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  • Flaunt by Adriana Locke

    Flaunt by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Looking for a Fake FiancéHave you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly that you could taste it?It doesn’t matter if they’re right. The fact that they had the audacity to go there is what counts.Hi. It’s me. I’m that person.The man I’ve been casually seeing told me I’m not “wife material” and I should “lower my expectations...
  • Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I chased, you pushedI chased, you friend zonedI chased, you fellNow I chase to protect you.You chased, I resistedYou chased, I acceptedYou chased, I fell Now I pray you’re not too late.After finally winning the heart of the woman I loved, there was no way in hell he was taking her from me...
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  • Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  military  suspense  contemporary
  • Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best damn mother she can be...
  • Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stella Getting pregnant in college wasn’t part of the plan, but I’ll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. Even if my parents did disown me for it. A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I’d never feel again… things I have no business feeling about a man I just met...
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life...
  • Seven Summers by Paige Toon

    Seven Summers by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 32 ratings
    Six summers to fall in love. One summer to change everything. Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn’s life is in LA with his band, and Liv’s is in Cornwall with her family—so they make a promise...
  • Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After finishing a hard-won medical residency, Owen Sinclair now lives his dream as a family physician. The windfall that brought him newfound wealth has also made handsome Dr. Sinclair the town’s most eligible bachelor...
  • Touch by Touch by Kaylee Ryan

    Touch by Touch by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    AspenI’ve watched my sister struggle to find the happily ever after that she deserves. I know love doesn’t happen overnight, but a man like Conrad Riggins almost makes me believe in forever.The hottie Riggins brother has always been a shameless flirt, but the way his gaze slowly travels over my towel-clad body heats things up a few degrees.I tell myself that we’re just caught up in the moment...
  • Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sterling It’s always been her, and I just never realized. Now that I’m looking at her that way, I can’t unsee it… and I don’t want to. Alyssa has been my best friend since kindergarten, and these intense new feelings could cost me our friendship. She’s the one I share everything with, good or bad. It makes sense to share my life with her...
  • She Writes Love by Sandi Lynn

    She Writes Love by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Two lives, two losses, and one meeting that changed their lives forever. Learning to move and learning to love again isn’t always easy. The circle of life. It’s something we all know about but are never truly prepared for the unexpected. The unexpected that comes out of nowhere. No warning, no heads up, nothing...
  • The Space Between by Sarah Ready

    The Space Between by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    The love we choose can change everything.A fateful night in Central Park leads Andrea and Jace to one life-changing conclusion-they're meant to be.Andrea Leighton-Hughes is no stranger to wealth-she's the daughter of one of the richest men in Manhattan and has been used as a chess piece in her family's business empire since she was born...
  • Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Life is full of ups and downs. Events that shape who you are, even those that are filled with heartbreak and tragedy. What do you do when actions bring devastation? How do you pick up the pieces and keep moving forward? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected fall...
  • Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    You fell in love with Lacy Snow in Sisters in White (Snow Sisters, Book Three). Follow her on her path to her forever love in Sea of Love. Lacy Snow hadn’t been looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious...
  • Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's 1) Sucky. 2) Really sucky. 3) Major suck-fest. D) All of the above. I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots. Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life...
  • Touched by Love by Melissa Foster

    Touched by Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    TOUCHED BY LOVE is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER Readers’ Favorite calls Touched by Love, “The best book I’ve read all year!” 5 Stars! An unexpected tragedy leads to an unexpected love. Fall in love with the story thousands of readers are raving about. Fiercely independent Janie Jansen has always believed there were worse things in life than being blind, and she’s spent her life proving it...
  • With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Noelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five.Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend...
  • Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Asher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister...
  • Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A love story that survives the test of time. Keith McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one – the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well, just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his days trying to get to class on time...
  • Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Stella Brooks is a woman who knows what she wants. From her first glimpse of Paris Fashion Week at the tender age of eleven, she has only ever wanted to be a designer. Hardworking and dedicated, she knows she can make a success of it. Until…she is driven to trade fashion for frosting, a move that makes her soul sing but shakes her confidence in her decision-making to her core...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  contemporary  open-door  hockey
  • Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Life is all about choices, right? Everything we do, from brushing our teeth in the morning, until we climb into bed at night, is a series of choices. Sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re made under duress, and sometimes they’re the lesser of two evils kind...
  • Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Even though they’d never dated, Lily Shaw always just assumed she’d eventually end up with Ben, the boy who’s been her bestie since they were toddlers. So she’s understandably shocked to learn he’s getting married—and having a child with his fiancée. Shocked…but not terribly upset. The truth is, she's been feeling butterflies every time she’s near a particular horse trainer on her parents’ ranch...
  • Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover

    Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When she was a little girl, Remy Archer fell in love with Hyde Fuller at first sight. In fact, he was the only thing she could see for a very long time. For Remy, it never mattered to her that Hyde was always too serious and always seemed so sad. To her, he was the very best, and the center of her entire world. She never dreamed he would let her down when she needed him the most...
  • Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My brother’s fiancée should have been mine. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. Linc was running late for their first date and he begged me to stand in until he could get there.I only went to tell the girl to run. To warn her about my brother’s selfish ways and promise she wanted no part of it.But then I saw her...
  • Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    HANNAH COCKER Every man I've dated in this city has either bored me or hurt me. When Sofia Sol, my crazy cousin, offers a ride on the back of her Harley with no destination in mind besides out-of-Atlanta, what do you think my answer is? I'll give you one guess. TOBIAS KYRKOS Life doesn't ever hand you what you want. You have to take it...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  m-f  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Trust the Push by Kaylee Ryan

    Trust the Push by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I'm making strides in the world of dirt late model racing. With back-to-back championships under my belt, I'm determined to win a third and be the youngest driver in history to do so. I'm going to make it happen. My career is my focus. That is until the ultimate distraction in the form of a redheaded bombshell drops into my life...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers an emotional second chance romance about life, love, and what it means to truly be happy!Elle James has it all: a loving fiancé in Ben, a promising career as a music manager, and a supportive family. She couldn’t be happier with her life...
  • Dangerous Fling by Crystal Kaswell

    Dangerous Fling by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He's her rock star crush, her go-to fantasy, and he's offering to make all her dreams come true... Rock star Malcolm Strong is used to being in control. Of the band. Of his feelings. Of the woman he has tied to his bed. He never gets close enough to get hurt. He never wants to. Until Lacey. The sassy brunette is working on the band's latest music video...
  • I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Together they are nothing more than madness,but they say there’s always some madness in loveSix years elapsed since he shattered her life. Four years since she’s brought him to his knees.Now, Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world – a force to be reckoned with. He’s dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way.Calla moved to New York to chase her career...
  • Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Mickey Miller

    Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I'm going to teach Andrea to play dirty...she just doesn't know it yet. Jake Pulling in eight figures a year as star pitcher for the Chicago Jaguars, there's no shortage of parties, booze, and women. I'm a beast on the mound and between the sheets but when my social media presence becomes a major problem, the team’s owner brings in a PR expert to clean up my image...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  baseball
  • Part of Me by Kelly Elliott

    Part of Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Fishing for the TruthSeasiders,News on the docks is Sutton Bradley may be adding new stock to her little boutique store, Coastal Chic, on the square. Now, I can neither confirm nor deny that it is sexy lingerie, but seeing as Ms. Bradley has been seen on more than one occasion in the company of Brody Wilson, who, let me remind you, was voted as the catch of the season...
  • Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Shelli Adler has known what she wanted since she was eleven years old. Aiden Brooks. But Aiden has always had other ideas. After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden is determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he’s ready. Now he’s living the fast life of an NHL bachelor...
  • End Game by Toni Aleo

    End Game by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is going to be Ryan Justice’s year. It’s his last year of college and his last year as a hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies. He’s making all the plays in preparation for achieving his dream of being drafted into the NHL. This is Sofia Castilleja’s beginning. She is starting her college career as a star member of Bellevue’s brand-new gymnastics team...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  college  contemporary  hockey
  • The Shake Off by Lulu Moore

    The Shake Off by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    My name is Ace Watson, and I’m having an existential crisis.I finished last season as one of the league's best pitchers. Baseball’s smooth-talking boy wonder. The future of The New York Lions.I'm starting this season as the worst.And I don't want to sound dramatic, but the fault lies entirely with Payton Lopez...
  • Southern Attraction by Kaylee Ryan

    Southern Attraction by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I had everything I ever wanted, living the dream, at least that's what I always thought. The night we met, we had an instant attraction, but she was with someone else. When we reunited a few months later, that pull was still there, stronger than ever. So strong, that even though she was hundreds of miles away, I pursued her. I told myself that I just wanted to get to know her...
  • Block Shot Bonus Epilogue by Kennedy Ryan

    Block Shot Bonus Epilogue by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  found-family  contemporary
  • Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Claire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  contemporary  hockey
  • Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams

    Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Shanora Williams comes an emotional page-turner about two people still reeling from tragedy who look to each other for the strength to move forward.It’s been months since her dreams of forever were brutally shattered. Seven long months since her husband and soulmate, Lew, died in her arms, leaving her to carry on. Alone...
  • My Kind of Beautiful by Nikki Ash

    My Kind of Beautiful by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From author Nikki Ash comes a stand-alone friends to lovers, surprise pregnancy romance.Lexi You don’t find love... it finds you. Alec is the steady in my crazy, the light to my dark. My best friend. He might be the one for me, but I’m not the one for him.He deserves to have a wife, kids, a home—the complete package...
  • Bad Boys After Dark: Carson by Melissa Foster

    Bad Boys After Dark: Carson by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of stand-alone romances. "​With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner​ "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely​ Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys..
  • Out of Control by K. Bromberg

    Out of Control by K. Bromberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Every story needs a villain. The arrogance. The conceit. The lone wolf. Oliver Rossi is that person on the track. And leave it to me . . . I’ve gone and fallen for him. Rossi is his own worst enemy. He doesn’t care what people think or what’s expected of him. And he’s reached the pinnacle of his sport because of his bad boy ways. He’s unpredictable and reckless on the track...
  • Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It only takes a second for her world to come crashing down.Jordan’s crash is a wake-up call for everyone. Recovering from a head injury brings new challenges no one is expecting or prepared to handle. Jordan begins to doubt that she has what it takes to make it as a pro skateboarder...
  • Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Allison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But... Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher.In love with Asher since she was a teen, Ally has gone pro at keeping her feelings a secret. It’s been easy..
  • A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sweet and sexy conclusion to New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy’s standalone Callahan series, bringing readers along for the ride as fan favorites, Jake and Hannah get married! Hannah Walsh. Gorgeous. Intelligent. My first love. My high school sweetheart. My everything. And now my fiancée...
  • Following Maggie by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland

    Following Maggie by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Let Love Guide You Home - Coming Home series from Melanie MorelandA snowstorm, an unexpected delay, and a caring stranger are all it takes for Sebastian Ruggers to change the course of his life.Instead of pushing paper and living a life he dreads, he follows his heart and the girl he meets to a new city.A different life.Maggie Andrews is heading back to the only town that ever felt like home...
  • Ever Found by L.E. Bross

    Ever Found by L.E. Bross

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I just keep making mistakes. It was supposed to be an easy job. Steal a timepiece from Hook and in exchange, find out where my little sister is. But the hero isn't always the hero and sometimes the bad guy is the person you least expect...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
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