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Hunting for Silence by Robert Thier
British business mogul Rikkard Ambrose has departed London to face his arch-rival in a deadly game of espionage and intrigue at the Royal Court of France, leaving his lady love behind to knit socks and twiddle her thumbs... -
![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 10 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 10 by Bisco Hatori
Ever since the day he helped her up after a nasty tumble, Black Magic Club member Reiko Kanazuki has been obsessed with Hunny. She is devoting all her knowledge of the dark arts to curse him and steal his soul. Will the sweetest member of the Host Club fall victim to her spells?Categorized as:
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![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 18 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 18 by Bisco Hatori
The uproarious comedy about a girl enlisted to work in a lavish host club! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen...Categorized as:
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![Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 2 by Bisco Hatori]()
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 2 by Bisco Hatori
The school-wide physical exam has thrown the members of the elegant Host Club for a loop. How can the doctor not discover that Haruhi is a girl? And once the female customers learn the turn, Haruhi can kiss her job goodbye. Illustrations. Rated for teens. -
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![Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 4 by Shou Harusono]()
Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 4 by Shou Harusono
What is Sasaki to Miyano? The question rings through Miyano’s mind as he struggles to come to a decision. After all, Miyano likes girls and not guys…right? Meanwhile, surprise reunions with old crushes and Miyano’s first drag beauty pageant push Sasaki’s self-restraint to the limit….Categorized as:
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Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 3 by Shou Harusono
Limit overload—confession imminent. After struggling with his feelings for his adorable kouhai Mya-chan for almost a year, Sasaki takes the plunge and admits how he really feels. But has Miyano’s admiration for his senpai turned into… something more? Or will Sasaki be friend-zoned— permanently…? !Categorized as:
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![Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 2 by Shou Harusono]()
Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 2 by Shou Harusono
Dating? Me and Sasaki-senpai…? We’re not like that! At least, those were Miyano’s thoughts until Sasaki gifted him chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Faced with the reality that Sasaki might like like him—in a BL kind of way—and the jarring realization that the senior’s graduation is fast approaching, it’s time for Miyano to confront his true feelings…. -
![Check, Please!: Year Four by Ngozi Ukazu]()
Check, Please!: Year Four by Ngozi Ukazu
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![100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons]()
100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons
When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about... -
![Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills]()
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening senior year... -
![Love Stage!!, Vol. 4 by Eiki Eiki, Taishi Zaou]()
Love Stage!!, Vol. 4 by Eiki Eiki, Taishi Zaou
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIzumi Sena is an average guy born into a family of famous celebrities. A college student and total otaku, he works hard every day with the goal of someday becoming a manga creator. Mega otaku Izumi and famous actor Ryoma have finally confirmed their feelings for one another... -
![I Cannot Reach You, Vol. 4 by Mika .]()
I Cannot Reach You, Vol. 4 by Mika .
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsChildhood best friends. Two halves of a whole. Yamato and Kakeru. A romantic sunset in Arashiyama and a sudden downpour lead to. .. Kakeru’s first kiss? ! But much to Kakeru’s dismay, Yamato’s fever kiss was just that. With no memory of what happened, Yamato is acting like nothing changed between them—even though everything did... -
![Fence #12 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad]()
Fence #12 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTryouts are coming to a close, and the three available spots on the Kings Row fencing team are almost all locked up. It’s just a question of whether or not Nicholas can push through and earn a spot for himself—or if he’ll have to leave Kings Row altogether. -
![Love Stage!!, Vol. 3 by Eiki Eiki, Taishi Zaou]()
Love Stage!!, Vol. 3 by Eiki Eiki, Taishi Zaou
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIzumi Sena is an average guy born into a family of famous celebrities. A college student and total otaku, he works hard every day with the goal of someday becoming a manga creator. -
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![Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck]()
Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe future is anything but certain in this alternately funny and heartbreaking contemporary story about food trucks, festivals, and first loves. It's easy to look at high school senior Oscar Olsson and think: lost. He hates school, struggles to read, and wants nothing to do with college. But Oscar is anything but lost---he knows exactly what he wants and exactly how to get it...Categorized as:
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![Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot]()
Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSunshine, soft white sand and a sizzling hot millionaire – you don’t get trouble in paradise, right? Imogen Charlton is sorted. Dead-beat husband? History. Dream job? Application sent. But then her impulsive brother, Harry, spends every last penny on a Greek restaurant in Corfu, and is determined to run it himself. It’s up to Imogen to bring him to his senses... -
![Shopping for a Billionaire Boxed Set by Julia Kent]()
Shopping for a Billionaire Boxed Set by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEver meet a hot billionaire while your hand's in a toilet in the men's room of one of his stores? No? So it really is just me. Hmm. When you're a mystery shopper, you get paid to humiliate yourself, all in the name of improving customer service. Romance isn't in my job description. But the day I met Declan McCormick it was love at first flush. Until I nearly castrated him with my EpiPen... -
![The No Kiss Contract by Nan Campbell]()
The No Kiss Contract by Nan Campbell
Despite being the youngest partner at her firm, corporate attorney Davy Dugan is gunning for a recently vacant name partnership—it would mean finally having the power to make a real change in her conservative workplace. But eighty-hour workweeks don’t allow any time with her much younger half-sister, Tally, who doesn’t seem to need Davy in her life anyway... -
![The Bachelor on the Shelf by Jana Aston]()
The Bachelor on the Shelf by Jana Aston
My name is Carter Sheppard and I actually like Christmas and my Christmas-themed hometown of Reindeer Falls. In fact, when I learn I have to return home in order to collect an inheritance—my uncle’s dog—it puts life into perspective for me. Sure, playing professional baseball is great. But it won’t last forever and every player needs a long-term game plan. And I just found mine... -
![Burning Bright by Blair Babylon]()
Burning Bright by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnything worth burning is worth burning down. Lizzy has broken her contract with Mannix and destroyed her growing relationship with Theo, but now Mannix is stalking her, trying to get her back. She wants time away to think, so she manages to get past the sports reporters stalking her at her dorm, where Georgie has received a text from Rae telling them to get on a plane to Paris... -
![Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green]()
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks. .. At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is! Jack and Nate are reeling...Categorized as:
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![A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh]()
A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh
A fun-loving free spirit. Her buttoned-up best friend. And a cross-country wedding that could drive their platonic relationship toward something else entirely. Simon Collier is my friend. Heck, he’s been my friend for most of my adult life—and we couldn’t be more different. I love late-night karaoke. He’s a homebody with a piano I’ve never heard him play...Categorized as:
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![Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 1 by Fumita Yanagida]()
Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 1 by Fumita Yanagida
Tomo and Jun have been best buds since they were little kids, but now that they're in high school, Tomo wants to be more than friends. .. too bad Jun just sees her as 'one of the guys. ' Tomo may be a tomboy, but she's determined to prove to Jun that she's a woman, too!Categorized as:
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![Lucky Star by Susannah Nix]()
Lucky Star by Susannah Nix
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lonely barista’s dreams come true when her celebrity crush asks her to pose as his fake girlfriend for the paparazzi. Boone Sheridan is a TV heartthrob with a public relations problem. He needs to clean up his image and create a distraction ASAP... -
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![The Starman Strategy by Louise Collins]()
The Starman Strategy by Louise Collins
Newton Briggs. Asexual, old women magnet, and convicted killer. The youngest Briggs brother has been sent to prison over the ‘accidental’ death of Jeffery Sharpe. He doesn’t feel guilty for his crime. He did it for his brothers. All of them. But he is scared. Newt’s strategy to survive Be himself. He quickly learns that might not be enough. The top dog, Shaw, wants him dead...Categorized as:
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![Breaking Rules by Blair Babylon]()
Breaking Rules by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheo has five days to save Lizzy. When Lizzy’s Master Mannix goes away on a business trip, he arranges for her to serve another Dom, who turns out to be Theo Valencia. Theo’s plots to rescue Lizzy from Mannix haven’t worked. For five days, she will stay at Theo’s house, five days of conversations, of glances, of touches, but he thinks it won’t be enough... -
![Hard Stuff by Misha Bell]()
Hard Stuff by Misha Bell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFor a limited time, grab this collection of three standalone, raunchy, slow-burn romantic comedies featuring quirky, nerdy heroines and panty-melting heroes, along with their assortment of lovable, mischievous pets, and buckle in for a laugh-out-loud, feel-good ride. Hard Code. My new assignment at work: test out toys. Yup, that kind... -
![Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare]()
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming “Count Malvolio” only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress... -
![The Summer Theatre by the Sea by Tracy Corbett]()
The Summer Theatre by the Sea by Tracy Corbett
A summer to remember…. Charlotte Saunders has always loved the buzz of city life. So, when she finds herself abruptly fired, dumped and forced to leave London to move in with her sister Lauren in Cornwall, she thinks the world is ending. To keep herself busy in the quiet coastal town, Charlotte agrees to help the local drama club... -
![What Happens in Paris by Ally Williams]()
What Happens in Paris by Ally Williams
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlone in the City of Love on Valentine's Day–until my best friend makes a a Parisian affair. But is one day worth risking our friendship? When my ex ditches me after yet another failed attempt to rekindle our relationship, I don't hesitate when my best friend Ollie tells me to meet him in Paris. But when he takes me out for Valentine's Day, all of our boundaries shatter...Categorized as:
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![Pursuing Miss Hall by Karen Thornell]()
Pursuing Miss Hall by Karen Thornell
Nathaniel Blake has been in love with his best friend, Meg, for as long as he can remember. Though a gentleman himself, his status in Society is inarguably below Meg’s own. Determined to avoid the label of “fortune hunter,” Nathaniel has long concealed the feelings of his heart... -
![Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green]()
Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA novel that will have you laughing out loud one minute, and swooning the next! In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. But he unexpectedly lands a part-time job at Wonderland, a run-down amusement arcade on the seafront, where he gets to know the other teen misfits who work there... -
![Playing Rough / Falling Hard by Blair Babylon]()
Playing Rough / Falling Hard by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLizzy is trapped. Her new Dom Mannix Bonfils and Theo Valencia have bought The Devilhouse. Her estranged parents keep calling, wanting her to quit college to coach Olympic-level gymnastics, the life she escaped at sixteen. Mannix demands that she give up more and more control, and he becomes rougher, more frightening, with her. Her job is gone... -
![First Love Language by Stefany Valentine]()
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
For fans of Frankly in Love and Tokyo Ever After comes a romantic dramedy about finding love and reconnecting with your culture in the most surprising ways. Taiwanese American Catie Carlson has never fit in with her white family. As much as she loves her stepmom and stepsister, she yearns to understand more about her culture and find her biological mother...Categorized as:
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![For the Record by Juliana Smith]()
For the Record by Juliana Smith
Wedding bells ring in this marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, light-hearted rom com full of heart, laughter, and sourdough starters. After accidentally marrying her best friend on a last minute Vegas trip, Rachel decides that instead of getting an annulment, she and Adam could reap the benefits of marriage and play the system for his military benefits... -
![Remember When 3: The Finale by T. Torrest]()
Remember When 3: The Finale by T. Torrest
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 37 ratings"I’d spent too long in limbo. It was time to put The California Plan back into effect. ". ~Layla Warren. I’ve been in love with Trip Wiley since I was sixteen years old. Yep. That Trip Wiley. Academy award-winning actor, known philanthropist, People’s Sexiest Man Alive two years running…. Yeah. It’s not like I’m some delusional stalker-fan...Categorized as:
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![More, Please by Kate Aster]()
More, Please by Kate Aster
Allie Donovan knows exactly what she wants. And it has nothing to do with the hot Navy SEAL she picked up in a bar. Really. .. it doesn't. Since graduating from college, she's been juggling two jobs while fostering abandoned dogs, with her sights set on opening a rescue kennel... -
![Party Favors by Sariah Wilson]()
Party Favors by Sariah Wilson
For a party planner in awe of the royals, daydreams fit for a queen might come true in a captivating romantic comedy by Sariah Wilson, the USA Today bestselling author of The Hollywood Jinx. For as long as she can remember, Everly Aprile has been obsessed with the Monterran royals, especially Queen elegant, self-possessed, and living a fairy-tale romance...Categorized as:
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![Royal Pickle by J.J. Knight]()
Royal Pickle by J.J. Knight
He’s a prince who can’t keep his pants on. She writes dirty limericks in a Brooklyn deli. Their spontaneous royal wedding is a match made in mayhem. I have to find a wife. And not just any wife. A love match. My parents gave me ten years to find a princess on my own, and the deadline has arrived...Categorized as:
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![Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 3 by Keigo Maki, 真木蛍五]()
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 3 by Keigo Maki, 真木蛍五
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIzumi and Shikimori are spending their first summer together as a couple—and they make sure to pack it with memories. Going to the beach, barbecuing, watching a fireworks show, sharing a picnic—what more could one summer hold? This touching romantic comedy picks up right where it left off as Izumi and Shikimori join their friends for summer fun. -
![Interference by Cala Riley]()
Interference by Cala Riley
A no-strings fling with the Wolves’ star hockey player leads to a surprise she never saw coming. Emery Monroe knows exactly what she wants—and Brett Woods, Walker University’s star hockey player, isn’t it. He’s charming, cocky, and impossible to resist, which is why their late-night hookups were always supposed to stay casual. He was meant to be a fun escape, not a life-changing complication...Categorized as:
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![Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 2 by Keigo Maki]()
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 2 by Keigo Maki
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIzumi has been jinxed his whole life -- if something can go wrong. .. he'll probably wind up in the hospital. But he still thinks he's the luckiest guy in the world! That's because Izumi has a girlfriend who is smart, sporty, and always looking out for him. Shikimori is his knight in shining armor... -
![Edge of Lust: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes, Katie Kyler]()
Edge of Lust: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes, Katie Kyler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Amazon Best Selling Author Ellie Danes. .. Book 3 of the Edge Series. Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists. Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site... -
![Dekoboko Sugar Days by Atsuko Yusen]()
Dekoboko Sugar Days by Atsuko Yusen
Yuujirou Matsukaze has been close friends with Rui Hanamine since the two of them were children. Back then, Yuujirou was the one who stood up for and took care of his adorable, soft-hearted friend...Categorized as:
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![The Trouble With Sexy by Codi Gary]()
The Trouble With Sexy by Codi Gary
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPreviously appeared in the anthology Kiss Me. Fact: Ryan Ashton has never been the hottest girl in the room. Prim and proper doesn't really lend itself to sexy, but Ryan's okay with that. She's come to terms with her perpetual single status. Or at least she would have, if it weren't for her deliciously gorgeous boss. Fact: Gregg Phillips is sex on a stick...Categorized as:
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![Billionaires Don’t Fall For Awkward Girls by Emma Dalton]()
Billionaires Don’t Fall For Awkward Girls by Emma Dalton
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery awkward girl deserves a happily ever after. I’m the Awkward Girl, dirt-poor with an uncoordinated body. Easton Knight is the son of one of the wealthiest people in the world. He’s also my sworn enemy. After he acts like a jerk to me on the first day of school, I promise myself to never say a single thing to him as long as I live...Categorized as:
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![Axiom: One test. One serum. One truth. by Madison Rose]()
Axiom: One test. One serum. One truth. by Madison Rose
Seventeen-year-old Amrey X has one fatal flaw. She can lie in a city forced to speak the truth. For 200 years, citizens of Axiom have been subjected to a truth serum. Forced to stand oath from the age of seven. And for 10 years Amrey has conformed. Until now. Things are changing. The Axiom Government has caught wind of an immune and will stop at nothing to hunt them down... -
![LOL Romantic Comedy Anthology - Volume 1 - Thirteen All-New Romance Stories by Bestselling Authors by Elle Casey, Mimi Strong]()
LOL Romantic Comedy Anthology - Volume 1 - Thirteen All-New Romance Stories by Bestselling Authors by Elle Casey, Mimi Strong
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove! Laughter! Pillow Fights! Here's the very first issue of LOL, a NEW romantic comedy series! Enjoy 13 brand-new stories from your favorite NYT Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller romantic comedy and romance authors, including:. The Return of Ursula, A Peaches Monroe Short Story by Mimi Strong. Peaches Monroe returns to L. A. , where there's trouble in paradise... -
![Edge of Attraction: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes, Katie Kyler]()
Edge of Attraction: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes, Katie Kyler
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Amazon Best Selling Author Ellie Danes. .. Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists. Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site...Categorized as:
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![Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Juliana Smith]()
Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Juliana Smith
Nathan Huxley lives by two rules:. 1. Say yes to as many things as possible. 2. Don’t ever even think about going near his best friend's sister...Categorized as:
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