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  • The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan

    The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle...
  • Beast Brothers 4 by Stephanie Brother

    Beast Brothers 4 by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    When I imagined my first time, I never thought it would be with four men.I’m focused on school, not relationships. Men are trouble, and I have no problem resisting them — until I meet Ben and Lucas at a party. They’re dark, gorgeous, and radiating the kind of magnetism that draws me like a crackling fire on a cold night...
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  • Needing You Close by Kennedy Fox

    Needing You Close by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I never expected to see my first love again after he left me twelve years ago. Though I’ve moved on, working with Tyler is no easy task—especially when he focuses his bedroom eyes on me. Flirting with the past is like playing with fire, and considering I’m engaged, I’m bound to get burned...
  • 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...
  • Inked Obsession by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Inked Obsession by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance sure to tug at your heartstrings.When men in uniform showed up on Eliza Wilder-Strong’s doorstep, she knew her life would be irrevocably altered. She not only lost her husband, but the future she’d carefully planned...
  • The Mountain Man's Fake Girlfriend by Clara King

    The Mountain Man's Fake Girlfriend by Clara King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Belle Haywood is off-limits.She's a sunshine-sweet florist: pretty as a rose with a sassy smart mouth and curves for days.I'm just the local handyman, big and grumpy, living in an isolated cabin on Frozen Peak.I'm way too old for her, but the worst part? I'm her brother's best friend.Our love might be forbidden, but a fake relationship sounds like the answer I've been waiting for...
  • Selfish Series Box Set by Shantel Tessier

    Selfish Series Box Set by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Selfish There's nothing wrong with wanting it all. Myself I've always been a little selfish Selfless No one ever said love was fair. Three full novels. Two very different couples. Ryder and Ashlyn were supposed to have a one-night stand. Two strangers who just wanted to have a little fun on vacation. They could have never guessed how much their lives were about to change...
  • What You Don't (True Hearts) by Jaxson Kidman

    What You Don't (True Hearts) by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What you don’t know is that you were my first kiss 
What you don’t know is that you were my first heartache 
What you don’t know is that I understand why you left 
What you don’t know is that I was there the night your sister died 
What you don’t know… is that I’m still in love with...
  • Wanting You Close by Kennedy Fox

    Wanting You Close by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never imagined my new roommate would be the man I’d actually fall for. Though I don’t get close to the people I sleep with, he’s been my exception. Archer acts emotionally unavailable while he focuses on starting over, but our connection is too strong to ignore.He’s rugged on the outside and sweet on the inside—the opposite of my usual type...
  • Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

    Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The marines prepared me for everything... Except for the most important job on the planet. A f*cked up world made me into the man I am today. Then Piper walked back into my life. She woke up the beast I had locked away. I need to have her. Own her. Taste her. But, men with a death wish want to harm her and Caleb. I'll protect them both... And finally show my little sister's best friend..
  • 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...
  • Whatever Will Be (Coming Home Series) by Cora Brent

    Whatever Will Be (Coming Home Series) by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Releasing January 14th!* Brother’s best friend* Damaged Hero* ’Hate to want you’ vibes* Stand aloneWHATEVER WILL BEI was known for being the girl who fell apart. Trent Cassini was infamous as the boy with no future. I only saw him as my brother’s dangerously rebellious best friend. That didn’t matter because Trent didn’t see me at all. Now I’ve come home following an unthinkable family tragedy...
  • How to Date the Guy You Hate by Julie Kriss

    How to Date the Guy You Hate by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I hate Jason Carsleigh. Gorgeous, sexy, perfect Jason Carsleigh. He was the golden boy in high school - the one every girl dreamed about. Except me. I have my reasons. He owes me big, so I’m calling in a favor. I need Jason as my date for my ex’s wedding. Simple - wear a suit, look hot, and pretend he likes me. That’s it. Then I’m done with him forever. I’m not going to tell him my secrets...
  • Think Twice by Stephanie Rose

    Think Twice by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One couple risks it all, while the other may lose everything... At eighteen, PJ was full of dreams. She was on her way to becoming a serious artist and moving across the country, away from the unrequited, tortured dream of her much older brother’s irresistible best friend, Dylan. But when she forced herself to let that dream go, she never expected it to bounce back and refuse to let her...
  • The Road to You by Melissa Toppen

    The Road to You by Melissa Toppen

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life is full of choices- of chances- of moments. Chances we regret not taking. Choices we wish we could change. And then there are the moments that define us. Kam was my choice… The one who stole my heart instantly. Kane was my chance… The one who set me ablaze with just one look. They were my moment… Two brothers that both owned a part of me...
  • Wanting Shaw by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Wanting Shaw by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just the sight of her is enough to make my mind go blank.Shaw Cage doesn’t know the power she has over me, and I can never let her find out.She’s my best friend’s sister, and her brother and I made a pact—our sisters were off-limits.As much as I wanted her, I could never have her.Until I realized Cannon was unworthy of my loyalty.Realizing my mistake came too late...
  • Shameful by Nana Malone, M. Malone

    Shameful by Nana Malone, M. Malone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I am the thing that goes bump in the night. I am a liar, a protector...a killer...I am Noah Blake. And now that she knows my secret, she hates me. The guilt and shame I carry around is bad enough...But seeing the distrust in her eyes, that will kill me before my enemies do… Noah’s Cliffhanger Warning: Ladies, I know you want to see the full package. But I have to tease you first...
  • Keeping You Away by Kennedy Fox

    Keeping You Away by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The last time I saw my first love was twelve years ago. We fell hard and fast, but it didn’t stop me from leaving. I never expected to see her again, but when I move back to my small hometown, there’s no avoiding it—especially since her dad’s my new boss.The more time we spend together, the more I want a second chance to be the man she deserves. As old sparks resurface, we grow closer...
  • Ruthless by Kira Blakely

    Ruthless by Kira Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bikes, bars, women. These used to be important. Now, all I want is revenge. My town is fu@ked up. Run by my crime lord stepdad. He screwed up when he tried to kill me. Then he involved my stepsister. Defiant, blonde, pure temptation in a tight mini-skirt. I didn't grow up with her. Never met her. Until now. This is the wrong time for love. And I'm the wrong guy...
  • Troublemaker by Katie McCoy

    Troublemaker by Katie McCoy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Five guys. One bar. And a whole heap of sexy trouble... Dante Delgado is arrogant, mysterious… and sexy as hell. He’s also my brother’s best friend, which makes him seriously off-limits — until one of our infuriating fights turns into a steamy make-out session. Now, all bets are off. I know he’s trouble, but I can’t stay away...
  • Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unplanned pregnancy, two possible fathers, four men who want me.A million reasons to run away.I’m pregnant after a naughty night with foul-mouthed, dirty-minded twins ends my innocence. The hunky Bakers twins may seem like angels, but behind closed doors they’re filthy.And I can’t stop thinking about them.It doesn’t help that we are thrown together again and again...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • To Be Your Only by Rae Kennedy

    To Be Your Only by Rae Kennedy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been in love with Wes since I was in braces. Him—not so much. But this is the summer I’m finally going to get him to notice me.Unfortunately, my best friend and partner-in-crime decided to run off for the summer, so I’m stuck with her annoying older brother, Eric, as my wingman...
  • The Boy I Shouldn't Want by Stephanie Rose

    The Boy I Shouldn't Want by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was supposed to be simple—dinner with my best friend’s little brother as a favor. No big deal, right? Wrong. That lanky boy I remember from our college graduation is nowhere to be found. When I meet him at his sister’s apartment, I’m facing a sexy, broad-shouldered, absolutely gorgeous man. And we’re supposed to spend the evening together. Maybe have a drink. And then go home. Separately...
  • Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan

    Every Other Memory by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    CadenceI wanted one night to be spontaneous. A night to let off some steam and celebrate. I was about to give up hope until the handsome stranger with gorgeous hazel eyes changed the course of my evening. Two separate lives, one unforgettable night, and an unexpected surprise that I never saw coming. It’s too bad I didn’t get his name, but that’s okay...
  • Unashamed by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Unashamed by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final volume in the breathtaking SHAMELESS trilogy!He is the thing that goes bump in the night. He is a liar, a protector...a killer… He is Noah Blake....And I love him.Everything I thought I knew about the night that changed our lives has been turned upside down. I have no idea who to trust, but the one thing I do know is that I am his...And I will do anything to protect him...
  • The Reckless Secret, Complete Series by Alexa Wilder

    The Reckless Secret, Complete Series by Alexa Wilder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With his player past, will she ever be able to trust him? Maggie Emerson has had a crush on her brother's friend Declan for years. She knows he's not into girls like her - he's always surrounded by skinny model types. With her curvy body and a career choice that never made her wealthy family happy, Maggie is sure Declan will never fall for her...
  • My Best Friend's Brother by Alexis Winter

    My Best Friend's Brother by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    It's no secret I’ve always had a crush on Damon Strickland. My best friend’s older brother and the center of every single one of my fantasies. He’s a walking, talking temptation. That cocky grin and those broad, athletic shoulders. You know what they say about a man with big hands right? Growing up, we always tormented one another. I was the nagging, annoying little girl he hated...
  • Wreck by Ginger Scott

    Wreck by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    **Wreck is the second book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott.When Dustin Bridges left Camp Verde to try to make it on his own, he left half his heart behind. A life with Hannah Judge was just too dangerous...
  • Someday Soon by Laura Ward

    Someday Soon by Laura Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One mouthwatering temptation... All Daisy Goldsmith wants is to get out of her small town, leaving behind the bullies who've taunted her. Attending culinary school in New York has always been her biggest dream---a dream she's not confident enough to pursue. After all, she's nothing but a "fat cow...
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    new adult  siblings-bff  contemporary
  • Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I've been in love with Jenna Blake since she was twelve years old. Now she's all grown up. And as off-limits as ever. Her brother is my best friend - she's the one girl I can't have. But when I show up to build her greenhouse, I realize I'm not alone in my forbidden desire. She wants me, too. Without her, I'm screwed. So damn tight...
  • Her Mountain Brothers by K.C. Crowne

    Her Mountain Brothers by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life on the mountains meant enduring subzero nights. But a steamy crush on my brother's best friend, And his equally HOT brother... Kept me warm in ALL the right places. Someone close to me mysteriously disappeared. Now, I have to leave my stunt woman career, And return to the ice-cold mountains of Colorado...
  • His Curvy Woman by Elisa Leigh

    His Curvy Woman by Elisa Leigh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter Stone had to leave town unexpectedly in the middle of his senior year of high school. He didn't get to say goodbye. Now that he's back he's only interested in one thing, making his best friend's little sister HIS. Whitley had compared all men to the boy she loved when she was just a girl. Now that she's older, no one but him will do, too bad she has no idea where he is...
  • My Brother's Best Friend by Annie J. Rose

    My Brother's Best Friend by Annie J. Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best friend’s brother has always been a pain.He’s bossy, full of himself, and demanding.I’d rather be anywhere but in a room with him.But for Doug, I’ll do just about anything,Even if that means interviewing the new mayor,And helping him with the annual Fourth of July celebration...
  • Boy Trouble (The All American Boy Series) by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Boy Trouble (The All American Boy Series) by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MarleyMoving back home after college was not at the top of my to-do list. Unfortunately, until I was able to find a big girl job, it was my only option. It wasn’t that I minded waiting tables or working the bar, it just wasn’t my life’s ambition.I spent every waking hour I wasn’t working at The Wine Cellar looking for jobs. Finally, I got the call, but I couldn’t be excited...
  • Kitchen Boss by Ashlee Price

    Kitchen Boss by Ashlee Price

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best friend's brother took my innocence...and I have a secret that he doesn't know about yet.He's about to become my baby daddy.Can you blame me for sleeping with him?He went from being a nerd in high school to a wealthy chef with his own food empire.Check that. A total drool-worthy chef.He hired me as an intern, and it's not just a job.I've got perks.His bulging muscles.Our sizzling chemistry...
  • Mine by Kim Linwood

    Mine by Kim Linwood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He stole my heart. I'll steal everything else. Hunter Campbell is ridiculously wealthy, totally full of himself, and completely, deliciously lickable. It's no wonder women are lining up at the chance to win his heart. But not me, I'm not here for his love. I'm here for his whole freakin' island. See, I grew up in paradise, right up until his family ripped it away from us...
  • Working on My Brother's Best Friend by Sharon Cummin

    Working on My Brother's Best Friend by Sharon Cummin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It had been five years since my twin brother Gabe had moved to California when I got the call that changed my life forever. He was my family, the only one I had, and he was gone. I sat in the cold, dark funeral home while people moved around me. I could hear them talking, but all I could do was think. So many questions ran through my mind as I looked down at my hands in my lap...
  • Twins for Brother's Best Friend by Sofia T Summers

    Twins for Brother's Best Friend by Sofia T Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only thing that’s worse than being your ex boyfriend’s surrogate is falling in love with him and not wanting to give up his babies. Yes, I said babies. As in plural. Not one. But two. I never thought that I’d give birth to twins. Especially the twins that I can’t even keep...
  • Deck The Halls by Cynthia Eden

    Deck The Halls by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Christie Tate is so over being good. This year, she’ll be topping the naughty list, thank you very much. And step one in her grand scheme? It’s seducing the man she’s always wanted…sexy police detective Jonas Kirk. For years, she’s wanted Jonas, but he’s her brother’s best friend, and she thought he was off-limits.This year, nothing is off-limits...
  • The Trouble with Christmas by Loren Sorensen

    The Trouble with Christmas by Loren Sorensen

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    What happens when a Christmas tree plays matchmaker between a younger brother and his sister’s best friend? Rayanne Miller has a it's almost Christmas, and she doesn't have a Christmas tree set up in her beautiful new apartment. Unable to find help beyond her best friend’s younger brother, Rayanne is worried about spending time with the boy she grew up with and the man he’s become...
  • Where Bad Girls Go to Fall by Holly Renee

    Where Bad Girls Go to Fall by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    From the author of Where Good Girls Go to Die, comes the second book of the Good Girls Series that readers are calling "everything you could possibly want and need in a romance novel that sucks you in cover to cover." -Enamored Reads Nothing good came from listening to my heart. It was careless and irrational and became way too invested when I read a romance novel...
  • The Best of Us by Kennedy Fox

    The Best of Us by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when the biggest blizzard of the year hits and you’re trapped in a cabin with your best friend’s brother? You take every opportunity to spend time together and make him fall in love with you.The Best of Us is a best friend's brother, opposites attract, and snowed-in together standalone romance...
  • The First Taste by Crystal Kaswell

    The First Taste by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Dear Holden, I'm not going to college a virgin. I want to learn everything and I want you to teach me.I have to ask: will you be my first?Yes, there are risks. I'm your best friend's kid sister. As off limits as it gets.But forbidden fruit is always the sweetest.And I'll do anything for a taste...
  • Doctor's Surprise Twins: A Valentine's Day Romance by Sofia T Summers

    Doctor's Surprise Twins: A Valentine's Day Romance by Sofia T Summers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Derek never learned he was becoming a father.My guilt and his misconceptions made it so much harder,And when he delivers my twins, our twins,That one icy night seems to seal our fate forever. I once drew hearts around his name.We pushed the boundaries of our fine lines,But he was my brother’s best friend—Off-limits and out of reach. Years later, the story hasn’t changed...
  • Irresistibly Undeniable by Zoey Derrick

    Irresistibly Undeniable by Zoey Derrick

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From Best Selling Author, Zoey Derrick, comes a brand new standalone novel about getting a second chance. "Irresistibly Undeniable is truly undeniably irresistible." USA Today Bestselling Author, Emily Minton She was his best friend’s chubby sister. He was the star football player. It never made sense that he would want her, but he did...
  • Most Irresistible Guy by Lauren Blakely

    Most Irresistible Guy by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close at my brother’s wedding, my heart beat faster. When we danced into the night, my mind raced far ahead, entertaining all the possibilities I’d longed for. And later, when Cooper told me he’d won the starting quarterback job before he shared the news with anyone else, I started to believe we could be more...
  • Don't Be My Valentine by Aubrey Wright

    Don't Be My Valentine by Aubrey Wright

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One night. One jaw-dropping secret. "Don't sleep with my brother." This was my best friend's one and only request when we were 18. Damnit, I tried. But we were drawn together like magnets. We had one incredible night before he left to serve our country. Then he was gone. A military man on a mission. My heart shattered...
  • Just One Touch by Tory Baker

    Just One Touch by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mason Carter knows what he wants, he’ll stop at nothing to get the woman he’s set his sights on. Quinn Harper is Mason’s sister-in-law’s best friend. He’s been warned she’s off limits, but there’s no way he’s letting her slip through his fingers. Quinn’s decided to end her career as a model. The world has chewed her up way too often and she just needs to heal...
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