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Troublemaker by Kayley Loring
TO: Alex VegaFROM: Emilia StilesSUBJECT: HelloDear Mr. Vega,I felt it necessary to follow up on today’s meeting, since we weren’t able to speak candidly in front of your son.I was shocked to discover that you are Ryder’s dad...Categorized as:
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Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely
A red-hot, enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, second chance romance, and the conclusion to the Hopelessly Bromantic Duet!Let me just say this -- fake dating the cocky movie star was not my idea. Especially since he’s my former roomie and, gulp, my secret ex.But my agent tells me I have no choice since I’m ridiculously overdue with turning in the next big blockbuster love story to my publisher...Categorized as:
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Untrainable by Jamie Schlosser, Sara Eirew
It doesn’t take much to become the laughing stock of reality television. Just ask Theodore “Theo-Dog” Legend. Once you’ve pissed on a fire hydrant in front of the paparazzi, no one ever lets you forget it. Hadley Holiday is on her way to being America’s sweetheart, thanks to her dog training routine on a national talent show...Categorized as:
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Charmer by Kayley Loring
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... -
Your Endless Love by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 18 ratings*A new sizzling romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* This book is a standalone. Each book in the series follows a different couple. Summer Bennett knows that happily-ever-afters are not make-believe. After all, her siblings all found their soulmates, so she’s optimistic her prince charming will come along too...eventually... -
Hooked On You by Kate Meader
The steamy Chicago Rebels series returns with this racy and sassy tale of embittered hearts, second chances, and going for the goal—on and off the ice. Violet Vasquez never met her biological father, so learning he left his beloved hockey franchise—the Chicago Rebels—to her is, well, unexpected. Flat broke and close to homeless, Violet is determined to make the most of this sudden opportunity... -
A Villa with a View by Julie Caplin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEscape to the Amalfi Coast and feel the warmth of the Italian sun on your face, hear the sound of the turquoise waves crashing on the beach and fall in love with a new enemies to lovers romance!Lia Bathurst had always dreamed of escaping to the white sandy beaches and turquoise blue seas of the Amalfi coast – but that dream hadn’t included meeting her real father...Categorized as:
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Coming Swoon by Sarah Estep
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...Categorized as:
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Good Material by Dolly Alderton
From the New York Times best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both...Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.Now he is. . -
Happy New You by Brenda St. John Brown, Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings★10 Resolutions. 2 Friends. 1 Shot At Love. ★ I’ll admit, having nine New Year's resolutions makes me twitchy. After all, I’m Allison Gottlieb; overthinker, overachiever, hot mess extraordinaire. I’ve spent my entire life trying to be the best but for some reason, I’ve always fallen short... -
The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood
Anna was never going to have an easy time at her best friend’s wedding. She’s the bridesmaid; her ex, Joel, is a groomsman. But she’s determined to get through the festivities with a smile on her face. Despite the fact that Joel is bringing his new partner, Bianca. Despite the fact she’s stuck sharing a house with the newly in-love couple... -
Unrequited by Julia Wolf
My proper southern belle mama might disagree, but I say I was born to be a rebel. From the second I got my hands on a pair of drumsticks, my future was sealed. I never fit in anyway, not with my rocker soul and curves that never take a day off.But what’s a drummer without a band? Oh, that’s right. A cocktail waitress...Categorized as:
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Hello Darling by Kayley Loring
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...Categorized as:
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Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Pirate Cove's mystery bookstore owner and sometimes-amateur sleuth Ellery Page discovers a vintage diving collection bag full of antique gold coins tucked away for safe keeping in the stockroom of The Crow’s Nest, it sets off a series of increasingly dangerous events, culminating in meeting Police Chief Jack Carson’s parents. Er… Culminating in murder... -
Making You Mine by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAlways in control, the meticulous and professional Salvador Moreno is thrown for a loop when the newly hired bartender Grace Zendejas suddenly invades his family’s restaurant, and infuriatingly, his every thought. For the first time in his life, Sal is fumbling. But after recovering from a few blunders he discovers his feelings for Grace run much deeper...Categorized as:
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Everything Happens at 2:04 AM by Nikki20038
Octavia. That's the name the world knows her by. One word. One name. At seventeen, she was a girl who had her spotlight when she was whisked away to co-star in what would be an award-winning movie. From that moment on, she had never strayed away. Now, at 24, Octavia is a star and has found herself in multiple productions...Categorized as:
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The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing rattles stone-cold FBI Agent Kai Roman. Not chasing down ruthless criminals. Not the grief of losing his wife years ago. Not even inadvertently being caught in the middle of a bank robbery. Except Camila Garza is right beside him when danger strikes, and suddenly he’s the only person who can protect the off-limits beauty. No matter how much her older brother hates him...Categorized as:
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The Someday Girl by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SOMEDAY GIRL is the 95,000 word follow up to THE MONDAY GIRL. It concludes the angsty, addictive storyline of THE GIRL duet. I fell in love with a man who could not love me back. A man I will never deserve fell in love with me. Katherine Firestone has finally made it in Hollywood. New house. New car. New closet full of designer clothes. She's got it all. And yet.. -
The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLights. 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... -
Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely, Shane East
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsListening Length 8 hours and 37 minutesAn irresistibly sexy, emotionally charged, forbidden MM romance between a broody American and a charming Brit! My first day in London feels ripped from the pages of a rom com when I meet a charming, witty guy in a quaint bookshop. We vibe like crazy, and our chemistry is almost too good to be true because...It is. Turns out he’s my new roommate... -
Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke
"The sunshine after the storm will be all the sweeter if you can learn to dance in the rain."A guy walks into a bar...Yeah, I'm sure you know the jokes. I've told more than my fair share.Until the jokes on me - when I'm that guy.Following the morning from hell, I'd walked into my usual haunt, ready to drown my sorrows.Instead, I found my salvation.Reyna Marquez... -
The Fix-Up by Sharon M. Peterson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllie should probably have listened to the part where inheriting her house came with a hot, grumpy stranger and six months to figure it all out…Ellie Sterns is a twenty-eight-year-old single mother who only ever seems to date seriously questionable men. But she’s just inherited both a home and thriving café, so life is looking up... -
Rare Blend by Michelle Naomi Mosley
Marisa Castilla’s life is in need of a rewrite. Her ex-boyfriend/boss just fired her, the guest room she’s occupying is about to be taken over by a newborn, and she’s drowning in student loan debt. Swallowing her pride, she reaches out to her estranged father and makes the temporary move to Red Mountain, leaving behind her beloved city and corporate ambitions... -
Runaway Groom by Lauren Layne
For one charming playboy, getting cast on a Bachelor-esque reality TV show is the shock of a lifetime—until he finds love where he least expects it. And now the chase is on! Gage Barrett’s reputation as a ladies’ man has been greatly exaggerated, but none of that matters after a drunken bet lands him on Jilted, a reality TV show that matches runaway grooms with wannabe brides... -
#1 Crush by T. Gephart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratings#1 Crush Tia Monroe was smart, sassy and successful. Sure, she could get a little crazy at times—life around Tia was never boring—but that was part of her appeal. And while she didn’t see herself as ‘classically beautiful’, she had no shortage of options in the boyfriend department. She just hadn’t found one who held her interest... -
For You & No One Else by Roni Loren
She has the perfect life…and it’s a perfect lie.Behind the careful façade, she’s struggling:To feel like she fits in. To find her true voice.Now, finally, she’s ready to start living her own story. Eliza Catalano has the perfect life...Categorized as:
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Keep It Together by Rachel John
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's not awkward unless we make it awkward. Carmen... I’ve forgiven Isaac for being a jerk to me when we were kids, but while my grudge against him is gone, my fears are alive and well. I don't care how much chemistry there is between us. I’m done with guys and their commitment issues, and I’ve found a way to make life a whole lot easier.I friend-zone them. Every single one...Categorized as:
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Maximum Dare by Vanessa Fewings
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsYou're probably wondering what I’m doing hanging off the edge of London's tallest building, The Shard.I can explain. Kind of. Because I’m not even sure who the invitation came from to join the Dare Club.But I’ve narrowed it down to two men:Max Marquis, a tall, gorgeous Brazilian lawyer with an accent to die for and Nick Banham, a dashing English athlete who may have just broken my heart...Categorized as:
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Hott Take by Serena Bell
The hard part isn’t acting like we’re falling for each other. It’s pretending we’re not. Shane: My grandfather’s will has me between a rock and a Hott place. If I don’t score a celebrity wedding, my sister will lose her wedding planning business—and our family’s land. As a playboy movie star, I know Hollywood’s ins and outs. But finding two celebrities in love is tougher than it looks...Categorized as:
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Stunt Doubled by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMovie star Aiden Hunt is as arrogant as he is handsome. It also turns out that:• He’s my stepbrother• We hate each other on sight• I have to move in with him, his twin brother, and their best friendWhen my career goes up in flames, I have no choice but to call my estranged father. He gets me a job on the set of a movie, but there’s a catch. The stepbrothers I never wanted to meet work there, too...Categorized as:
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The Hollywood Marriage Bargain by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFake date. Real trouble. Fall for a new trope-tactic, fake dating rom-com read from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazlewood, and Emily Henry. Jackson Kane is a hot Hollywood A-lister… and the first guy I ever loved... -
My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...Three young women make a pact in high school—to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.My Royal ShowmanceAnika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show... -
Raise the Bar by K.M. Gillis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes the reward is worth the risk. Maggie Morales is a woman on a mission. She’s ended a toxic relationship and is ready to find Mr. Right—if she can stop getting distracted by a certain serial-dating Mr. Right Now.Callum Gallagher, everyone’s favorite multi-millionaire, prefers to rack up successes in the boardroom and the bedroom. He has everything and wants nothing... -
Great Sexpectations by Kristen Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s wrong with a little bit of faking it?After Josie got dumped by her ex through a note on the fridge, she hasn’t let herself get close to anyone. But when she meets Cameron at a Halloween party, who turns up in the same Ghostbusters costume as her, it’s virtually impossible to stay away... -
Change My Ticket by Zarah Detand
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMovie star meets med school dropout in this London-based, contemporary MM romanceWhen your key credential is looking good in spandex, your first serious role matters. Too bad that Gabe Duke can’t seem to get a proper handle on the molecular biologist he’s meant to portray... -
Love Match by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSix years after a panic attack on stage ended Nero Lombardi’s Broadway career, a comeback is in the wings. Everything’s coming up roses—and second chances—when he’s cast as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, the very role from that fateful night, but when a hotshot Hollywood star blows into town and steals his role, Nero wonders if he’ll ever have that encore he craves...Categorized as:
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Under the Mistletoe with You by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
Ready to spend a quiet Christmas with his nearest and dearest, Christopher has closed up shop in his bakery, he's wrapped up and packed up his presents, and he's found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is until the mysterious person he's rented his flat to turns out to be none other than..Categorized as:
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The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman
Firefighter Stephanie Díaz won’t let anyone stop her from becoming the youngest female fire chief in Denver. Not the jerks who’d like to see an ambitious Latine woman admit defeat. Not the ultra-bro firefighters she has to work with. And definitely not her ridiculously hot and often infuriating, fellow firefighter Eli Ward...Categorized as:
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Forever Finn by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFinn Gallagher has it all, a beautiful girlfriend, a successful Hollywood career, a condo in Malibu and more money than he knows what to do with. He should be happy, but there’s just one problem, he’s gay and he’s been lying to the entire world... -
Married to the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNothing 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... -
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This Is Real by Barbara Elsborg
A snarky English nerd. A hot American actor. When Christmas brings them together, they have more in common than they know… Murdo doesn’t do Christmas, but this year, he’s looking forward to spending time with an old friend. Elodie’s working on a film starring Murdo’s Biggest Crush, the gorgeous Lukas Olsen... -
Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria
From the international bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola and A Lot Like Adiós comes a steamy love story of a divorced schoolteacher who discovers that her perfect no-strings fling is anything but…No stringsAfter Ava Rodriguez’s now-ex-husband declares he wants to “follow his dreams”—which no longer include her—she’s left questioning everything she thought she wanted... -
#1 Muse by T. Gephart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLanding a writing gig in Hollywood was just as difficult as becoming an actor, and something Claire Becker had learned the hard way.Sure, she didn’t have to conform to ridiculous beauty standards and give up her love for raw cookie dough, but the sting of rejection burned all the same. The only things that kept her sane were her two amazing roommates and her guilty pleasure—writing fan-fiction...Categorized as:
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Changing Roles by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLights! Camera! Clueless! Liam Wright is Hollywood’s golden boy and at the top of the A-list. But what he doesn’t know about life… Well, it could fill his very large Hollywood mansion. Thankfully, he’s got Shelby Carter in his world to keep him—and his house—camera-ready. Part confidante, part master chef, Shelby is his best friend and the only one who knows the real Liam...Categorized as:
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Summertime by Willow Aster
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratings𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈’𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚…At least that’s what I’d hoped for when I decided to visit Hollywood’s most sought-after director, AKA my usually absentee father, for the summer. But my vision of an idyllic break before starting grownup life after college comes to a halt when my dad puts me to work on his set...Categorized as:
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Breaking Hollywood by Samantha Towle
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA hot and hilarious standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Towle… It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I wasn’t supposed to be boyfriendless, homeless, and jobless at twenty-eight. And I most definitely wasn’t supposed to hit Hollywood’s resident bad boy Gabriel Evans with my car and break his foot...Categorized as:
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