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  • Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Who does a consummate savior turn to when he finds himself in need of saving?For years, former SEAL John “Tex” Keegan has been the literal port in every storm, saving the lives of countless men, women, and children—soldiers, sailors, and civilians—all around the world, working alone from the safety of his basement. He never expects thanks. Doesn’t do it for gratitude or accolades...
  • Rewriting You by Emilia Finn

    Rewriting You by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    I’m a mom to teenagers… I’m also my late husband’s executioner.He was an abusive man on the fast track to devastation. He hung me from a fancy chandelier to die. Had my saviours driven the long way home, I wouldn’t be here today to tell my story. It’s been a long road since then, but my children and I have finally moved back to town. It’s time to lay some ghosts to bed...
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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...
  • One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    I m a firefighter, God, so I know I ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing...
  • The Long Way Home by Harper Sloan

    The Long Way Home by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    There’s a price to pay for a life with a greater purpose. The healing of time is a damn liar when you’re living a life as a dead man with no true home, and the silence couldn’t be more deafening. Counting the days, good and bad, I exist as the world keeps spinning. I can never look back. All I can do is hope I took enough out of that life to carry me forward on those dead legs...
  • Over the Verdant Hills by Jessie Gussman

    Over the Verdant Hills by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once, Claire had the life others dreamed about—but now she’s drowning in debt, loss, and loneliness. At thirty-five, Claire never imagined herself divorced, a single mom, unemployed, and moving back to her grandmother’s ramshackle farmhouse in the quiet countryside of Raspberry Ridge...
  • 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...
  • Justice for Milena by Susan Stoker

    Justice for Milena by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    It had been years since Milena Reinhart had seen TJ “Rock” Rockwell. He’d torn her heart out of her chest and she still hadn’t completely recovered. TJ left his sniper days behind him for good when he’d left the Army and become a respected Texas Highway Patrolman. But he never forgot the girl he’d loved and stupidly given up. Neither thought they’d ever see each other again...
  • Life After Levi by Darlene Tallman

    Life After Levi by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    DamienWhen I was medically discharged from the military, I made my way to Possum Creek where my best friend, Levi, lived in order to bring his family as well as his girlfriend the things he bought for them that were left in our off-base apartment...
  • Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker

    Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Years of adversity have molded Henley McClure into the attentive, conscientious psychologist she is today. She lives for her daughter, Jasna, and her work at The Refuge, an exclusive retreat for victims of PTSD. Her life is fulfilling…if a little lonely. But the only man who’s captured her interest, the most standoffish of the mountain retreat’s seven owners, lives in self-imposed isolation...
  • 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..
  • 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...
  • Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Once upon a time, Elsie Ireland thought she’d found the man of her dreams, only to learn her fairytale romance was just another cautionary tale. Beyond a perfect family image, her husband had little interest in Elsie, and even less in their son. Years later, she and nine-year-old Tony have landed in Fallport, Virginia...
  • 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...
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    single-mother  sports  contemporary  m-f
  • Captivating Anika by Freya Barker

    Captivating Anika by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Anika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance...
  • 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...
  • The Sheikh And The Single Mom by Holly Rayner

    The Sheikh And The Single Mom by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He set out to crush her, but things soon went awry,Can he betray her still, after so much has been shared?Nina Kendrick has fought for her success. As the single mother of twins, she has no other option but to make her company thrive. Approached by an intimidating rival, ruthless businessman and sheikh Rashad Al-Zayed, her guard is well and truly up...
  • My Mountain Man Boss by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Boss by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's his daughter's best friend, half his age and off-limits. But that won't stop this alpha hero claiming what's his.AmyI’m never falling in love. I’ve seen what love can do, and it’s not for me.But that doesn’t mean a girl can’t have a little fun.Only the man I want to have fun with is twice my age, my boss, and my best friend’s dad.He should be off limits. But I can’t resist Landon...
  • Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For fans of Pamela Clare’s acclaimed I-Team and Colorado High Country series…An I-Team/Colorado High Country Crossover NovelFire chief Eric Hawke knows it’s only a matter of time until the next big wildfire. He’s done everything he can to prepare his crews for the inevitable...
  • 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...
  • My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn

    My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    The Firefighter… With his sexy good looks, natural born charisma, and playful sense of humor, firefighter Alex Sloan is Harper's Crossing's most eligible bachelor. Since returning home from serving his country as a Navy SEAL women have been lining up to be with him. Alex works hard and plays even harder...
  • 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...
  • Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye

    Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found hereHe’s an injured firefighter. She bakes the most delightful treats. When their worlds collide will the baker help heal the firefighter with a mix of blueberry muffins and her caring way?The elegant baker, Hannah Bell, has always lived on Bluestar Island with her family...
  • 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...
  • Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Kat Reynolds, a spirited yet feisty nature photographer, traces a clue to her father's disappearance seven years ago to Tulum, Mexico, she's determined to get answers. Armed with her father's last mysterious photo, her clue leads her to a massive underground cave system. But to enter the subterranean maze, she needs the expertise of grumpy scuba diving expert Colton Henderson...
  • 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...
  • Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Start out the New York Times Bestselling Delta Force Heroes series with the first four books all in one giant collection! Rescuing Rayne: As a flight attendant, Rayne Jackson is used to cancellations, but she never dreamed her latest would lead to a whirlwind tour of London with a handsome stranger…or a life-altering night in his bed...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As one of New York's Finest, firefighter Cash Ryder is always prepared. When a woman's car skids off the side of a mountain during a snowstorm, he's there to rescue her. Cash is totally focused on the woman's well-being, but within minutes of getting her to safety, he realizes that he's nowhere near prepared for the heat that rolls off of sensual, smart-mouthed, and stubborn Siena Remington...
  • 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...
  • Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels

    Faking It with the Firefighter by Lilian Monroe, Mandy Michaels

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The deal was fake girlfriend, real chemistry, no strings attached.Abigail Stone owes Rex Montgomery a favor, and all he wants is a date to his brother's wedding. Fake it for a weekend, everyone walks away happy.But Rex isn't the good guy she thought she knew. And when they're forced to share more than just the charade, the line between pretend and reality starts to blur...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Emanuel's Heat by Tiffany Patterson

    Emanuel's Heat by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Janine I walked right into him outside my hotel room while on vacation. Somehow that turned into my spending the following three days in Cabo San Lucas with him. Emanuel, the firefighter and obvious heart breaker. But I don’t have time for love. Not anymore, after a recent break-up, career change, and relocating to a new city...
  • 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...
  • A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Inspirational fiction superstar” (Publishers Weekly) and #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction returns with this high-stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith.She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family...
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