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  • Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    **Release day special 99 cent, jumps to $3.99 after 24 hours** Steal, the follow-up standalone rockstar romance to the #1NYT Bestseller Keep… It's easy to lose yourself in someone you love...
  • Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Scarlett Mavis. I have a sweet tooth, no filters, and video games are my life. Let me clarify that last part: They’re not a hobby; they’re not a way to kill the time; They. Are. My. LIFE. Where family, men, and humans, in general, have failed me, video games are always there waiting for me to return to their warm and accepting embrace...
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  • Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Coy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...
  • THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE Enjoy 6 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. VERY STEAMY. You've been warned :) Titles in this series: Seducing the Storm I’m a soldier. I’m a hard man. I don’t do love and I don’t do cute but the moment I meet Lenny Coleman that is exactly what I get...
  • STRIPTEASED by Stephanie Brother

    STRIPTEASED by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    After being dumped at a strip club during my bachelorette party, I never expected to be rescued by four hot-as-sin men who work there.One moment, I’m staring at the gorgeous twin strippers up on stage. The next, I’m reading a devastating text from my fiancé. I moved across the country for that jerk, and now I have nowhere to go.Then four men step in to dry my tears...
  • Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Internet fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself...
  • Greek by Kandi Steiner

    Greek by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Palm South University Series...Sisterhood is forever, but can it survive life’s biggest curveballs?Erin fights for justice while Bear continues to fight his demons in order to be the man he wants to be for the woman he loves. Skyler considers what will come after graduation -- and whether or not Kip will be a part of the plan...
  • Banging the Enemy by Lili Valente

    Banging the Enemy by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Pop Quiz: You just banged a rock star you vowed to loathe until the end of time. What’s next? Hint: You don’t agree to be his fake girlfriend. And you certainly don’t fall in love… Once upon a time, Cutter Comstock was the hot older boy who tormented me in high school...
  • Nailed by Cora Brent

    Nailed by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A scorching ‘enemies to lovers’ office romance proves hazardous in this new stand-alone from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Cora Brent. The good news: Audrey Gordon has just received a dream assignment managing one of the city’s largest construction projects. The bad news: She’ll be teamed up with cocky office rival and former lover Jason Roma...
  • 10 Dates by Emily James

    10 Dates by Emily James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Joanie Fox can't wait to settle down and marry the man of her dreams. However, when her engagement starts to look more stalemate than soulmate, her best friend stages an intervention sure to make even the most hardened, serial daters wince: 10 Dates in 10 Days...
  • Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox

    Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.Being an author’s assistant comes with its perks but when Maverick Kingston barges into my life and becomes my responsibility, he’s more than I can handle...
  • The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kai's life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from the tragic memories of her past. Audition, dance, paycheck, repeat. It's a broken record, but it's what keeps her world spinning...
  • Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "He thought I was his muse. Turned out, he was mine too."Maggie Stevens is done feeling objectified.After spending her entire life in the spotlight and climbing the high fashion ranks as a model in LA, she’s willing to leave it all behind for a fresh start. Moving to Seattle seems like the perfect solution.A clean slate.New adventures.Endless opportunities.All is going according to plan...
  • No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One thing I've learned from three years as an undergrad?College is all about balance.Juggling a science-heavy course load, weekend bar crawls, and my plentiful dating life is an art form. An art form I've got down to a T...Until the campus Casanova comes barreling into my biology class and throws my mojo for a major loop...
  • Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I hit on her first. Realized she was my best friend Finn's little sister second. And got a bloody nose third — compliments of Finn after he watched me nearly score with the new underclassman. After all I did have a reputation on campus, word on the street was that a girl could orgasm within one minute just watching me eat Lucky Charms...
  • The Billionaire's Christmas Bride by L. Steele

    The Billionaire's Christmas Bride by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never play bedroom games with Santa...!Weston bloody KincaidThe rick prick who wore £7000 suits like he was doing them a favor.When he wasn't filling out his doctor's scrubs like they were tailormade for him.Exactly the kind of a'hole who needed to be taken down a notch.Definitely not the kind you want to spend an extended period of time with...
  • Playing by Heart by J.B. Salsbury

    Playing by Heart by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jesse Lee is the worst! He’s a multi-millionaire, triple-platinum-selling, Grammy-Award-winning man-slut—a worldly, self-indulgent heathen. I wouldn’t sleep with him if he were our last chance to ensure survival of the human race. The only reason I put up with him is because he’s my boss’s brother. Whatsherface is one of those holier-than-thou types...
  • Just One Thing by M. Malone

    Just One Thing by M. Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From NYT Bestselling author M. MALONE, comes a sexy new romantic comedy of errors. Bennett Alexander is a bona fide genius. He runs his family’s farming cooperative, speaks four languages and is about to apply for his tenth patent. But the one thing he never mastered is how to be cool. His childhood friend Olivia is the only one who “gets” him. Katie Mason is in over her head...
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    new adult  multicultural  humor  contemporary
  • Hot Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by MJ Fields

    Hot Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by MJ Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dylan As if losing my shot at nationals wasn’t enough, I now have to tutor the biggest player on the men’s team or get kicked off the hockey team my senior year. Not that it means sh*t anymore, anyway . Regardless, I have to play the game and rebuild my image for the sake of the team that I love— and I have to do that with him...
  • Can't Block My Love by Xavier Neal

    Can't Block My Love by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From bestselling romance author Xavier Neal comes an all-new, rom-com sports romance featuring a gorgeous goalie who can block any shot — except Cupid's... Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical. Every other university wanted their team to be them...
  • Protect Me by Red Phoenix

    Protect Me by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sacrifice has its costs...and rewards Master has only revealed himself in small doses, hinting about the tragedy in his past, and now Brie has unknowingly befriended an enemy of her Master... Nothing is easy where Brie is concerned, but sexy surprises are in store for her as well--including a birthday party that is uniquely Brie-licious...
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    new adult  multicultural  humor  length-short
  • Hold Me by Red Phoenix

    Hold Me by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When dreams come true...but with a price Brie Bennett's submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, she is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  multicultural  humor  length-short
  • For Today by B. Cranford

    For Today by B. Cranford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seventeen Years Ago . The first time Aaron Andrews saw Simon Foster smile, he knew he was in trouble. He'd never seen anything--or anyone--like the man who'd stolen his favorite seat in his favorite coffee shop. Six Weeks Ago . The late-night phone call that changed their lives forever was short...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  multicultural  m-m  humor  contemporary  queer
  • His Forbidden Princess by Vivian Wood

    His Forbidden Princess by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forbidden fruit is always the sweetest.I was born a scoundrel. Destined to a life of poverty, until the royal family saved me. I owe them my life, and I’ll do anything to uphold my duty.Even when my duty is babysitting Annika, the king’s little sister.Except it turns out that Nika isn’t the wayward wild child I thought she was. She’s whimsical, stubborn, funny, gorgeous… and completely off limits...
  • Bossy Rockstar by Roxy Reid

    Bossy Rockstar by Roxy Reid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten years ago he took my v-card,Now he's my billionaire rockstar boss.A decade after dumping me without warning or explanation,He's back in my life.Annoyingly, he's grown up to be extra hot,With muscular arms I want to be wrapped up in,And a cocky grin that really could stop the world from turning.For the first time in my life,I understand the urge to throw my underwear at a rockstar...
  • Lover by Ketley Allison

    Lover by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Agreeing to be his no-strings-attached, fake fiancée for a weekend is totally doable.Until I have to share a bed with this hot, bearded recluse.It was a necessary deal, considering my boss was blackmailing me and Wyn was nearing bankruptcy as a washed-up rock star. We had to do it to fix our quickly imploding lives...
  • Hating the Best Man by Jenny Fyfe, Natalie Murray

    Hating the Best Man by Jenny Fyfe, Natalie Murray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    “Packed with swoon, this story reminded me why I love romcoms.” – romance author Tarah DeWittFlynn:My best friend’s about to get married, and I’m in love with his future wife. Believe me, I’d do anything to change it, but Ruby Quinn has been my dream girl since high school, and my stubborn heart refuses to let go.It gets worse. I’m pretty sure Ruby hates me, and I don’t blame her...
  • Morsel Enemies by Alexia Chase

    Morsel Enemies by Alexia Chase

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Are you ready to meet your next Man of the Month?Chocolate chips, year-round Christmas decorations, crystal-clear waters, and smoldering nights under the stars. What more could you ask for?Ava’s boss, Jax, wants the same land Miles wants, and she’s there to make sure Jax gets it and escape Hell Town, Florida, as fast as she can...
  • Dream a Little Dream by Sue Moorcroft

    Dream a Little Dream by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Make a wish . . .Reflexologist Liza Reece has a dream.After a catastrophic break-up, she’s determined to rebuild her life from the wreckage. So when the opportunity arises to take over the troubled holistic centre where she works, Liza jumps at the chance.The only problem is she doesn’t have a penny. And Liza needs funds, and fast, because she’s not the only one interested...
  • Risky Business by Lauren Landish

    Risky Business by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Secrets are my life.Perception is everything, and I'm extraordinarily good at helping my clients hide their dirt—until him.Bad press about your latest movie flop? I can twist it.Need to repair your image after an embarrassing walk of shame? I got you.Reputation refresh? That’s me too.But my latest client challenges me in ways I never anticipated.Carson Steen...
  • One Little Dare by Whitney Barbetti

    One Little Dare by Whitney Barbetti

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Truth or dare? I always choose a dare. And no matter the dare, I always follow through. Even if it means walking down a busy street in my bathrobe and hair curlers. Or recreating that iconic When Harry Met Sally deli scene while on a crowded subway. Or hitting on a handsome stranger in a bar. And then … marrying that stranger. While in Vegas...
  • Ending in Marriage by Debbie Macomber

    Ending in Marriage by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Rediscover an exciting and heartfelt, opposites attract romance from New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Duke Porter is the best pilot of Midnight Sons, a bush-plane charter service located in the small town of Hard Luck, Alaska. He is a rugged, no-nonsense traditionalist set in his ways...
  • Single You Out by Faleena Hopkins

    Single You Out by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I'm Christina Tuck, one of those girls who delivers food right to your door. Then I knock on his. Bennett Powers. Single dad. Stock trader. New York City. A ginger who wears a suit like money is his church. I'm drenched from the rain, sticking my foot in my mouth. I'd like to stick something else in there. But like the heat in my building...That pulses up from a dark boiler room..
  • Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    She’s got two strikes against her.Her name is Erickson and her parents own The Bagel Place.It wasn’t always that way. When we were nine, we were best friends. But then a feud between our dads ripped their successful business apart—and my best friend was ripped away too.Our paths were bound to cross again. Now, both our families are vying for the same spot on a Food Channel’s reality show...
  • Falling for the Playboy by Kennedy Fox

    Falling for the Playboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.  That should’ve been enough for me to call in sick that day...
  • Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How deep can he go? All the way. ROSE John Kirby. Just another big, dumb jock with a real big… you know . I swore I’d never get involved with another man like him again. He’s crude and loud. Vulgar and unsophisticated. But he knows exactly what he’s doing when he touches me. I can’t let this happen. I’m a TA at our university and there are rules about this kind of thing...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  college  athletes  humor  sports  football
  • Reckless Player by R.C. Stephens

    Reckless Player by R.C. Stephens

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paris I’ve had a crush on my best friend for as long as I can remember. But he’s a hockey winger, who has quite a reputation with the puck bunnies, and I’m a nerdy girl trying to survive my biochemistry degree as a single mom. If science has taught me anything, it’s that facts don’t lie. The truth is Ryse and I are from two completely different worlds...
  • His Christmas Gift by R.S. Elliot

    His Christmas Gift by R.S. Elliot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My high school enemy is my new boss. He’s also my fake fiancé and now…I’m having his baby.AutumnWhen my aunt sold her gym, I thought I was going to lose my job.Instead, I just got a new billionaire boss.The man I crushed on in high school even though he and his friends bullied me relentlessly.Dean is still gorgeous, confident, and totally not my type...
  • Resisting the Bosshole: A friends to lovers RomCom by Kristin MacQueen

    Resisting the Bosshole: A friends to lovers RomCom by Kristin MacQueen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What's more embarrassing than asking a man whore for help getting a boyfriend?Falling in love with said whore and knowing your feelings will never be returned.I'm a disaster when it comes to men. I don't know how to flirt and I've never been kissed. All I want is for Prince Charming to come into my life...
  • Snap Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by M.J. Fields

    Snap Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evans...
  • Her Filthy Grump by Alexia Chase

    Her Filthy Grump by Alexia Chase

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when Ms. Pollyanna meets Mr. Grumpalicious?LaylaI’m looking for Mr. Right, but instead, I find a man who thinks I’m a nuisance and a do-gooder. So, what if I like to help people? It’s my life. Not his.So why do I want to climb him like a tree every time I'm with him? The man is too gorgeous for his own good.KameronI’m not looking for anyone. I’ve had my fill of women who let me down...
  • Chasing Romeo by Sarah Ready

    Chasing Romeo by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A laugh out loud, soul mate chasing rom com romp, Sarah Ready’s Chasing Romeo is a perfect feel-good novel about finding love where you least expect it.Chloe Daniels is a starry-eyed romantic who believes in true love, soul mates and happily ever afters. So when a psychic predicts the identity of her soul mate Chloe will do anything to find him.But there’s a tiny problem...
  • 6 Clues Your Nemesis Loves You by Kelly Siskind

    6 Clues Your Nemesis Loves You by Kelly Siskind

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Enemies spark in this Bower Boys romance full of banter, sizzling heat, second chances, and small-town charm.In high school, Maggie Edelstein set the rules of our secret relationship, but I’m calling the shots now. In my dreams.Maggie’s still infuriating and confusing, and absolutely stunning...
  • BAD BOYS and BILLIONAIRES: 5 Alpha Billionaire Romance Books Collection by Kristina Weaver

    BAD BOYS and BILLIONAIRES: 5 Alpha Billionaire Romance Books Collection by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FREE in KINDLE UNLIMITED 5 Standalone, full length books. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. Enjoy the following books: 1. UNSCRIPTED 2. RED LOVE 3. TROUBLE 4. MINE 5. ONE WEEK * Not suitable for readers below 17. These books feature controlling alphas, and lots of sexy scenes...
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    new adult  multicultural  humor
  • One Fired Up Fourth by Claire Raye

    One Fired Up Fourth by Claire Raye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For fans of all seasons, Claire Raye brings you a brand new series set around your favorite holidays featuring laughs, love and of course a little bit of steam. Each book can be read as a standalone and happily ever afters are guaranteed! Aida McNaughton’s life has been nothing but exams and studying for the last year...
  • Surprise Me by Red Phoenix

    Surprise Me by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A little Christmas magic and "condor" love Brie's Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened, but the couple is part of a tight community that won't let them fail. What happens when condor love collides head-on with Master's demons? Pearls, naturally... Christmas magic and some kinky Montana fun has Brie flying high...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  multicultural  humor  m-f  length-short
  • A Billion Dollar Romance by Britt Bentley

    A Billion Dollar Romance by Britt Bentley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The billionaire professor of my college fantasies is now my fake fiancé. The problem? I forgot our story was fiction, and now I’m in love with a man twelve years my senior.Celebrity author James Martin was strictly off-limits when I was a college student, and he was the guest professor of my creative writing class...
  • Overdue: A Small Town Romance by Avery Samson

    Overdue: A Small Town Romance by Avery Samson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The first time I saw her, I knew she was the one. Then she broke my nose. She started a war, one that would last through our childhood. After years of being gone, I’m home for good this time. If that isn’t bad enough, guess who I find bent over a filing cabinet, looking better than I remember? Everything in me tells me to run. But I’m a glutton for punishment...
  • Roadside Attractions by Mara Quinn

    Roadside Attractions by Mara Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Stella and Roman were supposed to be forever.However, that was before Roman left Stella with nothing but a note detailing vague plans to "find himself" and see new places. Now, it's just Stella, her broken heart, and an extra half of the rent to pay.Enter Wyatt Song--free-spirited, infuriatingly attractive, and a notorious player. Roman's best friend, and the bane of Stella's existence...
  • Hate to Love You by Isabelle Richards

    Hate to Love You by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Opposites in every way, Chase and Arianna have been bitter rivals since childhood. Constantly in competition, they fight incessantly, making it nearly impossible for them to be in the same room with each other. Until they slept together. Sex changes everything. In one emotional evening, they go from enemies to lovers. Hate quickly evolves into passionate lust, but old habits die hard...
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