Seth's obsession with being the best is taking a toll on him. I want to be there for him, yet whenever I try, he just pushes me away...
  • Echoes and Entanglements by Emma Cole

    Echoes and Entanglements by Emma Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remington has overcome obstacles galore to get back on track and to her college of choice. Little did she know that life wasn't done with her personal obstacle course yet. Alex the sister she never had. Eli the potential heartbreaker up and coming football star...
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