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All In by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat... -
Not Like Before by Lily Seabrooke, Jacqueline Ramsden
Lola never wanted to be on camera alongside an A-list star—but maybe Mackenzie is everything she needs.History professor Lola Barnes never cared about celebrities, and filming alongside superstar actress Mackenzie Vale isn’t exactly on her bucket list...Categorized as:
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Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Three in the Winter Jacket series There are signs everywhere if you know what you're looking for-signs that tell you you're doing something wrong. Go back. Detour. Choose again. Do not collect two hundred dollars when you pass Go. But I hadn't paid attention to the warnings, too blinded by ambition and the desire to experience something new... -
Marigold by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen enemies fall into temptation, love brings out the most delicious flavor of all.Marigold Lavender lights up every room she enters. Then she’s left to turn out the lights and head home alone. Soft on the inside and a go-getter on the outside, Marigold just wants to make sure everyone else is okay before worrying about herself...Categorized as:
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Of Light and Love by E.V. Bancroft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarolyn Trent-Parker is one of her generation’s best artists but after losing her wife two years ago, she can no longer paint. In fact, she doesn’t want to do much of anything except hide away. Unwilling to move from her home but with no means of income, she’s forced to get a lodger.Laura Kingston-Lopez is heartbroken and disillusioned, and she heads to England to pursue her masters in animation... -
Back to Back by Jo Fletcher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFred Caffrey is beginning her most ambitious undertaking overseeing the development of an iconic construction project.Ruby Lewis is a bold and daring PR executive sent to collaborate.As their contrasting approaches collide, an unexpected chemistry brews between them... -
96 Hours by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 22 ratings"Beers gives a welcome expansion to the romance genre with her clear, sympathetic writing."—Curve magazine Erica Ryan is flying home from London after a disastrous business trip. Free spirit Abby Hayes is flying into New York City to visit her mother before jetting off again. Both end up in Gander, Canada, when their flight is diverted because of 9/11...Categorized as:
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In Walked Trouble by Dana Hawkins
Today is the day. After checking her salty attitude and grinding for years, bartender Remi James is getting the promotion she deserves. Finally, finally, she’ll be approved for a home loan—her only dream since her unstable upbringing. Remi is floating on air. Until she walks into work to discover that the promotion has become a one-time cash bonus, and she’s got competition...Categorized as:
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Lucky in Lace by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJuliette Jennings lives her life like a tightly laced corset—not that she’d ever wear one. As a business owner of a stationery store, structure is her favorite. But when her best friend and her ex fall head over heels for each other, everything unravels and leaves her exposed... -
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
Jane Austen meets Bridgerton in this sapphic romance between Charlotte Lucas and Mary Bennet that begins four years after the end of Pride and Prejudice.When Mr. Collins dies after just four years of marriage, Charlotte is lost. While not exactly heartbroken, she will soon have to quit the parsonage that has become her home. In desperate need of support, she writes to her best friend, Lizzie... -
Sweetest thing by Natasha West
Robyn Vincent bakes. It’s the only thing in her life that feels good, feels like control. Until almost by accident, she ends up as a contestant on one of the biggest cookery shows in the world, ‘Bake It!’ Now she’s wildly out of her comfort zone, baking under the watchful eye of mean judges as well as a national audience. If that wasn't bad enough, there’s also her main competitor, Jodie Jacobs...Categorized as:
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Ordinary is Perfect by D. Jackson Leigh
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsArmy veteran Catherine Daye long ago accepted her passable looks, mediocre talent, and average intelligence. In fact, she bought a rundown farm on seventy acres to retreat from the world and live out her simple, ordinary life. Atlanta marketing superstar Autumn Swan’s world is anything but simple...Categorized as:
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Off Limits by Vanessa North
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBy day, Natalie Marshall is the Thorns Ladies’ Social Club’s perfect concierge: resourceful, observant, immaculate. But she turns her phone off when the night concierge arrives, and then she’s Nat: the raunchy lead singer of Vertical Smile—notorious for lewd lyrics and sexually-charged performances. Rebecca Horvath isn’t used to asking twice—for anything... -
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Doll Face by Shannon O'Connor
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBarbara Ann (Barbie) as her friends know her, is the CEO of her parents toy company Up, Up, & Away toys. All Barbie wants to do is pop a bottle of champagne, create and sell the best toys in the world and maybe forget about the girl who broke her heart. Kenzie might be one of the world’s top models right now but under the lipstick and dresses, all she can think about is her first love... -
Not On The Resume by Chloe Peterson
Thawing a heart of ice is an art in this steamy age-gap, ice queen romance.After years of dead-end jobs, 26-year-old Elliot catches a break she never expected. Her new boss, Cameron Pierce, is as icy and ruthless as the rumors say. But Elliot is determined to make this job work, even if it means burying her social life...Categorized as:
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Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLauren “Lo” Bowman is in a bit of a pickle. She needs money, like ASAP. She lost her job, the rent is due, and her car needs repairs. Problem is, the inheritance left to her by her old-fashioned Granny has one stipulation before she can collect: she has to be married. Let’s just say suitors (of any gender) are not knocking down her door...Categorized as:
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Elder by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain!The Ghost Mountain pack has been waiting for their fancy new den building for months, but it won't be the only thing unloading off the trucks...Categorized as:
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Sentinel by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNewborns change everything—even when they haven’t arrived yet.The birth of a baby raven is expected any day now, and Ghost Mountain Pack is kind of falling apart, or at least their dominants are. A tiny ball of fluff calls on some of their most powerful instincts—and slices into their deepest wounds.Rio knows it’s his job as sentinel to walk alongside those dominants as they struggle...Categorized as:
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Shield by Audrey Faye
Bailey has problems.A very gimpy shoulder thanks to challenging her alpha, a newborn packmate with the dietary preferences of an angry bear, and a big lug of a wolf who thinks she’s his mate and keeps trying to prove it in really embarrassing ways.But none of those are nearly as bad as a best friend who insists she has the right to dream. To want. To hope. To believe... -
The Legend of Korra Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRecovering from the fight and furious for revenge, Triple Threats member Tokuga solidifies his ties with the duplicitous Wonyong... -
Rand by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr... -
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
An adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six... -
Shifting Nature by Jae
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFaith and Tala’s fake relationship turns real, but can their love survive the secrets they’ve been keeping? Find out in the gripping conclusion to Jae’s paranormal lesbian romance.After a carefully staged fake relationship brought them together, fox-shifter Tala and human Faith are no longer enemies... -
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A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe
In a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon?Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin.Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret.For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately... fell in love.. -
Mistress of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEvelyn wishes that her life would calm down.As if rescuing a former empress wasn’t enough of a problem, Evelyn has gotten herself involved in the affairs of dragons, something she doesn’t appreciate in the slightest. Even dealing with them might be easier than what comes afterward, as it seems that her luck is even worse than she thought it was... -
Snow: The White Crow by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen people are in need of location or rescue outside of the walled cities in a werewolf infested world. Gretta Snow, Recovery Specialist and Wolf Hunter, is the woman to call. Her ability with weapons and combat are just as formidable as Her magics and supernatural connection to nature... -
True Nature by Jae
When wolf-shifter Kelsey Yates discovers that fourteen-year-old shape-shifter Danny Harding is living with a human adoptive mother, she is sent on a secret mission to protect the pup and get him away from the human... -
Life Is Strange: Waves by Emma Vieceli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBeloved heroines Max and Chloe return, in the official comic for smash hit game series Life Is Strange! Three years after the events of Life Is Strange: Dust, Max Caulfield has been left stranded on the shores of an unfamiliar reality. Her new world seems too good to be true: Rachel, a girl who suffered a terrible fate in Max's timeline, is alive and well, and with Chloe... -
Ella: Cinders and Ash by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrawn to Seattle by the pull of black magics, Ella brings her wrath. A trail of blood and violence left in her wake. By chance, Parker Devareau, meets Ella while rushing home to get behind the safety of her Full Moon Bars on a full moon night. Parker can see, hear and feel things that no ordinary person can...
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