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Frayed by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTrista Stevens. Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past...Categorized as:
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Scorned by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBrody was determined to win her heart again. Dimitris was hell-bent on getting her back. Will she choose one or none? Fiesty, vindictive and sharp-tongued, Lindsey Mason was always in love with her brother’s best friend, Brody. For years, she watched as he went through the women around her—but never her. When Lindsey started dating another guy, Brody suddenly started to notice her... -
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![Falling North by Alyson Santos]()
Falling North by Alyson Santos
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTurner Artist Management Urgent Action Item:. ✔ Save Falling Back North from implosion. When your agency’s newest artist shows signs of collapse, you jump on the problem. When it involves a potential rift between the brothers who form the band’s soul, you throw your Hail Mary. So I did—by hiring a respected marketing goddess to save them...Categorized as:
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![Undeniably Yours by Pamela Ann]()
Undeniably Yours by Pamela Ann
“You’re passionate nature matches mine. Your promise reflects my own. If something was to happen, it’s comforting to know that your dead heart will be intertwined with my lifeless own. ” I vowed with ferocity. “My heart for yours, Emma. ”. ~Blasphemous. Falling. Losing. Risking. Everything. ALL for one woman...Categorized as:
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![The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber]()
The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging, in this intimate novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother... -
![Autumn Night Whiskey by Willow Winters]()
Autumn Night Whiskey by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne man loved me when I didn’t even like myself. The town whispered that we were star crossed lovers… among other things. He was my first love, but so out of reach with where fate had taken me. With a little girl to look after and a past I wished I didn’t have, things were never going to be easy when it came to my life in this small town. Let alone my love life...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee]()
Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a deal. One year of my life pretending to be a rich aristocrat in exchange for ten million pounds. Enough money to start over somewhere new. Enough money to disappear forever. It sounded simple, but being Kerrigan Belmond is more dangerous than I expected. Her world isn’t as perfect behind closed doors as it is on paper... -
![Sylvie by K. Langston]()
Sylvie by K. Langston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBroken. Shattered. Destroyed. Will she ever find a way to overcome the guilt? The anger. The pain. Healing seems impossible. Moving on. .. Unbearable. Until him. He's the only one who can save her. But it comes with a heavy price.Categorized as:
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![Fixated on You by Pamela Ann]()
Fixated on You by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEmma Anderson’s career was thriving. Her personal life too—but she knew—it was all a ticking time bomb until everything blows up. What happens then? Even if he’s relationship with Emma was going great, Bass Cole still had a long way to go to make amends after the grief he’d caused Emma last year. No matter what the future held for them, he knew one thing—Emma owned his heart... -
![Bray by Effy Vaughn]()
Bray by Effy Vaughn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Sutton Boys - those three words bring a smile to the faces of females of all ages in the small town of Malroy, Alabama. Five brothers who help their momma run their farm during the work week, while seeing how many women they can sweet talk out of their panties on the weekends... -
![Play to Win by Tiffany Snow]()
Play to Win by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPLAY FAIR . . . OR PLAY TO WIN? Falling in love with polar-opposite men was an intoxicating ride that nearly ended Sage Reese's life. Now it's time for Sage to decide: Parker, the clean-cut, filthy-rich business magnate . . . or Ryker, the tough-as-nails undercover detective. Her choice? Neither...Categorized as:
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![My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker]()
My Brother's Girl by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s only one woman I’d give up my bachelor’s lifestyle for… my brother’s girl. But she was mine first. High school. Youth. Innocence. I can still taste her on my lips if I close my eyes. And here she is, back in my life, dating my brother. A brother that doesn’t know my past because I’m a private sort of guy... -
![Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston]()
Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston
When the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers... -
![What's Left of Me by Hannah Bird]()
What's Left of Me by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the actions of one man have marked who you became, how do you get back to who you were? It’s a question Zoey Allen has been avoiding for the better part of a decade. The world sees her as a vivacious, take-no-shit businesswoman, and she’s nearly managed to convince herself it’s enough...Categorized as:
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![My #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks]()
My #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was hidden so we could be safe. I survived so I could reclaim my life. Now, everything has been destroyed by the same evil always lurking in the shadows. Time is running out and my world keeps unraveling. All I can do is put my trust in the boy with the messy blond hair, icicle eyes and lips that tell lies. Can the Midwest Boys protect me? The body count around town would suggest otherwise... -
![Royal Rebel by J.J. Knight]()
Royal Rebel by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Second Chance Romantic Comedy. You’ve never made a mistake like mine. It’s bad enough being a bloomin’ princess. It’s not all cake and tiaras. There’s rules. Expectations. Your internet is censored. Your cell phones are tapped. And your father is literally king. Mine made a law that no man between the age of seven and thirty is allowed to work inside the palace...Categorized as:
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![Sing Your Secrets by Kay Cove]()
Sing Your Secrets by Kay Cove
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought her first love was in the past. Her famous ex thinks differently. But her new man has no plans of letting her go. For Reese, music is a passion of the past. All her precious memories of singing are twisted up with the painful aftermath of her first heartbreak. The only way to move on is to leave it all behind... -
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What Happens in the Alps... by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUP IN THE MAGICAL, SNOW-KISSED MOUNTAINS…. Two years ago, Annie Brewer’s life was turned upside down when her adrenaline-junkie husband died in a tragic climbing accident... -
![In This Life by Christine Brae]()
In This Life by Christine Brae
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLovers don’t finally meet somewhere,. They’re in each other all along. RUMI. It starts out so simply. Anna runs away to Thailand, drags her best friend Dante with her and spends a few weeks away, taking on other people’s problems while getting away from her own... -
![Love Hazard by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Love Hazard by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen hate leads to love next door…. My dad is protective. Scratch that. He’s like the person who would grab a chair, place it on the lawn, and watch me walk across the street just to deliver an apple. So, when a bet between the rude, good-looking guy across the way becomes a full-on battle, it turns into absolute chaos. He says my degree is useless and that I’m a rich, spoiled princess... -
![Royal Command by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Royal Command by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone thought I was living the fairytale—marrying a prince and living happily ever after. That only happens in movies. I was actually living a nightmare. A gilded cage crushing my soul. After a terrorist attack almost took my life and my bodyguard, Lennox, trapping us together, we were forced to face things we tried to deny. Feelings we could no longer ignore...Categorized as:
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![Speak Now: or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson]()
Speak Now: or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“Ms. Monson creates a quintessential work of Chick Lit that left me wondering about all my "what-if's. " - Author Cecilia Kennedy ★★★★★. “What an adorable story this is - full of likeable characters, interesting plot twists, and written with such a refreshingly funny sense of humor. ” - Author Beth Labonte ★★★★★. Speak Now is the latest hit from the author of the hit Spinster Series, Becky Monson... -
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Contessa by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook one of the YA/New Adult Choisie series by the author of Emi Lost & Found! When she was four, a generous couple welcomed orphan Olivia Sophia into their lives. As she grew up, her parents made good decisions for her, raising “Livvy” to be an intelligent and creative young girl... -
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![The Woman Who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano]()
The Woman Who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree friends. Three wishes. And a dollop of magic…. Shy Chrissie, well-meaning Dee and no-nonsense Amber have worked together at law firm Hood, Mann & Derek ever since leaving their respective colleges. Now in their late twenties, the women have a close-knit friendship with much more in common than just typing up letters and legal documents for their solicitor bosses... -
![Mercy by Nora Cobb]()
Mercy by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNothing will ever be the same. But I haven’t won yet—not by a long shot. All I’ve ever known since stepping into Montlake was cruelty and humiliation. I’ve learned my lessons, I’ve learned the rules of the game, and I have the scars to prove it. But I’m far from holding all the cards. I’m far from winning. The kings have claimed my heart, and they refuse to let me fight this on my own...Categorized as:
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![Torn Between Two by Mia Kayla]()
Torn Between Two by Mia Kayla
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI believe in fairy tales — the kind where a knight in shining armor sweeps me off my feet. Coming from a broken home, fairy tales housed the hope I clung to. Never in my life did I imagine two knights coming into my life— two knights that wore very different armor. A rockstar versus a lawyer. Fast and furious versus deliberate and calculated. Intense and passionate versus strong and devoted...Categorized as:
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![Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken
Marlo and Ray's story continues…. I wanted revenge. And I got it in the best way possible. Ray has always driven me insane, now that we're older, all I want is to make her feel the pain she put me through for four years. And then suddenly, everything shifts and I realize I just want her,. It's bad enough that I'm the camp director — her boss...Categorized as:
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![I Wish I Would’ve Warned You by Whitney G.]()
I Wish I Would’ve Warned You by Whitney G.
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth or dare? "I dare you to stop pretending that you still want to be a virgin when you're around me…". As much as I wanted to say those words to Emily O'Hara after the night we first met, I never did. Instead, I dared myself to leave her alone. But I lost that game. I gave up trying to win. She was the first girl who didn't run when she found out how damaged I was... -
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Spend the Night II by Elizabeth Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is the second episode of the Spend the Night serial. Someone’s playing a deadly game…. Two men vying for your attention—seems like every girl's dream come true. For Hannah Wellesley, the dream has become a nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Best I Never Had by Jeannie Choe]()
Best I Never Had by Jeannie Choe
Senior year of high school seems like an entire lifetime ago when you’re an adult adjusting to real-life responsibilities and real-life heartbreak. When Hayden Marshall and Natalia Marquez run into each other on the busy streets of New York City, hundreds of miles away from their hometown and years after their high school graduation, it seems kismet is more common than either one of them thought...Categorized as:
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![Falling for Sakura: A Secret Proposal Part 1 by Alexia Praks]()
Falling for Sakura: A Secret Proposal Part 1 by Alexia Praks
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFalling for Sakura is a new adult contemporary romance featuring a beautiful, compassionate young woman searching for herself and falling in love with two hot brothers. They are flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy contemporary romance with strong family value and character growth... -
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Sparrow by Sara Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Kyle Dayton was seventeen, he lost his heart to Addison Parks. It was easy to do. After spending countless summers of boredom with his grandmother at Buhl Lake, Kyle’s world turned upside down the minute Addison appeared. She was unlike any girl he had ever met; she was confident, out-going, and honest...Categorized as:
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![Below Unforgiven by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky]()
Below Unforgiven by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMATURE 18+, UNFINISHED TRILOGY, CLIFFHANGER. Vivian Hale doesn’t cope. She runs. Spending the summer in small town Pennsylvania, working for minimum wage in the old trailer-turned-video-store, Vivian longs to move on after her world came crashing down around her... -
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![Tell Me How This Ends by Victoria De La O]()
Tell Me How This Ends by Victoria De La O
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrothers Jude and Ryan McAllister are inseparable. When Jude stepped in to raise Ryan after the death of their mother, it became the two of them against the world. But the scars it left were bone-deep. Then Lizzie Price comes along. Lizzie hopes Ryan’s kindness can help heal her wounds from a toxic relationship. But when she meets Jude, their powerful attraction makes him difficult to resist... -
![My Best Years by Morgan Paige]()
My Best Years by Morgan Paige
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when your childhood best friend becomes a complete stranger? Callum Pierce was much more than a friend to me. He was my first crush. My first love. The keeper of my soul. I gave him everything. I gave him my innocence. And then, he left. He just disappeared without the decency of saying goodbye. I thought I would never see him again... -
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Wrecked by Alla Kar
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*New Adult Contemporary Romance. Intended for mature readers! *. One wrecked plane …. Two wrecked souls …. ANNABELLE JACOBS is comfortable with her boyfriend of a year JORDAN FINCH. But Jordan’s best-friend BEAU RICHARDS doesn’t make Annabelle feel comfortable—he makes her feel alive... -
![Best I Never Had by Jeannie Choe]()
Best I Never Had by Jeannie Choe
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSenior year of high school seems like an entire lifetime ago when you’re an adult adjusting to real-life responsibilities and real-life heartbreak. When Hayden Marshall and Natalia Marquez run into each other on the busy streets of New York City, hundreds of miles away from their hometown and years after their high school graduation, it seems kismet is more common than either one of them thought... -
![You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan]()
You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end of my school year is going to bring nothing but pain, misery and the realisation that not everyone is who they seem to be. I never wanted to rely on them or even have them in my life, but they wormed their way in, and he betrayed me... -
![Always by Lizzie Morton]()
Always by Lizzie Morton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy life’s about to change and I can’t decide if it’s for better or worse. The one person I want, the one I need, doesn’t want me back. I’m left wondering if the path I’m about to take, will be one I’ll walk alone. Then the person I least expect gives me exactly what I need. A break from reality. But there’s only so long I can hide and when the truth comes out, it’s explosive...Categorized as:
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![Stealing Conleigh by Glenna Maynard]()
Stealing Conleigh by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolden James is a thorn in my side. He’s rude, conceited, and he’s also my boyfriend’s best friend. When Ezra suggested we move into together, I didn’t know he meant the three of us. Two’s company and three is a crowd, at least that is what I thought…until one night changes everything. Conleigh Meyers is the last person I should want. She’s my best friend’s girl, therefore untouchable... -
![Instead of You by Anie Michaels]()
Instead of You by Anie Michaels
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo brothers. Cory was my best friend, the boy who I’d resolved to spend my entire life with. I’d grown to love him, gotten used to the idea of our life together, even if it wasn’t the all-encompassing, soul-crushing, heart-shattering romance it appeared to be. Hayes was the boy who seemed entirely out of reach. Untouchable...Categorized as:
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![Almost Never by Melissa Toppen]()
Almost Never by Melissa Toppen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlec Murray. He was the one. From the first moment I saw him, I knew. I had never been more certain of anything in my sixteen years on this earth. But Alec didn’t notice me. At least not in the way that I wanted him to. He noticed my best friend instead. I stood by and watched their relationship blossom. An outsider looking in, wishing things were different...Categorized as:
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![Perfect Summer by Kailin Gow]()
Perfect Summer by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo hot brothers, one steady and secured, groomed to take over their family’s billion dollar enterprise. The other, a rising football star whose body is well-known to women of all ages in print and in person. Both in love with the same woman, whom they can’t have – Summer Jones, their sister’s best friend since childhood, and the girl they promised to protect... -
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![A Love to Last a Lifetime: The BRAND NEW epic love story from Clare Swatman, author of Before We Grow Old, for 2023 by Clare Swatman]()
A Love to Last a Lifetime: The BRAND NEW epic love story from Clare Swatman, author of Before We Grow Old, for 2023 by Clare Swatman
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe one that she wants. .. Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate. .. The one that she needs. .Categorized as:
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![A Forever Kind of Love by Ellie Wade]()
A Forever Kind of Love by Ellie Wade
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBook Two: Jax’s Story. I believe in soul mates. Why? Because I have one and her name is Lily Madison. I’ve loved Lily my whole life; she’s all I’ve ever known. I didn’t realize how deeply she was ingrained into the fabric of my soul until I felt her absence. Sometimes in life, once choices are made and paths are altered, it is often impossible to go back...Categorized as:
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Conflicted by Ruby Black
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s the only one I’ve ever needed and the only one I’ll never have. The only problem is…she’s my best friend. I’ve always felt the connection, but I just can’t go there. Not with her. She deserves better than what I can offer her. So I drown myself in women and booze, certain I’m doing the right thing, keeping her at a distance. Or so I thought... -
![Love Unspoken by Lisa De Jong, Chelsea Kuhel]()
Love Unspoken by Lisa De Jong, Chelsea Kuhel
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI lent my heart to the bad boy, and he did exactly what I expected he would. He broke it. And the guy I should have been with—he’s still here. He tries to take my mind off everything I’ve lost while showing me what I could have. I’m ready for a new start, to fall in love again … to do what I should have done in the first place. Everything seems perfect. Then the past comes walking back in... -
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Tryst by Alex Rosa
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this sensational New Adult debut by Alex Rosa, boyfriends are too much trouble. So what’s the harm in a little fun? With an abusive relationship behind her, Skyler moves out of her Orange County apartment, changes her phone number, cuts ties with her friends, and moves in with her brother Josh, a talent agent with a spare room in his incredible house in Hollywood... -
![Complicated by Jimmy Tudeski]()
Complicated by Jimmy Tudeski
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie loves Courtney, Courtney loves herself and Isla; Charlie's ex, has fallen in love with him all over again. Charlie loves Isla in a different way, Courtney loves the idea of the former lover's getting together, whereas Rose loves Charlie in a completely different way too...
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