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  • The Girls from Sandycove by Siân O'Gorman

    The Girls from Sandycove by Siân O'Gorman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A mother and daughter adrift, a friend in need, and a village to really call home… When Kate O’Hare discovers she’s about to become a mother, she packs up her life in France to return home to regroup and put down some roots...
  • Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Chasing You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I chased, you pushedI chased, you friend zonedI chased, you fellNow I chase to protect you.You chased, I resistedYou chased, I acceptedYou chased, I fell Now I pray you’re not too late.After finally winning the heart of the woman I loved, there was no way in hell he was taking her from me...
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  • The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and―with a little bit of luck―starting over. Family doesn’t mean everyone has to like each other. That’s the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother’s flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock...
  • Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock

    Heading Home to Lavender Cottage by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    With nowhere else to go, Harriet Colgan has returned to the sleepy village of Cranfield to sell her beloved aunt and uncle’s cottage, the only place she ever called home.When she arrives at Lavender Cottage, Harriet discovers plans to replace the beautiful lavender fields, her uncle’s pride and joy, with an industrial warehouse...
  • Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Endeared by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After finishing a hard-won medical residency, Owen Sinclair now lives his dream as a family physician. The windfall that brought him newfound wealth has also made handsome Dr. Sinclair the town’s most eligible bachelor...
  • 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...
  • She Writes Love by Sandi Lynn

    She Writes Love by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Two lives, two losses, and one meeting that changed their lives forever. Learning to move and learning to love again isn’t always easy. The circle of life. It’s something we all know about but are never truly prepared for the unexpected. The unexpected that comes out of nowhere. No warning, no heads up, nothing...
  • Finding Happiness at Heritage View by Helen J. Rolfe

    Finding Happiness at Heritage View by Helen J. Rolfe

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome back to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship. The perfect place to fall in love…Running Heritage View Stables is everything Hazel ever dreamed of. She loves working with the horses and managing the business with her brother...
  • Colleen Hoover It Ends with Us Boxed Set: It Ends with Us, It Starts with Us - Box Set by Colleen Hoover

    Colleen Hoover It Ends with Us Boxed Set: It Ends with Us, It Starts with Us - Box Set by Colleen Hoover

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover’s “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) phenomenon It Ends with Us and its long-anticipated sequel It Starts with Us collected in a boxed set that is perfect for new and longtime fans of the evocative story of Lily, Ryle, and Atlas...
  • Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Life is full of ups and downs. Events that shape who you are, even those that are filled with heartbreak and tragedy. What do you do when actions bring devastation? How do you pick up the pieces and keep moving forward? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected fall...
  • Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    "Kyle Carter knew every inch of my body. Every fraction of my soul. He was the first man I'd ever been with intimately. The first to break my heart. The first to put it back together again. He was my first, my last and my everything that came in between." In the aftermath of Rachel's vicious attack, Lee and Kyle must once again pick up the pieces of their broken world and move forward...
  • Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After eight years, Henley Calvert is headed home. Back to the family farm and small town she left behind, never to be thought of again. Too much regret and shame to bear. But she’s the only one left to see to her family’s legacy, so she must return to Ashfall and face all the ghosts that haunt her...
  • Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury

    Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan’s Hope Town in Fighting for Honor. UFL fighter Caleb hasn’t been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is the perfect place to train without distractions...
  • Hey, Whiskey by Kaylee Ryan

    Hey, Whiskey by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    New standalone from NYT Bestselling Author Kaylee Ryan I’m over this year, and I’m over relationships. I’ve learned that the only person you can count on in life is yourself. Moving forward, I’m living for me. Working toward standing on my own two feet, that’s my goal. Funny how meeting him changed my path...
  • Assured by Kaylee Ryan

    Assured by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I’ve always been the guy who plays the field.  I like variety and my career ensures that I can have my pick of women. Until her… I’ve always been the girl who wants more.  I want the white picket fence, the two point five kids and the dog.  That’s what all little girls grow up dreaming about...
  • Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Queen of Klutz by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Choose 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...
  • Levi's Blue by M. Leighton

    Levi's Blue by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Four beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love. Levi Michaelson. He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind about him. I agreed. Probably not my smartest decision. He was everything I knew to avoid—gorgeous, charming, sexy as hell—but I couldn’t help myself. When he touched me the whole world disappeared...
  • Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…...
  • Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    In Choose Me, RC Boldt brings us an unforgettable, heart-wrenching coming-of-age romance... Wearing the nicest suit I own, I stand in the very back with a flask full of whiskey in my inner pocket. I put on a brave face as I watch her walk down the aisle. Because it’s too late. I refuse to be the bastard who makes her cry on her wedding day, but I’m dying to tell her what I’ve always known...
  • What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GarrethFrom the first moment I saw Reagan Turner at the bar and restaurant I help manage, I was drawn like never before. She was dating someone at the time, which meant she was off-limits, until the jerk broke up with her. I can’t get her out of my head, can’t stop wanting to kiss those perfectly lush lips. Fighting this attraction has been my kryptonite.So, I give in to temptation...
  • Refrain by Kennedy Ryan

    Refrain by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    People dream of a love that runs deep. So deep it feels like it's always been with you, just waiting for the person who'll own your heart and soul forever. So few ever find it, but for Rhyson Gray and Kai Pearson, happily ever after was only the beginning... One of the biggest rock stars in the world and one of the brightest rising stars make a life together...
  • 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...
  • Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala

    Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Within the struggling cafe Deja Brew, trouble percolates beneath the coffee beans. The shop’s owner, Shale, is forced into a dangerous game by a cartel, and when her shipment vanishes, it's game on.Shale's only hope is an unexpected Junior. Her only regular, and a local hacker with a knack for saving the day...
  • 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...
  • Enemies to Lovers by Gena Showalter

    Enemies to Lovers by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From 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...
  • Rainbows Over Puddleduck Farm by Della Galton

    Rainbows Over Puddleduck Farm by Della Galton

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Don’t dream your life, live your dreams….Phoebe Dashwood is a passionately committed vet who’s living the dream. She’s about to open her own small animal practice at her grandmother’s animal shelter, Puddleduck Farm in the New Forest. Phoebe is helped by her two oldest friends...
  • This is Dangerous by Kennedy Fox

    This is Dangerous by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    Logan Knight is a real life knight in shining armor. 
A detective godsend in a sleek black suit has me thinking less than secretive thoughts. Brooding and mysterious, he’s the kind of guy every girl instantly notices. Between his seductive smirk and charming good looks, it’s no wonder I can’t help the way he makes me feel whenever I’m near him. 
Too bad he’s unavailable—or so he says...
  • Southern Attraction by Kaylee Ryan

    Southern Attraction by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I had everything I ever wanted, living the dream, at least that's what I always thought. The night we met, we had an instant attraction, but she was with someone else. When we reunited a few months later, that pull was still there, stronger than ever. So strong, that even though she was hundreds of miles away, I pursued her. I told myself that I just wanted to get to know her...
  • Seaside Hearts by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Hearts by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Jenna Ward is vivacious, spontaneous, and confident—except when she’s around the man who stole her heart years earlier, strikingly handsome, quiet, and reliable Pete Lacroux. After years of trying to get his attention and overwhelmed from dealing with her mother’s new cougar lifestyle, Jenna’s giving up on Peter—and is ready to explore other men...
  • Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    You met Josh Crawford and Ashlyn Hart in Be My December, now its time to hear their story. One night connected them.One decision separated them. One craving tempted them. Ashlyn Hart was done with men, or at least those outside of her books. After stupidly falling for the charms of her cheating ex and having her heart broken yet again, she decided to create a new life...
  • Summer at Forget-Me-Not Cottage by Helen Rolfe

    Summer at Forget-Me-Not Cottage by Helen Rolfe

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome back to Little Woodville.Visit old friends and new in this super, summer escapist read.Morgan Rosewood finds herself at a crossroads in her life after returning home to Forget-Me-Not Cottage to care for her ailing mother. She and boyfriend Ronan, had plans, big plans, but all these hopes and dreams are put on hold when Morgan's mum suddenly dies...
  • Holding Mia by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Holding Mia by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They call me the rocker’s princess, some even call me the dance prodigy, but none of them knows the real Mia Armstrong. Now that dancing is no longer my future, I don’t know either. All I want is the opportunity to find out, to have some time to try being just a little normal. To discover who this new girl is. I fought for the chance to go to college on my own...
  • The Little Beach Café by Sarah Hope

    The Little Beach Café by Sarah Hope

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love, friendship and new beginnings… It’s all waiting for Pippa Jenkins at The Little Beach Café…When Pippa’s aunt leaves her a cafe by the beach, it doesn’t take her long to jump at the chance of a new start. Waving goodbye to mounting debt, threatening bailiffs and never-ending shifts at a job she hates, she and her young son, Joshua, prepare for their new life...
  • Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers an emotional second chance romance about life, love, and what it means to truly be happy!Elle James has it all: a loving fiancé in Ben, a promising career as a music manager, and a supportive family. She couldn’t be happier with her life...
  • Baby Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Baby Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The worst day of my life happened when Brandon died. We had our entire future mapped out. Careers, marriage, kids—in that order. Then the universe threw a curveball and ended it all. As I come to terms with everything, I learn I’m carrying his baby. Now I’m living with his roommate, the guy who’s made my life a living hell the past two years...
  • Always Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Always Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rehearsals, leotards, and textbooks—that was my life. Dancing is all I’ve ever known, but when Liam’s problems turn everything upside down, I’m thrust into a world I know nothing about. Secrets and betrayal changed the man I’ve fallen for and he isn’t who I thought he was. Regardless, Liam is all I’ve ever wanted and though I’m struggling with my emotions, deep down I’d do anything for him...
  • The One I Love by Chelle Sloan

    The One I Love by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Sexy, Friends to Lovers, Secret Relationship, Small-Town Romance by bestselling author Chelle Sloan.I can’t remember a time when I haven’t loved my childhood best friend, Amelia.Her big brown eyes and beautiful smile have had a hold on me since we were teenagers.Hell, I even love her kids as if they were my own.Now, she’s divorced, and after twenty years, it’s time to make my move...
  • Saint by Nicole James

    Saint by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a favor, a debt I owe—that’s all.Kami—I’m no longer the little girl he once knew, one who believed in fairy tales.And he’s no longer the white knight I believed him to be.How can he be when he shows up on a black Harley wearing leather and biker boots?I didn’t want this, but the decision is out of my control.Now I’m his.I have to remember this is only temporary...
  • Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kamal’s an ex-football player. Jayda’s a single mother uninterested in another relationship until she sees Kamal with her daughter.Every rejection will only make his victory sweeter. He plans to lick, taste, and devour her like the delicacy she is until the world, her ex, and Jayda recognizes his name tatted on every inch of her curvy body...
  • 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...
  • A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent

    A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    *Now an original series from Netflix* *International bestseller* Two heartbroken people from totally different worlds go on a fake-dating vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? Margot Ortiz de Zarate always struggled to be the princess in her own a successful career, a huge salary, a gorgeous apartment, and a perfect fiancé...
  • 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...
  • Fallout by Lila Rose

    Fallout by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poppy Torian has been in love with Jerimiah since she moved to Caroline Springs. Only he didn’t know she existed until her dad joined his father’s MC club, the Venom’s. Friends. It’s what’s she been assigned to, but Poppy wants more. Biding her time, a few years to be exact, she goes to make her move. But when she overhears Jerimiah saying things that crack her heart, she runs...
  • This is Beautiful: Logan & Kayla, #2 by Kennedy Fox

    This is Beautiful: Logan & Kayla, #2 by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Kayla Sinclair is a saint and real life Angel. She wears her heart on her sleeve and inspires me to be a better person. Rescuing dogs, feeding the homeless, volunteering at the local food pantry are just a few of the ways she gives back to others, although no one has ever been there for her. Falling for her was inevitable, losing her will destroy me...
  • 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...
  • Pushing You Away by Kennedy Fox

    Pushing You Away by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been in love with my best friend Katie Walker for as long as I can remember. We may have shared our deepest, darkest secrets but that one I’ve kept to myself. Before I got the courage to confess my true feelings, my cousin Gabe moved to town and swept Katie off her feet. I should’ve admitted how I felt but I couldn’t—especially once they got married...
  • Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.They are already a family, but they need to make it official.Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.But Vi is torn.Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  sports  angst
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

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

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

    Saint & Sinner by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    WillowI've always felt incomplete. It could simply be those two years I lost after my fall, but I'm certain it's more than that. I always feel as if I'm missing something important. And the niggling feeling won't go away no matter what I do. In fact, the older I get, the worse it becomes. My friends think I should get over myself. Go to a bar and sleep with a hot stranger.But I can't...
  • The Trouble With Her by Kat T. Masen

    The Trouble With Her by Kat T. Masen

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was supposed to be a holiday, a trip of a lifetime to discover myself. But the truth is, I was running from life back home. And away from my best friend.Andrew ‘Andy’ Baker is also family. At least—that’s how we were raised.Then, I fell in love with life in London.And I met Prince Charming. It all just fell into place until it didn’t.But I took a vow...
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