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  • Surrender: The Arranged Hearts Series by Kimberly Brown

    Surrender: The Arranged Hearts Series by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kachelle 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...
  • Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he’s working on and his tenure will be assured. When he gets invited to interview a reclusive expert, he knows he’s gotten lucky...
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  • Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    JT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters. So why does it all feel so empty? Nina Blunt is pretty sure she’s cursed...
  • 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...
  • Rescuing Sadie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Sadie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    She doesn’t need a hero—but she’ll take a protector who believes in her strength. Sadie Jennings was used to being protected. As the niece of Sean Taggart, and the receptionist at McKay-Taggart Group, she was constantly surrounded by Alpha men more than capable, and willing, to lay down their life for her...
  • 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
  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:. Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
  • Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Living in Southern California, Cheyenne was used to seeing hot military men as she went about her daily business. An anonymous encounter at the grocery store cemented her crush on one such man. He was big, built, and incredibly easy on the eyes, but it wasn't as if he would ever really notice her. Always in control of any situation, Faulkner “Dude” Cooper knows explosives...
  • The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix

    The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “His touch is like magic…”. Brie is in the middle of a fight for her life. A force far more powerful than Brie is determined to destroy her. About to give birth to her second child, Brie is vulnerable to the unprecedented attack—but she is not afraid. When you are part of the Submissive Training Center, you are never alone...
  • Over the Sea to Skye by Sue Moorcroft

    Over the Sea to Skye by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One summer on a beautiful island could change everything…LOSE YOURSELF FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN THIS ESCAPIST, ROMANTIC READ ABOUT FOUND FAMILY FROM THE MILLION-COPY AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Join Valentina Wynter in the final book of The Skye Sisters Trilogy as she embarks on a summer journey that will change her life forever…. Over the Sea to Skye...
  • Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Originally available as a rough draft on Tiffany's website, this short story has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection Michael's Wings.
  • Meddling Under the Mistletoe by Melissa Grace

    Meddling Under the Mistletoe by Melissa Grace

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Five years ago, Dr. Lindsey Haggerty inherited her late father’s veterinary clinic, and with it, a constant reminder of how quickly she could lose those she loves most. So when a handsome new client asks her out, she's quick to shut it down...
  • Finder Deluxe Edition: You're My Desire, Vol. 6 by Ayano Yamane

    Finder Deluxe Edition: You're My Desire, Vol. 6 by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Pain and pleasure collide when a sophisticated underworld boss crosses paths with a naive photographer hell-bent on bringing him down! This deluxe edition includes never-before-released material as well as a double-sided color insert and special cover treatment! Photographer Takaba Akihito takes on a risky assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-m  queer  mafia  contemporary  length-short
  • Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor...
  • Whip It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Whip It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ransome Donovan isn’t very good at communication. Or being around people. Or keeping his inner thoughts from coming right out of his mouth and starting a storm that his business partner has to step in and tame. Customer service isn’t his forte, so he’s content to stay in his kitchen creating gorgeous cakes and flaky pastries...
  • Mail-Order Brides For Christmas by Frankie Love, Hope Ford

    Mail-Order Brides For Christmas by Frankie Love, Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 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...
  • Change of Heart by T.A. Williams

    Change of Heart by T.A. Williams

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two families at war and Alice finds herself caught in the middle. Can she re-write a story as old as time? When cutbacks force Alice out of her assistant manager role at a Devonshire stately home, she turns her sights the picturesque hills above the historic city of Parma...
  • The Confession of Marcus Stearns by Tiffany Reisz

    The Confession of Marcus Stearns by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    **No longer available - republished as part of "The Confessions"**. THE CONFESSION OF MARCUS STEARNS takes place during the time of THE SAINT when Søren/Marcus Stearns is twenty-nine years old and has just met Eleanor/Nora. Limited-edition promotional giveaway at the RT Booklovers conference in 2014, but now included within The Confessions.
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  m-m  queer  length-novella
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…. When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians...
  • Tension: The Arranged Hearts Series by C. Monet

    Tension: The Arranged Hearts Series by C. Monet

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tension /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...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians. Working at McKay-Taggart as a bodyguard and security expert quickly taught him how to navigate the sometimes shark-infested waters of the elite...
  • One Little Kiss by Avery Maxwell

    One Little Kiss by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Colton Westbrook, and life just threw me into a dumpster fire. I like to have fun. I like to go out, but when one wrong decision puts me in the spotlight with a less than favorable glare, my family puts me on lockdown. Vermont has become a second home to me, but every time I’m here, I find myself searching for that girl around every corner...
  • Love by Accident by Weston Parker

    Love by Accident by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens in Vegas goes viral in Vegas. Wait…. Being the only child of America’s wealthiest man is painful at times. But it only gets worse when your name changes in the middle of the night thanks to a drunken lovefest turned marriage. It started with a fight with a pretty pink cocktail and ended with a not-so-pretty pink plastic ring on my finger. And he was a perfect stranger...
  • Snowed Inn for Christmas Anthology by Elle Christensen, Brynne Asher

    Snowed Inn for Christmas Anthology by Elle Christensen, Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A record-breaking blizzard is on the way to Winter Falls . . . and close quarters sometimes make for strange bedfellows! Led by their mayor, the citizens of Winter Falls rally together to keep everyone safe during the storm. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan, but cuddling next to the fire and kissing under the mistletoe leads to a whole lot of romance for these nine couples...
  • With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Laura Bennett has spent her life taking care of other people and running the Dip and Twist. Happily spending her time being single and carefree, she has no intention of settling down or falling in love. With an ever-growing family, she’s a mother to them all, and she loves every minute of it. But her baby is getting married, and her oldest has her own life changes she’s dealing with...
  • Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie’s Christmas Pearls (Submissive in Love, #3). Christmas magic with a little kink…. Brie’s Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened but the couple is part of a tight community that won’t let them fail. Brie believes in the magic of Christmas and plans the perfect gift...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f-m  contemporary  poly  m-f  length-novella
  • Caramel Drizzle by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Caramel Drizzle by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker! Can a hardware store crush provide the building blocks to happily-ever-after? Jordi Crouse is thrilled when she lands a new remodeling job. Sure, it's not a luxurious mansion or a fancy restaurant, but funky strip mall beauty shops deserve to be both gorgeous and functional, too...
  • Layla's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Layla's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Littleworld is an amazing vacation island where adult visitors can indulge in their fantasies without fear of being judged. In fact, it’s mandatory and addictive. Some guests find themselves unwilling to leave the island…. Layla is having the worst day of her entire life. She’s late to work, she gets fired, and she’s not prepared for the pouring rain...
  • Wrong Number, Right Lumberjack by Elsie James

    Wrong Number, Right Lumberjack by Elsie James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mistaken Identity, Protective Alpha Help, Single Mom. JaceI’ve spent my whole life taking care of other people. Swinging an axe at Timeber logging isn’t a bad gig. Watching over my family and putting my own dreams on the back burner is what I know. So when a last-minute offer to join a pro football team lands in my lap, I finally decide to take a shot at something for myself...
  • The Lyon's Cub Caitlin : Lyon The Next Generation by Jordan Silver

    The Lyon's Cub Caitlin : Lyon The Next Generation by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Caitlin Lyon is the favored first daughter of Colton Lyon. Anyone who wants to date her will have to go through this tough as nails biker dad who thinks no one is good enough for his kid, not even the little snot nosed kid who’s been hanging around her for the past four years...
  • Malted Milk by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Malted Milk by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker! From dodging a matchmaking mother to finding her dream Daddy! Disconcerted by the handsome man who keeps watching her across the restaurant, Maya Rodriguez drops a stack of plastic glasses that clatter to the floor and draws everyone’s attention. After a quick apology, Maya gathers them up with a sigh...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  age play  contemporary  length-short  m-f
  • Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's only one rule: keep your hands and heart to yourself. Master Asad is a perennial playboy with a serious problem. Years of no-strings-attached fun has left him without a suitable date for his younger brother's wedding. Since going alone would put him in his meddling mother's crosshairs for an entire week, he needs somebody -- literally anybody -- by his side. Enter Morgan...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  multicultural  audiobook
  • The Heir: A Forbidden Romance with a Modern-Day Duke by Elodie Hart

    The Heir: A Forbidden Romance with a Modern-Day Duke by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For 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...
  • Resisting My Submission by Jenna Jacob

    Resisting My Submission by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He enticed my abandoned desires…and uncovered my guarded heart. I’m Samantha “Sammie” Radcliffe, queen of the bar at Club Genesis. They say first impressions mean everything, but either Maximus “Max” Gunn didn’t get the memo or doesn’t care. I can’t lie...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  m-f  angst  length-short
  • A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren

    A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day. But who's to say that's the only one? For actress Aspen Watson, all it takes is a trip back to her hometown for Thanksgiving for her to realize that sometimes home can be where the heart is in more ways than one. ;). A Tale of Two Cities Collection:. Cute & Sweet Millennial Meets Over a Holiday,...
  • Third Wheel by Golden Angel

    Third Wheel by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    It only took one man to shatter her heart. It will take two to put it back together. When the 'happiest' day of her life ends in humiliating betrayal, Amy turns to the one man she can still trust. Inside the club, Zach is her best friend and platonic top. .. and longtime crush, if she's being completely honest, though she would never act on those feelings...
  • An Unexpected Gift by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland

    An Unexpected Gift by Melanie Moreland, M. Moreland

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    An unplanned journey. A change of direction. The meeting of two lost hearts. When Evan Brooks sets out to repair his fractured relationship with his family, a broken-down car and an unplanned detour lead him to Holly Cole. Her eyes captivate him. Her words comfort him. Her heart warms him...
  • A Wife for Sale: An Emerald City Novella by Aubreé Pynn

    A Wife for Sale: An Emerald City Novella by Aubreé Pynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s always a beginning at the end. For Darina, she’s at the end of a failed marriage, and with the help of Aziel, the end of doubting her power. After her husband gambles their life away, the power is stripped from her grasp for the last time. Aziel’s only purpose was to collect for the LeFleur Mafia and stay to himself...
  • Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manuel “Manny” Alvarez I will never regret my actions that led to me spending five years in prison...
  • Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A warm, sparkly and absolutely unputdownable return to the unforgettable Starshine Cove! Cally , a devoted single mum, is stretched thin between caring for her clingy mother and her day job as a hairdresser with an always sympathetic ear. When her life in Liverpool is suddenly upended, she grabs her son Sam and jumps in the car to drive south for the holidays...
  • Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Influence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events. Monty. Boy meets Girl. Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away. Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties. Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man. But not me...
  • Allure: The Arranged Hearts Series by Iesha Bree

    Allure: The Arranged Hearts Series by Iesha Bree

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Allure /əˈlo͝or/: the power to entice or attract through personal charm. In the world of creativity, Lore Reed shines as a beacon of boundless imagination, her sculptures and paintings capturing the essence of emotion and beauty. Raised in a household where freedom and exploration reigned supreme, Lore's carefree spirit knows no bounds...
  • Chaos MC: The Complete Series by Cameron Hart

    Chaos MC: The Complete Series by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This bundle includes edited and updated versions of all four Chaos MC books, with all new epilogues, as well as a bonus novella - Chasing Stacy. If you like alpha males, strong, sassy heroines, sexy times, and sweet moments, then this is the series for you! Saving. Claire is escaping a bad situation, and runs into Jax. Literally. He’ll do so much more than just protect her...
  • Daddy's Naughty List Anthology by Pepper North, Stella Moore

    Daddy's Naughty List Anthology by Pepper North, Stella Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Good girls and boys get Daddy’s kisses. Naughty girls and boys get Daddy’s switches. When Santa makes his list, the worst thing a naughty little one has to worry about is some coal in their stocking. But those who end up on Daddy’s naughty list have far more delicious punishments coming their way...
  • Beast in my Bedroom by B.B. Hamel

    Beast in my Bedroom by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s everything I don ’t want . . . but my new bossy Greek mafia husband is going to make a real wife out of me. My rock bottom is a dirty martini in a high-class bar, ten canceled credit cards, and nothing but the clothes on my back. I managed to escape my abusive husband, but a snooty hipster bartender is about to get me arrested for being unable to pay for a drink...
  • Making Rules by Susan Hawke

    Making Rules by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Davey’s Rule #53: Daddy shouldn’t be afraid to let his boy top. Before Davey came to work at Daddy’s Lap and began that crazy list of rules, his future bestie, Sammy, was already living happily ever after with his own Daddy-dom. From the moment they met over a gas pump to the day they were legally able to wed, leather Daddy Raphael Robustelli adored his linebacker-sized boy...
  • Bull by R.J. Gray

    Bull by R.J. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    She needs a Daddy and he’s in need of a Little who can be strong enough to stand up to him. A last-minute surge of courage enabled Substance Abuse Counselor, Veronica Wallace, to leave her fiancé, chosen by her overbearing mother, at the altar. Escaping to Colorado for a visit with her college roommate, Veronica finds home and acceptance among the citizens in the small town of Grand Ridge...
  • Sarge by Harley Wylde

    Sarge by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katya -- I never thought the day would come that my father would sell me to the highest bidder. Oh, he called it marriage, but I knew it was only to advance his rankings in the Bratva. Like I cared about that. But before he ruined my life, I knew I had to get my nephew to safety. My sister had told me of the man who got her pregnant, but not exactly where to find him...
  • Black by Quin, Perin.

    Black by Quin, Perin.

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Meow! ”. There it was. The sound that made my knees buckle. He purred, neck stretched, eyes half-lidded. With those cat ears, in his hair. And the tail, that he flicked. A ray of sun in the drizzling rain. I’d been a traveler, floating adrift, while he’d stayed in one place. How was I supposed to know he’d become my anchor? My light. My everything...
  • Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart

    Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Melissa My dad hasn’t been the same since my mom left us several years ago. He’s obsessed with gaining political power, going so far as to promise my hand in marriage to one of his important campaign donors. My groom is a scumbag, but I can’t get my dad to see my side at all. He won’t even let me apply to college so I can follow my dreams...
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