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  • The Asheville Christmas Wedding by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Wedding by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The conclusion of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  christmas  audiobook
  • Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Essence® bestselling author Wahida Clark is all too familiar with the terrifying truths of ghetto life. The first novel in her gritty, gripping series takes you on into a world where a wrong choice could be the last choice a person ever makes. In a 'hood boiling over with sex, brutality, and crime, three friends are at a turning point...
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  • State of Shock by Marie Force

    State of Shock by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    They never saw this coming… Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  suspense  contemporary  death  mystery  audiobook
  • Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    ChristianI grew up in the suburbs of Seattle, raised by two people who wanted nothing but the best for me. They’d given me everything. A beautiful home, an excellent education, and so much love and respect. They were the two people I trusted most in the world—until I found out the truth...
  • The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter...
  • The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A sisterhood saga with threads of drama, dreams, and danger. Life for the Wingate women of Amelia Island is never dull! While Raina balances the challenge of nurturing newborn twins and a budding romance, trouble arrives on her doorstep to threaten her sweet new life...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  mature couple  audiobook
  • State of Suspense by Marie Force

    State of Suspense by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer…Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into a baffling new case that has everyone on edge. The FBI wants in on this one, and she’s determined to figure out what happened before they can take over her investigation...
  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . .Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President.When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
  • The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Limited time bundle that includes Book 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 of the Sterling Shore series. No cliffhangers. Book 1 - Hooked on the Game Kade Colton and Raya Capperton come from two different worlds, but one thing they have in common is that they have both judged each other wrong. Opposites don't just attract; they collide and shift the world off its axis...
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    m-f  humor  contemporary  new adult  length-epic
  • Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 22 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...
  • Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    It was incredible how one single action could change the balance of a person’s life within seconds.NathanI was an artist and one of the best plastic surgeons in Los Angeles. My business was thriving, and helping people was my specialty. Growing up, I’d endured a lot of pain where my mother was concerned. After she passed away, I still carried that pain and resentment into adulthood...
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    m-f  contemporary  super rich hero  audiobook
  • Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  suspense  military  audiobook
  • State of Denial by Marie Force

    State of Denial by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Denial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  suspense  mystery  death  audiobook
  • Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Landon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything...
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    m-f  contemporary  sports  suspense  humor  audiobook
  • State of the Union by Marie Force

    State of the Union by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president...
  • Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a collection including all four novels in her captivating saga about the lives and loves of four brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay.SEA SWEPTCameron Quinn is coming home to say goodbye to the only father he ever loved...
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    m-f  contemporary  mystery  length-epic  open-door
  • A Love So Good: The Chamber Brothers by K. Renee

    A Love So Good: The Chamber Brothers by K. Renee

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Life for the Chamber Brothers can be described many different ways but easy is a word that can never be used. After the death of their mother, brothers Priest and Nas step up to run their father’s drug empire.A true test of loyalty helps Priest Chamber find out his marriage isn’t really built on unconditional love...
  • The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The saga continues with secrets, surprises, and sweet temptations… Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets...from her family and from her brand new husband. But once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  mature couple  contemporary  audiobook
  • Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    She's the admiral's daughter . . . and the one woman bad-boy Wyatt Pierson can't resist. When Wyatt left England, he said goodbye to his privileged upbringing and forged his own path. After years of running operations for an elite unit of Navy SEALs, he's satisfied with his mission-focused life until a messy entanglement walks through the door...
  • Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Seven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    ConnerMy life was simple yet complicated, and Dr. Charlotte Roman knew it.Our first encounter was when I left my phone in the shopping cart at Target. I called it, she answered, and I politely asked if she’d bring it to me. She had a few choice words to say before telling me to come and get it myself. When I did, she proceeded to psychoanalyze me...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Pigeon by Lola Wright, Pam Clinton

    Pigeon by Lola Wright, Pam Clinton

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    IvyWhen my mother, who suffers from mental illness, leaves my brother and me in the care of our grandparents, my life changes dramatically. Being raised on a large ranch, loved and cared for, I had a great childhood with them. With my grandparents passing, though, things changed. My brother and I have always had a difficult relationship, but it only gets worse now that he’s in control of my life...
  • Hate Me by Jillian Dodd

    Hate Me by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    I was told if I went away, he'd forget about me, lose interest, and move on. But he hasn't. In fact, my being gone has only made things worse. So it's time for me to take matters into my own hands. It's time for me to fight back. Hey, Vincent...
  • Ranger Purpose by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Purpose by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A baby in danger…Texas Ranger Daniel Perez has dedicated his life to justice, but a broken marriage has left him questioning his decisions. When his mother calls for help after witnessing an attempted kidnapping at their church, Daniel is thrust into the role of a bodyguard. The target? Foster mother Ellie Brooks and the infant she’s sworn to protect...
  • Keeping Laryn by Susan Stoker

    Keeping Laryn by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Now that he’s opened his eyes to love, he’s flying high…and losing her could be his greatest crash and burn.For three years, Laryn Hardy has been a Night Stalker mechanic. Tirelessly working on their choppers, keeping the pilots safe with her skills…and falling ever deeper in love with Tate Davis...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  suspense  military  contemporary  audiobook
  • Forever Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Greer Parker had her life planned out. She’d follow in her father and brothers’ FBI footsteps, and then she’d become the first female director. Now on loan to the president’s off-the-books black ops group, Greer is at a crossroads in her life—go back to the FBI or forge a new path...
  • Eleven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Eleven of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Gabriel: My life was fulfilled in every way possible. I was a doctor, had a thriving practice, and was happily single. I enjoyed my bachelorhood too much to let anyone into my life until one day, I woke up and found myself a single father to a fifteen-year-old girl named Riley. She resulted from one beautiful summer I’d spent with her mother years ago in Hawaii...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  super rich hero
  • One Little Secret by Avery Maxwell

    One Little Secret by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Ashton WestbrookPlaying house with a secret-keeping heiress was not how I envisioned helping when my brothers called me. My expertise is the dirty work, not glorified babysitting. Now Nova Blaine is here in this tiny town. Invading my home, my thoughts, and turning my carefully controlled existence upside down.I’m tasked with finding her assailant, an assignment that requires me to stay close...
  • Everything Changes by Catherine Bybee

    Everything Changes by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A woman proving herself in a man’s world finds love in the suspenseful and emotional conclusion to the Creek Canyon series from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee.As the only female civil engineer in her department, Grace Hudson needs space from men. Her last love interest traumatized her in ways she never saw coming; with that behind her, she is determined to focus on her career...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  length-medium  audiobook
  • Reluctantly Alpha by Ruth Cardello

    Reluctantly Alpha by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Connor Sutton never had a problem attracting women. Tall, blond, easy-going . . . all he had to do to get them into his bed was to stop saying no. He never wanted to be rich or famous, but when his sister married a billionaire, he became both. To fit into the Barrington clan, he had to make a lot of changes and although being rich is nice. .
  • Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...
  • Hollywood Heir by Ruth Cardello

    Hollywood Heir by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A billionaire silver-screen hero finds a real-life heroine in this sizzling romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello. Sage Revere follows her instincts, which have led to an oddball career as a plant psychologist. As a side project, she also helps strangers find happiness...
  • Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann

    Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    *Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition with gorgeous printed edges*From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams.Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide―he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes...
  • Stone Promises by Samantha Christy

    Stone Promises by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Promises were made.Sometimes, however, they're made to be broken. I was six years old when we met. I think I secretly fell in love with him that very first day, when he saved me from a bully at our bus stop. From that day on, we were inseparable. He was my neighbor. My partner in crime. My best friend.  When I was fifteen, his family moved across the country, tearing us apart...
  • Coming Swoon by Sarah Estep

    Coming Swoon by Sarah Estep

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    A sequel twelve years in the making….Peter Green has led a charmed life. Born to be Hollywood royalty, he’s a leading man with a heart of gold. All that’s missing from his life is love. But he gave his heart away twelve years ago and he doesn’t want it back. When a PR disaster on his mother’s latest film hands him his dream role, it feels like fate...
  • Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood

    Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    The companion novel to Laura Wood’s Under Your Spell follows Theo Eliott’s best friend Cynthie Taylor as she’s pulled back into a fake PR relationship with Jack Turner-Jones, the one costar she swore she’d never work with again.When Cynthie Taylor gets her first real acting job, starring in a small British movie, she is over the moon...
  • Sugar Pine Trail by RaeAnne Thayne

    Sugar Pine Trail by RaeAnne Thayne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    An unlikely attraction brings comfort, joy and unforgettable romance this holiday season! Librarian Julia Winston is ready to ditch the quiet existence she's been living. She's made a list of new things to experience, but falling for Jamie Caine, her sexy military pilot neighbor, isn't one of them. Julia's looking to conquer life, not become the heartbreaker's latest conquest...
  • Hello Darling by Kayley Loring

    Hello Darling by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Millions of women all over the world would drop their knickers for British movie star Evan Hunter. Now he’s falling for the one American woman who won’t…Yet...
  • The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden

    The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lights. Camera. Action…I've got everything it takes to make it in Tinseltown: confidence, charisma, and a killer chin. Now all I need is a chance.But Los Angeles is full of hot, young hunks, and talent might not be enough to separate me from the cookie-cutter crowd.Well, you know what they say: fake it till you make it.So I devise a wild scheme to get noticed...
  • The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson

    The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ** DON'T MISS THE REDUCED $2.99 INTRO PRICE! ** Katharine Firestone is a bit of a mess. Between an acting career that’s never quite made lift-off to stardom, a pathetic love life of online-dating-app losers, and a maxed-out balance on every one of her credit cards, things can’t get much worse...
  • Unexpected Treasure by Melody Anne

    Unexpected Treasure by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The Andersons are back in this exciting new line of the bestselling series everyone is talking about. In this new series, you will meet Richard Storm and his five children, and the circumstances that ripped him away from his brothers, Joseph and George Anderson. See how they finally meet. The bonds of an Anderson bloodline are too strong to keep their family apart forever...
  • Some Girls Do by Clodagh Murphy

    Some Girls Do by Clodagh Murphy

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Claire Kennedy, aka internet sensation NiceGirl, is the anonymous author of a steamy sex blog. She's an expert at writing about sex, but little do her fans know that bookish Claire isn't quite as experienced in the bedroom as her online persona. But everyone makes stuff up on the internet, right? Except that NiceGirl attracts the attention of London publisher Mark Bell...
  • Mending by J.B. McGee

    Mending by J.B. McGee

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Gabby has finally started to break down the walls she has worked so hard to build up from all of the heartache she has felt through the years, just as ghosts from Bradley's past begin to show themselves...
  • Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    First rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend.Oops.If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag...
  • Married to the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Married to the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Nothing about this arrangement is convenient...Jeremy Dillion—a.k.a. Knox—has no intention of succumbing to wedded bliss. Gag, no. His parents divorced when he was young and the only stability in his life comes from his bandmates. But now they’re finding their own forever sweethearts, and Knox is feeling the heat of being a lone wolf in a group effort. Still, an actual relationship? No. Ick...
  • Next to Die by Marliss Melton

    Next to Die by Marliss Melton

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Penny Price dreads the sound of her ringing phone. She's convinced that the person barraging her with threatening calls is a man who got away with murder--her father's. Armed with evidence but branded a target, Penny's only salvation is the playboy nextdoor--Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Joe Montgomery...
  • Pit by Nicola Jane

    Pit by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    An MC Club RomancePitI’m not a nice guy. My role in The Chaos Demons MC requires someone who is heartless, cold, and can get the job done. I fit the role well, which is why I spend most of my time out on the road, cleaning up for the club.What was meant to be an easy job turns into so much more when I’m instructed to take a witness.I don’t care that she’s a woman, or that she’s terrified...
  • Knox (A Merrick Brothers Novel) by Prescott Lane

    Knox (A Merrick Brothers Novel) by Prescott Lane

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Prescott Lane comes a standalone second-chance romance between a Hollywood heartthrob and the small-town girl he left behind…Sexiest man alive, scene stealer, Hollywood headliner.That’s what the world calls him. I’ve got more colorful names for him, all of which would be bleeped out if I was on air doing my radio show...
  • A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart

    A MacKenzie Christmas by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    **A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR** Dear Readers, A CHRISTMAS WISH is a continuation of Dane MacKenzie's story, DANE, which can be found for free at all retailers. It is highly recommended that you start with DANE since A CHRISTMAS WISH takes up where that novella ends...
  • Truth or Dare by Lori Foster

    Truth or Dare by Lori Foster

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Three best friends find this is one game you might never outgrow . . . Truth Or Dare Satisfy Me Asia Michaels and her friends find themselves tantalized by a quiet new arrival in their small town--and by its possibilities. One thing leads to another as truth leads to dare, and Asia's in the arms of a man who gives her answers to all of the questions she could never ask . .
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