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Dillon by Siobhan Davis
A companion novel to Say I'm the One, Let Me Love You, and Hold Me Close. Growing up in Ireland, I always felt like something was missing. I had an idyllic childhood, yet I was never happy. After Mum explained about the adoption, I constantly questioned my existence. Despite being surrounded by love, I struggle to accept it or reciprocate... -
Landon & Shay - Part Two by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsOnce upon a time, I fell in love with a boy. A beautiful, broken boy who had his own world of struggles. People warned me against our love, but I didn't listen. We looked weak. Young, foolish. Dangerously in love. We didn't care. In order to keep our hearts protected from the opinions of others, we became each other’s secret. We shared stolen moments. Tender touches. Secretive embraces... -
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Down To You by Jayne Frost
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat. But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path... -
32 Rowan Blvd by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGet married. Buy a house. Have a baby. That's every girl's dream, isn't it? Well, maybe not every girl, but for Christy Bush, it was. So, when her boyfriend realized he didn't want any of those things, the obvious answer was to set him free and find a man who did...Categorized as:
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Strays by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSTRAYS (An Anti-Hero Romance). Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit. Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of. Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad. And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now. But for once I’m going to step up. I’ll right the worst of old wrongs... -
Forward Progress by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne lapse in judgment has ripple effects I never saw coming. Legal battles, jail time, and league punishments don't faze me as much as losing the two people who are most important to me. I’m still learning how to navigate these relationships, especially as they've started to pay the price for my actions...Categorized as:
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Careless by Michelle Horst, Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt. I used her while she was at her lowest and she's never forgiven me... -
Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait. Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person. They are already a family, but they need to make it official. Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife. But Vi is torn. Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart... -
Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
This summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home. Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued...Categorized as:
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Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGreyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didn’t even get a year. Five years later, I’m a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs...Categorized as:
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Inked By My Sister's Ex by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy sister is all I’ve got. Kelly basically raised me after we lost our parents in a plane crash. When a douche made a joke about it, when life went bad, and when I needed her…. She was there. Always. But I can’t stop crushing on her ex-boyfriend. Jamie Jensen is six and a half feet of pure muscle, his arms tattooed and strong, his hair silver…his aura brooding...Categorized as:
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How to Marry Your Single Dad Neighbor by Camilla Evergreen
I guess I’m a mother now? What do you do when your next-door neighbor’s daughter, who you probably shouldn’t be talking to about your fantasy romance books, hands you a guide and asks you to marry her father? Apparently, social disaster that you are, you do it...Categorized as:
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Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA frenemy, second-chance, celebrity romance. She vowed to never forgive him. .. A dynamic drummer must rely on the sexy director who shattered her heart in order to find her sister. Once upon a time, Adria Rojas had it all―a budding romance, her music, and a whole family. Then in one year, her bandmate was murdered, her sister vanished, and the man she trusted humiliated her beyond forgiveness... -
Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsInternet fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself... -
Truly Mine by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑳𝒀 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. The night we met in the dimly lit bar, she looked like a brunette bombshell, and I wanted to learn her deepest secrets...Categorized as:
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Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date. ” ~ Nonna Russo. Maddox Cruz. Single dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion...Categorized as:
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Wild In The Windy City: The Anthology Volume 3 by Rachel Brookes, Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Year's Eve on Navy Pier. A sexy, breathless night. Eighteen authors bring magic, steam, and romance to the Resolution Gala on Navy Pier this New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss the fireworks. All proceeds from this anthology benefit Bernie's Book Bank (https://www. berniesbookbank. org/). RELEASE DATE December 10, 2019. Look for a pre-order link later this Fall! ANTHOLOGY AUTHORS:. Rachel Brookes... -
Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs 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... -
The Mind by Edee M Fallon, Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe fell in love in a lightning strike, a sudden anomaly in a sea of lost people. He knew right away, yet I was hesitant. I could have never prepared myself for a love like ours. No one could. As a child, I had conjured an amazing story in my mind. It was a story I could retell about a man that would move me like no other; a story about the way we met and how he had swept me off my feet... -
Big Grumpy Fireman by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCamilla:. All I wanted was a traditional Thanksgiving celebration with my family. What I got was a near-death experience. But I can’t say I regret what happened, not when it reunited me with the only man I ever loved . . . and lost. After Damian disappeared without a word seven years ago, my naïve heart never stopped hoping I’d someday find him again... -
The Fall of Us by Kennedy Fox
What happens when you travel across the country for your dream job and end up sharing a bed with an older man who volunteers you to be his fake girlfriend? You hope you don’t fall in love when it’s time to say goodbye. The Fall of us is an age gap, fake dating, close proximity romance. -
The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer assignment is to not fall in love with him…. Zeke Brooksbank is in need of a wake-up call. One that shakes him out of the grump he’s permanently in and turns him into a reasonable human being. I’m not staying at his country residence to tame the beast. I’m meant to be cataloguing his art collection, not fangirling over his own paintings, or becoming attached to his little daughter... -
Conley by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Calico shows up at the Garage with a busted car, I know she's in trouble. Her four-wheel piece-of-shit is filled to the brim with her and her son's belongings. She's running from something. From someone. She's been through hell, and she's not interested in getting involved with a biker like me. But she isn't going anywhere. One look at her curves and I know she's mine... -
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Diablo by Haley Travis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan this devil atone for his many sins? I was settling into a quiet life. Work, reading, and endless hours riding and living with my brothers of the Dirty Sinners MC. Until Avery appeared. An innocent angel surrounded by sweetness and light. A filthy rich man with an even filthier reputation had no right to even touch her, much less claim her...Categorized as:
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Baby for my Brother's Best Friend by Josie Hart
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf “sexy” had a mascot, my brother’s best friend would be it. Deep hazel eyes and a diamond cutting jawline. He offers me the business deal of a lifetime,. If I play a convincing date for his ex’s destination wedding. But pretending we're smitten is easier said than done. His devilish smirk and cocky attitude work me up,. Until I can't decide if I want to punch him or kiss him... -
Wrath by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy doesn’t anyone pray for Satan? He needs it. But so do I, because Kristina Joy Kennedy is killing me. It’s been a year since I first saw her, wearing a white dress, blonde hair braided back with a cute pink bow at the bottom, walking into the church across the street from the Ride or Die bar. A year since my heart came alive. A year since she first told me to get lost. We are worlds apart... -
Craving Carlo by Mia Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"You gave me a taste of your fire. Hell no, I'm not walking away. ". Carlo Adamo is the most perfect man I have ever seen -- and the only one whose touch drives me mad. But some of us aren't meant for happy endings. If he knew the truth, he'd forget about me. I just need to stop trembling in his arms long enough to make him believe it. -
Making His Move by Matilda Martel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFord doesn’t have time for love. He's been on his own since childhood and fought for everything he’s ever had. The foster care system taught him to be ruthless. The military taught him discipline. It took twenty years of scrimping and saving, good and bad investments, and trial and error to climb the ladder of success and finally sit on his laurels. But that’s not his style... -
Implode by Victoria Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNic. I should have stayed away from her. Even I know this. I used to convince myself that I’m irreparable. But what if the one woman I shouldn’t crave is the only person who can mend my jaded heart? Claire Nettles is hiding more than just her feelings from me. And when I find out what has her so scared, I’m never allowing her to walk out of my life again... -
For The Love of Easton : A Single Parent Romance and Sequel to For The Love of English by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat could be more humiliating than your father telling an almost perfect stranger that you’re single? I’ll tell you what—proposing MARRIAGE to him! That’s exactly what my father did. He basically tried to barter me off like a horse. Admittedly, said single dude was a veritable smoke show. Besides being exceptionally panty-melting, he was also a complete jackass...Categorized as:
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Rookie’s Regret by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLioness. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant redhead selling cupcakes at the hockey arena. With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing. She’s also my teammate’s little sister. As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear...Categorized as:
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The End and Then by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when life as you know it ends? Eden Ross is trying to figure that out. She starts by packing up the remains of her life and moving to a small town in Colorado to run a bar alongside her best friend. But the work still doesn’t provide a sufficient distraction from the demons nipping at her heels...Categorized as:
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Captain of My Heart by Amy McGavin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLosing everything in New York? Rough. Running off to a tiny town in the Scottish Highlands? Maybe a little dramatic. Taking a nanny job for a hot but insufferably grumpy ferry captain? Clearly I wasn't thinking straight. Yeah, Lachlan Munro's six-year-old son is utterly adorable. Even his golden retriever, who acts like he's on a sugar high 24/7, manages to win me over... -
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Bryce by Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPompous, self-righteous, arrogant, cocky…. Bryce Sears is the best IP lawyer in the country—and he knows it. Expanding his firm is the only goal on the horizon. Until he’s blindsided by Brenna Smith, a genius hellbent on changing the world with her medical technology. She’s superior in intellect and intolerant of his BS. She’s also the most beautiful woman he’s ever laid eyes on... -
Ask for Moore by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Rochelle Paige comes a rivals-to-lovers, opposites-attract, small-town romance about finding love in the most unexpected of places. Waverly Duncan had one goal: beat Ryland Moore on his home turf. She was the big-city attorney waltzing into small-town Mooreville to protect her client's interests... -
Love à la Mode by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLove á la Mountain Men of Caribou Creek Book 6. A Small Town Mountain Man Curvy Woman Romance. Aurora. It’s not that I’m trouble as much as trouble follows me everywhere. Especially when it comes to the Caribou Creek police chief, Garrett Bradley. Every time I cross paths with the man too sexy for his own good, trouble follows. Which is why I should know better than to speed through town... -
Fallen Crown by W. Million
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaren Tucker is done with men who check in for the good times and check out for the bad. As a member of one of the oldest families in Bellerive, she doesn't have to play nice with the Summerset Royals. Especially not the youngest who represents everything she detests... -
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Breanna Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas, rockin' around the Christmas tree has a new meaning. Lilah. Evan Andrews is a grinch. I don’t know why he hates me so much, but I have no problem giving just as good as I get from him. And that includes kissing me senseless. Now that he has, I won’t let it stop there. Good girls may end up on the nice list, but the naughty ones get Os for Christmas. Evan... -
My Curvy Bunny by Pippa Lux
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls have never looked sweeter. Willow. I’m doing all I can to stay afloat, to forget how lonely I am now that my sweet grandparents are gone. Applying for a second job as a waitress at Molly’s Grove, a beautiful, magical restaurant, seems like the perfect solution. But the pain follows me, tainting my excitement. My hope. Until I lay eyes on my new boss, Mason Aldridge...Categorized as:
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Finding Her Curves by Joann Baker, Patricia Mason
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLogan Montgomery was a horn dog at best, man-whore at worst. He was an old-fashioned playboy for sure. That was his way of life—until her. For almost a year, he’d ignored the pull he felt for the curvy doctor. As a search and rescue officer, he knew life could change instantly, but he still hesitated to act on his feelings for Penny... -
Until Deakon by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever stopped to think your actions will ever come back to bite you? Me neither. Did I, Deakon Brosley of Screaming Shadows, ever think I would care? Not for a second. For years I lived life to the fullest and could have cared less about what other people thought. That was until I felt a magnetic pull to someone I couldn’t ignore... -
Risky Business by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSecrets are my life. Perception is everything, and I'm extraordinarily good at helping my clients hide their dirt—until him. Bad press about your latest movie flop? I can twist it. Need to repair your image after an embarrassing walk of shame? I got you. Reputation refresh? That’s me too. But my latest client challenges me in ways I never anticipated. Carson Steen... -
THE RULE BREAKER by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRule #1 Hands off my kid sister’s best friend. Rule #2 See rule number one. Rule #3 Seriously, don’t even think about touching Luna. Luna is my new room mate. My very off limits room mate. My gorgeous, feisty, painfully tempting room mate. I try to keep my distance. To ignore her soft laugh, her intense eyes, her sweet smile. And that groan, the one she makes over her morning coffee–... -
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Hunt Me Down by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDisclaimer: This book was originally titled Red Hot Pursuit in the Glamour anthology. It has not been changed or added to in any way. This novella does not need to be read before Show Me the Way and does not give away any spoilers for other Fight for Me novels. Never underestimate a man that knows what he wants. .. A stand-alone novella in the Fight for Me series. .Categorized as:
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Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go... -
BIG BURLY MASTER by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever meet your heroes, they say. And definitely don’t fall for one of them. Christopher Webber is one of the biggest in my area. He’s also much bigger than I expected. Burly, barrel-chested, huge. I had no idea they made suits that big. He shakes my hand and my knees turn to jelly. But this crush is impossible. He’s twice my age. My mother’s colleague. And he likes giving orders...Categorized as:
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Executive Rule by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI live my life by a set of rules. It’s how I got to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company at just thirty-two, and how I’ve stayed at the top of my game for the last five years. I follow the same schedule every day, eat the same food, and wear one of a dozen sets of the same ten-thousand dollar suit. And that’s the way I like it...Categorized as:
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My F*cked Up Paradise by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe vacation was supposed to drive my career. Not drive me into the arms of a surfer with a bad attitude and a worse reputation. Three weeks in paradise. Ten photos for my portfolio. Seems easy enough. Well, it’s not. The airline lost my camera bag, my hotel is a dump, oh, and did I mention I nearly drowned? The locals say I’m lucky to be alive... -
Tall, Dark, and Dreamy: A Billionaire Baines Family Novel by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHelper. Problem-solver. Situation savior. It's who I am--and what I do. But when I meet the sexy, rugged, and totally irresistible British guitarist, everything goes into overdrive. I want him--possibly crave him. And I'm hellbent on fixing everything he's facing. There's only one small problem. Gabriel Knight wants nothing to do with me or my savvy solutions to his agony...
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