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Orientation by C.M. Stunich
Harem versus harem.How often does one university entertain two coeds with harems of rich boys on their heels?My name is Marnye Reed and this, this is Charlotte Carson.Girl, just call me Chuck.What are the chances? Is it fate? You have five boyfriends; I have five boyfriends...Categorized as:
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![Unwrapped by Them by Eva Ashwood]()
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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![Defiant Princess by Callie Rose]()
Defiant Princess by Callie Rose
They called me trash. They called me whore. They called me so much worse.They told me I didn’t belong in their world, and you know what? Maybe they were right.But I can’t just let this go.I’m still a Hildebrand, after all, and I’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of what that legacy means.There are secrets buried in Roseland, and I’m determined to dig them up...Categorized as:
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![The Ballers of Rockport High by E.M. Moore]()
The Ballers of Rockport High by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**CONTAINS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS MATERIAL** Includes: GAME ON FOUL LINE AT THE BUZZER I knew I’d ruffle feathers, but the day I walked into Rockport High, I had no idea the cheap shots that were to follow.You see, the Ballers and I have a history. They play basketball. I play basketball. But they hate that I play basketball as good as them...Categorized as:
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![Broken Hill Honor by Sheridan Anne]()
Broken Hill Honor by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeing with Tora Roberts has been nothing but a wild ride, one I never want to get off. At twelve, I knew I loved her. By seventeen, I’d made her life a living hell. She hated me. She stole my heart completely at eighteen. And now at twenty-six, she still hasn’t given it back, and what’s more, I don’t want her to. It’s about time I make her mine… Officially... -
![Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare]()
Sacrifice by Caitlyn Dare
The next installment in the dark romance series from the bestselling author of the Rebels at Sterling Prep series… Rhett Savage, Dane Stray, and Wesley Noble. I shouldn’t want them. But I do—all of them. They each give me something I need. Challenge. Love. Comfort...Categorized as:
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![Sever by Caitlyn Dare]()
Sever by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSadie, Rhett, Dane, and Wes are back one more time. Will they find their HEA or are there too many obstacles against them?SEVER is a full length dark enemies-to-lovers/bully romance. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. It is book two in the series and must be read after the first three books in the Savage Falls MC series...Categorized as:
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Family by Bea Paige
You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family... But that’s crap. I can choose my family. I choose Eastern. I choose Ford. I choose Sonny. I choose Camden. Four boys. Four boys with broken, jagged edges.Four fierce boys who have chosen me.And now together we face my flesh and blood. My brother, the biggest bully at Oceanside. My father, the most notorious criminal in the country... -
![Savage Falls Sinners MC by Caitlyn Dare]()
Savage Falls Sinners MC by Caitlyn Dare
A complete dark romance series from Amazon bestselling author Caitlyn Dare. Includes Solace, a BONUS EPILOGUE NOVELLA set five years after the end of Sever.No one knows the code of the Sinners MC better than club princess Sadie Ray Dalton.She’s spent most of her life rebelling against her daddy’s strict rules and overprotective nature... -
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Sacred by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWelcome to Savage Falls...A brand new dark reverse harem bully romance trilogy from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare, coming this summer!Two dirty-talking tattooed bikers, a pretty boy football player with secrets, and the MC princess who will bring them to their knees.. -
![Sparrowood Academy by Angel Lawson]()
Sparrowood Academy by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSparrowood Academy is for the elite. The rich. The well connected. Eden Warren is none of those things. She’s spent most of her life in Kingston, mostly hanging down at The Park with her sister, Hope. When Hope goes missing, Eden makes a last-ditch effort to find her by going to Hawk, her enemy and the leader of the K-Boys, for help. Sparrowood Academy is filled with darkness. Entitlement...Categorized as:
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![Mad Boys by Heather Long]()
Mad Boys by Heather Long
The pop princess with her bright blue hair, pouty lips, haunting eyes, and the voice of a siren… She’s always been too busy for us. Music seems to be the one language we both speak. It’s not enough. For her. For them. For anyone.I’m not enough.My brothers want her, the world owns her, and everyone else is vying for a piece of her...Categorized as:
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![Lost & Found by Serena Lindahl]()
Lost & Found by Serena Lindahl
As kids, they were inseparable. When tragedy struck and circumstances pulled them apart, Senya lost everyone who ever cared about her. A group project brings the four guys and Senya together one last time, but it's clear they're not kids anymore...and it changes everything...Categorized as:
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![Foul Line by E.M. Moore]()
Foul Line by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Ballers may have the upper hand at RHS. I underestimated them, their cruelty, their ability to look the other way when something hits them over the head, but camp is a whole other story. Their asses are mine.Foul Line is a reverse harem high school bully romance novel. It's the second book in The Ballers of Rockport High series... -
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![The Third Strike by Wendi L. Wilson]()
The Third Strike by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen life throws you a curveball, you hit it out of the park.I’d never been as wrong as I was when I assumed the Rogues had betrayed me. Now the true culprits were on my hit list—which was, at the moment, dormant. While an impossibly archaic threat hung over Stella’s head, there was nothing to be done but wait... -
![Ruin by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin by Caitlyn Dare
My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think.Not by a long shot.Not when I spend most of my days dreaming of them...Categorized as:
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![Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Ten years ago, The Harlequin Boys broke my heart. I thought my life was complete with them at my side, the five of us against the world, having each other’s backs no matter what the cost. I’d fight for them until my dying breath. It’s just a shame they didn’t feel the same. Once upon a time, my imperfect world shone bright with the light of four boys I would have killed for...Categorized as:
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![Lovely Deceit by E.M. Moore]()
Lovely Deceit by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGrowing up in the elite world, I’ve been taught not to trust. Still, I did it anyway.Silly, silly me. I should’ve known how it would end…Blindsided by their broken parts and their similarities to my own story, I let my guard down. I put my faith in them—my gorgeous Economics professor and the Knights’ bad apple.And was rewarded with the ultimate betrayal.Not again. Never again...Categorized as:
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![The Risk by Callie Rose]()
The Risk by Callie Rose
Rich boys don't fraternize with the help. They don't fall in love with the help. They don't risk everything for the help. We know what we're up against now. Who we're up against. But if he holds all the cards, the truth hardly matters. The kings of Linwood want me to run. They want me far away from here, where I'll be safe. I won't go though...Categorized as:
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![Delinquent by Bea Paige]()
Delinquent by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m the kid your parents warned you about… Eighteen months in prison or three years at Oceanside Academy. Reform school has met its match in me, even if it is full of young offenders. Thieves, graffiti writers, drug runners and other petty criminals reside within the walls, and I'm just like them... -
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Lost Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNothing about my return to Echoes Cove was what I expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the darkness that’s threatening to devour us all.A stalker, patient and cunning, hunting in the shadows.Powerful forces determined to control my every move and bend me to their will.And them.Lincoln, Maverick, Finley and Easton. I’m not sure how I’ll survive them without losing myself, or my heart, along the way...Categorized as:
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![Smile Like You Mean It by Willow Hadley]()
Smile Like You Mean It by Willow Hadley
After Charlotte’s father died, her mother changed. She became cold and distant, and Charlotte slowly withdrew into herself. She spent years feeling lonely and insignificant, and rarely spoke more than a few words to anyone. One night, after a traumatic incident instigated by her mother, Charlotte is arrested and taken to juvie...Categorized as:
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![Heirs of Havoc by L.J. Woods]()
Heirs of Havoc by L.J. Woods
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFour beautiful, brutal enemies. One wealthy university. Capturing me is their goal. Bullying is their tactic. Tough luck, Bratva bastards. This mafia princess never bows.A small town. A Christian university. Church on Sundays.The good girl is the simplest of covers. Correction: was the simplest of covers.It all comes crashing down when the Bratva re-enters my life... -
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![So Wrong by Abby Millsaps]()
So Wrong by Abby Millsaps
No wrong moves. Those were the words the first boy I ever loved whispered in my ear on graduation weekend. Naively, I believed him. Now those three little words feel like a bad omen I can’t escape. Every move I’ve made since I returned to South Chapel hurts my ex-boyfriend, Greedy. But it’s for his benefit. That’s what I tell myself. Intentionally hurting him is for the best. It has to be...Categorized as:
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![Ever Lost by L.E. Bross]()
Ever Lost by L.E. Bross
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI made a huge mistake. No, not breaking into Panchard Enterprises, I did that on purpose. It was the getting caught part that changed everything. Instead of prison, Peter Panchard offers me a deal; steal something for him and he’ll help me find my little sister. Now I’m at Neverly Prep wearing a uniform and trying to get close to Lucas Hook, the guy whose safe I need to crack... -
![The First Time by Wendi L. Wilson]()
The First Time by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI might have gone from rags to riches, but this is no fairy tale.I never thought I’d long for the days of pacing the living room of our tiny single-wide trailer, waiting for Mom to get home from her shift serving drinks at The Silver Fox. Or my boring night shifts at the convenience store. Even dodging my skeezy ex-boyfriend’s bumbling attempts to seduce me... -
![Quadruple Sext by Stephanie Brother]()
Quadruple Sext by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe four hot studs on the baseball team wanted one thing, to have one woman in Vegas and that woman was me. There were a couple of issues... #1 I found a phone in the library, not anyone else’s phone but Amanda’s. The girl that had tortured me throughout uni. #2 The four hot studs happened to be texting Amanda, not me... -
![Rich Boys Poor Girl by Mia Belle]()
Rich Boys Poor Girl by Mia Belle
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis name is Declan Worthington. Heir to a multi-billion dollar empire. Arrogant, self-absorbed, jerk. And I saved his life. In gratitude for my heroic act, his father offers me a full ride to Queenswood Academy, the top high school in the country. Where only the exclusive rich kids attend. I don’t belong there. I know it, everyone knows it...Categorized as:
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![Kings of Mercia Academy 1-4 by Sofia Daniel]()
Kings of Mercia Academy 1-4 by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBritish boarding schools aren't for the weak. According to the Kings of Mercia Academy...they aren't for Americans, either. Blake, Edward, and Henry rule my new school. They're aristocratic. Old money. Brutal as hell They'll do whatever it takes to break my spirit and make me leave. If I survive Mercia, I'll get a free ride to college. My future will be set... -
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Love Me by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey can’t make me bend, and I refuse to let myself be broken. Not anymore.I want to say I could leave Weissmore unscathed and unscarredBut why lie?I learned what it’s like to be hunted/What it’s like to be hated by the elites of the campus:The three kings who were simultaneously my tormentors and only protectors.But I refuse to let these bully boys to get the best of me...Categorized as:
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![F*ck You: Knox Academy - Term 1 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox]()
F*ck You: Knox Academy - Term 1 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen a stupid prank goes wrong, Amelie thinks she’ll be getting a slap on the wrist at best, community service at worst. The last thing she expects is her absentee mother to swan into the court room and whisk her off to an English reform school....for the next three years!What's the only thing worse than being shipped off to the other side of the world? Being sent there with her mother...Categorized as:
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![The Elites by Ruby Vincent]()
The Elites by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFinal Year, Final BattleI thought my biggest problem was being kicked off campus, but I'd rather trade my blazer for a skirt than an orange jumpsuit.There's a killer on campus and they think it's me. I have my boys on my side, but this might be one fight we can't win.Someone is determined to bring us down, but with enemies on all sides, the suspects are endless and I'm running out of time...Categorized as:
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![The Judgement by Ruby Vincent]()
The Judgement by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance All is not right at Breakbattle Academy. And it's not just because the Elites discovered my secret.Cole, Landon, and Michael were never supposed to know. But then, I was also never supposed to forgive them... or fall in love.I'm losing control. I can't stop now. I can't undo what I've done... -
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![Untouchable by Ivy Smoak]()
Untouchable by Ivy Smoak
Everyone knows Matthew Caldwell.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.And way out of my league.So when he invites me into the lifestyle of the rich and famous?I agree in a heartbeat.But behind all the glitz and glam?Secrets.Lies.Betrayal.All hidden behind a perfect smile and a tailored jacket.I should have known better than to pretend to belong in his world..Categorized as:
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![Game On by E.M. Moore]()
Game On by E.M. Moore
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI knew I’d ruffle feathers, but the day I walked into Rockport High, I had no idea the cheap shots that were to follow. You see, the Ballers and I have a history. They play basketball. I play basketball. But they hate that I play basketball as good as them. And the only thing they hate more than that, is me. That’s right. I’m a girl, and I. Can. Play. Make no mistake about it...Categorized as:
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![Clash by K. Walker]()
Clash by K. Walker
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThings were never supposed to end this way. I didn't have plans to fall for the hottest guy in school and I certainly didn't think he would dump my ass in front of everyone either with no explanation. Nada! Weeks go by as I tend to my broken heart. Fine, I say. I'm so over him... -
![Marked by Ruby Vincent]()
Marked by Ruby Vincent
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the green-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Liars by Eden Beck]()
Dirty Liars by Eden Beck
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m going to steal a dead girl’s life. After all…it isn’t like she needs it anymore. Hawthorne Academy is my ticket to a second chance, a new start, a clean slate. I’m used to starting over but the New York foster care system has nothing on this place...Categorized as:
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Problem Child by Heather Long
Enrollment begins this autumn. Born into Hollywood royalty, I’ve been making the hot sheet and generating internet buzz since before I could even walk. Doesn’t matter that my parents divorced prior to my second birthday, I can’t escape the shadows—or scandals—of my movie star mother and my rock star father...Categorized as:
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![Traitor by Hattie Jude]()
Traitor by Hattie Jude
I’ve lost my family, my wealth, and the place I called home for the past five years.Now I’ve moved back to where it all began…With the guys I thought I’d never see again.Abel, Ronan, Wells, and Bishop were my friends at one time.The only girl they would let into their inner circle. Now they hate me. They think I’m a traitor.And I don’t know why. But I am bound and determined to find out...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Blue Bloods by Devyn Forrest]()
Wicked Blue Bloods by Devyn Forrest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you have two cities that are divided by class & money, it really starts to get under your skin. I hate everything Crestwood stands for and when I receive a full-ride scholarship to attend the private academy, my mom insists I go. It's our ticket out of Ridgewood and poverty for good. But now, I'm the new girl - I'm Ridgewood scum as they call me... -
![The Initiation by Melissa Adams]()
The Initiation by Melissa Adams
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeverly Hills Prep Academy is one of the top prep schools in the country: it will open all kind of doors for new transfer student Ayla.The school for the rich and famous is ruled by the A-Class: the smartest and brightest students at BHPA.The A-Class is ruled by the A-Team: three hot guys all by the name of Alex.Alex Richmond is the A-Team leader and he rules BHPA with an iron first...Categorized as:
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![Burn It Down by Drea Denae]()
Burn It Down by Drea Denae
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBetrayed. Again.By the one person who promised they were Team Nix. I’m not letting it all go this time though, I’ve felt the fire of revenge and I’m ready to embrace it.Except these guys aren’t getting the message. They’re everywhere.In the halls. In my head. And even though I hate to admit it, in my heart...Categorized as:
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![Outcast by Nora Cobb]()
Outcast by Nora Cobb
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey ruined my reputation. Then they shattered my heart. Jacob, Lucas, and Troy - the kings of Montlake Prep. Arrogant, privileged, and dangerously good looking. Together, they conspired and broke my heart. But now I'm getting my revenge. I'll play whatever games I need to play. I'll do whatever it takes. I'll turn their secrets against them... -
![Forever Changed Part One by Amber Nicole]()
Forever Changed Part One by Amber Nicole
My mother used to tell me stories of all the friends she made and all the amazing parties/ events she attended. I use to dream of the day I would be able to follow in her footsteps. To carry on her legacy.I never thought it would be like this.This isn't how I saw my college experience turning out, but if I could go back and change things. I wouldn't dare.Three guys change everything...Categorized as:
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![Pariah by K. Walker]()
Pariah by K. Walker
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur high school years should be filled with beautiful, fun memories. Not nightmares that visit you every night. Our high school years should be about your first crush and your first kiss. Not meet four unbelievably gorgeous boys that make your life a living hell and melt your panties all at the same time...Categorized as:
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![Crooked Paradise: The Complete Series by Eva Chance, Harlow King]()
Crooked Paradise: The Complete Series by Eva Chance, Harlow King
A rebellious gang princess, four hot dangerous gangsters, one psycho stalker, and a revenge scheme that could destroy everything in Paradise Bend....My arranged marriage should have forged an alliance between my fiancé's gang and my father's/ It turns out my fiancé had other plans.Like slaughtering my entire family the night before the wedding... -
![Hidden River Academy by KT Strange]()
Hidden River Academy by KT Strange
This book is about Mia and the hottest guys at Hidden River Academy: Buck, Shawn, Cale, Reid, and Colt. They are everything and she is nothing. She doesn't belong, and they're going to make sure she knows it. Mia Quinn never asked for her mom to get thrown in jail. She never asked to get shipped off to her uncle's, and be enrolled as Hidden River Academy's newest charity case...Categorized as:
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![The Plan by Ruby Vincent]()
The Plan by Ruby Vincent
Don’t piss off the Elite Class. That wasn’t in the rulebook, but it should have been. Landon, Michael, and Cole may have the faces of angels, but a soul turns black when it’s betrayed. The Elites have sworn to take me down, but I can’t get much lower. Or so I thought. Breakbattle wants us to fight and the boys are happy to oblige. No one will help me. No one can...Categorized as:
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