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About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s trying to avoid a holiday disaster. He’s trying to earn his way off her naughty list. Both need a Christmas Miracle. Greta Carlton is beautifully content running her antique shop in the snow-globe town of Silver Creek, sipping vanilla gingerbread lattes, and staying clear of drama... -
Meddling Under the Mistletoe by Melissa Grace
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFive years ago, Dr. Lindsey Haggerty inherited her late father’s veterinary clinic, and with it, a constant reminder of how quickly she could lose those she loves most. So when a handsome new client asks her out, she's quick to shut it down... -
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Falling for the Grinchy Bad Boy by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas and I aren’t on speaking terms. Not since I got left at the altar in front of my entire town. Now December hits like a personal attack—twinkle lights, carols, and casseroles from women who think I need “checking in on. ”. Save it. I’m a firefighter. I run toward flames. I don’t jingle, I don’t deck halls, and I don’t fall in love at Christmas... -
Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk. Zane. I take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her...Categorized as:
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Sassy Christmas by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCelebrate Christmas Storm Girl Style. Join the Storm MC girls for Christmas. Catch up with all your favourite Storm MC couples - it's like coming home for Christmas where you find out what everyone has been up to. Sassy Christmas takes place after the events of Slay, right before the events of Illusive. It's recommended that you read this series in order. Storm MC Series... -
Marry Your Best Friend by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI love all the foster boys I was raised with. But there’s always been something special about Gabriel Gray. For years I’ve tried to hide my attraction to him, because I know it’s one-sided. Gabe is fiercely protective of me, but that’s as far as his affections go. He’s older than me–something he reminds me of often - and he takes his role of caring for me seriously...Categorized as:
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The Grace in Darkness by Melissa Andrea
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I made the right decision. Adjusting is something I should be used to by now but how can I do that when life has other plans? When darkness consumes you, only true light can free you... -
MC Chronicles: The Diary of Bink Cummings: Vol 5 by Bink Cummings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMust read: MC Chronicles Vol's 1-4 previously. Christmas is here, our first as a couple. With the Grinch to contend with, my new job, and an infant to care for, things aren’t all mistletoe and fa-la-la in the Sacred Sinners compound. There are bumps along the way, a few tears shed, and a bit of sisterly fun, too. I wouldn't change any of it for the world... -
Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff... -
The Prodigy by Nichole Rose
Meeting his curvy soulmate switches this computer genius from laid-back MC brother to Beast mode in the blink of an eye. Finn "Hacker" Taylor. I've always been the quiet brother in my MC. The resident genius who gets things done and keeps his head down. I prefer my bike and my computers to most people. Until I set eyes on Scarlett Crawford, the curvy new clerk at Gatsby Books... -
His Midnight Virgin by Sadie King
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI was always the good girl, until I met Quinn…. What do a law student and a smuggler have in common? Nothing, absolutely nothing. So I should leave the straight-laced, curvy Coraline alone. But I can’t. I’m no good for her. Every minute she spends with me, she’s risking her career, her future. I should let her go. But I can’t. My need to have her, to possess her, drives me to complete selfishness... -
Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters. -
The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder: A BBW/Billionaire Romance (The Billionaires' Club) by Nichole Rose
Can one magical night and two big secrets add up to forever for this billionaire and his curvy girl? Cortez Blake. I fell hard for Piper's sassy attitude and gorgeous curves. We had one magical night together, and then she disappeared. She never even told me her last name. I turned the city upside down looking for her, but I never thought I'd find her again... -
Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance... -
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Mason (Mail-Order Brides For Christmas) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s a scarred, gruff, military man that wants to be left alone. But he’s also a man that will step up when he needs to. When his mother tells him and his brothers they have to marry to save Snow Valley, he figures he’ll do it. He’ll get married, save the town and then get divorced. But then he met his wife... -
A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle mom, Jenna Blackwell wasn't having a very good start to the Christmas season; her purse got stolen on Black Friday. She's cursing her luck and herself for even being out in the Black Friday madness when the store manager brings in Riley Stanton, a former Navy SEAL who chased down the thieves and recovered her purse... -
Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling
She thinks I’m a rule follower. Or, maybe more precisely, a rule enforcer. I suppose I do like things by the book. Straight-laced? Sure. Or I had been before I saw the pink-haired beauty tending bar and realized for her I’d break all the rules. She quickly becomes my obsession, and I admit I may take my interest in her a little far. Breaking the same laws I’d enforced on others... -
Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAurora Dawson loved helping happy couples have their perfect wedding and happily ever after. Even if she never found one for herself. When a divorce office opened shop right next to her, she was livid that someone would help tear apart the couples she brought together... -
Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSo, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway. -
Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings are heating up in the little town of Eden, where one young girl has been attacked and no one has the answers. Now with Jace's main suspect in some trouble of her own, everything is up in the air... -
Sleighed by Em Torrey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPolish your jingle bells, strategically hang the mistletoe, and get ready to claim your spot on The Naughty List. This holiday season, fourteen of your favorite authors are spicing up the cocoa and taking advantage of those long winter nights, proving that sometimes it’s more fun to claim your coal than it is to stay on Santa’s good side... -
Holiday Treats: Holiday Heroes & Furry Friends by Mink
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHappy Holidays from MINK! Holiday Treats includes:. Snow Angel. She wants to beat him in the holiday lights competition; he just wants her. Christmas Crush. Christmas in Reindeer Valley has never been hotter. Will their second chance lead to happily ever after? Santa Material. A big bear of a Santa and the handy woman he loves. He's more than ready to fill her up with Christmas cheer... -
Merry Elfing Xmas by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe grumpy Scrooge meets his match at the office Christmas party. It’s been the week from hell. Taking over the small family-owned toy factory and the patents to their wildly popular doll line seemed like a good idea months ago. On paper, the company is the perfect acquisition. In reality, the whole ordeal is driving me nuts...Categorized as:
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ROGUE by Michelle Dups
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsROGUE. I have always been restless, not content to stay in one place for too long. The military helped, but once I was home and the ACES were no more, I again felt the need to be on the move. That was until I found her. She grounded me. I needed her like I needed to breathe. My Lady! JULIA. I couldn’t understand what he saw in me. He was determined to make me see that I was the one for him... -
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Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCandace Andrews is dreaming of a little sparkle in her Christmas stocking this year, and now that she and Brian Ross have been living together for over a year, her overbearing family is getting impatient for him to pop the question. She isn’t worried so much about pleasing them anymore, but pleasing Brian is another matter entirely…...Categorized as:
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Fall for You by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinding a curvy cutie hanging out of a kitchen window at three in the morning wasn’t what Kirk expected on a routine check. Amusing - yes, expected - no, exasperating - definitely. Having sworn off all dominant men after a very painful experience, Molly was determined to keep the local cop at arm’s length. He was quietly, intensely alpha, and that made him off-limits. Good intentions aside…. -
Saved by my Dad's Best Friend by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith one simple favor, I fell for the sexiest woman in the world – my best friend's daughter. Lena is gorgeous. Sweet, sensual, fascinating. An angel who should not be staying with a much older, rough man, even if it's at her Dad's request. Protecting Lena for a few days should solve her stalker problem. He'll take one look at my size and back off. If he shows his face, I'll end him... -
When Worlds Collide by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe was the son of an old family, a family not only of wealth but a great history going back hundreds of years. As such his future had been mapped out at birth. He knew his duty and had never given it much thought. Until his years in the marines showed him a different world. Still, he was more than happy to follow the status quo, until he met her... -
Killian by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere's no one more off-limits to me and the Heartlands crew than the Sheriff's daughter. But once I see her, I know there's nothing I won't do to make her mine. And I know there's nothing the Sheriff won't do to stop me. Everyone has always seen me as an outlaw. A criminal. A thief. But she doesn't. She sees the big heart under my tough exterior. She sees the man I could be... -
A Perfectly Split Christmas by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author JB Salsbury ignites this holiday season with a short story so addictive you’ll hate to see it end. Can Christmas survive the split? Only a couple months after Lucas and Shyann met, they’re faced with their first Christmas as a couple... -
A Santini Christmas by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin the Santinis as they gather together not for the joy of the season, but in crisis. One major event throws everything they hold dear into jeopardy, causing Joey to travel back to the memories of when she and Papa first fell in love. Joey Antonio doesn’t have time for men. Her focus is on saving money for art school. She definitely doesn’t need some jarhead Romeo bothering her... -
Working Hard by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrendan. Falling hard for the mob boss’ niece isn’t conducive to a long life but my heart didn’t get the memo. One look at the curvy little spitfire dancing around my living room, and I know my life will never be the same. When Hunter Cannon smiles at me, my heart is hers for the taking. Now, I just have to find away to keep her overprotective uncle from killing me while I woo my soulmate. Hunter... -
The Boss's Possession by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarson always gets what he wants. His days of living on the streets, begging for food and money, are over. He rose up to become … the Boss. The king. This city is his and no one takes anything from him. The moment he meets sweet Willow Kaye, Carson knows he has to have her. He wants to possess her and will do everything in his power to do exactly that. There is only one problem, her grandmother...Categorized as:
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Brother's Fireman Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy brother’s best friend is one hot fireman, and the hottest older man this younger woman has ever seen. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt this way about anyone, but just as things heat up and I’m truly ready to give my first time to him, trouble from my past finds me, and this isn’t the first time either…and if I don’t keep running it won’t be the last... -
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Snowed In with the Boss by Matilda Martel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's a reformed bad boy with a long-term plan to win the girl he loves. She's a clueless good girl trying to forget a momentary lapse of reason. When a blizzard traps them together, will a big romantic gesture be enough to heat things up? Levi Chamberlain never thought he’d settle down. Handsome and rich, he’s traveled the world and lived exactly as he wanted...Categorized as:
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Heat by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a mad dash to get through her hectic sweaty morning and make it to work on time, Violet finds herself struck by. .. a limo. Dazed but mostly unharmed, she's surprised when the passenger in the limo swoops her up and is shirtless. What kind of limo did she collide with? Pain and agony strikes Micah when he sees his little Violet in the middle of the street... -
Rescued by the Mountain Man by Carly Keene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Big Horn Ridge in Montana, home of burly, buff, bearded mountain men who are soon to meet their strong, curvy matches! -
His Snow Angel by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTyson Black grew up in Mistletoe, Montana and it suits him perfectly. It’s not that he’s Christmas crazy—like the rest of the town. Sure, he runs his family Christmas tree farm, but he rarely goes into town. That is until he saw Eve Stevenson, the town librarian. Eve is everything that Tyson is not. She’s shy, soft, sweet and completely innocent. His exact opposite... -
Sweet On You by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSweet On You: Alpha Hero 3. An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman Romance. Zach. I don’t date. That’s not who I am. But I’m honest and upfront about it, never leading a woman on. And then I met Shannon. I tell her how it’s going to be. And she’s good with it. It was actually her idea. But then I start to have feelings for her. Can I forget my past, so we can have our future? Shannon... -
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe magic of Christmas—and a second shot at romance—is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season…. Amanda Taylor isn’t a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn’t an option. To forget the pain of Christmases past, Amanda focuses on making the season bright for her customers at the Shelter Springs Holiday Giving Market... -
Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules. Garrett Marsh. As the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason...Categorized as:
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Lean on Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSweet, shy, rubenesque Lori Mackay, she's lived all her life in the small country town. No one knows her secret desires. Still waters run deep, and local paramedic Matt Winters suspects the sexy, curvaceous beauty has hidden depths he just aches to explore. In a town where gossip is rife and secrets abound, can Matt convince Lori that they're meant to be together? -
Enraptured By You by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis story contains strong subject matter between consenting adults. If you're easily offended please do not read. Hunter Sheridan is at the end of his rope. The woman he loves has just been promised to someone else in marriage, but that's not what's got the tattooed racecar builder in a tizzy... -
Gabriel's Promise by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGabriel Sweeney is about to fulfill a promise long overdue; a promise made to an old army buddy who had been cut down in the same firefight that had put him in a coma for three months of his life... -
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Sharp Curves by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 in the Clearwater Curves Series. Who knew that this summer would change the lives of all four girlfriends. Stella Sharp sure didn't. When her latest client happens to be a sexy foreigner can she keep the lines of passion and business from getting blurred. Not if Domani De Luca has a say... -
Tangled by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJust when Romero thought he'd conquered his anger issues. .. Now that Izzy has earned her credentials to teach at a college level, Romero is doing his best to be supportive. Even after she informs him she won't be teaching. She'll be assisting a professor—a recently divorced professor whom she'll work with side by side... -
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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Obsessed by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s loved him since high school and now he’s back. First I don’t remember her. Then I insult her. I don’t mean to, but I’m used to being around rough military men,. Not sensitive, beautiful women. She’s been the one that sent me care packages. And she’s the one that caught my eye. I’m obsessed. All I can do is think of her. But no matter how many times I ask,... -
His Sugarplum by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen I win a poker game on Christmas Eve, I never imagined the pot would be so damn good. Sugar’s a prize I don’t deserve. Her curves make my cock ache and her honey blonde hair has me wound up tightly. I don’t make it a habit of treating women like they are possessions. But if I leave her here, with these men, she’ll be devoured. Now my job is to protect her. At all costs... -
The Modern Fairy Tale Collection by Aria Cole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFour swoonworthy tales that blend modern romance and syrupy sweet fantasy the way only Aria Cole can. .. Over the top gestures, filthy-sweet dirty talk, and possessive alpha goodness--they may be rough-around-the-edges but these men know exactly how to treat their women...
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