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Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career... -
![Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name... -
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![Piece by Piece by Kaylee Ryan]()
Piece by Piece by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLaylaOwen Riggins is too good to be true. The best things in life usually are. He’s good looking, generous and interested in me. Too bad someone like him and someone like me aren’t’ meant to be together.He’s used to the best things in life, and I’ve grown up with the worst... -
![The Wild One by Ruth Cardello]()
The Wild One by Ruth Cardello
She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance. After years of choosing safe over satisfying, a weeklong Paris fling sounds perfect to Wren Heath...Categorized as:
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![Always Us by Scarlett Avery]()
Always Us by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side... -
![No Small Bet by Samantha Christy]()
No Small Bet by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsReluctant single dad.Arrogant villain.Cold-hearted heir.And the enemy of my brothers.I should hate him… so why can’t I stop wanting him?Hawk McQuaid is not the guy who stays.He doesn’t do relationships.Especially not with the virgin amputee who accidentally became his nanny during an elevator mishap.But he’s wound himself around my heart.And it’s the last place he should be.He’ll hurt me... -
![Hot Heir by Pippa Grant]()
Hot Heir by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIf I had to pick a bride of convenience, my first choice would NOT be Peach Maloney.My fiftieth choice would NOT be Peach.Top spot on my list of occupational hazards? Yes. Royal pain in the crumpets? Yes.A bride of convenience? No.But I’ve unexpectedly gone from royal bodyguard to monarch, having inherited a crown that was stolen from my family long before my birth... -
![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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![The Scandal by Kristen Proby]()
The Scandal by Kristen Proby
THE SCANDAL is an all-new marriage of convenience, age-gap novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her Single in Seattle Series, featuring Stella McKenna!Who knew that weddings in Vegas were the real deal? I certainly didn’t when I agreed to marry my co-worker while on a bender in Sin City. Now, I need a quick annulment, which means I need an attorney, STAT... -
![Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn]()
Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...Categorized as:
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![Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne]()
Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThese three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to.THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…Clean Slate (Charity Case #0.5)Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news... -
![Madam Alana by Audrey Carlan]()
Madam Alana by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…I run the most elite auction in the world.Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives.And I deliver.I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage... -
![Kiss Me Forever by Layla Hagen]()
Kiss Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLast night, he was a sexy stranger I couldn't get enough of.Today, he's my new boss, who I can't seem to please.Bad luck seems to follow me. Last night, I grabbed a drink at the bar near my new workplace.I met the most sophisticated man when he “stole” my table. We bantered and danced, and I went home with a stranger for the first time in my life... -
![Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne]()
Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAshton Storm had always possessed a sense of humor, but he tended to be more thoughtless and self-absorbed than his other siblings. He skated along through life, enjoying the finer things. That was until one day his father had enough and gave him an ultimatum. He either did his father’s bidding, or his ride on easy street came to an instant stop... -
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![Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell]()
Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat’s a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page...Categorized as:
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![Mr. Grump by Leslie North]()
Mr. Grump by Leslie North
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI have a confession.I hate bachelorette parties.A night of dick straws, awkward dancing and being told “it’ll be you soon, Kaitlyn!”Especially when it’s at a super swanky Miami club—exactly where I don’t belong.Couldn’t get any worse, right?Enter Mr. Tall, Dark and I-didn’t-know-they-made-people-this-gorgeous.Grump supreme. His scowl has a scowl... -
![Forever Us by Scarlett Avery]()
Forever Us by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe likes her relationships uncomplicated.So does he.An illicit weekend between them makes things… well, complicated.Love is for pussies…Ciara learned that the hard way.She likes her relationships uncomplicated.She isn’t girlfriend material…And she couldn’t care less.She has specific set of rules when it comes to men—love ’em and leave ’em.Nikolaj is a force of nature... -
![Broken Bridge by Nana Malone]()
Broken Bridge by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne miscalculation.One misstep had cost me everything. I lost my sister and my wife.I will burn down the world to get them back. Even if I have to become someone they fear.Forget vows, forget brotherhood. All I have left is rage. I have made promises I intend to keep.I will right the wrongs of The Elite, ensure vengeance for Emma, even if it cost me my soul... -
![Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae]()
Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date.” ~ Nonna RussoMaddox CruzSingle dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion...Categorized as:
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![Finally Found You by Claudia Y. Burgoa]()
Finally Found You by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes, a new secret baby forbidden love romance, featuring a broody billionaire and a much younger sassy heroine he never saw coming. Being the single guardian for my fifteen-year-old cousin isn’t as easy as you’d think, especially when she runs away to find the dad, who has no idea she exists... -
![Stealing His Bride by Mink]()
Stealing His Bride by Mink
I can take care of myself. I always have. For that matter, I’ve also taken care of my best friends Aurora and Clover. Keeping them safe has landed me with a concussion after our car accident thanks to a wayward lynx.On top of that, I seem to have landed in a handsome man’s bed. Not just any man, Barrow attends to all my needs and never wants to leave my side... -
![Warnings & Wildfires by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Warnings & Wildfires by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA steamy standalone romance featuring a swoon-worthy single dad and the one woman he absolutely shouldn’t fall in love with. Sullivan It’s a hot summer morning and I’m already running late. I’m no one’s white knight, but when I see a damsel in distress, I have to rescue her. I didn’t know it would be Aubrey Dorado, the girl I swore was off-limits...Categorized as:
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![Big Grumpy Fireman by Cassi Hart]()
Big Grumpy Fireman by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCamilla: All I wanted was a traditional Thanksgiving celebration with my family. What I got was a near-death experience. But I can’t say I regret what happened, not when it reunited me with the only man I ever loved . . . and lost. After Damian disappeared without a word seven years ago, my naïve heart never stopped hoping I’d someday find him again... -
![Vetting His Kitten by Mink]()
Vetting His Kitten by Mink
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI don’t have time for my mother’s games or her menagerie of mammals, reptiles, and god knows what else. At least, I don’t think I have time for them until I meet her trusted veterinarian, Amelia. Suddenly, it seems I’m extremely interested in the wellbeing of my mother’s furry and scaly friends, so much so that I visit the vet’s office on a daily basis... -
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![The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer]()
The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer assignment is to not fall in love with him…Zeke Brooksbank is in need of a wake-up call. One that shakes him out of the grump he’s permanently in and turns him into a reasonable human being.I’m not staying at his country residence to tame the beast. I’m meant to be cataloguing his art collection, not fangirling over his own paintings, or becoming attached to his little daughter... -
![Loving The Enemy by Jordan Silver]()
Loving The Enemy by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen Emily Bronsons’ daddy dies, this daddy’s girl and darling of the social set finds herself broke and alone, except for a mother who’s always been neglectful at best. She’s had to release the household staff and is down to selling her designer rags to keep her head above water. She blames one man for all her troubles. The man who’d taken over her family’s business... -
![Billionaire Factor—Bryce: A Billionaire Romance Standalone by Scarlett Avery]()
Billionaire Factor—Bryce: A Billionaire Romance Standalone by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe lost everything to a traitor. Desperation is her last card…Could he be her knight in shining armor? Once, she had it all…She was New York’s real estate queen. Then she made a decision that cost her everything.How quickly a partner turns into a backstabber.On the brinks of financial disaster, she’s forced to rebuild her life.Betrayal stings…The humiliation is unbearable... -
![Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling]()
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... -
![Home for the Holidays by Lucy Darling]()
Home for the Holidays by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEscaping the big city to go home for the holidays is the only bright light in the year I’ve had. I’m constantly surrounded by people, but I’ve never felt more alone or out of place. Going home had been the plan until a historic snowfall downs all air traffic.Well, not all of it... -
![Scary Hot by Kd Robichaux]()
Scary Hot by Kd Robichaux
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlpha former-military biker.Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming... -
![Tank's Temptation (Diamond Kings MC) by Hope Ford]()
Tank's Temptation (Diamond Kings MC) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTank's TemptationEverything is bigger in Texas. The men, their bikes, their guns and even their hearts. On the biggest ranch in West Texas, you’ll find the Diamond Kings MC. A group of tough, growly bikers happy with their solitary existence. Until love walks in and challenges them to the ultimate test. It’s time for them to man up and accept their fate or they’ll lose their soulmates forever...Categorized as:
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![Making His Move by Matilda Martel]()
Making His Move by Matilda Martel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFord doesn’t have time for love.He's been on his own since childhood and fought for everything he’s ever had. The foster care system taught him to be ruthless. The military taught him discipline. It took twenty years of scrimping and saving, good and bad investments, and trial and error to climb the ladder of success and finally sit on his laurels.But that’s not his style... -
![The Way You Shine by Amelia Chasen]()
The Way You Shine by Amelia Chasen
DelaneyBecoming the nanny for Cole, the older single dad, who's as grumpy as he is quiet–was a curveball I never saw coming.After leaving a toxic relationship, quitting my mundane accounting job, and living in my car, the cautious Cole Campbell helps me get back on my feet.He gives me a job, a room in his countryside home, and a sense of security I’ve never once had in my chaotic life... -
![With Kol by K.L. Donn]()
With Kol by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKol Daniels has spent years raising his sister after their parents passed away. Finally gaining the freedom to live his own life, he meets a girl… Who runs away. Thea Andrews only wants to be normal. She wants to drop the scars of her past and move forward. After finding a friendship with a woman who didn’t demand to know all her secrets, Thea feels comfort in her surroundings...Categorized as:
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![Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose]()
Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe devil might be a liar, but this undercover cop won't allow the truth to stand between him and his curvy soulmate.Creed "Devil" ThomasSix months ago, I traded my badge for a cut.My assignment is simple.Embed myself with the Diamond Kings and find a way to take down their rival, the Savages.And then Jessie Long waltzes in.Everything about her makes my blood boil...Categorized as:
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![The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan]()
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
![The Serendipity Box Set: Daniel & Alyssa's Love Story by Catharina Maura]()
The Serendipity Box Set: Daniel & Alyssa's Love Story by Catharina Maura
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese are two standalones, now available together for the first time ever. The Tie That Binds is Daniel and Alyssa's story told from Alyssa's point of view, while Serendipity is written from Daniel's point of view. The recommended reading order is The Tie That Binds first, and then Serendipity... -
![An Armored Heart by R.C. Boldt]()
An Armored Heart by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author RC Boldt brings us a banter-filled fake-dating, grumpy-sunshine, small-town romance with the hottest slow burn in An Armored Heart...RULE #1: Do not catch feelings for the man who doesn't believe in love.Four months. That's how long I have to pretend to be Steele Cunningham's doting girlfriend.I agreed to this insanity only to save my restaurant... -
![Only Forever by Lucy Darling]()
Only Forever by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI’m a businessman. Level-headed. Always keeping my eye on the bottom line and nothing else. I’m not a creature of want, never have been. So why has all that suddenly changed the moment Julieta appeared in my life? I can’t seem to think straight, can’t stay focused on anything except obsessing over her. I don't know if I'm losing my mind? Maybe so... -
![Strictly Business by Ruth Cardello]()
Strictly Business by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLies and attraction abound when a savvy businessman posing as his twin and an oil baron’s niece battle over a family farm in this steamy romance from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello.I just found out I have an identical twin. Wasn’t looking for one. Would have preferred to not have one, but here we are. We have nothing in common...Categorized as:
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![Puppy Love by Misha Bell, Erin Mallon]()
Puppy Love by Misha Bell, Erin Mallon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLillyAn opportunity to tell off the billionaire whose bank took my childhood home? Yes, please! The greedy, arrogant jerk thinks I’m here to interview for the job of his dog trainer (a.k.a. nanny), but he’s got a big storm coming... -
![Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart]()
Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMelissa My dad hasn’t been the same since my mom left us several years ago. He’s obsessed with gaining political power, going so far as to promise my hand in marriage to one of his important campaign donors. My groom is a scumbag, but I can’t get my dad to see my side at all. He won’t even let me apply to college so I can follow my dreams... -
![Struck Love by Lucy Darling]()
Struck Love by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI struck gold on my land. An overnight millionaire with a criminal record, a bad attitude, and a motorcycle club to run. Even with all that, I think I have my life under control.But then I see her. That’s when I realize what it’s truly like to find something priceless. Olivia is a woman I never saw coming, not when her father is the reason I caught charges all those years back... -
![Royal Package by Lili Valente]()
Royal Package by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Royal Package is a legend in its own time, a pleasure-giving national treasure I’m far too generous to keep to myself. But I have one rule: No good girls. And they don’t get much nicer than sugar-and-spice Princess Elizabeth. You’d think a woman who designs lingerie would be sexy and fun. You would be wrong... -
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![When Worlds Collide by Jordan Silver]()
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... -
![Serenity & the Hermit by Megan Wade]()
Serenity & the Hermit by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNelson Valentine has never been a man who enjoys company.Living in Whisper Valley where the Valentine name is synonymous with fun and levity means the townsfolk feel comfortable striking up a conversation whenever he’s picking up supplies...Categorized as:
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![Poe by Jisa Dean]()
Poe by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPoe had a simple job that night. Go with one of the rival motorcycle clubs’ enforcers for a quick drop of some…contraband. It should’ve been a get there and get back scenario but he should have known nothing’s ever that easy. Especially not for the Sons of Chaos. Now he has a murder on his hands, a traumatized witness, and a whole club of pissed-off bikers...Categorized as:
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![Mr. Unexpected by J.R. Gale]()
Mr. Unexpected by J.R. Gale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHarrison Davenport is my best friend’s elusive, wealthy, older boss.A man seemingly worlds apart from me… and yet, somehow, our worlds collide.When I lock eyes with the gorgeous man across the room, butterflies ignite my insides.We flirt with our hurried glances and sneaky smirks, and then, to my surprise, I slip away after sharing only my name... -
![Reckless Bond by Maxine Henri]()
Reckless Bond by Maxine Henri
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was supposed to be my one-night stand. Not my baby daddy.When I first ran into him—okay, he chased me after I snatched his coffee (long story)—the electricity buzzed between us.Undeniable. Scorching. Liberating.A perfect opportunity to cross another item on my bucket list.I spent one night with him. No strings. No problem.Only our chemistry was unforgettable... -
![For Butter or for Worse by Dana LeCheminant]()
For Butter or for Worse by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the quaint coastal town of Willow Cove, Georgie Carpenter returns to take over a bakery, only to discover that the sweet deal comes with an unexpected twist—a husband.Royal “King” Kingston, overwhelmed with balancing surf lessons and the responsibility of his late uncle’s struggling bakery, is shocked by Georgie’s return from the big city to his little town...Categorized as:
marriage of convenience from hate to love m-f found-family contemporary humor length-short
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