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Alice and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOne night in Wonderland is just the start of my adventures…. On my twenty-fifth birthday, I decide enough is enough. Family responsibilities have made dating impossible. Now I’m single and inexperienced. Like, completely . My virginity is a millstone around my neck. And I want to get rid of it. All I need is one night, with one stranger, so I don’t look like an idiot when I start dating for real...Categorized as:
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![Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock]()
Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm by Alison Sherlock
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPre-order the BRAND NEW romance from Alison Sherlock She drives a tractor. He arrives in a red Ferrari. What could possibly go wrong? Flora Barton is desperate to save her family home Strawberry Hill Farm. She only needs one thing - a great business idea to keep the farm afloat! So, when Nico Rossi arrives from Italy with a crazy plan to save the farm, Flora should be overjoyed... -
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![Hat Trick: Alternate Cover by Chelsea Curto]()
Hat Trick: Alternate Cover by Chelsea Curto
Riley Mitchell has everything he could ever want. He’s a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion. He has great friends, a fun life, and he’s living out his dream of playing hockey in the NHL. Except one night, everything changes. After a car accident leaves him with an amputated right leg, he struggles with his identity...Categorized as:
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![How to Kiss on Christmas Morning by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss on Christmas Morning by Jenny Proctor
She’s merry and bright. He’s…. not. But something between them is warming up. Megan Sheridan just landed the perfect holiday a quiet week in the mountains house-sitting an event venue while the owners are away. Check the mail, answer the phone, keep the pipes from freezing—easy. The only trouble? No one told Megan she’d be sharing the farmhouse with a very grouchy, very handsome farmhand...Categorized as:
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![500 First Editions by Maggie Gates]()
500 First Editions by Maggie Gates
Romance author Willow Winslet believes the best in everyone, unless that one is Ryan Ford. What’s worse than being the only single person in your friend group? A hot guy in the checkout line mocking your boring Friday night. But Ryan Ford isn’t just anyone. To Willow, he’s an intolerable dating coach, an obnoxious podcaster, and a life-coaching con artist... -
![Cooper Bailey Is A Cinnamon Roll by Jen Atkinson]()
Cooper Bailey Is A Cinnamon Roll by Jen Atkinson
I’ve hated Cooper Bailey since high school. So why would a few years, a set of swoon-worthy forearms, and one shiny new law degree change anything? Leah Bradford’s never been a fan of the spotlight—not years ago at her high school prom and definitely not now with the drama her ex-boyfriend is causing. Running her cinnamon roll shop is all she needs, thank you very much...Categorized as:
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![Over & Out by Claire Wilder]()
Over & Out by Claire Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIntroducing a brand new enemies to lovers romance from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claire Wilder! Three months ago, a dirt bike accident stole my confidence, my beloved ride, and the one thing that made me feel alive. Now I’m going through the motions in my coastal tourist town, totally adrift… and trying not to think about the stranger who pulled me from the wreckage...Categorized as:
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![Atlas by Becca Jameson]()
Atlas by Becca Jameson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Baby girl, I’m going to count to three…”. Carlee is doing just fine on her own. She doesn’t need a man in her life. They never treat her right anyway. She certainly doesn’t need her best friend’s brother to swoop into town and take over like he never left her. It takes him less than one day to cause her to lose her car, her job, and her apartment. Now she’s furious... -
![Fore-Ever Yours by Bella Greene]()
Fore-Ever Yours by Bella Greene
A viral photo, a fake relationship, and one big problem. Matthew. All I wanted was a quiet few days. Instead, I get coffee poured on me, a gossip scandal, and a fake girlfriend. My agent insists this PR stunt will boost my career. Fake dating her for a few months? Fine. No problem. Except it’s definitely a problem. The more we fake this, the more I forget it’s not real. Beth...Categorized as:
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![Brie's Montana Dreams by Red Phoenix]()
Brie's Montana Dreams by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSubmissive in Love #4 (The Brie series continues! ). Hot scenes call to Brie Bennett as she sets out to film The Sanctuary, a secret BDSM commune nestled in the mountains of Montana. All kinds of kinky fun awaits, including the provocative Initiation Ceremony... -
![Home Is Where You Park It by Marika Ray]()
Home Is Where You Park It by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a giant of a man who grunts for words and barks out orders, yet circumstances require I be his fake girlfriend and spend the weekend with him in an isolated cabin. And of course there’s only one bed. Just my luck…But I need this commission check that only Boston can guarantee me...Categorized as:
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![Falter by Carrie Aarons]()
Falter by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyan Shea has sworn off men. After her last relationship imploded in front of her eyes, she decides to take a break from swimming in the dating pool … possibly forever. The brilliant computer whiz loses her brain when it comes to love, and jumping feet first burns her every time... -
![Having it All by Livia Grant]()
Having it All by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSubmission is an addiction she thought she’d left behind, but who can say no to him? Best friends are always supposed to be there for each other, but walking into a place like The Punishment Pit was above and. beyond. Now Master Lukus is holding her captive, intent on punishing Tiffany for her mistakes, and instead of saving Brianna, she’s trapped with a man from her darkest fantasies...Categorized as:
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![West of Port by Carina Taylor]()
West of Port by Carina Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSydney is out for revenge no matter what it takes—including teaming up with a grumpy, retired cop who wants nothing to do with her. West has retired from the police force. Completely burnt out, he doesn't want to protect anyone anymore. All he wants is to be left alone so that he can refinish his new-to-him sailboat. Unfortunately for him, a woman shows up asking for his help—needing his help...Categorized as:
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![Brie's Mile High Club by Red Phoenix]()
Brie's Mile High Club by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSubmissive in Love #7 (The Brie series continues! ). One of their own is in need…. Brie Bennett returns to Denver under her Master’s orders. In the process of helping another she discovers the power of friendship, the uncertainty of life, and the beauty of a well-executed prank. Love abounds and Brie is swept along by the nightly tasks her Master has set for her... -
![Brie's City of Angels by Red Phoenix]()
Brie's City of Angels by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSubmissive in Love #6 (The Brie series continues! ). Angels come in all shapes and sizes…. Brie returns to LA with a friend spiraling out of control - a transformation is coming. In the midst of turmoil and change, love grows deeper. Brie will discover the truth about Rytsar’s past, and her Master will face a new challenge... -
![Divine Solace by Joey W. Hill]()
Divine Solace by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 8 in the Nature of Desire series. After too many failed relationships, Gen has settled into a quiet, acceptable life as a middle-aged single woman. But then she meets Mistress Lyda and her sexy male sub Noah, and the two of them give her a different view of “acceptable”—as well as a renewed longing for the type of love and romance she thought had passed her by... -
![Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman]()
Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman
Stuck in Montreal with no job prospects, recent biology graduate Soleil Bellerose makes a snap decision to try tree planting in Alberta. She expects long days, blood‑sucking mosquitoes, and hard work. What she doesn’t the wild beauty of the land—and Gabe Hawthorne, the cocky, rugged foreman at Silvertip Reforestation who pushes all her buttons... -
![Public Rivalry by Rebecca Kinkade]()
Public Rivalry by Rebecca Kinkade
Corinne and Gray are rivals—and that’s putting it lightly. They’ve been in competition since kindergarten and the stakes have only gotten higher: college, business school, law school, and now…love? Okay, maybe nobody saw that last one coming. Then again, maybe this was twenty-five years in the making…. Corinne has never liked Gray Davenport...Categorized as:
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![Hard Boss by Iona Rose]()
Hard Boss by Iona Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuliette. Hudson Sinclair is such a grumpy, snarly, arrogant nightmare no one on the temp agency's books is willing to take on the job of replacing his secretary while she is off sick. Well, here I am, it’s my first day at the agency and I should probably give it a pass as my first job too. At least, that would be the prudent thing to do, but ‘prudent’ is not on my list of virtues... -
![Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson]()
Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson welcomes you back to Catalina Cove, where love is waiting to be reclaimed…. Ashley Ryan never doubted that her husband, Devon, was the love of her life. Even now, three years after Devon died in a car wreck while on a business trip, Ashley can’t bring herself to move on... -
![Desire: Gabby & Daniel by Lilia Moon]()
Desire: Gabby & Daniel by Lilia Moon
Gabby’s friends know she’s getting curious - and there’s just no way they’re going to leave that alone…. Gabby is a sweet, cookie-baking forty-three old receptionist, mother to three grown girls and deeply in love with her two granddaughters... -
![Reveal - Scorpio & Harlan by Lilia Moon]()
Reveal - Scorpio & Harlan by Lilia Moon
Scorpio is a retired punk-rock singer and the baddest wedding logistics coordinator in the biz. She knows what she wants – and edges aren’t it. They make you bleed. Harlan’s the big, tough floor manager of Fettered, Seattle’s best BDSM club. Which isn’t anything Scorpio wants, because tats-and-leather bad boys are all about the edges, and she’s done with those... -
![A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery]()
A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery
The unrelenting cheer in Fool's Gold, California, is bringing out the humbug in dancer Evie Stryker. She learned early on that Christmas miracles don't happen, at least not for her. And this year seems like no exception. An injury has forced her to return to the family fold, no matter that they're estranged...Categorized as:
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![The Way You Shine by Amelia Chasen]()
The Way You Shine by Amelia Chasen
Delaney. Becoming the nanny for Cole, the older single dad, who's as grumpy as he is quiet–was a curveball I never saw coming. After leaving a toxic relationship, quitting my mundane accounting job, and living in my car, the cautious Cole Campbell helps me get back on my feet. He gives me a job, a room in his countryside home, and a sense of security I’ve never once had in my chaotic life... -
![Keep This Between Us by Albany Archer]()
Keep This Between Us by Albany Archer
Tuesday. I’m making the most of my forced fresh start. Exiled by my family to a tiny mountain town, I’m going to show them I’m not the screw-up they think I am. What I’m not expecting is to love it here. To find all my missing pieces in the fresh air, quaint town, new friends, and a man who sets my soul on fire. But is seven hundred miles enough distance to keep my mistakes in the past? Bond...Categorized as:
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![A Tycoon Undercover by Blair Babylon]()
A Tycoon Undercover by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne wild night with a sexy stranger has changed Wulfram’s life forever. I’ve been living undercover in the US for years. No one realized that the man living a very private life in the Southwest was the child victim of an infamous crime in Europe decades before. But my privacy has come at a cost... -
![Runaway Love by Lea Coll]()
Runaway Love by Lea Coll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dream wedding, a bride with cold feet, and the mountain man that comes to her rescue. I never thought that, on my wedding day, I would literally bolt from my wedding, and into the arms of a grumpy mountain man. Emmett offers me a much-needed respite from the chaos, inviting me into his cabin to "hide out" until all the wedding guests leave...Categorized as:
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![My Grumpy Valentine by Nyla Lily]()
My Grumpy Valentine by Nyla Lily
I fell for Penelope the moment my best friend introduced her as his new girlfriend. She wasn’t mine to want, but that didn’t stop me. I stood by as their relationship flourished, watched her walk down the aisle, and tried to bury my feelings beneath forced smiles. Leaving Hope Peak was my only option to give up on the woman of my dreams... -
![Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date by Lilian Monroe]()
Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge comes a deliciously witty and lighthearted romance brimming with misadventures, misdeeds, misunderstandings…and one perfectly mismatched couple. A notorious rule follower, the old Daphne Davis could do no wrong. But lately she can’t get anything right...Categorized as:
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![Playing With Fire by Madison Myers]()
Playing With Fire by Madison Myers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy new chef is infuriating. Hotter than a Southern summer, arrogant, tattooed, with tree trunks for thighs. And I can’t keep away from him. It’s not enough that I can’t escape him during the day. Now he’s in my kitchen, in my head, even my damn dreams. And the worst part? He knows exactly what he’s doing. He doesn’t realize the game he’s started... -
![Peaches and Dreams by Juliette Cross]()
Peaches and Dreams by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMarly Rivers is not crazy. No matter what everyone says. They may think her dream is foolish, but she plans to prove them all wrong—one jar of moonshine at a time. Single dad Wade Kelley is just fine. No matter what his best friend Jed says. He doesn’t need a woman in his life... -
![Lights, Camera, Christmas by Kara Kendrick]()
Lights, Camera, Christmas by Kara Kendrick
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Man of the Month Club Novella. He’s a hometown classic. She’s a Hollywood has-been. Can he convince her that holiday magic still exists? My agent tells me this is my last chance. I need to sparkle in this cheesy made-for-TV holiday movie or my career is over. P. S. I HATE the holidays...Categorized as:
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![No Egrets by Susan Renee]()
No Egrets by Susan Renee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m just the guy with the goat. I keep to myself and have ever since I moved to Tuft Swallow. I have no interest in making friends. I came here to escape my life, not fill it with nosy neighbors who want to know everything about me. Is it lonely? Yeah. It is. But after more than ten years, I’m used this punishment. I get by just fine... -
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![The Shame Game by Hannah Murray]()
The Shame Game by Hannah Murray
A good marriage is built on love, trust and kink…. James and Amanda have been together for fourteen happy, playful kinky years. That’s the way they both like it, and neither feels there’s anything missing, until one day, a typical scene morphs into something atypical—humiliation play... -
![Trust: Meghan & Quint by Lilia Moon]()
Trust: Meghan & Quint by Lilia Moon
TRUST is book 5 of the Fettered series. If you haven't read YIELD yet, and the other books that follow, you're skipping some really good parts. ;) xoxo Lilia. ----------------------. He wears the title of hard-ass Dom with pride. She's tired of watching from the sidelines, but that doesn't mean she's willing to sign on the dotted line. There's just one problem... -
![Annie and the Sybian by Dark Angel, Sinistre Ange]()
Annie and the Sybian by Dark Angel, Sinistre Ange
When Annie's parents' neighbor Mark tells her he has a Sybian, she doesn't know what that is, but when she gets back to college and looks it up, she becomes obsessed with the idea of riding one. Once she's back home on summer vacation, the opportunity arises when Mark leaves town and she's house-sitting for him... -
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Code Red by Amy Noelle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter getting hurt in college by a gorgeous man, Nicole Magette vowed never to risk losing her heart again. Now she lives a structured and satisfying life. Her work is easy, her friends are her family, and the only consistent men in her life are her two cats, Winchester and Huntington Peabody the Third... -
![Saved by a Dangerous Man by Cleo Peitsche]()
Saved by a Dangerous Man by Cleo Peitsche
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Note: This book is offered at a low, introductory price for my wonderful readers! Thank you all! ) SAVED BY A DANGEROUS MAN is an erotic romance novella of 36,500 words. As Audrey struggles to keep Corbin’s identity secret, the rest of her life spins out of control... -
![Her Protector by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer]()
Her Protector by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*** On sale for a special release weekend price of $2. 99 (price goes to $4. 99 on Monday, August 29th) ***. Tony Angelico thinks he knows all about Dominants and submissives. After all, his two brothers are unapologetic Dominants with long-term submissive partners... -
![Back in Black by Julie Kriss]()
Back in Black by Julie Kriss
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI've never been a hero. I'm the lawyer every third-rate criminal calls when he's been arrested - again. Or I was, until one of my clients became one of the richest men in the country. Now I'm supposed to clean up my act. It isn't so easy. I dress more like a biker than a lawyer, and I have friends in low places... -
![Deviant Desires by Cameron Hart]()
Deviant Desires by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was checking in with the Marino crime family contacts at the shipping docks when little miss Tempest stormed in, much like her namesake. The curvy, five-foot-nothing woman has something to prove to everyone she meets, but she has no idea what criminal world she’s just gotten herself involved in... -
![Steadfast by K.L. Noone]()
Steadfast by K.L. Noone
A love story for the ages! An intimate confession! An epic quest! And happily ever after on the horizon . .. Jason Mirelli loves Colby Kent. And Colby loves him. They’ve told the world. And Colby’s recovered from injury, so they’re back at work and back on set... -
![Faithfully: A Club Decadence Novella by Maddie Taylor]()
Faithfully: A Club Decadence Novella by Maddie Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the summer of 1979, single, smart, college-bound Joanna Beckett has her eye on the future. She isn't looking for love, but when she runs into Captain Peter Davis, who is nearly ten years her senior, she is smitten and falls for his warm heart, sharp mind, and commanding embrace. Despite his commitment to his career, Peter can't resist funny, flirtatious Joanna... -
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![Bedazzling the Jeweler by Ember Davis]()
Bedazzling the Jeweler by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCORAL. I didn’t join my best friends in their resolutions to get their love lives on track this year. Finding a man has never been my problem. Now, finding the right one? That’s a whole other story. I’ve been keeping my resolution this year close, not even sharing it with my friends, and it has nothing to do with men. This year is all about me and what makes me happy... -
![Taming the Tease by Golden Angel]()
Taming the Tease by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRick Winter is tired of playing empty scenes with submissives, only to return home alone. He wants what he sees his friends getting - a real relationship with submissives who love them. Unfortunately, since his move to be closer to his friends and Stronghold, the kink club he goes to, the only woman that's really sparked his interest not only isn't a submissive, she's his neighbor... -
![Mistletoe Kisses & Something Merry by Ranee S. Clark]()
Mistletoe Kisses & Something Merry by Ranee S. Clark
A sweet holiday romance inspired by Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility. Mila has the holidays all planned—board a plane, visit her brother Eli, and enjoy Christmas with family. So when a nasty flu hits and she finds herself puking into her overnight bag in an Uber instead, she isn’t happy. Nor is she happy that Eli has sent Landon, of all people, to take care of her...Categorized as:
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![My Greatest Joy by Brooke Fox, Brooke Montgomery]()
My Greatest Joy by Brooke Fox, Brooke Montgomery
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’s a reason I hate the holidays, but nothing could’ve prepared me for the literal nightmare of flying three thousand miles in the middle of December. When my coworker gets the flu, I reluctantly volunteer to take their assignment to write a piece on Vermont’s most famous Christmas small town...Categorized as:
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![Fan Favorite by Adrienne Gunn]()
Fan Favorite by Adrienne Gunn
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen decidedly unhappy Edie Pepper DMs her way onto a reality tv dating show, she's going to realize love isn't so easily won in this "perfect modern romcom" (Laurie Devore, author of The Villain Edit). Thirty-five year old Edie Pepper, a rosé loving, reality TV obsessed copywriter from Chicago, dreams of plucking her soulmate from the depths of Hinge (or Tinder or Bumble)... -
![Clued in to Love by Ellie Alexander]()
Clued in to Love by Ellie Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her hometown launches a holiday scavenger hunt with a life-changing cash prize, Marissa Henry jumps at the chance to save her fledgling business—until she’s partnered with the most gorgeous but infuriating man in town. Marissa’s catering company is her passion project but it’s swiftly turning into a financial disaster...Categorized as:
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