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  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well.” If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace...
  • Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Truths will be uncovered. Alliances will shift.And nothing will ever be the same.The final book in the Boys of Oak Park Prep series is coming soon.**The release date will be moved forward...
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  • Hot Summer School Nights by Michelle Mankin, L.A. Cotton

    Hot Summer School Nights by Michelle Mankin, L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All new and exclusive enemies to lovers and bully romance short stories and previews by:L A Cotton Siobhan Davis Ashley Jade Piper Lawson Tracy Lorraine Michelle Mankin Daniela Romero Ginger Scott Ivy Smoak Becca Steele Shantel Tessier This will be a wide release with special preorder pricing...
  • The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The Kendricks help make the problems of the Washington elite disappear…but some secrets won’t stay buried.For Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington, D.C., fixing runs in the family. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. When Tess is asked to run a classmate’s campaign for student council, she agrees...
  • Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “It’s not that I don’t love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can’t go back and forth forever and we’ve already said goodbye.” Through these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal...
  • On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Weightless, A Love Letter to Whiskey, and Revelry What makes you happy? That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared. And then, I got in his car...
  • Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Lucy Everyone has ups and downs. I’m no different. I’ve had some really amazing ups, but I’ve also had some crap-tastic downs. When I was four, my biological mother died. I don’t remember crying for her. She’d never been the type to cuddle me, tuck me in, and read bedtime stories. That job was pushed off onto my sister Lana. She did her best to take care of me until Mom died...
  • Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis

    Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Condemned to repeat the sins of the past... Faye thought losing her parents was the most devastating thing to happen to her, but she was wrong. Her uncle’s scandalous revelation has sent her into a tailspin, leaving her questioning her entire existence. Everything she believed is built on a lie. And the one person she shares a passionate, soul-deep connection with can’t be there for her...
  • Family by Bea Paige

    Family by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family... But that’s crap. I can choose my family. I choose Eastern. I choose Ford. I choose Sonny. I choose Camden. Four boys. Four boys with broken, jagged edges.Four fierce boys who have chosen me.And now together we face my flesh and blood. My brother, the biggest bully at Oceanside. My father, the most notorious criminal in the country...
  • Fury by Tracy Lorraine

    Fury by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    I’m infuriated by my feelings for her... They’ve held me captive all this time. I might have been the one that walked away, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still haunted by her—by what I did to her. But that’s the thing about ghosts… they always return when you least expect it. My stepsister was an outlet for my pain, but everything has changed. Now I’ve got nothing to lose...
  • The Taste of an Enemy by Holly Renee

    The Taste of an Enemy by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Rich. Vicious. Vengeful. Forbidden. The Boys of Clermont Bay had always been untouchable. And Carson Hale was the worst of them all. He was pretentious and a player, and he had hated me for so long I forgot that we were ever anything more than enemies. Brutally beautiful and savagely heartless, his only plan was to ruin everything I loved...
  • Beauty Pop, Vol. 1 by Kiyoko Arai

    Beauty Pop, Vol. 1 by Kiyoko Arai

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    In Kiri's school there are 3 boys who carry out transformations on random pretty girls; Narumi Shougo, the hairstylist, Minami Kei, the nail artist and Ochiai Kazuhiko who balances the overall look. They are adored by the girls because they are so good at making them beautiful. However, Kiri is also a master hairstylist who is willing to 'add some magic' for those who need it, but in disguise...
  • The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered...
  • Broken Hill Hearts by Sheridan Anne

    Broken Hill Hearts by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I have never been at such a low. School work? Stuff it. Manners? Get screwed.Being a decent human being? Over my dead body.And it’s all because of him. Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning until he took that reason away. Now, I’m left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be.He’s the love of my life. Always has been and always will be...
  • Unwritten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Unwritten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Don't talk back, don't get in his way, and whatever you do, never, ever look him in the eyes." When Winter Kingston finds out she has to move to America to live with her aunt and cousins, she has no idea that her life is about to become a whole lot more… complicated. Her plan is simple: get good grades, stay out of trouble, and somehow survive being the new girl...
  • Brutal Nights by Isla Vaughn

    Brutal Nights by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I lost the game.Now? I’m going to lose everything else, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. Sacrificing Damon, who turns my world upside down with a single touch, for my best friend’s happiness is a no-brainer. Protective and determined to make me his, Damon didn’t get the memo. And he’s made it clear that he isn’t going to let me go without a fight...
  • Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The hardest road a man will ever travel is the one he travels alone. Rebel Black lives and rides by his own rules. This is his story… After hitting rock bottom, Rebel can’t get his life together. He made his bed and he has to lie in it. When forced to face the consequences of his no holds bar lifestyle, he comes face to face with the devastation he has caused...
  • Reject by Bea Paige

    Reject by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s the saying: keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Guess I’m about to find out just how difficult that really is. I might have my best friend back but his safety and that of my chosen family depends on me doing something I vowed never to do. Join Camden’s crew...
  • The Wicked Trilogy: Caleb & Margo by S. Massery

    The Wicked Trilogy: Caleb & Margo by S. Massery

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The complete dark romance trilogy from S. Massery containing brand-new bonus content.Revenge is wicked – but I’m worse.As a kid, Margo crushed our dreams to dust. We were best friends until she tore our families apart with one confession. Now that she’s back as the new girl in school, she doesn’t seem to suspect the war that’s coming – or the anger I’ve been harboring...
  • #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival.Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...
  • Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A confusing fight, a garbage-covered car, and a mom who shares her past as a stripper all drive Shannon to the edge of madness. When her big shot at mystery shopping luxury properties leads to another crazy toilet incident, it’s Declan to the rescue..
  • The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram

    The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lily Rosemont lives next door to the biggest jerk in high school. Noah Trask has bullied Lily for years, and now he’s ruined her senior year by making her a target and turning the whole school against her. On top of that, her parents are getting divorced, and her world is falling apart around her...
  • When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

    When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For fans of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay and Adam Silvera's History Is All You Left Me, this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting novel follows one sixteen-year-old girl's friend breakup through two concurrent timelines--ultimately proving that even endings can lead to new beginnings."Stunning...
  • No Romeo by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    No Romeo by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    To everyone in Dayton, Hendrix Hunt was the tattooed bad boy, the bully, the player. Guys hated and feared him. Girls wanted to tame him. And I just wished I could forget him.Two years ago, Hendrix was my world. Then the taint of Dayton ruined everything, breaking us both with secrets and lies. I destroyed him and now he wants to destroy me..
  • Deposed by Sofia Daniel

    Deposed by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Edward, Henry and Blake used to rule the school. Now they just rule me. They know my secret. Something that will get me into a world of hurt. And now they own me, body, mind, and soul. These days, I play their dangerous games. And I’m helpless to their seductive kisses. I’m in the biggest trouble in my life. But I’m not sure I want to be free...
  • Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ★☆ Special pre-order price. Will increase upon release. ★☆ Book three in the captivating Kennedy Boys series. Description coming soon. "Lashings of drama, hot chemistry, and great banter. Perfect for fans of Tijan...
  • Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think.Not by a long shot.Not when I spend most of my days dreaming of them...
  • Still Water by A.M. Johnson

    Still Water by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After being rejected by his childhood best friend, Todd Dixon turns his back on love and all its false promises. Three years later, he's living in a new city, making a name for himself with his bar, record label, and one night stands...
  • Bullied by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Bullied by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I have always been bullied and trapped in darkness. I hoped life would get better when I moved to my mother's hometown, but it only got worse because it was there that I met my unrequited crush, Hayden Black. He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden...
  • Loving Kalvin by Siobhan Davis

    Loving Kalvin by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A friends-to-lovers second-chance romance from USA Today bestseller Siobhan Davis. Standalone with HEA and no cliffhanger. Lana I knew it would end in disaster, but I didn't listen to reason. I didn't care. Because I loved him so much. Kalvin Kennedy ruled my heart. Until he destroyed it. Shattered it so completely that I became someone else. Someone I loathed...
  • Wicked Beginnings by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Beginnings by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first book in a brand new YA/NA crossover series from l. a. cotton When seventeen-year-old Eloise Stone finds herself half way across the world, moving into her Uncle's pool house, she expects things to be ... awkward. She doesn't expect to come face-to-face with the boy from last summer. The boy that made her feel things she'd never felt before...
  • The Allendale Four: The Complete Series by Angel Lawson

    The Allendale Four: The Complete Series by Angel Lawson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    No good deed goes unpunished. I learned that lesson the hard way when I agreed to help my friend Justin with a favor. My platonic friend Justin. A favor that helped him with his reputation but turned mine into the trending topic at my school. In a matter of days I go from quiet, nobody to school slut. The problem with that? I’m still a virgin...
  • Broken Hill Halo by Sheridan Anne

    Broken Hill Halo by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I never expected Nate Ryder to change my life the way he did. Hell, I never expected to fall in love with the one guy who made my life a living hell for five years, but here I am. He’s the perfect example of something I never knew I needed. He’s my rock. My salvation. He’s exactly what I need when my life goes up in flames. I thought the worst was over...
  • Puck by Sheridan Anne

    Puck by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Courtney - He’s the boy at school who could ruin it all. He’s the guy who would lead you down a dark alleyway, show you the time of your life, and then forget your name while you struggle to breathe. And now, his eyes are on me. Puck Jones is every woman’s dream come true, but for me, he’s nothing but a nightmare...
  • Delinquent by Bea Paige

    Delinquent by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m the kid your parents warned you about… Eighteen months in prison or three years at Oceanside Academy. Reform school has met its match in me, even if it is full of young offenders. Thieves, graffiti writers, drug runners and other petty criminals reside within the walls, and I'm just like them...
  • At the Buzzer by E.M. Moore

    At the Buzzer by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Senior year. My last chance…The Ballers took everything away from me last year. Riding the bench wasn’t what I’d planned, and I don’t want a repeat of that this season. I can’t have a repeat of that, not if I want to accomplish all those goals I set for myself when I first came to RHS.There’s one problem though. One Baller is determined to keep me on the sidelines. I’m broken because of him...
  • Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn

    Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fate Buchanan just wants to escape the constraints of her old life. After checking her mother into rehab and catching her fiancé with her maid of honor the night before their wedding, she ran. Angry and hurt, she’s aching to do something reckless. Dean Maxwell is having one last summer of freedom before taking over his family’s multi-billion dollar medical conglomerate...
  • The Same Side by C.M. Doporto

    The Same Side by C.M. Doporto

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The engagement's off and with Collin behind her, Lexi has decided that the temptations of Raven Davenport are too strong to be ignored. It doesn't take long for Lexi and Raven to find themselves wrapped in each other's affection, but not without the challenges that life poses...
  • Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days.Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me...
  • The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds

    The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Ruta Sepetys, this sweet, summery romance set in Nantucket follows seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg as she uncovers a secret about her grandmother's life during WWII.Seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg isn't exactly looking forward to the summer before her senior year...
  • Forbidden Temptations by Janine Infante Bosco

    Forbidden Temptations by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Anthony Bianci Since I was a kid all I ever wanted to be was a gangster. I wanted to be feared, to be respected, and for everyone to know my name. And then she came into my life. I never planned on falling in love with the mob boss’ daughter. She was forbidden but somehow she became mine...
  • Moment of Weakness by Katie Fox, Kelly Hartigan

    Moment of Weakness by Katie Fox, Kelly Hartigan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty-year-old Julia Parker has the ideal life. She comes from a wealthy family, has the perfect boyfriend, and plans to spend the summer in Europe. However, nothing is ever what it seems. It has been thirteen years since her mother's unexpected death, and the pain she still feels is something she keeps hidden beneath the surface...
  • Tease Me, Baby by Belladona Cunning

    Tease Me, Baby by Belladona Cunning

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    No is not in their vocabulary. I think I might have a problem. You would think walking out on the guys would be the end, right? Turns out it was only the beginning. Callum, Quinn, Asher, and Ellis aren’t the kings of Silver Creek High for nothing. They’re smart, resourceful, and calculating in getting what they want, and what they want now is me...
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    cruel hero  young adult  new adult  m-f
  • Rock On by E.M. Moore

    Rock On by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Rockstars live by their own set of rules…and these guys are no different.Cruel. Privileged. Sexy.The summer alone with four rockstars in a beach house sounds like a dream come true.Wrong.What I thought was going to be my big break ends up being my own personal nightmare. I’m not learning about music. I’m not making music. I’m a glorified babysitter for one of the hottest bands around...
  • Guarded Heart by C.A. Harms

    Guarded Heart by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life can be very scary...Really Scary when a wounded heart is involved. Giving your entire heart to someone is hard enough once but when it is completely shattered by the one person you believed would always keep it safe only makes it almost impossible to give it away a second time...
  • Summer by McKayla Box

    Summer by McKayla Box

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the bestselling series is here. I made it through senior year. Barely. I thought that would be enough. Get to the end and move on. That's what you do, right? Fight through it and move on. That should be enough. But it's not. Because I want more. And the one thing I want the most? It may be the one thing I lose...
  • Revenge by Sofia Daniel

    Revenge by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They tricked me. Ruined my reputation. Broke my heart. I’m back to even the score. And they will go down in flames. Blake, Edward, and Henry are the kings of my school. Betrayers, manipulators, and schemers the worst kind. Last term, they broke my spirit and made me leave. But I’m back, and ready for revenge. This time, I’ll play the dangerous games...
  • Ever Lost by L.E. Bross

    Ever Lost by L.E. Bross

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I made a huge mistake. No, not breaking into Panchard Enterprises, I did that on purpose. It was the getting caught part that changed everything. Instead of prison, Peter Panchard offers me a deal; steal something for him and he’ll help me find my little sister. Now I’m at Neverly Prep wearing a uniform and trying to get close to Lucas Hook, the guy whose safe I need to crack...
  • Until You're Mine by K. Langston

    Until You're Mine by K. Langston

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Taking big risks had always been Archer Brook’s way of life. It’s what has to be done in order to get what you want, and he knew that better than anyone. Archer may have been born into a life of wealth and privilege, but he’d proven time and time again that his success was a result of his own true grit and determination...
  • Catch Me by E.M. Moore

    Catch Me by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fear… Fear of the unknown. Fear of feeling. Fear of losing. I think I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m just one scared girl in a world where there’s a lot to be afraid of. Cade, Lex, and Reid helped. They pulled me out of my own head, helped me feel a sliver of happiness again. But with that, I gained a new set of worries. What if I lost another person I love? I’m not perfect...
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