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House of Korba by C.L. Stone
It's homecoming week at Ashley Waters, but Sang Sorenson has a lot more on her mind than dresses and crowns. Silas's troubled past—full of secrets he and his team thought they'd buried—comes back to haunt him, threatening to ruin everything. Silas tries to deal, but guilt weighs heavily on him and Sang realizes she might be the only one who can help him keep it together... -
First Days by C.L. Stone
Sang Sorenson used to be the invisible girl in class. As a new student to Ashley Waters High School, Sang hopes that her new friends will be the change she’s been craving and will make fitting in a breeze. But Academy students aren’t there to take it easy. The high school is overcrowded and rife with violence... -
Defiant Princess by Callie Rose
They called me trash. They called me whore. They called me so much worse.They told me I didn’t belong in their world, and you know what? Maybe they were right.But I can’t just let this go.I’m still a Hildebrand, after all, and I’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of what that legacy means.There are secrets buried in Roseland, and I’m determined to dig them up...Categorized as:
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Meeting Sang: Victor by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsVictor Morgan hides from the public whenever he can. It's not that he's a recluse; he hides to avoid rumors and throngs of teen girls throwing themselves at him because of his fame. When his team of friends is assigned a job at a new school, it's his one chance to finally be just Victor; not a local celebrity, or that guy whose parents have a huge house and lots of money...Categorized as:
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Orientation by C.M. Stunich
Harem versus harem.How often does one university entertain two coeds with harems of rich boys on their heels?My name is Marnye Reed and this, this is Charlotte Carson.Girl, just call me Chuck.What are the chances? Is it fate? You have five boyfriends; I have five boyfriends...Categorized as:
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Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare
The next installment in the dark romance series from the bestselling author of the Rebels at Sterling Prep series… Rhett Savage, Dane Stray, and Wesley Noble. I shouldn’t want them. But I do—all of them. They each give me something I need. Challenge. Love. Comfort...Categorized as:
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Meeting Sang: Kota by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKota Lee has been trying for weeks to get the girl up the street to notice him. She's beautiful and intriguing, but seems incredibly shy. Too shy. Every time he tries to get close, she dodges him, like a skittish little bird, flittering away out of his reach.Troubled by her haunted looks, he's tried to give her some space, respect her need for solitude... -
The Ballers of Rockport High by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**CONTAINS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS MATERIAL** Includes: GAME ON FOUL LINE AT THE BUZZER I knew I’d ruffle feathers, but the day I walked into Rockport High, I had no idea the cheap shots that were to follow.You see, the Ballers and I have a history. They play basketball. I play basketball. But they hate that I play basketball as good as them...Categorized as:
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Broken Hill Honor by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeing with Tora Roberts has been nothing but a wild ride, one I never want to get off. At twelve, I knew I loved her. By seventeen, I’d made her life a living hell. She hated me. She stole my heart completely at eighteen. And now at twenty-six, she still hasn’t given it back, and what’s more, I don’t want her to. It’s about time I make her mine… Officially... -
Sever by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSadie, Rhett, Dane, and Wes are back one more time. Will they find their HEA or are there too many obstacles against them?SEVER is a full length dark enemies-to-lovers/bully romance. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. It is book two in the series and must be read after the first three books in the Savage Falls MC series...Categorized as:
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Undeniable by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNothing could prepare us for the secrets we were about to uncover or the dangers that would come out to haunt us. Our lives are very quickly spiraling out of control and we’re struggling to keep breathing...Categorized as:
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Hoax by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSomeone tried to kill Kayli Winchester. That someone is going to pay. After going overboard and nearly drowning, Kayli regroups and joins Axel, Corey, Brandon, Marc, and Raven back on board the Lucienda. This time, she's brought reinforcements. Liam and Henry join the team in an all-out hunt for a killer. It can't be too hard; there's only so many places to hide on a cruise ship... -
In Pieces by K.G. Reuss
Nothing says I love you like murder.Seeing their lifeless bodies nearly killed us. Knowing some monster harmed those we loved created a whole new set of worries. In the wake of all the madness, we need to stay focused. With revenge warranted, we must bide our time. Good things come to those who wait, after all... -
Sacred by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWelcome to Savage Falls...A brand new dark reverse harem bully romance trilogy from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare, coming this summer!Two dirty-talking tattooed bikers, a pretty boy football player with secrets, and the MC princess who will bring them to their knees..Categorized as:
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Unstoppable by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTully - If he thinks he can just show up on my doorstep after four long years of radio silence, then he’s got another thing coming. Tully Cage does not bow down for anyone; especially ghosts from the past who insist on crashing back into my life and causing all sorts of havoc. My heart can’t take it. That boy put me through hell and back, and to be honest, I don’t think I ever fully recovered... -
Home by Nikita Parmenter
They were my entire world, then everything fell apart. I didn't get to say goodbye, I didn't get to explain to them that my dad had finally gone off the deep end.Of course, they wouldn't have understood anyway, we were only eight and I never told them how bad it had gotten. Maybe if I had I wouldn't be in this fucked up situation... -
Unbreakable by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLie to me and I’ll expose you. Hurt me and I’ll take you down. Touch my sister and I’ll personally pave your road to hell. Kelly didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she set her sights on Aria and I didn’t know what I was getting into when I tried to get her back. What it all comes down to, what it’s always come down to is Anton Mathers...Categorized as:
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Breathe Me by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say that true love only comes once in a lifetime.In my case, they were wrong.I gave my heart away three times.To the blue eyed sensitive soul, who read poetry when he thought no one was looking.To the green eyed jock, who made you laugh as hard as he made you cry.And to the dark eyed boy, whose dark heart only ever beat for me.They were my everything, until suddenly they weren’t...Categorized as:
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Savage Falls Sinners MC by Caitlyn Dare
A complete dark romance series from Amazon bestselling author Caitlyn Dare. Includes Solace, a BONUS EPILOGUE NOVELLA set five years after the end of Sever.No one knows the code of the Sinners MC better than club princess Sadie Ray Dalton.She’s spent most of her life rebelling against her daddy’s strict rules and overprotective nature... -
Sparrowood Academy by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSparrowood Academy is for the elite. The rich. The well connected. Eden Warren is none of those things. She’s spent most of her life in Kingston, mostly hanging down at The Park with her sister, Hope. When Hope goes missing, Eden makes a last-ditch effort to find her by going to Hawk, her enemy and the leader of the K-Boys, for help. Sparrowood Academy is filled with darkness. Entitlement... -
Gabriel: Meeting Sang #5 - The Academy Ghost Bird Series by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Academy: Ghost Bird series in a different look at the very beginning. Read Introductions with a whole new perspective--the boys'. Despite having eight great friends thanks to The Academy, what Gabriel Coleman really wants is a connection with someone special. However, he’s never had much luck with girls. He doesn't have the sleek looks, wealth, or charm like his friends... -
Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Ten years ago, The Harlequin Boys broke my heart. I thought my life was complete with them at my side, the five of us against the world, having each other’s backs no matter what the cost. I’d fight for them until my dying breath. It’s just a shame they didn’t feel the same. Once upon a time, my imperfect world shone bright with the light of four boys I would have killed for...Categorized as:
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Lost & Found by Serena Lindahl
As kids, they were inseparable. When tragedy struck and circumstances pulled them apart, Senya lost everyone who ever cared about her. A group project brings the four guys and Senya together one last time, but it's clear they're not kids anymore...and it changes everything... -
Remember You This Way by C.R. Jane
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan you ever really start over? It’s the question that follows Ariana now that she’s reunited with the boys from the Sound of Us. Haunted by the past and her hopefully soon to be ex-husband, Ari is dragged along as the band continues its world tour. Touring the world together...it’s what they all used to dream about. Sold out stadiums and screaming fans, it’s everything anyone would want... -
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The Third Strike by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen life throws you a curveball, you hit it out of the park.I’d never been as wrong as I was when I assumed the Rogues had betrayed me. Now the true culprits were on my hit list—which was, at the moment, dormant. While an impossibly archaic threat hung over Stella’s head, there was nothing to be done but wait... -
Lovely Deceit by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGrowing up in the elite world, I’ve been taught not to trust. Still, I did it anyway.Silly, silly me. I should’ve known how it would end…Blindsided by their broken parts and their similarities to my own story, I let my guard down. I put my faith in them—my gorgeous Economics professor and the Knights’ bad apple.And was rewarded with the ultimate betrayal.Not again. Never again... -
Hidden Creek Love by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMY DARKEST SECRET EXPOSED? #check ABOUT TO BE KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL? #check EVERYONE WAITING FOR ME TO LOSE MY SH*T? #check THE LINE BETWEEN FRIENDS AND ENEMIES SO BLURRED I NEED F**KING GLASSES TO SEE? #triplecheck Wes might be all I have at the moment, good or bad. He’s as wild as ever, and I know it’s my fault. He’s not made for love and I’m not made to be pushed around... -
Mad Boys by Heather Long
The pop princess with her bright blue hair, pouty lips, haunting eyes, and the voice of a siren… She’s always been too busy for us. Music seems to be the one language we both speak. It’s not enough. For her. For them. For anyone.I’m not enough.My brothers want her, the world owns her, and everyone else is vying for a piece of her...Categorized as:
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Leap of Faith by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Iris Boys crash landed into my life and changed everything in it. Now, I’m surrounded by four incredible men - five, if the last one will ever fully open up to me. Never in a million years did I think I’d fall in love. Much less with more than one man. But that’s what I did. I’m in love with the Iris Boys.They are my confidantes.My friends.My closest allies... -
Power & Choice by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhat does it mean to be an Iris girl? Does it mean following instructions and respecting the authority of your team? Or does it mean taking risks? The latter – I’m finding – is something I’m good at. When the guys send me to Ms. Enders’ Etiquette Camp for Refined Young Ladies, I know that I need to master the game and play the part of the respectable socialite...Categorized as:
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Lost Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNothing about my return to Echoes Cove was what I expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the darkness that’s threatening to devour us all.A stalker, patient and cunning, hunting in the shadows.Powerful forces determined to control my every move and bend me to their will.And them.Lincoln, Maverick, Finley and Easton. I’m not sure how I’ll survive them without losing myself, or my heart, along the way...Categorized as:
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Smile Like You Mean It by Willow Hadley
After Charlotte’s father died, her mother changed. She became cold and distant, and Charlotte slowly withdrew into herself. She spent years feeling lonely and insignificant, and rarely spoke more than a few words to anyone. One night, after a traumatic incident instigated by her mother, Charlotte is arrested and taken to juvie...Categorized as:
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The Inadequate Spy by Scarlett Haven
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the new girl on an all guys team is going to suck! There are Spy School agents, and there are Spy School Royals. My family, we’re the royals. I am fifth generation Spy School, the best of the best. My family started training me while I was still in the womb. Yet, despite all the training, I’m still a disappointment to them... -
The Wayward Sons by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen my mother decided to pull me out of school I didn’t say anything. When she homeschooled me, isolated me, kept me fearful of my peers, I followed along. When she packed me up and sent me across the country to live with my grandmother in the one-stoplight town of Lee Vines, I did as she said. But now that she’s left me here I’m on my own. I can make my own decisions. Make my own mistakes... -
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Starlee's Home by Angel Lawson
Starlee ran back to Lee Vines for a taste of freedom.She found that, family and love.But an innocent night away brings unwanted attention to Sierra's foster home and Starlee plays an unwilling part in sending George and Charlie back to their once abusive father. Not only that Sierra forces her to stay away from Dexter and Jake... -
The First Time by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI might have gone from rags to riches, but this is no fairy tale.I never thought I’d long for the days of pacing the living room of our tiny single-wide trailer, waiting for Mom to get home from her shift serving drinks at The Silver Fox. Or my boring night shifts at the convenience store. Even dodging my skeezy ex-boyfriend’s bumbling attempts to seduce me... -
Marked by Ruby Vincent
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the green-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights...Categorized as:
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Secrets We Keep by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSmall towns carry dark secrets, it wasn't until my best friend went missing that I discovered exactly how dark. Three years have passed since a vicious prank tore apart my group of friends.Three years since Finn Holloway, football star and the boy next door, broke my heart by choosing my best friend over me.Three years since Ezra Baxter turned to crime; selling drugs and being chased by the law...Categorized as:
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Holding On To Heaven by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKeep Calm and Survive High School. That was my motto. It was easier with the Allendale Four by my side and with college on the horizon, I had no doubt we'd have the best time of our lives. No parents. No rules. Lots of freedom. Except even with the bullies that harassed me out of the picture the past is hard to shake. New obstacles emerge, along with old hang-ups and bad habits... -
Discovering Alexis: The Wildly Crazy Day by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBenton: Today is crazy. I got an anonymous tip that Alexis, Zhara's twin sister, might be being targeted by Hacker Hearts Anonymous, one of the most infamous hacker groups. If anything happened to Alexis, Zhara would be crushed, so I come up with a plan... -
Triple Option Play by K.L. Coburn
Football? No, thanks.Life isn’t great, but I’m managing. I just have to finish this last year of high school while avoiding my bully and without embarrassing myself in front of my crush. Easily done!But when my mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, I find myself living with my dad and having to change schools...Categorized as:
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Starlee's Turn by Angel Lawson
After speaking up for Dexter and then yanked from the only place she's ever felt at home, Starlee is lost. Lost without George to make her laugh. Lost without Jake's strong arms. Lost without Charlie's calming presence. Lost without Dexter's intensity and determination. No one is okay with this situation. No one is willing to give up. Not Starlee and certainly not the Wayward Sons...Categorized as:
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Safe Haven Academy: The Complete Series by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsINCLUDES NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS CONTENTMacie Davenport’s life is over.The girl who has everything is reduced to an empty black hole of nothing they call Safe Haven Academy. It’s where bad souls go for reform, but end up getting worse until they’re shipped out to another “sheltered place” with an equally uninspired name... -
F*ck You: Knox Academy - Term 1 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen a stupid prank goes wrong, Amelie thinks she’ll be getting a slap on the wrist at best, community service at worst. The last thing she expects is her absentee mother to swan into the court room and whisk her off to an English reform school....for the next three years!What's the only thing worse than being shipped off to the other side of the world? Being sent there with her mother...Categorized as:
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Discovering Zhara: Going Undercover by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy name is Zhara and I’m completely in over my head. Not only am I pretending to date all of the Bad Boy Rebels, but I’m also going undercover to help bring down one of the most dangerous groups in Honeyton.And the number one rule to my assignment: I can no longer act like a good girl…Approx. 15,000 words.EACH VOLUME IS A QUICK, FUN READSeries extends over multiple volumes... -
Clash by K. Walker
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThings were never supposed to end this way. I didn't have plans to fall for the hottest guy in school and I certainly didn't think he would dump my ass in front of everyone either with no explanation. Nada! Weeks go by as I tend to my broken heart. Fine, I say. I'm so over him... -
Indie and the Brother's Best Friend by R. Linda
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBeing in love with someone who doesn’t love you back sucks. Being in love with your brother’s best friend sucks even more, because you know it can never happen. How tragic is that? I’ve been in love with Lincoln Andrews since we were kids and he stuck up for me against my brother and played tea parties with me in the treehouse...Categorized as:
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Sounds of Silence by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen all else fails, just keep breathing. It’s funny; no one ever warns you how hard life can be. People go through tragedies and loss every day, but even when nothing is wrong, sometimes it’s hard. I know it’s hard for me. I don’t blame anyone for what I feel. I’m content with going on with life like a zombie, wondering what the big deal about it all is. Living... -
Beautiful Survivors by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFive forgotten souls. All of us misfits, outcasts, throwaways. Orphans. But me and my four best friends, we're family. These boys, they make the group home we live in bearable. They're my family, almost like brothers. Except...I don't want them to be my brothers. I want them to be my boyfriends. Only, I can't decide on just one. Everything changes the night we decide to escape...Categorized as:
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Losing the Rhythm by Jaliza A. Burwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCadence has lost her rhythm and only the guys can help her find it again.It’s a fact that Cadence’s life sucks. Too much, too fast, too often. She doesn’t know what to do with herself anymore. Her music is quiet. Her thoughts are numb. And only the guys staying by her side has kept her from screaming her head off. She no longer knows which direction to turn...Categorized as:
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