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Un-Shattering Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe conclusion to USA Today Terri Anne Browning’s The Lucy & Harris Novella Series. Shattered. That was how Lucy Thornton felt in the aftermath of her breakup with Harris Cutter. Her family thought the best thing for her to do was to put the length of the country between her and Harris. Reluctantly, she went... -
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Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBoys can be brutal. Wicked. Savage. Corrupt. What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker. More sinister. More depraved. There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play. Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse. I can hardly wait... -
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![The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer]()
The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Last Convertible by Anton Myrer They called it the last convertible—the shining 1939 Packard that carried five Harvard friends through the bright promise of youth and into the heart of a changing America. From the carefree summer days before World War II to the uncertainty and loss that followed, The Last Convertible is a sweeping story of friendship, love, and the passage of time... -
![Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh]()
Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems. ". Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me... -
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![Glass Heart Broken by Lindsey Iler]()
Glass Heart Broken by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLIES. SECRETS. MAYHEM. The campus of Glass Heart Academy will never be the same once we’re through with it. Palmer. They tried to break me, but they underestimated my strength. When Marek says things aren’t always what they seem, I don’t want to believe him. Now, I know the dark truth in his words... -
![Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning]()
Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Terri Anne Browning. With one promise her life was changed…. Saying goodbye to my mother also meant saying goodbye to my life in Virginia. After reluctantly making a promise to my mom, I was California bound with the father who I haven’t seen since I was four years old... -
![Stay With Me by Rebel Hart]()
Stay With Me by Rebel Hart
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Always by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"If I told you a secret, would you keep it? ". He's damaged. I'm determined. I've loved him my whole life, but he's broken, older, full of secrets. The bruises on his skin, the silent tears, the hidden pain. .. I know I'm in over my head. My father warns me against him, but his eyes plead with me to save him. All I know is that I can't walk away from him. I promised I would be there for him... -
![The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber]()
The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging, in this intimate novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother... -
![Pocketful of You by Chloe Walsh]()
Pocketful of You by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems. ". Evil is lurking all around us and Sketch and I cannot escape the secrets of our past. A past that, up until now, neither one of us knew existed. Torn apart by our cruel, vindictive fathers, we face our biggest challenge yet; staying alive. Pocketful of You is the third in a four-book series. Therefore, the storyline continues into the fourth book... -
![Wicked Ends by Isla Vaughn]()
Wicked Ends by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeceived by my heart. Drowning in fractured memories. Taken against my will. Shane Bennett used me, and for nothing more than revenge. I was a victim, and in turn, I made him one. But that was then. I’m different now—is he? Or is this the moment when everything comes crashing down... -
![Promise Me by Rebel Hart]()
Promise Me by Rebel Hart
CRUEL INTENTIONS meets AFTER. Find out what happens in Rae and Clinton's love story. .. -
![Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel]()
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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![Forgiven by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Forgiven by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKelly. Everyone has their kryptonite, mine just so happens to be him. The womanizer, the male whore and the sexiest man you’ll ever lay your eyes on. With his dark hair, penetrating eyes, and his god like body beckoning to be touched, you can’t help but be hypnotized by the man... -
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New Love by M.J. Fields
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![Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton]()
Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera. Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word. Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
![When You're Mine by K. Langston]()
When You're Mine by K. Langston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor Barrett Shaw, there wasn’t much more to life than his career. Still climbing his way to the top, he could do without the distractions and complications of love. But the road to success is a lonely one, and Barrett was starting to think he would never meet a woman who could capture and keep his attention like a courtroom... -
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When Rivals Lose by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHARLOW. Darkness surrounds me. Who am I? I don’t remember anything. Every memory of my life gone. I wake in a hospital not knowing my own name. I don’t know these people who claim to be are my parents, but they take care of me, they show me pictures… and introduce me to my fiancé? I guess I was living a perfect life before my accident. I had it all, so I try to remember... -
![Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston]()
Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston
When the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers... -
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My #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was hidden so we could be safe. I survived so I could reclaim my life. Now, everything has been destroyed by the same evil always lurking in the shadows. Time is running out and my world keeps unraveling. All I can do is put my trust in the boy with the messy blond hair, icicle eyes and lips that tell lies. Can the Midwest Boys protect me? The body count around town would suggest otherwise... -
![Rowdy Boy by Abby Millsaps]()
Rowdy Boy by Abby Millsaps
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSoft. Sissy. Switch hitter. Disappointment. When I was younger, he used his fists to put me in my place. Now he uses words. I spend my days chasing any distraction: Hanging out with my friends. Working at Clinton’s. Doing everything I can to tune him out. I spend my nights trapped in my own mind: Replaying his rejection. Witnessing his disgust... -
![Reject Me by Jennifer Foor]()
Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it... -
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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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![Fight Me by Lacey Black]()
Fight Me by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJake Stevens has it made. A local police officer with an open invitation to any number of beds around town, Jake has no desire to settle down with any of the ladies he entertains by night. After watching his best friend fall in love with his little sister, Jake is certain that love and marriage just aren’t in his cards. Heck, he’s not even playing with the same deck...Categorized as:
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In Harmony by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's shy, sheltered and inexperienced. .. now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world. From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy. Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love. .. and sex... -
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MIAH by Kristina Weaver
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFree in Kindle Unlimited. 5 other billionaire novels are included as a bonus. As a Navy SEAL, it’s my job to plan and protect. I guard my home and my family. I even tried to guard my heart, but Clara Elms broke down my walls, and now I have to rethink my strategy. I was prepared to fight the militia spreading throughout the city, but now the threats are coming from all directions... -
![Love Hazard by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Love Hazard by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen hate leads to love next door…. My dad is protective. Scratch that. He’s like the person who would grab a chair, place it on the lawn, and watch me walk across the street just to deliver an apple. So, when a bet between the rude, good-looking guy across the way becomes a full-on battle, it turns into absolute chaos. He says my degree is useless and that I’m a rich, spoiled princess... -
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Acting Brave by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s spent her whole life acting. But can she make him believe she doesn’t love him? The final book in the Fenbrook Academy trilogy. Three years ago, a terrified girl named Emma fled a world of crime and abuse in Chicago and bought a one-way ticket to New York. She reinvented herself as an actress, enrolled at the prestigious Fenbrook Academy and buried her pain beneath a vivacious new persona... -
![Ravaged Rose by Leila James]()
Ravaged Rose by Leila James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMatty Montclair. Quarterback of the football team. We were friends until he abandoned me. He left my heart ravaged once. And I think he might do it again. Ryleigh Kendrick. Uber-nerdy artsy girl next door. We used to be friends, but I moved on. Now she’s seen things she shouldn’t have. And it’s up to me to ensure her silence. Ravaged Rose is a prequel to the Rosehaven Academy series... -
![The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson]()
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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UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI still am the dirty, poor girl…. …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich... -
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Contessa by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook one of the YA/New Adult Choisie series by the author of Emi Lost & Found! When she was four, a generous couple welcomed orphan Olivia Sophia into their lives. As she grew up, her parents made good decisions for her, raising “Livvy” to be an intelligent and creative young girl... -
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Mercy by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNothing will ever be the same. But I haven’t won yet—not by a long shot. All I’ve ever known since stepping into Montlake was cruelty and humiliation. I’ve learned my lessons, I’ve learned the rules of the game, and I have the scars to prove it. But I’m far from holding all the cards. I’m far from winning. The kings have claimed my heart, and they refuse to let me fight this on my own...Categorized as:
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![Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken
Marlo and Ray's story continues…. I wanted revenge. And I got it in the best way possible. Ray has always driven me insane, now that we're older, all I want is to make her feel the pain she put me through for four years. And then suddenly, everything shifts and I realize I just want her,. It's bad enough that I'm the camp director — her boss...Categorized as:
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![I Wish I Would’ve Warned You by Whitney G.]()
I Wish I Would’ve Warned You by Whitney G.
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth or dare? "I dare you to stop pretending that you still want to be a virgin when you're around me…". As much as I wanted to say those words to Emily O'Hara after the night we first met, I never did. Instead, I dared myself to leave her alone. But I lost that game. I gave up trying to win. She was the first girl who didn't run when she found out how damaged I was... -
![Coming Apart at the Seams by Jenna Sutton]()
Coming Apart at the Seams by Jenna Sutton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of All the Right Places, a sweet and sexy romance about finding the right words and the perfect fit. .. Love can take some time to break in. .. Teagan O’Brien, heiress to the Riley O’Brien & Co. denim empire, is anything but a spoiled rich girl. She’s worked hard to secure her place in the family business and can hold her own, in and out of the office... -
![Irrepairable by LeTeisha Newton, Ginger Talbot]()
Irrepairable by LeTeisha Newton, Ginger Talbot
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome damage cannot be fixed. Love. Faith. Honor. Trust. Devotion. These sound like tenets to live by, but at Pinnacle University, they are the kings who rule all. Five men. Five of the wealthiest successors known to man. Five cruel minds who see the world as their plaything. And me? I made the mistake of telling them no. No, I wouldn’t be theirs. No, I didn’t care about money... -
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Clash by C.A. Harms
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was time to fight back. Time to live. Too much of my life had already been taken from me by a man that should have protected me. At the hands of pure evil I have lived in fear. When most young women were learning to love, I was fighting to live. I had broken free of the hate. Finally getting the chance to feel what real love was, but with all good things, bad times seem to follow... -
![My Best Years by Morgan Paige]()
My Best Years by Morgan Paige
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when your childhood best friend becomes a complete stranger? Callum Pierce was much more than a friend to me. He was my first crush. My first love. The keeper of my soul. I gave him everything. I gave him my innocence. And then, he left. He just disappeared without the decency of saying goodbye. I thought I would never see him again... -
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You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end of my school year is going to bring nothing but pain, misery and the realisation that not everyone is who they seem to be. I never wanted to rely on them or even have them in my life, but they wormed their way in, and he betrayed me... -
![Blind Side of Love by Beth Rinyu]()
Blind Side of Love by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne summer. One guy. One reckless act changed her world forever…. . My life as I knew it began on the day I met Drew Bryant. He taught me that it was okay to not always be perfect, that it was okay to loosen up and have a little fun in life, and that it was okay to fall in love. My life as I knew it ended on the day I met Drew Bryant... -
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Dark Ties by Leia Thorne
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEyes Wide Shut meets Cruel Intentions in this ruthlessly unforgiving and sexy dark, high school romance. He calls us his broken saints. And that’s what I am…or was. Broken. Until Gage Astor stole my heart and introduced me to a whole new seductive world—one with secrets and intrigue and money. So much money... -
![All for You by Marquita Valentine]()
All for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, comes the next book in her bestselling new adult series, Boys of the South! Bully. Tormentor. Lover. West Diaz has been all of these things to me. After being gone for two years, he's back, begging for my forgiveness. And not just my forgiveness. .. He wants more. He wants. .. Me. -
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![Broke, a Secret Baby Romance by Alexandria Hunt]()
Broke, a Secret Baby Romance by Alexandria Hunt
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings99 cent release price, it will go up within the week. .. get it now, folks! The first full length standalone HEA sexy story from the Queen of Short and Dirty, Olivia Hawthorne. Join me on my new journey as Alexandria Hunt! Tennyson: He threw mud in my hair in third grade, and from that moment on, Chase Evans and I were inseparable... -
![Freed (Bad Boy Hitman Romance) by Terry Towers, Stella Noir]()
Freed (Bad Boy Hitman Romance) by Terry Towers, Stella Noir
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings** For a limited time the full length novel Faith is included. **. From New York Times bestselling author, Terry Towers. Description:. They gave me one job: get the information out of the girl--by whatever means necessary. It should have been easy. She’s a 20-year-old preacher’s daughter. Piece of cake. Big mistake. Rebecca is as hard and wounded as I am. She challenges me in every way... -
![Trinity High: High School Bully Romance by Savannah Rose, Amelia Gates]()
Trinity High: High School Bully Romance by Savannah Rose, Amelia Gates
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark. Brooding. Imperfectly Perfect. The boys of Trinity High are everything a girl wants. Everything she fears. Everything she should never dare to love. But sometimes, it's the stupidest mistakes that lead to the most beautiful tales. Maybe they'll break her. Maybe they'll break too. Once an enemy. Twice a lover... -
![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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Take You by M.V. Ellis
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLoyalty tied us together, but love could tear us apart. Kane. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. We’ll work together, we’ll expose the truth. I’ll have his back, like he has mine. We’ve kept our secret for such a long time. At the end of the day, when we both fall. We’ll fight fire with fire, winner takes all. Our bond is strong, we’re close as can be... -
![Brutal Days: A High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn]()
Brutal Days: A High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNo sacrifice is too big. No secret too small. I’m out to win, and I don’t even know the game. My opponents? They’re the Academy’s football stars, gods among their peers, and I want nothing to do with them. But I’m stuck on a mission to help out a friend, and keeping my distance shouldn’t be too hard...
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