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Just a Little Crush by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s just a little crush. What could possibly go wrong? I’ve had more than enough relationship drama to last a lifetime, so romance with Stevie Palmer, the gorgeous server I had a hot one-night stand with, isn’t in the cards. However, she would make the perfect fake girlfriend to help me win my custody battle. When I offer her an obscene amount of money to play along, she agrees... -
Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt’s just a fling. Or is it? Juliet Blake shows up at my bar, dejected after her surprise girls’ weekend goes bad. So I do the usual—mix her a drink and listen to her troubles. I’m a spontaneous guy, so I offer to help—spend the rest of the weekend with her so she’s not alone on her birthday. I don’t expect her to end up in my bed, but when she does, it’s mind-blowing... -
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Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI, Rose Hawthorne, have crap taste in men. But, who could blame me, really? When the stories of how your dad and uncles raised hell before settling down are legendary, it was all too easy to see Prince Charming everywhere, believing that if a man loved me enough, he’d change. What a load of garbage... -
Mending Fate by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlec: I shared my deepest secret with Lumen, hoping things will be better between us. But I can’t catch a break. My life blows up again when my daughter goes missing. Lumen: To say all hell broke loose is an understatement. When Alec’s daughter went missing, so did Soleil, the girl I mentor in foster care. It stung when Alec said finding his daughter is more important than some random runaway... -
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Gravity by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s only one girl in the world for me. She’s three feet of boundless energy and blonde pigtails. But when Sophie walks into my bar, I know my life is about to change. Beautiful though damaged, she needs my help. And I can’t say no. She was there for me during my darkest hour. The warm comfort that got me through to the light of day. But when morning came she was gone...Categorized as:
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Over the Sea to Skye by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne summer on a beautiful island could change everything…LOSE YOURSELF FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN THIS ESCAPIST, ROMANTIC READ ABOUT FOUND FAMILY FROM THE MILLION-COPY AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Join Valentina Wynter in the final book of The Skye Sisters Trilogy as she embarks on a summer journey that will change her life forever…. Over the Sea to Skye... -
Stand by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"6 Devastatingly Beautiful and Brilliant Bleeding Stars but Worth the Whole Constellation. I felt every burn. .. every blaze. .. every beautiful and brilliant word. .. I FELT IT ALL. ". - Karen McVino, Bookalicious Babes Blog. From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A. L. Jackson comes the next seductive, unforgettable Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel…...Categorized as:
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32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGet married. Buy a house. Have a baby. That's every girl's dream, isn't it? Well, maybe not every girl, but for Christy Bush, it was. So, when her boyfriend realized he didn't want any of those things, the obvious answer was to set him free and find a man who did...Categorized as:
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Wreck by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHOMAS. Not too long ago my future was all mapped out. Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world. The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone. The major league dreams I counted on have vanished. And the peace of mind I took for granted is shattered. The thrills I seek out now are self-destructive. I know this and I can’t stop... -
Sealed by Laura Pavlov
A sexy-as-sin single dad. A sassy, hotheaded diva. Two players. One game. What could possibly go wrong? Roman Amato is perfect on paper. Sexy and broody and arrogant. He’s a divorced single father, so he’s completely off-limits. I’m not looking for anything other than a hot date to take to my sister’s wedding. I have something he needs, and he has something I need... -
Strays by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSTRAYS (An Anti-Hero Romance). Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit. Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of. Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad. And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now. But for once I’m going to step up. I’ll right the worst of old wrongs... -
Racing Hearts by Lauren Landish
A tomboy tames the cocky cowboy next door in Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestselling author Lauren Landish’s forbidden romance. Luke is damn near invisible, or at least that’s how he usually feels. He takes care of things around the ranch before his boss-brother even knows there’s a problem, and no one even notices when he's done... -
Knight by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShane “Knight” Ballard knew the blonde beauty he saw on the courthouse steps was meant to be his. But with danger looming, the time wasn’t right to claim her. Not when it could put her safety at risk. What Knight didn’t know was that Kiara Timkins was already smack-dab in the middle of it all...Categorized as:
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Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe day he walks into my bookstore with his adorable twin daughters, I know my life is going to change forever. The chemistry is tangible, the tragedy his truth, and my schoolgirl crush, even after all of these years, is still alive. Full Blurb coming soon! -
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Finding Storm by Samantha Towle
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe son of an icon. He was a legend. Rock royalty. A man I never met. But I’m measured against him in every aspect of my life. The only time I feel like me … the real me … is when I’m onstage with my band. But the more we grow in popularity, the more people compare me to him. I’m not him. And I never will be. If only everyone could figure that out for themselves. I need a break from it all...Categorized as:
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Owned by the Officer: A Line of Duty/Black Ops Crossover by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKade Truett was happy the friend he helped rescue overseas was getting help in the form of a service dog. Since Kade broke his leg during that mission, he had the time to help him through the process. And his kindness paid off in a big way when he met the beautiful dog trainer, Annalise Ragsdale. Annalise never mixed business and pleasure, but she couldn’t help but fall for the sexy Navy SEAL... -
The Lyon's Cub Caitlin : Lyon The Next Generation by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCaitlin Lyon is the favored first daughter of Colton Lyon. Anyone who wants to date her will have to go through this tough as nails biker dad who thinks no one is good enough for his kid, not even the little snot nosed kid who’s been hanging around her for the past four years... -
Perfect Strangers by Carly Phillips
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night. No strings. Things just got complicated. Between long hours in the ER and failing to please her demanding father, Dr. Alexa Collins barely has time for a life, and the strain is starting to take its toll. On a rare night out, she can’t resist getting a little crazy on the dance floor. Or playfully crooking her finger at the sinfully hot football player watching her every move... -
Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
This summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home. Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued...Categorized as:
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Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy sister is all I’ve got. Kelly basically raised me after we lost our parents in a plane crash. When a douche made a joke about it, when life went bad, and when I needed her…. She was there. Always. But I can’t stop crushing on her ex-boyfriend. Jamie Jensen is six and a half feet of pure muscle, his arms tattooed and strong, his hair silver…his aura brooding...Categorized as:
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Can't Fight It by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsColton. From the moment she showed up on my doorstep, I knew our lives would never be the same. I felt it deep in my soul that she was going to change us forever. I didn’t know how, but I knew she was important. I tried to maintain the distance between us, but it was too strong to fight. With each passing day, I saw a future I never planned flash before my eyes—one with a fairytale ending... -
A Very Cheeky Christmas by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’ve been voted Mr. Perfect Cheeks for the last five years. Though I do have a nice smile, it’s not those cheeks that warrant the attention. So yeah, my behind is my bread and butter. But when my most lucrative asset is injured, I’m sent to the set medic. To say I fall head over derriere in love with her is an understatement... -
Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharlie Harrington is a respectable man. Mayor to his small, mountain town. Successful attorney. Doting single father. After one mishap in the past, he avoids scandal. Making everyone happy is his goal. He’s nothing but content. .. and a bit boring. Then one morning, he finds a beautiful woman in his bedroom, and his world turns upside down. His good guy side suddenly wants to be a little bad... -
Here Without You by Tammara Webber
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsEveryone has secrets. Some are buried so deep, their existence is forgotten. But a secret never told can turn into a lie. And in love, a lie is one thing:. Poison. Reid's in love with Dori, though she hasn't told her parents that she's fallen hard for the guy they'd forbidden her to see...Categorized as:
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All Stars Fall by Rachel Van Dyken, Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken…. She left. Two words I can't really get out of my head. She left us. Three more words that make it that much worse. Three being another word I can't seem to wrap my mind around. Three kids under the age of six, and she left because she missed it...Categorized as:
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Love After Duty: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is Langford Tuttle's book. *Small town, Family Saga, Enemies to lovers.Categorized as:
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No Gentle Giant by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a steamy and electrifying standalone romance thriller where one ginormous protector goes all-in to win Miss Unlucky. You know the drill. Big hands, big feet, humongous—. Yikes. We're not going there for the thousandth time. I've got small-town problems aplenty and zero time for Paxton “Alaska” Charter... -
Echo by Fiona Davenport
Brodie “Echo” Fauks never expected to fall in love with a voice. Then he overheard Violet Kimball narrating a steamy scene in an audiobook while he was running surveillance on a conman who’s run afoul of the Hounds of Hellfire MC. Violet’s creepy neighbor was the road captain’s target...Categorized as:
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Savage Protector by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy sweet and gifted student has a cocky bastard father. The ex-SEAL turned bodyguard has been hired to protect me. It bothers me how his presence brings X-rated thoughts to my mind. .. And the sick pleasure I get when he orders me around. Maybe danger makes people look at things differently,. or maybe Hugh's just too HOT to ignore. Whatever it is, I hope to make it out alive to find out... -
Conley by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Calico shows up at the Garage with a busted car, I know she's in trouble. Her four-wheel piece-of-shit is filled to the brim with her and her son's belongings. She's running from something. From someone. She's been through hell, and she's not interested in getting involved with a biker like me. But she isn't going anywhere. One look at her curves and I know she's mine... -
Wrath by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy doesn’t anyone pray for Satan? He needs it. But so do I, because Kristina Joy Kennedy is killing me. It’s been a year since I first saw her, wearing a white dress, blonde hair braided back with a cute pink bow at the bottom, walking into the church across the street from the Ride or Die bar. A year since my heart came alive. A year since she first told me to get lost. We are worlds apart... -
Family for Beginners by Sarah Morgan
USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and how families come in all shapes and sizes…. New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She’s lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere…until she meets Jack Parker... -
Craving Carlo by Mia Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"You gave me a taste of your fire. Hell no, I'm not walking away. ". Carlo Adamo is the most perfect man I have ever seen -- and the only one whose touch drives me mad. But some of us aren't meant for happy endings. If he knew the truth, he'd forget about me. I just need to stop trembling in his arms long enough to make him believe it. -
Gage The Mountain Man by Raven Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"I need her to know that my heart would stop without her in my life. .. " -Gage. My best friend Jess is always trying to play matchmaker. Come kayaking with my fiance and his friend, she said. A romantic day out on the river in the mountains. Nope. For a city girl like me, this is hell. Mainly because the man she's brought for me is a freaking prick... -
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Heavy Load Beast Mode by Penn Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs the motto on the side of his truck Got a heavy load? Go Beast Mode. . . Things get hot and heavy--emphasis on hot--when a tow-truck driver meets the plus-size beauty of his dreams at his local gym. Except she wants nothing to do with him and his rough ways. When she gets stuck in a storm, he'll get his chance to prove he's got what it takes to haul her off her feet. .. and into his arms... -
Double Crossing Daddy by Autum Remington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClara. Teaching second grade is my passion. My students are my life. I would never admit to having a favorite student, never. I couldn't even if I wanted to because I have two of them. My favorite twin boys. One with a mischievous smile and one with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, these two boys have a plan up their sleeves and I don't find out until it’s too late... -
The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree may be a crowd, but it takes four to make a family for this single dad and his twin girls. Mac Sterling. Two years ago, my ex-wife tried to frame me for embezzlement. My life crumbled, leaving me the single father of two little girls. I swore I'd never trust a woman again…. Until Jenna Kirby waltzes into my life and turns it upside down. She's like no one I've ever met... -
Daddy's Unexpected Gift by Ava Gray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a billionaire becomes a child’s legal guardian overnight, I’m plugged into the messy situation. Only to make it messier. Sterling Alexander was supposed to be a project. You know, a new parent who didn’t know anything about parenting? As a social worker in family services, I wasn’t permitted to stare at his gorgeous abs like I wanted to sleep with him. And yet, I stared... -
Naz & Roz by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe genius and the prodigy . .. Nazio “Naz” Donati is brilliant, sinful, and criminal. A genius from the moment he was born, and a man who's still trying to learn how to navigate and balance this thing called life. He certainly wasn't expecting love to practically fall right into his hands, never mind for love to take the form of his best friend's little sister... -
Marrying the Billionaire Single Dad by L. Steele
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNever fall for the bad boy . .. Damian "Big D" Savage aka the billionaire rockstar with the killer abs aka. .. THE six-foot-three, sculpted-chest, hot as F, macho package,. . .. who haunts the dreams of half the female populace, ugh! He's also the kind of obnoxious, arrogant, self-important prick I avoid, in real life. But that panty melting smirk of his? —OMG! swoon... -
Catch of the Day by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZeke: My life is busy enough with the time I spend as a commercial fisherman. The last thing I need is to be distracted by romance, but when I meet Daya, she’s suddenly all I can think about. Daya: I’m not sure that Maine’s the right place for me—until a certain broad, buff, and bearded fisherman walks through the door of the restaurant where I work. Sometimes fate needs a little help... -
Good Knight by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAustin: When my little sister drags me to a Renaissance Faire for her birthday, I don’t expect to actually save a damsel in distress. But this damsel? Totally worth it. Dahlia: Spending a summer selling turkey legs to people in foam armor isn’t nearly as fun as it sounds... -
My Curvy Bunny by Pippa Lux
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls have never looked sweeter. Willow. I’m doing all I can to stay afloat, to forget how lonely I am now that my sweet grandparents are gone. Applying for a second job as a waitress at Molly’s Grove, a beautiful, magical restaurant, seems like the perfect solution. But the pain follows me, tainting my excitement. My hope. Until I lay eyes on my new boss, Mason Aldridge...Categorized as:
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Connected by Love: The Connected Series Book Three by Sophia Belle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’re my masterpiece. Before you, my life was just shades of greys with a hint of color, but now…now all I see is color. Sophia. I have one rule…don’t date the dads of one of my students. When I find out that the little boy with grey eyes who has stolen my heart is the son of the one man who has ever made me feel alive, I’m not strong enough to resist...Categorized as:
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Finding Her Curves by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLogan Montgomery was a horn dog at best, man-whore at worst. He was an old-fashioned playboy for sure. That was his way of life—until her. For almost a year, he’d ignored the pull he felt for the curvy doctor. As a search and rescue officer, he knew life could change instantly, but he still hesitated to act on his feelings for Penny... -
Playmaker by Avery Keelan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNHL superstar Gabriel Carter has everything: a thriving professional hockey career, an MVP trophy from last season, and a carefree bachelor lifestyle. He also has an infant daughter-one he didn't know existed. Summer Crawford isn't a fan of the cocky playmaker/heartbreaker she remembers from years ago. And working as his daughter's nanny? Not a chance... -
October is for Owen by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen a rockslide strands them in the mountains, he's her only chance at safety. .. Kennedy. It was meant to be a solo trip—a tribute to my grandparents, and a final memory before a new chapter in my life. Only, I wasn't alone at the lake. I hadn't planned on meeting a mountain man that made my heart race or the rockslide that left the path back to town unpassable... -
Kissing Our Loves by Sammi Cee
Valentine's Inc. Book 6. Clark ~ I wouldn’t change anything about my life. Adopting the child my sister gave birth to is the best decision I ever made. For all of us. Choosing to work for myself so that I can be an active part of his life—a no brainer. After four years, though, my friends may be right... -
Until the Lightning Strikes: Happily Ever Alpha World by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRachel Hill is struggling to get out of the life she was raised in. With only two more semesters to go, she’ll have her college degree and her ticket out of town. But, it seems as though bad luck is raining down on her and when the company she works for goes out of business, her income goes from meager to nothing. She’s desperate to find a way to pay for school... -
The Rock Star's Fake Fiancée by Kenzie Reed
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThat grin should come with a warning label. 'Addictive. May cause dizziness, heart palpitations, dampened underwear, and a lifetime of regret. '. I’ve got plenty of reasons to hate Sebastian Monroe, the sexy lead singer of Heat Lightning. 1. ) He doesn’t remember our soul-scorching kiss ten years ago. 2. ) He very rudely refused to play at my home town’s 300th anniversary celebration. And 3...
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