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This Much Is True by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen celebrity Laina Kelley bolted from her small hometown church on her wedding day, she ran to the first place that came to mind—the home of the local farrier, a gorgeous playboy who just so happens to be her first love … and biggest frenemy... -
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Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St James
Tiger and Thorn are both members of an MC which they love. They have a biker family who brings them joy and work which fulfills them. They should be beyond happy. Only they both have a secret they don’t know if their club can accept. A secret they’ve kept for a long time. As they toy with the idea if it is time to come clean, an unexpected meeting brings someone else to their attention...Categorized as:
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![Abel by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Abel by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSecrets. Redemption. Hard truths. In one night, three souls become entangled in ways none of them expected…. Unlike his friends in the Savage Kings MC, Abel Giovanni has no plans to get hitched. He enjoys his bachelor lifestyle even if the string of one-night stands doesn’t fill the void inside of him... -
![Revenge by A.K. Evans]()
Revenge by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCierra Wallace always tried to do the right thing. Helping others has been high up on her list of priorities. That’s probably because she realized years ago that one person could make a difference. Only now she’s wondering if the help she provided years ago was her best idea...Categorized as:
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![Tomorrow's Too Late by Nicole Edwards]()
Tomorrow's Too Late by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA man with a painful past. Hunter Kogan is no stranger to pain. For the past five years, he has been in a downward spiral, his days dark and grey. He spends most of his waking hours stumbling through, hating every second, wishing he didn't even exist. A woman with a secret. Danielle Davidson was born with a secret, one she knows should never get out... -
![Sated in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Sated in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga continues in a seductive romance where a runaway bride and two best friends might just take the chance of a lifetime. Ethan Montgomery thought he had his life figured out until the moment he and his best friend met a woman in a wedding dress drinking wine out of a paper bag. He might work too many hours and always seems to put his family and friends first... -
![Finders Keepers by Nicole Lenz]()
Finders Keepers by Nicole Lenz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBailey Monroe knows one thing for certain. She had to leave. With her young daughter Sophie in tow, she flees from the nightmare of her abusive husband under the cover of darkness, finding safety in the quiet Texas town of Pine Grove. There, she finds refuge in the warmth of the town folk and kindness from Ms... -
![Stolen Faith by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr]()
Stolen Faith by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love while being tortured isn’t just a trial by fire, it’s trial under fire. Izabel didn’t expect her marriage to include kidnapping and torture. The honeymoon hasn’t even begun before she and her new husbands are kidnapped by a group of dangerous zealots. She only just met the men she’ll marry, but one of them is hiding his dangerous past... -
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Rafe by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA history of running… When Rafe Sharpe was eighteen, he put Coyote Ridge, his family, and everyone he knew in his rearview in order to escape his past. When he returned three years ago, everyone thought he’d returned to face the horrors that had shaped his existence. What he didn’t tell anyone was that he’d been running then, too... -
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Cross My Heart by Logan Chance, Lilypad Lit
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Logan Chance comes a riveting tale about friendship, love, and lies. This scorching romance shatters the boundaries between love and make-believe. Thanks to podcaster gossip, my firm thinks I’m not a good fit for the high-profile case of my dreams. They want someone in a committed relationship...Categorized as:
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![Left-Handed Monkey Wrench by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Left-Handed Monkey Wrench by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChase Carter. 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.Categorized as:
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![Wheels Down by Beth Bolden]()
Wheels Down by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShaw isn’t his friend—until Ross discovers he’s so much more. Ross Stanton is having a bad week—a bad month—really, a bad year . But the last thing he wants, after the betrayal of his friend and business partner, is for anyone else to know just how much he’s fighting for survival...Categorized as:
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![Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon]()
Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder... -
![The Scientist by Kristen B. Cole, Margo Lipschultz]()
The Scientist by Kristen B. Cole, Margo Lipschultz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen an outgoing musical maven meets the enigmatic neuroscientist next door, will their worlds clash in a dramatic showdown of art versus science, or will they discover that love is the ultimate experiment worth conducting? When celebrated Broadway composer Hadley Olivier’s best friend receives a life-threatening diagnosis, Hadley says goodbye to her beloved home in NYC and sets off to the West...Categorized as:
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![Seeing Red by Shon .]()
Seeing Red by Shon .
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was only in Bliss Peak to do two. See about my grandmother. WriteI wasn’t supposed to get to this town and show my behind. Literally. But I could explain. There was a bat. In my shower. And the threat of rabies was enough to have me sprinting out of my cabin to my only neighbor’s house, with just my towel and suds covering my body...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Drunk by Lacey Black]()
Pretty Drunk by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHallie. No one pushes my buttons the way Logan Johnson does. I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to ignore him, which isn’t easy when you live in a small town and share the same friends. So, when I have a little too much to drink and need a place to crash after our friends’ wedding, it would figure I find myself at Logan’s house. What I’m not expecting is ending up in his bed. With him. Naked... -
![Minding Their Manners by M.Q. Barber]()
Minding Their Manners by M.Q. Barber
Facing their families is turning out to be the trio’s toughest test. Life should be grand for Henry, Alice, and Jay. They’ve defeated the doubts that kept them apart and embraced a relationship that suits all three of them. But the arrival of Alice’s sister threatens to upend their cozy routine. Skepticism and accusations erupt in a visit bristling with tension as the sisters tear open old wounds... -
![Pound by Jayne Rylon]()
Pound by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe original Powertools crew are back in a brand new series! With the crew reunited to work on a massive career-expanding project and spend their off-time relaxing together, what could go wrong? They’ve learned not to tempt fate, but are also committed to doing whatever is in their power to make their crew happy, sated, and whole for the rest of their lives... -
![Suspicion's Fire by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois]()
Suspicion's Fire by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married. This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile... -
![Omega's Vow by Cara Bryant]()
Omega's Vow by Cara Bryant
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI thought I had escaped the dangerous mage who coveted me and tormented me my freshman year… but now I’m promised to him. The very mage who wants to break me. If Rad can fulfill his promise to my father and advance his part in the sinister, mysterious Project Halcyon, his bite will be on my neck by the new year... -
![Primal Instincts: Volume 8 by Nicole Edwards]()
Primal Instincts: Volume 8 by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you’re determined enough, you can accomplish almost anything. That’s my mantra as I deal with the upheaval my absence has caused. Although they’re slow to accept my apology, the men in my life are coming around. It helps that I want nothing more than to prove to them that I’m no longer a flight risk. I’ll do whatever it takes to ensure they know how much they mean to me... -
![Rough & Dirty by Nicole Edwards]()
Rough & Dirty by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night. Rough, dirty, and so hot, it was a wonder the barn didn’t burn down from the heat they generated. If Stone Jameson were writing a letter to his younger self, it would go something like Don’t waste time leaving. You have everything you’ll ever want already. Unfortunately, Stone didn’t have the ability to warn his younger self, nor could he get the last fifteen years of his life back... -
![Escape by A.K. Evans]()
Escape by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when your home turns toxic? The place she should have felt safest was a nightmare turned reality for Josie Day. Each day that passes gets worse and worse. And it’s been that way her entire life. But she refuses to be a statistic, so she comes up with a plan to get out... -
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Caution by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLike every hardworking member of Harper Security Ops, Forrest Hickman takes time away from work to relax and recharge. And he often does that while riding his snowboard on the slopes of his favorite ski resort. He wasn’t sure anything would be better than some time alone to clear his head. That is, until he meets someone to spend his break with... -
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![High Country Hero by Elle James]()
High Country Hero by Elle James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado... -
![French Kissing: Season Five by Harper Bliss]()
French Kissing: Season Five by Harper Bliss
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsASIN B07S73K4SR moved to the more recent edition. Paris. .. City of lights, City of love. .. City of drama! With a year remaining on Dominique's first presidential term, the Laroche camp is gearing up for her re-election campaign. Dominique herself, however, doesn't seem so keen on going through it all again... -
![Life on Mars by Patricia Logan]()
Life on Mars by Patricia Logan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThings aren’t always what they seem. Special agent, Max Prince, and his boyfriend, Dr. Leo Reeves, are back to work after their first case together. When a prominent Department of Defense scientist kills himself in a mysterious way, their entire FBI team is tasked to figure out if the weapon he was working on was somehow the cause of his death...Categorized as:
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Roman by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFact: Six years ago, former Force Recon Marine Roman Walsh made the biggest mistake of his life and chose duty to his country over love. Fact: He was an idiot. Now the one he loves is missing, and Roman has only one thing on his mind. Get him back alive... -
![Reign by Billie Lustig]()
Reign by Billie Lustig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing the youngest Wolfe isn’t as fun as people think. The expectation on my shoulders is a constant weight. A burden. I have a different past from my brothers. One many don’t know anything about. People don’t know the struggle. The memories. The hurt. But I push it all away. I simply try to forget it ever happened. So far, I’ve done a great job of ignoring my past... -
![The Idiot by Dianna Roman]()
The Idiot by Dianna Roman
You can't pick who you love. .. nor can you run from them. Murphy Malone loves his orchard, his mother, and his dog. Life is great until he can't stop thinking about what he's missing—someone to share it all with. When he realizes that his love for his best friend, Jesse Carver, runs deeper than the bonds of friendship, it just makes things worse...Categorized as:
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![The Bodyguard Next Door by Cynthia Eden]()
The Bodyguard Next Door by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s danger and a wicked, hot grin…. Iris Stuart may have a small crush on her neighbor. After all, Pierce Jennings is gorgeous, muscled, and he has a laugh that makes her toes curl. But she is not going down that particular path of temptation with the former Army Ranger and current Wilde agent. Nope. Not happening. They’ll stay in the friend zone because it’s safer that way... -
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Just Jorie by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSome believe that special someone is out there just waiting to be found. Jorie Andolini is one of those people and has spent a lot of time envisioning that moment. She bumps into a woman at a grocery store, the woman drops a can of peas, Jorie picks it up, their eyes meet, and two souls connect... -
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Coerced by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAria Todd is the new girl in town. She doesn’t mind the title. In fact, she’s thrilled that she’ll have the chance to start over in a place where nobody knows her. Where nobody can get to her. And where her new neighbor has her peeking out her window regularly. Paxton Fields is Steel Ridge’s resident nice guy. He’s kind to everyone, even the injured and abandoned animals he rescues on occasion... -
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Two is a Pattern by Emily Waters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA charged lesbian romantic suspense set in the early nineties, with gripping twists, turns, and surprising secrets. A mission gone wrong leads to rising-star CIA operative Annie Weaver quitting her job and reinventing herself as a college student. But the CIA, desperate for her skills, refuses to let her go without a price...Categorized as:
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![Negotiation Tactics by Lori Ryan]()
Negotiation Tactics by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJennie Evan's heart broke when she lost her high school sweetheart and husband just after college graduation. She's found some semblance of a new life with good friends and a job she loves at Sutton Capital, but she knows she'll never love again. That part of her died with Kyle. Chad Thompson sees the heartache Jennie hides from the world... -
![Here Without You by JJ Harper, Jay Aheer]()
Here Without You by JJ Harper, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book has previously been released in 2017. It has been re-edited and extended, but the story hasn't changed. Archer Hawkins and Mallory Halston literally run into each other and a true love story is born. Archer pursues Mallory with absolute determination making him fall hook, line, and sinker. “I really would like to get to know you, Mallory. ” His voice husky in my ear... -
![My BFF's Baby by Layla Valentine, Ana Sparks]()
My BFF's Baby by Layla Valentine, Ana Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe were college best friends, turned business partners. And I hid my feelings the whole darn time…. But the baby surprise we’re about to get? Far harder to conceal! HIM:. “No flirting. ” That’s the rule we agreed to—at her suggestion—when we met at college. And five minutes after I realized I had a raging crush on her. Five years on, we run a business together,... -
![Revenge Body by Des Sweet]()
Revenge Body by Des Sweet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA kinky meet cute gym romance. Montana just broke up with her boyfriend of three years. She’s not looking for anything serious, or any man at all. Until she gets a flat tire, and runs in to a nice guy at the gym. Why do things have to be so complicated? Will Austin be permanently friend zoned, or can he swoop in at just the right moment and be more than a hook up? -
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Betting Brett by Joy Danvers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrett is seriously clueless. He’s a great friend and a great father to his little girl, but how could he not realize after all this time that I’m gay? And I’m in love with him? I know I’ve never said anything, but I feel like I’m pretty obvious. Now I messed up and made a tipsy bet with him about a blow job that I really don’t want to take back. I’m not sure if it was a mistake though... -
![Nauti or Nice by Ava Olsen]()
Nauti or Nice by Ava Olsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a first officer on board the superyacht Now, Voyager is a dream come true. And my personal life? I’m in and out and on to the next port, so to speak. I don’t have the inclination for a boyfriend. So when my boss asks me to work over the Christmas holiday, I’m happy to say yes. And then Kiernan Doyle arrives. The Irish bodyguard is a brawny grump with sad eyes and a shy smile...Categorized as:
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![The Right Way by May Archer]()
The Right Way by May Archer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The right way is the one where we end up together. .. And to do that, we need to survive this. ". A brilliant, obsessive mind is the heart of Sebastian Seaver’s genius. It might also be the thing that costs him everything he’s created and everyone he’s ever loved...Categorized as:
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![Slow Ride by Jayne Rylon]()
Slow Ride by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen tragedy struck, the loss of Jordan and Wren’s shared lover ripped them apart. Guilt and shame made it impossible for Agent Jordan Mikalski to look the love of his life in the eye. If he couldn’t face her, he sure as hell couldn’t live with her or make love to her or even be the man to comfort her in the depths of her grief... -
![Hard Ride by Jayne Rylon]()
Hard Ride by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere’s a thin line between love and hate. Kyra Kado hates Van Hernandez. Or at least she wishes she could. Ever since she kissed him and he rejected her as a “mistake”, things have been tense onboard their tour bus. Kyra takes out her aggression during her drumming performances as a member of Kason Cox’s band and tries not to think about how well Van guards her body between their shows... -
![Puppy Patrol by Gregory Ashe]()
Puppy Patrol by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShaw and North are going to spend a peaceful weekend at a lakeside cabin. Until, that is, a dog starts barking. This story takes place before Declination. -
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![Fahrenheit by Leigh Lennon]()
Fahrenheit by Leigh Lennon
The Red Head:. I never had a home until I was an adult, living in foster care as a kid. Now, I have a family, one I chose for me. But I’d always longed for a man I could call my forever. Instead, I found two, and they both want me. So how do I choose between them? The Doctor:. I found the woman I want for life and she’s in love with me. But she also loves another man... -
![Living With Him, Vol. 1 by Toworu Miyata, 宮田トヲル]()
Living With Him, Vol. 1 by Toworu Miyata, 宮田トヲル
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyota Natsukawa is starting university and he suddenly finds out that his roommate is going to be his childhood friend, Kazuhito Tanaka. Despite Kazuhito's picture-perfect looks, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Ryota is curious about why this is and attempts to point out his faults from a girlfriend's point of view. However, as Ryota gets to know more about Kazuhito, their relationship changes... -
![The Case Against Her by Nicole Taylor]()
The Case Against Her by Nicole Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe one thing Detective Laura Carlsson fears more than an unsolved case? An unrequited love. So when her high school sweetheart, Isabella Medina, turns up at the precinct in the form of her new partner, she’s angry. A decade of unanswered questions and heartbreak come stabbing back with the intensity only a first love can bring...Categorized as:
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![A VERY UN-SHAKESPEARE ROMANCE by Ava Miles]()
A VERY UN-SHAKESPEARE ROMANCE by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll that glitters is not gold… Sometimes it’s just stacks of cash stolen from the mob, piled in a bedazzled diaper bag. With his cousin on the run, police officer Robbie O’Connor becomes a fake single dad to protect her two baby girls and their cat, Miss Purrfect...Categorized as:
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![Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell]()
Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHiring a fake boyfriend for a school reunion seems to be the only solution, but love was never part of the equation. Felix has enough on his plate looking out for his parents, let alone agreeing to being hired for a date with the friend of a friend. His instant attraction to the scatter-brained scientist has him making impulsive decisions he hopes he won’t regret... -
![Hearts And Flowers Border by L.T. Smith]()
Hearts And Flowers Border by L.T. Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA visitor from her past jolts Laura Stewart into memories . some funny . some heart wrenching . but she needs to deal with all of them before she can open the door to allow her past to shape her future. A story starting in the present day, narrated by a woman who needs to retell her past before she can move on with her future...Categorized as:
queer friends to lovers bisexual f-f second chances angst contemporary length-medium
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