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  • Chaos Agent by Lee Winter

    Chaos Agent by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    What happens when the sweetest employee learns her boss’s evil secrets? This opposites-attract ice queen romance asks: Can a villain truly be redeemed?CEO Michelle Hastings has foolishly promoted a kind, clueless activist to her full-time staff. Now, on top of fighting her inconvenient feelings, Michelle must hide the evil they do...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Miyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking...
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  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It's the day of the award ceremony for Usami, but Usami's older brother, Haruhiko, can't keep his hands off Misaki. First an endless shipment of strawberries, then a "kidnapping" as Haruhiko drags Misaki off to his rich estate and locks him up! Meanwhile, a dramatic misunderstanding spooks Shinobu into leaving for Australia...
  • Finally by R.L. Mathewson

    Finally by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson comes the next installment in the Neighbor from Hell series… For readers who enjoy touching stories that make them smile, laugh, and fall in love. Sometimes life doesn’t go the way that we expected. That’s what happened to Devin Bradford when he received the news that turned his life upside down seven years ago...
  • Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Misaki wohnt beim Bestsellerautor Usami und kann seine Gefühle für ihn nicht länger leugnen. Eines Nachts rutscht ihm sogar der Satz "Ich glaube, ich liebe dich!" heraus...
  • Kitty Kitty by Lani Lynn Vale

    Kitty Kitty by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    This is the story of a man falling in love with a woman.A man that was supposed to be a role model, and a woman that was just barely twenty-one.A man who should’ve known better, and a woman that didn’t know that she was destroying his career word by word, innocent touch by innocent touch, smile by smile, until it had already imploded...
  • BS by J.E. Daelman

    BS by J.E. Daelman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Life is hard, then gets harder still. That’s how BS feels when out of the blue his wife turns up wanting them to try again, to make the marriage work.After leaving his cheating wife 18-yrs earlier, the last thing he expected was Lilac to turn up on the clubhouse doorstep, throwing a huge spanner in the works for his intention to claim Kya...
  • Addicted to Ellis D by S.E. Harmon

    Addicted to Ellis D by S.E. Harmon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Chef Luca Alessi’s life is barely recognizable these days. He used to spend his days in the kitchen creating cutting-edge cuisine. Now he’s trying to keep his family's restaurant and legacy alive. It doesn't help that his father was keeping secrets before he passed. On the relationship front, his ex, Colin, assured him that their divorce would be simple. And now? Not so much...
  • A Business Proposal, Vol. 3 by Haehwa, Narak

    A Business Proposal, Vol. 3 by Haehwa, Narak

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    Mistakes were made. At the company dinner, Hari has one drink too many and wakes up the next morning with no memory of the previous night...except for a vague lingering sensation on her lips. Meanwhile, Yeongsuh also wakes up from a night of drinking, but unlike her best friend, she instantly realizes that something went very, very wrong..
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Misaki begins to seriously question the structure of his relationship with Usami, but a high-class date with Usami makes it come to life. In the next Junjou Egoist story, Hiro goes to the extreme to nurse his lover, Nowaki, back to health...
  • Cherry Picked by May Archer

    Cherry Picked by May Archer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Never ask your brother’s best friend to… pick your cherry.When I asked Jack Wyatt to help me lose my pesky v-card, I didn’t expect him to keel over in shocked disapproval and nearly tumble us down a mountain...
  • The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

    The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again.Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she’s grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball—and yet clinging to her sense of humor...
  • BY DESIGN: The Beginning by J.A. Armstrong

    BY DESIGN: The Beginning by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Building bridges has a very different meaning for Jameson Reid than it does for Candace Fletcher. J.D. Reid spends her days designing some of the most elegant and majestic buildings and homes in North America. U.S. Senator Candace Fletcher has spent her life working to build bridges between people. J.D. Reid is not who Candace Fletcher was expecting to arrive on her doorstep...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    As the end of Misaki's college years approach, he's faced with a difficult choice: living with the ever-popular boys love novelist Akihiko can be ever-so challenging..
  • Tide Together by Melanie Summers

    Tide Together by Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when a stressed-out bridesmaid and a laidback pilot are stranded alone together on a sun-kissed Caribbean island?Paige Chadwick is having the worst day of her life. Her tyrant boss has made her three days late for her sister’s destination wedding trip, and now she’s stuck on the wrong Caribbean island with the wedding just hours away...
  • The Cowboy of the Mountain by Tessa Klein

    The Cowboy of the Mountain by Tessa Klein

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s my older brother’s best friend. A single dad. My forbidden crush.The one man I shouldn’t have a one-night stand with.I haven’t seen Wyatt Hartwell in nearly a decade, but it takes me a split second to recognize him. Can’t say the same for him. He has no clue he just rescued his best friend’s little sister from a drunken idiot...
  • Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to.THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…Clean Slate (Charity Case #0.5)Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news...
  • Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam...
  • My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 1 by Niyama

    My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 1 by Niyama

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Resigned, Shin has to settle for seeing Seiji when they run into each other about town or when Shin makes a point of stopping at his store. Shin believes he's content with that, but one night Seiji changes everything by bemoaning his lack of romantic prospects and mentioning he might as well try his luck with guys...
  • Serving the Couturier by M.S. Parker

    Serving the Couturier by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Enter the chaotic life of Leah Martin, a shy fashion prodigy with an unassuming charm, always used to playing second fiddle to her vivacious identical twin, Sophie. But when a gnarly ski accident in Aspen sidelines her sister, suddenly, Leah's stepping into Sophie's killer heels, working for the drop-dead gorgeous fashion big shot, Damien Laurent...
  • Pretty Little Mess by Nichole Rose

    Pretty Little Mess by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Falling for her grumpy mountain man boss was not part of this sunshiney hot mess's plans for Galentine's Day.CordeliaWelcome to Winthrop, WA. Population: Screwed.When I answered Deacon Cromwell's ad for an assistant, roughing it with a mountain man was not what I had in mind.But I'll give anything a shot. Just so long as it doesn't shoot back.When my grumpy new boss finds out he hired...well, me...
  • Reformation by Chelle Sloan, Salvation Society

    Reformation by Chelle Sloan, Salvation Society

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Garrett DixonI have it all, or so it seems. A thriving medical practice, money in the bank and a standing invitation to every social event in Virginia. It doesn’t matter that my marriage is a trainwreck and my friend circle is limited to my business partner and my brother. You don’t need things like love and friends when you’re at the top of your field. That’s what I thought, until I met Paige...
  • Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 3 by Jinushi

    Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 3 by Jinushi

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy!As the end of the year approaches, Yamada feels blindsided by a coworker’s claim that Sasaki is a married man! Naturally, misunderstandings ensue. Later, on Christmas Eve, Sasaki has a chance encounter with a super-shy supermarket employee...
  • The Adventurers by Bryce Oakley

    The Adventurers by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They're about to embark on their greatest adventure yet.Joey Moore got her heart stomped on. At her engagement party. So, she did what any normal, completely rational 28-year-old would do — she moved to a new city with her dog to start a new life. Without much of a plan, it turns out...
  • Queen of Hearts by Whitney Dineen

    Queen of Hearts by Whitney Dineen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Queen Charlotte of Malquar has a talent. She’s already helped two of her children find mates, and now she’s convinced her daughter’s new secretary would be a perfect partner for her remaining single son.Agnes Dupuis has a plan. She’s going to work for the royal family for a couple of years before opening her own upscale employment agency...
    Categorized as:
    boss & employee  contemporary  humor
  • The Sneak Peak by Victoria Wilder

    The Sneak Peak by Victoria Wilder

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    My Best Friend. Young. Tempting . She bid on me at my company’s charity auction and won. Back then, she was too young, with hearts in her eyes and her whole life ahead of her. That’s how we started, and after all this time, she’s become my best friend. Being a single dad of twins and running Colorado's most successful summer sports company requires control and focus...
  • Super Lovers vol. 01 by Miyuki Abe

    Super Lovers vol. 01 by Miyuki Abe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Alla notizia della madre in punto di morte, il liceale Haru Kaido si trova costretto a volare oltreoceano. Ad attenderlo, però, trova qualcosa di totalmente inaspettato: Ren, il suo nuovo fratello minore! Ren è un bambino disobbediente, cresciuto senza regole e Haru decide di prendersi cura di lui. Però, proprio quando Ren comincia finalmente ad affezionarsi, una tragedia li costringe a separarsi...
  • Solid Foundation by J.A. Armstrong

    Solid Foundation by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is never simple in the world of politics. The pressure is on Senator Candace Fletcher to make a run for the governorship of New York State. Everyone seems convinced it's the right move for the affable senator. Everyone that is, except Candace. Life took an unexpected turn for the senator when she met and fell in love with Jameson Reid...
  • Billionaire Boss by Julie Capulet

    Billionaire Boss by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Our deal was simple. One night. Fake names. No strings attached.Until it turns out he’s my new boss...I couldn’t believe my luck when I got sent to a work conference in Hawaii. Living the dream after years of pulling myself up by my bootstraps.The sand, the palm trees and the blue water were straight out of a romantic fantasy.So was the guy at the beachfront bar, let’s be honest. Blue eyes...
  • Two Wrongs Made Right by Ali Parker

    Two Wrongs Made Right by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just because my brother found love doesn’t mean I have to.I’d rather focus on other things.Like money.It never gives you sleepless nights that drive you insane.But the single mom I hooked up with at my brother’s wedding?She’s got me sweating.I can’t get her out of my head.Those curves.That smart mouth.She’s the right kind of trouble.But I’m the wrong kind of guy.Or not.She’s been wronged before...
  • Give & Take by Claire Wilder

    Give & Take by Claire Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I shouldn’t be thinking about him.Even though he tells me he can’t stop thinking about me.I’m turning 41.He’s 26.I’m a serious person.He’s fun-loving and carefree.It’s all wrong. But every time Raphael LaForest looks at me, it feels so, so right. Just a glance and my whole body melts. The simple brush of his hand on mine and every last nerve ending is on fire.But that’s not all...
  • Milestone Mischief: The Complete Series by Piper James

    Milestone Mischief: The Complete Series by Piper James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Milestone, a small town where it's really hard to keep a secret, old crushes reunite, enemies become lovers, and grumpy bossholes don't stand a chance.Milestone Mischief is a series of interconnected, full-length standalone novels: Playing with the Doctor, Faking with the Enemy, Teasing Mr. Moneybags, Wanting my Brother's Best Friend, and Snubbing My Billionaire Boss...
  • Under Construction by J.A. Armstrong

    Under Construction by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It takes well laid plans to build a lasting relationship. Jameson (J.D.) Reid has years of experience designing tall buildings and even restoring majestic structures. She's worked to lay a solid foundation to her burgeoning relationship with Senator Candace Fletcher. But, love and architecture require different materials and tools...
  • Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 1 by Jinushi

    Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Vol. 1 by Jinushi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy!At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking—and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  contemporary  humor
  • Curve Ball: An Older Man/Younger Woman Curvy Girl Romance (Curvy Soulmates ) by Kat Baxter

    Curve Ball: An Older Man/Younger Woman Curvy Girl Romance (Curvy Soulmates ) by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nanny…or soulmate? Maddox I may be a quarterback, not a baseball player, but that didn’t keep life from throwing me a curve ball. I'm contracted to play my final season in the NFL, my career is on a high and I want to go out on top. Complication? Six months ago, I gained custody of my sister’s young kids. They are my priority, but I need help in the form of live-in nanny extraordinaire, Finley...
  • The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm...
  • Captured In Ink by Donna McDonald

    Captured In Ink by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    At 27 yrs old, graphic novelist Shane Larson believes in trusting the greater plan of the universe and doing good to the best of his ability. To him this is a matter of practicality as much as a spiritual belief about how to live right which is why the road Shane chooses to follow in his life is leading him to use his doctorate in clinical psychology to help people...
  • The Dating Experiment by Briar Prescott

    The Dating Experiment by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 40 ratings
    Jamie:Three years ago, I sold my soul to the devil.Also known as my boss. Same thing.Here’s the deal. Connor Quinn is arrogant, impossible to please, cold as ice, and prone to find flaws in everything.Since that fatal day three years ago, many a murder plan have been made and many a weapon considered...
  • Reckless Suit (Cocky Hero Club) by Alexia Chase

    Reckless Suit (Cocky Hero Club) by Alexia Chase

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Can a divorced man find love with a much younger woman?Damon MacklinHe’s been divorced for years and is preparing for his oldest child’s wedding when a beautiful young woman runs into him in the resort lobby. He’s much too old for her, but when his daughter, Karissa, decides – once again – it’s time for him to “make nice” with his ex-wife, he tells her that he’s dating someone...
  • 獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
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  • Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones

    Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It only takes one defining moment. One look. One dance. One conversation. Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price...
  • Dating a Cougar II by Donna McDonald

    Dating a Cougar II by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Firefighter and eco entrepreneur Walter Graham II is tired of dating beautiful, but unsettled women who don’t know what they want from life. He wants to date a woman who’s as smart as she is attractive—someone who can talk about interesting things—someone confident about her work...
  • The Billionaire's Lockdown Baby by Holly Rayner

    The Billionaire's Lockdown Baby by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I accepted a job on the other side of the world just to get away from him…How did I end up pregnant with his baby?!Aubrey Simons has been in love with her boss for the past four years...
  • Sharkbait by Erin Mallon

    Sharkbait by Erin Mallon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Louise and I’m a serial-monogamist marine biologist.Try saying that five times fast.Fresh out of an awful relationship and tired of always doing the right thing, this girl is finally saying “screw it” and having herself a meaningless fling.Here’s the thing about flings though: they only work if you keep feelings out of the equation...
  • Her Pipe Dream by Karla Doyle

    Her Pipe Dream by Karla Doyle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town, blue collar, older woman/younger man, over the top, steamy instalove romance with a guaranteed Happily Ever After! COOPERIn a small town, there are certain things you can count on. Change is slow coming and even slower to be accepted. Friends, family, and neighbors are always close by to have your back if you need it. And someone’s always in your business...
  • The Birthday Manny by Sammi Cee

    The Birthday Manny by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Here’s the deal, not everyone understands why an almost twenty-eight-year-old man is happy taking care of other people’s children, but I am.Do I love being single? No, but what’s a guy to do?Then I met Kevin Wadsworth. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. He’s older than me, smaller than me, and needs a little bit of care...
  • Husband by Remy Blake

    Husband by Remy Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He was my father’s oldest friend; a man I expected to loathe and never expected to love. But Brock Marshall imbedded himself under my skin, until I had no desire to get him out. Almost two years later, and we’ve defeated the odds, falling in love and getting engaged. We should be happier than ever but instead we're at a stalemate. One that might not see us make it down the aisle...
  • Halftime Husband by Erin McCarthy

    Halftime Husband by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Running into a man once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times makes it fate... right? Unless he is now your grumpy boss who holds the future of your fading dance career in his hands. And you hooked up with him when he was just a mysterious stranger rescuing you…My life is a hot mess...
  • Things I Forgot About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Things I Forgot About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    "He is off limits. Complicated. Not right for me at all. He's trouble, wrapped up in an expensive navy suit. But I never could stay out of trouble..."Kat Canton is a woman with a plan. Though a rebel at heart, she’s had to stay focused since becoming a single mom at seventeen...
  • Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Can this older, ex-military woodsman find love with a curvy girl hiding a big secret? GeorgiaEverything about my life has to change. So I run to the woods of Snowflake Falls to hide out. Except I've let myself in for way more than I bargained for. Trouble finds me as soon as I set foot on the mountain. Rescue comes in the intimidating shape of Declan Connor...
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