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Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsConner. My life was simple yet complicated, and Dr. Charlotte Roman knew it. Our first encounter was when I left my phone in the shopping cart at Target. I called it, she answered, and I politely asked if she’d bring it to me. She had a few choice words to say before telling me to come and get it myself. When I did, she proceeded to psychoanalyze me... -
Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCarter:. I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason... -
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Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name... -
Falling for Mr. Bad by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s a badass musician and mechanic with no patience for overinflated egos. He’s a billionaire with no time for drama. Going head-to-head has never been so much fun. .. or so dirty. Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and loads of heart make this sexy enemies-to-lovers, close proximity, forbidden, workplace, small town standalone romance unputdownable... -
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Bittersweet by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCategorized as:
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Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Jackson. The day I found my wife in bed with a friend on our first wedding anniversary, I packed my bags, left, and never looked back. That was the day I promised I’d never get involved in another relationship again. Nine years later, I had still held to my promise... -
This Much Is True by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen celebrity Laina Kelley bolted from her small hometown church on her wedding day, she ran to the first place that came to mind—the home of the local farrier, a gorgeous playboy who just so happens to be her first love … and biggest frenemy... -
Always Us by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJace Halsey…. It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man. Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side... -
Dr. Beckett by Grace Maxwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe were childhood enemies. Now I’m sleeping in his guest room… and I’m not sure I want to leave. Beckett. Sadie Calloway showing up on my doorstep in the middle of a storm wasn’t on my bingo card. She’s my best friend’s little sister, the girl I used to torment for fun, and now she’s standing in my living room, dripping wet and out of options... -
Hawaii Can Suck It by MéLisa Ryun
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m supposed to film him. Not fall for him. I’m Camila Morales—cargo pants-wearing, scrunchie-collecting, videographer to Reece Dare—a growly, tattooed YouTube adrenaline junkie. He’s hot, sure, when he’s not judging me for smiling (calls it a sign of weakness)... -
Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA sexy single dad, nanny, forbidden romance from New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg. The rock star never planned on fatherhood. The nanny never planned on staying. But sometimes the biggest surprises come wrapped in pink bows and second chances. Gavin “Rocket” Caldwell, member of the world’s biggest rock band, lives fast—sold-out tours, wild nights, and zero responsibilities... -
Broken Deal by Yinn Quirós
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophia. In front of the world, I'm the loud, funny best friend. The perfect eldest daughter. The talented journalist. The one who plays the game but never lets her heart get involved. But underneath, I’m a mess—hiding from the one thing I fear love. Then I meet Lorenzo Mancini, the infamous billionaire player... -
The Innkeeper by Rebecca Sharp, Samantha Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsElouise ‘Lou’ Kinkade is happy that all her siblings have found love. She’s less than happy that now all they want is for her to do the same. Lou doesn’t have time for romance; she has a business to run. And that business was shooting to success when a Hollywood degenerate takes a drunken tumble down her stairs... -
One Enchanted Moment by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsUSA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan will sweep you away with her Puffin Island series! Life has just thrown Skylar Tempest a serious curveball. So she’s returned home to Puffin Island to regroup among friends. Unfortunately, that means seeing Alec Hunter, who’s become a big-deal TV historian. Sky’s never liked the cynical Alec, and the feeling was mutual. But maybe that was then... -
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Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s the love he foolishly let go…. Ava Harrington, brilliant billionaire businesswoman, has conquered the world. And yet, scarred by a love lost fifteen years ago, she's built a wall around her heart, swearing off love forever. Ransom Yates’s culinary genius has taken him to the pinnacle of success as a magnetic celebrity chef... -
Just One More Dare by Carly Phillips
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA runaway bride. Her older brother’s off-limits friend. Taking one more shot at love should be easy, right? Not on a dare. Samantha Dare had one thought when she found out her fiancé was a lyingcheater. Escape. So, she ran from her wedding…straight into the arms of the man who once gave her the hottest kiss of her life... -
The Mysterious One by Marni Mann
A spicy grumpy-sunshine, age-gap, close-proximity romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …. I’m the mysterious one. The angriest alphahole who never bends. And she’s the woman who will bring me to my knees. As the executive chef and face of my family’s billion-dollar empire, time is the one luxury I don't have... -
The Biker Needs A Nanny by Nicole James
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe grumpy biker needs a nanny! Full blurb to come. -
Seducing the Doctor by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe wasn't supposed to be forever. One night of passion with Miles Hartford was all it took to turn my world upside down and change it forever. He was supposed to be nothing more than a good time and a great memory. Except now, those two pink lines say otherwise. She wasn't who I thought she was. That night she lied to me. She pretended to be someone else... -
The Sexy Enemy by J.A. Low
Natalia. I messed up. One too many shots in Las Vegas, and I wake up with the hangover from hell, a man in my bed, and a ring on my finger. The only problem is that the man in my bed is my family’s enemy, and … he’s naked. All we need is to annul this mistake of a marriage, and we can go back to our lives as if this never happened … or so I thought. Alessandro... -
Where We Fall by Nicole Baker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat do you do when a client threatens to stop doing business with your company because he finds out about a one-night stand you had with his daughter’s friend? I’ll tell you what my siblings make me do. They make me take our innocent IT Director with us to the client’s largest fundraising event…as my fake girlfriend... -
The Grump by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI love my job. So when a grumpy grouch wants to shut us down, I’m ready for the fight of my life. I was heading for serious career burnout until my dream job came true. Making pralines for a living has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. So it comes as quite a shock when I find out that the owner wants to shut down the LeBlanc-Broussard confectionery because it’s not profitable... -
Bossy Mogul (The Moguls) by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSo, I tell off the cocky stranger I’m trapped in an elevator with. I never expected he’d turn out to be my new boss. Our first encounter is a disaster. He blames me for the mechanical failure. Okay, he might be right, but I’m unwilling to concede. As the minutes tick by, he decides to put the moves on me... -
Protector of Misty Mountain: An ex-military, age gap, mountain man romance by Eve London
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe walked into my world like she belongs here… but I don’t let people stay. Juniper. The mountains were supposed to be my escape—a place to rebuild, to breathe, to prove to myself that I could make it on my own. But from the moment I set foot in Misty Mountain, one mountain man has made it his mission to send me packing. Griffin Calloway...Categorized as:
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Over & Out by Claire Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIntroducing a brand new enemies to lovers romance from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claire Wilder! Three months ago, a dirt bike accident stole my confidence, my beloved ride, and the one thing that made me feel alive. Now I’m going through the motions in my coastal tourist town, totally adrift… and trying not to think about the stranger who pulled me from the wreckage...Categorized as:
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The Maverick of the Mountain by Tessa Klein
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s big. He’s bearded. AND HE HAS A CHAINSAW! ? You Only Live Once. .. My temporary tattoo feels more like a prescient warning than a gentle reminder after I nearly careen off an old mountain road during the worst storm I’ve ever encountered. I should’ve stayed in town. I should’ve thrown out the hand-drawn map the local gave me... -
Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...Categorized as:
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Salt Love by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when you find out your husband’s cheating on you, your aunt just passed away in Florida, and your boss gave the promotion to your work nemesis, so you threaten him with bodily harm in the middle of a board meeting? Well, after getting escorted out of the building by security, I fly straight to Sunshine Key to deal with my aunt’s estate...Categorized as:
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Charity Case: The Complete Series by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThese three women are the toughest juries they’ll ever have to plead their case to. THIS BOX SET INCLUDES…. Clean Slate (Charity Case #0. 5). Moving two thousand miles away wasn’t my plan, but when family needs you, you come. Before I can head back to my hometown of Chicago though, I have two men to say good-bye to. Neither one of them will be happy to hear the news... -
A Christmas Auction: A Marriage Auction Novella by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…. “’Tis the Season,” some people say, as if the month of December could somehow magically make the world a better place. Fat chance of that happening in Sin City. In my world, nothing is merry and bright. More like dark and dank...Categorized as:
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A Forever Christmas by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Black family is back in this short Christmas holiday story! Join Connor, Ellery, Julia and Collin, as they prepare for and celebrate the holiday season with their family and closest friends. -
With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNoelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five. Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend... -
Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat’s a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page... -
The Bossy Billionaire by Samantha Skye
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe minute I found out my real identity, things were never the same. Now I have a bookshop on the brink of bankruptcy and I have no idea how to get my shop profitable, until my brother's best friend shows up to be my new business coach. Huxley Hamilton is a billionaire who is smart and sauve with women falling at his feet...Categorized as:
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Fa-La La-La Land by Brittany Larsen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s got a list to finish. He’s got a song to escape. Neither planned on falling in love this Christmas. Stella Sparks has no time for love—not when her 30 Before 30 list is calling and her new job depends on reviving rockstar Rhys James’s image before he headlines Winter Lights Live... -
Surprise Me Tonight by Dani Elias
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe’s forty-two, newly divorced and rebuilding from the ground up. He’s thirty-three, brooding, brilliant and entirely too fit to be her boss. This was never meant to happen. Callum Wright. I came to the countryside to slow down, not set my life on fire. Then Stella Marsh showed up for an interview. Quiet voice, mumsy cardigan, clearly nervous and knocked the breath out of me anyway... -
Rival Desires by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Rival Desires, where the rivalry is fiery, but the romance? It's downright scorching. Meet Cory charming, socially awkward, and co-owner of the established Palo Alto finance firm Gracen & McCrae. Enter Rylee Palmer, the brilliant, enigmatic head of the new game-changer in town, Palmer Money Management... -
Dirty Business: A Billionaire Workplace Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy boss is a cocky bastard. But the moment I hear him moaning my name behind his office door, I cross a line I can't uncross. Sasha. Freaking. Orlov. Silver‑fox billionaire. World‑class egomaniac. Drama king with a God complex. I’m convinced he lives to make me miserable. Three years. That’s how long I’ve endured his late‑night orders, power plays,...Categorized as:
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Finally Found You by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes, a new secret baby forbidden love romance, featuring a broody billionaire and a much younger sassy heroine he never saw coming. Being the single guardian for my fifteen-year-old cousin isn’t as easy as you’d think, especially when she runs away to find the dad, who has no idea she exists... -
The Scrooge of the Mountain by Tessa Klein
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s big and grumpy. A real scrooge of a mountain man. And now I’m stuck with him for Christmas. As a perpetually single Christmasholic, I have a complicated relationship with my favorite holiday. I love spreading joy, but I hate having my relationship status shoved in my face. This year will be different. This year, a matchmaker set me up with someone who loves Christmas as much as I do...Categorized as:
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Hate You Up Close by Morgan Paige
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHate You Up Close is a STANDALONE novel following Love You From Afar. A new job. A new city. This was supposed to be a fresh start for me. I expected the move to come with challenges, but no one could have prepared me for him. My new boss - Elliot Thompson. He’s cold, selfish, miserable, and the most gorgeous man I’ve ever laid eyes on. I hate that he smells of whiskey and leather... -
Accidental Blind Date by Mia Mara
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy blind date stood me up. But the hot silver fox at the bar? He gave my night a happy ending. Over. And. Over. But don’t let that charming grin fool you. He’s really not the nice guy he pretends to be. Turns out he’s actually my older brother’s best friend. A smooth-talking business shark trying to take over my little bookstore. I didn't know that when I ended up between his penthouse sheets... -
Release Me by L.A. Gallagher
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Gallagher is THE QUEEN of s3xual-tension-filled page turners! I swear it. Her books get hotter and hotter. " –Elodie Hart, author of the booktok bestselling 'Alchemy' series. RIAN:. What's worse than falling for my best friend's sister? Falling for his wife. .. One deep, stolen conversation at their engagement party, and my heart was ripped from my chest. Years of craving. Aching. Burning... -
A Business Proposal, Vol. 7 by Haehwa, Perilla
Ha-ri made a deal—go on one blind date for her BFF and pretend to be a super-vixen to end all of her unwanted marriage set-ups! Unfortunately, instead of easy money, Ha-ri’s got a headache. Her date is Taemu, her company’s hot new CEO, and he’s got his own plans to get his family to back off by marrying whoever shows up on the date...Categorized as:
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Flowers and Financiers by Alina Jacobs
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn my defense, I never claimed to be professional. .. At least that’s my excuse for why I mistook a billionaire for a waiter, made off-color comments and accidentally dumped a plate of food all over him. Embarrassing myself is a daily occurrence, just like my unpaid bill notices. But being in a wedding instead of planning one is not...Categorized as:
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The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer assignment is to not fall in love with him…. Zeke Brooksbank is in need of a wake-up call. One that shakes him out of the grump he’s permanently in and turns him into a reasonable human being. I’m not staying at his country residence to tame the beast. I’m meant to be cataloguing his art collection, not fangirling over his own paintings, or becoming attached to his little daughter... -
The Marriage Auction 2, Book Two by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction. Meet the bidders. Rhodes - A billionaire single dad with a wounded heart and no desire to purchase a bride. The Madam of the auction has other ideas. Naomi Shaw – A stylish, stunning, and shrewd businesswoman who owns a jewelry empire... -
The Marriage Auction 2, Book Three by Audrey Carlan
The Marriage Auction 2 continues in this filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera. No way we’re going to spoil anything! ***. This serial can be read as a standalone but is best read after TMA 1. Recommended for individuals 18+ as it contains graphic depiction of sexual acts and adult content that may trigger some readers. Please visit my website for a full list of sensitive content... -
A Risk on Forever by N.S. Perkins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Matthias Phillips imagined the new caretaker for his mother with ALS, the last thing he had in mind was a gorgeous twenty-something who didn’t look like she had a day of experience in the field. However, his mother has always been stubborn, and despite his objections, she’s insistent: it’s Adelaide Samson she wants him to hire... -
Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTwo enemies. One bed. What could possibly go wrong? Our new general manager is the most difficult man on the planet. The night before Drake begins working at my family's hotel, he finds me in the bar, trying to get rid of a boring date. But the guy won’t take even a not-so-subtle hint. Then Drake surprises me and comes to our table, but only to reprimand ME about dating in our workplace...Categorized as:
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