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  • Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Bartlett

    Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    A new start… When Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh start she so desperately needs. She’s nervous, but hopefully the change of scene will help her to finally forget her feelings for Lucas Newman, a man she can never be with, because he’s already engaged to Danni’s best friend, Esther...
  • The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon

    The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together. New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With his father’s deep ties to the mob, the Bronx piano man has learned that love and family can get you in trouble...
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  • A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son by Ellie Midwood

    A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son by Ellie Midwood

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Poland, 1939. A country, torn by the occupation of two unlikely allies - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.On the border of this newly divided territory, a young Wehrmacht Unteroffizier, Werner and a Soviet Military Interpreter, Kira meet and fall in love against all odds. Both forced into the military against their will, they wish for one thing only - a peaceful life together...
  • The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The only thing that ever matters is Love, and Love is Always on the Spectrum.Kalypso Jenkins Jr. (KJ) has always lived a life of obstacles when it came to dealing with his autism, but with a strong support system and utilized resources, he’s overcome every one of them...
  • Out of Love by Ruth Cardello

    Out of Love by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Laughter and sparks set the stage for a fun romance from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello about a farmer who switches places with his business-savvy twin brother and falls in love with the daughter of his brother’s biggest client.I just found out I have an identical twin...
  • Loving Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Loving Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    KANDY When I was a little girl, Mr. Cane was my whole world. He was perfect and handsome and the best thing to have ever happened to my family. As I grew up, those feelings changed. I wanted him in every possible way, and I got what I’d been craving. Then I learned things about him…dangerous things...
  • Maddox by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Maddox by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who the hell is Deacon Fury? That's the question I asked myself when I was fifteen and saw his name on my birth certificate for the first time. Deacon Fury may be long gone from this world, but at least he left behind a legacy - the Savage Kings MC. Deep down, I knew that I was destined to become a King too. That's what brought me to Emerald Isle four years ago...
  • Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen...
  • Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life had never been easy for Rock God, Flynn Docherty. At a tender age, he'd locked down past personal tragedy, hurt, and pain to make his life bearable when most would have crumbled from what he witnessed. When Valerie Darsin entered into his life their instant attraction later grew into the kind of love that most of us can only dream about, after she'd survived her own traumatic event...
  • Jacob by V.H. Nicolson

    Jacob by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Once upon a time… You know the story… prince meets princess. Evil thwarts their love, and the prince must fight for her heart. Good always wins and there is a stunning wedding at the castle on the hill. I used to dream of having a fairy tale love story of my own, but I don’t think the author of mine got the memo because right now, I’m shackled to a bed, scared for my life...
  • March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the heat of danger, a solemn vow sparks a forbidden love that rides on the edge of rebellion.Rae:On the cusp of my dream of becoming a teacher, Priest crashes into my life like a storm I never saw coming. He's my father's best friend, the brooding biker sworn to protect me, a guardian whose world of danger and desire is leagues from the life I've planned...
  • I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have lived and I have loved…There’s no better feeling than those little butterflies at the end of a romance story. Top Shelf Romance is proud to present a collection of happily ever afters in collaboration with a cause dedicated to providing stories for those in need.100% of the profits from this anthology will be given to the Live A Thousand Lives charity...
  • Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive...
  • What We Need by Lizzie Stanley

    What We Need by Lizzie Stanley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    She gives me what I didn't know I needed. I don't know if I can do the same for her...For years, I've lived as a broken shell of a man, the Prom Night survivor who doesn't deserve to live. I continue my stolen life for my family's sake, but my silent world is a dark one full of terrors, with no respite to be found anywhere.Then Liaden comes along.She's my polar opposite...
  • Leap of Faith by Elizabeth Johns

    Leap of Faith by Elizabeth Johns

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    A managing beauty. A determined bachelor. A delightful romp!When their elderly guardian dies, Faith Whitford is determined to set up house in Bath and look for respectable country gentlemen for her four sisters. She has no ambitions for mingling with the ton...
  • Daimon by Jessica Ames

    Daimon by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DaimonAs Treasurer of the Untamed Sons MC, I don't have time to deal with a bratty kid. Briella is nineteen. I'm thirty-one. I'm too old for her tantrums, but I'm sure there's something more to her acting out than a late teenage rebellion. When I look in her eyes, I see her demons glaring back at me, and I want to know who put them there...
  • Picking Up the Pieces by Annabella Michaels

    Picking Up the Pieces by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two Shattered Hearts Brody Murphy feels as if he’s lost everything when his best friend and partner, Paul, dies in the line of duty. Partners on the force for years, Paul Donovan was all Brody had. Paul accepted Brody as he was—standoffish from a childhood in the foster system, bisexual in a police force that wasn’t entirely welcoming, Brody is now adrift...
  • Highest Bidder: A Billionaire Boss Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Highest Bidder: A Billionaire Boss Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It started with a million dollar bid for a night alone with him.He's dark, commanding, and the most desirable man I've ever met.In fact my mysterious bidder had me wanting to do things I'd never admit.And I did them willingly, secure in the thought I'd never see him again.Boy was I wrong.Horribly wrong."Good morning! Welcome to CyberFort Security. The CEO will be here to greet you shortly...
  • I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie by Annabelle Anders, Amy Rose Bennett

    I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie by Annabelle Anders, Amy Rose Bennett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    From the delightfully debonair to the devilishly dangerous, these dashing dukes can't help but command your attention. And let's not forget the real stars here—the dazzling, damsel-not-in-distress heroines who don't need a title to rule. These are ladies of wit, grit, and not a little bit of mischief.Every one of these novellas has a duke for its leading man...
  • Wild Child by Sadie King

    Wild Child by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's the Prez's daughter, off-limits and half my age...Wild Child is a forbidden love, steamy short romance featuring a ex-military biker and the curvy younger woman who's off limits...
  • Mr. Darcy's Bookshop: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford

    Mr. Darcy's Bookshop: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Cut off from his family’s fortune because he refuses to marry the woman his father has selected for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy takes up the only employment he deems tolerable, that of bookseller. Darcy is determined to support himself and to marry for love, but his powerful relations use their clout to keep customers and fashionable young ladies away...
  • The Brigadier by Piper Stone

    The Brigadier by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He came to my rescue, the sinfully gorgeous man who'd been my fantasy. Now, he owns me. Nikolay Kuzmin was my adoptive father's half-brother, a man I hadn't seen in years. He was considered one of the most dangerous men in the New York Bratva while I'd spent my life in Los Angeles. Now, I was moving closer to the powerful and chiseled man with eyes so blue they were mesmerizing...
    Categorized as:
    forbidden love  mafia  length-long
  • Forbiddenly Yours by Anise Storm

    Forbiddenly Yours by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NICOLEI've always been the perfect daughter, sister, and friend.After all, my father and brother are Titans. We’re high society, so I have an image to uphold. Costa Rica was supposed to be just a last summer hurrah before the new semester began.It ended up being the night when the good girl did something bad. A one-time indiscretion...
  • Truly's Biker by Misty Walker

    Truly's Biker by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Truly:Blond hair, a chiseled body, and ice blue eyes.All the features of a god that trick you into thinking he’s a savior.But he’s not.Roch’s a devil in disguise.A contract killer, in a motorcycle gang,and the man I’ve been in love with since I was eight.Now that I’m legal, I’m not waiting any longer for him to realize it.So I act out, I cause a scene, I try to make him jealous...
  • Saved by My Buyers by Jenn Bullard

    Saved by My Buyers by Jenn Bullard

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve spent my entire life being forgotten. My parents only parade me when it’ll suit them, showing me off as a prize. The only people who truly see me for me is my dad’s best friend and my stepsister. My life is split between living in the light and happiness, and the pain that comes when I lock my door at night...
  • Wild Ride by Tory Baker

    Wild Ride by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fletcher Wild wants the one woman he shouldn’t go after. She’s my boss’s daughter.She’s off-limits.She’s going to be mine. I wasn’t prepared for Delilah Taylor. Settling down was never on my radar. Almost getting caught with my mouth and hands on her body were definitely not in my plans. Now that I’ve had a taste of her, I’m rethinking every single f*cking thing...
  • Royal Crush by Rich Amooi

    Royal Crush by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s the worst wedding planner ever.Perfect to sabotage his wedding.GRACEScorned by viral videos of my client’s wedding fiascos, I never expected royalty to appear at my door and throw me a lifeline. Yet the roguishly handsome Prince Oliver insists on hiring me to plan his lavish nuptials, saying he believes in second chances...
  • Jack of Hearts by Kat Baxter

    Jack of Hearts by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s a guy to do?After ten years serving my country, it’s time for me to head home. Except I’m sure as hell not going to my hometown, that’s where my ex lives, and I lost patience for her drama a long time ago. Instead, I head to Saddle Creek, TX, a place my army buddy always described as the perfect place to live...
  • Gruff Touch by R. Cayden

    Gruff Touch by R. Cayden

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes, love shines where you least expect it.There are a million reasons I shouldn’t crush on growly, grumpy Caesar Marin.For starters, the man is probably twice my age.He’s a famous tattoo artist, a biker with a pit bull, and he’s made it clear he doesn’t want anything to do with my geeky butt. He’s also apparently my father’s old friend.Not that I ever met my father...
  • Honor 'N' Duty by Tee O'Fallon

    Honor 'N' Duty by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two years after his brother’s murder in jail, Department of Homeland Security K-9 Officer Kade Sampson is still haunted by guilt. No man should ever have to arrest his own brother, even if he is laundering money for a drug cartel. Fortunately, Laia Velez—his brother’s gorgeous widow—never learned the truth about Kade’s involvement...
  • The Devil of Drury Lane by Tracy Sumner

    The Devil of Drury Lane by Tracy Sumner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fall in love with the youngest DeWitt brother in the infamous Troublesome Trio! In the opulent ballrooms of Regency-era London, Mercy Ainsworth plays her part flawlessly. By day, she's the poised daughter of an esteemed earl, an embodiment of grace and decorum...
  • Commanding the Curvy Girl by Nichole Rose

    Commanding the Curvy Girl by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To save a curvy dispatcher and win her heart, this detective will do whatever it takes. Even if it means answering every outrageous call in Silver Spoon Falls.EastonTaking a bullet was supposed to be as bad as things could get.And then I moved to Silver Spoon Falls.There is nothing easy about life in this crazy small town.Especially when a curvy little dispatcher decides she doesn't like me...
  • faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala

    faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She’s a woman who has never done anything like this before… Disaster had her world uprooted, her plans for her life going in a direction she could have never seen coming. Shackled with a debt she has no way to pay off, she makes a decision she never could have seen herself making. One contract. Three months. Complete financial freedom...
    Categorized as:
    forbidden love  contemporary  m-f
  • His Mafioso Princess by Terri Anne Browning

    His Mafioso Princess by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Victoria Vitucci was the only light in my dark world. She’s forbidden, but so am I. I’m not free to be with her, but I want her more than anything. My secrets will shatter her. But I underestimated my little Mafioso Princess. There is a reason she is the daughter of the most feared Cosa Nostra godfather. Maybe I will be the one shattered in the end...
  • 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...
  • The Bohemian and the Businessman by Katy Regnery

    The Bohemian and the Businessman by Katy Regnery

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a brand new series set on Blueberry Lane! The Bohemian and the Businessman is the first of four books about the Philadelphia-based Story sisters who are all on the look-out for love. Priscilla Story, the self-proclaimed “wild child” of the straight-laced Story clan, has always had a knack for getting herself trouble...
  • Censorshipped by Savannah Scott

    Censorshipped by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I am finally over my crush on Duke. Completely done.Duke’s always been like a big brother to me … a big brother with abs of steel, a heart of gold, and those dimples that make my heart rate double whenever he smiles.As far as Duke's concerned, I’ll always be his best friend Chris’ little sister—the little girl who dunked his Darth Vader action figure in Elmers glue and glitter...
  • The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...
  • Fox by Tarin Lex

    Fox by Tarin Lex

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Emelia:I married a man with the best heart and soul on Earth.Or so I thought.Eighteen months later, we were divorced.Or so we thought.Now he’s asking me to finish what I assumed was already signed and sealed.In my mind, it was already done.So why is it so hard to do it again?Fox:I’ll never stop loving Emelia.I loved her so much I let her go...
  • Forbidden by the Bratva by Lexi Asher

    Forbidden by the Bratva by Lexi Asher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Daddy’s best friend just kidnapped me and locked me into his mafia mansion.I was strolling along the sidewalk when he took me and put me on his private jet.And now I’m stuck between his four walls, feeling his eyes on me constantly.Anything between us is strictly forbidden. But slowly, the tension is becoming unbearable…He says he brought me here “for my protection”...
  • Daddy's Kilted Friend by Kelli Callahan

    Daddy's Kilted Friend by Kelli Callahan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Who can resist a man in a kilt? I certainly couldn't.I knew what I wanted the moment I laid eyes on him.So did he...Then I heard his sinfully delicious accent,And all bets were off.If I wasn't already tempted,He came to my rescue when a college party got out of control.I slept in his bed.He slept on the couch.But I left him a present before he drove me home..
  • Scandal by Isabella Starling, Piper Hart

    Scandal by Isabella Starling, Piper Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Little secrets always grow up to be a big scandal... ASHER Everyone’s got secrets. Dirty little secrets. But not like this. Chloe Carlyle is totally off-limits. The one girl I can’t touch. Her mother is about to marry my dad, her father is in prison for murdering my mom…and I want her more than anything. Yeah, I never said this wasn’t fucked up...
  • Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Before Sin by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say love is all around. Yeah, for everyone but me. It sounds crazy, I know. Breaking News: badass bodyguard for the nation’s top security firm doesn’t know how to talk to women. That’s it, folks.  I have no game. Luckily my newfound family at Blake Security accepts me exactly as I am. But there are things in my past, secrets , that I’d do anything to protect them from...
  • Seven Days by Nichole Greene

    Seven Days by Nichole Greene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Our love affair has three rules:First, a firm expiration of one week.Second, no feelings.Third, and most importantly, no one can ever know.There's something about a man that exudes power and confidence as if he commands every room he steps into. Including the dive bar I was hiding out in. But when Thomas walked in, every inch of six and a half feet tall, I was done for...
  • Crushing On My Dad's Best Friend by Flora Ferrari

    Crushing On My Dad's Best Friend by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MayHow could something that feels so right be so wrong?My Dad’s best friend.I mean. I don’t think it’s wrong, but I don’t know if he feels the same way.I guess I should start at the beginning….Before graduation, I thought the funny feelings I got whenever I thought about my Dad’s bestie were just a crush.Innocent enough and no surprise if you’ve ever seen Brandon.The man’s a god...
  • His Family Objects by Lucy Marin

    His Family Objects by Lucy Marin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You will find me here, patiently awaiting you.AFTER THEIR UNEXPECTED MEETING AT PEMBERLEY, Elizabeth Bennet believes that she and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy have been afforded a second chance at love. Even with the news of Lydia Bennet’s elopement with George Wickham could surely only delay their happily ever after...
  • Christmas in Cumbria by Tammy Andresen, Collette Cameron

    Christmas in Cumbria by Tammy Andresen, Collette Cameron

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Let the Spirit of Christmas sweep you away! Christmas in Cumbria features THIRTEEN STORIES of love and romance from your favorite authors…Let these glorious stories full of Christmas magic and true love—with more than a hint of steam— sweep you away to a time gone by. Indulge yourself free of guilt with this collection from USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors...
  • The Councilor by Piper Stone

    The Councilor by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was one of the most powerful men in the New York Bratva. He was also my boss. Aleksander Semenov's clients knew him as ruthless and cunning, easily annihilating his enemies. To me, he was gorgeous, charming and untouchable. I adored my new internship, finally ridding myself of my father's tyranny...
  • Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes

    Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    By station, they’re worlds apart, but living under the same roof brings their hearts dangerously close. William Yorke faces a tall order: convince people he is worthy of the Dukedom of Rockwood that has unexpectedly fallen to him. Returning from London to his enormous estate, he breaks his journey at an inn and finds himself witness to a drunkard selling his wife to the highest bidder...
  • The Hunt for Mr. October by Tabetha Waite

    The Hunt for Mr. October by Tabetha Waite

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It had been the moment Elwood Tyburne, the Earl of Belmont, had been dreading for months. Ever since that Brazen Belle and her dastardly, Rake Review had started wreaking havoc upon all of his friends and acquaintances—some of which were wrongly accused—he had been in a state of panic...
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