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  • Badge by K.L. Savage, Wander Aguiar

    Badge by K.L. Savage, Wander Aguiar

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Everyone 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...
  • Cold Fear by Toni Anderson

    Cold Fear by Toni Anderson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    A relentless FBI profiler hunts a vicious killer. When old evidence turns up on a fresh corpse, ASAC Lincoln Frazer is determined it won’t delay the execution of a convicted serial killer. But when more young women are brutally slain, it becomes clear—this new killer is intimately familiar with the old murders. A dedicated emergency physician hides a dark secret. Former Army Captain Dr...
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  • I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force

    I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    There’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat…. Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret...
  • Jameson's Salvation by Riley Edwards

    Jameson's Salvation by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Official blurb coming soon. What readers are saying about Gemini Group. “That’s also what Riley Edward’s new book series, Nixon’s Promise-Gemini Group #1, is. It’s crazy hot. It’s the kind of hot that blisters your heart, literally fries your circuits, and makes you turn up your a/c. It’s just that good. “...
  • Tempting Fate by Pamela Clare

    Tempting Fate by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A woman with no roots…. Naomi fled the cult-like nightmare of her childhood and learned to rely on one person—herself. Her resourcefulness keeps her alive during a catastrophe in the mountains, but it’s no help at all when it comes to Chaska Belcourt, the sexy EMT who saves her life...
  • Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh

    Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    After corporate attorney Hannah Barrett tries—and fails—to stop a kidnapping in Vegas, she can’t shake the haunting image of the terrified young girl she couldn’t save. She tells herself that a visit to her hometown in Scarlet Falls could be a welcome distraction. But soon, Hannah realizes the kidnappers have all the info they need to track her every move...
  • Undone by Karin Slaughter

    Undone by Karin Slaughter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    In this suspense masterpiece, Karin Slaughter weaves together the powerful human stories of three unforgettable characters from her New York Times bestselling novels Faithless and Fractured, who collide here for the first time in an electrifying race against unspeakable human evil. When a tortured young woman enters the trauma center of an Atlanta hospital, Dr...
  • Gorgeous by Kristy Marie

    Gorgeous by Kristy Marie

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Breck:. My name is Brecklyn Brannon, and I’m not who I claim to be. A year ago, I packed up my promising life in the city for a man I saw only once. Accepting a temporary job with Cade and four blazing hot veterans should have been my way in. Except, Cade acts like he would rather be tortured than speak to me. He can resist all he wants, but I made a promise that I intend to keep...
  • Necessary Pursuit by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Necessary Pursuit by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Oscar has no desire to join one of the two secret societies issuing him invitations and he sure as hell isn’t interested in an arranged menage marriage. They say you can’t die of a broken heart, but he almost did. Deadly circumstances throw sexy physicist, Selene, and a dangerous man with a price on his head in his path. Now he’ll do anything to keep them safe...
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    cold hero  suspense  multicultural  menage  m-f
  • Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa delivers a funny, heartfelt, sometimes angsty romantic comedy where love begins anew. Fresh out of Vet school, I married Pierce Aldridge. Gorgeous, sexy, and smart. He’s a philanthropist with a heart of gold, or so I thought. After a while he became distant, self-centered, and callous. The man I married disappeared before my eyes...
  • The Sheriff's Woman by Jackie Weger

    The Sheriff's Woman by Jackie Weger

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He had his eye on her for years. But she was married. Now she’s not. He’s all in. Rachel Cameron prefers to lick her wounds and protect her children from gossip and shame in isolation on a small homestead in the Ozark Mountains. But life-long bachelor and ex-Marine Sheriff Garrett Stark has other ideas...
  • Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman

    Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jewelry designer Sophie Burke has fled Maine for the anonymity of the big city. She’s starting over with a job she tolerates and a grungy motel room she calls home on the wrong side of town, but anything is better than the nightmare she left behind...
  • Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A hero barely holding on… Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help...
  • The Angel and the Aristocrat by Merry Farmer

    The Angel and the Aristocrat by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the country house party of the summer. .. Five years ago, six exceptional ladies graduated from Twittingham Academy and successfully nabbed themselves the most sought-after matrimonial prizes in London. Actually, they didn't. Not one of them...
  • The Ruthless by Jaci J, Silla Webb

    The Ruthless by Jaci J, Silla Webb

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brutal. Heartless. Ruthless. Kingston “King” Toretto breaks everything he touches. Ruining lives and crushing souls, he’s ruthless to his core and heartless. With a body made for fighting and fucking, he’s trouble, bad for your health, and he’s been bad for mine for years. Cold, detached ocean blue eyes and broken past, he’s everything I didn’t need, but everything I wanted—if only he’d stay...
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    cold hero  betrayal
  • Genealogy: a novel by Mae Wood

    Genealogy: a novel by Mae Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Inspired by real, hundred-year-old love letters. My great-grandmother's name is bold across the cream envelope, now golden at the seams with age. I can't remember the last time I’ve seen graceful, purposeful handwriting with a fountain pen and not the hasty scrawl of ballpoint. Alice Hirshhorn, Astoria Hotel, Seattle Washington...
  • All In by Renee Williams

    All In by Renee Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lisa. There was no way that I could have screwed my life up this bad. I would not sleep with a hockey player after one night of doing way too many shots at my cousin’s anniversary party in Las Vegas. I certainly wouldn’t do a walk of shame early in the morning after leaving his room after sleeping with him all night, at least not before peeping to see what type of equipment he was working with...
  • Covert Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Covert Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Revenge came at a heavy price. Valkyrie hacker Amber Brown is deadly in her own right, but her preferred weapon is a keyboard. So after her teammates left her for dead, she took her revenge the way she was trained to—swiftly and brutally. Except one of her targets might be innocent...
  • Dirty Rich One Night Stand: Two Years Later by Lisa Renee Jones

    Dirty Rich One Night Stand: Two Years Later by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CONTINUING CAT AND REESE'S STORY (read the beginning of their story in Dirty Rich One Night Stand). Get ready for Cat and Reese’s story to continue in this novel that will test Cat and Reese’s relationship. Reese is preparing and trying the second hardest trial of his career when the past comes back to haunt him and Cat, just as their lives are getting ready to change irrevocably.
  • Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker

    Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tayler Diaz, a pediatric oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, NC, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love. "...
  • Message from a Mistress by Niobia Bryant

    Message from a Mistress by Niobia Bryant

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Romance Novel - African American about a group of friends and their husbands, but one of the friends is the mistress. Tune in to find out which friend is sleeping with her friend's husband and how far she will go to keep him.
  • Dark Ties by Jamie Begley, Sarah Brianne

    Dark Ties by Jamie Begley, Sarah Brianne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒…...
  • Cold Killjoy by Esther E. Schmidt

    Cold Killjoy by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cold Killjoy. Biker. Grumpy. Wrapped in darkness. Returning to his hometown Mistletoe Montana to take over his father's garage, Cold didn't anticipate to collide with an overly cheerful next door neighbor. With a lump of ice for a heart he lost all hope of experiencing any joy in life, let alone finding love. Joycelyn Loftings. Generous. Kind. Lighthearted. Wrapped with sunshine...
  • A Change Of View by Freya Barker

    A Change Of View by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What if one morning you look in the mirror and no longer recognize the person looking back? When Leelo can no longer identify herself by the roles that once defined her, it's both terrifying and liberating. Oh, she feels the loss, the grief, and then the anger, but when she inherits property up north, she jumps at the promise of freedom and independence...
  • Dangerous Survivor by Kaylea Cross

    Dangerous Survivor by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s come back to face her demons. Ember Thiessen is the sole survivor of a horrific attack that killed her brother and blew her world apart. Months later when she learns that his dog has been found, she returns to Crimson Point, ready to confront the past and reclaim her life...
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    cold hero  suspense  military  length-medium
  • Shutter speed by Freya Barker

    Shutter speed by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    She likes picking up her camera because it allows her to see things through a different lens. Like when she lost her job recently and instead of focusing on what she’s forced to leave behind, she zooms in on the new options opening up in front of her...
  • Lost by J.S. Scott, Lane Parker

    Lost by J.S. Scott, Lane Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy, moody, broody mountain man who only wants his solitude. A city woman trying to find herself in the backwoods. One horrible rock slide that leaves the two strangers stuck together. .. whether they want to be or not. I've been holed up in my crappy, one room cabin in the back country of Colorado for so long that I'm basically not even human anymore. And I'm not here because I have to be...
  • Hot SEAL, Independence Day by Elle James

    Hot SEAL, Independence Day by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Navy SEAL who wants nothing to do with commitment, is forced to protect his neighbor and her unborn baby when her past comes calling. Jack “Mars” Marsten lives in an apartment he never made a home. He made the mistake of marrying right out of boot camp to his high school sweetheart. When his wife left him during BUDS training, he vowed never to marry again. No entanglements. Period...
    Categorized as:
    cold hero  suspense  military  length-short
  • The Maid's Christmas Wish by Annie Shields

    The Maid's Christmas Wish by Annie Shields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christmas should be a time of joy and happiness. But Elspeth Swann lives in constant fear. Her husband, Clarence, the man who is meant to love and protect her, is the reason for this dread. This Christmas, there seems to be no escape from her life of hardship and pain. Elspeth works as a maid for the town's recluse, Silas Moore...
  • Chain by Dani Wyatt

    Chain by Dani Wyatt

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book Two - Release Date April 14th. Most people see me as the smart, nerdy girl scared of her own shadow. But what I am, is a woman sick of watching the powerful prey on the powerless and I have zero guilt tipping those scales in the other direction. I point my finger on a map, make my self at home, and set my sights on my next target...
    Categorized as:
    cold hero  new adult  suspense  alpha male  bikers
  • It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre

    It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Successful Seattle Realtor Mia Sullivan is nobody’s fool…apart from that one week five years ago when she gave away her heart to a sexy musician who gave her nothing in return but a few sinfully perfect days—and nights—in his bed. Though she swears she never wants to see him again, he’s the one man she’s never been able to forget...
  • Angel of Redemption by J.A. Little

    Angel of Redemption by J.A. Little

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seasoned social worker Kayla Brooks has dealt with her fair share of difficult situations, but nothing could have prepared her for the likes of Dean Wyatt, head of Wyatt House Group Home for Boys. When a case unexpectedly brings Kayla to his door in the middle of the night, sparks fly. With a piercing gaze and heavily inked skin, Dean looks like a walking wet dream...
  • Somehow, Some Way by Jennifer Probst

    Somehow, Some Way by Jennifer Probst

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bolivar Randy Heart (aka Brady) knows exactly what he wants next in life: the perfect wife. Raised in a strict traditional family household, he seeks a woman who is sweet, conservative, and eager to settle down. With his well-known protective and dominant streak, he needs a woman to offer him balance in a world where he relishes control...
  • Control: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann

    Control: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. I wake up terrified, humiliated, and chained to a wall. The shackles around my wrists mean only one thing. He owns me now. With his dark glares and barked orders, he is dangerous...
  • She Can Tell by Melinda Leigh

    She Can Tell by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When a terrible accident abruptly ends her riding career, Rachel Parker returns to Pennsylvania to rebuild her family’s horse farm. But her welcome home is anything but warm. Her sister’s abusive husband and a violent vandal threaten Rachel’s new business and her life. Someone is systematically trying to destroy her. Someone who knows private things about her. Someone who’s been watching her...
  • Styled by Piper Lawson

    Styled by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I have a type. Tall. Blond. Sarcastic. Awkward as hell. That’s right, my type is me. Because I’m better off spending my time alone than with a guy. Which doesn't matter since this month, I’m on an open-ended ticket to LA to find a new boutique for TRAVESTY. Not to find a rebound for the breakup that blew my mind. I’m ready to forget all about dicks...
  • Pretend You're Mine by Crystal Kaswell

    Pretend You're Mine by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    This is the worst idea in the history of the world. Leighton is my best friend. My subordinate. My girlfriend. That’s the story we're selling. To our co-workers. To our friends. To everyone who's anticipating the breakdown of the year at my ex's wedding. It's a terrible idea. This ruse is going to f*ck sh*t up. Losing her is out of the question. Touching her is all kinds of wrong...
  • Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James

    Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sometimes you go looking for trouble. And sometimes, trouble finds you. Alyssa Kincaid knows she needs to make some big changes. A move to San Francisco is the first step, and now it’s time to get serious, and to get the rest of her life on track. If only her messy life would cooperate. And if only it had Joe Hartman in it...
  • Baby By Accident by Caro LaFever

    Baby By Accident by Caro LaFever

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A bad boy. An ice princess. And a secret she won’t reveal. When a pirate playboy takes over her family’s financial company, Lise Helton can find nothing to like about the man. Except for the inconvenient lust she feels every time she’s in a room with him...
  • Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala

    Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the unforgettable love you've always been looking for. Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it...
  • Secret Curves by Marysol James

    Secret Curves by Marysol James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Curtis Manning is a huge, scowling, almost-silent, ex-boxer and former soldier who now bounces at Dangerous Curves. A tough-as-hell childhood has left him not the slightest bit interested in commitment or relationships – or at least, he wasn’t interested before Tessa showed up at Curves, all blonde curls, and emerald-gold eyes, and hot, lush body...
  • Single Dad's Fake Marriage by Claire Angel

    Single Dad's Fake Marriage by Claire Angel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My fake husband is a toughest mystery to solve and a hard nut to crack…. He needs a fake wife and I need money. It was supposed to be a simple contact but I am falling for him. Looking into his eyes makes me weak. And this fake marriage feels so real. I feel like giving love another chance. But… he gives me mixed signals. One moment he acts as we are really married...
  • A Grumpy Boss For Christmas by Holly Rayner

    A Grumpy Boss For Christmas by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trapped in paradise with her nightmare boss, this Christmas surely couldn’t get any worse…. Alyssa Birch is used to working for the boss from hell, but this year Carson Vogel has finally pushed her too far…. Denied the time off she desperately needs, she tells the gorgeous, ruthless network boss that she’s quitting—only for him to inform her that she has to work through Christmas regardless...
  • 1019 Cherry Pie Ave.  (A Cherry Falls Romance) by L. Nicole

    1019 Cherry Pie Ave. (A Cherry Falls Romance) by L. Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caleb Ogle is hard, rough, and anything but smooth. He tells it like it is, and at thirty-five, he’s too set in his ways to change now. He doesn’t want a woman full-time. His screaming banshee of an ex-wife cured him of any notion he might have had about sharing his life with someone. He concentrates on his bar and his bike. He’s seen sweet little Wren Walters around town...
  • His Wood, Her Curves by Haley Travis

    His Wood, Her Curves by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A canoe builder, a poet, a sudden storm… lightning is going to strike! I'm great with my hands. People? Not so much. Then I met sweet little Margot. Delicate and thoughtful, with no idea how sexy she is. She needs a man to admire every inch of her soft, curvy figure. And it's going to be me. My writing retreat was supposed to be a solo venture...
  • Beastly Bullies by Evie Rae

    Beastly Bullies by Evie Rae

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    She’s the one-time princess of a fallen kingdom. They’ll be the villains in her new story. Once upon a time, I had everything. Status. Wealth. Access. Now, I’m the fallen. The daughter of a disgraced Wall Street king who’s serving time. After my father’s conviction and my mother’s suicide, I was shipped off to what I hoped would be a fresh start with my uncle...
  • The Sweetest Thing by Maya Hughes

    The Sweetest Thing by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Goldilocks has gotten a bit off track. I found her in my room, my bathroom and my bathtub to be precise. Sabrina Mason is my new roommate. My new unwelcome roommate. Babysitting my Grandma's apartment means Sabrina's here to stay. But we'd agreed my room was off limits. It’s bad enough my nightmares are getting worse, but having her around makes holding it together a little easier...
  • Her Christmas Soldier by Hope Ford

    Her Christmas Soldier by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I don’t do forever. I don’t do Christmas. And I definitely don’t do emotions. I was a foster child that never had a home, never celebrated a birthday and never felt loved. So when my troops get a Christmas tin full of cookies, I send a thank you email...
  • Emma's Folly by Carolyn Brown

    Emma's Folly by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Emma Maureen Cummins is fleeing from an overbearing father and the prospect of a loveless marriage in Atlanta, Georgia. She's intrigued by stories of the Oklahoma land rush the previous year, 1889, and buys a train ticket to Oklahoma. After all, that's where the excitement is...
  • Learning Curve by Nichole Rose

    Learning Curve by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two wrongs make the best right for an over-the-top professor and curvy graduate student. Maya Denver. My mom always said there are plenty of fish in the sea. But she never met Kane Maxwell. He's the only fish I see. He's everything I've ever wanted in a man—caring, intelligent, hot, and bossy. The only problem? He has no clue who I am until I sign up for a curvy dating app and match with him...
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