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  • Spark by Chelle Bliss

    Spark by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Nick Gallo works hard.He plays harder.And always steered clear of drama.Josephine Carmichael was born into Hollywood royalty.She is used to being in the public eye.She loves the finer things in life.But when Josephine’s stranded with the paparazzi and a crazy ex-boyfriend on her heels, Nick’s protective instincts kick in and he can’t walk away...
  • REGRET by Emilia Finn

    REGRET by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Preston Danes was born and raised on the streets.Unloved. Unwanted. And quickly discarded.Now he’s a man on the verge of a new career when the infamous Checkmate Security offers him a job.They want to shut down a mafia family, and they need the assistance of a skilled hacker to get the job done.Preston knows code like others know their left hands. He’s perfect for the job...
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  • Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious...
  • Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless grin and let’s-play swagger, carpenter Penn Etling leaves women wanting in Dogwood Lane. What do they get? Avery Perry knows: a one-night stand. She’s been there...
  • Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's 1) Sucky. 2) Really sucky. 3) Major suck-fest. D) All of the above. I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots. Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life...
  • The Worst Best Friend by Nicole Snow

    The Worst Best Friend by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hilariously uplifting standalone romance where two jaded friends next door bring their lost hearts home.It's all sunshine and butterflies until your brother's best friend dropkicks your heart.I knew I had it coming with Weston McKnight.The Adonis next door. The fever crush. The always protector...
  • GRAY WOLF SECURITY, Texas: The Complete 6-Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    GRAY WOLF SECURITY, Texas: The Complete 6-Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Free with Kindle Unlimited... Enjoy the complete Volume 2 of the Gray Wolf Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 6 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) Book 1: Defending Tierney I never wanted to be anything other than a defense attorney...
  • The Billionaire's Angel by Ivy Layne

    The Billionaire's Angel by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He thought the fight was over until his heart was on the line. I thought coming home would solve all my problems. I’ve never been more wrong. After a decade in the military, I’m more at home in the desert than the mansion where I grew up. I want to pretend that six months as a captive didn’t change me, but ever since I escaped, I haven’t slept. Nightmares. Flashbacks...
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  • Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Loved Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Even though they’d never dated, Lily Shaw always just assumed she’d eventually end up with Ben, the boy who’s been her bestie since they were toddlers. So she’s understandably shocked to learn he’s getting married—and having a child with his fiancée. Shocked…but not terribly upset. The truth is, she's been feeling butterflies every time she’s near a particular horse trainer on her parents’ ranch...
  • Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    BURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer...
  • A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent

    A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    *Now an original series from Netflix* *International bestseller* Two heartbroken people from totally different worlds go on a fake-dating vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? Margot Ortiz de Zarate always struggled to be the princess in her own a successful career, a huge salary, a gorgeous apartment, and a perfect fiancé...
  • A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of...
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave!Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Coy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...
  • Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A hot new rock star romance that will sweep you off your feet and leave you with a smile from New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott. The rumors are true. At least where I’m concerned. Drummers hit it harder and do it better. Women love me and I love them. But I like to think of myself as a sensitive soul trapped in a lady-killer’s body...
  • Adios Pantalones by J. Sterling

    Adios Pantalones by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ryan Fisher is a hopeless romantic. He wants to fall in love and doesn't care who knows it. But he's selective and refuses to fall for just anyone... he's looking for the "right" woman. When he runs into single mom Sofia one morning, his life is turned upside down. She doesn't think he's the right kind of guy for her. He's determined to show her how wrong she is...
  • Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trouble has always had a way of finding me, but I never expected to be carjacked by a hot girl in a wedding dress.As the official family screw-up, not many people count on me for anything but a good time. But Maisy Romero and her little brother need a knight in shining armor, and they need him yesterday...
  • The Candidate by Alice Ward

    The Candidate by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lust drove us together. Our differences are driving us apart. As the Republican Party’s front-runner for the White House in 2024, I’m the man the media praises for having a silver tongue. By day, I’m a very conservative, buttoned-up professional. By night, my wild side comes out to prowl, searching for something. I end up in The Black Room... and find her...
  • Any Luck at All by Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank

    Any Luck at All by Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The first book in a new rom com series by Denise Grover Swank, the author of the New York Times bestselling Wedding Pact series, and A.R. Casella.Georgie Buchanan doesn’t know the first thing about running a brewery—she doesn’t even like beer—so she’s thrown when her grandfather leaves his business to her and her three siblings...
  • The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop by Cressida McLaughlin

    The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop by Cressida McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ollie Spencer has started a new life in the idyllic Cornish seaside town of Port Karadow. Throwing herself into her job at the town’s bookshop, A New Chapter, is one way to make friends. The shop is glitzing up for first Christmas and Ollie hopes her inspired ideas will give the shop the edge it needs to dazzle the town...
  • Mr. Fixit by Lauren Landish

    Mr. Fixit by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    He's good with more than just his hands.   I’ve known Caleb Strong for over a year. We have a special kind of friendship—we make crude comments, double entendres, and tease each other mercilessly. But we’ve never crossed that line. We’re  just friends . Until we start working together to renovate my childhood home...
  • Ridge: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.L. Scott

    Ridge: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The One didn’t exist. Then I met Meadow. The band's honorary little sister was off-limits. Too late for that. She says we’re “nothing serious,” but she’s gotten under my skin and I can’t stop thinking about her. And when I touch her, I know we’re meant to be. Happy Endings don’t exist. Not even with Ridge. My big plans never included falling for a rock star. Too soon for that...
  • 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...
  • Wild Kisses by Mari Carr

    Wild Kisses by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kiss me once, shame on you. Kiss me twice, shame on me...The first kiss with Landon, Sunnie blames on tequila. The second on adrenaline. He did save her and her Louis Vuitton from a mugger after all.But then the kiss goes viral and sexy cop Landon is flooded with female attention. Now it’s Sunnie’s turn to save Landon—by pretending to be his girlfriend...
  • 獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
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  • Misadventures at City Hall by Victoria Blue

    Misadventures at City Hall by Victoria Blue

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Go-getter Skye Delaney’s sights are set on the office of LA City Manager, but when her path is blocked by a cloud of corruption at the Mayor’s office, she is forced to reevaluate her ambitious goals. A seat on the City Council is the next logical step, but as they say, politics makes for strange bedfellows. Fellows like Kyle Armstrong...
  • The Complete Firehouse 56 Series by Chase Jackson

    The Complete Firehouse 56 Series by Chase Jackson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These four firefighters are too hot to handle! Our marriage might be fake, but the heat between us is real. Brady Cassidy was always around. The girl next door. But as we grew up, my time in the military made us grow apart. She isn’t my little Ladybug anymore. She’s a confident, curvy beauty. And I want her to climb my ladder. Until her mom got sick and everything changed...
  • Baby Daddy Can't Get Enough by B.B. Hamel

    Baby Daddy Can't Get Enough by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fake husband… Real Daddy. The second I lay eyes on Casey, I know I’m taking her home. But my family isn’t exactly… normal. My father’s sick and I have to compete with my brothers for our inheritance. That’s why I need her. If she pretends to be my wife, we can beat them together. It helps that her skin’s sweet like honey and her lips taste incredible...
  • Possessive Baby Daddy by B.B. Hamel

    Possessive Baby Daddy by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ll get her pregnant… then make her mine.She was supposed to be just one delicious night. But when I get sweet Klara pregnant… I know I need to keep her.But she’s not willing to give in so easy. She has other worries, like taking over her father’s television production studio.Except her father wants to throw us into some insane reality TV style game show to determine the future of the company...
  • Possessed by the Killer by B.B. Hamel

    Possessed by the Killer by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She can either walk down the aisle or dig her own grave.Maggie just got dropped into the middle of a mafia turf war.And I need the loyalty of her uncle to keep the Valentino family from splintering apart.She's the key to everything. If I can tame her and make her my wife, then I can keep the family together.Too bad she hates my guts...
  • Lover by Ketley Allison

    Lover by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Agreeing to be his no-strings-attached, fake fiancée for a weekend is totally doable.Until I have to share a bed with this hot, bearded recluse.It was a necessary deal, considering my boss was blackmailing me and Wyn was nearing bankruptcy as a washed-up rock star. We had to do it to fix our quickly imploding lives...
  • The Oscar Escape by Krista Sandor

    The Oscar Escape by Krista Sandor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll stop at nothing to give her the escape she desperately needs—even if it means losing her forever. Pop Princess Goes Berserk isn’t the headline Aria Paige-Grant ever wanted to read about herself. Unfortunately, it fits the daughter of rock star royalty to a T. When the paparazzi catch her in an epic public meltdown, her only saving grace is her best friend, Oscar Elliott...
  • The Gambler: The Wedding Pact #3 by Denise Grover Swank

    The Gambler: The Wedding Pact #3 by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Book three in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series by Denise Grover Swank. Libby St. Clair believes in fate—so much so, she’s willing to pin everything on a curse a fortune teller placed on her and her two best friends when they were kids...
  • The Golden Pecker by Penelope Bloom

    The Golden Pecker by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    First impression of Landon Collins? Questionable. Highly questionable. He needed to take me to see “The Golden Pecker”. Fortunately, it was in the basement, not his pants. Turns out my late grandfather was running a BDSM club. I know what you're thinking. Don't follow a stranger into the basement. More importantly, absolutely don't follow strangers who want to show you their “golden peckers...
  • Spectacular Rascal by Lili Valente

    Spectacular Rascal by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "... hot, sexy AND funny! " - NYT  Bestseller Lauren Blakely ​" Witty, flirty, and oh so dirty! The chemistry...is red-hot!" -Bestseller Lacey Black When you've been screwed over by Mr. Wrong, let a Spectacular Rascal show you how good it feels to be bad. You know the smooth, successful New York businessman type? Well, I'm the other guy--the one you don't bring home to mama...
  • The F It List by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil

    The F It List by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It started when my hot-as-hell coworker offered to give me my first O.Let me back-up.It actually started when I got dumped at the altar.If I have to see one more sympathetic head tilt from someone asking me how I’m holding up…I might lose it.After some serious self-reflection (and momentarily swearing off men forever) I decided the only way to figure out what I want in life is to make a list...
  • January On Fire: A Firefighter Fake Marriage Romance by Chase Jackson

    January On Fire: A Firefighter Fake Marriage Romance by Chase Jackson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Our marriage might be fake, but the heat between us is real. Brady Cassidy was always around. The girl next door. But as we grew up, my time in the military made us grow apart. She isn’t my little Ladybug anymore. She’s a confident, curvy beauty. And I want her to climb my ladder. Until her mom got sick and everything changed...
  • Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

    Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when the boy you've wanted your whole life finally wants you back? I'm used to taking what I want, being the best at what I do. During the day, I make big bucks as New York's premiere consultant. At night, I can get any girl I lay my eyes on...
  • Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "I need you to protect my sister." Not the typical request from a best friend. But when I locked eyes with Abigail, there was no turning back. The loss of my wife left me and my daughter broken. A despair so deep, the billions I had couldn't come close to fixing. Abigail was more than just green eyes and gorgeous curves. She was a precious thing I wanted to save and protect...
  • Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    She’s got two strikes against her.Her name is Erickson and her parents own The Bagel Place.It wasn’t always that way. When we were nine, we were best friends. But then a feud between our dads ripped their successful business apart—and my best friend was ripped away too.Our paths were bound to cross again. Now, both our families are vying for the same spot on a Food Channel’s reality show...
  • Love Me Like This by Bella Andre

    Love Me Like This by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Justin Morrison first laid eyes on Taylor and fell head over heels in love with her, even though he knew she could never be his. He's tried everything he can to get over her--including moving to another country--but she's still the only woman he'll ever want. Eight years is a heck of a long time to secretly love someone...
  • Heartthrob by Katie McCoy

    Heartthrob by Katie McCoy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Move over, Colin Firth - there’s a new Darcy in town! Jax Hawthorne is Hollywood’s sexiest bad boy. I’m a glorified secretary who thinks color-coding my library is a wild Friday night. So when he shows up after all this time wanting to make good on our childhood deal to tie the knot, it’s not because he can’t resist my perfect credit score...
  • Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Walking in on Riley pole dancing in her private studio made me want to take her on the spot. Owning things is second nature for me. But Riley isn’t so easy to own. Her confidence is enough to make me go ape sh#t. One sway of her hips had her owning me . Now her studio is on the chopping block - and I’m the butcher. She needs to place to live and my house is perfect...
  • Mine Forever by Weston Parker

    Mine Forever by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I never gave a f*ck about my family’s billions. I’m a military man, honorable and true. But my damn brother felt differently. He had me tossed in prison for a crime I didn’t commit, and now, all I think about is revenge. It slowly becomes an obsession until something finally breaks through the dark cloud. My high school sweetheart...
  • Cuffing Her: A Small Town Cop Romance by Emily Bishop

    Cuffing Her: A Small Town Cop Romance by Emily Bishop

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's my only suspect. Guess I'll have to restrain her.We don't have a ton of crime in this small town.And usually it doesn't involve hot-as-fu@k chefs.As retired Special Forces, I like things safe. Orderly. Suspects are totally off limits. But around Naomi, I can't think with anything except my co@k. To say I'm closed off is an understatement...
  • Wicked by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Wicked by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What could be worse than catching your creepy boss in an inappropriate position? Hearing him say your name... Bailey This day couldn't get any worse. I just saw my boss Mr. Dent's extremely unimpressive... dent. A night of drinking with my best friend is exactly what I need. Hunter is always there for me. The perfect Mr. Nice Guy. Hunter This day couldn't get any better...
  • Possessive Best Friend by B.B. Hamel

    Possessive Best Friend by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I lost her once… I won’t let her get away again.We were best friends until she left for college. I stayed back in our small town and we lost touch… until she comes storming back into my life.Lora Lofthouse. Rich girl from a powerful family. And I’m the bad boy from the bad family that’s going to bring her back down to earth.She wants my help setting up a business...
  • Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katie Kelley has all the ingredients of a happy life: a home she adores, the best friends anyone could ask for, and a job as a pastry chef that she loves. If only she could get one single doctor to take her seriously enough to figure out what the heck is going on with her health...
  • Married A Stripper by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Married A Stripper by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    76,000 words. 300-page standalone romance novel. Includes free bonus book. I should have known that going to Vegas with Astra would cause more problems than it solved, but I never imagined that her latest scheme would completely change my life. Senator’s daughter, Piety Van Allen, wakes up in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night’s escapes...
  • Becoming Faith by Joy Eileen

    Becoming Faith by Joy Eileen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The JackholeS are back... In the explosive ending to Faith and Kill's roller coaster love story, Faith has finally surrendered to the inevitable conclusion that she was meant for Kill. Her acceptance came at the perfect time, because the JackholeS are on their way to LA to record their chart-breaking album. But LA and their burgeoning fame comes with another set of obstacles...
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