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  • Kiss My Giraffe by Erin Nicholas

    Kiss My Giraffe by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Enemies to friends to almost lovers then back to enemies…to lovers. She's got a lot of baggage. .. literally and figuratively. And an entourage. And a freaking giraffe. For real. For a guy who wants to keep things simple, this is anything but. So why can't he stay away? Knox and Fiona's story! Finally!
  • The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

    The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "The perfect escape for readers wanting to get away. "—Booklist. One woman takes the vacation of a lifetime in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold a family together from #1. New York Times. bestselling author Susan Mallery. Single mom Robyn Caldwell needs a new plan for her future.   She has always put her family first...
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  • Turbulent Fires by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Fires by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some people run from the fire. Wolf Young flies straight into it. Wolf Young has always lived with his eyes on the horizon and his hands on the throttle. Airline captain, daredevil, adrenaline junkie — Wolf is the kind of man who thrives on turbulence, not comfort...
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    from hate to love  contemporary  humor
  • Second Chance for the Single Mom by Cassie Cole

    Second Chance for the Single Mom by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was supposed to be a one-night stand with my ex. As a single mom, I desperately needed a night of guilt-free fun. But when I showed up at his place, his two best friends were there. That didn’t stop us. It only made things a lot more fun. Now it’s weeks later, and I still can’t get that sweaty night of fun out of my head. And the three swoony guys? I keep running into them around town...
  • Jingle Bell Hell by Denise Grover Swank, A.R. Casella

    Jingle Bell Hell by Denise Grover Swank, A.R. Casella

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a sexually repressed control freak. He’s a muscular ex-con with heavier baggage than Santa’s toy bag. They’re everything each other never wanted. Mary. I’m usually the first person on my block to decorate for Christmas. This year? Humbug...
  • Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak. He promises me the ride of my life...
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    single-mother  humor  contemporary  cowboys  m-f
  • One Enchanted Moment by Sarah Morgan

    One Enchanted Moment by Sarah Morgan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan will sweep you away with her Puffin Island series! Life has just thrown Skylar Tempest a serious curveball. So she’s returned home to Puffin Island to regroup among friends. Unfortunately, that means seeing Alec Hunter, who’s become a big-deal TV historian. Sky’s never liked the cynical Alec, and the feeling was mutual. But maybe that was then...
  • Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Dirty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’s obsessed with her. She wants nothing to do with him. Rick Lawrence doesn’t get attached to women. He beds them and sends them on their way. Then, he sees her. Mary Patrick is the ultimate good girl—religious, moral, responsible. She spends all her time at church or with her nose in a book. The second he lays eyes on her he must have her. She makes him want to be better...
  • The Summer Hotel Lovely Bay: Gorgeous contemporary romance. by Polly Babbington

    The Summer Hotel Lovely Bay: Gorgeous contemporary romance. by Polly Babbington

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old hotel. A beach town. A romance by the sea. ♥Romantic book readers on contemporary romance author Polly I could give 6 stars I would! Eminently readable, I devoured this in a day...
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    from hate to love  contemporary  humor
  • Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale

    Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Mavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her. But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person...
  • Greek Secret by Francesca Catlow

    Greek Secret by Francesca Catlow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Set on the sun-drenched island of Corfu, Greek Secret is the perfect romantic getaway for fans of Karen Swan, Kate Frost and Paige Toon. When Ruby arrives in Corfu, she’s greeted by a sparkling sea, hot sand and a new future...
  • Good to Be Bad by Lili Valente, Lauren Blakely

    Good to Be Bad by Lili Valente, Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It was only supposed to be one time. But that red-hot one night stand from the party? The sexy man in the suit who gave me more Os in a few hours than I've had in a year? Turns out my charming British stranger is keeping a little secret. He's as much of a whiz in the kitchen as he is in the bedroom and soon we'll be going head-to-head in NYC's biggest bake off. My one-time lover is now my enemy...
  • Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels

    Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The deal was fake girlfriend, real chemistry, no strings attached. Abigail Stone owes Rex Montgomery a favor, and all he wants is a date to his brother's wedding. Fake it for a weekend, everyone walks away happy. But Rex isn't the good guy she thought she knew. And when they're forced to share more than just the charade, the line between pretend and reality starts to blur...
  • Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart. Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire. ”. Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial...
  • TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE! TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together. Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill...
  • Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 27 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together… and the secrets that tear them apart…...
  • The Diary at the Last House Before the Sea by Liz Eeles

    The Diary at the Last House Before the Sea by Liz Eeles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ‘Dear Diary, I have so much to keep secret. Maybe I am cruel to leave. But I have no choice…’. Thirty-one-year old Clara’s family have called their cosy cottage in the grounds of Brellasham Manor ‘home’ her whole life. And when River, the owner’s son, returns after sixteen years away, at first Clara is wary...
  • Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to. THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…. Clean Slate (Charity Case #0. 5). Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news...
  • Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince

    Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve had my fair share of bad relationships. I’ve dated liars, cheaters, shoe fetishists, and everything in between. Sure, these experiences would make any woman cynical when it comes to dipping her toe back into the dating pool, but I used my past for good and made a career out of helping other women avoid going down the same paths I had. And I was damn good at it...
  • Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince Author

    Seducing Lola by Jessica Prince Author

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve had my fair share of bad relationships. I’ve dated liars, cheaters, shoe fetishists, and everything in between. Sure, these experiences would make any woman cynical when it comes to dipping her toe back into the dating pool, but I used my past for good and made a career out of helping other women avoid going down the same paths I had. And I was damn good at it...
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    from hate to love  humor  contemporary
  • Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Wealthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An all-new sexy standalone enemies-to-lovers office romance. He's everything she hates. Arrogant. Cocky. Wealthy. Wells Covington is the Tony Stark of Wall Street. He's never met a deal he couldn't conquer, and never met a human who could out maneuver him. Until her. .. and she's the only thing on his mind. Meadow Carlson. She tanks his mega real estate deal the first time they meet...
  • Nailed by You by Nikki Mays

    Nailed by You by Nikki Mays

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kellie has had it with men! Especially good for nothing sperm donors who never see their daughter! The only men who don’t get on her nerves are her father, brother and Mason Ross. The first two for obvious reasons and the last one, well. .. he’s just Mason. Sweet, silly and more handsome than any man should ever be. Too bad a man like him can have any woman that he wants...
  • Insta Kiss by Jen Atkinson

    Insta Kiss by Jen Atkinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    I’ve kissed a few guys. Okay, many, many guys. But on my terms. One kiss, that’s all they get. That’s the rule. And then I set them loose. Bethany Barns has one goal—to hate Tate Wilhelm. It should be easy, considering he stole her job, and she now has to answer to him as the boss. Her plan to make his life utterly miserable is on track...
  • Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Falon Whyte books a cruise for her girlfriend of two years. What she hopes will be a fun vacation quickly turns out to be a nightmare. Falon is normally a woman who can roll with the punches, but life delivers a series of blows that knock her on her butt and leave her stranded in Honduras with the company of an uptight woman she doesn’t like. Haley Hollis isn’t having a good time, either...
  • The Birds and the Bees by Milly Johnson

    The Birds and the Bees by Milly Johnson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR!  A warm, tender and utterly hilarious story about love and betrayal from the Sunday Times bestselling author of. The Queen of Wishful Thinking. Love can sting. Or make you fly . .. Romance writer and single mum Stevie Honeywell has only weeks to go to her wedding when her fiancé Matthew runs off with her glamorous new friend Jo MacLean...
  • Stubborn as a Mule by Juliette Poe

    Stubborn as a Mule by Juliette Poe

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Down in Whynot, NC, there are three things that hold true: 1) life moves just a little bit slower, 2) family means everything, and 3) you don’t mess with history. When his family decides to sell a home that’s been part of their history for over a century, Lowe Mancinkus is madder than a hornet...
  • A Co-Worker's Crush by Piper Rayne

    A Co-Worker's Crush by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It took me a long time to realize I shouldn’t date the women I work with. It cost me three tattoo guns, a job, five motorcycle tires, and I’m not even counting the t-shirts I never got back. It feels different with Frankie but she comes with a little daughter and a crap load of other baggage. I’m not the guy you take home to your parents, let alone your child...
  • Captivating In Love  (The Maverick Billionaires) by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Captivating In Love (The Maverick Billionaires) by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gideon Jones came back from war a changed man. Though the Maverick Billionaires claim he’s one of their own, he knows he doesn't deserve to be part of their tightly knit unit. Just like he doesn't deserve Rosie Diaz—an amazing mother…and an utterly captivating woman that he can't stop dreaming about...
  • Jessica Beam is a Hot Mess by Kirsty Greenwood

    Jessica Beam is a Hot Mess by Kirsty Greenwood

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 30 ratings
    Jessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only lately she's been forgetting to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother. Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either...
  • How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a librarian. Dylan’s a rockstar. We can’t possibly be a match despite what the meddlesome matchmakers of the small town of Winter Falls think. No one is more surprised than me when Dylan walks into a wall the first time he catches sight of me. Even more surprising? He immediately asks me out. Um, I don’t think so...
  • Real Thing by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Real Thing by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I got cold feet and I ran, jilting America’s favorite bachelor at the altar. On national television. No worries. Grumpy Nolan Brighton, to the rescue. One middle-of-the-night phone call was all it took. In my lowest moment, my grumpy boss pulled up in the getaway car, whisking me and my poofy wedding dress away from the train station. No questions asked...
  • Dial L for Lawyer by Megan Wade

    Dial L for Lawyer by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When your career explodes and every law firm in Chicago won’t touch you, there’s only one man arrogant enough to help… for a price. SERENA. I’ve been avoiding Caleb Kingsley for six months. Six months since I agreed to dinner, then had a panic attack trying to squeeze into my shapewear. Why? Because billionaire lawyers who date supermodels don’t date ex-big girls with loose skin for days...
  • Married by Sunday by Sarah Ready

    Married by Sunday by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Opposites clash in this wild, unpredictable rom com, where two strangers team up to stop a wedding at all costs. Nathaniel Barry is monochromatic, meticulous, and uptight. Izzy Harris is wild, unpredictable, and free-spirited. Nathaniel has a trendy apartment, a successful career, and a girlfriend he’s about to propose to. Izzy has no home, no career, and nobody special to hold her down...
  • Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox

    Hot for the Handyman by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's got just the right tool to fix her broken heart . .. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again. This is Bianca’s story . .. Bianca’s life is insane...
  • Romance by the Book by Sarah Ready

    Romance by the Book by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Welcome to Romeo, NY where it's not a matter of if you find your soul mate, only when. Book-loving librarian Jessie has loved Gavin Williams for practically her whole life. So when a psychic predicts that Gavin is Jessie’s one fated soul mate, she’s ecstatic. There’s just one itty bitty little problem. Gavin’s engaged to marry another woman. What’s a book lover to do? Easy...
  • Flutter by Carrie Aarons

    Flutter by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He can’t stand her, and best believe, the feeling is mutual. Her life is the complete opposite of what he desires. So, why can’t they keep their hands off each other? Forrest Nash is a smug know-it-all...
  • Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts

    Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts will have readers laughing and swooning in turn as two rival business owners compete for the homes and hearts of Moonlight Harbor. Brody Green is finding it hard to recover after being dumped by his fiancée, Jenna Jones, then watching her walk down the aisle with someone else...
  • The Key to the Last House Before the Sea: A totally unforgettable page-turner full of family secrets by Liz Eeles

    The Key to the Last House Before the Sea: A totally unforgettable page-turner full of family secrets by Liz Eeles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tears trickling down her cheeks, she recognises her grandmother’s writing scrawled across the manila envelope. Inside is an engraved key that sits heavy in her hand. Will the tumbledown cottage be the start of a new life – or will it tear her life apart? With her back to the sparkling sea, single mum Nessa stands in the doorway of the stone cottage her grandmother left behind...
  • Crashing Into You by Melanie Shawn

    Crashing Into You by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kennedy Dawes knew her perfect partner was out there…but she was beginning to wonder if he was playing hide and seek in camouflage in the woods because she sure as hell couldn’t find him...
  • Two Wrongs Made Right by Ali Parker

    Two Wrongs Made Right by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just because my brother found love doesn’t mean I have to. I’d rather focus on other things. Like money. It never gives you sleepless nights that drive you insane. But the single mom I hooked up with at my brother’s wedding? She’s got me sweating. I can’t get her out of my head. Those curves. That smart mouth. She’s the right kind of trouble. But I’m the wrong kind of guy. Or not...
  • Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Rival Desires, where the rivalry is fiery, but the romance? It's downright scorching. Meet Cory charming, socially awkward, and co-owner of the established Palo Alto finance firm Gracen & McCrae. Enter Rylee Palmer, the brilliant, enigmatic head of the new game-changer in town, Palmer Money Management...
  • Spies Don't Fall for Their Rival by Meg Easton

    Spies Don't Fall for Their Rival by Meg Easton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a spy for the Clandestine Services Agency. She’s a spy for the CIA. They’ve been clashing on joint missions for months, but their worlds are about to seriously collide. Here are three things that I know. 1) I’m an expert at reading body language, 2) I excel as an intelligence operative, and 3) Ledger Lancaster — daring, fearless, and recklessly charming — is my rival...
  • One Night with You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    One Night with You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall for your best friend. That’s the rule. The code. Claire Harlow always follows rules—except this one. However, when an attack leaves both of their worlds shaken, she decides to walk away from what could have been and hide within her own shadows. Kingston Montgomery is the man who saves the day. At least that’s what he’s always told himself—until one day he was too late...
  • Save the Drama for Your Mama by Rich Amooi

    Save the Drama for Your Mama by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Forget meet-cute. This is a meet-disaster. Melody. Cooper Galloway was my bookstore crush for all of five minutes. Then he opened his mouth and ruined my fantasy. Things go from bad to worse when I arrive for my new job and HE greets me at the door...
  • Run with It by M.L. Nystrom

    Run with It by M.L. Nystrom

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The struggle is real.   Beverly spends so much of her time juggling her four kids, a dead-beat ex, and two jobs that she never has time for herself or another man in her life. Then Connor moves in next door. Connor is healing from a hard break from his family and is working to find his own identity.   He has no interest in joining another one. Then he meets his neighbor...
  • Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He wants her. She hates him. Penn Hargrove is a playboy. He goes through women so fast he doesn’t remember their names. Until he sees her…. Campbell Page, the ball-busting, no nonsense union rep. The first time she glares at him, he knows there’s more behind those light blue eyes and sassy mouth. He wants her in his bed. She wants to kill him, more than once. He’s relentless in his pursuit...
  • The Grumpy Billionaire's Mafia Princess by Ashlie Silas

    The Grumpy Billionaire's Mafia Princess by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The mafia has no place for a pretty boy, but Graham Steele is far more than a handsome billionaire. When two men cornered me that night at the bar, Graham appeared with effortless authority and saved me. I woke up in his mansion, snow piling up outside, trapping me with Mr. Tall, Dark, and Grumpy. As the snow piles higher and the temperature drops, so do our defenses...
  • Just My Fake Husband by Deb Goodman

    Just My Fake Husband by Deb Goodman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Gabriel Tate was Mr. Perfect…until one bad night got him totally cancelled. He's the Tate family’s Golden Boy, and incredibly sexy to boot. I almost consider helping him when he begs for my public relations expertise to fix the repercussions of his actions. It’s not my fault his own father fired him from the ginormous company he was set to take over...
  • Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow

    Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As a wedding photographer, it’s no surprise that Ashley Murphy, despite her perpetual singleness, is a little in love with love. When she catches a hunky best man checking her out while on the job, her heart all but shouts, “He’s the one. " Until he opens his mouth. Colton Banks is a cocky lawyer with a mean streak a country mile wide. Colton prefers order to chaos...
  • It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks

    It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The first time I meet Joe Channing he’s dressed head-to-toe in black, lurking around my grandmother's house. Up to no good? All signs point to yes. Dangerous? Obviously. Just look at him. Sexy as hell? With those blue eyes and that wicked smile—I mean, he isn’t NOT good-looking. .. The second time I see him, he’s trying to kill my grandmother. At least it looks that way. At first...
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