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Endeared by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter finishing a hard-won medical residency, Owen Sinclair now lives his dream as a family physician. The windfall that brought him newfound wealth has also made handsome Dr. Sinclair the town’s most eligible bachelor... -
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Colleen Hoover It Ends with Us Boxed Set: It Ends with Us, It Starts with Us - Box Set by Colleen Hoover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover’s “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) phenomenon It Ends with Us and its long-anticipated sequel It Starts with Us collected in a boxed set that is perfect for new and longtime fans of the evocative story of Lily, Ryle, and Atlas. -
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![Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans]()
Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't miss the gorgeously romantic and BRAND NEW story from Jaimie Admans, guaranteed to warm your heart and bring a smile to your face! In a shop full of stories, some magic is real. Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her... -
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Seaside Hearts by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJenna Ward is vivacious, spontaneous, and confident—except when she’s around the man who stole her heart years earlier, strikingly handsome, quiet, and reliable Pete Lacroux. After years of trying to get his attention and overwhelmed from dealing with her mother’s new cougar lifestyle, Jenna’s giving up on Peter—and is ready to explore other men... -
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32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGet married. Buy a house. Have a baby. That's every girl's dream, isn't it? Well, maybe not every girl, but for Christy Bush, it was. So, when her boyfriend realized he didn't want any of those things, the obvious answer was to set him free and find a man who did...Categorized as:
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Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers an emotional second chance romance about life, love, and what it means to truly be happy! Elle James has it all: a loving fiancé in Ben, a promising career as a music manager, and a supportive family. She couldn’t be happier with her life... -
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Baby Yours by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe worst day of my life happened when Brandon died. We had our entire future mapped out. Careers, marriage, kids—in that order. Then the universe threw a curveball and ended it all. As I come to terms with everything, I learn I’m carrying his baby. Now I’m living with his roommate, the guy who’s made my life a living hell the past two years...Categorized as:
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![Always Yours by Kennedy Fox]()
Always Yours by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRehearsals, leotards, and textbooks—that was my life. Dancing is all I’ve ever known, but when Liam’s problems turn everything upside down, I’m thrust into a world I know nothing about. Secrets and betrayal changed the man I’ve fallen for and he isn’t who I thought he was. Regardless, Liam is all I’ve ever wanted and though I’m struggling with my emotions, deep down I’d do anything for him... -
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Restorations by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sterlings have been through hell. They’ve each made mistake after mistake while trying to climb out of their grief and guilt and recover from an unimaginable tragedy that had a ripple effect of consequences reaching far further than their own lives. It seems the youngest Sterling may never find peace after everything that’s happened... -
![Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart]()
Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave! Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts... -
![Just Getting Started by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black]()
Just Getting Started by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGabby. My life isn’t exactly going as planned. I’m basically floating up a certain creek without a paddle... -
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Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFaith. Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position. That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California...Categorized as:
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Bangshift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*Skid Row Kings Series, Book 3. Kurt Jensen has had enough. Tired of being under his brother's thumb and having the one person he wanted push him away, Kurt knew it was time to leave. California was supposed to be the new start he craved and needed, but one wrong turn brought everything crashing down around him, literally... -
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The Gambler by Denise Grover Swank
Book three in the USA Today bestselling The Wedding Pact series by Denise Grover Swank. Libby St. Clair believes in fate—so much so, she’s willing to pin everything on a curse a fortune teller placed on her and her two best friends when they were kids... -
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TURN by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTURN is coming. .. . January 12th, 2018. TURN (Gentry Generations). By Cora Brent. I’m determined to leave my mistakes in the past and turn things around. These days I’m back in school, I’m surrounded by my wonderful, crazy family and I’m working for my dad. Then Curtis Mulligan happens... -
![Natexus by Victoria L. James]()
Natexus by Victoria L. James
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe started as two strangers. We ended with only one of us in love. Alex Law wasn’t meant to be there on the darkest night of my life. Seven breaths left in my sister’s chest, yet I looked back at him—the new boy who continued to make a habit of showing up when I least expected him, determined to turn my tender grief into some kind of twisted happiness I was too weak to resist...Categorized as:
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Wonderful by S.C. Stephens
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKellan Kyle finally has everything he’s always wanted—a woman who loves him more than he ever thought possible, family who genuinely cares about him, and the best friends a person could ask for. His band has found success, and they are well on their way to making their dreams come true. But as Kellan quickly learns, sometimes dreams come with a price... -
![Tripped by Love: A Friends-to-lovers, Military Romance by LJ Evans]()
Tripped by Love: A Friends-to-lovers, Military Romance by LJ Evans
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a broody bodyguard with secrets he can’t share. She’s a busy single mom with a restaurant to run. They’re just friends until a little white lie changes everything. Marco Hernandez is the somber trainer here only to bend my body into shape, but when the perfectly sculpted man holds my son in his arms and smiles, I’m a goner. Weak legs. Pounding veins... -
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Shattered Vows by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe belonged to his best friend. Molly Boyd’s entire world unraveled when tragedy turned the man she loved into her greatest threat, and now her confusing feelings for his best friend aren’t helping matters. For years Jase has been a solid, steady source of comfort and friendship. Now she can’t stop seeing him as something more...Categorized as:
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Pining by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA slow-burn, friends-to-lovers standalone holiday romance. The bad guy never gets the girl. In the eyes of the law, I’ve paid for my youthful mistakes but I know I can never undo the damage I’ve caused. When I stepped out of my cell, I vowed to live a good life, make the right choices, and avoid temptation at all costs. Until her. She’s not a choice, she’s a compulsion. A craving... -
![The Burns We Carry by Marae Good]()
The Burns We Carry by Marae Good
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce burnt, twice shy. .. Shay Davis is desperate for a fresh start — not just for her, but for the new life growing. inside of her. But when she arrives in the quiet mountain town of Wallowpine, Arizona, the. cold, unforgiving forest ranger who pulls her over seems intent on running strangers out of. town... -
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Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrouble has always had a way of finding me, but I never expected to be carjacked by a hot girl in a wedding dress. As the official family screw-up, not many people count on me for anything but a good time. But Maisy Romero and her little brother need a knight in shining armor, and they need him yesterday... -
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The Candidate by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLust drove us together. Our differences are driving us apart. As the Republican Party’s front-runner for the White House in 2024, I’m the man the media praises for having a silver tongue. By day, I’m a very conservative, buttoned-up professional. By night, my wild side comes out to prowl, searching for something. I end up in The Black Room. .. and find her... -
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Burn by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings**Burn is the third and final book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott. This second-chance romance completes this angsty, steamy, new adult trilogy. Dustin Bridge’s world is about speed. About the edge. His life has been carved by cutting corners and making moves, following impulsive decisions while weighing the facts at hand... -
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![How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway]()
How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHe came back to me 16 minutes and 59 seconds into Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7. We parted amid tragedy, so it seemed poetic. Dylan O’Dea, my childhood sweetheart, had once meant everything to me. Now we were strangers, and honestly, after eleven years I never thought I’d see him again. I lived in the world of the average, of getting paid by the hour and budgeting to make ends meet...Categorized as:
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![Pants On Fire by Lacey Black]()
Pants On Fire by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCricket. Success is what you make of it. That’s my motto and the premise of my speech; the one I’m heading back to Southern Illinois University to give at my college alumni reunion. As the morning co-host of Good Morning, San Francisco, I was asked to be one of the keynote speakers, and while I’m honored to do so, there’s only one problem. The other speaker is Danny Ohara, my former boyfriend... -
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Bare by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was only supposed to get her safely out of town until the threat was gone. But then, I fell in love. I might be the muscle of the Diamondback MC, but I’m mostly known as the jokester. There’s nothing funny in the protective feelings I have for Sadie and her daughter Henley, however. Sadie’s been hurt and she’s built walls around her heart for protection. I won’t let that stop me... -
![Tripped by Love by L.J. Evans]()
Tripped by Love by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s a broody bodyguard with secrets he can’t share. She’s a busy single mom with a restaurant to run. They’re just friends until a little white lie changes everything. Marco Hernandez is the somber trainer here only to bend my body into shape, but when the perfectly sculpted man holds my son in his arms and smiles, I’m a goner. Weak legs. Pounding veins... -
![Bed of Roses: A Novel by Caylee Hammack]()
Bed of Roses: A Novel by Caylee Hammack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe must-read companion to country singer-songwriter Caylee Hammack’s new album, coauthored by Hammack and New York Times–bestselling author Carolyn Brown. On the run after her heart’s broken, Sam starts to wonder if she should have listened to her daddy’s don’t get a vintage car until you know how to fix one... -
![Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover]()
Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen she was a little girl, Remy Archer fell in love with Hyde Fuller at first sight. He was the only thing she could see for a very long time. For Remy, it never mattered that Hyde was always too serious and always seemed so sad. To her, he was the very best, and the center of her entire world. She never dreamed he would let her down when she needed him the most... -
![Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau]()
Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need! As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet, Josh comes up with a romantic scheme to prove his love and devotion--and employs all his brothers as Cupid’s... -
![Finding You by Kelsie Rae]()
Finding You by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHi. I'm Sway and I'm broken. There. I said it. But the truth is simple. If you don't let anyone get close, they can't hurt you. And I'm tired of hurting. Then I meet him. I never expected him to slip past my defenses. We were just fooling around. But now that I've fallen, I'm terrified to tell him the truth. And no matter how much he fights me, it won't change reality... -
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![Fight by Molly McLain, Sara Eirew]()
Fight by Molly McLain, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**This is not a standalone. Check out FLY (Velocity, #1) first. amzn. to/2dPfsgW :) **. The story continues. .. I trusted Colton with every bit of myself. I believed him when he promised he'd never hurt me. But he broke me. .. and now I watch him give another woman everything I thought would be mine. I never saw this coming... -
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![Tainted Butterfly by Terri Anne Browning]()
Tainted Butterfly by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe have a history. His childhood was full of darkness and all I have ever wanted was to give him the light. Now he puts that darkness into his music, and protecting the girl who has always worshiped him. But time changes people. It has changed me. I'm no longer the little caterpillar he has always called me. I know he needs me—I need him too. Now I have to make a choice…... -
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Wild Kisses by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKiss me once, shame on you. Kiss me twice, shame on me. .. The first kiss with Landon, Sunnie blames on tequila. The second on adrenaline. He did save her and her Louis Vuitton from a mugger after all. But then the kiss goes viral and sexy cop Landon is flooded with female attention. Now it’s Sunnie’s turn to save Landon—by pretending to be his girlfriend... -
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獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings(完結篇)面對好友與情人，樂樂要如何做出屬於自己的最佳「抉擇」？簡訊誤會逐漸解開，樂樂站上國際時尚伸展臺散發個人光芒，時尚華麗冒險即將告一段落，令人期待的最終結局千萬別錯過！. -
![Feels Like Home by Jennifer Van Wyk]()
Feels Like Home by Jennifer Van Wyk
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndy Simpson never expected to be raising his teenage twin sons alone. Then again, he also never expected to walk into his house and see his wife with another man. In their bed. Or that it wasn’t her first time. Bitterness threatened to wrap around his heart, darkening every part of his life. But a brightness he wasn’t even looking for entered their lives and wouldn’t let it take hold... -
![Smitten in Lake Mistletoe by Amber Kelly]()
Smitten in Lake Mistletoe by Amber Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter my fiancée left me at the altar, humiliated and heartbroken, I threw myself into my career. Ironically, the girl who no longer believes in Happily Ever After is now the go-to wedding planner in Las Vegas, but I made it my mission to help the fairytale come to life for the poor unsuspecting brides before reality slaps them in the face. One perfect day... -
![Two for Charging by Lasairiona E. McMaster]()
Two for Charging by Lasairiona E. McMaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDedicated. Driven. Divorced. Coach Elliott Swift is under pressure from all sides. His players are counting on him to return the team to championship success despite his recently graduated star players. His toxic ex-wife dogs his every move, and his sickly, aging parents require constant care... -
![Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly]()
Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the handsome loner win the heart of the single mom? He's about to find out on their Vegas road trip. Single mom Skylar James is absolutely not interested in the broody, inked artist who works in her brother’s motorcycle repair shop. She’s focused on her four-year-old son and her thriving business as an image consultant... -
![Happy New Year, Baby by Laura Marie Altom]()
Happy New Year, Baby by Laura Marie Altom
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDON'T LET HIM DIE! These are the last words ice climber and former Navy SEAL, Brody Crawford, hears before his twin brother plunges to his death--with his pregnant wife watching and screaming in horror. Fast forward a year and Colby is frozen with not only grief but guilt, avoiding friends, his parents, and especially, his brother's widow--Lilliana. A woman he's always secretly adored... -
![Abel: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Romance by Laramie Briscoe]()
Abel: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Romance by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA year worth of flirting comes down to this kiss. .. Abel. I've eaten more tacos the past year than I have my entire life. It's not because I love those little handfuls of goodness (although I do). It's because of the woman who runs the local food truck Let's Taco Bout It. Seeing her makes my day, and while I can't admit my feelings, I can at least see her smile. Until Halloween... -
![Our First and Last by Becca Seymour]()
Our First and Last by Becca Seymour
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a cute nurse needs to be saved during his shift in the Pride kissing booth, he’s rescued by a man he least expects. Now he just needs to figure out how to achieve the future he wants, one that will lead to a happily ever after and a place he can call home. Ian Haughton is a loveable, hardworking nurse... -
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![All The Way by Victoria L. James]()
All The Way by Victoria L. James
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur eternity started with a kiss. He wasn't meant to be there with me for my next adventure, but the other half of my soul—the man I'd been away from for far too long—had slammed back into my life all over again. Happiness became a dangerous addiction—one Alex Law was able to wrap me in with an ease no one else had ever done before... -
![Dating Roulette by D. Kelly]()
Dating Roulette by D. Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBexley. Seven Dates. Seven chances to win my heart. It’s not hard –. Don’t put ketchup on your eggs. Don’t wear tassely loafers. For the love of all that’s Holy, don’t ogle the waitress. See? Simple…. Yet no one can get it right. Tristan. Dating Roulette. It’s Bexley’s game. Correction - it’s her life. A constant rotation of dates. You might get one; you might get seven... -
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Fight by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s always been Shaw and Carter against the world. Life has never been easy, but they’ve found solace in each other. Together they are strong and combat the hell they were born into. School is ending, and choices must be made. But with change comes pain. And both seek a better life... -
![The Oscar Escape by Krista Sandor]()
The Oscar Escape by Krista Sandor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll stop at nothing to give her the escape she desperately needs—even if it means losing her forever. Pop Princess Goes Berserk. isn’t the headline Aria Paige-Grant ever wanted to read about herself. Unfortunately, it fits the daughter of rock star royalty to a T. When the paparazzi catch her in an epic public meltdown, her only saving grace is her best friend, Oscar Elliott... -
![Fabulous Filthy Friend by Gwyn McNamee]()
Fabulous Filthy Friend by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly one word can describe the man who performs online as HRD4U. .. . FILTHY. He really knows how to work that massive asset on camera. Couple that with the dirty talk he uses to describe his fantasies while he does it. .. . It’s enough to drive me mad while I watch. Because just like my screenname says, INEEDSOMED. Too bad men like HRD4U don’t exist in real life... -
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Until Levi by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChildhood trauma and a selfish, uncaring father left Levi vulnerable to forming relationships which eventually caused him shame. His fans had no idea, all they saw was the rock star they idolized, living a life of excess. When a narrow escape makes him realize he could only be one thoughtless mistake away from losing it all, Levi heads to rehab...
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