Books like 'The Forces of Love'
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Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe boys are back—the AnyDayNow boys, that is! RJ, Bodhi's best friend from Like the Wind, finds himself at a crossroads a year after the band officially broke up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and wallow in self-pity...Categorized as:
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The End in Friends by Coralee June
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom frenemies to fake fiancés, what could possibly go wrong? Jae is a control freak with an ego bigger than Manhattan and a smirk that makes me want to slap it off his absurdly handsome face. Once my best friend, now my overbearing boss, Jae pushed me to the brink. So, I quit. Or at least I tried to... -
Hoping to Score by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWomen fall in love with me for two reasons: My money and my celebrity status. So when Regan showed up at my doorstep with a child next to her, I thought I was in trouble.Deep, deep trouble.Let’s be clear.That baby isn’t hers.The mother? Her deceased sister.The father? Well, me.And who am I?I’m the injured football star who is unable to play the Superbowl.Apparently, I’m also a new father...Categorized as:
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Reckless Roulette by Alice Winters
Seven days until game over.LenKade has seven days left to live… unless I do something about it. I amone of the best assassins around, after all. But… I’m not sure I exactly care what happens to Kade. He’s rude, only cares about himself and his casino, and did I mention he doesn’t know a single thing about video games?Okay, okay... -
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Feverburn by Maggie Maren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter catching her boyfriend in an affair, Rosie Hayes does what any reasonable person would and befriends the other woman. Together in a scorned sisterhood, they move to a kooky small town in Maine to open a coffee and crystal shop. Along with this new chapter, Rosie acquires a new Carson Kouris, the resident grump of Pine Bluff... -
The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPhronsie Linnelle was conceived at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer’s son and was born with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she’s been torn between the two. But now that she’s been betrayed by both love and the mother she once idolized, her rational side is winning... -
Cupid's Shot by Serena Pier
Since when does Aaron Olson have abs like that? I haven’t seen him since high school, but now I find myself desperate to see much more of him.Sarah Anderson's plan for the Cupid's Crush event at the local bar, High Five, is straightforward: enjoy some playful banter and score a free drink... -
Just The Way I Am by Jo Watson
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHas Fate given her a second chance?'Zoe' is having a very bad day. As if getting trapped in a faulty elevator wasn't bad enough, losing her memory has made it much worse. If there's one piece of luck, it's that the paramedic on the scene, Noah, is both kind and a handsome distraction.. -
Do Opposites Attract? by Kathryn Freeman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow much can a spoilt rich girl and a bad boy really have in common?Brianna is gorgeous, rich and . . . bored.She’s part of the privileged Worthington family — the owners of several high-end department stores.Tired of the mundaneness of her life, she accepts an invitation to see how her mother’s charity is dealing with the aftermath of a tornado in South America. No one’s more surprised than her... -
It Has To Be You by Dani McLean
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe believes in Fate. He’s calling her bluff.As a teen, Indy learned that Destiny would lead her to the man of her dreams. His name was Nick.Fifteen years later, Fate grants her a second chance at her One True Love. And even though leaving her house for anything less than a latte is terrifying, Indy has to take it.See, Indy O’Neall isn’t anything like the adventurous heroine she writes...Categorized as:
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Dirty Little Secret by Alexis Winter
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI’ve been a saint for three years.I kept my hands off her curvaceous body and my filthy thoughts to myself.Until last night when she asked if I had any dirty little secrets... Theo Carmichael might be an alpha grump-hole supreme but curvaceous Wren Adler won't be intimated by the much older tycoon... -
Too Charming by Kathryn Freeman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe locks away the bad guys. But she can’t lock away her heart . . .Police Sergeant Megan Taylor has had more than her fair share of ‘nice’ guys. And barrister Scott Armstrong is handsome, suave and . . . just too charming. She’s been hurt before by just his type. But as much as she tries, she can’t deny the electricity between them.There’s just one problem. One big problem... -
Baby with the Bossy Billionaire by Raven Blake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI had a one-night stand with my billionaire boss and surprise! I’m pregnant.And he cannot know.Travis Caldwell. The chiseled Greek god in a suit.It all started when I sold my company to him, which made him my new boss.We were instant enemies.His plans for my business make me want to scream.But before I know it he’s making me scream in the bedroom.I should probably stay away from him...Categorized as:
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12 Days of Krista by Theodora Taylor
A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... Get one old lady on one private plane to London--that's all British scion Hugh Edgeworth need do to secure a billion-dollar deal. That's all...Categorized as:
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Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnce you get the zing you can’t go back.Jane West has everything a woman could want. A job in a small Montana town’s only adult store, two busy young boys and one dead husband. Everything except a little excitement–a little zing. But that changes one summer morning at a garage sale when her kids buy some garden gnomes.Now someone wants those gnomes and will let nothing get in their way...Categorized as:
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It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Alison Cochrun and Ashley Herring Blake, this sapphic retelling of It’s a Wonderful Life will make the yuletide gay.After years of putting aside her dreams of travel and adventure, Bailey George is ready to leave Lanford Falls and her responsibilities behind on a long-awaited vacation to New York City... -
Hearts and Flowers: A Tale of Hay Fever and Bad Decor by Angel Martinez
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMichael Sarver hates Valentine's Day. Between the flowers, the tacky decorations and his sleazy boss, he's certain he's about to experience the worst costumed office party in history.But Cupid's minions and a certain Hawaiian god have other ideas. Let the mayhem begin... -
Ex Appeal by Cathy Yardley
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA hacker and a fixer—who just happen to be high school exes—reunite to help each other out in this witty second-chance romance from the author of Love, Comment, Subscribe.Vinh Doan has a problem. Ten million of them, in fact. He’s a high-level fixer for global conglomerates, which means big money…and big troubles... -
Justice for Puck Bunnies by Becca Fogg
When "puck bunny" Izzy catches Captain Brad in a delicate position, she's crushed . . . into the arms of three of his teammates also eager for revenge. They have a goal to knock him off his pedestal, but they may be the ones to fall.Please note this is a human omegaverse standalone novel. Description and content information subject to change... -
Going Down On One Knee by Christina Hovland
Number-crunching Velma Johnson’s perfectly planned life is right on course. That’s a lie. Sure, she’s got the lucrative job. She’s got the posh apartment. But her sister nabbed Velma’s Mr. Right. There has to be a man out there for Velma. Hopefully one who’s hunky, wears pressed suits, and has a diversified financial portfolio. He’ll be exactly like, well… her sister’s new fiancé... -
Hot Dad Next Door by Nicole Casey
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe billionaire single dad is officially my new neighbor…and my new boss. And I have a feeling that I’m in big, BIG trouble… I’m about to become the live-in nanny to the daughter of Ryan Cade. Sexy, gorgeous and almost twice my age, he’s the one who can make me wet in one glance. Dating a single dad is complicated. Secretly dating a billionaire is almost impossible...Categorized as:
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Not in a Billion Years by Camilla Isley
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsShe's a self-made fitness sensation. He's a billionaire mogul. They're sworn enemies and rivals... aren't they? Blake Avery knows all about hard work. She’s gone from making videos in her teenage bedroom to founding a booming fitness business and opening a state-of-the-art Manhattan gym. Now she’s on the cusp of realizing her wildest dreams, and she’s not going to let anyone stand in her way...Categorized as:
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Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsFrom the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians...Categorized as:
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Skip to the End by Molly James
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this joyful romance, one wild night results in three kisses—only one successful—and leaves a perpetually single Amy searching for her perfect match so she can find a happy ending.Amy Daniels has a pretty nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat... -
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Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBella Marble is a true, hopeless, despairing romantic. Above all things, even above her wish to be a writer, she wants love. But when her beautiful best friend moves out of their flat share to live with the most boring ogre in history, and her perfectly paired parents tell her their own love story is coming to an end, Bella's illusions of a happily ever after start to shatter... -
Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe
Witness what the gods do after dark in the fourth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content from creator Rachel Smythe. "I don't always get to do as I please."The rumor mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about... -
Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe
Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe."It is natural for a King to be curious about his future Queen. . .Categorized as:
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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...Categorized as:
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Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including behind-the-scenes content!An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone... -
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Welcome to Charon's Crossing.The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through.When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead.And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead...
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