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  • The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

    The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
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  • Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Marcus and Reagan have been part of the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, and Tempest family for more than thirty years. They’ve weathered ups and downs and raised their children surrounded by family that may not share their blood but share their hearts. Come to Rojo with Cee Bowerman and attend the wedding we’ve all been waiting for...
  • Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh

    Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger fight for the innocence of a young murder suspect—if only they could find him. When a retired sheriff’s deputy is shot to death in his home, his troubled teenage stepson, Evan, becomes the prime suspect. Even more incriminating, the boy disappeared from the scene of the crime. Desperate to find her son, Evan’s mother begs PI Lance Kruger for help...
  • Securing Jane by Susan Stoker

    Securing Jane by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a new story in her SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series…Over the years, Storm North has witnessed two teams of Navy SEALs under his command find true love. He doesn’t expect the same for himself. He’s too old. Too jaded. Too set in his ways...
  • Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Ember by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    INKED PROTECTOR REUNITES WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.Rocco Caldo is tall, dark, and handsome, but not interested in love. Loyal to a fault, he can’t turn away an old friend in need or a beautiful woman on the run…especially when they have unfinished business.Rebel Bishop is a single mom, looking for shelter, not a handout...
  • Amethyst by Cee Bowerman

    Amethyst by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Amethyst Hamilton had a rough start at birth, but when she was adopted by her aunt and uncle, her life changed for the better. Surrounded by aunts and uncles who would do anything for her and more cousins than she can count, she's had a safe and comfortable life...
  • The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score

    The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 42 ratings
    Ryan Sosa, grumpy former corporate accountant, has had it up to here with surprises. He didn’t see getting fired coming. And he certainly didn’t anticipate flying across the country to the world’s hippie-est, happiest, most annoying town to save his great-uncle from some mysterious emergency...
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction...
  • Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best damn mother she can be...
  • Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Soar High by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    She survived.Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free and healing, she can make a new life for herself and her son…except he has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary.Women take one look at him and flee.An ugly childhood and combat left Hawk with scars, a rasping voice, and an aversion to talking...
  • Lucky: Rojo Kings, Book 1 by Cee Bowerman

    Lucky: Rojo Kings, Book 1 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lucky Marks and Rain Forrester grew up side by side. Born on the same day to mothers who were the best of friends and fathers who were like brothers, there was never a time that Lucky and Rain weren’t together. Until they weren’t...
  • Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Angel and Raquel possess two very strong personalities separately. They are alphas to the core. The problem comes when these two fire-filled individuals come together. One needs to be in control while the other refuses to be controlled. Angel Leonetti, the complete Alpha Male “Let me first address this ‘using you’ shit that you mentioned...
  • Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A past that defined a future... Shade has a secret.One he’s hidden most of his life.Secrets created in his past.Of a broken family. A little boy lost.Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake.As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself.As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers..
  • Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Aspen “Blade” Carlisle is the last of his Delta Force team to find love…and he’s pretty bummed about that fact. Which might explain why he finds himself chatting up a telemarketer as if she’s a long-lost friend. But Wendy is surprisingly easy to talk to, so when they go from occasional calls during her work, to nightly conversations on their cells, it somehow feels right...
  • Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic new lover, the professor. And Richard, a shy English writer, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister...
  • Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda JacksonStone Cold SurrenderBestselling thriller writer Stone Westmoreland can think of plenty of ways to describe the stranger he meets on a flight to Montana. Tantalizing. Whip-smart. And completely unaware of how good it feels to give in to your wilder impulses...
  • My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Savannah I was only eighteen years old when I thought I had found my happily ever after. After the tragic death of my mother, I married the love of my life, Ace Townsend. Yes, we were young and idealistic, but we had it all figured out. He was going to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force. I would go to medical school to become a doctor for people who couldn’t afford healthcare...
  • Next Time I Fall by Barbara Freethy

    Next Time I Fall by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens when Mr. Wrong turns into Mr. Right?After three years of being a single mom, café owner Chloe Morgan is finally ready to take another chance on love. She's found the perfect man in Joel Bradshaw. He checks all her boxes when it comes to stability, commitment, and accountability...
  • It Had to Be You by Beth Moran

    It Had to Be You by Beth Moran

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Preorder the BRAND NEW novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! ‘Another gorgeous tale from the queen of comfort reads’ Growing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast.Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in providing a safe haven, it meant that life was rarely peaceful...
  • Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather’s military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone . .
  • Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to the Big Girls Book Club‚ where only one rule applies: Members must be at least a size 14. Sisters Isis and Egypt have left New York for Richmond‚ where Isis is happily married and living in the lap of luxury...
  • Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre

    Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ashley Sullivan’s whole world changed when she got pregnant at seventeen. After the father of her child ditched her and their son, she bypassed college, shelved her plans to see the world, and went straight to managing the family café in Bar Harbor, Maine. For the next eleven years, she poured her entire heart into raising her amazing son, Kevin...
  • Prospect by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Prospect by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Family isn't always by blood. Family is who you are willing to bleed for. Refusing to yield to his father's will and expectations to one day take the reins of the family business, Sam McGregor leaves his home in Texas. Fate leads him to the small town of Polson Montana, home to the Kings of Retribution MC, where he starts over and meets Sofia Torres...
  • Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nate Hunter; aspiring boxer, brother to five younger sisters, and...stripper. Yeah, you read that right. After his twin sister went through an abusive relationship, Nate fought to restore her honor by starting a chain of nightclubs that hire and help victimized women get back on their feet...
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  • Down & Dirty: Dawg by Jeanne St. James

    Down & Dirty: Dawg by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Dawg's story… She has a secret. But little does she know, so does he...
  • Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    RoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...
  • Hot Valor by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Valor by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new standalone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris. Sexy, action-packed, and thrilling! Colonel John "Viper" Mendez searches for a ghost from his past... and when he finds her, nothing will be the same! They told him she was dead. They lied... Colonel John "Viper" Mendez is having the second-worst day of his life...
  • Falling North by Alyson Santos

    Falling North by Alyson Santos

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Turner 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...
  • Slow Ride  by Mayra Statham

    Slow Ride by Mayra Statham

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jakob ‘Brick’ Wallace is all about the simple life. He loves working with his hands and as part of the Men of Valor, he isn’t afraid to get dirty. All he needs is his bike, brothers and an ice-cold beer after work.That is until Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Moreno drives into town.One look at Valor’s new resident and Brick finds that this bohemian beauty has shaken up and turned his organized life upside down...
  • Haze of Obedience: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Haze of Obedience: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s Mesmerized Me For Decades From Afar...My mission is to rescue the Zoe Diego, a famous Latino pop star who went missing fourteen months ago.I already know about her. She’s my favorite entertainer and her voice hypnotized me since my early twenties.I underrated her beauty from afar. Stunning doesn’t come close.But she’s sassy. I give it back to her as good as she gives it to me...
  • Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom...
  • Happy New You by Brenda St. John Brown, Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Happy New You by Brenda St. John Brown, Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ★10 Resolutions. 2 Friends. 1 Shot At Love. ★ I’ll admit, having nine New Year's resolutions makes me twitchy. After all, I’m Allison Gottlieb; overthinker, overachiever, hot mess extraordinaire. I’ve spent my entire life trying to be the best but for some reason, I’ve always fallen short...
  • Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James

    Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This ride with the Blue Avengers MC ends with Bradley Lennox aka “Nox.”Nox * Member of the Blue Avengers MC* Police officer with the Shadow Valley PD* Member of the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force* Widower* Army VeteranHeroine * Single mother and widow* Daughter of a member of an outlaw MCDescription coming soon! Beyond the Nox is the sixth and final book in the Blue Avengers MC series...
  • Edge Of Reason by Freya Barker

    Edge Of Reason by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie. I am a riding contradiction. A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker. My name is Trunk . I'm smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is. I am a misguided romantic. A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivor My name is Jaimie...
  • Freeing Ruby: A slow burn, suspenseful, close proximity, multicultural romance by April Wilson

    Freeing Ruby: A slow burn, suspenseful, close proximity, multicultural romance by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever since witnessing the murder of her mother when she was a young teenager, Ruby Hammond has suffered with severe agoraphobia. When her father became too impatient with her condition, Ruby moved out and got her own apartment. She's lived alone, in complete isolation, for the past two years, never once having set foot outside her safe haven...
  • Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Landing an internship at prestigious Hopewell General is a dream come true for Tamara St. John. She struggled hard to get where she is—and isn't about to risk it all because of arrogant Victor Aguilar. Tamara and Victor constantly lock horns, but the sinfully seductive doctor is driving her crazy…with desire. Tamara knows that dating a colleague is a prescription for disaster...
  • Dixon by Elizabeth Knox

    Dixon by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dixon I ain't ever been set up with a woman in my life, but when Hawk told me about this chick I just had to meet I was nervous as hell. I wasn't even this nervous when I lost my virginity. Plus, the only dudes who went out on blind dates were those pathetic types. I sure as hell wasn't one of them. It didn't feel right to be going out on a date when danger was coming our way...
  • Rocky Mountain Rescue by Elle James

    Rocky Mountain Rescue by Elle James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Former Green Beret Max Thornton’s career ended when he fell two hundred and fifty feet during a training exercise and broke nearly every bone in his body. Left with a permanent limp and in need of a job, he is recruited by Brotherhood Protectors where he can use his combat training and skills to protect, guard and rescue others. He didn’t expect his first assignment to be the resident mechanic...
  • Rogue Survivor by Patricia D. Eddy

    Rogue Survivor by Patricia D. Eddy

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Connor Davis After a beating that almost killed me, I’m one failed fitness test away from losing my FBI career. I should be focused on grinding out the reps to rebuild my broken body. Not on the pretty brunette at the gym.Sparkling brown eyes, a laugh like birdsong, and curves for days. I never thought a beauty like her would notice a busted-up guy like me. But she does...
  • When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

    When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 34 ratings
    In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life--and heart--to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez--her family, her people, her country...
  • Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe

    Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous psychologist Tony Sinatra, the middle son of wealthy landowner Big Daddy Charles Sinatra, is still mourning the end of a longtime relationship when he meets former bartender Samantha “Sam” Carmichael. The problem: she’s nothing like anybody he’s ever met before and nobody, not even his understanding father, wants him to be with her...
  • Blabbermouth by C.L. Cruz

    Blabbermouth by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Blabbermouth is a short, sweet, steamy story. It is the second in the Juniper Creek series but can be read as a standalone. It features a strong, curvy heroine and the man who wins her heart.VedaI’ve been friends with Nacho Perez since grade school—over twenty years.And I’ve had a crush on his brother, Jack, for just as long...
  • Undeniable by Delaney Diamond

    Undeniable by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They can’t stand each other…or can they? For years, hard work and perseverance have been the tenets by which Santiago Vila lived his life. As such, he’s achieved everything he’s gone after. Except Abena Dubango. She’s the total package of brains, beauty, and a sense of humor. Even though she wears another man’s ring, he’s never forgotten the moments they spent together...
  • Love Above Law by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    Love Above Law by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Agent Lex Taylor My assignment—take down human and drug trafficker Miguel Santino and rescue Leyna Martinez, the sister of an outlaw MC member. One look. That's all it took. My center of gravity shifted, and I knew; she was going to be mine. I take down criminals; the rats of society. I eat, sleep and breathe the law, but I'm willing to risk it all—my badge and my life to protect her...
  • Zorro by Elizabeth Knox

    Zorro by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ZorroI've been playing with fire my entire life, so messing with two of my club brother's sister was just up my alley. Ruby, the younger half-sister to Grim and Axel.She and I had been flirting for ages, playfully toying with one another. That is, until she went off to one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States-- Stonewall University...
  • Hate on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Hate on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NeedlesWhat do you do when you loathe someones mere existence? Well, in most cases I handle 'em. Only problem is this isn't someone I can slam my fist into. Why, you might ask . . . 'cause she's a woman.Her name embodies beauty, tranquility and peace but let me tell you, no way in hell does this bitch do anything but stir up trouble...
  • Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me...
  • Irish Charmer by L.K. Shaw

    Irish Charmer by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LuciaFor three years I've kept my son a secret in order to protect him from the dangers of the syndicate. A life his Irish father is still a part of.When I have to return to Brooklyn, I don’t expect Nathan to be the first person I see. For a moment, the world disappears and it’s only the two of us. Until reality intrudes...
  • The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid

    The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing rattles stone-cold FBI Agent Kai Roman. Not chasing down ruthless criminals. Not the grief of losing his wife years ago. Not even inadvertently being caught in the middle of a bank robbery. Except Camila Garza is right beside him when danger strikes, and suddenly he’s the only person who can protect the off-limits beauty. No matter how much her older brother hates him...
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