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  • Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life...
  • Layover by Emily Henry

    Layover by Emily Henry

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 40 ratings
    This is an extended Beach Read epilogue...
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  • The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Three sisters.Three sexy, swoon-worthy men.Three unforgettable stories.Book One — Purple Orchids Friends. Lovers. Enemies.Sometimes the lines between them are blurred. He broke my heart back in college.And now, years later, a chance meeting has him claiming he never dumped me.Says I dumped him. Broke his heart. Ruined his life. Someone is lying.It's not me.But the thing is - it's not him either...
    Categorized as:
    length-epic  contemporary  abuse  sports  rape  pregnancy
  • Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner...
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    THE TRUE END, OR JUST THE BEGINNING? Narumi slips up in front of her work friends, and the anxiety of outing herself as an otaku forces her to retreat inward. While Hirotaka is quick to console her, a difference in opinion devolves into an argument...
  • To Selena, With Love by Chris Pérez

    To Selena, With Love by Chris Pérez

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    One of the most compelling and adored superstars in Latin music history, Selena was nothing short of a phenomenon who shared all of herself with her millions of devoted fans...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 4 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 4 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date...
  • Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  queer  contemporary  m-m  open-door
  • Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    No smoke without a fire. It’s New Year’s in Sinful, and the competition for the New Year’s Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who’s put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers...
  • Fatal Fraud by Marie Force

    Fatal Fraud by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Previously title Fatal VengeanceA dangerous truth revealed... A prominent member of the D.C. community has been murdered, pulling Lieutenant Sam Holland into yet another high-stakes homicide investigation that has her trying to connect the dots between a dead woman and the friends and family who’d turned against her right before her untimely death...
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 by Fujita

    Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 by Fujita

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date...
  • Ransom by Jenna Myles

    Ransom by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    My sole focus for the last twenty-five years has been taking care of my brothers, and building a strong, unbreakable family. Now they’ve all found the women they want to spend their life with. I should be thrilled. It’s exactly what I wanted. Except it’s exposed the big gaping hole in my life. The same hole I put there twenty-five years ago when I destroyed the love of my life...
  • Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Essence® bestselling author Wahida Clark is all too familiar with the terrifying truths of ghetto life. The first novel in her gritty, gripping series takes you on into a world where a wrong choice could be the last choice a person ever makes. In a 'hood boiling over with sex, brutality, and crime, three friends are at a turning point...
  • The Florist on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Florist on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A feel-good family drama full of twists, turns, and true love.The scent of flowers and change is in the air for the Wingate sisters. With her husband gone for weeks at a stretch, Rose’s unwavering enthusiasm is tested, forcing her to remove her famous rose-colored glasses and face a family crisis...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  audiobook
  • Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    This boxed gift set from the New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels features four books that follow the love lives of four childhood friends who have teamed up to form one of Connecticut's premiere wedding planning companies...
  • The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter...
  • State of Alert by Marie Force

    State of Alert by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The first couple is on full alert, deflecting new threats from near and far…Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C. homicide detective, but she’s never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband—until now...
  • Thug Lovin' by Wahida Clark

    Thug Lovin' by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Tasha and Trae, the hood's favorite couple, are still together following the events of Thug Matrimony . Even with their relocation to sunny Los Angeles, the drama of New York cannot be escaped...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  urban  audiobook
  • On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground...
  • Fireproof by Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick

    Fireproof by Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    INSIDE BURNING BUILDINGS, Captain Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: NEVER LEAVE YOUR PARTNER. Yet at home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.Growing up, his wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father.Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being "good enough...
  • Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sam never understood why Eliza left him five years ago, ghosting him without explanation. He’s avoided romance ever since, focusing on building his business. Money might not keep him warm at night, but it can sure buy a lot of blankets. Then Eliza shows up on his doorstep and throws herself into his arms...
  • Pigeon by Lola Wright, Pam Clinton

    Pigeon by Lola Wright, Pam Clinton

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    IvyWhen my mother, who suffers from mental illness, leaves my brother and me in the care of our grandparents, my life changes dramatically. Being raised on a large ranch, loved and cared for, I had a great childhood with them. With my grandparents passing, though, things changed. My brother and I have always had a difficult relationship, but it only gets worse now that he’s in control of my life...
  • The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Limited time bundle that includes Book 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 of the Sterling Shore series. No cliffhangers. Book 1 - Hooked on the Game Kade Colton and Raya Capperton come from two different worlds, but one thing they have in common is that they have both judged each other wrong. Opposites don't just attract; they collide and shift the world off its axis...
    Categorized as:
    length-epic  humor  contemporary  new adult  m-f
  • State of Suspense by Marie Force

    State of Suspense by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer…Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into a baffling new case that has everyone on edge. The FBI wants in on this one, and she’s determined to figure out what happened before they can take over her investigation...
  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . .Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President.When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
  • The Bookstore on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Bookstore on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A sisterhood saga full of family, faith, and friendship...Life for widowed Grace Wingate Jenkins has been simple enough these past few years on Amelia Island, running a bookstore and raising a painfully shy toddler girl. But when that simple life is turned upside down, Grace realizes she’s also been given a gift in the form of a friend who has an entirely different perspective...
  • Mayluna by Kelley McNeil

    Mayluna by Kelley McNeil

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends...
  • Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross

    Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A SECRET KEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEARS...After the dramatic theft of a priceless artefact from Durham Cathedral, the rest of the world believes that DCI Ryan and his team were able to recover and return St. Cuthbert’s cross to its rightful home...
  • Payback Is a Mutha by Wahida Clark

    Payback Is a Mutha by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In her hot, gritty new urban drama, Essence® bestselling author Wahida Clark tells the story of a woman who thinks she has everything, but who really has everything to lose -- starting with her best friend, and ending with her life. Brianna and Shan couldn't be more different...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  audiobook
  • The Cafe on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Cafe on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A hearwarming sisters saga full of hope, humor, and heart...Tori Wingate knows that spending the entire summer on Amelia Island running the family-owned Riverfront Café means she’s falling right into the arms of a new man for a brief romance. But the more she realizes that all she wants to do is sail into the sunset with the handsome doctor…the more life proves it has other plans...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary
  • A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    A Kade Christmas by Tijan

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Logan and Taylor head to Hawaii for their own getaway.What happens there was supposed to "stay" there, but when James decides to disrupt the entire family with his latest scandal, all the secrets start coming out.Mason's getting a call.Nate takes a trip.There might be some dogs and alpacas involved too...
  • Leah's Story by Ashley Antoinette

    Leah's Story by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    Tired of competing against YaYa for Indie's affection, Leah Richards kidnaps the couple's baby girl, turning Yaya and Indie's world upside down as they race against time to stop this crazy woman from destroying everything they have worked for...
  • A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The last thing Beck Foster wants to do is attend a party for her estranged aunt in the Florida Keys. One month earlier, Beck’s seemingly ideal existence imploded when her husband of thirty-four years announced he was leaving her. Now, so she has to sell her house, get a job, and somehow put her broken heart and life back together...
  • The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White

    The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion… Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator...
  • Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman

    Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This is a short story that falls after book 7 in The Texas Kings MC book series. Kale and Terra had a whirlwind love story and now they are preparing for parenthood. Surrounded by family and friends, and having hit a few speed bumps on the way to their happily ever after, the two of them are excited to meet their baby. As with all pregnancies, it's a roller coaster ride until the very end...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  contemporary  bikers  humor
  • State of the Union by Marie Force

    State of the Union by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president...
  • The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein

    The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In one volume, the New York Times–bestselling epic about hardship and female friendship in postwar Naples that has sold over five million copies.   Beginning with My Brilliant Friend, the four Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante follow Elena and Lila, from their rough-edged upbringing in Naples, Italy, not long after WWII, through the many stages of their lives—and along paths that diverge wildly...
  • Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a collection including all four novels in her captivating saga about the lives and loves of four brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay.SEA SWEPTCameron Quinn is coming home to say goodbye to the only father he ever loved...
    Categorized as:
    length-epic  contemporary  mystery  m-f  open-door
  • Nothing but Clear Skies by Hope Callaghan

    Nothing but Clear Skies by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Easton Island is the continuing saga of one woman’s journey from incredible loss to finding a past she knew nothing about, including a family who both embraces and fears her and a charming island that draws her in.This inspirational women’s fiction series is for lovers of family sagas, friendship fiction, mysteries, and clean romance...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary
  • A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot

    A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy. The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound...
  • Reunion by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Reunion by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    A fresh new look for the best-selling series from America’s number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn’t discovered it yet...
  • Flashpoint by Catherine Coulter

    Flashpoint by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter’s #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series, where the past refuses to stay buried.A year has passed since Elizabeth Palmer was nearly killed with hundreds more in the attempted bombing of St...
  • Forever We Fall by Chloe Walsh

    Forever We Fall by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    *Their love is their strongest weapon.* *They're each other's ultimate weakness.* It has been two years since Lee Bennett arrived at Thirteenth Street, in search of a fresh start free from pain and abuse. Falling into the arms of hotel playboy Kyle Carter was not part of her plan... Two years later and the couple have faced more than their fair share of pain, suffering and heartache...
  • The Burial of a Player by Kimberly Brown

    The Burial of a Player by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Walker Jareau prided himself on being a player. Women came a dime a dozen, and he was like a revolving door... until he met the one woman who threatened to swipe his player card—Jorja Sandifer. The beautiful dancer captivated him from the moment he laid eyes on her. It didn’t take long for the friends with benefits to migrate into an unconventional relationship, laced with a bit of toxicity...
  • The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . .
  • A Love So Good: The Chamber Brothers by K. Renee

    A Love So Good: The Chamber Brothers by K. Renee

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Life for the Chamber Brothers can be described many different ways but easy is a word that can never be used. After the death of their mother, brothers Priest and Nas step up to run their father’s drug empire.A true test of loyalty helps Priest Chamber find out his marriage isn’t really built on unconditional love...
  • Last Bitch Standing by Deja King

    Last Bitch Standing by Deja King

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In the final installment of the Bitch Series, Precious Cummings only has one agenda and that is to destroy her most conniving enemy yet, Maya. Precious has no doubt that she can shut it down, the only problem is locating her nemesis who has disappeared with her husband, Supreme and daughter, Aaliyah...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  audiobook
  • A Love So Good- The Chamber Brothers 3 by K. Renee

    A Love So Good- The Chamber Brothers 3 by K. Renee

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Chamber must mean chaos in some language because nothing else explains the drama that has struck this family.Nassir’s car being struck by gun fire, and Cassie being kidnapped was just the start of a downhill spiral for this family...
  • Time Served in New York by Cee Bowerman

    Time Served in New York by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the wedding festivities of Santa and Frankie in New York City. Join the Time Served MC family as they travel out of their comfort zone, across the country, and into the wilds of NYC...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  bikers
  • Trife Life 2 Lavish by Deja King

    Trife Life 2 Lavish by Deja King

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Tierra Thompson has a chip on her shoulder and an ax to grind. She was born in the hood, and at twenty-one she has grown tired of calling it home. After hustling and being hustled by the dealers around the way, the hard truth is setting in and Tierra has to decide if she is willing to sell her soul to escape the grittiness of the streets...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary
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