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  • Die Romanze beginnt by Hannah M. Lynn

    Die Romanze beginnt by Hannah M. Lynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Noch nie hat Romantik so süß geschmeckt . .. Obwohl es Holly Berry endlich geschafft hat, »Just One More« zu kaufen und mit einem der begehrtesten Junggesellen in Bourton-on-the-Water auszugehen, ist ihr Leben alles andere als ein Zuckerschlecken. Ein bekanntes Gesicht aus ihrer Vergangenheit droht, Hollys frisch erblühende Beziehung zu zerstören, noch ehe sie richtig beginnen kann...
  • Without You by Lacey Black

    Without You by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tucker. I spend my days brewing beer for the popular Brew Crüe Beer Company and my nights devoted to being a dad. Raising a young child with special needs can be tough and stressful, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. He’s everything to me, and the reason I keep going. It’s him and me against the world, and I have no intention of changing that. Then, Kinsley McGregor walks back into my life...
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  • The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 6 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #6) by Shungiku Nakamura

    The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 6 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #6) by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Masamune Takano is the boss—and first love—of rookie shojo manga editor Ritsu Onodera...
  • Maybe We Should by Melissa Foster

    Maybe We Should by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    An emotional and sexy novel about guarded hearts, finding love, and families lost and found by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will. After spending years wondering who she was, tattoo artist Cait Weatherby finally found her answers on the sandy shores of Silver Island...
  • The Love Bus by Annabelle Anders

    The Love Bus by Annabelle Anders

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I thought my life was perfect—until I found out my co-host-slash-fiancé was cheating on me. Live. On. TV. Overnight, I went from rising star to cautionary tale. Hiding in bed sounded like a solid plan. But fate (and my mother) had other ideas. Enter: The Love Bus. One ticket. A bunch of retirees, and The Southwest Bucket List Tour I never signed up for. I just wanted to escape the mess...
  • Pine For Me by Swati M.H.

    Pine For Me by Swati M.H.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s my Hollywood heartthrob ex-husband. My hot new neighbor. And, thanks to one reckless night, my soon-to-be baby daddy. Patton Pierce has a knack for showing up when I least expect him—my street, my salon, my martial arts studio. Even my dreams...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  pregnancy  humor  length-long
  • Starting Over in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Starting Over in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The perfect feel-good read that will have you laughing, crying and everything in between. Connie Llewelyn is the beating heart of the magical seaside village of Starshine Cove. She runs the local cafe, and is everybody's friend – always on hand with a kind smile, a listening ear and a freshly-baked scone...
  • Words with Friends: A Mason Family Novella by AshleyNicole

    Words with Friends: A Mason Family Novella by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She’s offering to teach him a few things. He’s willing to learn. Can a few words and a little bit of “trouble” turn into something more?
  • Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What’s a girl to do when her celebrity crush needs her to be his fake girlfriend? Keep her damned feelings to herself, of course. Child TV star turned adult wallflower Naomi LeClaire has vowed never to return to the spotlight. But when she’s stuck in a storm with Donovan Foster, the hot, charming, wild-life rescuing internet sensation, and she finally gives in and kisses him. .
  • The Lost Letters of Ireland: A heart-warming and unforgettable Irish romance by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Letters of Ireland: A heart-warming and unforgettable Irish romance by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A totally captivating story about long-lost family secrets and new beginnings, that will whisk you away to the village of Sandy Cove on the gorgeous Irish coast. Heartbroken and feeling lost after the end of her last relationship, Edwina is looking for a fresh start. And when she hears that a coastguard cottage in the tiny village of Sandy Cove is for sale, she knows it could be her chance...
  • Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s her best friend. A reformed bad boy turned hot teacher. And after one spur-of-the-moment Vegas wedding. .. her husband. Jordan Benoit and Fletcher Landry have been best friends since they were six. He’s always been The Guy. When she needed picked up, cheered up, or lifted up — like literally, to see the stage at a concert — Fletcher was the guy...
  • A Black Christmas : Brothers Black Series Bonus by Blue Saffire

    A Black Christmas : Brothers Black Series Bonus by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. A Black Christmas Brothers Black Series Bonus 8. Brothers Black 8. Joe. Almost thirty-five years ago, I met the love of my life. I wasn't excepting what my father sent me to Ireland for, but I haven’t regretted it either. Not for a single moment...
  • Assume the Position by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Assume the Position by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Johnny Wood. You’ve read about them in Reed Security. You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are. But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors. The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed. Owens Protective Services. Defend. Investigate. Secure.
  • The Lost Letters of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    The Lost Letters of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A captivating story about long-lost family secrets that will whisk you away to the village of Sandy Cove on the gorgeous Irish coast. Edwina is looking for a fresh start. So when a friend suggests she renovates a series of coastguard cottages in the tiny village of Sandy Cove, she wonders if the beautiful Irish seaside town might be her chance for a new beginning...
  • Patron Saint of Pendejas by Nix Murguia

    Patron Saint of Pendejas by Nix Murguia

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Meet Isabel and Manny, childhood friends and compadres. After Isa’s messy divorce she moves back to Corpus Christi to her mom’s house with her preteen son. Manny proves to be the closet thing she has to a co-parent...
  • One Last Job by Anise Starre

    One Last Job by Anise Starre

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    When designer Amber Wyatt gets the opportunity to project manage a lucrative contract with The August Room, an exclusive and glamorous private members’ club, she can’t wait to get started. That is until she meets handsome managing director, Finn Hawthorne. Finn has no respect for her hard work, continuously undermines her and, worst of all, has the uncanny ability to charm everyone he meets...
  • Reel Love by Savannah Scott

    Reel Love by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Someone I've never met may actually be the love of my life. Everyone knows me as Alana Graves, world-famous actress. I live in the limelight and the glow of my parents' Hollywood legacy. Wherever I go, people recognize me, scream my name, follow me relentlessly. My collection of baseball caps and sunglasses rivals that of any major league player. Everyone knows me, but him...
  • Without You by Lacey Black

    Without You by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tucker. I spend my days brewing beer for the popular Brew Crüe Beer Company and my nights devoted to being a dad. Raising a young child with special needs can be tough and stressful, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. He’s everything to me, and the reason I keep going. It’s him and me against the world, and I have no intention of changing that. Then, Kinsley McGregor walks back into my life...
  • Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friends to lovers romance… and then some. Run a pie shop with her sisters for a year. Date for the first time at age twenty-nine. Don’t be terrified. Well, she’s got the first thing under control at least. Mostly. But this is exactly what a best friend is for. Advice, pep talks, matchmaking, sex education…...
  • The Fall of East by Nana Malone

    The Fall of East by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE SIZZLING CONCLUSION TO THE HEAR NO EVIL TRILOGY. Nyla Kincade has stolen my ruthless heart. Now that she owns it I’m not taking it back. I’ve vowed to protect her and all that we love with everything that I have. I will die before I break that oath. Considering the danger we face, that might be a careless promise. But I’ve fought this hard for vengeance, I must see it through...
  • Rating the Book Boyfriend by Jade Dollston

    Rating the Book Boyfriend by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “What happens when four friends drink way too much one night and accidentally start a man training business? They run with it, of course. After all, who better to build the perfect book boyfriend than a group of romance authors? But it’s not all sunshine and roses when the men you’re dealing with prove to be impossible to train...
  • Just Add Happiness by Julie Hatcher

    Just Add Happiness by Julie Hatcher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of Not Quite by the Book comes a deliciously witty novel about second chances, secret identities, and the art of rising above life’s bitter moments. At forty-six, Sophie Bianco’s life is half baked—trapped in a controlling marriage and estranged from her critical mother...
  • Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lakota Simjak is nothing like he looks. A laid-back kind of fella that takes life as it comes, while enjoying the simple beauty of the day to days. However, the lonely nights and eternal mornings tells him it’s time for a change. He wants a wife. Melody Willis’ trophy case displays thirty years of being in the music business and performances all over the world. Yet, she goes to bed alone...
  • 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. Monty. Boy 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...
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave! Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • Love, Delivered by A.N. Boyden

    Love, Delivered by A.N. Boyden

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two years ago, Noah Porter would have been described by his closest family and friends as charismatic, outgoing, the life of the party, and a social butterfly. That all changed when Noah became the victim of a mass shooting at a popular nightclub. Noah escaped with his life, but his two best friends weren't so lucky. Noah now suffers from PTSD, agoraphobia, anxiety, and depression...
  • Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As I child, I believed in true love and fairytales. I convinced myself that there was one special man out there, made just for me. All I had to do was wait, and one day he would appear. Then I grew up and discovered the ugly truth. Disney movies were full of crap. Relationships took work. People made mistakes...
  • The Walsh Collection by Kate Canterbary

    The Walsh Collection by Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Meet the Walshes. They're smart, sexy, seriously funny, and all kinds of alpha. Book 1. One hot architect. One naughty schoolteacher. One crazy night that changes everything. If I had known I'd have a hot architect balls deep inside of me before the end of the weekend, I'd have made time for a pedicure. Also, a little chat about not losing my shit at all the wrong moments...
  • Happy New You by Brenda St. John Brown, Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Happy New You by Brenda St. John Brown, Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ★10 Resolutions. 2 Friends. 1 Shot At Love. ★. I’ll admit, having nine New Year's resolutions makes me twitchy. After all, I’m Allison Gottlieb; overthinker, overachiever, hot mess extraordinaire. I’ve spent my entire life trying to be the best but for some reason, I’ve always fallen short...
  • Want You Bad by Julia Wolf

    Want You Bad by Julia Wolf

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m a mess disguised in a pristine package. Routine and order are the only things keeping me sane these days. That is, until Charlie Hamada shows up in my small town and blasts my orderly (boring) life to bits. Charming, spontaneous, and quirky Charlie has decided his mission is to turn me into a rebel. .. and I like being just a little bit bad more than I ever thought I would...
  • Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This book contains adult content. Readers be advised. Aries ‘Flame’ Creed is not the kind of man you want to cross. He’s rough around the edges, revenge-seeking, shrewd and nobody’s pushover. After living through a checkered past and a nasty divorce, single fatherhood and a successful motorcycle sales and repair shop in Atlanta, GA keep him on his toes...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  humor  black-mc  bwwm  length-medium
  • THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    THE WATCHERS: 6 Military Romance Bundle by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE. Enjoy 6 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. VERY STEAMY. You've been warned :). Titles in this series:. Seducing the Storm. I’m a soldier. I’m a hard man. I don’t do love and I don’t do cute but the moment I meet Lenny Coleman that is exactly what I get...
  • The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 7 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #7) by Shungiku Nakamura

    The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 7 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #7) by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame...
  • Tuk-Tuk for Two by Adam Fletcher

    Tuk-Tuk for Two by Adam Fletcher

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “The race…” She said. “India. Were you serious? ”. About racing a tuk-tuk one thousand kilometres through India with a woman I’d just met…? No, I wasn’t serious. “There’s a fifty percent chance we’ll die. And the flight’s in two days. But if you want to, okay…”. It was not a reasonable offer. But then she wasn’t a reasonable woman. She was certainly unreasonably attractive...
  • Read With Your Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Read With Your Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When a small town teacher meets her new neighbor, she’s failing at remaining professional. Tricia Carter loves teaching, but as a high school teacher, her newest student puzzles her. When she calls home to discuss her concerns, she learns the child lives with a much older brother. She also discovers he’s her next door neighbor and dangerous...
  • The Fake Wedding Date by Bella Leigh Michaels

    The Fake Wedding Date by Bella Leigh Michaels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He was mine. My assistant. My friend. My lover. Mine. And I had a rather savage urge to claim him. Quinn Hastings dreaded returning to Coal’s Lake for her sister’s wedding, so she asked her assistant, Mark Charming, to attend as her fake date...
  • Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das

    Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A bighearted romantic comedy about family and finding the perfect match set against the exuberant backdrop of contemporary Delhi. Home has always been a temporary arrangement for Samara Mansingh, a wayfaring wedding photographer and the daughter of a diplomat. When her father is uprooted once again, Samara needs a place to stay in Delhi. Next the Khanna family...
  • Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A friends-to-lovers romance that will make you melt. Oliver’s a dreamer who is always ready for the next big adventure. Piper’s the steady one who keeps his feet on the ground. He’s wildly successful, thanks to her always being there to catch him when he leaps before he looks. But she wants more. While he’s as clueless as ever. So she just gave her two weeks notice...
  • 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...
  • How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a librarian. Dylan’s a rockstar. We can’t possibly be a match despite what the meddlesome matchmakers of the small town of Winter Falls think. No one is more surprised than me when Dylan walks into a wall the first time he catches sight of me. Even more surprising? He immediately asks me out. Um, I don’t think so...
  • Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Waiting for healing by Sarah Pirtle

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The battle of wits and flirtatious energy between them was enough to satisfy the desire hiding behind his playful demeanor. Until it wasn't, now he'll stop at nothing to make her his. When I first met Taylor I was enthralled by her very being. The way she was confident, fierce, and loyal to those closest to her made her all the more captivating...
  • Cowboy Casanova by Xavier Neal

    Cowboy Casanova by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Cowboy Casanova easily leads my Top Ten List of Rom Coms with its perfect mix of humor and chemistry! " - Weet Weet's Bookshelf. A country music king. A chess playing queen. A classic tale that begins in paradise. .. What starts as an annual five day music festival on the beach leads to two people falling in love with new rhythms...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  humor  length-medium
  • Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines

    Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A ten-year-old running for her life climbed into the back of Mr. Exit's shop. She had one request, help me save my mothers. Operating solely on the intel of the kid, he stages a rescue operation. Mr. Exit stopped worrying about all the things leaving his life and began to concentrate on three people who entered his world with a bang. He places a call to the Archangel, Gabriel Neary, who liked Mr...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  humor  suspense  length-medium
  • The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Gutshot is the final book in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and should be read in order. It was just another day in the life of being a small town cop. I’m a protector at heart, and always have been. Which is why I stepped up immediately after finding out I had a kid. Well…to be honest, I didn’t believe it at first...
  • Love without Demands by Jade Dollston

    Love without Demands by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cruz. When I come to New York with questions about my paternity, I end up finding more than I bargained for. The woman of my dreams. Lehra is beautiful, goofy, and a total sweetheart, but… there’s a catch. She’s taken. So I land in the dreaded friend zone and hope she opens her eyes and sees what a twit-with-an-a the guy is...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  military  humor  length-long
  • Quarantine and Chill by Kenya Wright, Lacy Laurel

    Quarantine and Chill by Kenya Wright, Lacy Laurel

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Bestselling author Kenya Wright returns with a standalone multicultural forced proximity romance that’s a beautiful escape with a huge happy ending. News of the coronavirus hit New York City, and LA-native Jade is stuck dog sitting in her best friend’s Brooklyn apartment. Her bestie Zora is on her honeymoon in the Maldives, but may now be stuck there too. The island has canceled all flights...
  • Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author BJ Harvey comes the fourth and final book in the Game series and this time, it's the last two single friends left standing; the reformed playboy and the single mom. ***. "You have chlamydia. ". Three words no man wants to hear...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history. What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him? Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ. Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
  • Greek by Kandi Steiner

    Greek by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Palm South University Series. .. Sisterhood is forever, but can it survive life’s biggest curveballs? Erin fights for justice while Bear continues to fight his demons in order to be the man he wants to be for the woman he loves. Skyler considers what will come after graduation -- and whether or not Kip will be a part of the plan...
  • A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother. .. Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground. Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island...
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