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Collateral Damage by April Wilson
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen Sophie McIntyre's blind date goes horribly wrong, she finds herself running for her life. Dominic Zaretti is a man who gets things done—one who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty in the process. His job is to disappear with Sophie and keep her alive until the threat is neutralized... -
![Tall, Dark...Westmoreland! by Brenda Jackson]()
Tall, Dark...Westmoreland! by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe had longed for a taste of the wild and reckless. And Olivia Jeffries got her chance when she met a handsome stranger at a masquerade ball. The attraction was instant, the electricity. .. volatile. But days later she discovered her new lover was none other than Reginald Westmoreland, her father's most-hated rival. She vowed to resist him further, but Reggie was relentless in his pursuit... -
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![Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog by S. Bennett, Sawyer Bennett]()
Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog by S. Bennett, Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA heart-warming and deliciously funny story about the world’s worst behaved dog and how he trained his human how to love herself again. Through the haze of vodka and self-loathing, Hazel Roundtree saw the poor creature lying in a ditch. One brown eye. One blue. Covered in mud and crying from pain, the puppy was desperately trying to free itself from a hopeless situation... -
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Mother Fluffer by Max Monroe
From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a surprise Billionaire Bad Boys Bonus Novella. Question: What would you do if you lost your best friend’s horse? Relax. This is purely hypothetical... -
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![Hope Town Books 1-3 by Harper Sloan]()
Hope Town Books 1-3 by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor the first time ever, the Hope Town books are being bundled! Join us for the first three books in the series! Complete with all new bonus content! You fell in love with them as children in the Corps Security Series, but now, watch them fall in love with a spin-off series of their own, the Hope Town Series... -
![Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse]()
Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn this heart-warming story from million copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, Nora has given up on finding happiness... -
![Three of a Kind by Sandi Lynn]()
Three of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRule number one: Stop staring at my sexy new neighbor. I couldn’t help it. When someone looked as good as she did, it was hard not to stare. Rule number two: Do not sleep with my new sexy neighbor. What can I say? Self-control wasn’t one of my strongest suits. Rule number three: Do not, under any circumstances, fall for my new sexy neighbor. I tried. Emilia Gallo was damaged... -
![The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon]()
The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSome people believe that it’s possible to fall in love simply by gazing into another person’s eyes, but Hannah, who spends her working life staring into the eyes of strangers, has never felt anything out of the ordinary for any of her clients. Then she meets Sonny, and a spark ignites between them that’s hard to ignore and impossible to forget... -
![What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky]()
What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA small village helps a young woman reckon with loss and love in this heartwarming novel by the award-winning writer Mariana Leky …. On a beautiful spring day, a small village in Western Germany wakes up to an omen: Selma has dreamed of an okapi. Someone is about to die. Luise, Selma’s ten-year-old granddaughter, looks on as the predictable characters of her small world begin acting strangely... -
![Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello]()
Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s dazzling romance. The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a wedding—a longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clan’s siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever... -
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Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTime stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps... -
![Wild Side by Lacey Black]()
Wild Side by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJameson. Last man standing. I’ve watched all three of my friends fall in love with no desire to ever follow in their footsteps. Collectively, we own the hottest restaurant, bar, and brewery in town. They are a few of the places I find peace, a refuge against this cruel world. When I’m on the stage playing music, everything just seems to fade away. Until I saw her...Categorized as:
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![Pretend You're Mine - The Wedding (Benevolence) by Lucy Score]()
Pretend You're Mine - The Wedding (Benevolence) by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Small Town Love Story. I only wanted to protect you. .. Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. Strong, sweet, and sexy, he doesn't have a girlfriend and doesn't want one. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy... -
![Broken Love by Kelly Elliott]()
Broken Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAva Moore was settling into her new life in Austin,Texas. She could almost be tempted to say it was perfect. Perfect downtown apartment. Perfect job as a fashion designer. All of her dreams were coming true with the world at her fingertips. That was until Ryder Montgomery appeared in her life... -
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![Love with Me by Kristen Proby]()
Love with Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBest friends from college. Plus-ones since med school. A chance for something new. .. Jace Crawford heals hearts for a living. More than that, medicine is his life. To become the leading cardiothoracic surgeon on the west coast, he’s made sacrifices. No social life. He barely has time to sleep. Love? Forget about it... -
![Sensational by Janet Nissenson]()
Sensational by Janet Nissenson
THEY SAY YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST LOVE…. Lauren McKinnon has always prided herself on never backing down from a challenge, living life to its fullest, and refusing to be ruled by her emotions. She is the quintessential wild child who became a bold, fearless woman, she doesn’t believe in regrets or second chances, and thinks that true love only happens in fairy tales... -
![The Quinn Legacy by Nora Roberts]()
The Quinn Legacy by Nora Roberts
For the first time, the final two novels of Nora Roberts's breathtaking Chesapeake Bay saga are together in one volume, bringing "a welcome crescendo to the story-symphony that is the family Quinn in all its boisterous, loving resonance" (BookPage). Includes the novels. Inner Harbor. Phillip Quinn has done everything to make his life seem perfect... -
![In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together by Catana Chetwynd]()
In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together by Catana Chetwynd
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen you've reached that sweatpants-wearing cozy place in your relationship, it's all In Love & Pajamas! This brand-new collection of Catana Comics presents 50 percent never-before-seen comics and some fan favorites that delight and amuse readers of all ages... -
![Brothers Black 5: Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire]()
Brothers Black 5: Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAward winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents. Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series. I’m a P. K. , a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do... -
![The Fighter by E.L. Todd]()
The Fighter by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFinn did the unthinkable. He left. Just as my parents abandoned me, he left to live a better life. It took so long to pick up the pieces, but I've sworn to never fall in love again. And to never take Finn back. .. no matter how much begs. -
![Dirty Little Midlife Debacle by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Debacle by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJennifer Newbank knows success. She’s a talented baker with a celebrated new book. She’s forty-seven, self-assured, and finally hitting her stride. Opportunities abound, like the upcoming televised baking competition that could rocket her career into the stratosphere. Jen is going to win, open her own bakery, and live happily ever after. .. all by herself... -
![Blackout: A Romance Anthology by Bethany Lopez, Lisa Shelby]()
Blackout: A Romance Anthology by Bethany Lopez, Lisa Shelby
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when the lights go out in the city that never sleeps? Games of chance, unexpected situations, and hours of sin! Thirteen bestselling and award-winning authors are turning up the heat in an anthology featuring brand-new show-stopping stories set in Las Vegas. Roll the dice and get ready to feel the heat! Night Games by T. K. Leigh:... -
![Inked: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Tracy Lorraine]()
Inked: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTracy Lorraine’s Inked is a heart-wrenching, emotionally charged, steamy, contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Driven Worlds project. (more information to come with cover reveal). -
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84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsIt all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. As Helene's sarcastic and witty letters are responded to by the stodgy and proper Frank Doel of 84, Charing Cross Road, a relationship blossoms into a warm and charming long-distance friendship lasting many years. -
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![The After Wife by Melanie Summers]()
The After Wife by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting tale of love, loss, and letting go, perfect for fans of Me Before You and P. S. I Love You…. After losing her husband, writer Abigail Carson has all but given up on life. Having spent the last year cocooned in her Manhattan apartment, Abigail is suddenly forced to find a new home where she can stretch her dwindling savings... -
![Who We Were by Kelly Elliott]()
Who We Were by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy Papai always said wine made everything better. Countless times he uttered those familiar words to me— “The Merlot will melt your problems away, meu amor. With a good bottle of wine in your hand, you hold the magical key to anything you want. ”. I believed my father wholeheartedly, until my world came crashing down on me at twenty-four years old... -
![Savoring Mila by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew]()
Savoring Mila by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne night. That was all we had, all we needed. Mila. It was a chance meeting in a New York City club while I was in town for a wedding. Our paths were never going to cross again. But I lied. One night wasn’t enough. Lyric. New York City was my dream. Work for the best tattoo artist in the country, build up my own client list, then start my own ink shop wherever I wanted. Then I met Mila... -
![Swagger and Sass by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Swagger and Sass by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Autumn Jones Lake, sometimes white knights arrive on a motorcycle to rescue you from drowning in three feet of water. .. Ladies love the c*ck. No, seriously, my road name is Rooster, and women flock to me. The feeling’s mutual, but life is too short to fall in love with anyone in particular. I’ve just been promoted to Vice President of the Lost Kings MC... -
![The Devil's Lair by A.M. Madden]()
The Devil's Lair by A.M. Madden
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Devil's Lair ~ A Back-Up Series Novella. Devil's Lair is on their first world-wide tour. Taking their antics across Europe, Asia, and Australia proves to be hilarious, exhausting, and very chaotic. Most of the time they feel completely out of their element, and they're right. Tequila, groupies and a endless supply of condoms are replaced with. .. well, with a whole lot of different... -
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Break Me by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver been lost or alone? Where you feel like the world will break you where you stand? Pollux Clark strives to make each day count. On a mission, he finds himself entangled with the wrong woman. Katy Dale Vanderlin. She’s destined to become partner at her firm, so she offers him a deal. Pose as my fake fiance, and I’ll do anything... -
![Anna's Dress: a heart-wrenching second chance romance story that will make you believe in true love by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman]()
Anna's Dress: a heart-wrenching second chance romance story that will make you believe in true love by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe stole my heart long before my sister stole his. She was the "bad girl" all the guys wanted and I was the "good girl" everyone overlooked. Now my sister is dead. I'm alone, left in the shadow she cast over me. He's the last person I expect to see at the funeral. And now I need him more than ever. -
![Dare by Chelle Bliss]()
Dare by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAustin Moore found his purpose in the military, but there was always something missing. He wanted what everyone in his family had…someone to call his own. But his life didn’t make it easy to find a soul mate, someone to be his forever. Sage Hill enlisted to follow in the footsteps of her father, but never wanted to be in his shadow... -
![Honor by Kristen Proby]()
Honor by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all-new series of hot men in uniform in her beloved Big Sky Series! HEROES OF BIG SKY! Nick loves his post as the princess’s security detail... -
![The Wrecked and Ruined Series Box Set by Aly Martinez]()
The Wrecked and Ruined Series Box Set by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSale priced at $2. 99 for the first three days only! Regularly priced at $6. 99. For the first time, The Wrecked and Ruined Series is now available as a box set. One accident. Four lives. Forever changed. "It was only a single moment, but it destroyed us all. "... -
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![Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott]()
Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMalcolm Wallace lived for the adrenaline rush. If he wasn’t living life on the edge, he wasn’t living. He had no time for relationships, let alone love. When one event changes Malcolm’s entire future, he must turn to the one person who makes him doubt his entire philosophy on life. Paislie Pruitt. She’s beautiful. She’s strong. She’s the one rush Malcolm never saw coming. -
![Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan]()
Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsElsha is one of the a branded people, doomed always to mine coal to warm the ruling class, the Chosen. But Elsha has strange visions that set her apart - and a strong spirit that condemns her to death. Her life is saved when she is called to be Handmaiden to the Firelord, the most powerful being on the planet... -
![Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson]()
Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn the spirit of Ruth Hogan and Adriana Trigiani, bestselling British author Debbie Johnson brings us the ultimate in “happy tears”: a heartfelt story about a woman seizing the chance to reconnect with her lost love. The truth changes everything. For years Jess believed that Joe—the father of her child and the only man she ever loved—had abandoned her during her greatest time of need... -
![Something to Believe In by Ella Fox]()
Something to Believe In by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rock star with millions of adoring fans. A country girl with a broken heart. Rock star, Tyson Allen, is the hilarious, in-your-face bass player for one of the world's most popular bands. Behind his funny-guy exterior hides a tragic past full of unbearable horror. After turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, Tyson hit rock bottom on a New York City sidewalk... -
![The Heart of Him by Iris Bolling]()
The Heart of Him by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Brooks, the campaign manager for Attorney General hopeful JD Harrison finds himself reluctantly falling for Ashley Harrison, sister to the candidate. As the two become more attracted to each other, their past love interests emerge and threaten to destroy what appears to be a sex-driven relationship. James has hidden his family ties from Ashley and his friends for reasons of his own... -
![The Flight of Hope by H.J. Bellus]()
The Flight of Hope by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tragic accident. A mother in mourning. Can a second chance rise from the wreckage? Marlee Foster’s life was just getting started. She couldn’t wait for the return of her husband from deployment. After all, he’d be there just in time for the birth of their daughter. The welcome home party is full of joy, but on the way home, tragedy strikes…... -
![27 Truths About Their First Goodbye by MJ Fields]()
27 Truths About Their First Goodbye by MJ Fields
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce Upon A Time. I dreamed of growing up and being just like her. I dreamed of having an adoring husband, two kids, and a beautiful home where my family would come together and enjoy all of our happy ever afters. But fate had other plans. My road wasn’t easy, it was heartbreaking, and she was there, in the distance, silently supporting me... -
![Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnraveled:. To become undone. To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated. But it’s only the beginning of my spiral. There’s much further to fall. Then I meet him... -
![The Whittiers by Danielle Steel]()
The Whittiers by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, adult siblings find their way back home--and back to each other--after loss. Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion... -
![Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing able to stand on your own two feet, sometimes requires getting knocked off them completely. .. McKenzie “Kenzie” Lane is newly graduated from college and looking forward to a dream internship she has lined up for the summer in LA. Unfortunately, her controlling mother has other plans. Colby Singer, with his hot-as-sin looks and wicked charm, is never without attention from the ladies... -
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![My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black]()
My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black
Alone. Everything changed for Meghan Summer that fateful February night. All she had, all she saw in her future, was stripped away in the blink of an eye. Even though she finds herself surrounded by her growing family, at the end of the day, there’s nothing but a gaping hole where her heart once beat. Or so she thinks…. Her. Nick Adams shouldn’t want her... -
![Where We Went Wrong by Kelsey Kingsley]()
Where We Went Wrong by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVinnie Marino has lived a hard life. Between suffering from abandonment, drug addiction, and tragedy, he can't imagine how things could get any worse. Until his father is diagnosed with a terminal disease, giving him only a few months to live. Vinnie's world is turned completely upside down, and it's becoming harder to keep it together and stay sober... -
![An American in London by Louise Bay]()
An American in London by Louise Bay
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor a people-pleasing New Yorker and a disagreeable (if seriously hot) Brit, it’s love at fourth sight in a funny and emotional romantic comedy by a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. Tuesday Reynolds’s dreamy life in Manhattan has gone belly-up. Ditched by her college sweetheart and with her Wall Street banking job at risk, she’s off to London to prove herself to a new CEO... -
![Same Ol' Situation by Lacey Black]()
Same Ol' Situation by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsaac. I’m about as straight-laced and by the book as they come. They call me Numbers, the man in the office of Burgers and Brew, the restaurant and bar I co-own with my friends. Routine and spreadsheets, that’s how I spend my day. I’m a creature of habit, from the designer clothes to the same girlfriend, I crave the pattern I’ve become dependent on... -
![I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Wertz Garvin]()
I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Wertz Garvin
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA road trip can drive anyone over the edge—especially two former best friends—in bestselling author Ann Garvin’s funny and poignant novel about broken bonds, messy histories, and the power of forgiveness. Widowed Samantha Arias hasn’t spoken to Holly Dunfee in forever. It’s for the best. Samantha prefers to avoid conflict. The blisteringly honest Holly craves it... -
![All I Want by Alexandria House]()
All I Want by Alexandria House
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo souls reunite on Christmas, but at the end of the day, will they rekindle what once was or go their separate ways? This is a VERY short story which contains profanity and sexual content. If you are opposed to any of these elements, this is not the read for you.
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