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  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife (fake) Date by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction...
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  • Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Shade by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A past that defined a future... Shade has a secret.One he’s hidden most of his life.Secrets created in his past.Of a broken family. A little boy lost.Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake.As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself.As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers..
  • Back To Me by Kami Holt

    Back To Me by Kami Holt

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    THIS IS A RERELEASE!!!!Please be aware that this book has been previously released under the same title.Nayeli & Rule were High school sweethearts, who thought they would be together forever, but outside forces were working to tear them apart. Ten years have passed as Rule makes his return to his hometown. He has made it in the big leagues of R&B now but something is missing in his life...
  • Next Time I Fall by Barbara Freethy

    Next Time I Fall by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens when Mr. Wrong turns into Mr. Right?After three years of being a single mom, café owner Chloe Morgan is finally ready to take another chance on love. She's found the perfect man in Joel Bradshaw. He checks all her boxes when it comes to stability, commitment, and accountability...
  • It Had to Be You by Beth Moran

    It Had to Be You by Beth Moran

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Preorder the BRAND NEW novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! ‘Another gorgeous tale from the queen of comfort reads’ Growing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast.Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in providing a safe haven, it meant that life was rarely peaceful...
  • Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre

    Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ashley Sullivan’s whole world changed when she got pregnant at seventeen. After the father of her child ditched her and their son, she bypassed college, shelved her plans to see the world, and went straight to managing the family café in Bar Harbor, Maine. For the next eleven years, she poured her entire heart into raising her amazing son, Kevin...
  • Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nate Hunter; aspiring boxer, brother to five younger sisters, and...stripper. Yeah, you read that right. After his twin sister went through an abusive relationship, Nate fought to restore her honor by starting a chain of nightclubs that hire and help victimized women get back on their feet...
    Categorized as:
    single-mother  sports  contemporary  m-f
  • The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

    The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "The perfect escape for readers wanting to get away."—Booklist One woman takes the vacation of a lifetime in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold a family together from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery.Single mom Robyn Caldwell needs a new plan for her future.  She has always put her family first.  Now, with her kids grown, she yearns for a change...
  • For the Love of Summer by Susan Mallery

    For the Love of Summer by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding friendship with the unlikeliest person… As the owner of Twisted, Seattle’s best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She’s terrified that she’s losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her “other” family, especially to her stepmom, Allison...
  • Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down.Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas..
  • The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown

    The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Join the millions who have fallen in love with New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown in her landmark hundredth novel. At the end of her rope, single mom Lily Anderson is determined to move her rebellious children in the right direction...
  • Igniting Ivy by Samantha Christy

    Igniting Ivy by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    They call me a hero.I save people. It's what I do.It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do. Then I meet her - the girl with the sad eyes. She's lost everything. Twice. And I know she's using me to forget her past. Just when things seem perfect, that past threatens with the unimaginable. They may call me a hero. But she's the one person I can't save...
  • Worth the Risk by Jamie Beck

    Worth the Risk by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When Jackson St. James decided that six weeks in Vermont’s Green Mountains would help him get his life together, he didn’t anticipate replacing his craving for whiskey with a craving for his alluring new landlord, Gabby...
  • Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak...
    Categorized as:
    single-mother  humor  contemporary  cowboys  m-f
  • The Perfect Game Box Set by Samantha Christy

    The Perfect Game Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What's better than one sexy friends-to-lovers sports romance?  Three of them!Alluring heroes. Painful truths. Enduring love.Which Nighthawk will be your favorite?Book One - Catching CadenIf all they see are her scars - they aren't looking hard enough.It was my home run ball that shattered her face.Right along with her modeling career.Now it's my mission to help her rebuild her life...
  • Every Little Thing by Marie Force

    Every Little Thing by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Grayson Coleman has just moved home to Butler, Vermont after spending years working for a high-powered law firm in Boston. He’s looking for a simpler, less stressful existence in the sleepy little mountain town where he grew up with his siblings and Abbott cousins. Once the holidays are over, he plans to hang out a shingle and open a new general law practice...
  • Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury

    Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A riveting story of secret sin and the healing power of forgiveness. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean. One of the casualties is Kiahna Siefert, a flight attendant Connor knew well. Too well...
  • Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bear has lived more than half his life for his club. He’ll gladly do it again. He has never regretted starting this club with Bull and a few others years ago. However, seeing his brothers finding love and settling down to have families when he knows he’ll never have that is taking its toll on him. He takes off to get his head straight...
  • Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the third installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, we're always heading for our Home Base.After fourteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and seriously consider starting a family of his own.Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have...
    Categorized as:
    secret child  suspense  military  contemporary  m-f
  • Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose

    Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I let her go before I enlisted. I left my heart with her. Now I’m home for good – my world has changed, my sight gone. Not only do I have to be with her every day as I learn to navigate the world around me, but I have to come face to face with my regrets.She deserves more than me.I need her.I want her...
  • Dark Memento by Katie Reus

    Dark Memento by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Welcome to Verona Bay, a small coastal town where the secrets just won’t stay buried—and people aren’t always who they seem. She was the one that got away… Eight years ago Serenity Washington watched as her twin sister was murdered. She was lucky to escape the same grisly fate. With her sister’s killer in jail, she relocated and tried to move on with her life...
  • The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

    The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again.Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she’s grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball—and yet clinging to her sense of humor...
  • Twice in a Lifetime by Jessica Prince

    Twice in a Lifetime by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When I moved away from Hope Valley at eighteen years old, I told myself it was for good. There were too many unpleasant memories, too much history, and too many reminders of the boy who had broken my heart.Years passed and I built a life and a family with a man I loved...
  • Dr. Stanton Box Set by T.L. Swan

    Dr. Stanton Box Set by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    NOW AN AMAZON BESTSELLER IN FOUR COUNTRIES If happiness is a gift. Then Cameron Stanton is my Santa Claus. I can't tell you the exact moment I fell in love with him. Only that I did. With every glance, every touch, every minute.... he stole a little more of me. They say that all men are created equal...
  • Engulfing Emma by Samantha Christy

    Engulfing Emma by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Single dad.Firefighter.Hero. On the heels of divorce, Lt. Brett Cash never expected to meet the woman of his dreams. Especially not during a robbery gone bad. But just because she's the woman of his dreams does not mean he's the man of hers . Emma is a child of a 9/11 hero taken far too soon. And she's not about to let her own daughter go through the same hell she did...
  • The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The butterfly effect — one small change, one moment in time that impacts the future.At twenty-six years old I never dreamed I’d walk in on my husband in bed with my best friend. At twenty-seven years old I found myself divorced, and the mother of a one-year-old son. Never mind I was learning to take the reins of my family’s apple orchard business...
  • Jingle Bell Hell by Denise Grover Swank, A.R. Casella

    Jingle Bell Hell by Denise Grover Swank, A.R. Casella

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s a sexually repressed control freak. He’s a muscular ex-con with heavier baggage than Santa’s toy bag. They’re everything each other never wanted.MaryI’m usually the first person on my block to decorate for Christmas. This year? Humbug.My six-year-old son, Aidan, just had a meltdown after learning some hard truths from a drunk Santa impersonator, and I can no longer deny we both need help...
  • Kickstart My Heart by Lacey Black

    Kickstart My Heart by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    WalkerThere’s nothing better than a packed house on a Saturday night, and co-owning the hottest restaurant and bar in town with my best friends, isn’t so bad either. We put everything into Burgers and Brew. My job is to keep the alcohol moving and the patrons coming back for more. I won’t let anyone break my focus.That was until I saw her.As much as I try, I can’t fight it...
  • Heartbreaker by Logan Chance

    Heartbreaker by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From bestselling author Logan Chance comes a new, standalone, contemporary romance. On sale for only 99 cents for a limited time. They call me a heartbreaker. I’ve constructed the exact type of life I want for myself--isolated from feelings, and numb to the world around me. Running from my own fears. Pretending I own the world. I get paid to be an a$$hole...
  • Owned by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Owned by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 5 of the rockstar series, Lost in Oblivion.   Music kept them going. Now it's torn them apart…   Guitarist Nick Crandall lost the most important thing in his life—his band—just as he was falling in love. A year has passed, and Oblivion is returning from hiatus...
  • Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Dirty Little Midlife Secret by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart.Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire.”Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial...
  • Hard by Donna Alam

    Hard by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A man walks into a coffee shop and gets offered a job in p0rn. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Or every man’s fantasy. Until I remember I’m trying to be a good man. A single father. One who doesn’t do casual relationships, Let alone get paid for sex. But for those curves and that mouth? Any man might change his mind. ~*~ It was an honest mistake . .
  • Hold Me Close by Rosalind James

    Hold Me Close by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Kayla Chambers knows what love is—and what it isn’t. When her boyfriend turns abusive, she and her son escape to a new life in a place where he’ll never find them. The idyllic town of Paradise, Idaho, has everything she needs to get back on her feet. Survival is her only goal, and the last thing she wants is another man in her life...
  • The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris

    The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was everything people avoided. Shy, socially awkward, terrified of her own shadow and far too happy in her own company. He was a prospect, not a full brother but he was interested, and in more than one night. Then another brother tells him to lay claim or he will. If a brother lays claim to her it's done and dusted, finished. He was only a prospect...
  • With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Laura Bennett has spent her life taking care of other people and running the Dip and Twist. Happily spending her time being single and carefree, she has no intention of settling down or falling in love. With an ever-growing family, she’s a mother to them all, and she loves every minute of it. But her baby is getting married, and her oldest has her own life changes she’s dealing with...
  • Merry Me Darling by Lilian T. James

    Merry Me Darling by Lilian T. James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This is not a standalone within the series. This is a short, holiday epilogue that picks up right where Meet Me Halfway left off.Madison woke up thinking it would be a piece of cake to meet Garrett's mother. She made him like her, after all. But the closer they get to Garrett’s childhood home, the more doubt starts to creep in...
  • Stone Vows by Samantha Christy

    Stone Vows by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She's alone, scared, and I think she's in trouble. From the moment I see her, I know she's different ... special somehow. My whole life has been about one thing - becoming a doctor. I've spent years living and breathing hospital life. Then she comes into my ER, and I've never wanted to help anyone more. My need to protect her is all consuming...
  • She's Mine Now by Weston Parker

    She's Mine Now by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    He’s known as Doctor Sexy. Great. Just what I need.As a single mom, I’m concerned about my little girl and rebuilding my life.My ex is a piece of work, and I ain’t talking about art.I’ve sworn off men for forever, even while facing the wedding fever that’s spilling over from my best friend’s wedding.But there’s something about the doc. He’s way more than he appears to be...
  • Aces MC Series Complete Box Set by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Aces MC Series Complete Box Set by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Over 400,000 words. Four complete novels. Four never before seen bonus scenes. Four protective men. Four strong women. Four stories that will break your heart and then piece it back together again...
    Categorized as:
    secret child  contemporary  bikers  bad boys  abuse
  • Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 27 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together… and the secrets that tear them apart… When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted, lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent on rebuilding her shattered life and...
  • Cash by Megan O'Brien

    Cash by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the moment Cash Walker encounters Layla West, it's clear she's different than any woman he's ever met. Her bright green eyes and strong will have him captivated. She's his. Now he just has to convince her. After losing her nan, Layla relocates to Hawthorne, Nevada, with her five-year-old daughter and the desire for a fresh start...
  • Restorations by Nicole Dykes

    Restorations by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Sterlings have been through hell. They’ve each made mistake after mistake while trying to climb out of their grief and guilt and recover from an unimaginable tragedy that had a ripple effect of consequences reaching far further than their own lives.It seems the youngest Sterling may never find peace after everything that’s happened...
  • Bailey by Jessica Ames

    Bailey by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BAILEYI've always felt like an outsider in the Untamed Sons. I'm Nox's sister, widow of a brother, but I'm not one of them. When I'm abducted by our enemies, I don't expect to be rescued by a tall, dark, handsome and extremely dangerous stranger. Zeke Fraser is the devil in a suit and he's refusing to give me back to my family. Worse still, I'm falling for my captor...
  • A Family Affair in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    A Family Affair in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mr. Right-Next-Door Single mom Chelsea Workman has learned to embrace the unexpected. When her beloved Aunt Barbara suddenly passes, leaving Chelsea her beautiful bungalow, Chelsea feels it’s a sign. Barbara had always known what Chelsea needed, and a fresh start in Good Hope, WI could be the answer to her prayers. It’s been several years now since child psychologist Dr...
  • Essence of Desire by Brenda Jackson

    Essence of Desire by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    THE MAKEOVER Before becoming a strait-laced wealthy businessman, Robert Noble was considered a bad boy and sexy rogue inside out, while breaking hearts, right and left. No one knows it better than Roxanne Miller since Robert was her brother's best friend in high school...
  • Finding Summer by Suzanne Halliday

    Finding Summer by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Protector Alpha and a Sunshine Girl He's not what he seems and she's an open book. Arnie Templeton is NIGHTWIND’s resident clown He has a big corner office and the swagger that comes with nobody, except his bosses, having a clue what he did with his time. But that's only part of his story. Inherited wealth coupled with a messed up childhood almost derailed his life...
  • Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays

    Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kellie has had it with men! Especially good for nothing sperm donors who never see their daughter! The only men who don’t get on her nerves are her father, brother and Mason Ross. The first two for obvious reasons and the last one, well...he’s just Mason. Sweet, silly and more handsome than any man should ever be. Too bad a man like him can have any woman that he wants...
  • Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson

    Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gemma knows perfectly well how one moment can change your life forever. That's why, for two decades, she's lived life by the rulebook.But this year, everything is different. The beloved daughter she gave up for adoption all those years ago is about to turn eighteen - and that means, there's a chance of being found.For the first time in her life, Gemma can no longer run from her secrets...
    Categorized as:
    secret child  contemporary  audiobook
  • Sacred Hart by A.M. Johnson

    Sacred Hart by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sleep, it was luxury I didn’t have. I could hear it then, in the dark light of night, in the dusky morning… The click of the trigger, the smell of her blood, the sound of the rain. I never thought I would see her again. She was a ghost. She was dead. When Maggie Wright pushed her way into my life, she brought the phantom with her, and I was helpless to her pull...
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