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Phoenix by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratings365 days in exchange for $200 million dollars. That’s all it takes to save my family’s legacy. I just have to say two words, ‘I do.’I’m across the country when I find out my father hired a big-time publicist to announce my upcoming wedding to one of the most powerful billionaire moguls in the country. A king in the hotel industry. The problem is, it’s news to me. I’ve never even met this man... -
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Neighbor from Hell: Collection Part I by R.L. Mathewson
The New York Times Best Selling Series.... The collection of the first four Neighbor from Hell Novels: Playing for Keeps, Perfection, Checkmate and Truce Playing for Keeps: Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to start changing... -
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![Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin... I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple... -
![The Hate Vow by Nicole French]()
The Hate Vow by Nicole French
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEric der Vries. Looks like millions. Worth billions. A body like the David with a mind to match. Unfortunately for this wayward heir, to keep his money, he needs a wife. And of all the women in the world, he chooses me. Too bad I’ve hated him for five years, since he took all my tears and tossed me away... -
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![Embraced by E.C. Land]()
Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
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Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is Volume VI of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
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Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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Save Me by Amanda Heath
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSave Me can be read as a standalone. “I don’t care! Do you hear me? I don’t care Pierce!” She screams at me. She is pissed and breathing fire. She has never looked so beautiful to me. Well when I can see her face and she isn’t turning away from me. “You care. You can pretend you don’t, but you do. You came all the way out here.” I pause grabbing her hand and swinging her around to face me... -
![Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild]()
Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Infamous and The Estate comes a bully romance unlike anything you've ever readSilasHe wasn’t my friend until he became my enemy.His center is freezing cold,and his edges burn me when I get too close.He is everything I want and nothing I am.They say not to burn bridges,but he burned ours to the ground.SkylerShe is the girl who wants to be seen,but hates being noticed... -
![The Proposition by Amelia Wilde]()
The Proposition by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetribution (verb): inflict hurt on someone for an injury or wrongVengeance. It runs through Mason Hill's veins. Except the person who walks through his office door isn't his enemy. It's the man's daughter.Charlotte Van Kempt tempts the worst part of him. He wants to use her.He forms a new plan for revenge...He'll take out every past hurt and dark memory on her sweet body...Categorized as:
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![Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Volume IV of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
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Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
![Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Volume II of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
![Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe]()
Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrincess of Country Music.America’s sweetheart.Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all. Hannah 'Harmony' Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn’t always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it’s hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive, but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together... -
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![Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent]()
Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor decades, war has raged between the Russo and De Luca families.When Damon De Luca finally brings the head of Russos to his knees, he demands to have Milah Russo at his beck and call. Not as his wife, but as his mistress.Milah will never go to Damon willingly. Caged up in his home, she fights him, but her days are numbered... -
![Temporary Love by W. Million]()
Temporary Love by W. Million
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA slow burn, steamy, and heartfelt marriage of convenience featuring a billionaire and his temporary nanny.Ever since my sister died and left me in charge of her infant daughter, I’ve been drowning in debt and on the verge of homelessness... -
![Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb]()
Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI CAME FROM NOTHING.NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEThe stakes have never been higher.And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price.I thought I could never be broken.I thought I could handle whatever came my way.The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was.They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me.But there was something they couldn’t do... -
![Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels]()
Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCould 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... -
![Finding Their Rhythm by Shaw Hart]()
Finding Their Rhythm by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmilia “Emmie” Waldgrave is sick of being under her father’s thumb. He dangles her trust fund over her head, forcing her to comply with all of his many rules. When he tries to force her to marry a business partner’s son, she knows that she needs to make a change.Enter Ruskin Roman.Ruskin has been waiting to meet the girl that will one day be his wife... -
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Shattered Ties by K.A. Robinson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWith a former supermodel mother and a rock-and-roll legend father, Emma Preston has the best of everything. Nothing is as perfect as it seems though. After her parents divorce, she’s forced to live with her mother in a private Santa Monica community. Ignoring their parental roles, her mother becomes more focused on climbing the social ladder while her father is off on tour... -
![Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene]()
Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“No one touches the new girl. No one befriends her. Otherwise they risk the wrath of the Titans.”Moving her senior year of high school was not Lilith’s idea of a great plan. She would have much rather stayed with her best friend Zion for their final year of school. Her dad had different plans though; this new job was too good to pass up, and she knew she needed to go with him... -
![Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan]()
Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan
"Walking into the lion's den unprotected, Princess?" For Layla, princess of Tazkhan, her arranged marriage means one thing: a lifetime of cruelty and captivity... -
![Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford]()
Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“A freak accident landed both of the Khavalov twins under my command, just before a routine mission turned into a nightmare. I brought home one twin in a coffin and the other in a coma missing his leg. I did everything right – and still people died. I can’t forget that night or how many lives it changed, including mine. It’s natural for their sister, Katya, to blame me... -
![His Secretive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox]()
His Secretive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the daughter of a famous art thief, Cricket has learned how to steal, lie, cheat and get away with practically anything. She has the skills to sneak into a museum with the highest security and sneak out with no one the wiser. Unfortunately, she hates to steal, lie and cheat... -
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![Love You Now by M Robinson]()
Love You Now by M Robinson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson I should have told her everything. How much I loved her. How much I’ve always loved her. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I just wasn’t made that way. Instead... I claimed her. Teased her. Taunted her. Worshipped her. Until... I broke her. My best friend. My savior. My girl...Categorized as:
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![Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood]()
Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDifferent town every week means a different woman in my bed. No complaints here. That’s how I f*cking want it. One look of my handsome smile has them weak in the knees. One touch of my rock hard muscles has their panties dropping. One night of pounding with my pierced, tattooed c*ck and they beg me to stay. But when the weekend’s over, I move on to the next town, and next woman... -
![Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart]()
Ash to Steele by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma Who I am and all I believe is marred with just one glance into angry, steel blue eyes. He seems to control my air, my ability to breathe. He makes me crave everything I know is a sin. Pure becomes tainted and lines are blurred. It's my fault; I'm the one who isn't strong enough. I've been damaged...broken. Breck's words haunt me...'There's a consequence for every choice you make...Categorized as:
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A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBefore we had Rockstar Daddy, there was A Rockstar's Valentine....... As soon as I set eyes on the gorgeous guy who saves me from having to dance with yet another jerk, I thought he would be just like the rest. His bad boy rocker image definitely screamed heart breaker, but I was wrong... -
![Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster]()
Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTanner has always gotten what he wants from girls - whether it's the co-ed sitting next to him in class or the scantily dressed groupies that follow his band, Hudson-Nash. There's only one woman immune to his charms, and that's his mother. Tired of Tanner's hard partying, she's waiting for him to grow up and settle down, preferably with a nice girl... -
![Make You Mine by Jackie Ashenden]()
Make You Mine by Jackie Ashenden
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlex St. James was left with a choice. Pick up the dice and find where they lead, or walk away. Choosing to see where the snake-eyes go, Alex plays in a poker game run by the devil who haunts his past. He will risk everything to find answers—that is, until his alluring, enigmatic bodyguard, Katya, becomes someone he cannot risk losing… Katya is fiercely conflicted...Categorized as:
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![Vows in Name Only: An arranged marriage romance by Naima Simone]()
Vows in Name Only: An arranged marriage romance by Naima Simone
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn arranged marriage neither wants, but both soon crave… from USA TODAY bestselling author Naima Simone!Manipulated into a marriage of inconvenience,until one sizzling kiss changes everything…Devon Cole must marry Cain Farrell or lose everything. But she can never let her billionaire husband-to-be know why she agreed to her father’s dangerous machinations... -
![DIGGING A HOLE by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
DIGGING A HOLE by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Book Three of the Ohellno Series, DIGGING A HOLE . (Standalone.) HE'S THE MEANEST BOSS EVER.SHE'S THE SWEET SHY INTERN.THEY'RE ABOUT TO WRECK EACH OTHER CRAZY. My name is Sydney Lucas. I am smart, deathly shy, and one-hundred percent determined to make my own way in the world. Which is why I jumped at the chance to intern for Mr...Categorized as:
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![Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen]()
Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFiercely proud of her independence, Brenna Sloan felt her assurance crumble under Michael Donovan's forceful approach. They were both fighters--but Brenna wasn't strong enough to reach out for the love she needed, and Michael knew only how to take--until he met Brenna. With tantalizing persuasion, he overcame her objections, urged her into a sudden marriage, and carried her away...Categorized as:
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Silent Night Man by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christmas, New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits a tale of danger and true love under the mistletoe…What does Millie Evans want in her stocking for Christmas? Just one thing…to feel safe. Even though her stalker is dead, he arranged for a hit man to kill her. Now the special government agent Millie has loved from afar for years has vowed to protect her... -
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![Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly]()
Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s everything he shouldn’t want, she’s everything he should resist… Billionaire playboy Benedetto di Fiori is no match for his innocent bride of convenience. He’s hard-edged and cynical where she’s sweet and trusting... -
![Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw]()
Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air... -
![Now And Forever by Diana Palmer]()
Now And Forever by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCharismatic Phoenix mayor Bryan Moreland had already won the devotion of his constituents and was well on his way to getting reporter Carla Maxwell's vote . . . until she found out that the hunky leader wasn't all he claimed to be... -
![You're The One by Robin Kaye]()
You're The One by Robin Kaye
Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins Logan Blaise expected to be taking a quick break from his successful vineyard in Napa to visit his hometown of Brooklyn. But what he finds is a complete mess: His father is sicker than he'd imagined, and Logan is responsible for keeping the family restaurant running smoothly... -
![All for You by Marquita Valentine]()
All for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, comes the next book in her bestselling new adult series, Boys of the South! Bully. Tormentor. Lover. West Diaz has been all of these things to me. After being gone for two years, he's back, begging for my forgiveness. And not just my forgiveness... He wants more. He wants... Me... -
![Woman Hater by Diana Palmer]()
Woman Hater by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMOUNTAIN MAN Everyone in the office described the boss's mysterious older brother as a real woman hater -- an absolute bear of a man. So, when Nicole White had to travel with her ailing employer to his brother's home in Montana, she was prepared for the worst. What she found was a man more roughly masculine than any she'd ever met... -
![Marriage on Demand by Susan Mallery]()
Marriage on Demand by Susan Mallery
Don’t miss the second book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s classic Hometown Heartbreakers series Rebecca Chambers is in a bind. A tragic fire has left her home for orphaned children destroyed. Now with nowhere to go she turns to the wealthy and very tempting Austin Lucas for help. She needs to use his massive house to temporarily give the children somewhere to live... -
![His Captive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox]()
His Captive Lover by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’d been arrested? Mia couldn’t believe what was happening to her! How could the police accuse her of killing her ex-fiancé?! She was a kindergarten teacher! But here she was, standing in front of the judge, her eyes wide with fear and confusion... -
![A Convenient Arrangement: The Italian's Wife\The Spanish Groom by Lynne Graham]()
A Convenient Arrangement: The Italian's Wife\The Spanish Groom by Lynne Graham
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo women in desperate circumstances find love where they least expect it in these two classic stories by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham! The Italian's Wife Holly Sansom has hit rock bottom. Homeless, broke and without friends, she has no way to care for herself, let alone her precious eight-month-old son... -
![Bought for the Frenchman's Pleasure by Abby Green]()
Bought for the Frenchman's Pleasure by Abby Green
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs a top model, Sorcha Murphy commands a high price. But a terrible, hidden secret is about to return to haunt her.Romain de Valois knows Sorcha is damaged goods--her hedonistic reputation speaks for itself. But he wants her for one final assignment, and he's prepared to pay... -
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![In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton]()
In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat do you do when the devil isn't done playing with you?Fiona Eldstead endured years and years of torment at the hands of Damien Graystone, but created a life of happiness and success in spite of all of Damien's bullying. She put herself through college and became the proud owner of Fiona's First Cup, a small café, but a big accomplishment. Life was great.. -
![After The Music by Diana Palmer]()
After The Music by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt all started as a joke. Sabina was only pretending to be engaged to her best friend, millionaire Al Thordon. Al had talked her into this scheme as a way to trick his older brother, Thorn. Al had no choice but to lie. And to make Sabina his accomplice.Sabina thought that it would be for just one night. When Thorn accused her of being a gold digger, Sabina just laughed it off...Categorized as:
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![One Night with the Enemy by Abby Green]()
One Night with the Enemy by Abby Green
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Argentina’s breathtaking vineyards … Nicolás de Rojas and Madalena Vasquez had a stolen affair amongst the Mendozan vineyards – until Maddie discovered a devastating secret about Nic, and left without another word. He will have her once again! Now Maddie is back, having inherited her family’s struggling vineyard, and she’s at Nic’s mercy – right where he wants her... -
![Out of Nowhere by Rebecca Phillips]()
Out of Nowhere by Rebecca Phillips
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt eleven years old, Riley Tate witnessed the sudden death of her father. Now, at sixteen, she still can’t bring herself to step on “the spot”—the section of kitchen floor on which her father landed after collapsing from a brain aneurysm... -
![The Spaniard's Pregnant Bride by Maisey Yates]()
The Spaniard's Pregnant Bride by Maisey Yates
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You'll be mine. You'll be my wife." With her identity concealed, Allegra Valenti enters Italy's most glorious masquerade ball determined to make happy memories to sustain her through her impending coldly arranged betrothal. But a passionate encounter with a masked stranger has consequences that tear apart her dutiful life... -
![Bound by the Millionaire's Ring by Dani Collins]()
Bound by the Millionaire's Ring by Dani Collins
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe playboy's temporary fiancee Millionaire racing driver Ramon Sauveterre is no stranger to fame, but he'll do just about anything to keep the spotlight off his family...
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