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Vega by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNote to Readers: Chamaeleon (Book 3.5 of The Stardust Series) must be read before Vega to fully understand the storyline. Haley walked away from Knox, Theo, Chase, Jackson, and Liam, believing it was the best thing for everyone. But, when Theo and Knox appear in Portland months later, pleading for her to come home, she can’t find the strength to refuse... -
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Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"We want you to choose all of us." Unsure how to react to Knox’s simple but life-changing declaration, Haley focuses all her energy on the guys and her Zenith training, hoping the rest will fall into place. Still, as her love for Knox, Theo, Chase, Liam, and Jackson deepens, she worries their connection won’t be enough... -
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![Snow Balled by Stephanie Brother]()
Snow Balled by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a snowstorm leaves me stranded with three handsome strangers, I don’t want them to find out that:I’m a famous actressI’ve never been with one man, let alone threeI want them allIt wasn’t supposed to be like this. I came to the woods to finish my screenplay before the start of the press tour for my latest movie...Categorized as:
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![The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams]()
The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams
“𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.“The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...Categorized as:
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![Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak]()
Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The group of criminals I'd returned to Cypress to destroy, only... things are so much more complicated than I ever knew. I used to have a plan: kill them all. I used to not care who got caught in the crossfire of my vengeance, but then I realized something. That's not who I am. I don't take pleasure in killing. I kill only when it needs to be done. It is a job, nothing more...Categorized as:
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Snow & the 7 Protectors by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNever in my wildest dreams did I imagine falling so hard -- not just for one -- but for SEVEN wealthy, protective, and untamed men. Snow Thanks to the world's most hateful stepmother,I took a well-deserved retreat to the mountains.A magical place owned by seven powerful, and undeniably attractive men.Rough, rugged, and wild.And they want to make my wildest dreams come true...Categorized as:
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![AUCTIONED TO THE PRISONERS: A PRISON REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE by Stephanie Brother]()
AUCTIONED TO THE PRISONERS: A PRISON REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE by Stephanie Brother
When I sold myself to save my sister’s life, I never expected three violent prisoners to steal my heart in the process.Thirty days is all I have to raise the money to help my sister. At the auction, I expect to be bought to service a rich man’s every desire. But instead, I’m sold to a prison warden—and his debts become mine to repay...Categorized as:
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![Never Again by L.E. Bross]()
Never Again by L.E. Bross
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe were supposed to be living our Happily Ever After. It’s been three months since we graduated. X started college, Riot's got his Motocross sponsorship, and Baz is working 20 hour days to try to clean up Peter's mess. Me? I don’t have a clue what I want to do with my life yet. But that might not matter... -
![Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black]()
Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsbook two coming this...Categorized as:
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![Tantalizing Kings by Alisha Williams]()
Tantalizing Kings by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy first year of college is already off to a bad start.My boyfriend of three years betrayed me at the end of summer party. He said I wasn't enough anymore, along with some other things that hurt to hear.I might be socially shy at times, but I’m not stupid, II know now what was really happening... -
![NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman]()
NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst they choose you. Then they use you. Next they lose you... My name is Belle. But I'm not beautiful. I'm the b*tch. I'm the beast. And nothing gets to me. Except "Them" ... That's what they are. "Them." They're not that other place with the fancy and cool bad boy name. Here, it's "Them." I may have met my match with "Them." But so have they... -
![Riot Kings: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Ruby Vincent]()
Riot Kings: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiot Kings description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers. Here is Ruckus Royale's description:The town of Bedlam was born of rioters, revolt, pain, and murder.Over a hundred years later, nothing has changed.A shadow clings to our lives. Stalking, watching, waiting, taunting, and killing. And when it struck, I wasn’t ready.I have to play their game now... -
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Mangled Minds by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy second year at the prestigious Harkwright Academy is about to begin. Within these walls I've faced many challenges and I can't help but wonder: can I survive this, and still be the same girl I was when I began?This year I have even more trials to face; from attending the retreat after being claimed by Aeron, to seeing the infamous Harkwright Prince, with no more disguises in place... -
![The Road To Heaven by Angel Lawson]()
The Road To Heaven by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when the road of love is filled with detours?Or giant potholes and washed out bridges.I had the Allendale Four.Had them.In my heart. In my bed.And then…I lost them. But our bonds are linked and when one of the boys needs me, I’m there. We’re there and that’s when the road gets bumpier than ever before... -
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Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune... -
![Her Lucky Charm by Cassie Cole]()
Her Lucky Charm by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSome people collect lucky rabbit’s feet.Apparently I collect lucky boyfriends.So when my luck changes after run-ins with three gorgeous guys?I’m not sure which one is the source of my newfound fortune.Roman, my old highschool crush who shows up in Vegas looking more tall, dark, and handsome than I remembered... -
![Room For Three by Ivy Fox]()
Room For Three by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Don’t hate the player, luv. Hate the game.”College.It was supposed to be my new start.I made a promise to my father I would be a good girl from now on—focus solely on my objectives and play nice for once. Aside from him, basketball is my only love, therefore sacrifices must be made all in the name of the game. So, no more fights.No more trash talk.No more getting my ass into trouble... -
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Wolf by Penelope Black
"Kiss a stranger."Those three words started off a series of events I could have never predicted.Fresh off graduation, I have my entire summer planned out: European vacation with my cousins, college courses, and working.But then my mom calls and drops the bomb: she's getting married to the rumored head of the Irish mafia... -
![Cross my Heart by Lucy Smoke]()
Cross my Heart by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat kind of person falls into a relationship with several men? Now I know the answer. Me. I’ve finally realized that and I’ve come to terms with it. But it seems that fate has one last challenge for us to overcome. Theodora “Teddi” Vandersen, otherwise known as Grayson’s mother, has apparently been following me for weeks now. She thinks it’s my fault that Grayson’s done with her... -
![Pretty Lies by Blake Blessing, Jay Aheer]()
Pretty Lies by Blake Blessing, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew town. New school. Same lies. This is my senior year, and not only have my parents moved me to a new place where I know nothing and no one, they are determined to make me fall in line with the life they want me to have. Not the life that I want. But what fits perfectly into their world. I’m looking for any possible way to escape this prison and leave them behind... -
![The Vendetti Empire: Capo dei capi – Ruthless Matteo Vendetti by Sapphire Knight]()
The Vendetti Empire: Capo dei capi – Ruthless Matteo Vendetti by Sapphire Knight
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey’re the Vendetti crime familia, the most powerful mafia name in New York... Matteo Vendetti is a man who gets what he wants. As heir to the Vendetti Empire and the capo dei capi’s throne, he’s only required to do one thing. He must get married to prove that he’s matured and is stable enough to take over... -
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Unconventional by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey were three ripped, gorgeous studs. Drawn together by a common goal, and a willingness to share absolutely everything... including me. I never expected to end up in Scotland, renovating a castle of all things! But fate landed me here, just as it brought me two sizzling construction workers and a breathtaking, tattooed stonemason... -
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![Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope… As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
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![You'll Never Lose Me by B.C. Morgan]()
You'll Never Lose Me by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife hasn’t been easy, even that feels like an understatement. I’ve been through hell and done everything I could to make it to the other side. I can’t see a way out this time, Dante finally got what he wanted... Me. Despite everything though, I won’t roll over and die, I’m a fighter and I’ll keep I fighting until I draw my last breath... -
![Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable]()
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich by L.A. Sable
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey’re not saying I’m a gold-digger. But they’re thinking it. And let’s be honest, some of them are probably saying it too. But I don’t run. Where I came from isn’t where I’m going. They won’t make it easy, I know that. And the most popular boys at Northlake Prep — the Diamonds — they don’t just want me gone. They want me destroyed. Child-star that’s all grown up... -
![Her Billionaire Stocking Stuffers by Loryn Fox]()
Her Billionaire Stocking Stuffers by Loryn Fox
The masked billionaires who want to share a virgin for their holiday live stream couldn't possibly be the trio of sweet, funny best friends who tell me I'm their favorite barrista, right?Whoever said Christmas is the happiest time of the year was a big stinking liar...Categorized as:
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![Babe by Angel Lawson, Melissa Adams]()
Babe by Angel Lawson, Melissa Adams
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“If they get through the summer without getting into trouble, I’ll pay you double.”Those words changed my life forever.I’ve lived on Tidewater my entire life, but not in the picture-perfect, oceanfront, mansions down on The Bend. No, I’m a girl from Backwater, on the other end of the island, where we live working for them; the SUP, or Summer People.We don’t throw lavish parties, we work them...Categorized as:
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![Forever & Always by Lucy Smoke]()
Forever & Always by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife. Loss. Love. The Iris Boys and I have come through so much together. I’ve learned how to fight for what I want, live through loss, and love beyond compare. For us, normal is relative, not universal. And as much as I want to say that’s the end of it, that we lived happily ever after ... that’s not the case. At least, not yet. There’s one more job we have to take on... -
![You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan]()
You Were Never Honest by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe end of my school year is going to bring nothing but pain, misery and the realisation that not everyone is who they seem to be. I never wanted to rely on them or even have them in my life, but they wormed their way in, and he betrayed me... -
![Witless by Autumn Reed]()
Witless by Autumn Reed
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsToo much, too soon.At least, that's how I should feel about my world being turned inside out in the span of a few short months.And, yet, I can't bring myself to regret any of my choices. If I hadn't returned to Moss Harbor, I never would have uncovered the truth about my mother's death. Or allowed Hayle, Tristin, and Leo Sharpe back into my heart... -
![Fractured Heart by Mia Harlan, Vivi Clarke]()
Fractured Heart by Mia Harlan, Vivi Clarke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI write songs about fairy tales, but I never thought four gorgeous princes would sweep me off my feet. Homeless and rejected by the school of my dreams, I somehow find myself at LUV Academy, crashing in a dorm room with an a cappella group of gorgeous, rich, talented men... -
![Hidden Lies by Lydia Reeves]()
Hidden Lies by Lydia Reeves
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone has secrets at Lost Lake Academy.Following a tragic turn of events, my once-normal teenage life gets wrenched out from under me.Suddenly I’m the new kid at Lost Lake Academy, a boarding school for the elite of the elite. The students here are nothing like me, and all I want to do is get back home to pick up the pieces of my former life... -
![Undeterred: A Contemporary Omegaverse Romance by Everley Falls]()
Undeterred: A Contemporary Omegaverse Romance by Everley Falls
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy body has betrayed me and my love life is not only complicated, but quite possibly a total lie—simply a byproduct of the abuse my father put me through.Not knowing how, or if, to trust myself, I must rely on my new friends to help guide me through as I search for the sweet spot between what’s real, what I want, and what I can actually have... -
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![Forever & Always by Lucy Smoke]()
Forever & Always by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife. Loss. Love. The Iris Boys and I have come through so much together. I’ve learned how to fight for what I want, live through loss, and love beyond compare. For us, normal is relative, not universal. And as much as I want to say that’s the end of it, that we lived happily ever after ... that’s not the case. At least, not yet. There’s one more job we have to take on... -
![Falling for Sakura by Alexia Praks]()
Falling for Sakura by Alexia Praks
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is a reverse harem romance, which involves multiple men falling in love with one heroine. So if you like a contemporary romance with seven bishonens (beautiful/hot male) heroes pursuing one pretty young woman with all the love, angst, and drama that you’d expected from this genre, then this is the book for you. One young woman. Seven brothers... -
![Undeniable by Rebecca Royce]()
Undeniable by Rebecca Royce
When Maven Stone called my name, everything changed. I never expected to fall in love with him or with his frat brothers Chance and Banyan. I never imagined how that perfect, single, unconventional choice could change our lives. Then Molly tried to burn me down and my parents took me away from school, from New York, from my guys... -
![Seductive, Wicked, Royal by L.A. Sable]()
Seductive, Wicked, Royal by L.A. Sable
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRevenge is sweet, but it leaves a bitter aftertaste. I thought that I had finally conquered the social hierarchy at Blacklake Prep and taken my place at the top of the heap. But the higher you fly, the farther there is to fall. And everything is about to come crashing down. Becoming a Diamond should have kept me safe, but it’s only painted an even bigger target on my back... -
![Avalanche of Desire by Bea Paige]()
Avalanche of Desire by Bea Paige
For Louisa, the Christmas period has never been full of joy and cheer, unless you counted a drunk mother and her trail of deadbeat boyfriends. So when she gets the opportunity to become a chalet girl in the resort of Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps she jumps at the chance...Categorized as:
new adult poor heroine contemporary reverse harem poly length-novella explicit-open-door
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