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  • The Bay by L.J. Ross

    The Bay by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    SECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG. .. In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years...
  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well. ”. If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace. ”...
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  • Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family...
  • Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

    Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    Katarina Bishop and W. W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the son of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting-or stealing-whatever they want...
  • Darkness Series Epilogue by Claire Contreras

    Darkness Series Epilogue by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The epilogue is now also included in Darkness Before Dawn.
  • Forever Betrayed by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Betrayed by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Trust is hard to come by in a world filled with betrayal. Zain Ali Rahman is in line for his country’s crown. Granted, he’s two names down the list, but it still meant he was in the family business of politics. While hosting an international summit in Keeneston, Zain just hopes to make a difference in the world by making it a safer place...
  • Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Final book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by...
  • EDGE by Cora Brent

    EDGE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    **99¢ only on release day! **. ROSLYN. It was him. Conway Gentry. The boy I'd known years ago - the one who'd loved my best friend and was left shattered by her death - was now a macho adrenaline junkie, an arrogant, womanizing hustler. There was not a single good reason on this earth to fall for him. But no one told my heart that. CONWAY. She didn't seem like my type...
  • Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Finding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV. After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her...
  • Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Noah Lake describes his arduous journey across Europe, learning to cope with his blindness, and his life now with the one woman who never gave up on him...
  • Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable...
  • Kick, Push & Coast Duet: Includes Kick, Push and Coast by Jay McLean

    Kick, Push & Coast Duet: Includes Kick, Push and Coast by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Box set includes exclusive never before seen bonus short story told from Tommy Warden’s ten-year-old mind. ★SYNOPSIS for Kick, Push. There’s a single defining moment within every skater. It lasts only a second. Two if you're good. Three if you’re really good. It’s the moment you’re in the air, your board somewhere. beneath you and nothing but wind surrounds you...
  • Jessica's Hero by Gia Cobie

    Jessica's Hero by Gia Cobie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seventeen years ago, I made a terrible mistake. One I never imagined could have such horrible consequences. But I thought—I hoped—that time would bring forgiveness. That people would realize I was just a foolish girl back then and not the responsible woman I’ve become. I was wrong. Instead, I can’t go a day without someone in town reminding me of what a bad person I am...
  • Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jade and Garret have a love story like no other. They’ve survived heartache, tragedy, and numerous forces trying to tear them apart, but through it all they’ve developed a love that will endure forever. Now it’s time to celebrate their love with a wedding...
  • Raveling You by Jessica Sorensen

    Raveling You by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Ayden Gregory may want to keep running from his nightmares, but he no longer has a choice. His past is catching up with him. And fast. He relies on one person to keep him from crumbling. His best friend Lyric Scott. Lyric feels helpless watching her best friend’s world turn upside down. But she does her best to remain positive and upbeat...
  • Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Engaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...
  • Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Brad:. I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier. Until. she...
  • Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    Truths will be uncovered. Alliances will shift. And nothing will ever be the same. The final book in the Boys of Oak Park Prep series is coming soon. **The release date will be moved forward. **.
  • Scarlett by Ivy Smoak

    Scarlett by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hi, I’m Scarlett Hunter and I’m addicted to my best friend Axel Stevens. Yeah…it’s a huge problem. I’ve been in love with him basically my whole life, and I’ve been friend zoned. Hard. But I’m nothing if not good at solving problems. The solution to my Axel issue: I reinvented myself over the summer...
  • Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn

    Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Shay Britton came to North Carolina, she had one goal: stay alive. For two years, she went about her life, keeping her head down and her contacts with people to a minimum as she hid from a stalker. Then Jake Maxwell walked into the bar where she worked and upended everything. Jake knew the moment he met Shay something was wrong. As a cop, he’d learned to spot someone hiding things...
  • Accessory by C. L. Stone

    Accessory by C. L. Stone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Kayli Winchester is still recovering from her last adventure and is out hunting for her missing brother, Wil, when Ethan Murdock calls, asking for help. Billions of dollars have gone missing and Kayli is the perfect person to find them – as one of the few people Ethan trusts. Only one problem: The team is led by Blake Coaltar...
  • The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms. They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered...
  • Tame Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Tame Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼. Remi Tanner was only supposed to be a pawn in my game. But I screwed up. I broke her. And now I have to find a way to fix it. I want her. I need her. In the end, I’ll prove she’s the only thing that matters. Ace Jagger wasn’t supposed to imprint himself on my heart...
  • Garret by Allie Everhart

    Garret by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My life is nothing but rules. Rules for how I act. How I dress. Who I date. Who my friends are. I hate the rules and yet I keep following them. Until I met Jade. Being with her is forbidden. She’s not one of us. She’s not allowed in my world. But I don’t care. She’s different and I like her and I want her. And the fact that she wants nothing to do with me makes me want her even more...
  • No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale. Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna...
  • The Eagle by Jillian Dodd

    The Eagle by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Revenge won’t change anything—or will it? From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the second book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society...
  • Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard

    Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Before there was A, there was Alison DiLaurentis. Boys wanted to date her, girls wanted to be her, and somebody wanted her dead. . . . It's the end of seventh grade, and Alison DiLaurentis and her friends are the girls of Rosewood Day. Ali runs her clique with an iron fist, and she's got enough dirt on Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer to keep them in line...
  • The Society by Jillian Dodd

    The Society by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the third book in sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society...
  • No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane

    No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He left you. He's gone. And so are you. If life ever taught me anything, it's that nothing should be taken for granted. One moment. .. is all it takes to break a promise. Friendship becomes love. One second. .. is all takes to end a life. Love becomes pain. One distraction. .. is all it took to change our destiny. Pain becomes hate. One moment, one second, one distraction...
  • Fumbled Futures by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Futures by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The cocky quarterback and his friends have come together in a boxset! This collections includes Fumbled Hearts, Defenseless Hearts, and the exclusive short story no longer available anywhere else, Fourth Down! Follow new girl, Kalani Embers, and friends on their journeys to forever . .. One big book, three addictive love stories! Fumbled Hearts...
  • Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started with a game of Truth or Dare…. It’s bad enough I got arrested for prostitution on Christmas Eve. Alleged prostitution, mind you. I didn’t do it. Of course I didn’t. The cops say I offered up a certain sex act for a $5 gasoline gift card, but honey? My sex acts are worth way, way more...
  • #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival. Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...
  • Confessions by Kate Brian

    Confessions by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Sometimes the truth hurts. .. . Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought. .
  • No Rules by Anita Rigins

    No Rules by Anita Rigins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    How to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes? Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group on. campus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join? The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it. .. Except Iris, who has very...
  • SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy

    SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set...
  • The Nanny Song by Misty Mount

    The Nanny Song by Misty Mount

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Mallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence...
  • Pure Sin by Kate Brian

    Pure Sin by Kate Brian

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The drama follows her wherever she goes: Ariana Osgood’s reign continues in this Private series spin-off. After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and is blackmailing her right back to her old ways...
  • Isabella Anders 2 by Jessica Sorensen

    Isabella Anders 2 by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Nothing in Isabella Anders life is what it seems. Lies. Secrets. A deadly game. Who can Isabella trust? Volume 2 in the Sunnyvale NA Series. The Sunnyvale NA Series is an re-imagining of my young adult series, the Sunnyvale Series, told as a new adult suspense romance. It features the same characters and has similar storyline, but has some different scenes and a different ending.
  • Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Past Truths. Nao decides to take a chance on Tsubaki's love and tell him that she's pregnant, but a series of revelations about the past shakes her resolve. Now, Nao knows she must leave Kogetsuan behind. .. forever. Still, there's one last thing she has to do before her departure...
  • Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for! Following in her mother's footsteps, Nao became a traditional Japanese sweets maker, and at 21, she's about to take the industry by storm...
  • Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kylene Danners’s ex-FBI agent father is in prison for murder and she’s hell-bent on getting him out. But trying to investigate in the small town where a defensive lineman is a hero no matter who he tries to kill and the girl who gets him locked up is public enemy number one is dangerous. Dark secrets are everywhere in Jasperville—the kind Ky can’t walk away from...
  • Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child...
  • Sugar and Spice by Shari L. Tapscott

    Sugar and Spice by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fueled by love and determination, twenty-one-year-old Harper took a great leap of faith and transferred home from college to finally declare her feelings to Brandon, the boy who's adored her since they were children. There was only one thing that could derail her perfect plan, and that was Brandon showing up with a new girlfriend the very same weekend...
  • The Kyler Collection: The Kennedy Boys Books 1 - 3 by Siobhan Davis

    The Kyler Collection: The Kennedy Boys Books 1 - 3 by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This box set includes the first three books in the highly-addictive Kennedy Boys series from USA Today bestselling author, Siobhan Davis, and is over 1,000 pages of heart-stopping drama, intriguing twists and turns, and angsty romance. Complete trilogy that ends with a HEA and no cliffhanger. Two fractured hearts and a forbidden love they can’t deny. You shouldn’t want what you can’t have…...
  • Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver

    Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the highly acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling Promise Me series comes a new story. A standalone novel. A race for survival and love. Once with him was never enough. I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules...
  • Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen

    Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ayden knows it’s time to remember what really happened four years ago, so he can help save his sister. With the help of Lyric, he faces his past head on. But dealing with the truth is difficult. Will Ayden finally be free of his past so he can move forward to his future?
  • An Eye for an Eye : The Santorno Stories by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    An Eye for an Eye : The Santorno Stories by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just in case it isn't hard enough being a teenager, how about heaping on the hardship by facing the sudden realization that you're gay? Toss in a little danger by virtue of being the grandchild of a notorious mobster and a pinch of venom inherited from a mercilessly cutthroat businesswoman who happens to be your great-aunt and you have a nice bubbling stew of 'what the hell'? WARNING: This book...
  • We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes

    We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~. Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought. We were each other's completion...
  • Will und Layken - Eine große Liebe by Colleen Hoover

    Will und Layken - Eine große Liebe by Colleen Hoover

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Was, wenn du die große Liebe triffst und das Leben dazwischenkommt? Nach dem Unfalltod ihres Vaters zieht die 18-jährige Layken mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem Bruder von Texas nach Michigan. Nie hätte Layken gedacht, dass sie sich dort bereits am ersten Tag Hals über Kopf verliebt. Und dass diese Liebe mit derselben Intensität erwidert wird. Es sind die ganz großen Gefühle zwischen Layken und Will...
  • Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ★☆ Special pre-order price. Will increase upon release. ★☆. Book three in the captivating Kennedy Boys series. Description coming soon. "Lashings of drama, hot chemistry, and great banter. Perfect for fans of Tijan. " Georgia Le Carre, International Bestselling Author of The Billionaire Banker. Books in this Series. Finding Kyler. Losing Kyler. Keeping Kyler. Loving Kalvin - coming 2017.
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