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Freya by Cee Bowerman
Freya Tempest is a spitfire with a quick wit and equal parts audacity and attitude who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to grab it when an opportunity presents itself. But Freya’s also a firm believer in fate. When she meets a man that seems a little too good to be true, she decides to sit back and see what destiny has in store. She leaves him with just a note, not even a kiss goodbye... -
![Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes]()
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn her twenties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. Since her spell in rehab, though, she's come a long way on the road to recovery - and now, she's ready to go back to where it all began. But this time, the student has become the teacher. She used to hate the staff in charge of treating her addiction. Now, she's one of them.Rachel's finally got herself on track - but life never stops being messay... -
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![Vanished in the Darkness by Robin Patchen]()
Vanished in the Darkness by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis title was previously published as Glimmer in the Darkness by Robin Patchen. New name, same great story.From a USA Today bestselling author comes this edge-of-your-seat Christian suspense that will keep you reading all night long.Nothing could get her home…but this.Cassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood... -
![The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland]()
The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAutumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer... -
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![We Are Family by Beth Moran]()
We Are Family by Beth Moran
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom No. 1 bestselling author Beth Moran comes a story about family, friends and facing your fears. Thirty-three-year-old Ruth Henderson and her daughter Maggie have some hard choices to make. Following the tragic death of Maggie's father, they are left with a mountain of debt and broken hearts... -
![Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic]()
Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
![The Perception by Adriana Locke]()
The Perception by Adriana Locke
Can be read as a STANDALONE NOVEL. There is no greater burden than a secret, and Kari Stanley has been carrying one alone for a long time. But fate intervenes in the form of a broken down car and the kind offer of assistance from a handsome stranger with a sweet, southern drawl. In exchange, all she has to do is go to dinner with him. Temptation was never so sweet... -
![Then & Now by Monica McCallan]()
Then & Now by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she’s on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. When the chance finally presents itself, it comes with a complication she couldn’t have dreamt up in her worst nightmares... -
![A Time to Embrace by Karen Kingsbury]()
A Time to Embrace by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Their whole life was a series of miracles. Can they really hope for one more? And as tragedy pulls their lives apart, can they somehow find that all-important time to embrace?" After twenty-one years, John and Abby Reynolds are back together and feeling like newlyweds... -
![Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown]()
Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBack home is the best place to start over in a heart-stirring Texas romance about friendship, second chances, and small-town scandals by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Riverbend, Texas, doesn’t look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it’s a place to unpack a lot of baggage... -
![A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan]()
A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRyan Coates does it all. Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan... -
![Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years.What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town.Hugo Reddick set out in search of an old hookup... -
![Reborn by Meredith Wild]()
Reborn by Meredith Wild
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s death for hire… Some people measure life in hours. Days. Weeks. I measure mine in kills. A covert military mission gone wrong robbed me of my memory and any link to my past. This is my existence now. I execute and survive. Nothing more, nothing less... -
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![Coming Home by Marie Force]()
Coming Home by Marie Force
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe story left unfinished at the end of Marking Time picks up ten years later when Kate Harrington goes after the man she left behind when she set out to chase her dream of music superstardom. Now she has everything she ever wanted, except for the one thing she can't live without. What will Reid say when she shows up unannounced in St... -
![Coyote by Lila Rose]()
Coyote by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHumiliated years earlier when in high school, Channa Edwards never expects to see her knight in shining armour again. In fact, she really doesn't want to, but of course, life wants to mess with her again. It's just by luck he doesn't recognise her, and for a blissful moment, she thinks she's got away with it.That's until another situation brings her knight back into her life... -
![Ruined by April Wilson]()
Ruined by April Wilson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFinally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here... a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam... Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me... -
![The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley]()
The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsExplore this delightfully cozy and joyful novel of second chances at the most wonderful time of the year, from USA Today bestselling author Pamela Kelley.A feel-good novel as delightful and comforting as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night, The Christmas Inn is bestselling author Pamela Kelley’s most heartwarming and magical book yet... -
![Second Chance Love by Hope Ford]()
Second Chance Love by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI was his wife… but he left me.He broke my heart once, and if given the chance, he’d probably do it again.Which is why I’ve tried to get over him.I’ve dated, I’ve tried to let loose, but no matter how hard I try, my thoughts always return to Nash.Every guy I meet I compare to him.He was always overprotective and possessive... -
![Forged: A Maddox Hines story by MJ Fields]()
Forged: A Maddox Hines story by MJ Fields
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI walked away from the only things that comforted me, that calmed my demons—the things that helped dull the pains from my past and allowed my to continue waking up each day and push forward.Now I'm sets out to win back the girl who has held my heart for five years, the girl who is too good for me, who deserves better than me.But none of that matters any longer.Because I'm hell-bent...Categorized as:
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![Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic]()
Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister... -
![The Best of Me by Sharon Sala]()
The Best of Me by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake a trip to Blessings, Georgia, where bestselling author Sharon Sala welcomes you with a touching small-town romance:An orphaned little girl who desperately needs a new homeA couple ready to welcome her with open armsFriendly neighbors who are always there for each otherA Southern small town where great things happen to good peopleRuby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children,... -
![Cold Spite by Toni Anderson]()
Cold Spite by Toni Anderson
A disgraced former Navy SEAL is looking for revenge in this romantic thriller from author Toni Anderson.When FBI Agent Delilah Quinn survives an attempt on her life, she pretends to be dead in order to outwit her attacker. There is only one person she can turn to for help—a man she never wanted to see again…a man who abandoned her five years ago and left her heartbroken... -
![Second Time's the Charm by Brenda Jackson]()
Second Time's the Charm by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYears ago, family tore them apart. Will sweet revenge lead to a second chance? Find out in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! This one chance at revenge may be their second chance at love Part-time rancher and world-renowned musician Dylan Emanuel never forgot his college romance with Charm Outlaw... -
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![Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner]()
Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWarning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Jessie Adams is the womanizing, lead guitarist for the hottest rock band in the country, Bayou Stix. Seduction is his game. He does what he wants, when he wants, and with whom he wants... -
![Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha]()
Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike.Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets... -
![Beard in Waiting by Penny Reid]()
Beard in Waiting by Penny Reid
A Long scene/short story featuring two unlikely characters from the Winston Brothers series... -
![Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel]()
Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance... -
![Catching What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker]()
Catching What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFelicity It’s hard being a woman in a man’s world. It’s where I’ve always been. Pushing limits. Proving I can be what they want. I can’t. So I’m done. No more trying. No more fighting to show I’m good enough. Worthy of a man’s attention. And that includes the man who shoved his way into my life. Under my skin. It can’t happen. I don’t care how good he looks naked... -
![Ruby Mercy by Naomi West]()
Ruby Mercy by Naomi West
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI’m having my bosshole’s baby.Safe to say that’s not ideal…Especially because he doesn’t even know.As a matter of fact, Kirill is clear across the country, and I’m pretty sure he’s never coming back.That’s fine.My daughter and I will be a-okay without him.At least, that’s what I thought.But five years goes by like pulling teeth.And I learn something:It hurts to do this alone... -
![Turn (Gentry Generations) by Cora Brent]()
Turn (Gentry Generations) by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCASSIE I'm determined to leave my mistakes in the past. These days I'm back in school, I'm surrounded by my wonderful, crazy family and I'm working for my dad. Then Curtis Mulligan happens. A supposedly reformed gang member from the rundown prison town where my folks grew up, Curtis looks like he was built for mayhem. We have nothing in common... -
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Shattered by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAfter Mari's attempt to help Trystan goes horribly wrong they are both forced to deal with the consequences... -
![Colorado Cold Case by Elle James]()
Colorado Cold Case by Elle James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSole survivor of a mission gone wrong, Griff left the Navy to recover from his wounds and grief. The one person he’d loved had left San Diego while he'd been on a mission and hadn't returned or reached out. She’d said she was from Colorado... -
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Ravished by Desire by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA LITTLE DARE When Shelly Brockman walks into his office, Sheriff Dare Westmoreland can almost taste the sweet, steamy passion they'd once shared. Then she informs him that he's the father of her son, the unruly preteen Dare arrested earlier that day, and his fantasies turn to fury... -
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![The Reckoning by Amelia Shea]()
The Reckoning by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere are three sides to this story. His. Hers. And the truth.Over two decades ago, Regina Hinkley had a life she loved. While it may not have been idyllic for most people, it was perfect for her. But in a single moment, her plans and her future were all derailed, steering the course of her life in a very different direction. Now, she’s back... -
![Forgive Me by Melanie Walker]()
Forgive Me by Melanie Walker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThere are very deep issues at play in this book and it is not for the weak. The twist in this book leaves you devastated and you will need to absorb it. You will get mad, cry your heart out, be crushed, smile, and lose it by the end of this book. Forgive Me is about Forgiveness. All the things you think you know are only a fraction of the big picture...Categorized as:
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![Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha]()
Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets... -
![The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA standalone second chance romance by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken. You know the universe is trying to tell you something when you get struck by lightning, but only after getting hit on by the elderly, almost getting run over by a semi, and running into the one who got away... -
![Ruthless Rebel by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Ruthless Rebel by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
My villain. My monster. My Ruthless Rebel… He’ll do anything to get the empire his grandfather promised him... including marry me. His ex. To the media Jericho Grayson is an elite billionaire and one of the heirs to the Grayson legacy. To me, he was the rebel. The boy I first gave my heart to. Eight years ago when he broke up with me, it broke me...Categorized as:
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![Unseen by Karin Slaughter]()
Unseen by Karin Slaughter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsKarin Slaughter’s novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, Unseen, pits detectives, lovers, and enemies against one another in an unforgettable standoff between righteous courage and deepest evil... -
![Ready for Love by Marie Force]()
Ready for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFor four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what had gone wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved... -
![Burnout: The Complete Series by Dahlia West]()
Burnout: The Complete Series by Dahlia West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe complete box set of the Burnout series. Meet the men of Burnout. Five ex-Army Rangers who've settled in Rapid City, South Dakota. Five men who've decided that friends are the family you choose. Shooter (Burnout 1) Chris “Shooter” Sullivan has returned to his home town of Rapid City, South Dakota to pick up the pieces of his life shattered by a roadside bomb in Iraq... -
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Timeless by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRe-releasing on Jan 19, 2020 with new covers and edits Six years. Two People. One love. After the long awaited wedding of her dreams, Scarlett Templeton, along with her rockstar husband and their five year old twins, are finally putting down roots and settling into their first suburban home...Categorized as:
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![Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson]()
Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHe was the bad boy I fell for in college. Now he’s a sexy single dad and Charleston’s most successful venture capitalist. Dominant and decisive, Ford Montgomery is used to getting what he wants. And he just set his sights on me... Ford Montgomery was my first everything. First love. First guy I slept with. First heartbreak when he dumped me without explanation... -
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![Entangled by S.E. Hall]()
Entangled by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThings heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended... -
![Stay With Me by Kelly Elliott]()
Stay With Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLife moves on. Only people who have never lost anyone they loved with all their heart can blindly believe those words. What if I didn’t want to move on? What if I wanted to wake up every morning with that familiar ache in my chest, knowing I’d never see her again? But, life can change in a moment... -
![Twisted Mercy by Elaine Levine]()
Twisted Mercy by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHope Townsend has spent long years searching for the brother she was brutally separated from when their mother was murdered. Now, thanks to help from a mysterious source, she’s found him deep in the Medicine Bow Mountains on the remote compound of the notorious White Kingdom Brotherhood motorcycle club and prison gang—a viper's nest of drug runners, murderers, and thieves... -
![Without You by Lacey Black]()
Without You by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTuckerI spend my days brewing beer for the popular Brew Crüe Beer Company and my nights devoted to being a dad. Raising a young child with special needs can be tough and stressful, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. He’s everything to me, and the reason I keep going. It’s him and me against the world, and I have no intention of changing that.Then, Kinsley McGregor walks back into my life... -
![Aces MC Series Complete Box Set by Nicole Jacquelyn]()
Aces MC Series Complete Box Set by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOver 400,000 words. Four complete novels. Four never before seen bonus scenes. Four protective men. Four strong women. Four stories that will break your heart and then piece it back together again... -
![Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns with the next generation of Montgomerys and a second chance romance bound in memory and heat.Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him...
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