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Loved by Daddy's 4 Dirty Friends by Barbi Cox
I have to tell my dad that I’m in love with his four best friends. What is he gonna do? He can’t really kill me, can he? What will his friends do? Are they going to abandon me for my dad?Categorized as:
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Married to the Beasts by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree rock gods. One accidental Vegas marriage. Zero chance I make it out with my heart intact. New Year’s Eve in Sin City was supposed to be fun. Champagne, music, maybe a little bad decision-making. But waking up in a luxury suite—naked—with three of rock’s biggest heartbreakers wasn’t part of the plan...Categorized as:
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This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStone Jacobs must…hate me. The tenuous bonds the four of us built could end with one split-second decision. Good versus bad. Old versus new. Loyalties will be tested when the truth spills like blood from a razor’s cut. Caught between high society and the homicidal reach of a well-known gang, finding my family’s treasure is our only hope... -
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Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
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Secrets Worth Keeping by Nikita Parmenter
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Cold Fury by Candace Wondrak
When monsters play, innocence dies. The darkness is addicting, the kind of thing you start to crave when you're not paying attention. The sin, the chaos, the danger. You can never outrun fate. It will take you, it will have you, and it will claim every part of you. Just like these men have. Markus and his need for control. Will and his steadfast beliefs. Jaxon and his boy next door charm... -
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Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The group of criminals I'd returned to Cypress to destroy, only. .. things are so much more complicated than I ever knew. I used to have a plan: kill them all. I used to not care who got caught in the crossfire of my vengeance, but then I realized something. That's not who I am. I don't take pleasure in killing. I kill only when it needs to be done. It is a job, nothing more...Categorized as:
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Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat 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... -
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Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCOMPLETE 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... -
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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... -
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Red Ridge Sinners MC: The Complete Series by Caitlyn Dare
A complete dark romance series from Amazon bestselling author Caitlyn Dare. Includes Reign, a BONUS EPILOGUE NOVELLA set six years after the end of Rule. My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naive girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits. Not any longer. The Sinners MC is my family now, and I’m the new club princess...Categorized as:
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Riot Kings by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRiot 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... -
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Sick Love by Candace Wondrak
There's a monster inside of us all, waiting to come out and play. My trust is broken. I should be angry, I know. Locked away in this house, with these men all wanting to use me in their own way; I should fight them, deny them. But I can't, because I want them just as much as they want me. Markus Scott has destroyed me, annihilated me completely. The girl I used to be is gone, deader than dead... -
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![Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak]()
Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak
I’ve fallen in love with my monsters, and only they can save me now. Daddy kept me locked away my entire life. He molded me, shaped me into what he wanted me to be: a naive, innocent slave to his will. His word was supposed to be law. And then I met Markus, and everything changed. I’ve grown to love my monsters. I need them... -
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Fostering Hope by Amanda Perry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBouncing around from one foster home to the next is nothing new for Parker. With her eighteenth birthday approaching, she's ready to be free of the system and be on her own. But when a social worker places her in a new home, Parker will discover what it means to be part of a family who will do everything in their power to keep her safe.Categorized as:
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Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsStone Jacobs must die. Okay, okay. Maybe just maim him a bit. Peel off his perfectly chiseled handsome looks until he knows what it feels like to be normal. And while I’m at it, I’ll throw his friends in, too. They all deserve to be taken down. I should’ve seen it coming. I should’ve felt it in my gut. The moment my treasure hunter father went missing, my arch enemies sprang into action...Categorized as:
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Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s dog eat dog at Templar Academy. I’m about to get eaten alive… And I think I’ll like it. I thought I had skeletons in my closet. Turns out I have a whole cemetery. But that’s nothing compared to these bullies. Maxwell, Kendrick, and Orlando are wealthy, wicked, and devilishly delicious. They crossed me last term, and now I will uncover their secrets. I’ll have them groveling at my feet... -
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Mad Love by Eva Ashwood
Our love doesn't make sense. But it might be the only thing that saves us. After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling. Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but. There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust. The Lost Boys are mine...Categorized as:
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The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams
“𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. “. The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...Categorized as:
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UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI 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... -
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Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan
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...Categorized as:
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Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Fallen. Beautiful. Broken. Loyal as hell. Five guys with the power of ten. All determined to uncover secrets and expose lies. All laser focused with their eyes on the prize. They’ll go to great lengths to stop me in my tracks. They’ll cross lines that mean we can never go back. Our story is one of betrayal and deceit. Our connection is destined, our bond runs deep... -
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Ruthless by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy 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... -
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![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...Categorized as:
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Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA 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...Categorized as:
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Who Laughs Last by Eva Ashwood
They say revenge is a dish best served cold. .. But I'd rather serve it hot, with a side of humiliation. The Icons got what they wanted. My life is a smoldering wreck because of them. But that doesn't mean I'm done fighting. What I did to Trent is just the beginning. He deserves so much worse for what he's done to me. West and Reese are no better...Categorized as:
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A Sinful Classroom by Mika Lane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Student/Professor Reverse Harem Romance. I’ll do anything to stay in college…even my professors. Working as a hotel maid is a last resort. But it’s the only way I can afford to stay in school. But when my professor makes me an offer I can’t refuse…. I can’t turn him—or his sexy friends—down. They want to teach me…naughty things. Expose me to…everything they have to offer... -
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Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Truth or dare? ”. Four years ago, an innocent game led a group of friends into the woods for a night of debauchery. Two weeks later, one of them was dead. Now, Natalie Adams wants nothing more than to forget what happened that night—and everything that happened after...Categorized as:
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![Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb]()
Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI CAME FROM NOTHING. NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. The stakes have never been higher. And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price. I thought I could never be broken. I thought I could handle whatever came my way. The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was. They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me. But there was something they couldn’t do... -
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Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope…. As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
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Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m stuck in a winter wonderland with my big brother’s three best friends. And this Christmas, I’m about to unwrap a world of trouble. I find myself seeking solace in my parents' cabin, hoping to mend a shattered heart. Little did I know that the chilly air would bring with it a whirlwind of emotions I never saw coming...Categorized as:
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Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls get punished when they do bad things. I gave my innocence to Gage and Alex with my eyes and arms wide open. I thought we would end there. We didn't. Someone smeared my erotica online. I thought it would end there. It hasn't. My explicit fantasies have been exploited as the biggest joke on campus. Someone somehow knows about the three of us, pushing our secret to the line of discovery... -
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey’re not saying I’m a gold-digger. But they’re thinking it. And let’s be honest, some of them are probably saying it too. But I don’t run. Where I came from isn’t where I’m going. They won’t make it easy, I know that. And the most popular boys at Northlake Prep — the Diamonds — they don’t just want me gone. They want me destroyed. Child-star that’s all grown up...Categorized as:
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The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFool 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... -
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When Rivals Fall by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman
Rivals since before birth there’s never been a time when my family hasn’t hated the Lockwoods, and their daughter Harlow. One year ago she set us up, tainted our family image, ruined my brother’s life. She made it personal. It was no longer just a rivalry between our parents. Now she’s here, at Bayshore University, no longer in her families clutches and without their protection...Categorized as:
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Ruthless Queen by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Heavy lies the crown…. I thought getting my revenge would give me some kind of peace. Instead it seems to have brought an even worse villain to my doorstep. Or rather, to the Nobles’ doorstep, which the big boss of Paradise Bend’s most powerful gang is not at all happy about. I may have won over Wylder Noble and his men, but his father is another story entirely. A brutally murderous story...Categorized as:
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Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavigating my way through the intricate maze of the mafia world, I have stumbled upon a secret. I am closer than ever to finding out the real mastermind behind everything that’s been happening. My only problem? I don’t know who to trust and the people closest to me don’t know whether they can believe me. The lives of the three men who hold my heart are in danger... -
![Professor Daddies by Liz Archer]()
Professor Daddies by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re three silver fox professors. I’m their “one-flight-stand”…. And new student. I lost my v-card,. and joined the mile high club…. All in one flight. Then I found out who they really were…. My dad’s best friends. My three swoony professors. And now, one of them is going to be my twin babies’ father... -
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Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRelax, the brothers whisper in my ear. You’ll enjoy it more if you let go. I’ve always had a bad attitude. My dad wanted me to join a club called Dads and Daughters, but I stormed out in a huff. Absolutely not. I’m an independent spirit, and I want to keep it that way. But my father has a plan up his sleeve. He arranges for the Connaught brothers to talk with me about my future... -
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Ten Mountain Men by Liz Archer
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreaking news: Bigfoot ain’t real. But the ten big, burly mountain men bathing in the river are…. I met the Björnsson brothers when I broke my ankles hiking in the mountain wilderness. Okay, so I panicked when I saw them naked in the river, convinced they were a pack of grizzly bears, and ran like the wind...Categorized as:
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Battery Operated by Stephanie Brother
They hate me. I hate them. And now we have to spend the whole week together. I didn’t even know Brady, Cole, and Gideon when I said some unkind things about them on my popular social media account. But hey, a girl’s allowed to blow off steam every once in a while, right? But then they get their revenge. They publicly challenge me in front of my followers, so I can’t back down...Categorized as:
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A Loser's Revenge by Tammi Lynn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI watch from the shadows of trees against the cars lining the street. Invisible to the three I keep under my anger filled glare. Dressed in black, I have the hood of my zip-up hoodie pulled over my head and drawn closed as I fade into the afternoon shadows to observe and plan my revenge. They probably wouldn’t recognize me if they did see me standing here... -
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![Vengeance by Crystal North]()
Vengeance by Crystal North
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat you’re about to witness comes from a dark place. It’s taken a lot of planning, but you should know that every single thing I’m about to do is deserved. More than deserved, it’s owed, tenfold. Nothing I could do to these people will ever be enough to get even. ***. Charlotte McLintock has a new identity and a new look as Raven Deighton... -
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Breaking news: Bigfoot ain’t real. But the ten big, burly mountain men bathing in the river are…. I met the Björnsson brothers when I broke my ankles hiking in the mountain wilderness. Okay, so I panicked when I saw them naked in the river, convinced they were a pack of grizzly bears, and ran like the wind... -
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Hidden in Darkness by Ali D. Jensen
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA High School Bully Romance. My life has always been a constant battle, fighting off the demons that hide in the dark. I remained hidden in the shadows for so long. Now my whole world has been flipped upside down and I am finding that I may have to step into the light if I want to find my way. Even though my life isn't what I thought it was, it's prepared me well for what's to come...Categorized as:
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![Scorned Princess by Eva Chance, Harlow King]()
Scorned Princess by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Hell hath no fury. .. I thought I was trading one evil for a lesser one. Marry a man I might eventually love, forge an alliance between his gang and my father's, and get out from under Dad's sadistic thumb. Turns out my fiancé has other plans. Like slaughtering me and my entire family the night before the wedding. I make it out alive, left with nothing but a thirst for vengeance...Categorized as:
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You Never Knew Me by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I was little my whole world revolved around my older brother and his childhood friends, they protected me, kept me safe from harm and no one would dare look twice in my direction. They were my guardians, and then I lost them all. I’m now seventeen and I’m desperate to know why I had to lose them, why my world was flipped upside down and my family destroyed... -
![Ruin Me by Nora Cobb]()
Ruin Me by Nora Cobb
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe campus is their hunting ground, and I’m their newest prey. Weissmore Academy was supposed to be my ticket to salvation. Instead it became my personal hell…. I found myself at the mercy of the three kings of campus:. Arthur, Royce, and Maximilian. The three have been best friends since childhood. They’re cruel, arrogant, and filthy rich...Categorized as:
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