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  • Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it...
  • Coyote by Lila Rose

    Coyote by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Humiliated years earlier when in high school, Channa Edwards never expects to see her knight in shining armour again. In fact, she really doesn't want to, but of course, life wants to mess with her again. It's just by luck he doesn't recognise her, and for a blissful moment, she thinks she's got away with it.That's until another situation brings her knight back into her life...
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  • Royal Love by Mink

    Royal Love by Mink

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Four MINK books about love, mafia royalty, and happily ever afters.Signed copies are available on MINK's website.His Virgin QueenI knew I was going to be sold by my father. A bride offered to forge an alliance or seal a deal. Even so, I still held onto the hope of living free of the families...
  • Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Influence (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...
  • Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Perfection is an illusion fueled by the perception of others. Tweet was my heart, my soul, and my purpose. She was my everything. Neither of us were perfect. We both made mistakes. Looking back, that was okay, because every choice brought us to where we needed to be at the time we needed to be there. The one constant, our love and friendship...
  • Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Putting others needs before his own was all Mike Carson had ever done. First, it was the friends he loved more than family. Then it was his country. By nineteen, he was a father, a husband and fighting in a war not many people believed in...
  • Savor by Xavier Neal

    Savor by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lately, Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar's life has been a series of miscommunications with catastrophic consequences. However, this time around, the consequences threaten to not only damage his current relationships but erase a future he only ever dreamed of...
  • The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you know what you’ve got in your hands? A little piece of fucking treasure, that’s what. I’ve taken initiative here and have turned my trusty Man Bible into an actual survival guide, because the loot between these pages will lead to each of you having happy, stress free lives with your women. Pick this gem up, put your big boy pants on, and start reading. Trust me, you won't regret it...
  • Onward: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Onward: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Halliday's enthralling Justice Saga continues in ONWARDThere’s no time for dull moments in Bendover, the Arizona desert town that Justice calls home as changes and challenges keep everyone on their toes...
  • Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake

    Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Tasha Taggart isn’t a spy. That’s her sisters’ job. Tasha’s support role is all about keeping them alive, playing referee when they fight amongst themselves, and soothing the toughest boss in the world. Working for the CIA isn’t as glamorous as she imagined, and she’s more than a little lonely...
  • Just For Them by Abbie Zanders

    Just For Them by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He puts his life on the line every day. Now his heart is in her hands.DomI’ve spent my life running into burning buildings and saving people, but now I’m the one who feels lost. My family—every last one of them—has found their happy ending, and here I am, still searching. When I meet Ella at a charity photo shoot, it's as if something unlocks deep inside me...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • The Don's Deadly Games by Judy Hale

    The Don's Deadly Games by Judy Hale

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The most dangerous man in Chicago has painted a target on my back.Now, I’m stuck with the very man who wants me dead.I was just a therapist hiding from my past until I broke the cardinal never get involved with a client.My judgment came swiftly and in the form of the ultimate Nico Vitelli.He looks like sin, tastes like caramel, and loves to play with his prey. I can’t resist his dark pull...
  • Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw

    Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CaitlínAfter finally convincing my over-protective family to let me visit my uncle in Dublin, I know this may be my only chance to experience everything I’ve always wanted: Adventure. Excitement. Freedom.Until I’m introduced to the man assigned to be my bodyguard. With his silver-flecked hair and wicked scar, Roarke radiates power and danger. Everything I’m drawn to...
  • Jonah by Mirrah McGee

    Jonah by Mirrah McGee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JonahMost of my life was planned since before I was born. I am to serve the Avraham Avinu of the Kosher Nostra in North Carolina and protect the mishpocheh with my life. Despite the heavy that description implies, I have enjoyed a blessed and propserous existance of glutton and indulgence...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  humor  mystery  length-short
  • Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only a billionaire mafia could think he could escape death. I’m his heart specialist, and he’s the patient I absolutely can’t resist.So, when he called me his girlfriend to please his family, I could only nod in agreement.Giovanni might be my forbidden patient and fake lover…But I have real dreams about him taking my V-card.Soon, these dreams would turn into nightmares...
  • Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Snuggle in with 7 hot single dad or dad-in-the-making tales to keep you warm this winter.Seven different dads from suited heroes to cops to mechanics and race car drivers to tech geniuses to contractors to teachers—all full-length stories with sigh-worthy happily-ever-afters and small town shenanigans! Along with a baby...or seven...
  • Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday

    Wilde Forever by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  military  contemporary  length-long
  • Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    So many things have been revealed over the past few hours, and I have a feeling there are more revelations to come.Once I’ve gotten over the huge personal revelation, that I was not even slightly prepared for, we then have to find out who’s killing the parents and whether they pose a threat to us as well...
  • Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission.Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret...
  • Marrying the Merciless Don by Ashlie Silas

    Marrying the Merciless Don by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    She thinks she can escape our arranged marriage, but I'm not just any guy – I'm the don. The moment I saw the mafia princess, I knew she was the missing piece. I've got wealth and power. Now I need the perfect woman to build my empire with. Rosa De Luca is stunning and quick-witted. She's the one who fits the bill. The only glitch? She's flawlessly perfect...
  • Baby for the Brute: A Fake Boyfriend Romance by Penelope Bloom

    Baby for the Brute: A Fake Boyfriend Romance by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Pretend you’re my boyfriend. Please.” She’s a stranger. Big blue eyes. Innocent. Way too pure for my dirty hands. I should tell her to run. I’m bad news. The worst kind. But I’ve never made a habit of doing the right thing. I kiss her because I want her. I want those cherry lips tangled up with mine. I want to claim her. Own her...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Tempted by the Sinner by B. B. Hamel

    Tempted by the Sinner by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a little saint just begging to get corrupted.And I’m the perfect sinner just waiting to take a taste.Mona Rizzo wants to write the next great profile of a real American gangster, and she wants to use me as her subject.Except I want to use her as my play thing.It’s a match made in sin, and I’m going to suck her into my world before she even has a chance to stop loving it...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  new adult  humor  m-f  length-medium
  • Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent

    Theirs to Covet by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A 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...
  • Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Rough: A Small Town Frenemies-To-Lovers Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come..
  • Sleighed: The Naughty List by Em Torrey

    Sleighed: The Naughty List by Em Torrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polish your jingle bells, strategically hang the mistletoe, and get ready to claim your spot on The Naughty List. This holiday season, fourteen of your favorite authors are spicing up the cocoa and taking advantage of those long winter nights, proving that sometimes it’s more fun to claim your coal than it is to stay on Santa’s good side...
  • Sleighed by Em Torrey

    Sleighed by Em Torrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polish your jingle bells, strategically hang the mistletoe, and get ready to claim your spot on The Naughty List. This holiday season, fourteen of your favorite authors are spicing up the cocoa and taking advantage of those long winter nights, proving that sometimes it’s more fun to claim your coal than it is to stay on Santa’s good side...
  • Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  m-m  contemporary  queer  length-short
  • The Naz and Roz Chronicles by Bethany-Kris

    The Naz and Roz Chronicles by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Follow the extended story of Naz and Roz five years after their Happily Ever After. Everything is changing all over again. And finally, Naz and Roz might actually be able to start their life together and on the same continent. With, of course, someone new tagging along. Oh, and with a baby on the way, too...
  • The Fling by M. Robinson

    The Fling by M. Robinson

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a new stand-alone romantic comedy. What happens when you make a pact with your boys to stay single and never fall in love? Well, you get the Playboy Pact. I was the playmaker. The one with the best moves, the best lines. I was the best at everything… And I mean, everything. There was no woman immune to my charm...
  • Cap by Elise Faber

    Cap by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior...
  • Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    They call me The Rock God. As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling rock band Onyx Knight, I have a life most people can’t even dream of… until it all becomes a nightmare.Our bass player dies.Now we’re tasked with the impossible job of replacing him or hanging it up for good.On top of the world just shy of my thirtieth birthday, I can’t imagine walking away. Not now...
  • All the Way by M. Mabie

    All the Way by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m a man’s man. A bro. A pal. A dude. And I love women.Am I a saint? Far from it.Do I go out with a lot of women? You’re damn right.I date them all. Shy. Loud. Too busy. Lonely. High maintenance. No confidence. No filter. Bad habits. Naive. Beautiful ones. Pretty ones—and believe me there is a difference, but that’s another soap box. Point is, I don’t discriminate...
  • Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson

    Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    This is how it all started, Robert Bradford set the tone for all the men in his family to come and he did it the only way that he knew how, but driving Elizabeth crazy and making sure that she would never forget how much he loved her...
  • Just One Night by Elle Casey

    Just One Night by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Jennifer doesn't know who to believe, but the lipstick on William's neck is just a little to red to ignore, much as he might like her to. The more she tries to make sense of the stories, the more it feels like she's repeating mistakes from her past, and that's something she wants to avoid at all costs, no matter how much it might hurt...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Taken by Her Prince by B.B. Hamel

    Taken by Her Prince by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I broke her to pieces.And I’ll put her back together.Colleen Colley got caught in the crossfire.When I saw that sweet thing lying on the ground, I knew I couldn’t leave her there. So I took her home and nursed her back to health.With a fat padlock on the bedroom door.My crew’s moving in on the Irish mafia, and my sweet little princess is the Boss’s niece...
  • The House on Firefly Beach: The perfect feel good summer romance by Jenny Hale

    The House on Firefly Beach: The perfect feel good summer romance by Jenny Hale

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nothing beats falling in love under the sun, with the sand beneath your feet. This gorgeous, feel-good, and heartwarming summer escape from the bestselling author of The Summer House is perfect for fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Susan Mallery and Nancy Thayer.For Sydney Flynn, her treasured family home, Starlight Cottage, is her sanctuary...
  • Love In Transit by Jana Aston, Ainsley Booth

    Love In Transit by Jana Aston, Ainsley Booth

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The concept: What if you gave six authors the same blurb? Would the stories look anything the same? Or would they be as different as the authors writing them? The blurb: You know those people that have a house full of motivational slogans? Embrace Every Moment, stamped on their coffee mugs. Always Kiss Me Goodnight painted above their perfectly made beds. I’m not one of those people...
  • Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Ezra Fontaine, a cutthroat CEO and divorcé, whose only soft spot is for his luxury car collection. Anton 'Tony' Cargill, a proud slacker and greasemonkey, who develops a work ethic for the first time in his life when he gets his hands on his richest (and finest) customer's private number. After a spontaneous string of drunken texts, Tony’s ‘natural gifts’ have Fontaine on the hook...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  age difference  m-m  contemporary  humor  queer
  • Claiming Amelia by Jessica Blake

    Claiming Amelia by Jessica Blake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s back. She’s beautiful. And I plan to make her mine. Although I come from a family who talks with their fists, I rule the Southside of Boston more strategically... with brains, and a little brawn, if necessary. Mess with me, and I'll take you down. What I don’t expect is to be taken to my knees by little Amelia Byrne, the blue-eyed goddess who’s swept back into my life...
  • Tangled Up in Love: Box Set by Lauren Blakely

    Tangled Up in Love: Box Set by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Discover the sizzling, sexy and thrillingly romantic New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Caught Up in Love series by Lauren Blakely, the author of Seductive Nights! This ebook contains the following four books: • Caught Up In Us • Trophy Husband • Playing With Her Heart • Pretending He’s Mine -Kat Harper reconnects with her first love, Bryan, who broke her heart years ago...
  • Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it...
  • Hard To Beat by Solomon Carter

    Hard To Beat by Solomon Carter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maggie Dean spent six long years working a bad job in a seedy boxing venue. Every spare penny she earned had been set aside to pay for a long-held dream - A new life with her sister setting up a croft in the wilds of Scotland .But one night two lives pivot together in a single moment... forever changed by malign intentions and a dark twist of fate...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  suspense  humor  length-short
  • Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Geographically 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  contemporary  m-f  humor  length-short
  • Sunday Dinner (EMS) by R.L. Mathewson

    Sunday Dinner (EMS) by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nathan and Eric's mom is on a mission to get Nathan married. This is a glimpse of one of her Sunday Dinners with a potential candidate. Part #1:http://www.rlmathewson.com/sunday-din...Part#2: http://www.rlmathewson.com/sunday-din..
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  contemporary  humor
  • Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners

    Bound by the Billionaire by Juliana Conners

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Dancing Diva by Lana Dash

    Dancing Diva by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    : a bachelorette in vegas romantic comedy (bad bridesmaids book...
  • A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day

    A Banging New Year by Ellis O. Day

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’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...
  • Tied to Roman by Loni Ree

    Tied to Roman by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    RavenI can’t believe the things I do for my job. The members of Sp*nked, the new band I’m trying to sign to my family’s record label are making me jump through hoops. Literally. Their latest demand, for me to join them for a night at The Sterling Rope, just might cause me to scream in frustration.I have no business at this club, where billionaires go to indulge...
  • The Hunt by Alice Ward

    The Hunt by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When I began the hunt, I didn’t know I’d find her. Confined to a hospital with a rare chromosomal disorder, my little brother began sending me on scavenger hunts to uncover the world for him when we were kids. When one of his quests brings me to a greasy Connecticut diner, my life is completely altered...
  • Just One Night, Part 3 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 3 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jennifer's idea of relaxing is a spa day with her best friend, but even when she's slathered in avocado and wearing cucumber glasses, there's no escaping the fact that she cannot get memories of a certain guy and a certain night (or two) out of her head...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  humor  contemporary  length-short
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