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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... -
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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... -
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![Forgiveness and Permission by C.L. Stone]()
Forgiveness and Permission by C.L. Stone
Sang Sorenson’s abusive mother is secure in a hospital, and her father has vanished to a new family of his own, leaving Sang and her sister to fend for themselves. Sang is hanging by a thread, and her only hope is a group of boys she feels she barely knows. She’s never really alone. The Academy team has stepped in, promising to protect and care for Sang... -
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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... -
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Broken Trust by R.A. Smyth
My name is Hadley Parker, and today is the first day of the rest of my life. Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won’t be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn’t get anywhere else. These rich kids don’t like me though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn’t want me here, his friends back him...Categorized as:
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![Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare]()
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... -
![The Ballers of Rockport High by E.M. Moore]()
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]()
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... -
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Unsung Requiem by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsVictor Morgan’s entire life has been in the limelight. Groomed by his fierce mother as a piano prodigy, intent on using him to build a legacy for the Morgan name.But legacies require the utmost in care. Any little disaster can cause a mountain of problems.After a 17th birthday party ends in catastrophe, a fight with his parents sends Victor out into the world for the first time on his own... -
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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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![In Pieces by K.G. Reuss]()
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...Categorized as:
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Family by Bea Paige
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... -
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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.. -
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![Unstoppable by Sheridan Anne]()
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... -
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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]()
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
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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Foul Line by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Ballers may have the upper hand at RHS. I underestimated them, their cruelty, their ability to look the other way when something hits them over the head, but camp is a whole other story. Their asses are mine.Foul Line is a reverse harem high school bully romance novel. It's the second book in The Ballers of Rockport High series... -
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![The Third Strike by Wendi L. Wilson]()
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![Mad Boys by Heather Long]()
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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![Delinquent by Bea Paige]()
Delinquent by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’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... -
![Leap of Faith by Lucy Smoke]()
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...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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![The Plan by Ruby Vincent]()
The Plan by Ruby Vincent
Don’t piss off the Elite Class. That wasn’t in the rulebook, but it should have been. Landon, Michael, and Cole may have the faces of angels, but a soul turns black when it’s betrayed. The Elites have sworn to take me down, but I can’t get much lower. Or so I thought. Breakbattle wants us to fight and the boys are happy to oblige. No one will help me. No one can...Categorized as:
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![The Elites by Ruby Vincent]()
The Elites by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFinal Year, Final BattleI thought my biggest problem was being kicked off campus, but I'd rather trade my blazer for a skirt than an orange jumpsuit.There's a killer on campus and they think it's me. I have my boys on my side, but this might be one fight we can't win.Someone is determined to bring us down, but with enemies on all sides, the suspects are endless and I'm running out of time...Categorized as:
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Heirs of Havoc by L.J. Woods
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFour beautiful, brutal enemies. One wealthy university. Capturing me is their goal. Bullying is their tactic. Tough luck, Bratva bastards. This mafia princess never bows.A small town. A Christian university. Church on Sundays.The good girl is the simplest of covers. Correction: was the simplest of covers.It all comes crashing down when the Bratva re-enters my life... -
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The Judgement by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance All is not right at Breakbattle Academy. And it's not just because the Elites discovered my secret.Cole, Landon, and Michael were never supposed to know. But then, I was also never supposed to forgive them... or fall in love.I'm losing control. I can't stop now. I can't undo what I've done...Categorized as:
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![So Wrong by Abby Millsaps]()
So Wrong by Abby Millsaps
No wrong moves. Those were the words the first boy I ever loved whispered in my ear on graduation weekend. Naively, I believed him. Now those three little words feel like a bad omen I can’t escape. Every move I’ve made since I returned to South Chapel hurts my ex-boyfriend, Greedy. But it’s for his benefit. That’s what I tell myself. Intentionally hurting him is for the best. It has to be... -
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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... -
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![The First Time by Wendi L. Wilson]()
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...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Secrets We Keep by Angel Lawson]()
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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![Rich Boys Poor Girl by Mia Belle]()
Rich Boys Poor Girl by Mia Belle
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis name is Declan Worthington. Heir to a multi-billion dollar empire. Arrogant, self-absorbed, jerk. And I saved his life. In gratitude for my heroic act, his father offers me a full ride to Queenswood Academy, the top high school in the country. Where only the exclusive rich kids attend. I don’t belong there. I know it, everyone knows it...Categorized as:
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![Starlee's Turn by Angel Lawson]()
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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![The Anti-Bullies by KT Strange]()
The Anti-Bullies by KT Strange
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis heated academy romance features Haisley, Asher, Benji, Jace, and Ethan, and is the first in a new series by internationally bestselling author, KT Strange. Happy endings guaranteed, and no love triangles here. Enjoy all the guys! I just wanted to be normal. But when your dad is a famous film director, everyone follows your every move... -
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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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![Untouchable by Ivy Smoak]()
Untouchable by Ivy Smoak
Everyone knows Matthew Caldwell.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.And way out of my league.So when he invites me into the lifestyle of the rich and famous?I agree in a heartbeat.But behind all the glitz and glam?Secrets.Lies.Betrayal.All hidden behind a perfect smile and a tailored jacket.I should have known better than to pretend to belong in his world..Categorized as:
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![Game On by E.M. Moore]()
Game On by E.M. Moore
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI 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. And the only thing they hate more than that, is me. That’s right. I’m a girl, and I. Can. Play. Make no mistake about it...Categorized as:
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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... -
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![Along for the Ride by Katrina Abbott]()
Along for the Ride by Katrina Abbott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVanessa Capri hates musicians. She has good reasons to, just not ones she's willing to talk about, even with her best friend, Sandy Thibeault. Vanessa has a long history with rock stars; as the daughter of a famous music producer, she's spent her life around them and knows about the seedy underbelly of the music business... -
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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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![Wicked Blue Bloods by Devyn Forrest]()
Wicked Blue Bloods by Devyn Forrest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you have two cities that are divided by class & money, it really starts to get under your skin. I hate everything Crestwood stands for and when I receive a full-ride scholarship to attend the private academy, my mom insists I go. It's our ticket out of Ridgewood and poverty for good. But now, I'm the new girl - I'm Ridgewood scum as they call me... -
![Losing the Rhythm by Jaliza A. Burwell]()
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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![The Replacement by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James]()
The Replacement by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James
Piper Hawthorne just walked through the front doors of Rosewood Academy.The problem?Piper Hawthorne was supposed to be dead.She was one of Rosewood Academy’s most beloved students until a post-prom accident took her life. Now, with the help of an eccentric tech entrepreneur, her parents have managed to bring her back.A version of her, anyway...Categorized as:
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![The Initiation by Melissa Adams]()
The Initiation by Melissa Adams
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeverly Hills Prep Academy is one of the top prep schools in the country: it will open all kind of doors for new transfer student Ayla.The school for the rich and famous is ruled by the A-Class: the smartest and brightest students at BHPA.The A-Class is ruled by the A-Team: three hot guys all by the name of Alex.Alex Richmond is the A-Team leader and he rules BHPA with an iron first...Categorized as:
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