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  • The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Have you gotten STONED yet? Which brother will you choose? The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring new ER doctor? These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more. You'll love them. You'll hate them. You'll want to hide them away and marry them. Get the series readers are raving about. Book ONE - Stone Rules:...
  • My (Mostly) Fake Wedding by Penelope Bloom

    My (Mostly) Fake Wedding by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    The first rule about a casual hookup is to have an exit plan. No strings. No attachments. Get in, get out—euphemism intended. The lesser known second rule? Make sure your casual hookup isn’t about to become your wedding planner. Yeah. Long story. The wedding was going to be a fake. The only catch was nobody could know. Not even my wedding planner...
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  • The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke

    The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Being stood up on your birthday sucks. It sucks even worse when it's your brother's egotistical best friend and CFO who delivers the blow. My first encounter with Lance Sullivan had me crying in an elevator as I clung to a stranger for comfort. On our second, he stormed my dress fitting pretending to be my husband. And by the third. .. I'd made the bastard smile...
  • The Ruins Of Us by Catharina Maura

    The Ruins Of Us by Catharina Maura

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What do you do when the one that got away comes back? Carter. I thought I was doing right by those Emilia and I both love when I let her go. So why has not a single thing in my life felt right since she left? Emilia is back now, and I'm ready to fight like hell for her. But how do I convince Emilia to give me another chance when she keeps going out of her way to avoid me? Emilia...
  • Forever by Ivy Smoak

    Forever by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Brooklyn. I will never take a single day for granted again. Despite everything, I’m still here. I’m still breathing. And I’m not going anywhere. Even though 16 years have passed, my heart still belongs to Matthew Caldwell. And I think it’s about time we start our forever. Matt. I waited 16 years for Brooklyn to come back to me...
  • Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kamal’s an ex-football player. Jayda’s a single mother uninterested in another relationship until she sees Kamal with her daughter. Every rejection will only make his victory sweeter. He plans to lick, taste, and devour her like the delicacy she is until the world, her ex, and Jayda recognizes his name tatted on every inch of her curvy body...
  • Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

    Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love returns to Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou in a new small-town contemporary romance sure to charm hearts, from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. Sylvie Martine was prepared to take Washington D. C. by storm, but she put that dream on hold when her beloved hometown of Papillon, Louisiana, needed her most. Now Sylvie's the mayor of the tiny town on the bayou that holds her heart...
  • Always Destined by Scarlett Avery

    Always Destined by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    So I lied about my best friend’s older brother being my boyfriend. I never expected him to find out in this humiliating way…. Loki Berkshire…. There are some unwritten BFF codes… abiding rules, you might call them. No one has to speak them. You just know. Like coveting my best friend’s older brother. Bad idea. Wanting to kiss him more than I want to take my next breath. Really bad idea...
  • Rulebreaker by Kat Mizera, Elise Faber

    Rulebreaker by Kat Mizera, Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s everything I shouldn’t want. But that’s never stopped me before. I didn’t become a billionaire before the age of thirty by playing it safe. I’m a risk-taker…except when it comes to matters of the heart. Until Lily. The pop phenom is all legs and curves, with a boisterous laugh and a wicked sense of humor—everything that drives me crazy. She drives me crazy...
  • Hockey Player Seeking Fan by J.S. Cooper

    Hockey Player Seeking Fan by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the hottest hockey player in the league and she hates him. She’s his best friend's little sister and he knows to stay away. Neither one of them fully understands how he became her secret relationship coach. Hockey superstar Tyler Kane knew that Erica Carrington was going to be trouble the very first moment he met her...
  • Promise by T.K. Leigh

    Promise by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He was supposed to be my first kiss. My first love. My first everything. .. There are moments in our lives that define us. For Brooklyn Tanner, it's the summer before her junior year of high school. The summer boys finally begin to notice her. The summer he finally begins to notice her. Andrew Brinks. Handsome. Popular. Star hockey player. Her best friend's brother...
  • Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, A.M. Kusi

    Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, A.M. Kusi

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    30 of your favorite authors come together to celebrate love and romance in this anthology featuring brand new, original short stories. All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association. Featured authors include:. A. M. Kusi, Abbie Zanders, Alley Ciz, Anna Blakely, Anna Brooks, Becca Steele, Cora Kenborn, Darcy Burke, Elizabeth SaFleur, Emery Rose, Greer Bailey, Ivy Layne, J. Kenner, Jeana E...
  • Ice Ice Maybe by Rich Amooi

    Ice Ice Maybe by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “I want you to date my daughter. ”. Those seven words hit Nolan Reid like a puck to the head. Once destined for NHL stardom, a skiing accident left Nolan driving the Zamboni for the San Diego Sea Lions. But his humble life of maintaining the ice is about to get complicated. The billionaire owner’s insane plan? Nolan fake-dates his daughter Zena to ignite her ex’s jealousy...
  • Dare To Play by Carly Phillips

    Dare To Play by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips returns to her sexy Dare world of rich billionaire sports heroes in her new DARE NATION SERIES! He’s the bad boy of baseball who’s about to lose everything. She needs a husband to get custody of her teenage sister. Suddenly a marriage of convenience doesn’t look so bad. Pitcher, Jaxon Prescott has a lot on his plate. Major league baseball...
  • Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I knew playing with my feelings was a huge gamble with someone like him, but I did it anyway. And now I’ve learned the hard lesson that gambling and life in Vegas just aren’t for me. I have a lot of decisions I need to make on my own, so I take a job that will allow me to relocate, regroup, and make new friends as I try to figure out what comes next for me...
  • Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott

    Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Did you ever see a guy and just know you had to meet him? That was me and Bodhi Merrick. I couldn't take my eyes off him as he donned his wetsuit at the famous big-wave surf spot, Mavericks. I'll never forget that day. Or every time our paths crossed after that. Big wave surfing is a small world...
  • Her Broken Billionaire Boss by Bree Livingston

    Her Broken Billionaire Boss by Bree Livingston

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two weeks in a Denver mountain lodge is just what Sara Lynch needs to escape her mother’s soap-opera life. When a routine nursing call lands her gorgeous billionaire and former football star, Liam Thomas, it’s the perfect opportunity to get the break she’s needed...
  • Distance Forever by Luna Mason

    Distance Forever by Luna Mason

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    It’s their wedding anniversary and this year, it’s Keller's turn to surprise Sienna. In true Keller style, expect an extravagant get away, filled with lots of spice and worshipping of his wife. But when Sienna tells him that she doesn’t feel beautiful after having kids, Keller makes it his mission to spend the entire weekend showing her otherwise… and he won’t stop until she believes him...
  • Naughty Boss by C.L. Cruz

    Naughty Boss by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Josie. No matter what I do in life, it will never be good enough for my family. It’s not until my killjoy older brother calls to tell me that I have to stop spending his money and get a real job that I realize I have no direction in life. But then I meet my new boss. Ben Talbot is sexy, serious, and a control freak in the boardroom and the bedroom...
  • Defining Us by Karen Deen

    Defining Us by Karen Deen

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He's my brother's best friend. No one can know he visits my dreams each night. In the naughtiest of ways. But they are just fantasies. They'll never be anything else. Until that accidental kiss, changes everything. His eyes now roam my body. I can't ignore the heat he arouses in me. I'm just longing for his touch. But he's about to leave, and I need to stay...
  • The Bossy Billionaire by Samantha Skye

    The Bossy Billionaire by Samantha Skye

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The minute I found out my real identity, things were never the same. Now I have a bookshop on the brink of bankruptcy and I have no idea how to get my shop profitable, until my brother's best friend shows up to be my new business coach. Huxley Hamilton is a billionaire who is smart and sauve with women falling at his feet...
  • Sweet Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Sweet Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When the beloved superstar quarterback of the South Florida Riders is benched with an injury, back-up quarterback Matt McKenzie's life changes in every imaginable way. Not only is the team's first real chance at the Super Bowl now riding on his arm, a celebratory hook-up with the new team owner's daughter ends up rocking his world completely. .. with the news that she's expecting his baby...
  • My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Have you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair? But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well...
  • Finn by L.K. Shaw

    Finn by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m a member of the wealthiest and most powerful family in Dublin. We rule the city and I can have anything I want. Except something is missing from my life. When I meet Teagan, I realize what it is. Her. From the beginning, I’m all in. But she’s running scared from someone who hurt her and has no interest in romance or love. When he comes for her, I offer my protection...
  • Power Play by Kat Mizera

    Power Play by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same. I never asked for the spotlight, but inheriting a pro hockey team pulls me into a world of chaos. All eyes are on me now. I’m no stranger to the world of hockey but watching from the sidelines and calling the shots are two very different things. Especially when you’re not wanted...
  • Surprise Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Surprise Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I usually follow the rules, but with this girl in the office, it’s too easy to slip. The first time I see her, all I notice is perfection. Curves poured into a silhouette that threatens to choke me. A smile that could melt my cold heart. I hire her on the spot. After that, I call the shots in the office—and the bedroom. And all this time? I thought we were on the same page...
  • Burn by Ginger Scott

    Burn by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    **Burn is the third and final book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott. This second-chance romance completes this angsty, steamy, new adult trilogy. Dustin Bridge’s world is about speed. About the edge. His life has been carved by cutting corners and making moves, following impulsive decisions while weighing the facts at hand...
  • Too-Perfect & Stranded by Cami Checketts

    Too-Perfect & Stranded by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ***Too-Perfect & Stranded is an updated version of Her Too-Perfect Boss: Quinn Family Romance. The book has been redone for continuity and a fresh look for the series. ***. A sassy fitness expert. Her irresistible, yet unreachable boss. The tropical storm that changes everything...
  • Ice Cold Kiss by Cynthia Eden

    Ice Cold Kiss by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The son of a serial killer. A devil in the flesh. Midas Monroe knows that his big size intimidates plenty of people, and when they learn about his twisted past? Most folks go running. But he’s not like his dear old monster of a dad, despite the stories that still circulate in the press. He’s a bodyguard. Protecting and defending is his bit. No emotional attachments, ever. And no mistakes...
  • Too Much To Love: A Ten-Book Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper, Scarlet Wilder

    Too Much To Love: A Ten-Book Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper, Scarlet Wilder

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Smart. Sexy. Sassy. There’s so much to love. Don’t miss out on this massive collection of romance stories by best-selling author Summer Cooper and Scarlet Wilder! Included in this boxset:. A Chance To Love. Somebody To Love. Not Mine To Love. First Love: A Single Dad Second Chance Romance. Elemental Love: A Single Dad Second Chance Romance. Accidental Love: A Single Dad Second Chance Romance...
  • The Baby-whisperer and the Brute by Tru Taylor

    The Baby-whisperer and the Brute by Tru Taylor

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    You can’t appreciate all the implications of the word “conflicted” until you come face to face with the guy you’ve been secretly lusting after for weeks. .. and then learn he’ll be signing your paychecks—Angelina Rappaport. Some people might call me sheltered. That doesn’t begin to cover it. I’ve been practically sequestered my whole life...
  • Dare To Stay by Carly Phillips

    Dare To Stay by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    He’s the one who left. She’s the one he left behind. Willow James, athletic trainer for the Miami Thunder football team, knows abandonment and hurt. A child of foster care, she’s been moved around and left behind more times than she cares to count. Just when she was starting to let her guard down with Braden Prescott, he left for a two year stint with Doctors Without Borders. Now he’s back. Dr...
  • Just One Scandal by Carly Phillips

    Just One Scandal by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    A jilted bride. Her brother’s ex-buddy. An affair would be crazy…right? Chloe Kingston’s life is exactly how she needs it: safe and stable. Right up until her reliable, low-risk fiancé jilts her on their fairy-tale wedding day. As she works her way through the reception champagne—and wonders where she’s going to live—she stumbles into her brother Linc’s ex-best friend...
  • Black Light: Worthy by Stella Moore

    Black Light: Worthy by Stella Moore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Handling bossy, demanding millionaires is just a regular Tuesday for Katherine Callahan, one of the most in-demand financial planners on the east coast. Austin Barrick may be baseball’s biggest star, but she figures there’s not much difference between him and the rest of her clients. That is, until he walks into her office, flashes his million-dollar smile, and asks her to dinner...
  • Hot Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Hot Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I'm rock hard. No, not like that. When that happens, you won't need me to tell you. I'm a competitive bodybuilder, ready for my very first contest. And winning requires more than killer workouts and stage presence. It's all about the tan. My training partner Franklin uses the best in the business — Camryn Schultz. She understands the career killer of a badly placed white spot...
  • Rebel by Laura Pavlov

    Rebel by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Jack. I’m always down for a good time. I’m that guy. I love women. I love sex. And I love my life. Go big or go home, right? My father’s death is a constant reminder of why I like to keep it simple. Life is short. Emotional attachments make you weak. Grieving sucks. And I have no interest in caring deeply for anyone outside of my family. I’m not looking for complications...
  • The Australian Billionaire by Britney M. Mills

    The Australian Billionaire by Britney M. Mills

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A self-made billionaire, his real estate agent and three weeks to find the right property. Jackson Walker hasn't had the best family life. Growing up in the foster system in Australia, it wasn’t until he met his college football coach that he understood what a normal family looked like...
  • Because You're Mine by Layla Hagen

    Because You're Mine by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Ian Gallagher has always liked taking risks, both in business and in his personal life. But this time, he might be taking it too far. She is strictly off limits. He knows that only too well, but he can’t help wanting to get closer. Their nights together are wicked hot, and he’s insatiable for more. Ian has always thought he’s a sworn bachelor, but she might just change everything.
  • Shut Up and Kiss Me  (Midnight Kisses) by Kat Baxter

    Shut Up and Kiss Me (Midnight Kisses) by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This soccer star has one night to win it all…or risk losing everything. Ben Prescott. By most people’s standards, I’ve got it pretty good. I have a lucrative job playing my favorite game in the world: soccer. I get to live in my favorite city: Austin, Texas. I basically have it all. Except the woman I love. Why, you ask? Because she's my baby sister's best friend...
  • His Best Friend's Sister by Alina Parker

    His Best Friend's Sister by Alina Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If my over-protective brother asks, don’t tell him I screwed up with his best friend and don’t even mention that I might have gotten pregnant while doing it. My brother thinks that Nate is exactly the kind of the guy that I should stay away from, even though he is his best friend. Nate is a total womaniser, he changes women like underwear...
  • Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jackson Wynn. I don’t want anything to do with my crazy family’s drama, which I’ve been watching unfold from a distance over the last year, but now my grandfather has Alzheimer’s and I feel I need to at least make a quick visit to see him. My hockey season’s over, all I have to do is get through my teammate Steve’s wedding, and then I’m on a plane to Los Angeles to do my family duty...
  • The Devoted Groom by Cami Checketts

    The Devoted Groom by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A grieving football player hoping his son will speak again; a speech pathologist with a dark secret; and an unexpected love that sparks danger from the past. After Ryder Quinn’s wife died, his four-year old son stopped speaking. Desperate for a solution, Ryder hires Bree Stevens, a spunky speech pathologist to be his son’s nanny and therapist. Bree moves in, breathing new life into their home...
  • Dare to Tease: A Dare Nation Novella by Carly Phillips

    Dare to Tease: A Dare Nation Novella by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips returns to her sexy Dare world of rich billionaire sports heroes in her new DARE NATION SERIES! She handles cocky jocks for a living, but her love life isn’t as successful. Brianne Prescott, publicist for Dare Nation Sports Agency, grew up the only girl with four brothers, three of whom are sports royalty...
  • Dirty Secret by Crystal Kaswell

    Dirty Secret by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's the one woman he can't have. .. Cameron Hunt wins, whatever it takes. The tech mogul destroys every obstacle in his path. Until Sienna. The inexperienced college student is his best friend's kid sister. Gorgeous, feisty, incredibly off limits. So why is Cam dreaming about her kiss? He's desperate to claim her and struggling to keep his distance. Worse, Sienna wants him too...
  • Dark Rules by Summer Cooper

    Dark Rules by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Be careful what you wish for. .. My birthday wish came true! I found a real man who knows what he's doing. I should be grateful. I should be celebrating. Right? Then I discovered his real name. And I knew there was only one option -- run for the hills! He's dangerous. He's a killer. He's the reckless, cavalier businessman coming to steal from my family...
  • Emilia by H.L. Swan

    Emilia by H.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the riveting final installment, Emilia’s shattered heart won’t allow her to stray from the ghost of Aiden. The whisper of his existence surrounds, torments, and drives her. Locked away in a safe house, she discovers truths that will change her world. Under the fierce protection of a new bodyguard she embarks on a daring journey to save the one she loves. The question lingers:...
  • Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Ice Queen has a Secret. Every hockey player knows that the coach's daughter is off-limits. But, what about the owner's daughter? Is she off-limits too? Asking for a friend. .. To make things even more complicated, she's the general manager of the team. AKA my BOSS. So, yeah. If I want to see the playoffs, we need to keep this relationship a secret...
  • Billionaire's Daughter and the Quarterback by Lea Vaughn

    Billionaire's Daughter and the Quarterback by Lea Vaughn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My dad gave me an ultimatum: work for his NFL team for two years, prove I can stay out of trouble, or be cut off. I’m less than impressed. But agree to his terms. Things could have gone smoothly, but trouble has a way of finding me. A quarterback with wandering eyes causes my boss to constantly remind me that fraternization between players and staff is strictly prohibited...
  • Off Limits by C.C. Piper

    Off Limits by C.C. Piper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wanting her is wrong. It always has been. After all, Alaina is my best friend’s little sister. She’s wild, yet innocent. I’d been craving her when the club accidentally set us up. The beautiful accident might lead to something ugly. Her overprotective brother can’t find out about us. But I’m ready to fight him till the end. I’d do anything to have Alaina in my life...
  • Baller Boss by Lila Monroe

    Baller Boss by Lila Monroe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fake date. Real trouble. Fall for a new trope-tactic, fake dating rom-com series from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Ex-pro athlete Austin Banks is cocky, charming, and the ultimate player… at least, that’s what I think when he makes me an offer I can’t refuse for my dream job. Except, it’s not technically me he’s offering it to. .. Other Jennifer Walker is the bane of my existence...
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