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  • Stamp by Cee Bowerman

    Stamp by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Valentine Russo has gone from living the life of a privileged member of a well-known mafia family to a prison inmate and now a television celebrity. Through all of those many life chapters, he’s still not found the one person who can make his life complete...
  • Elliot by Kris Michaels

    Elliot by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes.Elliot Sawyer wasn’t supposed to be alive. He’d cheated death by changing shifts with one of his men. Sure, his man asked for the change, but guilt gnawed on his heart every second of every day. If he’d been there, maybe he would have seen something, done something to stop the massacre. Leaving Guardian wasn’t an option for him, but changing assignments was...
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  • Fortune by Helen Hardt

    Fortune by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...
  • Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Hook by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Falling in love is supposed to be the easy part. But nothing prepared me for losing my wife. I promised her that I’d love again. Find someone to mend my broken heart. And that seems impossible, until the day that I walk into Tilly Carter’s cupcake shop. I’ve never met a woman like her—sassy, dirty-mouthed, and smells like vanilla and sin. Someone that makes me want to sweep her off her feet...
  • Anonymous Acts  (Five Star Enterprises) by Christina C. Jones

    Anonymous Acts (Five Star Enterprises) by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    What’s done in the dark… Murderer is a title she never expected to wear. Friend? Sure. Boss? Hell yes. But murderer? Never. If only she hadn’t threatened exactly that, just before someone winds up dead, and her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. Always comes to light… All he wanted was to live a quiet life, without all the danger and darkness of his past...
  • Drink It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Drink It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Quinn Donovan is a single dad with too much on his plate. He is surrounded by his wild and crazy family at home and at work while raising two little girls who are the light of his life. When a complete stranger swoops in to help him when he needs it most only to then disappear without a word, it seems he’s lost his chance to get to know her...
  • Hadley by Addison Jane

    Hadley by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    People change, it's a fact of life. Hadley found that out the hard way after her husband came home one day with darkness in his eyes that she'd never seen before. Realizing that she couldn't allow him to drag her into the shadows, she watched him walk away, thinking she’d be free to move on with her life. But now she was on the run, seeking safety from a man she once vowed to love forever...
  • Cash by Lola Wright

    Cash by Lola Wright

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    LiviBeing a female in a male-dominated career can be daunting, but I refuse to allow others’ attitudes to deter me. I always try to be professional, compassionate and non-judgmental. Through hard work, I have earned respect within my department. Wearing a badge and uniform, I’ve seen the best and worst of humanity...
  • A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Decker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to...
  • The Hero I Need by Nicole Snow

    The Hero I Need by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hilariously intense small-town love story where two star-crossed hearts and one snarly tiger ignite a romance up-roar.He knew I was trouble the instant I showed up with a stolen Bengal tiger.But Grady McKnight didn't flinch like a sane person—he took us in.Bruce the tiger found shelter. I met a hero grump. And Grady got a hot mess...
  • Shielding Riley by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Riley by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Porter “Oz” Reed knew better than most how words could hurt just as much as a fist. He never planned on getting married or having kids, but all that changed when his nine-year-old nephew was dropped off on his doorstep. Riley Rogers is done with men. But her plan to stay single takes a hit when her tall, dark, and very handsome neighbor needs assistance with his nephew...
  • Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Seaside ChronicleNovember 1, 2022Keepin’ it ReelSeasiders,We all know the youngest Bradley sibling must be the most carefree of the bunch. Last this writer heard, Palmer was employed with at least five different jobs. Pet walker, house sitter, vet receptionist, nanny, and the least of my favorite, pooper scooper. To each her own, I guess...
  • The Benefactor by Nana Malone

    The Benefactor by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I am many things. billionaire, rogue, rebel. But I never figured myself for a thief.My money can buy power, control, access. Even oaths of loyalty.The one thing it can't buy is her...or her safety.I vowed to protect her...I failed...I can't, under any circumstances, fail again. In order to save her, I'll have to give up the one thing that I value most--control.The Canary Jewel is the key...
  • Revealing Annie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Revealing Annie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As the fire department’s joker, Kyle (Sumo) Matsumoto, loves nothing better than ribbing the guys at the station. However, he’s all business when he’s on a call, and when he tries to snag the attention of a cute little baker. Then life takes a more serious turn when he’s plunged headfirst into fatherhood—of a teenage boy—giving his teammates the last laugh...
  • Keeping Her by Jordan Marie, LJ Anderson

    Keeping Her by Jordan Marie, LJ Anderson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One kiss from those cherry lips and I knew she was meant to be mine.I’m claiming her and I won’t be letting her go.Luke “Grunt” Stafford had one job.He didn’t like it, but when your President gives you an order you usually follow it.He didn’t plan on the feisty redhead that showed up and rocked his world.Jasmine Blake knows how her family and friends see her...
  • Clap Back by Lani Lynn Vale

    Clap Back by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Being a twin is great. What isn’t great is having the hots for the same woman your twin does. Been there, done that, have the t-shirt. Since Auden Carter made that mistake in his teens, he’d promised himself never to do that to his brother again. Hence why he’s tried so hard to stay away from Maven, the sexy bakery owner that seems to have been put on this planet to tempt him...
  • Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    "You didn't really think you'd get a happily-ever-after, did you?" Cian is terrifying me. The Irish killer stole me on my wedding day. And now, he's revealing secrets that threaten to burn everything—and everyone—I love to ashes. I need to get back to Dmitri. He's the only one who can keep our unborn child safe. But escaping Cian is just the beginning... Because Dmitri has secrets of his own...
  • In Her Sights by Patricia D. Eddy

    In Her Sights by Patricia D. Eddy

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    One moment.Two lives.Their last chance for love.Inara’s never second-guessed a shot, not until the disaster in Colombia—the disaster that led to Coop's death.Drifting, off balance, her emotions out-of-control, she has to pull it together before she’s benched for good.Royce understands Inara’s pain. A stroke may have broken his body, but a mountain of guilt crushed his soul...
  • Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Reaper by Naomi McKay

    Reaper by Naomi McKay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    He’s only got one shot at keeping his happily-ever-after safe, but will she see it that way? A one-night-stand months ago left former Navy SEAL, Mason “Reaper” Salinger, a dad to two adorable twins. Devoted to the babies, Mason already knows he’s found everything he’s ever wanted with their mother, Brielle Dawson...
  • Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I lie down for just a second…The next thing I see is the chiseled and extremely grumpy face of my billionaire client, Theo Barnes, looking down at me.If I’m Goldilocks, he has all the grouchiness of three bears. I was overworked and overstressed juggling photographing his fleet of yachts with my other projects.Add in a super comfy bed on one of his yachts and I’m out.Now I’m about to be fired...
  • Green Jewel by L.J. Evans

    Green Jewel by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He did it. She’ll prove it. A fiery rock star and a ruthless businessman battle to expose each other’s secrets. The only family The Painted Daisies singer and harpist Fiadh Kane has left in this world is her band. When their leader―her best friend who stood by her through the worst―is killed, she’s determined to find who did it and make him pay...
  • Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    "Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.He wasn’t even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls, expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town...
  • Gonna Marry for Honey by Cathryn Cade

    Gonna Marry for Honey by Cathryn Cade

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A marriage of convenience, biker style!These strangers get one chance to save what matters most... but it will mean living as husband and wife.Devil's Flyer 'Streak' Gansett will do anything to keep his son safe--even marry to create a convincing family. But this biker didn't count on falling for his sexy, blonde bride...
  • Burn by Chelle Bliss

    Burn by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Pike Moore never expected his past to follow him into his future...but nothing stays hidden for long.Gigi Gallo thought she'd never fall in love...then he rode into her world covered in ink and wrapped in chaos. Burn is book two in the Men of Inked: Heatwave series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss...
  • Unraveled by Ivy Layne

    Unraveled by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer Evers Sinclair is dangerous. One flash of that teasing smile, and I know he’s going to ruin me. He makes my body shiver and my brain melt. He’s also a huge mistake. Girls like me don’t land guys like Evers. But every time he knocks on my door, I let him in. I thought we understood each other. I thought we were playing the same game. I was wrong...
  • Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes the right path isn’t the easiest one.Weston Bradford entered my world in a whirlwind. Or, more accurately, during a torrential downpour. After our brief encounter, I didn’t think I’d ever see the attractive man with mesmerizing blue eyes again. Not in a city the size of Atlanta...
  • Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The road less traveled by a sexy silver fox and a restless woman might be the path they need to restore both their hearts.Lindee FoxMy entire adult life has been a road trip, and I’m ready to put the brakes on the wanderlust in my veins. So, I bought a motel. The irony isn’t lost on me...
  • Into the Fire by Irene Hannon

    Into the Fire by Irene Hannon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As a former smokejumper, arson investigator Bri Tucker knows her way around fires. But after a mysterious blaze takes the life of a former colleague, Bri inherits a curious puzzle from him that raises questions about several fiery deaths. Someone, however, doesn't want her picking up where he left off in search of answers...
  • Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away...
  • Jacob by V.H. Nicolson

    Jacob by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Once upon a time… You know the story… prince meets princess. Evil thwarts their love, and the prince must fight for her heart. Good always wins and there is a stunning wedding at the castle on the hill. I used to dream of having a fairy tale love story of my own, but I don’t think the author of mine got the memo because right now, I’m shackled to a bed, scared for my life...
  • Saved by Love by Kelly Elliott, Ellie Grace

    Saved by Love by Kelly Elliott, Ellie Grace

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My momma used to say, “Out of every tragedy, a miracle of love would come." The last ten years of my life have been nothing but tears and pain. I lost hope and wanted to give up on waiting for my miracle to come.Finally, a light is shining at the end of the tunnel. After leaving Texas and my past behind, I've started a new life journey in Estes Park, Colorado...
  • In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White

    In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Two decades after her sister’s brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness…or so it appears. A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiancé. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write—the story of her own family’s destruction—her perfect life shatters...
  • Firefly Effect by K.K. Allen

    Firefly Effect by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He's a single dad who moves to a small mountain town and becomes obsessed with a potential client—a beautiful woman haunted by her tragic past.For years, tales of the Firefly Man were nothing more than elaborate rumors spread by residents of the Appalachian Mountains.Until the night Evelyn Vaughn stumbled upon a dead body in the woods.Fear gripped her, and silence stole her voice...
  • Outplayed by Lila Rose

    Outplayed by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Violet Marcus’s life is settled. She has it all: a place of her own, a business where her temper has its uses, and great people who work for her. But something is missing. The problem is, her stubbornness refuses to admit how lonely she actually is...
  • Crush by Kim Karr

    Crush by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Logan McPherson and Elle Sterling continue to thrill in this powerful conclusion to the tantalizing, provocative, and unexpected sizzling romance that began in BLOW. The danger isn’t over. It’s only just begun. Circumstances brought them together and their undeniable connection won’t let them part...
  • Just in Queso by Karla Doyle

    Just in Queso by Karla Doyle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A small town, single dad, age gap, feel-good, steamy instalove romance with a guaranteed Happily Ever After!PHOEBESince I was a little girl with a toy kitchen set, I dreamed of owning a restaurant. Now it’s a thriving reality. Everyone loves my fun, high-energy, taco place...
  • The Boss: Book Five by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    The Boss: Book Five by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I used to be a good girl. But I'm not anymore… Because of him—Blake Carson. My nemesis. My boss. Now my lover. My teacher in so many dark, delicious things I never knew I would crave. My protector, though I never asked him to be my savior. Now he's determined to push me away, yet he still wants me under his lock and key. Supposedly to keep me out of danger...
  • Covering Ollie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Covering Ollie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Living in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford...
  • The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If the first time was a rehearsal, is this the real thing? Directing a play in London’s West End was an ambition met, only it meant I’d see the boy who was my first everything for the first time since that summer.Anthony was no boy anymore. He was all man. Charismatic, talented, famous and devastatingly handsome, and now staring in my production.My leading man - on stage, at least...
  • Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I struck a deal with the devil…and lost. For years, I followed orders and obeyed instructions.I put the family first. Always. Until temptation consumed me.I made mistakes and lost my focus, putting a target on my own back.I changed the game, Risked it all, And collected a prize. His prize.So when the devil came to collect, I had two options.Join him… Or kill him...
  • Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rival Desires by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome 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...
  • Steady and Strong by Mari Carr

    Steady and Strong by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Luca has resigned himself to a life as a bachelor. He’s watched all the Morettis fall in love, but nothing’s ever clicked for him. Until Harper…and Conor. Former supermodel Harper has spent too much of her life living up to other people’s expectations of her. Perfect hair, perfect body, perfect boyfriends. For the first time ever, she’s able to forge her own path...
  • Turning Up the Heat: A Sizzling Modern Romance Novel by Lizzy Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter

    Turning Up the Heat: A Sizzling Modern Romance Novel by Lizzy Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you can’t take the heat, get out of his kitchen.Kelsey Rankin has worked for years to earn her reputation as one of the best writers at California’s top food and wine journal. She’s left her rural roots in wine country and moved to the city to pursue her dreams...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  office  contemporary
  • The Forever Rule by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Forever Rule by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?BlakelyThe moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort...
  • Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Danielle Cross has spent her whole life running from breakups and troubles. She’s never stayed in the same place for long…until now.The moment she walks through the doors of Logan Dawson’s bar, there’s an attraction between them neither can deny. And when Danielle needs a date to her sister’s wedding, Logan is the man for the job...
  • The Billionaire and His Forever by Sadie S. Black

    The Billionaire and His Forever by Sadie S. Black

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We were always going to be an impossible fantasy.There was never a future for us between the secrets and the scandals, the temptations and the lies, and above all--a child who never deserved this life...
  • Last First Kiss by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Last First Kiss by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Montgomery Ink Legacy series continues with a workplace fling romance that starts off with a literal bang. Daisy Montgomery Knight is about to meet her match when it comes to Hugh Hendrix.One look across the aisle at a wedding and I fell in lust.He’s on the bride’s side. I’m on the groom’s.But by the end of the night, we’re against a wall, over a table…and in bed...
  • Bang it Out by Cameron Hart

    Bang it Out by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When I accepted the bid for Clearwater Construction to remodel an old restaurant into a new clothing boutique, I thought the most frustrating thing would be hauling out the industrial-sized kitchen equipment. Little did I know I would be getting yelled at every morning by the relentless, curvy, and distractingly beautiful store owner next door...
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