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  • Crew by Melody Anne

    Crew by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...
  • Torin by Maryann Jordan

    Torin by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Celtic Cock… the family pub Torin Flanigan ran with his sister. It took up all his time and energy, making it easy to fend off the multiple propositions he got from women every night. But there was one woman that caught, and held, his eye. Erin McBride...
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  • Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name...
  • Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After finishing a hard-won medical residency, Owen Sinclair now lives his dream as a family physician. The windfall that brought him newfound wealth has also made handsome Dr. Sinclair the town’s most eligible bachelor...
  • Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée...
  • Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place. ". Three things I know about Eli:. 1. I broke his heart over a decade ago. 2. The reason I left him was. unspeakable. . A secret I've kept hidden all these years. 3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with. him. . How is this my life! ?! Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life...
  • Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He saw her at her most vulnerable and she never wanted to see him again. Dove Oswald never expected to come face to face with the man who saved her life ever again. Nor did she expect him to save her a second time. Surprised by the spark of attraction between them, when she realizes he's hiding something she's determined to figure out what it is...
  • Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I killed a man. Paid ten years of my life for it. Then she blew through my front door, all trainwreck and temptation. A broken soul. … An invitation to danger.
  • The Billionaire’s Bride by L. Steele

    The Billionaire’s Bride by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You are mine. That's what they tell me. Edward. My first love, who turned his back on me. The hot ex-priest turned bad boy with the dangerous smile and the now unleashed passionate temper that thrills me to my core. I thought I'd lost him, but he's back and his dark molten gaze follows me possessively wherever I go. Baron. My savior. My second chance...
  • Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unexpected kiss at sunset can change your life. Luke overcame his background, thanks to the military. Now, a medic at the county jail on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he had a job, small apartment, and friends. Not bad for a loner like him. Allie was sunshine, laughter, and fun. A teacher with a glow about her that made him wish to be worthy of a woman like her. A phone call changed his life...
  • Hudson by Melody Anne

    Hudson by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne begins a sizzling and heartfelt series about Joseph Anderson’s long-lost nephews. Hudson Anderson has watched his brothers fall victim to the marriage flu. He wants nothing to do with it. That is until he meets a fiery Daisy Green who shows up on the property he’s just purchased, calling him a thief, and insisting the property isn’t his...
  • Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights. Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown up, he’s watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn’t made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual...
  • Save Me by Logan Chance

    Save Me by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A friends to lovers military romance. Life changes us all. But, not as much as the military. Ryan Wagner, is fresh out of the service, and trying his hardest to settle into his life in Miami. The only souvenir from his time spent overseas is a shoulder injury which brings him closer to his best friend. Lizzy ‘Lizard’ Packer hasn’t seen Ryan since he left for boot camp...
  • Brandon by Melody Anne

    Brandon by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne comes the third and final book in the Anderson Billionaires series—a feel-good romance about learning to trust and believing in happy endings...
  • 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...
  • Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friends to lovers romance… and then some. Run a pie shop with her sisters for a year. Date for the first time at age twenty-nine. Don’t be terrified. Well, she’s got the first thing under control at least. Mostly. But this is exactly what a best friend is for. Advice, pep talks, matchmaking, sex education…...
  • Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be. Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk...
  • Billionaire’s Sins by L. Steele

    Billionaire’s Sins by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On your knees. .. Father Edward Chase. Brooding. Growly. And. .. unavailable. He's the hot priest. I am a belly dancer. He's haunted by his past. I am trying to carve out a future for my studio. He’s at war with himself, and I am the casualty. There is nothing he will put before his calling. No stone he will leave unturned for his flock. He’ll never give in to the attraction between us,...
  • A Love So True by Delaney Cameron

    A Love So True by Delaney Cameron

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thinks of him as a friend. He's loved her since high school. She's holding on to the past. He's worked hard to overcome his. Brooks knew better than to fall in love with Jaclyn. She's a trust fund kid, and he's from the wrong side of the tracks. Guys like him never end up with girls like her. His head understood the rules. His heart was another story.
  • 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...
  • Finding Summer by Suzanne Halliday

    Finding Summer by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Protector Alpha and a Sunshine Girl. He's not what he seems and she's an open book. Arnie Templeton is NIGHTWIND’s resident clown. He has a big corner office and the swagger that comes with nobody, except his bosses, having a clue what he did with his time. But that's only part of his story. Inherited wealth coupled with a messed up childhood almost derailed his life...
  • Saving Madeline by Nicole Flockton

    Saving Madeline by Nicole Flockton

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When doing the right thing endangers her life. Madeline Dawson has always had a crush on her best friend's brother, Kaleb, but she won't cross the line because, you know, "girlfriend code". The day she overhears a conversation, not meant for her ears, though, all bets are off. Now she'll need Kaleb and his Navy SEAL skills to keep her safe. All bets are off when his woman's life is jeopardized...
  • Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Faith. Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position. That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California...
  • Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one will hurt his girl ever again. .. After leaving her abusive ex, Lindy is finally feeling like herself again. She joined a book club of romance lovers like her and lives on the Reaper's Wolves MC compound—safe and protected from her past. Especially since one MC member has appointed himself her personal bodyguard. .. Military veteran Timber is used to being judged...
  • Ransom (Whiskey Run: Heroes) by Hope Ford

    Ransom (Whiskey Run: Heroes) by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Her kidnapper wants my secrets. I want Brooklyn. This is one mission that I can’t lose. She’s been by my side for five years. She’s put up with my crap and her devotion to me and the business is obvious. She believes in what we’re doing here, and I know she’d never betray me. But this is not a game I’m willing to lose. I’ll give up all my secrets to keep her safe...
  • Give Me Forever by Weston Parker

    Give Me Forever by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was lust at first sight. Her curves turned my head, but it wasn’t until she became my assistant that I knew I needed far more than her body. She needs me too. Well, really, she needs my money—bad enough to agree to become my fake fiancée. Her family business is going under, and I’m all-in on being the knight in shining armor...
  • Evermore by Corinne Michaels

    Evermore by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a new story in her Salvation series…. I was poised to become partner at my law firm even before I became secretly engaged to my boss. After being humiliated by him on my wedding day, I can’t face working for him any longer. So I quit, waving my middle finger on my way out...
  • The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    3 rules for protecting your best friends’ little And we broke them all…. Sierra Beckett is so off-limits I’ve never even looked at her twice. I’m best friends with her four brothers, and I do not have a death wish. Unfortunately, Sierra and I are stuck in a safe house with one bed and a set of rules we can’t help but break…. I know I should resist the temptation but I don’t want to...
  • The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    The Rules We Break by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    3 rules for protecting your best friends’ little And we broke them all…. Sierra Beckett is so off-limits I’ve never even looked at her twice. I’m best friends with her four brothers, and I do not have a death wish. Unfortunately, Sierra and I are stuck in a safe house with one bed and a set of rules we can’t help but break…. I know I should resist the temptation but I don’t want to...
  • Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The battle of wits and flirtatious energy between them was enough to satisfy the desire hiding behind his playful demeanor. Until it wasn't, now he'll stop at nothing to make her his. When I first met Taylor I was enthralled by her very being. The way she was confident, fierce, and loyal to those closest to her made her all the more captivating...
  • Billionaire’s Promise by L. Steele

    Billionaire’s Promise by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You're in my way. .. With those words. .. Baron Masters had crashed into my life. Gorgeous devil. Hate-worthy. Instant enemy who was sent to protect me. He's an ex-soldier. I am the woman his friend turned his back on. He's trying to escape his demons. I am trying to get over being abandoned. The connection between us is intense. Forbidden. .. and all wrong. My heart belongs to someone else...
  • The Stone Family Treasure by Taylor Hart

    The Stone Family Treasure by Taylor Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man who lost everything. The woman who won’t believe in true love. Will they finally forgive themselves and find the gold? ★★★★★The exciting conclusion of the Stone Family Romances! From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series! Hunter Stone, Navy SEAL didn’t want to wake up to the news that he’d lost … him. The person he’d been with for so long...
  • Eats for Free by Danielle Allen

    Eats for Free by Danielle Allen

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Eats for FreeA Veterans Day Hot Holiday HookupThe sign said Veterans eat for free. And that’s exactly what I let him do.
  • Broken Beauty by Stella Andrews

    Broken Beauty by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I ran from the beast into the arms of the Devil. ”. Sophia Moretti. Maverick. It takes a special kind of glue to mend a broken Angel. She came to the right place—or so she thought. Broken, traumatized and scared. Her past was a place that had no business in her future. But she ran to me. She should have kept running. Sophia...
  • Deadly Protector by Katie Reus

    Deadly Protector by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to the USA Today bestselling Red Stone Security series with Deadly Protector! He’s a former thief. Dimitri’s world is turned upside down when he meets Zamira. The sweet single mom knows nothing about who he used to be. He should stay away, because he’s the last thing she needs in her life. But when she’s targeted by a threat from her past, he can’t keep his distance any longer...
  • One Night with the Player (Club Curve) by Eve London

    One Night with the Player (Club Curve) by Eve London

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A brother's best friend. A sister's forbidden desire. Olivia. The man who ruined me for any other is coming home. He thinks he won't have to deal with me, but I’m waiting for him. I need answers only he can provide, and I won’t rest until I get them. The only problem is… once I see Leo Steele, the feelings I’ve kept locked up inside break free...
  • Pull Me In by Weston Parker

    Pull Me In by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the business of matchmaking and can’t find love? That’s me. It’s always fun to find that special someone for our client, you know, the one they ride off into the sunset with. But me? I just get burned by the sun, stung by bees, and wind up sea sick from the boat ride. Unfortunately my twin sister and I made a pact when we were kids regarding this ‘love’ thing...
  • Pull Me In by Weston Parker

    Pull Me In by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the business of matchmaking and can’t find love? That’s me. It’s always fun to find that special someone for our client, you know, the one they ride off into the sunset with. But me? I just get burned by the sun, stung by bees, and wind up sea sick from the boat ride. Unfortunately my twin sister and I made a pact when we were kids regarding this ‘love’ thing...
  • Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only a billionaire mafia could think he could escape death. I’m his heart specialist, and he’s the patient I absolutely can’t resist. So, when he called me his girlfriend to please his family, I could only nod in agreement. Giovanni might be my forbidden patient and fake lover…But I have real dreams about him taking my V-card. Soon, these dreams would turn into nightmares...
  • Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter

    Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with an irresistible Original Heartbreakers story about a woman who's never felt desired and the man who wants her more than air to breathe…. Bullied in high school, Dorothea Mathis's past is full of memories she'd rather forget. But there's one she can't seem to shake—her long-standing crush on former army ranger Daniel Porter...
  • We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hunter Raven: A force of nature, the epitome of a broody alpha male. Enigmatic, broody alpha male. Guess I gotta push that out because I am his therapist now. Turns out, he is going to be my most challenging client ever! Everything about this relationship is wrong. He’s ex-military, running away from demons of his past,. And I’m supposed to be treating him...
  • Engage by June Gray

    Engage by June Gray

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    PART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES. The past has a way of catching up. .. A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again. Don't miss Capture, part six of the Disarm series!
  • Bishop's Queen by Katie Reus

    Bishop's Queen by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Return to the Endgame trilogy where blood is thick, but passion is thicker…. He doesn’t believe in fairy-tale endings…. They used to call Evan Bishop the golden boy. He had it all and was about to close the business deal of a lifetime, then marry the woman of his dreams. But everything goes to hell when a faceless enemy wants to destroy his family’s empire and see him dead...
  • Tripped by Love by L.J. Evans

    Tripped by Love by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a broody bodyguard with secrets he can’t share. She’s a busy single mom with a restaurant to run. They’re just friends until a little white lie changes everything. Marco Hernandez is the somber trainer here only to bend my body into shape, but when the perfectly sculpted man holds my son in his arms and smiles, I’m a goner. Weak legs. Pounding veins...
  • Dr. Fake Fiance by Louise Bay

    Dr. Fake Fiance by Louise Bay

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    What’s a heartbroken American to do when she’s in London trying to get over her ex? Find herself a fake fiancé. Obviously. I’m walking past Big Ben, trying to get over the world’s worst break up, when I slam into a hot hunk of British man. And pour scorching hot coffee all over him...
  • As You Are by Claire Cain

    As You Are by Claire Cain

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07MFBGCFL. Dr. Elizabeth Kent never expected to fall for someone like Sergeant First Class Jake Harrison—someone who knocks her off balance and forces her to be honest with herself. She has finally admitted she doesn’t want the life of a professor, even if it means disappointing her family and throwing away years of work...
  • Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover

    Prodigal Son by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When she was a little girl, Remy Archer fell in love with Hyde Fuller at first sight. He was the only thing she could see for a very long time. For Remy, it never mattered that Hyde was always too serious and always seemed so sad. To her, he was the very best, and the center of her entire world. She never dreamed he would let her down when she needed him the most...
  • The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. Our history had been defined by kisses. The one he stole from me at 17. The one I gave to him at 20. The one we shared when I was 27 changed the course of everything. I’d had a crush on Levi Walker my entire life, but he always saw me as a child. A little girl running around the yard, dancing under sprinklers, and dreaming of princes...
  • Waking Up Married by Reese Ryan

    Waking Up Married by Reese Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will these friends’ temporary Vegas marriage lead to forever? Find out in this Bourbon Brothers novel from Reese Ryan! What’s wrong with a little fake marriage between friends? Their night on the town is a blank, but when Zora Abbott and Dallas Hamilton awaken in a Vegas hotel room, they’re man and wife...
  • The Bodyguard Next Door by Cynthia Eden

    The Bodyguard Next Door by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s danger and a wicked, hot grin…. Iris Stuart may have a small crush on her neighbor. After all, Pierce Jennings is gorgeous, muscled, and he has a laugh that makes her toes curl. But she is not going down that particular path of temptation with the former Army Ranger and current Wilde agent. Nope. Not happening. They’ll stay in the friend zone because it’s safer that way...
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