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  • The Irish Daughter by Daisy O'Shea

    The Irish Daughter by Daisy O'Shea

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Standing on the cliff above the wild Irish sea, Hannah wipes a tear from her eye and thinks about the man she called ‘Da’. She was never his daughter. Hannah has been lied to her whole life by everyone she loved...
  • Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Psychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight...
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  • Fatal Consequences: Fatal Destiny: The Wedding Novella by Marie Force

    Fatal Consequences: Fatal Destiny: The Wedding Novella by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Politics can be murder…   Lieutenant Sam Holland has no sooner accepted Senator Nick Cappuano's proposal than she's back on the job. A woman has been found brutally murdered and evidence points to Henry Lightfeather, a senator and close friend of Nick's. While Sam investigates, Nick stands by his friend—complicating his own bid for reelection and causing tension between the couple...
  • Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make...
  • The Watcher by Melanie Moreland

    The Watcher by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    To the world, I’m Damien DeSalvo, businessman. I own a security company, ensuring the safety of my clients.But behind the scenes, I’m known as the Watcher.I stay hidden, overseeing the secrecy of Hidden Justice—those who rid the world of its scum, one bad guy at a time.Until the day she stumbles into my path and one kiss changes everything.Stalked and terrified, Raven Bailey needs my protection...
  • One Night with You by Marie Force

    One Night with You by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Since the debut of Fatal Affair in 2010, Fatal Series readers have been wondering about that “memorable” one-night stand between Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano that took place six years before Fatal Affair opens...
  • Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US...
  • Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Alvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast...
  • Fatal Destiny by Marie Force

    Fatal Destiny by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    With the week of their wedding finally upon them, Washington, D.C., Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her fiance, Senator Nick Cappuano, are at odds. In the aftermath of a tragic loss, they struggle to reconnect as the big day draws near, but their work keeps pulling them apart...
  • Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose

    Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The past comes back to haunt a high-profile defense attorney in the newest book in the Baltimore series from the New York Times bestselling author of Edge of Darkness and Monster in the Closet.In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault--specializing in helping young people in trouble just as someone did for him when he was younger...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians...
  • Finding Hart by Ella Fox

    Finding Hart by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    There is one person in the world that Spencer Cross can't live without and that's his wife, Delilah Hart Cross. With their baby on the way, life has never been sweeter. Dillon Cooper finally had Dominique Hart back in his arms and he has no intention of letting her go. Happy for the first time in years, Dillon knows that things can only get better...
  • Unruly by Bethany-Kris

    Unruly by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The crime boss. The hustling queen. Cross and Catherine Donati have been married five years, but the life they’ve chosen still has things to teach them yet. One can never become too comfortable in their business. Trouble soon follows. The principe and principessa are all grown up … It’s tough being at the top...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • Holding Beast by E.C. Land

    Holding Beast by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
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  • Blood Moon by Sandra Brown

    Blood Moon by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a sexy thriller where an unruly detective and an ­­­­ambitious tv show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them...
  • Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Hell Yeah! Series continues with Burning Love (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 6 – Cajun Style) Beau’s passion burns hot for Harley Montoya. When he discovers that the woman who has enflamed his libido is the girl he fell in love with so long ago in a runaway shelter, he is overcome with joy. But Harley - or Nada as he knew her - has been burned by tragedy...
  • Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This will be the 4th and final book in the Home Series, and focuses on Commander Michael Casiano and Lainey Riley. Mike Casiano has lived his life by a certain creed: take care of all those who depend on you and leave no man behind. He wanted more for his life than joining his family's law firm when he graduated college...
  • A Perfect Escape: A Romantic Thriller by Maddie James, Maddie James

    A Perfect Escape: A Romantic Thriller by Maddie James, Maddie James

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    She planned her escape to the last detail—she didn’t plan on falling in love.Megan Thomas wants to get lost—preferably in someone else’s life. But can she really escape the terror of her past, to grab onto some hope of a future?Leaving Chicago and her mob-connected husband behind, she assumes a new identity. She planned her escape to the last detail—but she didn’t plan on Smyth Parker...
  • Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore

    Our Unscripted Story by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Greyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didn’t even get a year. Five years later, I’m a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs...
  • Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy...
  • King's Road by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    King's Road by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hold on tight for a ride down memory lane in this Savage Kings MC prequel!Chase Fury reminisces with his new cellmate Abe Cross about his days prospecting for the MC, in an attempt to entice him to join the Kings.You'll find out more about Deacon Fury, the founding member of the Savage Kings, and then go back to the very beginning, when Chase meets the love of his life...
  • Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    There was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure...
  • Tell That To My Heart by Eliza J. Scott

    Tell That To My Heart by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jemima Dewberry wears her heart on her sleeve. Her weakness for bad boys, coupled with her track record for making bad decisions has led to endless heartbreak. The only trouble is, she can’t seem to kick the habit...
  • Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club owns my sleepy coastal hometown. Their inked-up a**hole president owns my heart. But I’m the mayor’s daughter, his righthand in the office. My whole life, all I’ve ever wanted is to succeed in politics...
  • Our Chance by Margaret McHeyzer

    Our Chance by Margaret McHeyzer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We started out as friends.But as time goes by I find myself developing a crush on Jake.I’m fairly certain our attraction is mutual. When we’re together we’re dynamic, our chemistry is undeniable. But something is stopping us from acting on our feelings.Resisting him is nearly impossible.The problem is, I’m running from my past...
  • The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan

    The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A bomb explodes on a sunset charter cruise out of Friday Harbor at the height of tourist season and kills everyone on board. Now this fishing and boating community is in shock and asking who would commit such a heinous crime—the largest act of mass murder in the history of the San Juan Islands...
  • His Midnight Virgin by Sadie King

    His Midnight Virgin by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I was always the good girl, until I met Quinn…What do a law student and a smuggler have in common? Nothing, absolutely nothing. So I should leave the straight-laced, curvy Coraline alone.But I can’t.I’m no good for her. Every minute she spends with me, she’s risking her career, her future. I should let her go.But I can’t.My need to have her, to possess her, drives me to complete selfishness...
  • Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER?My life is no fairytale.I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess.She’s the femme fatale in the story.Fuck. Marry. Kill.I chose the former. She chose the latter.My family chose the option neither of us wanted.For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one...
  • Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When she was six, a horrific crime against a family member determined the course of Melissa Dixon’s life. It eventually drove her away from her tiny, Mississippi home town, away from her family, and into a career in law enforcement. Living and working in NYC, she keeps the past locked away tight, memory relegated to rare nightmares...
  • Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Gripping tale that is as Sweet as a Ballerina and as Pugnacious as a Pitbull! The silver bird gleamed in the blue sky, as the early morning sun bathed it in soft golden hues. Flight 714 was on the last leg of its journey, having burned close to fifty thousand gallons of jet fuel on its trans-Atlantic flight from Paris to Los Angeles...
  • Vetting His Kitten by Mink

    Vetting His Kitten by Mink

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I don’t have time for my mother’s games or her menagerie of mammals, reptiles, and god knows what else. At least, I don’t think I have time for them until I meet her trusted veterinarian, Amelia. Suddenly, it seems I’m extremely interested in the wellbeing of my mother’s furry and scaly friends, so much so that I visit the vet’s office on a daily basis...
  • Have I Told You Lately by Beth Moran

    Have I Told You Lately by Beth Moran

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One photo and a handful of letters can change everything.Emmie Brown has always known she was adopted. Nellie Brown sacrificed everything to make their life together comfortable and, while not the most demonstrative or warm woman, Emmie never doubted her devotion...
  • Deadly Deception by Alexa Grace

    Deadly Deception by Alexa Grace

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In Deadly Deception, the second book of Alexa Grace's Deadly Trilogy, enter the disturbing world of illegal adoptions, baby trafficking and murder with new detective Lane Hansen and private investigator Frankie Douglas. Lane Hansen has a problem...
  • Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can...I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse...
  • Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport

    Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aurora Dawson loved helping happy couples have their perfect wedding and happily ever after. Even if she never found one for herself.When a divorce office opened shop right next to her, she was livid that someone would help tear apart the couples she brought together...
  • Collide by Megan O'Brien

    Collide by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After years working for Talon Security, Sarah Scott has settled into her life in Los Angeles. Her friendships are growing stronger, and that spark with a certain former SEAL... well, it just might be worth exploring. That is, until her ugly past becomes her present and Sarah sees no other choice but to disappear. Letting her go isn't an option...
  • Killer Abs by C.M. Steele

    Killer Abs by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I killed before, and I’d kill again. One look at the new chef in my kitchen, and I knew I’d kill anyone that even looked at her perfection with nothing but respect. The position had been a temporary job. However, the second I walked through the kitchen door, forever was all I had on my mind. She didn’t belong in my world with all her sweetness, but there was no way I’d let her go...
  • Depay: Broken Deeds MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Depay: Broken Deeds MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Depay’s life changed the moment he discovered that he was a father. After fighting for custody of Hadley, his now four-year-old daughter, he embraces the changes that he must make to give her the home she deserves; but not until after a tiny slip up leads to one last reckless moment. After a chance meeting turns into a sexy romp, he walks away from the woman to focus solely on his daughter...
  • Blane by C.M. Marin

    Blane by C.M. Marin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BLANEShe’s back home.My friend from a time that feels so distant is as beautiful and as kind as she was over five years ago, but her eyes now hold a confidence that didn’t use to shine there. Lana has returned as a fully independent woman sporting something hard that’s masking the pain that I know was etched in by her past. And fuck if she isn’t sexier than I ever remember her being...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • Fury Girl by Jill M. Beene

    Fury Girl by Jill M. Beene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The adventure continues in Elayna Miller, book two! Elayna Miller kills people for a living, but only when they really deserve it... Once one of the CIA’s most talented agents, Elayna Miller struck off on her own for moral reasons. Now surrounded by a like-minded team, she selects her cases carefully and only kills those who really have it coming...
  • The Measure of Home by Krista Sandor

    The Measure of Home by Krista Sandor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fallen supermodel with a secret faces the man she left behind in The Measure of Home, a second chance at love, steamy small-town romance with just enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat from USA Today Bestselling Author Krista Sandor. Monica Brandt didn’t have money or power. Beauty was her only currency...
  • Low Tide by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Low Tide by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In Apalachicola, Florida, sinister things are afoot, as sinister things tend to be.Lt. Maggie Redmond is called to a crime scene on St. George Island, where she is met with the body of Gregory Boudreaux. The medical examiner calls it a suicide, but no one knows that Maggie has a horrible connection to the dead man...
  • Open Secret by Fiona Quinn

    Open Secret by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They're playing mind games…… the rules have changed.Can 280 characters destroy a nation?Avery Goodyear, a romance editor from the suburbs, becomes a player in an international game of psychological warfare.The FBI watches the attacks unfold in real time. The FBI focuses its secret weapon, ex-Army Ranger Rowan Kennedy, at the crisis...
  • The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames

    The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ElenaMy life was planned from the moment I was born. I am to marry for my family, to cement old alliances and create new ones. I know I have no say in who will be standing at the end of the aisle, but I didn’t expect my father to sell me to a monster. Kane Fraser is known for his cruelty and his coldness. In a few weeks’ time he will become my husband and will have complete control over my life...
  • Deathwatch Beetle by Jaycee Wolfe

    Deathwatch Beetle by Jaycee Wolfe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grim:Losing loved ones is nothing new to me. Life is short and seems even shorter for the people I love the most. I refuse to lose anyone else. I have dedicated my life to saving people in need. My brothers will always come first, though. Until I see her bruised and beaten on the side of the road. I vow right then and there to heal her and protect her...
  • River by C.E. Johnson

    River by C.E. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first time I met Kalina Lawson, she nearly passed out. Being a firefighter, I couldn’t just walk back to my cabin. I stayed with her until I knew she was all right. But her warm and friendly company is refreshing, and I quickly become enamored with the stunning cabin manager...
  • Kiss Me in this Small Town by Willow Winters

    Kiss Me in this Small Town by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Willow Winters comes a sexy, small town romance. In this small town, everyone talks... and they all know I'm head over heels for my boss. I didn't know I had a type until he came to town. His charming smile and rough laugh did a number on me. It's the way I found him always looking my way though, with his piercing gaze, that really did me in...
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