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  • Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    ConnerMy life was simple yet complicated, and Dr. Charlotte Roman knew it.Our first encounter was when I left my phone in the shopping cart at Target. I called it, she answered, and I politely asked if she’d bring it to me. She had a few choice words to say before telling me to come and get it myself. When I did, she proceeded to psychoanalyze me...
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
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  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Carter: I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason...
  • Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name...
  • Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “You can’t sort of do this, Fish. Draw a line and get on one side or the other...”Love is never so sweet as when it receives a second chance. In the sequel to her award-winning novel The Man I Love, Suanne Laqueur continues the story of Erik Fiskare’s romance with Daisy Bianco. Though separated for twelve years, the extraordinary bond forged in their youth has endured...
  • Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    JacksonThe day I found my wife in bed with a friend on our first wedding anniversary, I packed my bags, left, and never looked back. That was the day I promised I’d never get involved in another relationship again.Nine years later, I had still held to my promise...
  • Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side...
  • Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place."Three things I know about Eli:1. I broke his heart over a decade ago.2. The reason I left him was unspeakable . A secret I've kept hidden all these years.3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with him . How is this my life!?!Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life...
  • Landon & Shay - Part Two by Brittainy C. Cherry

    Landon & Shay - Part Two by Brittainy C. Cherry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Once upon a time, I fell in love with a boy.A beautiful, broken boy who had his own world of struggles. People warned me against our love, but I didn't listen.We looked weak. Young, foolish. Dangerously in love. We didn't care.In order to keep our hearts protected from the opinions of others, we became each other’s secret. We shared stolen moments. Tender touches. Secretive embraces...
  • Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat.  But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path...
  • Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me...
  • Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’s obsessed with her.She wants nothing to do with him.Rick Lawrence doesn’t get attached to women. He beds them and sends them on their way.Then, he sees her.Mary Patrick is the ultimate good girl—religious, moral, responsible. She spends all her time at church or with her nose in a book.The second he lays eyes on her he must have her.She makes him want to be better...
  • Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s the love he foolishly let go…Ava Harrington, brilliant billionaire businesswoman, has conquered the world. And yet, scarred by a love lost fifteen years ago, she's built a wall around her heart, swearing off love forever.Ransom Yates’s culinary genius has taken him to the pinnacle of success as a magnetic celebrity chef...
  • The Kiss Plot by Nicole French

    The Kiss Plot by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jane and Eric de Vries. Often enemies. Sometimes lovers. Husband and wife. Or are we? I wore the dress. We said the vows. And somehow it became more than just a stunt to collect his billions. A promise bound by love more than hate. Until the bastard left me at the altar. Now my errant husband has disappeared, leaving me to unravel his secrets, one by one...
  • The Sexy Enemy by J.A. Low

    The Sexy Enemy by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    NataliaI messed up.One too many shots in Las Vegas, and I wake up with the hangover from hell, a man in my bed, and a ring on my finger.The only problem is that the man in my bed is my family’s enemy, and … he’s naked.All we need is to annul this mistake of a marriage, and we can go back to our lives as if this never happened … or so I thought...
  • Just One More Dare by Carly Phillips

    Just One More Dare by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A runaway bride.Her older brother’s off-limits friend.Taking one more shot at love should be easy, right?Not on a dare.Samantha Dare had one thought when she found out her fiancé was a lyingcheater. Escape. So, she ran from her wedding…straight into the arms of the man who once gave her the hottest kiss of her life...
  • Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I never wanted to see Nathan again. Ever.One highly educational night with him in bed was all it took to hand over my v-card.Apparently, that was all it took to get him to move across the country without a backwards glance, too...
  • I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Together they are nothing more than madness,but they say there’s always some madness in loveSix years elapsed since he shattered her life. Four years since she’s brought him to his knees.Now, Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world – a force to be reckoned with. He’s dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way.Calla moved to New York to chase her career...
  • Careless by Michelle Horst, Michelle Heard

    Careless by Michelle Horst, Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt. I used her while she was at her lowest and she's never forgiven me...
  • Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    On paper, Jordan Cohen has it all. With numerous bestsellers under her belt, a number of blockbuster movie adaptations to her credit, and a high profile relationship with one of Hollywood’s most prominent stars, what more could she possibly ask for? Maybe for Olivia Bradley, the only woman to ever break her heart, to exit her life as quickly as she’d re-entered it...
  • Hasty by Julia Kent

    Hasty by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I never thought my perp walk would lead to true love.Then again, I never thought I’d be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my career.And all of it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McRory.I am broke.I am disgraced.I am alone.I am a sucker...
  • Wedding at the Riverview Inn by Molly O'Keefe

    Wedding at the Riverview Inn by Molly O'Keefe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An emotional tale of a magical inn, a wedding gone terribly wrong and a woman searching for a second chance.Alice has hit rock bottom. Once a Michelin-starred chef, she is now drowning in debt, working the line at a chain restaurant and drinking too much. The last person she ever expected to come knocking with a job offer and a fresh start is her ex-husband, Gabe...
  • Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat. But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path. It started with a road trip...
  • London Bridge by Nana Malone

    London Bridge by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Halfway around the world wasn’t far enough away to keep my best mate’s sister safe from our enemies... or my touch. I will have her. Even though she’s the beauty and I’m the beast. Emma Varma remembers me as the black hearted prince of Eton prep... but the hardened man I’ve become won’t be so easily burned.Her return to London has nothing to do with me and everything to do with retribution...
  • The Valentine Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    The Valentine Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s my brother’s best mate, and he’s totally out of bounds…It’s been a tough year.I’m an athlete, and although I won a silver medal at the Olympics, I really wanted to win a gold for my mom. I’m determined to do it next time, but right now I’m ready for a much-needed break.The last thing I want to do is go to my brother’s wedding...
  • The Fix by Lisa Herrington

    The Fix by Lisa Herrington

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sydney Bell knows exactly how far is too far when it comes to the law. She’s a cop’s daughter, after all. But the lines between right and wrong become blurred when it involves matters of the heart. After a devastating divorce, she escapes to the small lakeside town of Maisonville to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and make a fresh start. Unfortunately, her past isn’t ready to let go...
  • All for Love by Weston Parker

    All for Love by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s worse than planning your wedding?Glad you asked.Planning your parent’s wedding.Cue eye roll.The icing on the cake, no pun intended, is who I have to plan the wedding with.My soon-to-be stepmother’s daughter.Shoot me.She thinks I’m a piece of work?The girl needs to look in a mirror.Even if her reflection is spectacular. And sexy.And none of my business to admire...
  • Fake It For Him by Weston Parker

    Fake It For Him by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first time I saw her, I had to have her.So I did.Four years later, I don’t expect to see her again, let alone hire her to be my fake date.But here we are.She’s just as fiery and sexy as I remember.She hates my guts and I love making her see red.It’s too easy to push her buttons.What started as a ruse to get my family off my back is now something real.She’s my fake girlfriend...
  • Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to.THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…Clean Slate (Charity Case #0.5)Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news...
  • Out of the Box Regifted by Jennifer Theriot

    Out of the Box Regifted by Jennifer Theriot

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Betrayal, Lies, Loss, Truth, Secrets… With a new beginning for Olivia and Ash on the horizon, what could possibly stop them from finding happily ever after? In order to move on, Olivia must face the haunting demons from her past life with Alan, her ex husband...
  • Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An all-new sexy standalone enemies-to-lovers office romance.He's everything she hates.Arrogant. Cocky. Wealthy.Wells Covington is the Tony Stark of Wall Street.He's never met a deal he couldn't conquer, and never met a human who could out maneuver him.Until her... and she's the only thing on his mind.Meadow Carlson.She tanks his mega real estate deal the first time they meet...
  • Ladies' Man Exposed by Ali Parker

    Ladies' Man Exposed by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A serial womanizer ghosted by the hottest woman he’s seen?Yep. That’s my story.There’s nothing I can’t do, and no one I can’t have.Leaving women with a fake number after one hot night is my trick. And yet… this girl bested me.For the first time in a long time, I’m intrigued.She snuck out in the middle of the night while my dumbass was sleeping...
  • I Choose You by Weston Parker

    I Choose You by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ugly duckling from my high school is back in my life and she’s all I can think about.Unfortunately, she’s off limits. Work rules.Tell that to my naughty thoughts and constant raging desires.When my dad decides he’s getting married, I need a date for the event.She’s the only one I’d want on my arm, in my bed, my lap… you get the picture...
  • Once Upon a Grump by Penelope Bloom

    Once Upon a Grump by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    All I wanted was a fresh start.Instead, I got him.Mr. Mysterious Millionaire in His Tower.Mr. Don't Dare Question Me.Mr. Grumpy With a Side of Fine.Well, he’s about to get introduced to his newest employee,Ms. Doesn’t Give A Flying Toot.All right, all right. I’m exaggerating a bit. I give one or two toots, but I just got finished fleeing the ruins of my former life...
  • In Hate With My Boss by Lexi Calder

    In Hate With My Boss by Lexi Calder

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There are three things I know about Owen Bennett: He’s worth billions. He’s smoking hot. He’s a total asshole.Oh, and he’s my new boss. Which, I guess is technically four things. But who’s counting? Not Owen. Because all he can do is stare at my chest and make rude comments. He’s unprofessional, lazy, and the single most infuriatingly sexy man I’ve ever met in my life...
  • Tangled Up by Tia Louise

    Tangled Up by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He's broody, he's driven, and he's coming back to claim what's his.“First, do no harm…”It’s the start of my oath as a doctor, and breaking that oath is how I began my career.Only I didn’t just do harm, I watched a man die right in front of me.And not just any man—a man I hated.I thought his death would bring me peace, but it haunts me to this day...
  • His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect life. The perfect marriage. The jilted lover. Their worlds collide. Fate intervenes twelve years later and their paths intersect once again. All three will question whether the heart is truly capable of dividing and being divided; each will decide whether it matters who you loved first or who you love last...
  • Bossy Alpha Protector by Ava Nichols

    Bossy Alpha Protector by Ava Nichols

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My plan was to marry the kind of man I write about in my sweet romance novels, not lose my v-card to the ultimate bad boy… my brother’s best friend…Women always line up to be with Travis Ray—a handsome, arrogant, alpha, playboy, rodeo star, and billionaire cattle rancher.I can’t stand Travis, but my brother convinces me to work as his assistant while I get my writing career off the ground...
  • After Her Fake Fiancé by Alina Jacobs

    After Her Fake Fiancé by Alina Jacobs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Prom got you down? Fake boyfriend. Your frenemy is getting married? Fake wedding date. Need to beat your awful half-sister at inheriting the family estate? Totally nabbing a fake fiancé!When your wedding-crazy, septuagenarian grandmother arranges a contest to see which of her granddaughters marries first, you have to bring out the big guns...
  • My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Have you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair?But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well...
  • One Big Dare by J.P. Comeau

    One Big Dare by J.P. Comeau

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m a busy executive, waiting to become CEO someday.So, I have zero patience with grumpy gadzillionaires.Until my BFF begs me to join one on a project.And I make an exception.Don’t get me wrong, Ryder is hot as hell.Muscles for days.Perfect smile.Swoon worthy.Jerk.At our first meeting the bickering commenced,When he accused me of being high maintenance...
  • Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell

    Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aiden McDane. Brave. Loyal. More sexy than any one man has a right to be.Former Special Forces operative Aiden McDane has every reason to hate bombs expert Tara Northpoint. Problem is he can’t remember a single one - and not just because of the way she looks up at him with those big eyes and lush lips.Years ago Aiden was captured and interrogated by the enemy—an enemy Tara worked for...
  • Mr. Romantic Romeo by Jacob Parker

    Mr. Romantic Romeo by Jacob Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Did Juliet stab Romeo in the back? Mine did.Love is a fickle thing. You think you find it while on a beach on a business trip, and you’re wrong.The beautiful girl that’s captured your attention has been sent there by her father, a rival of the great Manhattan family—my family.She laid the trap real good, and thanks to the her curves and beautiful smile, my dumbass fell right into it...
  • The I Do Over by Samantha Chase

    The I Do Over by Samantha Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ready to head back to the Meet Me at the Altar office for book #6 and see who's falling in love and heading for their own happily ever after?Find out what happens when a former Navy SEAL comes face to face with his high school sweetheart he hasn't seen in fifteen years - the girl he was married to for less than 48 hours...
  • Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Rival Desires, where the rivalry is fiery, but the romance? It's downright scorching.Meet Cory charming, socially awkward, and co-owner of the established Palo Alto finance firm Gracen & McCrae. Enter Rylee Palmer, the brilliant, enigmatic head of the new game-changer in town, Palmer Money Management...
  • Even If We Fight by Brianna Jean

    Even If We Fight by Brianna Jean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    TWO SOULS TRAPPED IN TRAGEDY. FREEDOM OF CHOICE. THE POWER OF LOVE. THEY’RE GIVEN ONE LAST CHANCE. When I met Judah Colt, I knew his presence in my life would change everything.My gut told me to run before it was too late, and while I did the best I could to keep him at arm’s length, our connection became too powerful to deny. Too real to push away.We fell hard.Then we crashed and burned to ashes...
  • The Grumpy Billionaire's Mafia Princess by Ashlie Silas

    The Grumpy Billionaire's Mafia Princess by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The mafia has no place for a pretty boy, but Graham Steele is far more than a handsome billionaire.When two men cornered me that night at the bar, Graham appeared with effortless authority and saved me.I woke up in his mansion, snow piling up outside, trapping me with Mr. Tall, Dark, and Grumpy.As the snow piles higher and the temperature drops, so do our defenses...
  • The Plus-One Deal by Layla Valentine

    The Plus-One Deal by Layla Valentine

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They made a deal to always have each other’s backs — and never anything more,Forced to ride out a fake relationship, fate might finally get a chance to intervene…After all, the arrangement may be phony, but a baby is very real!Our friendship was inevitable,Both business school hot shots with our eyes on the prize, we knew we wouldn’t have time for dating or settling down,And so we’ve always been...
  • Mack by Alex Wolf

    Mack by Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mack Mitchell has an ego as big as his bank account.Cocky. Arrogant. Powerful.Presley Griffin is a do-gooder out to save the world.Sweet. Giving. Smart.But they have one thing in common… They’re ruthless in the courtroom.The spark is instant. The attraction undeniable.The yearning inescapable...
  • Asher by Alex Wolf

    Asher by Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Asher Grayson is a billionaire, a publishing powerhouse.He crushes the competition and absorbs them into his empire.Mara Monroe is a small-town journalist whose company verges on bankruptcy.Destroying the little newspaper should be less than a day’s work. A speck on Asher’s radar. But, there’s something about her.She makes him weak—peels back layers he didn’t know existed...
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