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  • Drop of Doubt by C.L. Stone

    Drop of Doubt by C.L. Stone

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 57 ratings
    Sang Sorenson and the Academy boys return to Ashley Waters High School but before they get a chance to even settle in, Sang’s life is threatened by an anonymous caller. They retreat to the protective walls of the Morgan estate, a safe house for when the boys are under fire...
  • Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long

    Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    Autumn in New York promises a turn in the seasons as we kick off the next stage of our lives. Colorful leaves falling, dropping temperatures, and the first days of classes loom even as the lingering summer heat and humidity make the city stifling. Summer was a time to get away, to just be us, and what a magical time it was, but we can only run away from our lives for so long...
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  • These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:. I’m a Wilder. I’m a treasure hunter. What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further? Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
  • The Cardinal Bird by Mia Smantz

    The Cardinal Bird by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Callie Jensen has always been a little bit different. She was made fun of for being a math-whiz in school up until she was kidnapped. Growing up in the crime world from a young age, she was turned into a language savant and a hacker-expert. She tried to do what she was told and keep her head down. .. but. .. that was easier said than done. Trouble seems to follow her like it's her middle name...
  • Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 43 ratings
    Everything changes. Even the things we didn’t ask for. Jake, Archie, Coop, and Ian were my best friends and three of them still are and they’re also now my lovers, my boyfriends, and pretty much the anchors keeping me from getting washed away. I’ve had great moments and I’ve had horrible ones. One thing is for sure, I’ll never forget my senior year. It’s the year everything changed...
  • Atonement by Crystal North

    Atonement by Crystal North

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nearly four years after running from the scene of not one, but two crimes, Charlotte McLintock is barely managing to survive and keep a roof over her head. With her daughter to look after, a degree to finish, and several jobs to juggle, life is hard. But they’re not the only battles she’s facing: guilt, secrets, and a broken heart still haunt her every waking moment, and stalk her dreams...
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    new adult  contemporary  reverse harem  poly
  • Secrets Worth Keeping by Nikita Parmenter

    Secrets Worth Keeping by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    Of course a supposed vacation couldn't stay that way for Ever and the guys. With the arrival of Atlas and the mysteries that seem to grow the longer they're around him, including how he not only knows the new bartender in town but gives him orders of a questionable nature that are followed without hesitation but with a knowing smile...
  • Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black

    Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    book two coming this winter!
  • Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "We want you to choose all of us. ". Unsure how to react to Knox’s simple but life-changing declaration, Haley focuses all her energy on the guys and her Zenith training, hoping the rest will fall into place. Still, as her love for Knox, Theo, Chase, Liam, and Jackson deepens, she worries their connection won’t be enough...
  • Unexpected Returns by Nikita Parmenter

    Unexpected Returns by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    She was here, my mother, and now she’s lying on the floor, blood pooling around her dead form. Surprisingly, that’s not our top concern right now. Our main priority is the bomb strapped to her that’s still flashing and armed. I know I said I liked explosives, but it doesn’t mean I want to go out that way...
  • Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never cared if I lived or died. For eight years I lived as a mess of broken pieces that never could fit back together quite right. Eight years of training. Of building an empire. Of fighting. Of just surviving. Of letting my heart beat for revenge. Only revenge. Eight years of not really living at all. While I was living half a life, I didn’t realize all that was being built up around me...
  • Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The plan was to go on one kickass tour, not fall in love with seven rock stars haunted by a tragic past. As the lead singer of my band, I’m thrilled when it’s finally time for us to go on tour. But instead of a fun road trip, I’m bombarded with complaints from my two bandmate sisters, who happen to think that nothing I do is good enough...
  • Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My high school bullies weren’t supposed to worm their way into my bed. I never expected this to be something that developed past the angry looks I’d given them growing up. I wasn’t ever supposed to be between Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn. But somehow that’s the way it ended up. Before I knew it was a new normal that I couldn’t really complain about, aside from demanding encounters with Vaughn...
  • Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Doesn’t every girl dream of spending her wedding night with four hot bikers? I never knew my father, not even his name, and until Mom got sick, I thought it would stay that way. But an email address scribbled on the back of an old photo changed my life overnight. From the moment he wrote back, Vincent Mesner was an answer to my prayers...
  • Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My mouth can’t get me in trouble if three wicked bikers are keeping it busy. My whole life I’ve felt like an extra in someone else’s movie. Just once, I want to be the main character. The one who gets all the attention. The one that exciting and amazing things happen to. Maybe I shouldn’t have wished so hard...
  • Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf

    Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What do you do when your best male friends are fighting over you? Not just as a nanny to their little ones, but as a lover, as a girlfriend, as someone to protect and keep and share? Harper Hayes is a nerd on a mission. She has to finish innovating her revolutionary new virtual reality software, so she can license the tech to the highest bidder. Only her timeline is tight...
  • Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    COMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIES. Rich boys don’t fraternize with the help. They don't torture the help. They don't crave the help. For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it...
  • Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    At Boulder Cove Academy, three things are certain:. The Lawless Rule. The games are dangerous. Nothing is as it seems. I came here expecting to face my bullies with an iron fist. I played their games and won. Now that I’ve earned my place, at the academy and in their home, I should have nothing to fear. But with every past there is a shadow and mine is drawing closer with each step I take...
  • Riot Kings by Ruby Vincent

    Riot Kings by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Riot Kings description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers. Here is Ruckus Royale's description:. The town of Bedlam was born of rioters, revolt, pain, and murder. Over a hundred years later, nothing has changed. A shadow clings to our lives. Stalking, watching, waiting, taunting, and killing. And when it struck, I wasn’t ready. I have to play their game now...
  • Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all. I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth...
  • Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My sister's ex wants to make me his. And his two equally hot friends are ready to join the party. With all this sexual tension between the four of us. .. I'm feeling sparks like the Fourth of July! ! Dylan is my sister's ex boyfriend and as dreamy as they come. He's protective, strong and as big as the mountains he calls home. Red is quiet and thoughtful...
  • Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The past has come back to haunt us. .. way too literally. Our investigation into my dad's murder has taken an even stranger turn than I could have imagined. One that's shattered everything my stepbrother and long-time love believed about himself and his family. One that's thrown all of our plans for a loop. But the four guys standing by my side won't back down, and neither will I...
  • Healed by Them by Serena Akeroyd

    Healed by Them by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This Reverse Harem Romance is a five part series. Be prepared for weekly releases of this red hot read! KURT. Kurt’s an author. Okay, so that’s a slight understatement. He’s a 'prize-winning' author. His last book did A-okay and the world is making out he’s the next Aldous Huxley--bada bing bada boom. Still, fame has never been his end goal...
  • Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent

    Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Complete Evergreen Academy Series. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the silver-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights...
  • Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MOST HATED GIRL IN HCH? #check. MOST FEARED GIRL IN HCH? #check. TURNING FRIENDS INTO ENEMIES ON A DAILY BASIS? #check. REALZING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED IS A F*CKING LIE? #triplecheck. Someone is after me. And in typical Hidden Creek High fashion, the list of ‘suspects’ is deeper than my feelings for Wes. Oh, he’s on that list too, trust me...
  • Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    READY TO LEAVE HCH FOR GOOD? #check. THROWING MY MIDDLE FINGERS UP ON MY WAY OUT THE DOORS? #check. MAKING SURE EVERY BITCH WHO DESERVES IT PAYS? #check. FINDING OUT ALL THE TRUTHS, EVEN THE ONES I MAY NOT WANT? #triplecheck. And here I thought I could finally get away from my past. But nope. It’s like a f*cking revolving door...
  • NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First they choose you. Then they use you. Next they lose you. .. My name is Belle. But I'm not beautiful. I'm the b*tch. I'm the beast. And nothing gets to me. Except "Them" . .. That's what they are. "Them. ". They're not that other place with the fancy and cool bad boy name. Here, it's "Them. ". I may have met my match with "Them. ". But so have they. Now it's my turn. .
  • Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unplanned pregnancy, two possible fathers, four men who want me. A million reasons to run away. I’m pregnant after a naughty night with foul-mouthed, dirty-minded twins ends my innocence. The hunky Bakers twins may seem like angels, but behind closed doors they’re filthy. And I can’t stop thinking about them. It doesn’t help that we are thrown together again and again...
  • Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt. I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health. Everything’s different when I get back to school. The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers. Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list...
  • Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I found something I never should have. Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends. I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything. Revenge kept me alive. Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me. One day my sisters would get justice. That day has finally come. I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence...
  • Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us...
  • Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine. In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing...
  • Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan

    Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    My second year at the prestigious Harkwright Academy is about to begin. Within these walls I've faced many challenges and I can't help but wonder: can I survive this, and still be the same girl I was when I began? This year I have even more trials to face; from attending the retreat after being claimed by Aeron, to seeing the infamous Harkwright Prince, with no more disguises in place...
  • F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term 2 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox

    F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term 2 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    ***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date. ***. Book Two of the Knox Academy series. What happened when Amelie boarded that plane? What is The Order and what do they do? Why is Amelie so important? Get answers to those burning questions here. .. Blurb ad cover to follow soon. ***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date...
  • Charmed by Them by Serena Akeroyd

    Charmed by Them by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This Reverse Harem Romance is a five part series. Be prepared for weekly releases of this red hot read! SEAN. Sean's a genius. Not that he brags about it. An eminent criminologist, he rules his particular roost. More than just at work. At home too. See, back in college, Sean met four other guys. All geniuses, crazy prodigies who were going to set the world alight with their brilliance. .
  • Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston

    Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers...
  • Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Ever since being adopted into the Summer’s family and the Neighpalm Industries fortune, Jacinta has had it all. Flashy cars, expensive clothes and the love of a family. But what she craves more than anything is something that she’s never experienced - a genuine relationship. One not established on what she can do for someone but a soul deep connection...
  • UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I was the dirty, poor girl …. … now I don’t have a care in the world. The ‘new girl’ vibe is wearing off, finally. I’m settling into BFH and what I have over ‘the Rulz’ is going to make them look stupid. I agree on a date with each of them. One by one. Barr first. Then Kip. Finally, Pres. I’m setting them up in a way I never thought possible…. … until I end up getting too close...
  • Derailed by Sarah Bailey

    Derailed by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first? It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love. My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together. I’m caught between two worlds...
  • Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My heart has always been his. Since before I could even spell the name Grayson, I only had eyes for one boy—my perfect, larger than life best friend, who always managed to bring his bright light into my very dark existence with just one of his boyish smiles. With Chad, I could forget the dismal life I had of being the flawless privileged daughter of a cruel, evil man. He was my escape. My solace...
  • Cross my Heart by Lucy Smoke

    Cross my Heart by Lucy Smoke

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What kind of person falls into a relationship with several men? Now I know the answer. Me. I’ve finally realized that and I’ve come to terms with it. But it seems that fate has one last challenge for us to overcome. Theodora “Teddi” Vandersen, otherwise known as Grayson’s mother, has apparently been following me for weeks now. She thinks it’s my fault that Grayson’s done with her...
  • Sinners by Cassie James

    Sinners by Cassie James

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune...
  • Shared by the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Shared by the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I came back to Florida to settle my mother’s estate. But after a raging house fire, I’m rescued by three swoony firemen. There’s just one of them is sorta, kinda, my ex. Jack Franco was the boy-next-door from my childhood. Literally. Part friend, part foe—but 100% swoony hunk that I always had a crush on...
  • Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two. Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me. Like really hate me. Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure...
  • Love in Sight by Denver Rose

    Love in Sight by Denver Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My name is Lya Vanderhall, and I should be on top of the world right now. I have a successful tech company with three gorgeous men by my side: Zep Cunningham, Thiago Alves, and Rian Priestly. But two things stand in my way. The tall, dark, and handsome, Greyson Nash, is slowly working his way into my heart. You would think with three men I wouldn’t fall for his charms. Apparently not...
  • Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Entre Familia Cartel KingsBlurb Coming Soon!
  • The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson

    The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fool me once? Shame on you. Fool me twice? Not going to happen…. Step one: Go back to school with a thick skin and an impenetrable heart. Step two: Make the queen bees pay. Step three: Bring down the Rogues of Everly Prep. Bullied, befriended, and betrayed, my life has been an emotional roller coaster since moving into the Kincaid Mansion and enrolling at Everly Prep...
  • Gilded Princess by Penelope Black

    Gilded Princess by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    When I was little, I was obsessed with fairytales. My dad told me the stories of the stars and white knights who rescue princesses. I’d wear a silver plastic crown and stare at the sky, waiting for the day my knight in shining armor would come. Then my dad died, my crown broke, and my mom shipped my sister and me off to boarding school. And then I met them. My knights...
  • Mercy by Nora Cobb

    Mercy by Nora Cobb

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nothing will ever be the same. But I haven’t won yet—not by a long shot. All I’ve ever known since stepping into Montlake was cruelty and humiliation. I’ve learned my lessons, I’ve learned the rules of the game, and I have the scars to prove it. But I’m far from holding all the cards. I’m far from winning. The kings have claimed my heart, and they refuse to let me fight this on my own...
  • Ruthless Queen by Amanda Richardson

    Ruthless Queen by Amanda Richardson

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Hunter, Ash, Ledger, and Samson. The Kings of Ravenwood Academy. Their names still send shivers down my spine, for more than one reason. Back then, they didn’t expect me to fight back. But I did. And now I’m theirs. After making a pact with them, they help me get revenge on the one man who wronged me. I’m not the same meek, little girl that got taken advantage of...
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