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The Original Crowd by Tijan
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThis is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned... -
Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall into E.L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series.This collection 43. To Love Again44. All Hope Is Lost45. This Love46. All That Matters47. In My Heart48. There You Are49. Lost In You50. Kiss Me There51... -
Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 62 ratingsCarlos Fuentes doesn't want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him in Boulder, Colorado. He wants to keep living on the edge, and carve his own path-just like Alex did. Unfortunately, his ties to a Mexican gang aren't easy to break, and he soon finds himself being set up by a drug lord...Categorized as:
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Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratings*This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before... -
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The Chemistry of Levi by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Brynne Asher… Life and death … they have a way of tainting fairy tales in the ugliest way. You know the sugary-sweet romances where the new girl moves to a small town, falls in love with the most popular guy in school, and they live happily ever after? I wish my story were that simple. Levi Hollingsworth is the most popular guy in school...Categorized as:
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Love, Lust & Liam by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMy name is Liam Wyatt, and my brother, Oliver and I are the founders and owners of Wyatt Enterprises. He found love and I was still trying. After dating a countless number of women throughout the years, I was ready to have a real relationship with the possibility of settling down. I could have any woman I wanted. So what’s the problem you ask? I didn’t want just any woman. I wanted the one... -
Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFriends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said... -
Hometown Girl at Heart by Kirsten Fullmer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTara has always been too engrossed in her work - refurbishing the historical homes in Smithville. She keeps a tight rein on her jobs and her emotions buried, but she’s losing control of both since that ridiculous city boy investor showed up. New in town, Justin is confident that his ultra modern resorts will bring Smithville into the twenty-first century...Categorized as:
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Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAre you ready to meet the next generation of Murdoch's and hear from the OG's... -
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLove can make you do some crazy things. For Kirishima, they're all for Yoshino, even an affair with an idol arranged by a spoiled rich kid for blackmail purposes. He's a tiger who has managed to trap the hunters in the cage with him. But as this intricate web of plans arranged by men comes to pass, the truth of the tale of the lady more vicious than even a tiger is revealed... -
A Business Proposal, Vol. 1 by Haehwa, Narak
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter being worked to the bone at her office job, getting introduced to her longtime crush’s new girlfriend, and dealing with her family’s debt hanging over her head, Hari Shin's life seems to have hit rock bottom. Luckily, her friend Youngseo has a business proposal for her: go to an arranged date in her stead and Hari will receive a hefty compensation...Categorized as:
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Love Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEngaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...Categorized as:
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Dalaric by ARKHNN
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDalaric "Ricky" Mikael was known for two things; being the country's best assassin and being a silent brute. His demons enveloped him in darkness and he saw no end of any tunnel.Until a girl, who's weird and wears nothing but a pair of black jeans and t-shirts that are too big for her, called him pretty.___"It's not." He shocks me again and my smile gets wider as happiness flushes through me...Categorized as:
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Captivate by Dylan Allen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's on the edge of stardom. I'm on the edge of disaster. One night will change our lives forever... I was standing in the middle of a storm when Carter Bosh asks me to dance. I should have said no, but his outstretched hand and glittering green eyes were too tempting to resist. His touch sparked a fire inside of me. His kisses thrill and soothe at the same time...Categorized as:
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Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsLuke Boone doesn't know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it-the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he's finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him the managerial keys to the garage, they come with a second set-one that opens up the door to tons of cash and opportunity. Though it's not exactly legal, Luke's never been one to worry about that sort of thing... -
Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrad: I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier...Categorized as:
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Dead Serious by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"You ever see one of those old western movies where the sheriff and the outlaw face each other in a dusty street? Revolvers at the ready? Good versus evil and all. Well, this is kind of like that. Only more f***ed." Naomi Knox is on her way to becoming the world's most worshipped Rock Goddess. I'm so in love with this chick that I could be the King to her Queen, the Devil to her Angel... -
Eden High Boxed Set by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis ebook contains the following works Eden High Book 1 Sian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite... -
Say You Will by M. Malone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSAY YOU WILL is the fifth book in M. Malone's USA TODAY bestselling contemporary romance series: The Alexanders . Mara Simmons knows two things for sure: her instincts are always right and Trent Townsend is The One. So when she starts to suspect his frequent business trips have nothing to do with business, she knows what she has to do. Trust her instincts... -
Promise Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her best friend happily married and now pregnant, Sam Matthews should be overjoyed. Instead, she can only see what is missing in her life. Pushing her emotions aside, she retreats to a piece of her past that she’s kept hidden, something that even her best friend knows nothing about. Taking a step into her future, Sam moves to North Carolina where she once again encounters Mark Robertson... -
Broken Hill Hearts by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI have never been at such a low. School work? Stuff it. Manners? Get screwed.Being a decent human being? Over my dead body.And it’s all because of him. Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning until he took that reason away. Now, I’m left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be.He’s the love of my life. Always has been and always will be...Categorized as:
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Broken Promises (The Secret Life of Trystan Scott) by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew Adult novel by New York Times bestselling author H.M. Ward.A TRYSTAN SCOTT NOVEL - BROKEN PROMISESIt's 3 years later and Trystan's life has changed. The Secret Life serials are how Trystan became a rockstar, the novel is what happens after his rise to fame, and his brush with the Ferro family... -
Onyx by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve all gone through an incredible journey with Charlie Diamond in this unique series from NYT’s best-selling author Melody Anne. You’ve been waiting for the final chapter and here it is. It might not be what you’ve been expecting... -
Torrid Track by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrynne. My Bonita.She is my ruination.If the Knight’s Legion MC’s president wasn’t my best friend, or the VP my father, I’d be insignificant, a nobody. Just a broken man lurking in the shadows, watching the world go by. Nobody truly knows me until a gorgeous woman with soulful, whiskey-colored eyes looks into mine. Brynne Gallo sees who I am and wants me regardless of my scars and hidden kinks...Categorized as:
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The Fall of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe world has fallen. This is what Choi Yoori feels when her reality begins to crumble all around her. After discovering irrefutable evidence that she was indeed An Soo Jin, the legendary Queen of the Underworld who “died” 3 years prior, her world is left in anarchy. Time is ticking for Yoori... -
#MNGirl by A.M. Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival.Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 #4 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJace knows Sian is up to something. He suspects her sleepover is just a cover for her to get up to no good, so he stakes out her driveway to catch her at it. He'd no sooner pulled her out of her car when she did indeed try to sneak out of the house when there is an explosion. Track is miles away from home when he gets the sense that something is wrong and puts a call out to Valerie and Jace...Categorized as:
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No Rules by Anita Rigins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHow to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes?Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group oncampus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join?The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it.. -
The Beginning: Duet: Ryder / Two Worlds Colliding by Jani Kay
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE BEGINNING - A Duet: Ryder & Two Worlds Colliding is a compilation of TWO books that starts off the Scorpio Stinger Series. It contains: Ryder (Prequel) Book 0.5 Two Worlds Colliding Book 1 Bonus Chapters 1 - 5 of Razor & Lexi's story (NEW material never seen before) (That's over 95 Thousand Words) The Princess & The Biker A modern day Romeo & Juliet story... -
Nanny for the Don: An Age Gap, Billionaire Romance by K.C. Crowne
When’s the worst time to meet your insanely hot, older boss?Probably when he’s naked in the shower…Doing something obscene… and equally fascinating.Taking the job as Nico Conti’s nanny seemed perfect.Just me, two sweet girls, and a payday before Christmas.But my first day was a total disaster.By nightfall, I’m soaking in his luxurious tub, thinking he’s out of town...Categorized as:
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Bayward Street by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe law called me a runaway. A criminal. But after a lifetime in hell, being abused and tortured by my father, I found my real family on the streets. A group of kids like me who society failed to protect. Together we survived day by day. And for me, that was enough. Until Heath showed up. Every wall I put up—he tore down. Every single touch had me searching for another... -
Numb by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJust when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb...Categorized as:
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The War of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBefore the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started... -
A Thousand Words by Treblehearts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsReece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well . . . She looks at life through a camera. Literally... -
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All My Firsts by Krista Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoing away to college should be the best time of your life, but for Lanie Montgomery it's an escape. After an abusive relationship leaves her distrustful, Lanie has no desire to be in one, let alone fall in love.While Lanie tries to avoid people, Xander continues to show up in her life around every corner. From the moment she lays eyes on him, a connection is made... -
Cruel Hate: A College Sports Romance by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnocked up by the QB.Harassed by punt bunnies. Falling for the enemy isn’t an option here. I threw caution to the wind and my v-card at the one man I can’t stand. What did that get me? Pregnant. Now, we’re both screwed. Mr. Superstar wants the punt bunnies off his back. I want my parents off mine. To do that, he proposes a fake relationship... -
Hunger by B.L. Wilde
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Jade walked out on Oliver six months ago, she left her heart behind. Little did she know her mission was far from over. Given a new mission—to secure a secret nuclear power core—she’s thrown back into his world and has to earn his trust once more. The only problem is that she’s competing directly with another Seductor that she despises, who has already been on the mission for two months... -
Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake
Kendall"Your eyes are so blue, I'm gonna call you Sapphire," he said, smiling at me. It was my tenth birthday."What's that?" I asked, smiling in response."It's a jewel. My mom has a necklace with it. She says it's important to her and very expensive. I'm gonna call you that because you're important to me."Those memories burst into my head like a tornado, without asking for permission... -
Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the highly acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling Promise Me series comes a new story. A standalone novel. A race for survival and love. Once with him was never enough. I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules... -
Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAyden knows it’s time to remember what really happened four years ago, so he can help save his sister. With the help of Lyric, he faces his past head on. But dealing with the truth is difficult... -
Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere's something brewing in the halls of Eden High. Mandy's last scheme to keep Jace and Sian apart has failed, now the cops can't go within ten feet of him without being sued. Not satisfied with her limited efforts from her hospital bed, Mandy makes her way back home where her reign of manipulation and deceit will continue unfettered...Categorized as:
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We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~ Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought. We were each other's completion... -
Chasing Allie by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt turns out my stepfather has plans for me. Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park. He’s selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams. But while I’m gone, a murder takes place back home. I receive a phone call. It’s the police. I’m the prime suspect... -
A Beautiful Funeral by Jamie McGuire
Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target... -
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Fight for Her, Volume 4 by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the bestselling MMA series arrives with Fight for Her #4. Maddie has left me again, and I can’t blame her. I failed to protect her. I don’t even know if I deserve her and Lily. But I’m determined to make things right. First, I’m going to find her father. He’s been living on the streets too long. That has to end... -
Bound by Lies by Rebecca Shea
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTorn between two men; one was what I needed, the other was what I wanted. One man was safe and the other was dangerous. But both men would lay down their lives to save me. ATF agent Sam Cortez is fighting to bring down the Estrada family empire, which was built on murder and corruption. Alex Estrada did what was needed to keep me safe…and paid with his life...Categorized as:
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Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith his dad hell-bent on destroying him, Dare's life hangs in the balance. Fearing the worst, Reagan rushes from Paris to New York, hoping to get to him in time, only to find their entire world collapsing around them. The threat is too real, risk too high, death too possible. Unfair doesn't even begin to cover it... -
Zack by M. Malone
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsZack Marshall may look like a thug but underneath he’s all about family. His popular older brother, Gabe, has always had his back and he’s never envied anything he has. Except for Josephine Harlow. As the daughter of a congressman, Josie's family is appalled when she ends her engagement to work at a local mechanic’s shop. They all assume she’s still in love with her high school boyfriend... -
Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days.Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me... -
Thirty-Eight Days by Len Webster
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAsk yourself, how many days does it take to fall in love? Nolan Parker and Clara Lawrence never saw eye to eye. In fact, if you asked Clara she would tell you that Nolan hated every thing about her. They never shared any form of connection besides Alex Lawrence. She was Alex’s bratty sister and he was Alex’s best friend, they never stood a chance...
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