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Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt’s just a fling. Or is it?Juliet Blake shows up at my bar, dejected after her surprise girls’ weekend goes bad. So I do the usual—mix her a drink and listen to her troubles. I’m a spontaneous guy, so I offer to help—spend the rest of the weekend with her so she’s not alone on her birthday.I don’t expect her to end up in my bed, but when she does, it’s mind-blowing... -
Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsChoose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's 1) Sucky. 2) Really sucky. 3) Major suck-fest. D) All of the above. I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots. Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life... -
Enemies to Lovers by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes another scorching Original Heartbreakers tale featuring an aloof bad boy and the rowdy Southern belle who rocks his world… Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and a single rule—one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions... -
Show Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI moved to Chicago six months ago, determined to finally open my own bakery. My landlady was this sweet woman who treated me like her granddaughter. Then she sold the house. Now the devil himself is my landlord and neighbor since I live in the guesthouse on his property. Declan Maxwell is moody, unreasonable, and takes himself far too seriously. Unfortunately for me, he’s also damn sexy... -
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Reputation by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCoy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...Categorized as:
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Love Songs Suck by Becky Monson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA reluctant woman, a determined popstar, and the song that started it all.After growing up in Nashville with two musician parents, I promised myself one thing—I would never, ever fall in love with anyone who had anything to do with the music scene. I will take my stable, albeit boring, accountant boyfriend, thank you very much, and live securely ever after. At least that was the plan...Categorized as:
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Sweet by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe survived by always being in control.She’s about to make him melt.It’s 2004, and Daisy Rivera knows two things: she’s going to end up disappointing her parents’ fondest hopes and dreams in roughly six months, and somehow she’s going to figure out how to kiss the mysterious tattoo artist two shops down from her grandmother’s cafe that everyone calls Spider... -
Pink Bits by J.B. Heller
Did you know the medical term for a butt crack is intergluteal cleft? My name is Reagan, and spouting random facts like this one at inopportune moments is my affliction. I’m chronically awkward, socially inept and completely lack a filter. Believe it or not, men do not find these attractive traits...Categorized as:
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Devoted Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNathan Shaw has been keeping a secret since high school. It was so tightly intertwined with someone else’s that exposing the darkest facts meant he couldn’t keep the other to himself. He’s had years of holding onto those truths... -
A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of... -
Italy Can Bite Me by MéLisa Ryun
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNote To Don’t Fall For Your Tour Guide's "Rock Solid" Tower of Pisa.There are two types of planners and chaos-makers. I, Katie Crawford, am the former—color-coded, laminated, and ready for anything. So when my fiancé dumps me for being too Type A, I do the logical fly to Italy with my cougar aunt’s senior-swingers’-bus-tour to prove I can be spontaneous.The Loosen up. Be fun. Win my fiancé back... -
The Nanny and the Heartthrob by Krista Sandor
Things couldn’t get worse for Harper Presley. Her music career is nonexistent, she’s got pennies in the bank, and her grandmother is on the cusp of losing her house. What’s a gal to do? Go to Vegas and seek a last chance opportunity. What she didn’t expect was to wake up in her birthday suit next to pop star Landon Paige with a massive diamond on her ring finger... -
Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver 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... -
A Collision of Stars by Georgia Stone
One summer. One bucket list.No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which is unfortunate, as a barista in a busy London coffee shop. Bored, cynical and deathly sarcastic, she’s built up walls for a reason. Despite attempts from her best friend to shake up her routine, Ava refuses to do anything to disrupt her carefully curated life... -
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The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOliver is my best friend's older brother. He's brooding, bossy, and painfully off limits. But all rules are off when I move in as his new roommate. When I need a place to crash, I go straight to the guy I know best. My best friend's older brother, Oliver. Who's right in the middle of enjoying his alone time. No big deal, right? It's not like I'm going to die of embarrassment... -
Mr. Fixit by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHe's good with more than just his hands. I’ve known Caleb Strong for over a year. We have a special kind of friendship—we make crude comments, double entendres, and tease each other mercilessly. But we’ve never crossed that line. We’re just friends . Until we start working together to renovate my childhood home...Categorized as:
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Goode Vibrations by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m no stranger to beautiful places and beautiful women; the life I’ve led has left me jaded to both…or so I thought. Then a working holiday photographing the wild, lonely places of America leads me to a goddess. She’s all long black hair and dangerous curves, fiercely independent, with art in her soul... -
Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA hot new rock star romance that will sweep you off your feet and leave you with a smile from New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott. The rumors are true. At least where I’m concerned. Drummers hit it harder and do it better. Women love me and I love them. But I like to think of myself as a sensitive soul trapped in a lady-killer’s body... -
Third Party by Danika Bloom
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTurns out that old saying is true, that money can’t buy happiness. But it sure can ruin it.Josh Rhodes was the love of my life. We were all set to do the ‘til death do us part’ thing. But when the video game he’d been working on for years sold for millions, I realized I wasn't prepared for the 'for richer or poorer' part. All I needed to do was prove that I could still support myself—if I had to...Categorized as:
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The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer new start is about to bee-gin!Having moved into her mum’s spare room after a disastrous break-up, Kayleigh Harwood is desperate for a fresh start...Categorized as:
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Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrouble has always had a way of finding me, but I never expected to be carjacked by a hot girl in a wedding dress.As the official family screw-up, not many people count on me for anything but a good time. But Maisy Romero and her little brother need a knight in shining armor, and they need him yesterday... -
The Candidate by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLust drove us together. Our differences are driving us apart. As the Republican Party’s front-runner for the White House in 2024, I’m the man the media praises for having a silver tongue. By day, I’m a very conservative, buttoned-up professional. By night, my wild side comes out to prowl, searching for something. I end up in The Black Room... and find her... -
Kind of a Sexy Jerk by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSo let me get this straight... For the next few days I’ve got myself a grumpy fake husband who’s also kind of my...bodyguard?I guess that’s a better way to spend the weekend than binge-watching reality television, especially since it’s kind of my fault we’re on the run from the mob and I need a protector.Oops...Categorized as:
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The Barista's Guide to the Perfect Steam by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJodi Bristol knows three things for bad things happen to good people; college girls order the most complicated coffee drinks; and Price Joseph will never see her as anything other than the barista who makes his vanilla oat-milk lattes... -
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Jesse's Girl by Hannah Brixton
Buckle up, Buttercup…Three nosy relatives, two jobs, one fledgling side hustle, and zero roommate prospects. No wonder Ada Russo is saltier than the rim of a margarita glass. When her brother’s best friend lands in Lennox Valley needing a place to stay for the summer, Ada’s spare room is the logical choice...Categorized as:
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Any Luck at All by Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe first book in a new rom com series by Denise Grover Swank, the author of the New York Times bestselling Wedding Pact series, and A.R. Casella.Georgie Buchanan doesn’t know the first thing about running a brewery—she doesn’t even like beer—so she’s thrown when her grandfather leaves his business to her and her three siblings... -
A Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI live for happily ever afters.And I'm finally meeting my favorite romance author in person! Only, all this time, I thought author, Amelie De Pierre, was a woman. It turns out, Pierre Toussaint is the man behind the books that make me weak in the knees.He could be the consummate book boyfriend with his dreamy hazel eyes, strong jawline, and those black-rimmed glasses. Not to mention that accent... -
Mine To Hold by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAre you ready for The Southern Wedding Series?Things are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day.Aren't they?Shelby I got a love letter the night before I was supposed to marry the love of my life.Except the letter wasn't for me.My future husband had written it to someone else. Weston (Ace)Standing at the altar to watch my best friend get married was an honor...Categorized as:
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Work Song by Danielle Allen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen society tries to put you in a box, knock the walls down. –Tati Green “You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is beautiful, but the rest of me is not. Despite what society says, my curves are hot. My love life, on the other hand, is not. My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight...Categorized as:
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Wild Kisses by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKiss me once, shame on you. Kiss me twice, shame on me...The first kiss with Landon, Sunnie blames on tequila. The second on adrenaline. He did save her and her Louis Vuitton from a mugger after all.But then the kiss goes viral and sexy cop Landon is flooded with female attention. Now it’s Sunnie’s turn to save Landon—by pretending to be his girlfriend... -
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The Ex List by Grace Pearce
Ryan has one hard and fast rule to dating—never settle.But following this rule has led her to become a serial dater. As her number of exes grows, so does the list of reasons why she had no choice but to let them go—the same list she coincidentally keeps texting one particular person after every breakup.Who cares? Grey blocked Ryan’s number after he broke up with her four years ago...Categorized as:
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When The Rain Falls by Rea Riley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince losing his wife, Finn Hudson's struggled in the bedroom. Can the younger woman next door win over his heart...and his body? Aimee Jones is done being the “fun for a night” girl. She’s ready to be someone’s “forever.” Unfortunately, her impulsiveness and desire for thrills keep getting in the way, so does the broody older man next door...Categorized as:
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Stranded with the Billionaire by Sophie Brooks
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWith a snowstorm on the way, she needs someone to keep her warm... I had to see her one last time. Fiona's gorgeous red hair and luscious curves are impossible to forget. She runs a soup kitchen, taking care of people in need. But I want to take care of her . She thinks I'm an ordinary volunteer. But I'm the billionaire who increased her funding... -
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Be Mine This Time by M.A. Clarke Scott, MaryAnn Clarke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of The Art of Enchantment, comes Be Mine This Time, a compelling, heart-warming story of second chances, divided loyalties and the power of love to heal the wounds of the past. Vancouver family mediator Kate O’Day adores her work in couple’s reconciliation, despite her own tragic history with relationships... -
Remy vs. Rome by Bonnie Callahan
In the heart of the Eternal City, ancient secrets aren’t the only thing getting uncovered.Heartbroken, Remy flies to Rome—the site of her first kiss—to get over her ex and rediscover herself... -
Faked and Fumbled by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKnoxville Coyotes football heartthrob Cohen Campbell is my brother’s best friend. Now, he’s the man posing as my fake boyfriend. Simple, right? Wrong.I thought my luck couldn’t get worse than when my long-term boyfriend publicly dumped me. Wrong again. Now, my ex is dating my cousin, and our friend group is embarking on an annual ski trip.Desperate to save face, I beg Cohen to pretend to like me...Categorized as:
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The Oscar Escape by Krista Sandor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll stop at nothing to give her the escape she desperately needs—even if it means losing her forever. Pop Princess Goes Berserk isn’t the headline Aria Paige-Grant ever wanted to read about herself. Unfortunately, it fits the daughter of rock star royalty to a T. When the paparazzi catch her in an epic public meltdown, her only saving grace is her best friend, Oscar Elliott... -
When Fate Breaks by Nikki Witt
Do you believe in fate?It’s a simple question…unless you’re a strict life planner and serial overthinker like Annie Jacks. It’s a good thing she finally has it all figured out. Now twenty-eight and two months away from her wedding, Annie has found herself moving into the home of her dreams with her fiancé. The only issue with the move? The house has an old dilapidated greenhouse in the backyard...Categorized as:
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50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover by Kelly Siskind
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom Kelly Siskind comes a slow-burn romantic comedy about one man’s creative attempt to win back his high school sweetheart after a change in fortune gives them a second chance at love.Growing up, I had it all—my art, close friends, a gorgeous girlfriend who owned my heart—but then my life exploded.Turns out my father was laundering money, and my whole family got shoved into witness protection... -
The F It List by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt started when my hot-as-hell coworker offered to give me my first O.Let me back-up.It actually started when I got dumped at the altar.If I have to see one more sympathetic head tilt from someone asking me how I’m holding up…I might lose it.After some serious self-reflection (and momentarily swearing off men forever) I decided the only way to figure out what I want in life is to make a list... -
Star-Crossed Letters by Sarah Deeham
One girl with a typewriter + one movie star = anonymous pen pals, a secret crush, and a steamy, slow-burn summer to risk it all.The bookshop barista…When I sold a vintage typewriter, I never imagined its new owner would become my pen pal, best friend, and secret crush.We have two no photos and no real names...Categorized as:
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On The Honey Side by Staci Hart
No one can ever have Keaton Meyer.Least of all me.The brooding construction manager is a man of myth and legend, rarely seen in the wild. Once upon a time, he was the star quarterback, the smiling homecoming king, royalty in our small town. Until tragedy struck. And then he disappeared completely.Now he’s resurfaced, and I can’t keep my eyes off him... -
Temptation by J.D. Hawkins
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when the boy you've wanted your whole life finally wants you back? I'm used to taking what I want, being the best at what I do. During the day, I make big bucks as New York's premiere consultant. At night, I can get any girl I lay my eyes on... -
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Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe’s got two strikes against her.Her name is Erickson and her parents own The Bagel Place.It wasn’t always that way. When we were nine, we were best friends. But then a feud between our dads ripped their successful business apart—and my best friend was ripped away too.Our paths were bound to cross again. Now, both our families are vying for the same spot on a Food Channel’s reality show... -
Falling for Your Brother’s Best Friend by Emma St. Clair
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOlder brothers are the worst. Older brother's best friends, however, are the BEST. Except when they don't seem to return your feelings... My crush on my brother's best friend, Mason, has grown into something totally unmanageable over the years. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's not a crush at all, but something bigger I'd rather not name... -
Wicked by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat could be worse than catching your creepy boss in an inappropriate position? Hearing him say your name... Bailey This day couldn't get any worse. I just saw my boss Mr. Dent's extremely unimpressive... dent. A night of drinking with my best friend is exactly what I need. Hunter is always there for me. The perfect Mr. Nice Guy. Hunter This day couldn't get any better... -
Falling for Autumn [Again] by Jen Atkinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEzra Bennett is like a drug. Autumn Green has been clean for ten long years. But that doesn’t stop the cravings.I got over Ezra a long time ago.It was easy with us living two thousand miles apart. I sent him away the day I learned of Dad’s illness. I wouldn’t let my family issues stop him from getting out of this town and away from his father... -
Hungry for Wade by Elisa Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Moore is the town's sheriff. He loves his job, he loves his town, and secretly he loves the town's baker. Too bad for him she's not interested in him that way. Instead he's content to be her one of her best friends getting to eat her treats and be as close to her as he can get. Chloe Sweets owns Sweets Treats, the only bakery in her little town. She's happy, sort of... -
You Kissed Me First by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatieA fourteen day Caribbean Cruise with my sister and her entire wedding party.Sounds like Heaven, right?Except Barrett, her fiancés brother, also happens to be the jerk who cheated on me a month before the wedding, leaving me to scramble to find a new roommate.As if the universe hates me, the only room available is with the groom’s best friend, Dominic, who is a womanizing, arrogant player...
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