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  • The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

    The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake...
  • Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Beautiful disaster. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her.Who hurt you?The first question comes to mind when I open my mouth to greet her.Although it wasn’t the easiest to reach, I knew her heart was pure. Gentle to the touch yet stubborn as a bull, she made it hard to resist her. Unintentionally, she sank her hooks in me. She was the calm before my storm...
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  • A Love Bred From the Block by Antoinette Sherell

    A Love Bred From the Block by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Zodiac Goings is a charismatic hustler with layers beyond what he allows anyone to see. Raised by sisters who’d do anything to see him win; he doesn’t let his shortcomings define him. Fear doesn’t exist in his vocabulary... except when it involves Reason. Reason Atkins is in love. She knows Zodiac is the bad boy that parents warn girls like her about, but she doesn’t care. She sees the potential...
  • Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    We return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse. Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels. Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns...
  • Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Marcus and Reagan have been part of the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, and Tempest family for more than thirty years. They’ve weathered ups and downs and raised their children surrounded by family that may not share their blood but share their hearts. Come to Rojo with Cee Bowerman and attend the wedding we’ve all been waiting for...
  • Until Susan by C.P. Smith

    Until Susan by C.P. Smith

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the world of NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Aurora Rose Reynolds. See how the Mayson clan began. You've read their sons' stories, now it's James and Susan's turn. Experience the boom all over again in this action-packed novella of insta-love and suspense from Author CP Smith...
  • And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique

    And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Couri MitchellAugust Hanson was the silent type, the kind who spoke through his actions and not his words.He possessed enough power to make me feel safe and secure.I was ready to open up and share the parts of myself I’d never shared with another, and then I got hit with a truth that changed everything.There was a slight chance he’d still want me, only he had to accept our baby, too...
  • Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career...
  • Amethyst by Cee Bowerman

    Amethyst by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Amethyst Hamilton had a rough start at birth, but when she was adopted by her aunt and uncle, her life changed for the better. Surrounded by aunts and uncles who would do anything for her and more cousins than she can count, she's had a safe and comfortable life...
  • Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Desiree:Family. Being a member of the Evans family had never been easy. By the time I was sixteen, I’d been snatched twice, shot at, and knifed in the back. Yet, I’d turned out to be the tame one, the one that had been smart enough to stay away from my family business…until my father dragged me back in...
  • Piece by Piece by Kaylee Ryan

    Piece by Piece by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    LaylaOwen Riggins is too good to be true. The best things in life usually are. He’s good looking, generous and interested in me. Too bad someone like him and someone like me aren’t’ meant to be together.He’s used to the best things in life, and I’ve grown up with the worst...
  • Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Nick & Cindy by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***This novel is standalone, happily ever after romance for some of the characters that you’ve come to know in the other series by the same author. It may have a storyline that follows along with one or more of the characters in the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, or Conner Brothers Construction series. Please look on www.ceebowermanbooks...
  • The Devil Wears Baccarat 3: An Interracial Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    The Devil Wears Baccarat 3: An Interracial Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about...
  • The Devil Wears Baccarat: An African American Romance by Jatoria C.

    The Devil Wears Baccarat: An African American Romance by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    I’m not a good man, no matter what some women might say, and I don’t pretend to be. I am who I am, and I accept that. I don’t tolerate disrespect, and I always go after what I want—usually, I get it. You’ll never hear me call myself an alpha male. Maybe a monster, or sometimes devilish when I spray on a little Baccarat. But no matter what Kenya Jones says, she is MINE...
  • The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are caught up in a case that turns intensely personal, shining light on a past that even Holmes himself did not suspectAfter their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending some time getting to know Holmes' son, the artist Damian Adler, and his family...
  • The Devil Wears Baccarat 3: An Interracial Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    The Devil Wears Baccarat 3: An Interracial Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about...
  • Made For You by Kami Holt

    Made For You by Kami Holt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Why doesn’t she love me? That’s the question that lives rent free in CiyaniRobinson’s head. After tragedy strikes her mother completely abandons herleaving her with responsibilities that she was not old enough to handle on herown. The walls begin to close in on her as she tries her hardest to keep herhead above water in this cruel world...
  • Lucky: Rojo Kings, Book 1 by Cee Bowerman

    Lucky: Rojo Kings, Book 1 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lucky Marks and Rain Forrester grew up side by side. Born on the same day to mothers who were the best of friends and fathers who were like brothers, there was never a time that Lucky and Rain weren’t together. Until they weren’t...
  • Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Angel and Raquel possess two very strong personalities separately. They are alphas to the core. The problem comes when these two fire-filled individuals come together. One needs to be in control while the other refuses to be controlled. Angel Leonetti, the complete Alpha Male “Let me first address this ‘using you’ shit that you mentioned...
  • Sisco by Maryann Jordan

    Sisco by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Former SEAL and new LSI-MT Keeper, Sisco Aguilar, never expected his day at the hospital to turn into a nightmare.All he wanted was to finish his paramedic recertification and head home. But instead, he found himself thrust into a life-or-death hostage situation, protecting a terrified little girl and her stunning, single mother.Lenore Keller’s day was meant to be filled with hope...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  suspense  military  length-medium
  • The Wild One by Ruth Cardello

    The Wild One by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance. After years of choosing safe over satisfying, a weeklong Paris fling sounds perfect to Wren Heath...
  • Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

    Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman’s bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn’t belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised alongside her white half sister―until her father suddenly dies...
  • Salt Don't Go In Tea: An African American Romance by J. Dominique

    Salt Don't Go In Tea: An African American Romance by J. Dominique

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Amari thought getting pregnant and having a baby by a hood-rich industry goon would put her at the top and in his #1 spot. She imagined a life filled with money, fame, and all the perks of being tied to someone in the game. But instead of the dream, she got a cheating baby daddy who left her to raise their son on her own...
  • Desire: The Arranged Hearts Series by Kay Shanee

    Desire: The Arranged Hearts Series by Kay Shanee

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    De·sire /dəˈzī(ə)r/a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.Unsettled… that is the word Desire Chambries uses to describe how she feels. Although her preschool students bring her joy, her personal life needs resuscitating. She’d love to get married, but the dating scene lacks quality men...
  • Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic new lover, the professor. And Richard, a shy English writer, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister...
  • Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    One minute Casey Shea was minding her own business, doing her job, teaching entomology to college students, and the next she was in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle fighting for her life. Troy “Beatle” Lennon had watched his friends fall head over heels in love, but never thought it would happen to him. Until he sees a picture of one of his teammates’ sisters. That was it...
  • Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda JacksonStone Cold SurrenderBestselling thriller writer Stone Westmoreland can think of plenty of ways to describe the stranger he meets on a flight to Montana. Tantalizing. Whip-smart. And completely unaware of how good it feels to give in to your wilder impulses...
  • A Billionaire's Angel by Toy

    A Billionaire's Angel by Toy

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Have you ever seen someone that sets your body on fire? They wake up every one of your senses.Israel ‘Izz’ Richards didn’t think it was possible until he walked into Stella’s Café and his eyes fell upon the beautiful owner Angel. He may be one of the most eligible billionaire bachelors, and the women may do all they can to snag his heart, but he never lets any of them get close...
  • My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Savannah I was only eighteen years old when I thought I had found my happily ever after. After the tragic death of my mother, I married the love of my life, Ace Townsend. Yes, we were young and idealistic, but we had it all figured out. He was going to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force. I would go to medical school to become a doctor for people who couldn’t afford healthcare...
  • An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gloria met Rich, and the most organic romance began to write itself.On the heels of the animated V2, Takerra travels to a more serene place to bring you a story of two people finding one another in the most enthralling of ways – when they don’t want to. The key ingredients of intrigue are here – he’s self-aware, dominant, with a dangerous yet captivating edge...
  • Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My code name is Libra. The stars say I’m charismatic, intelligent, charming.The one with the easy smile.Zodiac Tactical has been the biggest part of my life for the past three years. We guard, protect, rescue...eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And I’ve always been at the front lines—first to help in whatever way was needed.Until I took a bullet to the chest...
  • How to Steal a Thief by A.J. Sherwood

    How to Steal a Thief by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Since when is playing Robin Hood part of the plan?Pop into the unguarded apartment, find the multi-million dollar Treskilling stamp, pop back out. That’s it, that’s the entirety of Ivan’s plan...
  • Finn by Cee Bowerman

    Finn by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    After a sudden, life-altering accident, Finn Conner became the head of the family, the senior member of the family business, and the man that his brothers looked up to for strength while the world around them crumbled. His life is in limbo, waiting on the other shoe to drop...
  • Legally Unbounded by Blue Saffire

    Legally Unbounded by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Legally Bound 5.5 Legally Unbound Final installment in the award-winning, best-selling Series Legally Bound 5.5 The bomb has gone off and I am left split in two. Only now, one part of me will not survive. It’s the part that never should have been. I’m a man of instincts and that’s all I trust now. Every decision I make is because my instincts are telling me to. Time is not on my side...
  • Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to the Big Girls Book Club‚ where only one rule applies: Members must be at least a size 14. Sisters Isis and Egypt have left New York for Richmond‚ where Isis is happily married and living in the lap of luxury...
  • Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan

    Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  friends to lovers
  • Something You Won't Forget by Monica Walters

    Something You Won't Forget by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being rejected by girls during his teenage years, Dylan Berotte chooses to live his adult life on his own terms. When he finally emerges from what he considers his ugly duckling phase, he only wants one thing from women… temporary pleasures. Simply the thought of love sours on his stomach. It isn’t until the scare of his lifetime occurs that he decides to reevaluate his life’s choices...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  contemporary  length-short
  • No More Secrets by Kerry Lonsdale

    No More Secrets by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A young man seeks redemption from his past in the third novel from the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.After serving six months in a juvenile detention center, Lucas Carson returns home irrevocably changed by what happened there...
  • Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre

    Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bestselling author, Raven St. Pierre, returns with the third standalone in a breathtaking family saga filled with love, acceptance, and adversity. Jesse Peterson lives by the sweat of his brow and doesn’t hold back from defending his beliefs—even if that means getting dirty and breaking a few noses in the process...
  • Just One More Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Just One More Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Baytown Boys MysteriesMilitary duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home...
  • Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    RoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...
  • Brothers Black 5: Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Brothers Black 5: Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Award winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series I’m a P.K., a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do...
  • Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In name only? The moment ex-Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learned he was still married, he set the limits for his wife's stay at his luxurious horse ranch. But when she arrived, Clint's boundaries began to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley had thirty days to untangle the legal knot that had bound them together during an undercover assignment years before...
  • Big Daddy Sinatra 3: The Best of My Love by Mallory Monroe

    Big Daddy Sinatra 3: The Best of My Love by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Charles Sinatra sits at the head of a family and a business empire that causes many men to envy him and many more to fear him. But when his past comes back to haunt him and threatens to bring down the very foundation of the family and empire he loves, he strikes back...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  bwwm  black-mc  length-medium
  • A Royal Visit to Victory Street by Pam Howes

    A Royal Visit to Victory Street by Pam Howes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From Amazon charts bestseller Pam Howes comes an emotional and uplifting saga about the power of family and a community trying to rebuild their lives after the terrible war that nearly destroyed everything…1956, Liverpool. With the shadow of the war looming over them and bomb craters littering the surrounding streets, hope feels far away for the residents of Victory Street...
  • The Chase Is On by Brenda Jackson

    The Chase Is On by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    WHAT CHASE WESTMORELAND WANTED... Something sure looked tempting, and Chase knew it wasn't on his restaurant's menu. His new neighbor Jessica Claiborne was as deliciously enticing as the confections she created--so enticing, Chase was finding it difficult to concentrate on anything but the curve of her lips...
  • He Said Together by Ruth Cardello

    He Said Together by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times, bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes another scorching Corisi romance about the lengths people go for those they love and how complicated family can be.Kal has always done whatever was necessary to protect and care for his family—even if that meant dancing for money. He’s not happy with his life or himself, but what matters most are the people he loves...
  • Dolby by Maryann Jordan

    Dolby by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dolby had earned his down time, eager for the solitude. Then he met her.One innocent night with a beautiful woman as they sheltered from the storm, Dolby wanted a chance to know her more. But with the morning light, she was gone.Marcia had spent years dealing with the crippling fear of strangers. Then she met him...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  suspense  military  m-f
  • Atonement: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Atonement: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Londyn Bennett entered my world like a hurricane. One I was grossly unprepared for.But in the short time we've known each other, she's opened my eyes to things I never expected. She taught me about acceptance. Compassion. Love.Because of her, I've also been forced to learn about prejudice. Cruelty. Hate...
  • Meet Me at Pebble Beach: The hilarious and feel-good romance fiction read of summer 2020 by Bella Osborne

    Meet Me at Pebble Beach: The hilarious and feel-good romance fiction read of summer 2020 by Bella Osborne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Regan is holding a winning lottery ticket.Goodbye to the boyfriend who never had her back, and so long to the job she can’t stand!Except it’s all a bit too good to be true… When Regan gets pranked, she finds herself jobless, homeless and boyfriendless in one fell swoop...
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