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Rewriting You by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI’m a mom to teenagers… I’m also my late husband’s executioner.He was an abusive man on the fast track to devastation. He hung me from a fancy chandelier to die. Had my saviours driven the long way home, I wouldn’t be here today to tell my story. It’s been a long road since then, but my children and I have finally moved back to town. It’s time to lay some ghosts to bed... -
Full House by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMiles “Iowa” Walker is a fighter on a mission.He’s determined to win this year’s Stacked Deck tournament. He plans to get his six-year-old daughter out of a bad situation. And if there’s any time and money leftover, he’d love to take her out for ice cream without worrying about the cost or deadly consequences.Miles and his daughter have known only what it’s like to struggle... -
The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHave you gotten STONED yet?Which brother will you choose?The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring new ER doctor?These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more.You'll love them. You'll hate them.You'll want to hide them away and marry them.Get the series readers are raving about. Book ONE - Stone Rules: CHARLIE DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES... -
Rise Of The King by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEighteen months ago, my world was tossed upside down amid horrified screams and merciless hellfire. I was thrown into the flames to burn alive, but now I stand on the other side, invincible, untouchable, and un-f*cking-beatable. Today, the ID in my wallet says John D. Hamilton. It’s the name I go by, the name the beautiful brunette sitting alone in Ginnie’s diner knows me as... -
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Always You by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhat does any self respecting socialite do when she finds her husband screwing his secretary on HER dining room table? She gets petty revenge a'la Louisville Slugger, then she runs home and pretends her whole life isn’t in tatters... -
Bluff by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTucker Morris - affectionately known by his most annoying friends as Chuck Norris - is a lover, not a fighter.He’s a charmer, with a fast tongue and equal wit. Mechanic by day, motorcycle racer by night, Tucker is magic with his hands, and makes a hobby out of sliding filthy innuendo into as many conversations as he possibly can... -
No Limits by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEveryone knows Bryan Kincaid.He’s the guy you wear a hazmat suit around... while carrying a long range cattle prod to enforce a little distance.Add a Clorox bath to those precautions, toss a little salt over your shoulder, and a girl could probably walk away from his bed without contracting a nasty case of the clap... -
Checkmate by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me... -
Sacrifice The Knight by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSacrifices are never ideal, but to win the game, sometimes the knight must fall. Katrina Blair is a single mom to a daredevil teen, which means she has no time for fruitless endeavours such as dating. Why? Because men are all the same: liars, thieves, and unreliable a**holes... -
Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis box set includes the first three books in the Rydeville Elite series. Complete trilogy with HEA. In the power struggle between two elite groups, one feisty girl will bring them to their knees… Life is a cruel game where only the most ruthless survive. It’s a truth my mother rebelled against, and she paid for it with her life. Now, I play their game... -
REGRET by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPreston Danes was born and raised on the streets.Unloved. Unwanted. And quickly discarded.Now he’s a man on the verge of a new career when the infamous Checkmate Security offers him a job.They want to shut down a mafia family, and they need the assistance of a skilled hacker to get the job done.Preston knows code like others know their left hands. He’s perfect for the job... -
Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis, S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSecretly dating Coach Parker’s daughter was never part of the plan. Neither was becoming her dealer… ADAM Returning to my drug-dealing past wasn’t on the agenda when I accepted the full ride to play ball at Cypress U. But Mom lost her job. And my sister’s medical bills are mounting. So, I’ve no choice but to change the playbook... -
Bound by Desire by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHave you ever wanted something so badly it consumes you? There is a fine line between needs and wants. Deke Gavelson has wanted his Ravage cut for as long as he can remember. He’s earned it. He was born to be in this club. He’s not afraid to fight for his place, either. Then she barreled into his world, and Deke suddenly desires something more than his rag and winning the next round... -
Crash and Burn by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAxel Feeney is the youngest firefighter in his crew, and also my boss’ brother. He’s a risk taker who carries no fear. Or so I thought. When one of his squad perish in the line of duty, what was once his mission to keep me safe turns into an obsession that breaks our hearts and whatever chance we had for a happily ever after... -
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Castling The Rook by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDie a hero. Forever remain a hero. Junior, baby-faced, rookie – Riley Cruz has heard it all. The youngest police recruit in town, Riley is thirty-one years old, but is constantly overlooked because of his youthful features and habit to keep his mouth shut when everyone else is loud. But not everything is as it seems. Not everyone is as innocent as they appear... -
Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBoys can be brutal.Wicked.Savage.Corrupt.What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker.More sinister.More depraved.There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play.Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse.I can hardly wait... -
Nate by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNathan Lewis always finds himself at the wrong place at the wrong time. Burdened by his guilt, Nate’s unable to let go of his painful memories. He keeps to himself, refusing to let anyone else in for fear that they’ll learn the truth. When a nosy reporter starts investigating his past, the skeletons Nate’s kept locked up tight in his closet start to rattle, threatening to surface and ruin him... -
Jax by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI had real love once. The all-consuming, toe-curling kind of love.Fate had other plans for the two of us though.Ruled by a world of dangerous men, I did something reprehensible. I did what I needed to survive. I betrayed Jax—the only man who ever truly cared whether I lived or died.Years later, I remain a brokenhearted plaything. A puppet to maneuver around a chess board... -
Perfect Boy by Hannah Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAn entire campus knows my name. Women throw themselves at me, hoping I’ll take them home that night. Whispers from the NHL say I’m the one to watch. And the weight of each game is on my shoulders because if our opposing team scores … that’s on me. All the things that keep me up at night are probably someone else’s dreams... -
Mr. Silver: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Standalone by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSterling Golden—Cocky football star. Rich Playboy with a secret. Guy I’d most like to throat-punch. The cherry on top? I’m stuck pretending to be this d-bag’s girl for the next few months.When I spotted him sneaking out the Dean’s window—a woman whose reputation precedes her—I could’ve minded my business... -
Wildcard by Emilia Finn
My name is Ben Conner. I’m a pro fighter, the son of a murderous wifebeater, overprotective big brother, and Evelyn Kincaid’s best friend. I’ve known Evie since we were kids. I loathed her on first sight, and picked on her as often as she picked on me, but somewhere around my fifteenth birthday, my dislike was replaced with something else. It was foreign and new, potent and exciting... -
Dangerous Desires by Tia Siren, Tara Wylde
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen danger lurks in the shadows, desire can lay hidden for far too long. But there are men who step into the light to fight for, protect and claim the ones they love. They’re strong alpha males who would do anything to win the hearts— and delicious bodies— of the women who change them from bad boys to relationship material. This is a book featuring exactly those kinds of guys... -
OUTLAW KING by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo survive, I'll have to turn my back on my club - to save her, I'll have to give my life By the time Lindsey went from a mouth full of braces to a smiling beauty I was already knee deep in the outlaw world. But that didn't stop us from exploring everything wild and dangerous we were feeling. I took her to the edge and back, leaving her with an understanding that no man could ever replace me... -
The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWest Golden—so easy to hate, yet so hard to resist.Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.Trust me.He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie... -
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Stay With Me by Rebel Hart
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An Outlaw for Christmas by London Casey, Karolyn James
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll I want for Christmas...is the woman I can’t have. I’ve finally patched in to Back Down Devil MC and I’m ready to drink, fight and enjoy any willing woman. Then they give me my first assignment: I’m going to be a babysitter?! Tia, a woman half the city is hunting, needs protection. Okay, fine. Except she turns out to be a smart-mouthed, curvy beauty who sets my soul on fire... -
Bury Me by Selena .
An eye for an eye. A heart for a heart.The war should be over. I got what I wanted. I should be happy.But nothing is as it should be. My brothers made the team, but they still want more. They don't rule the halls of Willow Heights, and they won't stop until they do... -
Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’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... -
Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWest Golden—Football star. Playboy. Dead to me. Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me. At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me. His plaything. Go ahead... -
Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe has my son... and nothing is going to stop me from being the outlaw father I'm meant to be. ** When Dakota got pregnant, she begged me to keep it a secret from the MC, which I did. But after I'm thrown into jail for a couple months, I come out not only a free man, but also a father. The problem? Dakota has taken off - with my son... -
Brutal Days by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo sacrifice is too big.No secret too small.I’m out to win, and I don’t even know the game.My opponents? They’re the Academy’s football stars, gods among their peers, and I want nothing to do with them. But I’m stuck on a mission to help out a friend, and keeping my distance shouldn’t be too hard... -
My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in... -
Blizzard by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn arctic blast is coming… Fleeing to the wintry town of Caribou was always meant to be temporary, BearPaw Resort just a place to hide. Never in a million years did I expect that running back to the past would bring me face to face with my future. But it did, and now everyone I love is in danger. I’ve already escaped death three times, and I know my luck is running out... -
Avalanche by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDon’t get caught in the surge. Through a bullet hole in a wall, I watch a man bleed to death. Those responsible think their crime died with the victim, until I identify them. What’s a girl to do when she’s being hunted by murderers witness protection can’t even stop? Run. My only refuge is a place I vowed to never go again... -
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Last Chance: A Second Chances Novel by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA steamy, second chances novel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, L.P. Dover. Can be read as a STANDALONE. One Taste, the prequel to Last Chance, has been added at the beginning with all new scenes. One last chance. That's all Luke Collins, local bad boy and motocross champion, has to not only find his redemption, but win back the girl he lost...Categorized as:
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Frostbite by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold. What if we lose everything? It was a question that had haunted me even after I spoke it aloud. Turns out one loss--one profound loss--is enough to put everything else at stake. What a house of cards life can be. How easily everything ices over. We've survived an avalanche, made it through a blizzard, but now a chill has set in... -
STORM: Best Friends To Lovers Romance by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA childhood best friends to lovers romance.He wants her, but he can’t have her. She wants him even though she doesn’t know who he really is. Storm Hardy left Ocean Beach to pursue a career in the music industry.Lotus Irving stayed behind, her world rocked by one terrible tragedy after another...Categorized as:
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Ice Cold Kiss by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe son of a serial killer. A devil in the flesh. Midas Monroe knows that his big size intimidates plenty of people, and when they learn about his twisted past? Most folks go running. But he’s not like his dear old monster of a dad, despite the stories that still circulate in the press. He’s a bodyguard. Protecting and defending is his bit. No emotional attachments, ever. And no mistakes... -
Second Goal by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve always played by the rules. But I’m about to break them all. Two years ago I found her. Body broken, beaten. And I knew the moment those blue eyes met mine that I would protect her no matter the cost. I just didn’t realize the price would be my heart. She’s my best friend’s little sister. The star of all my fantasies. Forbidden fruit, ripe for the picking... -
First Love Second Chance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart says yes. My mind says no. I can't believe Jude just swaggered back into town like nothing happened… It's been ten years since he took my virginity. Ten years since he ran away from town and never turned back. He’s a famous daredevil, and he's offering me the opportunity of a lifetime. Go on the road and write about his life. All of it... -
Wrecked Love by Kate Crew
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAshton is trying to start fresh by leaving her old life behind. After a racing accident left her shattered in more ways than one, she's forced to leave her lavish life behind and find a new path. But a single encounter with Fox interupts her moping and thrusts her right back into the world of racing...Categorized as:
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Finding Tomorrow, A sexy, angsty, suspense filled, all-the-feels protector romance with a hot alpha hero HEA.: A Trading Yesterday Novel by Kahlen Aymes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Kahlen Aymes comes a new, sexy standalone novel. A complete STAND-ALONE follow-up to Kahlen’s smash hit, Trading Yesterday! Outwardly, my life was rocking. As a sportscaster at ESPN, I’ve traveled the world, attending the most prestigious sporting events, and meeting all sorts of famous people... -
Tiny Fractures by J.V. Reese
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn emotionally devastating love story full of love, trauma, heartache, and healing. Tiny Fractures is the first book in the Halfway Broken series. Love, like light, will always find a way in through the smallest of cracks, the tiniest of fractures—even the invisible ones like those caused by fear, and pain, and violence.. -
Dear Everly, by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDear Everly, We promised each other forever, and now that’s gone. My memory of you is our daughter. I said I would never move on, but something happened. Someone moved into the house next door. She works at our daughter’s preschool. Everywhere I go, she’s there. My forever is changing now… I’m falling in love with her. Loving her means forgetting you. Loving her means letting you go...Categorized as:
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Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Carolina Cougars keep fighting for love as the Second Chances series from bestselling author L. P. Dover continues! In Defending Hayden, a damaged football star teams up with the only woman who can take the pain away. No one’s tougher than Carolina Cougars linebacker Derek McLaughlin... -
Bad Boys Never Fall by S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIsaiah:We were destined to burn from the second I laid eyes on her.Within every dark corner of St. Mary’s Boarding School, watchful eyes tracked our every move. My guilty conscience whispered unjust excuses in my ear anytime we touched. Our futures suddenly became unclear, and the already blurred lines became blurrier.A past we didn’t know existed turned our walls of self-preservation to rubble... -
Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
I Need You To Save Me by Genicious
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerhaps the stars aligned, but fate had other plans…Ace and Calla face the ultimate test as they navigate through the harsh realities of his arrest. The stakes are higher than ever before. With their future crumbling and their past lurking in the shadows, they must confront the demons that threaten to consume them... -
Catching Summer by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHailed by Heidi McLaughlin as a bestselling author who “knows how to create the men who make us swoon,” L. P. Dover returns with an edgy, emotionally gripping Second Chances novel about a beautiful widow who can’t resist a chiseled NFL player. Former nurse Summer Jacobs has seen her fair share of suffering, but she never expected tragedy to hit so close to home... -
Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsComing October 10. You need to read Defiance Falls first before reading this book.Hazel Ross had no idea what she’d stepped into that night at my 18th birthday party. I’d waited years for the right moment, and there she was, forcing me to show my cards before it was time. Now she wasn’t only a pawn for our enemies, she had a target on her back.I don’t regret it, even though I should...
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