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A Mother for Christmas by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDecker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to... -
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Jaxson, The King Who Got Me: The Evans Brothers Book 2 by Miss Jenesequa
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe’s the type of man she should be running far away from. A man she has no business getting tangled with personally. And still she wants him and all the intoxicating ways of his wild world.Giving away his heart was never part of the deal when it came to women. It was only supposed to be about pleasure. Nothing else and nothing more... -
HOOPS Holiday by Kennedy Ryan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA jock, a journalist and a second chance . . . MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less answer. They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck's first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed...Categorized as:
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One Midnight Kiss by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLavish parties in Paris don’t impress a man like me.Been there and done that a thousand times over.But when I stumble upon a mysterious woman in black at a masked ball in Paris, she does more than impress.She turns me on, over, and upside down just looking at her.We shared a kiss but I know she needed more.We both did.Now all I have left of her is her glove... -
Jaxson, The King Who Got Me: The Evans Brothers Book 2 by Miss Jenesequa
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the type of man she should be running far away from. A man she has no business getting tangled with personally. And still she wants him and all the intoxicating ways of his wild world.Giving away his heart was never part of the deal when it came to women. It was only supposed to be about pleasure. Nothing else and nothing more... -
The Grump by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI love my job. So when a grumpy grouch wants to shut us down, I’m ready for the fight of my life.I was heading for serious career burnout until my dream job came true. Making pralines for a living has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. So it comes as quite a shock when I find out that the owner wants to shut down the LeBlanc-Broussard confectionery because it’s not profitable... -
A Very Cheeky Christmas by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve been voted Mr. Perfect Cheeks for the last five years. Though I do have a nice smile, it’s not those cheeks that warrant the attention. So yeah, my behind is my bread and butter. But when my most lucrative asset is injured, I’m sent to the set medic. To say I fall head over derriere in love with her is an understatement... -
Home For Christmas by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsChaos disguised as Christmas has arrived, and it’s brought all the Scott brothers home.Derek is always looking for a reason to spend time with his brothers, and Jasper, Greg, and Harrison’s upcoming wedding means that they need a party to celebrate... -
Merry with a Brewmaster by Alexandra Hale
Rules for moving to a small beach town: Summer hookups are encouraged as long as you don’t have to see them again If you do, make sure he’s not the new brewmaster at your job If he is the new brewmaster make sure he’s also not the single dad you’re supposed to nanny for If he is the single dad you’re supposed to nanny for make sure you keep it strictly professional If your summer hookup is the... -
The Duke Who Despised Christmas by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a new holiday romance about a brooding, scarred duke hiding from the pain of the past and the unexpected woman who heals his heart... Quint, the Duke of Sedgewick, is a recluse by choice. Ever since the fire that claimed his wife’s life and left much of his body brutally scarred, he has retreated from polite society...Categorized as:
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Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold
Helen works for Heaven, a high-end matchmaking company with a tailored and personal approach. As their number one matchmaker, there’s no way she can turn up at the company Christmas party solo, but she struggles to find a date.Matilda is a corporate party planner hired by Helen to organise Heaven’s Christmas party... -
Cabin Mate by Leah Brunner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the woman of my dreams finally becomes available, all bets are off.I lost a bet to my older brother. My evil, life-ruining older brother. (Okay, maybe that’s a little over-dramatic).Now I can’t go on a date for FOUR months. I can’t even touch a woman. No hand holding. Forget kissing.I’m walking the straight and narrow (AKA dateless and lonely) just fine... -
All Wrapped Up in You by T.B. Markinson, Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA saboteur. A bookstore in trouble. A writer on the verge of ruin.After a painful divorce, Mathilda “Mat” Kincaide has one clear vision. Ascend the throne of her family’s cherished chain of bookstores. Yet a mysterious troublemaker lurks in the heart of her store, intent on derailing Mat’s every ambition... -
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Being Hers by Anna Stone
Melanie has spent her entire life working her way up in the world. By day, she studies at law school, and by night, she serves drinks at an exclusive club to afford her tuition. But the hard-working Melanie will never admit her true desire: to escape from her fast-paced, high-pressure life, if only for a moment... -
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Bringing Home the Biker by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Christmas around the corner and her family expecting to meet her boyfriend, Star is in a bind—because that boyfriend doesn’t exist. Desperate to keep up the charade, she makes a bold move and asks her boss, Axel, to step in as her fake date. Axel, a tough and irresistible biker, agrees, though he’s got a secret of his own... -
Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters... -
Sinful Nights Bundle by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings99 cent limited time sale on box set of the first three books in the New York Times Bestselling Sinful Nights series - SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS, SINFUL DESIRE, and SINFUL LONGING! Buy & save before release of fourth and final book, SINFUL LOVE on March 28! SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS She was the one who got away… Ten years ago, Brent Nichols let the love of his life slip through his fingers... -
A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy name is Nia Washington. I'm a submissive. And I am f***ing tired.I’m tired of men that claim to be a Dominant, but have no clue what it really means. I'm tired of men playing a part they saw on TV or read in a book, and using it to get what they want out of a woman before leaving her high and dry... -
Wrapped in Love by Lexi Ryan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA one-night stand with the boss was never in her plans. Neither was falling in love . . . The rumors are true. I am a hot mess with an awful track record at love. Single mom. Down on her luck. Yeah, I’m bad news. So if the hardest part of moving back home to Jackson Harbor was going to be people talking? I’d be fine. I’ve kept my chin up through worse than their decade-old gossip...Categorized as:
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A Daddy for Christmas: Ever by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom an embarrassing Halloween costume to an unexpected very large early Christmas present, can two men trust the secrets they know about each other to take them on a journey of passion they’ll never forget?Ever has never told anyone about his secret compulsion. When alone, he likes to pretend he's very little and has someone there at all times to take care of his every need... -
A Skye Full of Stars by Sue Moorcroft
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the snow-covered mountains of the Isle of Skye this winter in book two of The Skye Sisters Trilogy – where new loves and unknown family are just waiting to be found… Journey to Scotland and join Essie Wynter this Christmas on a journey of discover you'll never forget – where new loves and forgotten family are only the start of the... -
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Slice of Desire by H.N. DeFore
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRunning an adult’s only club should be a piece of cake…Serenity ZimmermanWhen my cousin asked for help taking care of her kink club while she’s away, I begrudgingly agreed. Family is everything, right? But she failed to mention how long she would be gone, or that I’d be working with a co-manager who’s much more comfortable in his skin than I am...Categorized as:
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Single Dad’s Christmas Cookie by Lydia Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings’Tis the season for snowstorms, secret desires, and sizzling kitchen encounters!I'm Nova, the first-grade teacher whose Christmas dreams crumbled faster than day-old cookies.When desperation leads me to pose as a temporary cook, I discover my new boss is my recent steamy one-night stand... -
Her Rugged Lumberjack by Clara King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe doesn’t believe in happily ever afters.But her lumberjack boss is about to make her question everything.MargotMistletoe Christmas Tree Farm seems like the perfect place to work—until I meet my boss.Declan Thorne is a rugged older bearded, tattooed, and insanely attractive.Being around him is intoxicating, and it scares me how fast I’m falling... -
A Risk on Forever by N.S. Perkins
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Matthias Phillips imagined the new caretaker for his mother with ALS, the last thing he had in mind was a gorgeous twenty-something who didn’t look like she had a day of experience in the field. However, his mother has always been stubborn, and despite his objections, she’s insistent: it’s Adelaide Samson she wants him to hire... -
Bailey by A.W. Scott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBailey Tisby is one semester from getting his degree and proving everyone wrong about his ability to graduate. All he has to do is make it through one more class. It would be an easy task if he didn't have to work with the most feared professor on campus. Dr. Page is ruthless, unforgiving, and illusive as they come... -
Holiday Hire by Maggie Cole
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWidower Alexander Cartwright has one thing on his mind—his kids. He plans on keeping it that way until his mother hires a sassy, free spirited nanny to watch them during the holidays.Art teacher Phoebe Love needs a job and to take a secret time out from her long-term, not always nice boyfriend...Categorized as:
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Untamed Christmas by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJonas knows he’s lucky. He has a Daddy who loves him, a job at Untamed, and friends who accept him. What more could a princess want? Another little to play with, of course. A Christmas Eve playdate at Kyle’s house, where he can show off his pretty Christmas dress, fills Jonas with excitement... -
Mr. Devereaux by Mackenzy Fox
From best selling author Mackenzy Fox comes a new taboo series and Mr. Devereaux is book 3:It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.Seeing him again.Mr. Devereaux.The man who I haven’t seen in more than twenty-years.A man who is also completely off-limits.I can’t forget how he left me alone, all those years ago.It’s still a painful memory among many...Categorized as:
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A Little Surprise by A.W. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I didn’t know it could be like this…”Webster Moore doesn’t know up from down these days. He’s just trying to stay afloat, which is hard to do when everyone wants something from him. His job. His family. Especially his brother Grant. The eldest Moore brother is adamant that Webster attend some Christmas party after he had such an amazing time there the year before... -
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Taking Control by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKingston Thomas knows better, he shouldn’t want Tessa Drake. That doesn’t stop him from going after her once she’s home from college.She’s forbidden fruit, off-limits, and un-freaking touchable, she’s also my daughter’s best friend. I walked away the first time years ago. She had her life ahead of her, I wasn’t going to be the one to screw it up...Categorized as:
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Carols and Consent by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy rockstar stepbrothers are supposed to be on stage tonight. What are they doing at the Christmas Cherry Auction? And why are they bidding on me?I'm living every girl's fantasy when my stepbrothers make me an offer . . . and if I'm honest, it's my fantasy too. But accepting their offer would mean missing my big audition... -
A Little Christmas: Claus's Secret by Della Cain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI love being little but keep that side of me hidden away. It feels like too much of a risk to let it out there. But when the local club, Chained, announces their first annual Little Christmas Holiday Weekend, I decide to be brave. It’s not like anyone there will know me. Or so I thought.When I arrive, I walk almost face first into Nicholas, my boss and long-time crush... -
Daddy's Little Christmas List by Della Cain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdwin thinks his Secret Santa delivery is a mistake…turned out it’s his daddy.When I stepped into the elevator after the longest meeting of my life, I expected to go home, take a shower, and climb into bed. Instead, I found a folded- up piece of paper that changed my life. The law office above me was doing a Secret Santa and the name on my paper was my crush... -
A Merry Little Christmas: The most heart-warming, surprising and cosy festive story to curl up with this Christmas by Cathy Bramley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Christmas indulge in some me-time and enjoy this uplifting and heart-warming story from Sunday Times bestseller Cathy Bramley. Full of romance, laughter and family drama, A Merry Little Christmas is the perfect book to curl up with this festive season.In the snowy market town of Wetherly, Merry is about to take on her biggest project yet - the arrival of a new baby... -
We Three Kings by Kristen Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Field was looking forward to a solo Christmas in her cosy London flat – before her three workmates decided to liven things up for her.Maggie loves her job as head of IT at a financial firm, and her three geeky but lovable work buddies. And when they invite her to stay with each of them for the holidays, she can’t resist the chance to get to know them better... -
His Until Christmas by Con Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to London for another snow-dusted and super-emotional holiday romance from Con Riley's Christmas collection."What do you mean I'll be someone else's PA?" I slump, the bell on my Santa hat tinkling. "For how long?""Just until Christmas," Rex promises. "Don't worry, Jack. You'll like him... -
Scoring over the Holidays by Alexia Chase, Alexis Anne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe holiday season is a time for trimming the tree, sipping hot cocoa by a cozy fire, and reading scorching hot romance that will heat up your cold winter nights. From 15 of your favorite sports romance authors come brand new short stories meant to deck your halls and make your season bright... -
A Little Christmas: Raymond by A.W. Scott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSometimes you have to hit rock bottom before things work out.Raymond has had a tough go at life. Between being on his own since he was fifteen and the growing pile of debt for all his medical expenses, he's working nonstop just to keep a roof over his head. When his apartment becomes infested with not so savory creatures, his safe place becomes unlivable... -
Christmas Gifts by R.J. Moray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Channon wants for Christmas is Jack. Jack, of course, gives him much, much more... -
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Disagree-Abel Christmas by Kylie Marcus
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne sassy, capable PA + one grumpy, misunderstood actor = Christmas fireworks.Eight of your favorite authors are putting the "Naughty" into "The Naughty List."When the cast and crew are summoned to Heart and Soul studios to film a last-minute Christmas movie The Naughty List, the mood is more bah, humbug than merry and bright... -
Twelve Naughty Days by K.A. Linde, Skye Warren
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... TWELVE NAUGHTY DAYSCancel your plans, because twelve of the hottest romance authors have teamed up to bring you a delicious holiday treat: a series of never-before-seen short stories inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas.Each of the authors will have an unforgettable, steamy story... -
Christmas Wishes by Kitty Wilson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year in Penmenna…Teaching assistant Alice has sworn off men, which is fine because with Christmas coming she’s super busy organising the school Nativity... -
Rules for Santa by Susan Hawke
Rule #18: Daddy’s boy will always believe in his Santa Daddy. Homeless, alone, and now jobless, Cameron Evans is lost… until he’s found after a prominent local attorney literally trips over him when the boy is passed out from dehydration. Scott Hendrickson has two things in life: his job as an assistant district attorney, and his son Davey... -
Exmas by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis Christmas, I’ll be getting a visit from a man in a suit, only it won’t be Santa. Let me first say: Reed York was never my boyfriend. He was the pen. I was the company ink. Though if you want to get technical, we were more like colleagues-who-hated-each-other … with benefits... -
A Wonderful Lie by Carrie Aarons
Everyone lies around the holidays. We lie about the money we’re spending. We lie that we’re following our diets. What am I lying about this year? The fact that my workplace nemesis has become my friend-with-benefits. Collin Machlan and I have been each other’s competition since we joined our college’s radio station freshman year...
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