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Steinbeck by Susan May Warren
There's Trouble in the North. .. The last person she can trust is the man she left for dead…but he’s the only one who knows she’s alive, so…. Emberly "Phoenix" Hart has spent years proving herself as one of the Black Swans' most capable operatives... -
Protecting You: Schemes and Lies in Shadow Cove by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn a high-stakes game of deception, two rivals must work together to bring down a ruthless terrorist network. After Alyssa’s dream of working in US intelligence is thwarted, she leaves her mundane profession to pursue a career as a cyber investigator. Though she aces every case she gets, securing enough customers to pay her rent proves challenging...Categorized as:
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Farbenrauschen by Kyra Groh
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSie hassen sich. Bis sie zusammenarbeiten müssen. In Frankas Leben zählen drei Dinge: Freiheit, Kunst und Freundschaft. Für Felix ist nur eines wichtig: seine Arbeit. Und auch sonst scheinen die beiden nichts gemeinsam zu haben – außer eine Vorliebe für Tattoos und spitze Kommentare... -
Their Unlikely Protector by Meghann Whistler
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo give two little boys a home… She must take a chance on forgiveness. The last person Valerie Williams expects to rescue her and her toddler twin brothers from a fiery blaze is Brett Richardson, her high school nemesis. But with her house burned down, Valerie is forced to stay at the same inn as Brett and work with him on the town festival... -
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Dreaming About Forever by Mandi Blake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer handsome bodyguard is doing a great job protecting her from reporters, but she may need to protect her heart. Former child sitcom star Alicia Carver loves the spotlight, but since launching her pop music career, the dirtier side of the business has been out to tear her apart...Categorized as:
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Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s the love he foolishly let go…. Ava Harrington, brilliant billionaire businesswoman, has conquered the world. And yet, scarred by a love lost fifteen years ago, she's built a wall around her heart, swearing off love forever. Ransom Yates’s culinary genius has taken him to the pinnacle of success as a magnetic celebrity chef... -
Running to the Hero: A Christian Doctor Christmas Romance by Hannah Jo Abbott
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpending Christmas with a reclusive grinch isn’t exactly what this runaway bride had in mind for her honeymoon. Felicity Keaton didn't even bother to shed her wedding dress when she left her hometown in the rearview mirror. As if it weren't already the worst day of her life, an accident lands her in the ER in an unknown town - where the handsome doctor is as mysterious as she is... -
Breaking His Rules by V.H. Nicolson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BRAND NEW hot, spicy forbidden rivals workplace romance from VH Nicolson ‘VH Nicolson’s characters will touch your heart and her storytelling will always leave you wanting more. ’ Sadie Kincaid. 'A fan-yourself billionaire romance you'll think about long after the last page. ' Elle Nicoll. One night. One stranger. One mistake I can't forget…. Max Hart is the last man on earth I’d ever want... -
Traitor in the Scottish Isles by Paige Edwards
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn intercepted message. Missing MI6 agents. And a traitor hiding in plain sight. To receive her inheritance and escape a scandal not of her making, wealthy socialite Cairstie. Henderson moves to a small town in the Scottish Isles, far from the city lights and runways she. frequents. There, she encounters the Irish spy responsible for the public breakup that made her... -
Olivia: A Cold Case Murder Mystery Romance by Brooke Ramsey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold. But it might cost you everything you love. In this heart-racing romantic suspense, a sister desperate for answers and a newly recruited FBI agent desperate to prove himself team up on a high-risk mission. Olivia King. Days missing: 1,345 days... -
Shadow of Doubt by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cyber-stalker and a murder threaten her life…When IT specialist, Brooklyn Hurst’s cyber stalker grows bolder and the police refuse to do anything about it, she has to take drastic measures. Like fleeing the only home she’s known to a place so off the map that the stalker would never think to look... -
Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, A.M. Kusi
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings30 of your favorite authors come together to celebrate love and romance in this anthology featuring brand new, original short stories. All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association. Featured authors include:. A. M. Kusi, Abbie Zanders, Alley Ciz, Anna Blakely, Anna Brooks, Becca Steele, Cora Kenborn, Darcy Burke, Elizabeth SaFleur, Emery Rose, Greer Bailey, Ivy Layne, J. Kenner, Jeana E...Categorized as:
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Target Acquired by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTough-as-nails Kenzie King has finally earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she didn't get the position because of what she could do but because of who she knew. Which means she has to work harder and longer than anyone else to prove herself... -
Falling For Declan by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHate is easy. Love takes courage. My life is sweet. I work hard, party harder, surf whenever the hell I want and get any woman I desire. It can’t get any better. Then my worst enemy moves to town. I’ve hated her from as early as I can remember, and now she’s taunting me once again. Or tempting me? It seems the girl who plagued my younger years is now a woman I can’t get out of my head... -
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The Bossy Billionaire by Samantha Skye
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe minute I found out my real identity, things were never the same. Now I have a bookshop on the brink of bankruptcy and I have no idea how to get my shop profitable, until my brother's best friend shows up to be my new business coach. Huxley Hamilton is a billionaire who is smart and sauve with women falling at his feet...Categorized as:
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Tuesday by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGetting over Hawke is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I couldn’t breathe, sleep, or eat. Every day was more agonizing than the one that followed. But somehow, after two years of suffering, I finally got back on my feet. And I moved on. Now I’m living in the city and running my own bakery. Life is good again...Categorized as:
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A Co-Worker's Crush by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt took me a long time to realize I shouldn’t date the women I work with. It cost me three tattoo guns, a job, five motorcycle tires, and I’m not even counting the t-shirts I never got back. It feels different with Frankie but she comes with a little daughter and a crap load of other baggage. I’m not the guy you take home to your parents, let alone your child... -
Mitigation by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsI’ve seen a new side to Matt Connover. He’s proven to me that there is something inside him other than icy control and masculine force. I’ve seen care… tenderness… even protectiveness. I’ve seen vulnerability. But Matt Connover’s issues run deep. I know Cal hurt him deeply, and he keeps himself protected because of that...Categorized as:
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Cold by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI wanted a second chance. What I got was a repeat. She was too beautiful. Too smart. And her emerald green eyes saw too much. I wanted space-she took it away. I craved her lips-she gave me her kiss. I screwed it up-she got smart. Avoiding me is the right thing to do. I'm messed up, tortured, and probably always will be. But I still want her. Her mind. Her body. Her heart. I want it all...Categorized as:
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Running from the Past by Melanie D. Snitker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Peyton Kennedy, life was finally falling into place until her sister is murdered and Peyton is forced to flee with her baby niece. Unsure who she can trust, she goes to Destiny, Texas where her ex-husband lives. Regardless of how things ended between them, she knows he's the one person who might be able to protect them and help her find some answers... -
Truly Mine by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑳𝒀 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. The night we met in the dimly lit bar, she looked like a brunette bombshell, and I wanted to learn her deepest secrets...Categorized as:
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The Key to the Last House Before the Sea: A totally unforgettable page-turner full of family secrets by Liz Eeles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTears trickling down her cheeks, she recognises her grandmother’s writing scrawled across the manila envelope. Inside is an engraved key that sits heavy in her hand. Will the tumbledown cottage be the start of a new life – or will it tear her life apart? With her back to the sparkling sea, single mum Nessa stands in the doorway of the stone cottage her grandmother left behind... -
Rival Desires by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Rival Desires, where the rivalry is fiery, but the romance? It's downright scorching. Meet Cory charming, socially awkward, and co-owner of the established Palo Alto finance firm Gracen & McCrae. Enter Rylee Palmer, the brilliant, enigmatic head of the new game-changer in town, Palmer Money Management... -
Winning Winnie's Hand by Deborah M. Hathaway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s no damsel, but dang…this knight in shining armor kinda makes her want to be. Born into a driven and successful family, Winnie Knox tries—and fails—to impress her parents and siblings as she bounces from career to career, year to year...Categorized as:
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Just a Little Desire by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t the type of woman who indulged in one night stands, but the irresistible Liam Powers managed to charm me right into his bed. By morning, he was gone, leaving me to wonder if our night together had been nothing more than a dream. . . until he showed up at my office a few weeks later, a wealthy investor interested in infusing cash into our struggling family business... -
Saltwater Falls by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLights, camera…romance! Now that Connor is home on San Juan Island, he knows it’s time to give up his carefree lifestyle and put down some roots. But then he meets a Hollywood-bound beauty and starts to question everything…. Teresa has only one goal. She will succeed as a location scout for her first big-time film. Falling for the distractingly handsome Connor was not on her agenda. Oops…... -
London Bridge by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHalfway around the world wasn’t far enough away to keep my best mate’s sister safe from our enemies. .. or my touch. I will have her. Even though she’s the beauty and I’m the beast. Emma Varma remembers me as the black hearted prince of Eton prep. .. but the hardened man I’ve become won’t be so easily burned. Her return to London has nothing to do with me and everything to do with retribution... -
Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs a wedding photographer, it’s no surprise that Ashley Murphy, despite her perpetual singleness, is a little in love with love. When she catches a hunky best man checking her out while on the job, her heart all but shouts, “He’s the one. " Until he opens his mouth. Colton Banks is a cocky lawyer with a mean streak a country mile wide. Colton prefers order to chaos... -
Hate You Up Close by Morgan Paige
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHate You Up Close is a STANDALONE novel following Love You From Afar. A new job. A new city. This was supposed to be a fresh start for me. I expected the move to come with challenges, but no one could have prepared me for him. My new boss - Elliot Thompson. He’s cold, selfish, miserable, and the most gorgeous man I’ve ever laid eyes on. I hate that he smells of whiskey and leather... -
Accidental Blind Date by Mia Mara
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy blind date stood me up. But the hot silver fox at the bar? He gave my night a happy ending. Over. And. Over. But don’t let that charming grin fool you. He’s really not the nice guy he pretends to be. Turns out he’s actually my older brother’s best friend. A smooth-talking business shark trying to take over my little bookstore. I didn't know that when I ended up between his penthouse sheets... -
The Boss: Book Five by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI used to be a good girl. But I'm not anymore…. Because of him—Blake Carson. My nemesis. My boss. Now my lover. My teacher in so many dark, delicious things I never knew I would crave. My protector, though I never asked him to be my savior. Now he's determined to push me away, yet he still wants me under his lock and key. Supposedly to keep me out of danger... -
Whipped by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf she can’t get through to her in the office, she’ll smash into her on skates. . . Newly minted lawyer Cheyenne Flores-Moore is excited to start her career at one of the most prestigious law firms in Miami. That is, until she meets her mentor Erica. It seems that no matter what she does, she can’t win her over - something the perennially sunny Cheyenne has not experienced before... -
Uneasy Street: A Sweet "Enemies to Lovers" Romance by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristy Award Hall of Fame Author. Once upon a time Max Cirillo and Sloane Madison were close friends and business partners. But when their business relationship imploded, so did the friendship. Now, four years later, Max is a rich CEO. Sloane’s a not-so-rich etiquette expert who returns to Maine to serve as her niece’s temporary guardian and help the girl search for her birth father... -
#Resort Love by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA small town, one-night stand, enemies to lovers romance from NY Times Best Selling Author Samantha Chase. He’s the reason she’ll never accomplish her biggest goal. If only he wasn’t also pure temptation and impossible to resist...Categorized as:
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The Nemesis Pact by Ashley Lynn East
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Nemesis Pact – a banter-filled, witty, and hilarious rom-com perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Christina Lauren. 💼🏔️ Enemies-to-lovers. Fake dating. A surprise corporate retreat. Abby was left at the altar four years ago... -
The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe was perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell. ”. The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all... -
Formula Chance by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the second book of New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett’s Race Fever series, she turns up the heat when a familiar name looks to shake up the world of formula racing. Buckle up for this heart stopping, second chance ride in Formula Chance... -
(Not) The Boss of Me by Kenzie Reed
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsConsiderate. Loves dogs. Walks old ladies across the street. Loves me no matter what I look like. We all have a list of our dream man’s ideal qualities – even if it’s just in our head. And okay, mine might be written in swirly script, laminated, and used as a bookmark for my favorite Jane Austen novel. You know what’s NOT on my list? Arrogant. Impatient. Distractingly sexy... -
Implode by Victoria Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNic. I should have stayed away from her. Even I know this. I used to convince myself that I’m irreparable. But what if the one woman I shouldn’t crave is the only person who can mend my jaded heart? Claire Nettles is hiding more than just her feelings from me. And when I find out what has her so scared, I’m never allowing her to walk out of my life again... -
The Fake Family Deal by Layla Valentine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith his company stalling, he needed to do something drastic,. But a fake family, the whole scheme broadcast on national TV? That prove be a step too far,. Especially when their fake family is gate-crashed by a very real pregnancy! HER. Three weeks, for six million dollars…. I’d have to be insane to turn that down... -
Indescribable Love by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA close proximity, rockstar, secret romance from NYT Bestselling author, Samantha Chase. He’s the pop superstar dubbed the friendliest celeb alive. She’s the jaded publicist forced to represent him. Working together should be impossible. But the connection they find in each other is…completely indescribable... -
Perfect Match by Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m not one for holding grudges. But when Vincent Forde, billionaire perfume tycoon, crashes his shiny overpriced car into mine? Yeah, I’m holding that grudge. With his flashy car, tailored suit, and brooding glare—everything about him screams entitled bosshole...Categorized as:
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The Thought of You by Georgia Coffman
I made a horrible mistake. At my class reunion, I kissed Owen Conrad—my sworn enemy of over ten years. The former baseball player is my opposite in every way. Where I’m organized and considerate of others, he’s chaotic and selfish. Where I’m polite and dependable, he’s brash and flaky...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Illicit Twins by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving a baby with my courtroom enemy was never a part of the plan. But twins? Double the trouble! Bella Mayfair knows what she wants in life, and nothing is going to sway her from her course. Having gone from humble beginnings to becoming a rising star at her law firm, her whole life is her work. She doesn’t have time for a family! At least, not yet…... -
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Preacher: The East End Boys by Christopher Harlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEarly Reader/Blogger Reviews:. "Preacher is the perfect alpha male! " --Diann Bryan. "A swoon-worthy second chance romance you didn't know you needed! "--Rabid Readers Book Blog. "Preacher has dominating down to an art. " --pheonix_wings_and_books blog. ". .. a blaze so intensely strong that you never want to see an end to the mesmerizing heat. " --Charity Spaich... -
For The Love of Easton : A Single Parent Romance and Sequel to For The Love of English by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat could be more humiliating than your father telling an almost perfect stranger that you’re single? I’ll tell you what—proposing MARRIAGE to him! That’s exactly what my father did. He basically tried to barter me off like a horse. Admittedly, said single dude was a veritable smoke show. Besides being exceptionally panty-melting, he was also a complete jackass...Categorized as:
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Slice of Desire by H.N. DeFore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRunning an adult’s only club should be a piece of cake…. Serenity Zimmerman. When my cousin asked for help taking care of her kink club while she’s away, I begrudgingly agreed. Family is everything, right? But she failed to mention how long she would be gone, or that I’d be working with a co-manager who’s much more comfortable in his skin than I am...Categorized as:
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Summerlin Groves by Elizabeth Camden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth Camden's first Contemporary Romance! Jenny Summerlin is struggling to save her dying orange grove when a baffling mystery upends her world. A skeleton buried with a priceless treasure has been found on her land, which brings of flood of investigators onto her property to study a decades old crime. Captain Wyatt Rossiter is charged with solving the puzzling discovery... -
Even if You Fall by Molly Barlowe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor years, I’ve toed the fine line between wanting women to fill the empty spaces of my life and not letting them get close enough to know I struggle with my time overseas. Thankfully, one woman I don’t have to worry about finding that tricky balance with is our new office admin... -
They Will Burn by Montana Fyre
The key to being queen is to never let them see you stumble. They betrayed me. They made me believe they cared for me, only to break my heart. And now I find myself in the hands of the only man more terrifying than the four men who handed me to him...
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