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Ashes by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye. Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves... -
Starting Over by Marie Force
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn a drunken stupor, Brandon O'Malley frightens his brother Aidan's girlfriend, enraging his brother and the rest of his family. Aidan offers Brandon the choice of rehab or jail, and Brandon reluctantly enters treatment. While in rehab, Brandon confronts the lifetime of secrets and resentments that fueled his spiral into alcoholism, and these revelations have a major effect on his entire family... -
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Surrender: The Arranged Hearts Series by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKachelle Lewis is tired of waiting for love. As a successful Pediatric Orthodontist, she has everything else going for herself, but the one thing she desires most seems to be just out of reach. Coming home to an empty home has gotten old, and Kachelle longs for companionship... -
Swept Into Love by Melissa Foster
The Ryders are a series of sexy stand-alone romances. These hot contemporary romance novels feature alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary romance, and women's fiction. It’s been years since Sally Tuft’s husband died and she was left to raise her teenage son alone... -
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Flame by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHer past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him. Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her... -
Mail-Order Brides For Christmas by Frankie Love, Hope Ford
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Mistletoe Brothers are ready to save Snow Valley … even if it means marrying complete strangers. The six women who arrive in this mountainside town all have very different reasons for agreeing to an arranged marriage. And none of them quite know what to make of the six ruggedly handsome brothers who greet them. But they do know this: there’s no turning back... -
Shame the Devil by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe thing about Thor is, he’s great at swinging that hammer. But he doesn’t settle down. Harlan Kristiansen may not be good at many things, but he can sure catch a pass. He’s an All-Pro at charming a room, too, and then there’s that Norse God thing. He can even figure out how to tackle a woman and save her from a charging bison. On skis... -
Tension: The Arranged Hearts Series by C. Monet
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTension /ˈtenSH(ə)n/ The silent force that can either draw two hearts together or push them apart. Dakota Buck a rough around the edges music executive, strides through life calling the shots with an aura of grit. Yet beneath his rugged exterior lies a complex man shaped by a past marred by betrayal and disappointment, leaving him guarded against true connection and trust... -
Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Kirkus Reviews' Best Picture Book of 2020 I A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People I A 2021 ALA A Feminist Book Project's Top Ten Book I A 2021 South Asia Book Award Honor Book. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni... -
The Heir: A Forbidden Romance with a Modern-Day Duke by Elodie Hart
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor nine hundred years, the Dukes of Oxford have served three the crown, our title, and our estate, Belvedere. Love? That's not in the De Vere family playbook. Passion? Reserved strictly for producing heirs. We marry for duty, bed for bloodlines, and keep our desires locked away like the family silver. As heir to the dukedom, I've perfected the art of noble restraint... -
Bliss by Kaylee Ryan
Cooper. Reese Latham was about to make the biggest mistake of her life. At eight-years-old, we vowed to be best friends for the rest of our lives, thinking nothing could ever change that. We were both wrong— we made mistakes, and grew apart. Until I realized living without her wasn’t an option. I was almost too late. .. but I wouldn’t stand by and watch her walk down the aisle to another man...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Us by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe trouble with love is timing is everything…. Amelia. I was never supposed to fall in love with an older man. Let alone a man who is practically family. We were too much, too soon. Our families were caught in the crossfire of our forbidden affair. So, we said our goodbyes. Four years have passed, and my ex is back from London. He’s just as devastatingly handsome as I remember... -
Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA bighearted romantic comedy about family and finding the perfect match set against the exuberant backdrop of contemporary Delhi. Home has always been a temporary arrangement for Samara Mansingh, a wayfaring wedding photographer and the daughter of a diplomat. When her father is uprooted once again, Samara needs a place to stay in Delhi. Next the Khanna family... -
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 1 by Jinushi
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy! At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking—and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her... -
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Issued to the Bride: One Airman by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAirman Connor O’Riley never believed in love until he saw proof of it in the most unlikely place--a battlefield in the middle of the Syrian civil war. Now he's in hot water with the Air Force, and if he wants to clear his name he'll have to put his new-found belief in love to the test--by convincing his superior officer's daughter to marry him. Sadie Reed is done with love... -
Arranged Husband by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI don’t believe in fate. I believe in land. Legacy. And protecting what’s mine. I’m a billionaire rancher with dirt on my boots, a sharp tongue, and no patience for men who think power gives them ownership. She’s brilliant. Unyielding. All polished control—until you look close enough to see what she’s been carrying on her own... -
One Night Bride by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJUST ENGAGED. WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE? The plan was simple: find the perfect girl, wife her for a few months, and save my parents from a stinging case of heartbreak. That was before I got my first taste of Skye's whip-sharp tongue. Before she woke up wearing my ring and a hundred questions. Before I found out it takes more than a million dollars to put the sun back in her smile... -
A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce a man who lived by the letter of the law. Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes... -
You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlec Sullivan has always believed he has it all. A billion-dollar private aviation business. A penthouse apartment in New York City. Beautiful women who know better than to expect him ever to fall in love. And great siblings for whom he’d do anything... -
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsVikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love or through exacting maternal appraisal -- a suitable boy for Lata to marry... -
Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratings'A love letter to R&B, youth, and the unforgettable agonies of one's first love. .. I will read everything Patel writes from here on. ' Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy. Lost in the jungle of Los Angeles, Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his perfect brother. Shame for his alcoholism... -
No Honour by Awais Khan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA young woman defies convention in a small Pakistani village, with devastating results for her and her family. A stunning, immense beautiful novel about courage, family and the meaning of love, when everything seems lost…. In sixteen-year-old Abida’s small Pakistani village, there are age-old rules to live by, and her family’s honour to protect... -
Craving Kara by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKara MacKenzie has known since she was fifteen years old that the only way to protect the people you love is by telling them nothing. She’d gotten good at keeping secrets. The day Draco Harrison got out of prison she knew she was in serious trouble. It was impossible to keep secrets from the person who knew you almost as well as you knew yourself. Her plan was to avoid him at all costs... -
Corrupted Oath by Brook Wilder
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe destroyed my world when he corrupted me in his bed. By all means, I'm supposed to hate him. But somewhere along the line, the monster who stole me ended up stealing my heart. He promised me he would do anything to protect me. Anything to protect our baby growing in my belly. To keep me close. And never let me go... -
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Swan by Lila Rose, Becky Johnson
Brought up in the world of motorcycle clubs, Swan Daniels is the shy, quiet princess of Hawks who loves her simple life of reading and working at the library. She’s content. Happy even. She doesn’t want anything to change. Until it does. Tragedy strikes. And Swan’s world darkens in a way she’s never experienced before... -
Tabitha in the Moonlight by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer Prince Charming? Sister Tabitha was an efficient nurse, but when it came to matters of the heart she was less sure of herself. So when she fell in love, she had no idea how to deal with her feelings. Was that why the Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek called her Cinderella? If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage... -
Twisted Alliance: An Arranged Marriage Romance by P.G. Van, P.G. Van
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"It's time for you to pay. .. wife," he said with a cold smile on his darkly handsome face. #1 ROMANCE BESTSELLER ON AMAZON INDIA. Ishani Gujjar led a sheltered life as the heiress of a desert clan. Her world is suddenly shaken when her marriage is arranged to a stranger who came from a faraway place, claiming to be the secret heir of the powerful Thakvar clan... -
Lawyers in Love, Books 1 & 2 Boxed Set by N.M. Silber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce upon a time, two lawyers fell in love across a courtroom . .. Join the crazy antics and spicy romance of the sexiest gang of attorneys in the Philadelphia Criminal Court System. For the first time ever, get the full, unforgettable, story of feisty Public Defender, Gabrielle Ginsberg, and formidable Assistant District Attorney, Braden Pierce... -
A Matter of Trust by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA MATTER OF TRUST is book three of the Christian romance series, BLACKTHORPE SECURITY by Kimberly Rae Jordan. Follow the lives of the men and women working for BlackThorpe Security as they face the challenges of life, faith and love. The BlackThorpe Security series is a spin-off from the Christian romance series, The McKinleys... -
The Perfect Bow by Samirah Zaman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou are cordially invited into the marriage ofSumayyah Rahman & Yousef HasanSumayyah was handed the perfect checklist of what life should education, career, marriage, and children. Having made her father proud by becoming a doctor, she honoured her mother’s wishes by agreeing to an arranged marriage. Yousef was a simple man who had but one to have a family...Categorized as:
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Possessing My Lily by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the second her delicate body thumped into my chest, I knew Lily was mine. It's the deepest feeling I've ever had. Every detail of my gorgeous, sweet girl is precious. Perfect. Yet she's sensitive about certain things, and doesn't trust that we're already together. She just moved south with her two sisters to escape the cold... -
Enemy Mafia Boss Daddy by Kira Cole
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur marriage was supposed to avert a war. But making a husband out of my enemy has turned out to be harder than I thought…. Damien Russo is fifteen years older than me, ten times as broody,. and stubborn to a fault. He also happens to be the new leader of the Russo Mafia and my reluctant husband-to-be. As far as arranged marriages go, this is not a bad deal... -
My Beautiful Chaos by Swati M.H.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove wanes. That’s what my missing groom told me over the phone . . . on our wedding day, no less. I wasn’t about to go down that road again—love, marriage, forever. I had enough on my plate serving as deputy general counsel of our family business and keeping my matchmaking parents off my back. Then Wayland Ramirez comes roaring back into my life... -
The Bratva’s Secret Baby by Deva Blake
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m forced to marry my ruthless Bratva ex. How long until he finds out that my child is his heir? After his rejection, I took my baby far away from the city and got a job as a librarian. I loved my innocent life, but now I’m forced to enter a marriage pact…. With the Bratva daddy who once turned me down. I see him everyday in my child’s blue eyes. But I refuse to live in the past... -
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A Broken Soul by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s terrified of loving her. Quinn Mallick already had his happily-ever-after, and in the blink of an eye it was ripped away from him. Now he’s content to walk through the rest of his life carrying the weight of that guilt on his shoulders. He’s convinced he doesn’t deserve a second chance... -
Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Volume IV of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHere at last is one Irish family's epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family, inhabiting a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations... -
Finding Kennedy by Jacinta Howard
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Kennedy James unexpectedly shows up at her grandma’s house in Tyler, Texas, no one knows what to make of her arrival—including her. The only thing Kennedy does know is that something in her life has to change, and it needs to happen right now. She’s been numb for much too long. Then she meets Travis Broussard, the perceptively cool guitarist of the indie soul band, The Prototype...Categorized as:
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The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Karuna Ezara Parikh
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn extraordinary tale of love in a world being torn asunder. It is 2001 and Daya and Aaftab have just met in a park in Cardiff. She is studying ballet and he is practising in a law firm. She falls madly in love. He does, but he also cannot, because he is Muslim and there are certain rules... -
Wi-Fi Wifey by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSo what happened? We slept together. I… I’m sorry. It’s not him. You’re the one I love. Dr. Nicholas Sommers has a lot to lose. My brother says he’s caught in a custody battle for his sweet daughter with an awful ex… and somehow, I let myself get convinced into a fake marriage with my brother’s best friend. I have a lot to lose too. Not just my spot at university, but my income, too... -
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsSomer's life is everything she imagined it would be — she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco — until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter's life by giving her away... -
Sweet Southern Betrayal by Robin Covington
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPrivileged and ambitious attorney Teague Elliott is on the fast-track to getting everything he wants. All he has to do is stay on the straight and narrow and a high-profile political career is his for the taking. Until he wakes up naked with a Vegas showgirl. .. Risa Clay has worked hard to put her showgirl past behind her and start fresh... -
The Thief Who Loved Me by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s hard to be good. And rather exhausting…. After a lifetime of sin, Rembrandt “Remy” Stuart is finally on the road to redemption, but a former bad guy must always watch out for temptation. His temptation? It comes in the unexpected but ever-so-seductive package that is Jacqueline Peters. One look, and he’s hooked. From the moment he sees her, Remy is inspired...Categorized as:
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Scorpio by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs my bestie likes to say, the way to get over a man is to get under another. But getting under a man like Scott Danger might be more than I can handle. He’s the heir to Danger Enterprises. Possessive, ambitious, and passionate, he'll totally eat me alive. He’s a predator caged in gilded threads, and I want to run just so he’ll chase me . . . catch me . . . take me. Shit... -
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A Very Mountain Man Christmas by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when your pretend husband happens to be the man of your dreams? Tilly:. It all started ten months ago. I had just gotten to Fallen Peak and met my new boss. Ledger Miles. He’d be the man of her dreams if he wasn’t such a jerk. When the accident happens and I’m called to the hospital, I’m shocked to learn that Ledger doesn’t remember his life... -
& Then They Wed by Riya Iyer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA roommates to lovers romcom with a grumpy chef MMC and a sunshine doctor FMC who fall in love over street-food dates and terrible jokes. Rian Shetty had a plan. His business was profitable. He was listed amongst the top up-and-coming restaurateurs in the world. He might even get a second Michelin star any day now... -
Marriage Jitters by Madhuri Tamse
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBillionaire Viren Dewan’s sister was getting married in one month and Event Manager Tarini Kaur bagged that project to plan her wedding. She struggled organizing the wedding as Viren Dewan’s classy extravagant attitude kept hurdling her work. Least did she know they had a history together, a knot which his family easily forgot and hers denied to accept...Categorized as:
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Unsuitable Husband by Anika Rao
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was about to be forced into a marriage. To escape it, she married another man temporarily until she receives her inheritance. The man she married is her best friend's brother whom she had a crush on during her childhood. But her problems didn't stop with signatures on a marriage certificate. Her uncle didn't think her marriage to a struggling mechanic would last... -
Summer Angel by Suzie O'Connell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago, Ben Conner killed a man. If that were the worst of it, he could have swallowed the guilt, but the man had a son—an eleven-year-old boy who was now no one’s son... -
HEAT by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeckett Montgomery is a well-known detective in the New York area. He takes his job seriously and has little time for anything else. During an investigation in to a series of break in’s of an apartment building on 32nd St. , he finds himself getting a little too involved. What had always in the past been his job, now felt as if it was so much more...
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