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Over Time by Kyell Gold
Football season is over, and in the wake of a tumultuous year, Lee and Dev decide to take this quiet time to think about their relationship. But as their friends and family draw the couple into their own issues, the offseason becomes anything but quiet... -
![Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola]()
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola
"Perfection in short story form, I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully." --Candice Carty-Williams, international bestselling author of QueenieA vibrant collection of love stories from a debut author, retelling myths, folktales, and histories from around the world... -
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![Craving Her by Jordan Marie]()
Craving Her by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith one taste of her lips,He was a marked man. Joker knows he's different from the other men in his club.He rarely smiles. He's quiet. Hell, most could call him cold and calculated.He prides himself on the fact that he lets nothing get to him.Besides, as a member of the Savage Brothers MC, you have to stay focused.That's Joker's strong point—or it was... -
![Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson]()
Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe hired me as a nanny but I think he wants something more.The way he looks at me, the way he touches and adores meIt’s like he wants to own me. To make me his personal plaything.But why me? I’m so innocent, so inexperienced.He’s such a fine specimen of masculinity. He can get anyone he wants.This is so wrong. He’s married... -
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![Warrior by Violette Dubrinsky]()
Warrior by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOutspoken, loyal, and skilled with the sword, Princess Jaisyn St. Ives of Lytheria is no princess of fairytales. After the unexpected death of her father, Jaisyn takes control of the kingdom, expecting to be called upon to defend her claim to a throne previously held by men... -
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Beast by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tale as old as time…A charismatic man cannot see beyond his ownbrilliant reflection, never learning that true beauty lies within.His selfish behavior draws the ire of a witch with enchantment on her wicked tongue.A fiery curse is unleashed, engulfing the self-centered man’s entire existence...Categorized as:
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![Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price]()
Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wife has no memory of me. Then again, Grace isn't my real wife... I don't know much about her... Where she's from, how she ended up in Hope Creek, why she has strange marks on her wrists and how she survived The Icebreaker that wiped out a good portion of humanity... -
![Chained by Elise Marion]()
Chained by Elise Marion
House Toustain … House Maignart … two royal houses once embroiled in a bloody feud … Twenty years of peace now broken in an instant … Sir Caden Maignart has been captured, beaten, locked in a dungeon, and wrongfully accused of kidnapping and oath-breaking... -
![Deserve Me by Nia Arthurs]()
Deserve Me by Nia Arthurs
They say fame comes with a price.But losing my wife is too high a cost.A rising star. Award-winning musician. A fanbase of millions.My life was perfect until my wife walked away without warning, leaving me in pieces.At first I’m angry enough to let her slip away.Then I see Jaz with another man and I realize letting her go is not an option.I’m winning her back... -
![Lionheart: a Beauty & the Beast Retelling by Fran Seen]()
Lionheart: a Beauty & the Beast Retelling by Fran Seen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Arab-American soldier and a stargazing woman connect in this high-tech Beauty and the Beast retelling. In an attempt to pay off her family’s debts, Lula answers a Craigslist ad for a job opening at the formerly vacant Bluegrass Manor. A stern and brooding man offers her the job, but there’s a catch—Lula isn’t allowed to look at him. No one in the manor has ever laid eyes on Mr... -
![His Secret Baby: A Second Chance Accidental Pregnancy Romance by R. S. Elliot]()
His Secret Baby: A Second Chance Accidental Pregnancy Romance by R. S. Elliot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night ten years ago. Two broken hearts. One secret that’s about to be exposed…OLIVIAMy best friend’s older brother was always off-limits.Until one night…he wasn’t.Then he broke my heart and ran.Leaving me with one very real permanent reminder of our short time together.When he reappears as my new boss a decade later, my heart isn’t ready.Not for a man like Liam... -
![Dirty CEO by Mickey Miller, Holly Dodd]()
Dirty CEO by Mickey Miller, Holly Dodd
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"This isn't over, Kel. Even if I leave right now, this isn't over. When I call for you, you will come. Kelly Vince LaRosa is rich. He's powerful. And he wants to boss me around. But I'm not about to be tied down. Not even if I might have fantasized about it... I'm independent, and I've got big dreams of my own. And they don't involve being second fiddle to CEO of Chicago... -
![At the Waterfall by Smardline S.]()
At the Waterfall by Smardline S.
Two strangers. One cabin. A summer fling .Grief and fear aren’t strangers to Jake and Mia. Jake, a climber addicted to control, lives for the next thrill but avoids love at all costs.He has his Never sleeps with the same girl twice.No exchanging names.No staying over—can't risk anyone catching feelings.That is until he’s forced to share a cabin with princess and her no-noise-before-8-AM rule...Categorized as:
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![Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets]()
Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island . . . Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes wishes into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good things... -
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![Claiming His Secret Son by Olivia Gates]()
Claiming His Secret Son by Olivia Gates
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets drove them apart. Can their child reunite them? Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Olivia Gates… Richard Graves has long battled his dark heritage, and only one woman nearly shattered his elegant facade. Though he seduced Isabella Sandoval to take revenge on the man who'd destroyed his family, walking away from her was the hardest thing he's done... -
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Cuffed: M/M Mpreg Alpha Male Romance by Aiden Bates
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent Gabriel Scott is the best that the FBI’s Hate Crime division has to offer. He’s got an impressive record of solved cases on his resume and a brilliant, slippery mind that keeps even the worst criminal minds on their toes. When he comes to Plymouth, Massachusetts, to investigate a series of apparent hate crimes, he quickly realizes that everything is not what it seems... -
![12 Days of Krista by Theodora Taylor]()
12 Days of Krista by Theodora Taylor
A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... Get one old lady on one private plane to London--that's all British scion Hugh Edgeworth need do to secure a billion-dollar deal. That's all... -
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Malachi and I by J.J. McAvoy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Contemporary Mystical Romance What if I told you the greatest love stories ever told—Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Salim and Anarkali, Romeo and Juliet and so many more—are far greater tragedies than anyone has ever realized? What if I told you that you haven’t been reading a new story… just a new chapter in one epic saga? If I told you…all of those lovers…were actually the same two... -
![The Spy in 3B by Nana Malone]()
The Spy in 3B by Nana Malone
Sometimes, romance is (also) hiding in plain sight.It’s hard to fill out a dating profile when everything you write is a lie. But in her line of work, Lyra can’t exactly tell the truth. And she’s determined to get over the man who broke her heart by moving on, so here she is, lying on a dating app. Then again, so is he.Lyra is no marketing consultant, but a plucky undercover operator...Categorized as:
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Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was an angel when she danced.Too bad she attracted the attention of the devil.She was so innocent and naïve.Not meant for the cruel realities of this world.Certainly not meant for someone unworthy.But every time she floated across the stage, I knew she danced only for me.Watching her wasn't enough...My Prima became the light to the dark. She was mine, and it was time everyone realized it... -
![How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn]()
How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVenita Blackburn's characters bully and suffer, spit and tease, mope and blame. They're hyperaware of their bodies and fiercely observant, fending off the failures and advances of adults with indifferent ease. In "Biology Class," they torment a teacher to the point of near insanity, while in "Bear Bear Harvest(TM)," they prepare to sell their excess fat and skin for food processing... -
![A Singular Hostage by Thalassa Ali]()
A Singular Hostage by Thalassa Ali
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a land of exotic splendor, a young Englishwoman finds herself guardian of an orphan child believed by a dying maharajah to be endowed with magical gifts. It is a role that will take her on a perilous journey into a kingdom’s walled city to protect a child she doesn’t know from a culture she doesn’t understand... A Singular Hostage The year is 1838... -
![The Carny by Brooke Moss]()
The Carny by Brooke Moss
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo people from opposite worlds, one unforgettable kiss. You can't judge a carny by its cover. At a town fair on the coast of Oregon, handsome Native American carny, Vincent Youngblood, bestows an unforgettable kiss on shy, awkward teenager, Charlotte Davenport. Then disappears without another word, leaving her baffled and enamored... -
![His Hostage: A Dark Romance by Penelope Woods]()
His Hostage: A Dark Romance by Penelope Woods
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy next door neighbor doesn't borrow. He takes... Every. Last. Inch. Rowan is dangerous. He’s a liar with the darkest eyes and the sweetest mouth. Everyone avoids him for one reason: he’s a wanted criminal. I was the one stupid enough to let him in my world. He could have taken anyone. He chose me. Me, the freshly divorced thirty-something... -
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![The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa]()
The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"Ingenious, consistently taut and witty" TLSStrange, elliptical, charming" GuardianSet in contemporary Angola, this novel is populated with characters whose victories never quite settle. Like any one of us, they can forget things that have happened to them, and remember things that never did... -
![Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle]()
Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3 exciting romances from James Patterson's BookShots Flames, now in one book! THE MCCULLAGH INN IN MAINE by Jen McLaughlin: Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew-until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other... -
![Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey]()
Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time—and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion , perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate... -
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Hot Ticket by Deirdre Martin, Julia London
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDeirdre Martin’s Same Rink, Next Year Once a year, concierge Tierney O’Connor hooks up with the same hot goaltender at the hotel where she works. It’s a perfectly uncomplicated arrangement—until a blizzard turns their annual one-nighter into a lost weekend steamy enough to melt the ice... -
![Shattered Princess by Amber Vant]()
Shattered Princess by Amber Vant
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI may have lit the match the first time, but I wouldn’t be the one left burned this round. The elites run this town, but they aren’t ready for a girl like me.Especially the boys who made it known from the beginning I wasn’t wanted here that one summer I stayed with my father. I hadn’t belonged—I knew that—but now I was coming back... -
![Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez]()
Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAcclaimed author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez makes her adult fiction debut with this sparkling, whimsical novel of an accomplished young woman who discovers what it really means to come into her own . .
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