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  • Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a STEAMY, WOKE UP MARRIED IN VEGAS, AGE GAP, MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived! Harley Jean—The pounding in my head wakes me— that and the fact that I have to pee. Must have been one hell of a bachelorette party last night...
  • Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Things refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family...
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  • Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bratva Boss wants me dead.Too bad I’m pregnant with his baby.I’ve run far and wide to escape the Devil’s rage.But it wasn’t long before he caught me.Now I’m standing in front of him bound and naked.About to face the consequences of my betrayal.With every inch of my skin exposed to his will,And my life flashing before my watery eyes,He draws my traitorous body under his spell...
  • Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…I run the most elite auction in the world.Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives.And I deliver.I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage...
  • Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manuel “Manny” Alvarez I will never regret my actions that led to me spending five years in prison...
  • They Will Burn by Montana Fyre

    They Will Burn by Montana Fyre

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    The key to being queen is to never let them see you stumble. They betrayed me. They made me believe they cared for me, only to break my heart. And now I find myself in the hands of the only man more terrifying than the four men who handed me to him...
  • The Scandal by Kristen Proby

    The Scandal by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    THE SCANDAL is an all-new marriage of convenience, age-gap novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her Single in Seattle Series, featuring Stella McKenna!Who knew that weddings in Vegas were the real deal? I certainly didn’t when I agreed to marry my co-worker while on a bender in Sin City. Now, I need a quick annulment, which means I need an attorney, STAT...
  • Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When she was six, a horrific crime against a family member determined the course of Melissa Dixon’s life. It eventually drove her away from her tiny, Mississippi home town, away from her family, and into a career in law enforcement. Living and working in NYC, she keeps the past locked away tight, memory relegated to rare nightmares...
  • The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Meet the girl of my dreams? Check.Have the best night of my life? Check.Get called away for weeks with no contact? Check. Unfortunately.I never expected life post-active duty to be more adventurous than when I was still with my SEAL team, but here we are. A simple freelance contract for the government, and I come home to find my organized life is in chaos.Thankfully, my girl is waiting for me...
  • Crowned In Blood by Melissa Cummins

    Crowned In Blood by Melissa Cummins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's determined to make me his. I'd prefer to shoot him instead. CatalinaLife has never been easy for me. Now, the mafia empire I ripped from my dead husband's hands has been destroyed from within. To survive, I must form new connections. But only one man has what I need: Marco.A man as ruthless as the husband I killed. A man as handsome and seductive as the devil.A man I can never trust...
  • Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A collection of three hot holiday romances to warm up your winter nights… Secret Santa After years of struggling to make ends meet, Emma Williams finally lands a job that suits her perfectly—she enjoys her work, likes her new boss, and especially loves knowing her first paycheck is coming just after Christmas. That is, if she lasts that long...
  • Exiled Guardians: Books 1-4 by Hope Ford

    Exiled Guardians: Books 1-4 by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Now Available from USA Today Bestselling Author Hope FordExiled Guardians Books 1-4Includes:SniperShe’s on the run from her abusive husband. He’s going to save her…. And then claim her.BrickShe saved HIM in a bar fight… but they both come out victorious.RancherHe’s a wounded rancher and biker… she’s the only one that can help him.SmokyHe’s a player and she wants forever...
  • Texting My Mafia Temptation: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Texting My Mafia Temptation: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He kidnapped me to save me, but now we must fight our desires, or risk losing everything. As a mafia princess, I have no choice when my father arranges my marriage to a terrifying stranger. But there's someone even more Dante Bianchi, the devastatingly handsome, ripped, and intensely brooding mafia enforcer working security the night my husband-to-be goes too far...
  • Vowed To Be Yours by Cassi Hart

    Vowed To Be Yours by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    AlexeiI’ve worked hard to keep my organization as legitimate as possible after my father ran it into the ground, racking up debt after debt. It hasn’t been easy keeping things clean and above the table, but I’ve managed to do it while making sure the people underneath me are taken care of and respected, all while paying off what my father owed...
  • The Bad Boy Bias by Hallie Bennett

    The Bad Boy Bias by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Bad Boy, Curvy Girl RomanceShy Abigail Tilman has a problem. With her 30th birthday coming soon, she's determined to have her first kiss before the clock strikes midnight. There's just one problem: her aversion to being touched.Can a gruff, tattoo artist change her mind?Finn Walker knew from the moment the curvy goddess entered his tattoo parlor that she belonged to him...
  • Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A drunk text from a stranger left a large stiffness in my trousers.What's REALLY wrong with this picture?I'm a single dad.She's half my age.And her defiance makes my blood boil.One thing's crystal I won't rest until I claim Aubrey.Taste her full lips.And devour every inch of her heavenly curves.But I'm not the only one who wants her.The Bratva thinks they own her.They have no clue...
  • Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart

    Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When you play a game of chance sometimes you win… and sometimes you start a mafia war.Five years ago, I fled Las Vegas with nothing besides the clothes on my back–vowing never to return...
  • Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder

    Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Good girls don't pick fights with a handsome billionaire at the dry cleaner's.Good girls don't steal his bespoke suit.Good girls don't take pictures of themselves wearing only the suit jacket.And good girls definitely don't hit SEND.But after catching my cheating ex-fiancé in the act three days before the wedding...... being a good girl was the last thing on my mind...
  • His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt

    His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a runaway bride bursts into his butcher shop, gentle giant Seth is overcome with desire.The bride’s beauty and curves are enough to make him forget his own name.But he holds himself back—it isn’t the time or place to pursue her.Besides, he’s never been smooth with women, and she’s too young for a guy in his forties like him...
  • Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two hearts, one bed, no looking back. Daisy: When the hottest boy band on the planet gets back together for an epic reunion tour, there’s no decision to make. I’m going. It’s been ten years since I’ve had the chance to hang out with my groupie besties. They don’t know it yet, but my parents are forcing me to settle into a life they’ve pre-planned, right down to the man they want me to marry...
  • Gage The Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Gage The Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "I need her to know that my heart would stop without her in my life..." -Gage My best friend Jess is always trying to play matchmaker.Come kayaking with my fiance and his friend, she said.A romantic day out on the river in the mountains.Nope. For a city girl like me, this is hell.Mainly because the man she's brought for me is a freaking prick...
  • The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Handyman’s Secret Santa: Christmas in Alpine Valley Book 6An Age Gap Holiday RomanceThis Christmas, follow four neighbors turned friends to find out whether Santa will finally give them the gift they’ve been wanting most of all: true love.AddisonI have a huge crush on my handyman.It can’t go anywhere.He’s older than me. Old enough that it would give my mom a heart attack...
  • War of the Wicked by Davidson King, Morningstar Ashley

    War of the Wicked by Davidson King, Morningstar Ashley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucifer’s Landing is full of unscrupulous people: five families desperate to own every inch. For years, under the watchful and most powerful eye, there has been peace. With the murder of the most powerful man, it’s as if the gates of Hell have opened.Dante Scavo is trying to fill his father’s shoes, find the person responsible for killing him, and stop Lucifer’s Landing from becoming a war zone...
  • Enemy Mafia Boss Daddy by Kira Cole

    Enemy Mafia Boss Daddy by Kira Cole

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Our marriage was supposed to avert a war. But making a husband out of my enemy has turned out to be harder than I thought…Damien Russo is fifteen years older than me, ten times as broody,and stubborn to a fault.He also happens to be the new leader of the Russo Mafia and my reluctant husband-to-be.As far as arranged marriages go, this is not a bad deal...
  • Terror of Tuscany by Lena Little

    Terror of Tuscany by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    They say I’m the Terror of Tuscany, and that’s exactly what I’m going to be if anything goes sideways with this shipment that I’m expecting next Tuesday.The name’s Gio, and people call me a lot of things, but unprepared definitely isn’t one of them. But that’s absolutely what I am for the first time in my life when I come face to face with my new stepsister...
  • 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...
  • Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s a grumpy ex-cop haunted by his past.Now he wants to make this curvy ray of sunshine his future.RomanAfter years of chasing bad guys, my last case nearly cost me everything.I quit the police force and moved to the woods, but the past is catching up with me.Flashbacks and sleepless nights are turning my fresh start into a nightmare...
  • Mountain Man's Redemption by Sadie King

    Mountain Man's Redemption by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Does a trained killer deserve love?When I meet Ewan, the mysterious Scottish recluse who lives in the mansion on the side of the mountain, he seems too good to be true.He’s a chicken farmer living a quiet life, working the land.I fall into that idyllic life with him, growing vegetables and sipping scotch in front of an open fire...
  • BIG BURLY GUARD by Erin Havoc

    BIG BURLY GUARD by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After those threats, I thought I would never feel safe again.There’s only one place I can be myself:In the arms of my big, burly, very off-limits bodyguard.Sebastian Cook is huge, just like my dreams.As unreachable as those too.He’s much older, grumpy. Professional to a fault.I should not be crushing on him, but one touch sends my head spinning.He’ll never make a move...
  • Liam's Love by Haley Travis

    Liam's Love by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    These rough mechanics’ hands were made for her innocent curves.I should have stayed away.What business does a grumpy mechanic like me have with a gorgeous sweetheart like Maddie?But after just one look of those full lips and big green eyes?Everything.I should have been focusing on saving my shop. Instead, all I want to do is weld her heart to mine.She’s running from trouble...
  • Rebel Boss by Lana Love

    Rebel Boss by Lana Love

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    One blue-collar boss and confirmed bachelor + One curvy babe with an unexpected inheritance + One vintage Mustang = A searing romance about the power of family and forgiveness!The day a woman brings a vintage Mustang in for restoration, I'm a goner. The car is beautiful, but the woman bringing the car in makes my heart rev like it never has.Thing is, I'm a bachelor...
  • October is for Owen by Kaci Rose

    October is for Owen by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When a rockslide strands them in the mountains, he's her only chance at safety...KennedyIt was meant to be a solo trip—a tribute to my grandparents, and a final memory before a new chapter in my life.Only, I wasn't alone at the lake.I hadn't planned on meeting a mountain man that made my heart race or the rockslide that left the path back to town unpassable...
  • Texting the Mafia Prince: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Texting the Mafia Prince: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    People say the mafia prince is a bad man, but he’s the only one who can save me…I’m being blackmailed. When I see the tall, handsome, older Luca Marino at the gym, I take a chance. I sneak him my cellphone number, praying he’ll call or text so I can beg for help. He agrees, but it comes with a steamy price.I’m not used to this sort of intensity...
  • Striking by Khloe Summers

    Striking by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can secrets of the past keep this older man away, or will the future shine bright?JulieI've never been the kind to need a rescue.I've always been strong, determined, and independent.But a recent heartbreak has my life spinning out of control,A dark, inked, older man offers me a little more than just a hand.MaverickJulie is everything I've ever wanted...
  • Reaper by Penelope Wylde

    Reaper by Penelope Wylde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    * You read about Reaper in Savage Justice and Savage Thief (Sons of Bratva Savages series), now read his story in Reaper!One look at Liam ‘Reaper’ Black and I know all the hushed whispers about the Dirty Sinners’ new MC president are bona fide truth.Ripped. Wild. Savage...
  • Her CEO: An Instalove Possessive Alpha Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Her CEO: An Instalove Possessive Alpha Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Alyson Eric Chambers. Man of the year and some might say media hog, but I’ve seen enough of his face and chiseled body in those Italian suits on TV and in the papers to know I want to work for him. What I don’t count on is working directly under him...
  • Her Older Cowboy: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Her Older Cowboy: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her Older Cowboy is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the first book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Daisy My dream is to finish college, get a good job, and move out of my judgemental mother’s house.A long weekend with the girlfriends is just the break I need...
  • Possessive Puppy by Lena Little

    Possessive Puppy by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m not used to seeing women, instead spending months alone with my trusty sidekick Molly in the Rocky Mountains, but I do come down and check-in from time to time. I see women then, and they never have an effect on me. All I do is come down to let my ‘bosses’ know I’m alive, collect my paycheck, and let them know how many smugglers and poachers I’ve removed...
  • My Heart by Flora Ferrari

    My Heart by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When I lost my best friend in a car accident I wasn’t surprised she donated her heart. She always put others first. I just never guessed she would still be looking after me even after she was gone.When a stranger appears at my door saying, “Lisa left a note. She wanted us to take care of you,” I’m shocked...
  • A Matter of Fact by Kate Hawthorne

    A Matter of Fact by Kate Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Name – Rhys St. GeorgeAge – 37Relationship status – SingleLooking for – A way to make all of this rightBiggest regret – Callahan McMillianHobbies – Having money, making money, spending money, and wine...
  • Working Hard by Loni Ree

    Working Hard by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BrendanFalling hard for the mob boss’ niece isn’t conducive to a long life but my heart didn’t get the memo. One look at the curvy little spitfire dancing around my living room, and I know my life will never be the same. When Hunter Cannon smiles at me, my heart is hers for the taking. Now, I just have to find away to keep her overprotective uncle from killing me while I woo my soulmate...
  • BIG BURLY RUIN by Erin Havoc

    BIG BURLY RUIN by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our families have hated each other for generations.And there’s only one way to seal this alliance.She hates me.I don’t blame her.She’s much younger, innocent, untouched.And she’s my new bride.Kira Levin would choke me with a pillow if I let her.The feeling is not mutual.In fact, I’m pretty much obsessed...
  • Statham by Flora Ferrari

    Statham by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Broke, unemployed, and alone is no way to start off the new year, but that’s exactly what happens after my company closes shop after the holidays. We’re in the middle of one of the worst winters on record, and like always I can’t find one of my gloves. When I go looking for it, I find something else entirely. Him...
  • Claiming His Forever by Flora Ferrari

    Claiming His Forever by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s supposed to be an easy job. I’m hosting an open house for some new properties on the outskirts of the city. But while babysitting my sister’s dog, Tinkerbell – I stumble upon something.I ignore it. I don’t want to get involved. I’ve got enough to worry about working seven days a week as a realtor, trying to support my big sister, Jackie, and her art career...
  • His Undercover Maid by Flora Ferrari

    His Undercover Maid by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    SebastianAs CEO of a multi-billion company I’m used to getting what I want. The only thing missing in my life is a woman, but I’m better off not trusting anyone. Until a sexy new maid turns up to clean my office and I find himself head over heels in lust and determined to have her. But the question is, can I trust her?RoseI’ve always wanted to be a reporter...
  • Baby For The Mafia by Lena Little

    Baby For The Mafia by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Possessive, vengeful, psycho…even a murderer.I’ve been called a lot of things, but jealous was never one of them…until now.Until her.This feisty young woman needs discipline, and I’m just the one to give it to her.She’s got a gift of her own…one that I have to have for myself. Me and only me for the first time…for forever.But she’s also got a secret, one she’s not telling me...
  • Unlikely Match by Haley Travis

    Unlikely Match by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I'm not looking for love, I'm desperate for money.Being locked in the dark with a sexy older man changes everything.Win a dream vacation + $20,000 just for making a blind date look amazing online? Sure, I'll take a chance on a Valentine's contest.I don't know if I believe in matchmaking… until I see my partner...
  • Lawyer by Lena Little

    Lawyer by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Silas I’m a damn good attorney. But my firm is doing nothing to show me they appreciate or value my work, so I was already thinking that big changes were in order when I met her. I worked cases pro bono to help enhance my resume and profile but wasn’t expecting to meet a woman who would change the entire course of my life...
  • Naz & Roz by Bethany-Kris

    Naz & Roz by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The genius and the prodigy ... Nazio “Naz” Donati is brilliant, sinful, and criminal. A genius from the moment he was born, and a man who's still trying to learn how to navigate and balance this thing called life. He certainly wasn't expecting love to practically fall right into his hands, never mind for love to take the form of his best friend's little sister...
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