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The Grump's Bodyguard by Latisha Sexton
It was love at first sight . . . or at least, love at first bloody nose.ThorIf there’s one thing the Marines taught me, it’s that you don’t quit until you’ve completed your mission. Or you die trying. And by the way Clover Mason keeps shooting fire at me from those violet-colored eyes of hers, it just may be the latter... -
Unwrapped by Them by Eva Ashwood
Snowed in with three gorgeous billionaires? I must be on Santa’s naughty list.As the manager of Whispering Pines resort, it’s my job to give the new owner, Cade McAllister, a tour of his latest acquisition. But I wasn’t prepared to show up at the lodge and realize I already know him.Biblically, I mean...Categorized as:
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Truly Medley Deeply by Kate Watson
Lucy JaneThe first rule of touring? Don’t fall for your crew.Especially not the grumpy, emotionally caged, impossible-to-read sound guy who acts like tolerating pop-country singers is pure torture.Patrick “Patty” O’Shannan clearly doesn’t want to be here. He does his job and barely looks at me unless it’s to scowl...Categorized as:
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Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis marriage of convenience is about to get sticky. Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance.But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich. We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony.Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous. And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours... -
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Isabelle and the Beast by Marie Soleil
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be a quick meeting.I’ve been trying to break into acting for years, and now I’m FINALLY up for a lead role in a romcom movie. It’s a huge step up from barista #3, especially considering who’s supposed to play my love interest—Adam Stone...Categorized as:
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The Scientist by Kristen B. Cole, Margo Lipschultz
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen an outgoing musical maven meets the enigmatic neuroscientist next door, will their worlds clash in a dramatic showdown of art versus science, or will they discover that love is the ultimate experiment worth conducting?When celebrated Broadway composer Hadley Olivier’s best friend receives a life-threatening diagnosis, Hadley says goodbye to her beloved home in NYC and sets off for the West... -
Beach Please by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA hilarious and heartwarming story that’ll have you snort-laughing, swooning, and sighing with happiness… Lola Gordon's dreams of a thriving surf shop were shattered when her ex vanished with all the money in their business account, leaving her on the brink of losing everything... -
Rosie and the Beast Next Door by Kaylee Baldwin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a hockey player in possession of a bad reputation must be in want of a fake girlfriend.Rosie Forrester is in desperate need of cash after an embarrassing run-in with the law. Enter Dylan Savage, a disgraced hockey player who needs a place to hide out for a few months while he figures out how to get back on his team... -
Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInfluence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events.MontyBoy meets Girl.Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away.Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties.Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man.But not me. I took all the pain… the hurt… the betrayal… and became stronger... -
Musical Games by Evie Alexander
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's never been kissed, and she's about to rock his world... Bubbly actress Sam is on the brink of the bigtime — all she needs is one lucky break. But when she drops everything for the chance to meet Hollywood’s biggest star, she blows it by blurting out a lie.Now, she’s got ten days to write an album with a man who wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Valentine Nook by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLando Burlington, the eleventh duke of Oxfordshire, is back on the market as England’s most eligible bachelor. It’s a title he’d sooner burn to the ground, especially following the fallout of his ‘almost’ wedding. It doesn’t help that his mother is trying to set him up with every single woman in the country, none of whom he’s interested in... -
The Pretenders of Copper County by May Archer
It was supposed to be a straightforward protection job. Remove the target from Vermont, get him to the safehouse, keep him there until his mafia uncle testifies, get back in my employer’s good graces.Boom, done. Easy... -
Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date.” ~ Nonna RussoMaddox CruzSingle dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion...Categorized as:
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Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter an ugly divorce, Brynn Baron-Wilde swore off men and created a new life in a quaint upstate touristy town where she runs a successful bakery and tearoom. Brynn has everything mapped out and she’s got no time for distractions. And then along came Jackson Merrill – former Army medic turned talented renovation specialist... -
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The Very Worst by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJames O’Malley is hot.Built like a lumberjack with a beard to match, I can’t take my eyes off him.I really should be able to, considering we had the very worst sex of my life six months ago. But he won't stop looking at me with his broody, soulful gaze every time I take a seat at his bar and I’m quickly becoming addicted to it... -
Kind of a Sexy Jerk by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSo let me get this straight... For the next few days I’ve got myself a grumpy fake husband who’s also kind of my...bodyguard?I guess that’s a better way to spend the weekend than binge-watching reality television, especially since it’s kind of my fault we’re on the run from the mob and I need a protector.Oops...Categorized as:
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Tease by Camilla Stevens
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“Hello, neighbor. Going down?” Miss PinkThat’s what I call her.Her “real” name is too ridiculous to repeat.Besides, my nickname for her is more than apt. Everything about her is pink, from the pink champagne she gets delivered by the caseload, to the tiny pink feathers I find randomly breezing down the hallway of our apartment building in her wake.It’s ridiculous…in the most addictive way... -
Friends Don't by Leah Dobrinska
A heartfelt and hilarious romantic comedy, loosely inspired by While You Were Sleeping.As the oldest of three sisters, Poppy Kasper doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t the glue holding her siblings—and their lives—together. So moving across the country to Cashmere Cove, the hometown of her new boyfriend, is completely out of character...Categorized as:
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The Scientist by Kristen B. Cole, Margo Lipschultz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen an outgoing musical maven meets the enigmatic neuroscientist next door, will their worlds clash in a dramatic showdown of art versus science, or will they discover that love is the ultimate experiment worth conducting?When celebrated Broadway composer Hadley Olivier’s best friend receives a life-threatening diagnosis, Hadley says goodbye to her beloved home in NYC and sets off to the West...Categorized as:
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Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the author of Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge comes a deliciously witty and lighthearted romance brimming with misadventures, misdeeds, misunderstandings…and one perfectly mismatched couple.A notorious rule follower, the old Daphne Davis could do no wrong. But lately she can’t get anything right...Categorized as:
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Losing My Breath by J. Rose Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA Marine never says die. Neither does his princess.Battle lines are drawn when sheltered debutante Meridian Daly moves across the hall from grumpy former special forces Marine Callan Brand. Situated a bit closer than advertised to 'crime alley', Meridian’s neighbor finds himself grudgingly guarding the pampered princess out of habit... -
Black Light: Worthy by Stella Moore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHandling bossy, demanding millionaires is just a regular Tuesday for Katherine Callahan, one of the most in-demand financial planners on the east coast. Austin Barrick may be baseball’s biggest star, but she figures there’s not much difference between him and the rest of her clients. That is, until he walks into her office, flashes his million-dollar smile, and asks her to dinner... -
608 Alpha Avenue by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThings heat up (and take an unexpected turn) when a self-proclaimed romantic requests the help of a broody small-town mechanic. Cherry Falls is filled with returning characters and iconic destinations that will begin to feel like family. When you leave the city, and drive into Cherry Falls, it’s like you’ve finally come home... -
Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now.He needs to figure out a way to get over her.Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work... -
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Tempt Me With Forever by Maria Luís
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever trust a bad boy. That's what Beauty Influencer Lizzie Danvers tells her YouTube subscribers after getting dumped on Instagram. Lizzie may have the devil's luck in choosing men, but she's determined to prove that the age-old "once a playboy, always a playboy" theory is bulletproof. All she needs is thirty days and one sexy commitment-phobe to do it.. -
My Favorite Hero by Melanie Moreland
In a house full of rules, the only one they can't follow… is staying away.Jesse ThorneLocal hero, firefighter, loner, and now grumpy landlord.She wasn’t what he expected.His new tenant is a walking disaster wrapped in sunshine, breaking every rule he sets and driving him insane.Controlling her? Impossible.Ignoring her? Even harder.And he’s not sure he can stop it... -
Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say love is all around. Yeah, for everyone but me. It sounds crazy, I know. Breaking News: badass bodyguard for the nation’s top security firm doesn’t know how to talk to women. That’s it, folks. I have no game. Luckily my newfound family at Blake Security accepts me exactly as I am. But there are things in my past, secrets , that I’d do anything to protect them from... -
Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA threesome gone horribly wrong? Been there, done that. Once upon a time, I had a crush on Damien Cardenas. I stalked him into a private club. And then I had a threesome with him and his best friend, Julian. It was unexpectedly great. I thought we had something, the three of us. Chemistry. Passion. The kind of connection that doesn’t come along every day... -
Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll it took was one look for Ben to know he’d found his forever.He just needs to figure out how to get the enchanting man to come down from his gilded cage and see what is waiting for him down below. But when the stunning dancer in the cage spends more time hiding from the world than embracing it, Ben knows he’s going to have to get creative if he wants to catch the pretty bird’s attention... -
Smooth Hoperator (Love on Tap) by Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter tanking my career in politics, I’m looking for new direction. But my GPS must be broken because it keeps leading me to a kooky librarian’s front steps.It’s not easy, but I’m doing my best to let go of my old ambitions and embrace the simple life of slinging beer at my family’s brewery. But some powerful players from my past are determined to cause problems for my family and me... -
Runaway Love by Lea Coll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dream wedding, a bride with cold feet, and the mountain man that comes to her rescue.I never thought that, on my wedding day, I would literally bolt from my wedding, and into the arms of a grumpy mountain man. Emmett offers me a much-needed respite from the chaos, inviting me into his cabin to "hide out" until all the wedding guests leave...Categorized as:
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Luca & Ivy and the Four Calling Birds by Ellie Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould you rather be stranded in a snowstorm with Miss All-things Christmas or the Grinch?IvyIf you ever find yourself on the run, do not, I repeat, do not drive off the road and into an icy pond. Should you have such an accident, do not wander into the woods to a chalet with a blazing fire. But if you lose feeling in your toes and go inside to warm up, do not, I repeat, do not, doze off...Categorized as:
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Sunstone: Mercy Book Three by Stjepan Šejić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy."MERCY," Part Three. Loving someone means building a shrine within your heart dedicated to them. A shrine made of good memories and treasured moments. As the mercy arc reaches its third volume Anne is about to find the shrine of her heart ransacked by none other than the person it was devoted to... -
Since We're Here by Chrissy Hopewell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaddie Hart has lost nine restaurant jobs since dropping out of college a decade ago, all because of nine relationships gone wrong... -
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A Wedding Mismatch by Kaylee Baldwin
Let’s play a Two truths and a lie.1. I am a self-help influencer who is a hot mess.2. If I don’t get some quiet time between planning my sister’s wedding to finish my book, Happily Single, I’m in hot water with my publisher.3. I’m blackmailing the hot grump next-door into letting me live with him until this book is done...Categorized as:
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Peaches and Dreams by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMarly Rivers is not crazy. No matter what everyone says. They may think her dream is foolish, but she plans to prove them all wrong—one jar of moonshine at a time. Single dad Wade Kelley is just fine. No matter what his best friend Jed says. He doesn’t need a woman in his life...Categorized as:
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Matchmaking Mischief by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a hopeless romantic...for everyone but herself. Can the least romantic man alive convince her love isn’t just for other people?WillowThere are certain expectations when you’re born into a multigenerational family of matchmakers, which is why I fled my hometown and tried to build a life of my own... -
Love Inn Books by Erin Branscom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe doesn’t believe in love.She’s a romantic at heart.He’s her sworn enemy…and her new boss.Preston Steele is a buttoned up, Ivy League lawyer from an affluent prominent Boston family.He ditches the city life and moves to small town Freedom Valley to start over where he finally feels like he belongs.His new friends think he could use some fun and love in his life... -
His Destined Bride by Madhuri Tamse
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe sequel to Bride Lost and Found (The Bride Series) Jahaan Singh and Niyati's marriage was accidental but there was a spark in their relationship from the moment they had seen each other at the marriage canopy. While Niyati was not interested in marriage or relationships, Jahaan couldnt lose her to maintain his Royal Tag and family status. Sorting a middle way was their only option left... -
The Dom: Steamy Boss Romance by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI make plans and follow through. I don’t take risks, not like this. But he distracts me in ways I never thought possible. I know the danger, but I dare to hope that he’ll change…for me. Manhattan Records’ employee Ashlee Webb knows it’s a bad idea to sleep with the company’s founder, Nate Lexington, but she’s helpless to stop... -
Escape to the Art Café by Sue McDonagh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMake a wish . . .Flora Bexton’s perfect birthday has just been ruined. Dumped by her boyfriend on the eve of turning thirty, she does what any sane-minded person would do.She steals his motorbike and runs away to her mum’s cottage on the Welsh coast. Flora’s practically drowning in self-pity.But all isn’t lost. Aussie lifeguard Jake comes to the rescue... -
Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeographically UnDesirableCrabs, good friends, and beer.That's pretty much what Ethan Davies' life consists of, and he's not looking to change it.He's certainly not looking for his sister's gorgeous, curvy best friend to turn his bachelor pad into her temporary home away from the Big Apple... -
Sun to Me by Cleopatra Margot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer foster child Ember Bryant is content with her pouring lattes at the local coffee shop, volunteering at the library, and happily devouring romance novels to share about on her bookstagram account. She has other aspirations, certainly, but it’s not until an opportunity to take on an interior design project for a well-known figure in Balsam Falls that she decides to take a risk... -
Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas, the only thing I want tied up under the tree is her. For some, Christmas in New York means ice skating in Central Park. But for men like me with forbidden fantasies and money to fulfill them, it means a secret party at Club Expose, where Paige seems out of place. She's young and innocent, with both dreams and curves she tries to hide... -
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Fudge It All: Merry Fudgin' Christmas by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy Hollywood has-been and her firefighter high school boyfriend get a second chance at love while rediscovering the Christmas spirit in their home town.Ten years after moving to Hollywood to take it by storm, my only credits are writing a few cheesy made-for-TV Christmas movies and playing the heroine’s best friend in them...Categorized as:
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A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s New Year’s Eve and Adrian and Ellie meet again for another hot holiday.After Ellie’s disastrous breakup with her boyfriend, she’s done with alpha males. It’s a new year and time for her to find a new type of man. Until, sexy as sin Adrian enters her life once again.Adrian has no intention of letting Ellie get away from him... -
My Plus One = You by Angela Haas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re just trying to survive wedding season—until love crashes the party. It’s wedding season in Scottsdale—the perfect backdrop for love … unless you’re Rachel or Cameron.For Rachel, wedding fever is difficult to escape, especially when every bride registers at her home décor store. For Cam, who invests more in his bakery than his heart, weddings are just another event to survive...Categorized as:
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Wedding Games by Evie Alexander
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSay "I do" to Scotland’s wedding of the year!Wedding bells are finally ringing for Rory and Zoe! But setting a date and saying yes to the dress is a lot more complicated when their mothers are mortal enemies and Rory’s stepfather is a Hollywood star with a death wish... -
Lights, Camera, Christmas by Kara Kendrick
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Man of the Month Club NovellaHe’s a hometown classic. She’s a Hollywood has-been. Can he convince her that holiday magic still exists?My agent tells me this is my last chance. I need to sparkle in this cheesy made-for-TV holiday movie or my career is over.P.S. I HATE the holidays...Categorized as:
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Ship Fate by Dulcie Dameron
A quirky marine archeologist and a grumpy jaded fisherman are forced to spend the summer together.Or drown trying... Shipwrecks and heartbreaks are oddly similar. Both are reminders that all it takes is one devastating blow to sink something that was once beautiful. Then all you're left with is a pile of wreckage that clutters up the oceanOkay, so analogies aren’t Perry Ford’s strong suit...Categorized as:
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