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  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
  • Ace of Hearts by Morgane Moncomble, Jennifer Higgins

    Ace of Hearts by Morgane Moncomble, Jennifer Higgins

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Two star-crossed Las Vegas lovers betting it all in the high-stakes world of poker. It’s play or be played in a gripping and emotional novel about secrets, deception, and revenge.When it comes to poker, Rose Alfieri and Levi Ivanovich have more in common than just playing the game. It’s what they’ll do to win...
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  • Unbelievers by AgnesBellex

    Unbelievers by AgnesBellex

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    It’s Louis’ senior year, and he’s dead set on doing it right. However, along with his pair of cleats, a healthy dose of sarcasm and his ridiculous best friend, he’s also got a complicated family, a terrifyingly uncertain future, and a mortal enemy making his life just that much worse. Mortal enemies “with benefits” was not exactly the plan...
  • That Promise by Jillian Dodd

    That Promise by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    What happens to childhood promises when you grow up?Growing up, Devaney Diamond and Chase Mackenzie promised to go to college together. But it’s been three years since the summer that changed everything between them, and their friendship hasn’t recovered...
  • Hometown Girl at Heart by Kirsten Fullmer

    Hometown Girl at Heart by Kirsten Fullmer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Tara has always been too engrossed in her work - refurbishing the historical homes in Smithville. She keeps a tight rein on her jobs and her emotions buried, but she’s losing control of both since that ridiculous city boy investor showed up. New in town, Justin is confident that his ultra modern resorts will bring Smithville into the twenty-first century...
  • Whistleblower by Kate Marchant

    Whistleblower by Kate Marchant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    Kate Marchant presents a story about a young journalist who fights for the truth to come to light—even if it means she might lose everything . . . Laurel Cates has never wanted the spotlight...
  • Un hiver pour te résister by Morgane Moncomble

    Un hiver pour te résister by Morgane Moncomble

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Star montante du patinage artistique, Lily n’a qu’un seul objectif : remporter la médaille d’or au Championnat Mondial. Lorsqu’elle rencontre son nouveau partenaire, elle est aux anges.Son modèle de toujours, c’est lui : Orion Williams.L’homme qu’elle se surprend à mépriser dès leur première rencontre…Champion maudit, Orion ne rêve que d’une chose : arrêter le patinage artistique...
  • Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I promised myself I’d stay away from dangerous men, but I couldn’t live up to that when Kyle Andrews came back to town. He’s a manipulator, a guy who’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants, sabotaging anyone who gets in the way. After a fatal fight left him wounded, his UFC career came to a close. He has nothing, but he’s determined to get it all back. My name is Megan...
  • Edged by Heather Slade

    Edged by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This rebel has a cause…Former M15 agent, Keon “Edge” Edgemon is counting the seconds until he can get back to the one woman who’s piqued his interest. After a perilous mission for the Invincibles, Edge spends months in recovery from a gunshot wound that almost ended his life. Finally back home in Texas, he discovers that Lucy “Rebel” Marks is in jail for murder...
  • Mistletoe Kisses by Ali Dean, Alley Ciz

    Mistletoe Kisses by Ali Dean, Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Are you ready to fall in love under the mistletoe?Join fourteen bestselling authors as they take you back to some of their favorite worlds, with this collection of all-new young and new adult short stories.‘Tis the season for friendship, family, first love, and FEELS...
  • All That Remains by Michele G. Miller, Samantha Eaton-Roberts

    All That Remains by Michele G. Miller, Samantha Eaton-Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Alternate cover edition for ISBN: 9781311741523]Fear, guilt, and jealousy rear their ugly heads as Jules and West strive to figure out what they want now that they've emerged from the wreckage of the storm.A year has passed since the night Jules Blacklin and West Rutledge were thrown together by a tornado...
  • Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brad: I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier...
  • More Than a Memory by Marie James

    More Than a Memory by Marie James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “I’m your new roommate.” Four simple words turned my life upside-down. I can’t let a man—a baseball-playing stranger no less—move into my apartment. Even if he doesn’t have anywhere else to go. Bryson Daniels is too familiar—too much like him. He’ll discover my secrets - my obsession...
  • Soulless by Ivy Fox

    Soulless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    Nothing is ever as it seems. In a world where lies and deceit rule, my carefully hidden secrets weren’t an exception. The privileged hide behind masks that only elitism and power can provide. Yet, I’m still learning just how vile and ruthless you need to become to play their twisted game. In my naiveté, I thought my heart would always be safe in their hands. But I was wrong...
  • The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz

    The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A romance that will have you on the edge of your seat by USA Today Bestselling Author Mariah Dietz.Greyson Meyers can’t afford the distraction of a relationship. His focus is football and earning his degree to ensure his mom never has to work another day.Mila Atwool has it all together—at least, that’s what everyone thinks...
  • Together Like This by Bethany Monaco Smith

    Together Like This by Bethany Monaco Smith

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This might be a slippery slope.Joel Wilkinson is many things. Funny, charming, charismatic, the best snuggler in the world. The boy who I share a bed with every single night… even though we’re not dating.Did I mention we also kiss sometimes?Yeah, it’s definitely a slippery slope, but it’s one I want to slide down—just slowly.Because here’s the thing, I’m messy at best. And Joel… isn’t...
  • Burndown by Winter Travers

    Burndown by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the past eight years, master mechanic Remington Grain has been tirelessly working toward his dream job of becoming a member of an NHRA pit crew. But being the new guy is never easy. Not only is he at the bottom of the totem pole, he’s pretty sure his crew chief hates him. Remy knows anything worth having takes hard work and dedication...
  • Brutal Nights by Isla Vaughn

    Brutal Nights by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I lost the game.Now? I’m going to lose everything else, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. Sacrificing Damon, who turns my world upside down with a single touch, for my best friend’s happiness is a no-brainer. Protective and determined to make me his, Damon didn’t get the memo. And he’s made it clear that he isn’t going to let me go without a fight...
  • Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The cocky quarterback and his friends have come together in a boxset! This collections includes Fumbled Hearts, Defenseless Hearts, and the exclusive short story no longer available anywhere else, Fourth Down! Follow new girl, Kalani Embers, and friends on their journeys to forever ... One big book, three addictive love stories! Fumbled HeartsHe’s the persistent playboy who refuses to walk away...
  • #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival.Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...
  • Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    West Golden—Fierce protector. The one.The cocky jock I once wanted to kill with my bare hands is now the only one I trust with my heart.In a city full of corruption and dark secrets, knowing who’s on your side gets harder to determine every day. Especially now that Vin’s on the warpath, passing out threats he fully intends to see through to the end...
  • No Rules by Anita Rigins

    No Rules by Anita Rigins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    How to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes?Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group oncampus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join?The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it..
  • Cheeky Brat, Vol. 11 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Cheeky Brat, Vol. 11 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With Yuki living on her own, Naruse in his last year of high school, and more than a few months of dating history under their belt, one rainy after in Yuki’s apartment leads to..
  • Bayward Street by Addison Jane

    Bayward Street by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The law called me a runaway. A criminal. But after a lifetime in hell, being abused and tortured by my father, I found my real family on the streets. A group of kids like me who society failed to protect. Together we survived day by day. And for me, that was enough. Until Heath showed up. Every wall I put up—he tore down. Every single touch had me searching for another...
  • The Easy Way Out by C.W. Farnsworth

    The Easy Way Out by C.W. Farnsworth

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Loss is nothing new to Lennon Matthews.With each hit her heart has taken, she’s guarded it more closely. Except Caleb Winters smashed through her defenses in high school. Three years later, their relationship is stronger than ever. But aside from letting a boy in, little in Lennon’s life has changed...
  • Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova

    Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m soaring. After years of hard work and determination, I am exactly where I want to be in life. As the top ranked Freestyle Motocross rider in the world, I have more money than I could ever dream of spending and gorgeous women throwing themselves at me in every city I land. I have everything I want. Everything except her...
  • Game Face by Ginger Scott

    Game Face by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I didn't follow Wyatt Stone to college, I followed my heart. He just happened to be there. Against the odds, our love has only grown stronger over the last three years. Now Wyatt's entering his final college football season, only a few months away from the pro draft this spring...
  • Irons 2 by M.J. Fields

    Irons 2 by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 2 in the Norfolk series Jaxson Irons lived by the rules. His life's path was set before him and headed toward Washington, DC. When he fell in love with Francesca Cruz his family was against it. But Jaxson knows what he wants. Against his family's wishes he continues his love affair with Francesca, under the covers...
  • Twisted Truths by Kai Juniper

    Twisted Truths by Kai Juniper

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Final Book in the Twisted Pine Academy Series! Since arriving at Twisted Pine Academy, I’ve been told things I never wanted to know. Seen things I never wanted to see. Done things I never wanted to do. But when you’re about to lose the guy you love—the one you want to spend forever with—you’ll do anything to keep him. If I want to be with Jackson, I have to take down his accuser...
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  • Cruel Hate: A College Sports Romance by Isla Vaughn

    Cruel Hate: A College Sports Romance by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Knocked up by the QB.Harassed by punt bunnies. Falling for the enemy isn’t an option here. I threw caution to the wind and my v-card at the one man I can’t stand. What did that get me? Pregnant. Now, we’re both screwed. Mr. Superstar wants the punt bunnies off his back. I want my parents off mine. To do that, he proposes a fake relationship...
  • Pretty in the Dark by Anne Roman

    Pretty in the Dark by Anne Roman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.I was supposed to come home, start over, and live my life free of my father's control.But instead everywhere I turn I’m reminded of my past. Especially when I run into the one man I’ve never been able to get over. Cade Black.We used and broke each other. And I took the revenge he promised me on my knees while begging for more...
  • The PreGame Ritual by Alexandra Warren

    The PreGame Ritual by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ava knows that she’s the best girls basketball player in the country at the collegiate level. She knows that she’s going straight the pros once her senior season comes to an end. And she knows that finding a man is the least likely thing to happen while she’s chasing that dream. That’s until she meets Miles...
  • Cheeky Brat, Vol. 10 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Cheeky Brat, Vol. 10 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What does he MEAN “that wasn’t nearly enough”?! Well, it is true that between my part-time job and classes and getting dragged into stuff with the college basketball club, it’s been a lot harder to find time to just BE together, but…I’m really trying, okay?! Speaking of the basketball club, turns out that weird flirty guy at the park is also my coworker and a club member—seriously hope he and...
  • Forgotten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Forgotten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rule #1: Don’t fall for your brother’s best friend.Rule #2: Wait… What was rule number one again?The summer I grew boobs, my big brother laid down some ground rules. No touching, looking, or breathing near his baby sister. He made it clear I could never get with his friends. His buddies obliged. I did, too. Until I didn’t...
  • Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver

    Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the highly acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling Promise Me series comes a new story. A standalone novel. A race for survival and love. Once with him was never enough. I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules...
  • Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen

    Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ayden knows it’s time to remember what really happened four years ago, so he can help save his sister. With the help of Lyric, he faces his past head on. But dealing with the truth is difficult...
  • Pepped Up Forever by Ali Dean

    Pepped Up Forever by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the fifth and final book in the Pepper Jones series, and it’s one you don’t want to miss. Pepper Jones is ready to start breaking some records. She’ll be a junior in college, and if she wants to run professionally when she graduates, it’s time to step things up a notch. This time around, she knows it won’t be accomplished by ramping up her training...
  • Cheeky Brat, Vol. 12 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Cheeky Brat, Vol. 12 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    So after the whole Hakamada debacle and then how the whole Finals League ended, it’s kinda awkward every time I see Hakamada-kun...Still, I’m incredibly happy that Naruse won! Although, now he’s literally telling EVERYONE he knows about us, so I’m not entirely sure how to react around everyone else anymore..
  • Unbearable by Sherry Gammon

    Unbearable by Sherry Gammon

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Booker Gatto is done. Done with women, his old life, all of it. Only the love of his friends in Port Fare keeps him going as he leaves the MET in exchange for the quiet life his new law practice will provide...
  • We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes

    We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~ Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought. We were each other's completion...
  • Chasing Allie by Meli Raine

    Chasing Allie by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It turns out my stepfather has plans for me. Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park. He’s selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams. But while I’m gone, a murder takes place back home. I receive a phone call. It’s the police. I’m the prime suspect...
  • Broken by my Bully by Logan Fox

    Broken by my Bully by Logan Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    He taught me how to bleed. I taught myself how to bite.Haven LeeThree years ago, my father forced me to vanish from Agony Hollow in the dead of night. No goodbyes. No apologies.Now I'm back on a scholarship I risked everything to get, and my one and only childhood friend wants me gone.But Kai Jordan isn't the same green-eyed boy who escaped with me into the woods behind our broken homes...
  • Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green

    Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With his dad hell-bent on destroying him, Dare's life hangs in the balance. Fearing the worst, Reagan rushes from Paris to New York, hoping to get to him in time, only to find their entire world collapsing around them. The threat is too real, risk too high, death too possible. Unfair doesn't even begin to cover it...
  • The Candy Cane Kiss by Maggie Dallen

    The Candy Cane Kiss by Maggie Dallen

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fake kisses shouldn't taste so sweet. When the new star quarterback at Briarwood High winds up in the hospital over Christmas break, he's sure that's as bad as it can get. He's wrong. His day is about to get so much worse. First he's stuck with that irritating new girl from school who's currenly dressed as a holly jolly Christmas elf as she volunteers on his floor...
  • Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days.Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me...
  • Thirty-Eight Days by Len Webster

    Thirty-Eight Days by Len Webster

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ask yourself, how many days does it take to fall in love? Nolan Parker and Clara Lawrence never saw eye to eye. In fact, if you asked Clara she would tell you that Nolan hated every thing about her. They never shared any form of connection besides Alex Lawrence. She was Alex’s bratty sister and he was Alex’s best friend, they never stood a chance...
  • Lucky Kisses by Addison Moore

    Lucky Kisses by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    *can be a STANDALONE* Lawson Kent is a jackass of the highest order. Sure he’s got the face of a god and the body of a prisoner dedicated to pumping iron, but every time he’s in my way my blood boils. His obnoxious mug seems impossible to escape. So when we’re paired together to work on the community interaction project, we call a truce...
  • Wicked Rules (Wicked Bay ) by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Rules (Wicked Bay ) by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From the author who brought you the Chastity Falls series, comes the second book in the Wicked Bay series... Lo Stone should be used to change by now. It's been her life for the last year, but how much can a girl take before the cracks begin to show? She knew being with Maverick wouldn't be easy, but she didn’t anticipate her life in Wicked Bay becoming a game of deceit and lies...
  • Relentless by Nichole Greene

    Relentless by Nichole Greene

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “The boy with the golden arm grew into a golden god, sent to make me atone for the sins of our past.”The last person Ivy Bane expected to be her new stepbrother was Levi Marsh, the boy she had lost her heart and virginity to at summer camp two years before. Though she had been young, her feelings for him were real...
  • Varsity Captain by Ginger Scott

    Varsity Captain by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A new book in the Varsity Series is coming soon! Varsity Captain will give readers the experience and backstory of Varsity Heartbreaker (book 1 in the series) told from Lucas Fuller's POV. This is a full-length novel with brand new content and not just a simple retelling...
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