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  • Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Trent Faulkner was happy working with his hands to build custom furniture. He had made a name for himself and his design company. Love wasn’t even on his radar. Then one client broke down his barriers, only to make him leave in the morning. Trent made a resolution to forget about her, but that was hard to do when she was everywhere he looked, including in his heart...
  • Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley

    Weekend Fling by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It’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...
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  • Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    This ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself...
  • Katy, My Impact by Danielle Norman

    Katy, My Impact by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    They always say that two wrongs don’t make a right. .. Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile…. Her curves…. Wrong has never felt so right...
  • Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Trails of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fall in love with Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery in TRAILS OF LOVE. When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgan’s business endeavor...
  • Lead Me Knot by S.L. Scott

    Lead Me Knot by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes the temptation is too much to deny. Falling into bed with my best friend’s brother was an accident. What happened right after… not so much. With abs more defined than the Texas Hill Country and a killer smirk I can’t ignore, the “boy next door” is all grown up and too hot for his own good. My heart races for a man who’s forbidden...
  • 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. He promises me the ride of my life...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  contemporary  single-mother  m-f
  • Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Orlando:. No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally...
  • Racing Hearts by Lauren Landish

    Racing Hearts by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    A tomboy tames the cocky cowboy next door in Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestselling author Lauren Landish’s forbidden romance. Luke is damn near invisible, or at least that’s how he usually feels. He takes care of things around the ranch before his boss-brother even knows there’s a problem, and no one even notices when he's done...
  • Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas

    Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This marriage of convenience is about to get sticky. Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance. But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich. We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony. Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous. And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours...
  • 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...
  • Wrong Number Right Cowboy by Kali Hart

    Wrong Number Right Cowboy by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Second chance Mix one grumpy cowboy, one runaway heroine, and one drunk dial together. Serve hot 🔥. For best results, strand them together. Sawyer. I’ve avoided my hometown since Boone Montgomery proposed. Spoiler I said no. Was it a mistake? Probably. Will I ever admit that? Not likely. But when my younger sister begs me to come back for her milestone birthday, I cave...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  humor  length-novella
  • Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys

    Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    When best friends Delaney and Blake get married in order to satisfy a clause in Delaney’s inheritance, their long-ignored chemistry is suddenly so much harder to deny, especially when they travel abroad for a steamy fake honeymoon. Blake London, after finishing his cardiology fellowship, moves to Boston with a single hope: fix as many hearts as he possibly can…including his own...
  • Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A warm, sparkly and absolutely unputdownable return to the unforgettable Starshine Cove! Cally , a devoted single mum, is stretched thin between caring for her clingy mother and her day job as a hairdresser with an always sympathetic ear. When her life in Liverpool is suddenly upended, she grabs her son Sam and jumps in the car to drive south for the holidays...
  • Morning Wood by Megan Wade

    Morning Wood by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready to fall in love with the mountain men of Clearwater Construction! These blue collar men are about to meet the women of their dreams! In Morning Wood by Megan Wade, chef Piper and carpenter Levi have a misunderstanding over lumber and cold showers that leads to a punny union to last the ages. .. Piper:...
  • Kissing A Stranger by Lacey Black

    Kissing A Stranger by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Decker. If you ask my family, I’m wasting my life. If you ask me, I’m living it to the fullest. Am I capable of doing more? Absolutely. However, slinging drinks at the resort makes me happy. At least for now. Not that my family would understand. It’s just another night behind the bar, until it isn’t. She’s everything I never knew I wanted wrapped up in one breathtaking package...
  • Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar

    Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Charlie Harrington is a respectable man. Mayor to his small, mountain town. Successful attorney. Doting single father. After one mishap in the past, he avoids scandal. Making everyone happy is his goal. He’s nothing but content. .. and a bit boring. Then one morning, he finds a beautiful woman in his bedroom, and his world turns upside down. His good guy side suddenly wants to be a little bad...
  • After The Vows by D.E. Haggerty

    After The Vows by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The sexy cop next door wants nothing to do with me. Until he asks me to marry him to save his daughter. When Lucas moves in next door, I don’t waste any time trying to get his attention. But the police officer who looks strong enough to throw me over those wide shoulders of his and carry me away isn’t interested in me. Time for desperate measures...
  • Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels

    Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kissing the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist…. By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please…again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, sleeping with—one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first...
  • Just My Fake Husband by Deb Goodman

    Just My Fake Husband by Deb Goodman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Gabriel Tate was Mr. Perfect…until one bad night got him totally cancelled. He's the Tate family’s Golden Boy, and incredibly sexy to boot. I almost consider helping him when he begs for my public relations expertise to fix the repercussions of his actions. It’s not my fault his own father fired him from the ginormous company he was set to take over...
  • Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A heartwarming story of friendship, new beginnings, and second chances that will have you reaching for the tissues! Lucy Brown has spent years hiding from the world, as far away as she could get from her old life – and her ex-husband – back in London...
  • Too Freaking Hot by Loni Ree

    Too Freaking Hot by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s playing with fire. He’s more than ready to bring the heat. Sage. Firefighters are supposed to put out fires… not start them. But when Ian Hot walks into my classroom, my world goes up in smoke. Tall, muscled, and too charming for his own good, he’s a walking, talking fire hazard. And no matter where I go, he’s there. Coincidence? Yeah, right...
  • Mischief and the Mechanic by Alina Lane

    Mischief and the Mechanic by Alina Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jump right into this spicy small town romance by Alina Lane. .. She longs for a family, but all he’s been longing for… is her. When Andy Donovan unexpectedly finds herself fighting for custody of her niece, there’s nothing she wouldn’t do to keep her and Piper together. Even if it means marrying her best friend. Jedd Calhoun is the type of guy who would give you the shirt off his back. Steady...
  • Built to Last by Lexi Blake

    Built to Last by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series. .. Three young women make a pact in high school—. to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan. Built to Last. Harper Ross has always dreamed of working on one of the magnificent brownstones of Park Avenue...
  • Romancing Paige by Remi Carrington

    Romancing Paige by Remi Carrington

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously published as Cheesy Romance with the Billionaire by Remi Carrington. WILL A SHY ARTIST AND A CHEESE-LOVING BILLIONAIRE FIND LOVE CHASING A DREAM? Paige spends her days working at a job she doesn’t like and spends her evenings working on her art and launching an online graphic design business—using a nickname so her day job won’t find out...
  • Sweet Ride by Megan Wade

    Sweet Ride by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a Harley-riding biker, and she’s a Vespa-riding lawyer. They say opposite’s attract. But when these two collide, anything could happen. It’s not a normal day at the office when a giant, tattooed biker walks in and demands you give up everything you’re working on to help him keep custody of his kid. And after that day, I never have a ‘normal day’ again...
  • For the Love of Curves by Debra Elise

    For the Love of Curves by Debra Elise

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A bachelorette party brings me to the newest club in town, Club Curve, where I may have left my inhibitions at the bottom of a pitcher of margaritas. Accepting a dare to shimmy and shake my curves on stage during amateur hour, I’m halfway through my dance when I see him . His molten gaze collides with mine and I light up hotter than a fourth of July firework...
  • Fret Me Not by Sarah Estep

    Fret Me Not by Sarah Estep

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There's a fine line between love and fake. .. . Rockstar Sam Shoop has retreated to his secluded cabin In Crane Cove for some privacy. Unfortunately for him, the residents haven’t gotten the memo and want to set him up with every available person they know...
  • Heavy Load Beast Mode by Penn Rivers

    Heavy Load Beast Mode by Penn Rivers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As the motto on the side of his truck Got a heavy load? Go Beast Mode. . . Things get hot and heavy--emphasis on hot--when a tow-truck driver meets the plus-size beauty of his dreams at his local gym. Except she wants nothing to do with him and his rough ways. When she gets stuck in a storm, he'll get his chance to prove he's got what it takes to haul her off her feet. .. and into his arms...
  • Dating Your Arrogant Athlete by Lana Dash

    Dating Your Arrogant Athlete by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rule #1: Don't Drop the Ball. Jamie Hayes is a star baseball player with an ego to match. But when we are forced to work together, I see there is more to this arrogant athlete than I originally thought...
  • Riding the Pause by Evelyn Adams

    Riding the Pause by Evelyn Adams

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Adams, a stand-alone small town romance about the woman who controls everything and the man who makes going with the flaw an art form, just like the beautiful furniture he makes. Rachel Southerland’s life runs on a tight schedule. She’s never met a variable she couldn’t control and likes it that way...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Can this older, ex-military woodsman find love with a curvy girl hiding a big secret? Georgia. Everything about my life has to change. So I run to the woods of Snowflake Falls to hide out. Except I've let myself in for way more than I bargained for. Trouble finds me as soon as I set foot on the mountain. Rescue comes in the intimidating shape of Declan Connor...
  • The Treasure Hunt Hookup by Lila Monroe

    The Treasure Hunt Hookup by Lila Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join the hunt for love in this hot and hilarious rom-com with a black cat heroine, cinnamon roll hero, and all the pumpkin spice fall reading vibes! Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry. Reeve Donovan is Hollywood’s hottest, most charmingly-stubborn director… and the last man I expected to find strolling down Main Street in my sleepy Blue Ridge hometown...
  • Lost in Love by Kate Perry

    Lost in Love by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Portia Summerhill feels like a loser. Thirty-something, jobless, and living at home. .. How could she not? Next to her accomplished sisters, Portia's achievements--or lack thereof--are that much more noticeable...
  • The Rock Star's Fake Fiancée by Kenzie Reed

    The Rock Star's Fake Fiancée by Kenzie Reed

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    That grin should come with a warning label. 'Addictive. May cause dizziness, heart palpitations, dampened underwear, and a lifetime of regret. '. I’ve got plenty of reasons to hate Sebastian Monroe, the sexy lead singer of Heat Lightning. 1. ) He doesn’t remember our soul-scorching kiss ten years ago. 2. ) He very rudely refused to play at my home town’s 300th anniversary celebration. And 3...
  • Grumpy Suits: An Office Romance Collection by Cassie Mint

    Grumpy Suits: An Office Romance Collection by Cassie Mint

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re stern and bossy. Rich and powerful. They rule the city…. And these girls will bring them to their knees. This collection brings three steamy office romances, where the grumpy bosses fall HARD. Settle in for…. Silver Fox. He’s older and wiser. A king in a three-piece suit. And there’s a secret side to him that only I see. Sweet Tooth. I’m an ambitious lawyer. She’s a cake pop delivery girl...
  • Doctor I Do by Sharon Woods

    Doctor I Do by Sharon Woods

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Alex Taylor is the hospital's playboy doctor–hot, fun, and charming. I’ve known him since my best friend married his brother, and I’ve avoided the chemistry between us and put off his flirty advances. That is until I stood to lose my inheritance. Now, I need his help to convince my family that we’re engaged. It doesn’t take much convincing because he sees it like a game...
  • Royal Package by Lili Valente

    Royal Package by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Royal Package is a legend in its own time, a pleasure-giving national treasure I’m far too generous to keep to myself. But I have one rule: No good girls. And they don’t get much nicer than sugar-and-spice Princess Elizabeth. 

You’d think a woman who designs lingerie would be sexy and fun. You would be wrong...
  • Her Accidental Prince by Holly Rayner

    Her Accidental Prince by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One day, you’re unemployed and at a crossroads. The next, you wake up in bed with a prince – and you’re married to him! Poppy Moran was going nowhere. Newly unemployed and resisting the prospect of heading back to the States, she throws caution to the wind, and herself into the arms of a mysterious stranger…. Prince Max loves his country, but feels the weight of living in the public eye heavily...
  • Mother Clucker (Cocky Hero Club) by Cat Johnson

    Mother Clucker (Cocky Hero Club) by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a Texas chicken farmer. She’s a California animal rescuer. Opposites attract but in this case they might just combust!
  • Forever Kisses by Loni Ree

    Forever Kisses by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Kane Triplets try their hand at matchmaking…. Harris Kane. When my nephews ask me to help out a friend who needs a job, I make them promise that this girl won’t turn out like the firm’s last three secretaries—husband-hunting, gold-diggers. Just to be sure, I cover all my bases and create a new office policy, no fraternization, no exceptions...
  • Little Black Dress by Sarah O'Rourke, Brynne Asher

    Little Black Dress by Sarah O'Rourke, Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There’s something about the little black dress. The go-to wisp of material that’s perfect for any occasion. The quintessential LBD hugs, stretches, and moves with the female form. Every woman needs one at some point, and sometimes that means borrowing from a friend. Starting with Abby, this lucky LBD makes its way into the stories of Lucy, Katie, and Winnie right when they need it most...
  • Warm Kisses by Loni Ree

    Warm Kisses by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As I watch the out of control car barreling straight for me, I realize my bad luck is about to end in an unfortunate way. Freaking black ice. Waking up in a hospital room is a shock. Either I survived the crash, or this is hell. My head is pounding while pain slices through every inch of my body. You could say I’m a little grumpy from the ordeal I’ve endured...
  • Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels

    Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Could she settle for less than love? Professor Gideon Beaufort tried Deborah's good nature severely. He reviled her future as a trained nanny, destined to settle for a permanent post caring for other people's children. But was his proposal any more enticing, when all he wanted was a substitute for his young daughter and nothing more? "I won't pretend," he told her candidly...
  • Party Princess by Lana Dash

    Party Princess by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens in Vegas…isn’t always what you expect. BETH. As the bride’s younger sister, I’ve always found myself hidden in her long casting shadow. But when we all head out to a club in Vegas, I’m mistaken for the pop princess, Fiona Day. When I’m ushered past the velvet rope into the VIP section, I come face to face with movie star, Shawn Walker...
  • Texas Fandango by Cynthia D'Alba

    Texas Fandango by Cynthia D'Alba

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sex can make a fake marriage oh so real. Dr. Caroline Graham is happy with her nomadic lifestyle fulfilling short-term medical contracts. No emotional commitments, no disappointments. She's always the one to walk away, never the one left behind. But now her great-uncle is gone and her grandmother is on her deathbed, more concerned about Caroline's lack of a husband than her own demise...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  humor  contemporary  length-novella
  • By Its Cover by J.D. Light

    By Its Cover by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Henley is intimidated by the gorgeous older man who comes into the feed store where he works with his friends. From all accounts Cutter is a good, hard working, nice man, and Henley believes every word...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  m-m  humor  contemporary  queer
  • Falling for the Guy Next Door by Kali Hart

    Falling for the Guy Next Door by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heather. When I inherit Gran’s house, I think it’s a miracle. My shoddy apartment was in a sketchy part of town. I rarely slept through the night. But now, I’m in a cute little house in a safe neighborhood. I even have a crazy hot handyman neighbor. I think I’m falling for him. Hard. Ethan. Before my sweet elderly neighbor passed, she made me promise to look after her granddaughter...
  • Country Charm by Lee Jackson

    Country Charm by Lee Jackson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cassidy Walker is coming up to her thirtieth year on this earth, and looking back she’s feeling damn good about how she’s gone about her life so far. She has the job, the sweet downtown apartment, the friends, and the choice of a lover whenever she wants one. She can’t see herself anywhere else. Her friends have a different idea as to what her next decade should look like...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Carpe F*cking Diem by K.D. Miller

    Carpe F*cking Diem by K.D. Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Savannah Riley is really tired of hearing that time heals all wounds. It’s been almost eight years and her wounds are far from healed, though she’s navigating her trauma the best she can. Despite all that, she’s decided to look for the good in the world, to take everything the universe dishes out and turn it into an opportunity to embrace...
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