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Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green
The second volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.A new band, a new city, and new lover - Ryan dusts himself off and starts again, but the god-like status that his former band's tragic end has given him isn't as easy to shake off. As he should be focusing on making a comeback with his new band, he runs into the one person he hasn't been able to forget... -
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Someone to Hold by Marie Force
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIrisTwo and a half years after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me.When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing...Categorized as:
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![Can't Go Back by Debra Webb]()
Can't Go Back by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about.Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense... -
![Bitter Legacy by Dal Maclean]()
Bitter Legacy by Dal Maclean
Detective Sergeant James Henderson of London's Metropolitan Police Murder Investigation Team is no ordinary police officer. His remarkable gut instincts and relentless detective work have put him on a three-year fast track to becoming an inspector... -
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![Jersey Six by Jewel E. Ann]()
Jersey Six by Jewel E. Ann
How far would you go for revenge? A hit-and-run accident leaves Jersey Six orphaned and homeless on the streets of Newark, shattering her dreams of school dances, pink nail polish, and a diploma. Eight years later, a burn victim with amnesia wanders into Jersey’s barely-existent life...Categorized as:
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![But I Need You by W. Winters]()
But I Need You by W. Winters
Some love stories are a slow burn. Others are quick to ignite, scorching and branding your very soul before you’ve taken that first breath. You’re never given a chance to run from it. That’s how I’d describe what happened to us.Everything around me blurred and all that existed were his lips, his touch… The chase and the heat between us became addictive...Categorized as:
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![Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose]()
Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDeadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P... -
![Deceiving Lies by Molly McAdams]()
Deceiving Lies by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe irresistible, blazing-hot sequel to New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams's Forgiving Lies Rachel is supposed to be planning her wedding to Kash, the love of her life. After the crazy year they've had, she's ready to settle down and live a completely normal life. Well, as normal as it can be. But there's something else waiting—something threatening to tear them apart...Categorized as:
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![Two For The Show by Elizabeth Knight]()
Two For The Show by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHey, it’s your girl Von again. Remember when I said hunting down those two Accardi heirs would be a piece of cake? Well… I found one of them, only to realize he’s a guy I hit and quit two years ago. What's even worse is the fact I still remember him. I never remember my flings, I’m the girl who scratches the itch and moves on... -
![Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow]()
Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt only takes a second, a fraction of a second, to forever change your life. That moment happened to me years ago. I did something you can’t take back, and I’d do it again. It’s a secret I’ll take to my grave—which is probably sooner rather than later—and that’s okay. I live with my choices...Categorized as:
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![I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones]()
I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook 5 in the New York Times bestselling INSIDE OUT series now in development for TV with Marvista Entertainment!Master... Being that person, that man, is how I define myself, how I allow the rest of the world to define me as well. And now, with a terrible loss shredding me inside out and someone trying to destroy my family to punish me, control is more important than ever. It is everything... -
![A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre]()
A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely.A brilliant billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down.I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more...Categorized as:
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![Rock's Redemption by Chiah Wilder]()
Rock's Redemption by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRock is the ripped, handsome Sergeant-At-Arms for the Insurgents MC. Being one of the club’s officers, women clamor to share his bed. The biker’s more than willing to oblige as long as it’s a short-time hookup; long-term relationship is not part of his vocabulary. He’s only been in love once—a long time ago—and the end result was shattering. He learned his lesson: keep his heart encased in steel... -
![Chaotic by K.L. Savage]()
Chaotic by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne, two, three, four... I declare a deadly war. Five, six, seven, eight... I can't keep my mind straight. Nine, ten... I'll hunt her down and make her mine again. I'm not the kind of man to take dares lightly. They tend to make me more...insane. And someone made the biggest dare of all. They took Chloe. She's in the place I escaped from. And my mania is on overload. I'm frantic. I'm reckless...Categorized as:
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![The Ties of Steel: The Ties of Steel Box Set by M.J. Fields]()
The Ties of Steel: The Ties of Steel Box Set by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MJ FIELDS COMES A steamy Dominant, Billionaire, Bad Boy series of stand alone novels.You may have met Abe, Dominic, and Sabato in the Men of Steel series, and now you get their stories.ABEDominant CEO meets college student while on vacation.DominicBillionaire Italian businessman meets a girl down on her luck and sparks fly... -
![Calamity by Elizabeth N. Harris]()
Calamity by Elizabeth N. Harris
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn abused child sought a home and discovered one in Rage MC. He was accepted, welcomed and finally found his place. He protected the old ladies, embraced Rages’ values and became their perfect prospect. Until the day he saw her. The Rage Princess nobody dared date. The moment he touched her, he knew she was his one. But they were too young, and he hadn’t earned his way. So he bided his time... -
![Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.]()
Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.
The last time my husband gave me an orgasm was … Well, that's never happened. And from the way our marriage is crumbling under the weight of his lies, it never will.Alas, after fighting like hell for a divorce, I promise myself that I'll never waste love on anyone else.I don't even want to 'date' anyone else... -
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Elect by Rachel Van Dyken
Would you die for the one you love? Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him...Categorized as:
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![Undying by Madeline Sheehan]()
Undying by Madeline Sheehan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins...Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Den by Lilian Harris]()
The Devil's Den by Lilian Harris
He was the boy held captive in the basement. I was the girl who knew. But I never told a soul. I had innocent lives to protect. And this was the only way. He was my friend first. My lover second. We wanted to be free, to make a life together. But that was a dream we knew would never come true...Categorized as:
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Pain by E.M. Leya, Kellie Dennis Book Cover by Design
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his daughter is kidnapped, Matt’s life screeches to a halt. He would do anything to get his daughter back, but first he needs to find her. When the police exhaust all possible leads, Matt does the only thing he can do — he uses his hacking skills to infiltrate the dark web... -
![Layered Lies by Kaylie Hunter]()
Layered Lies by Kaylie Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo years after her son was abducted, Kelsey Harrison rebuilds a new life for herself. She opens a store, makes new friends, and settles into a peaceful existence. At least, that’s what she hopes the world believes.Behind closed doors, Kelsey hunts her enemies, living a life of lies. She hasn’t forgotten, hasn’t forgiven. She searches for answers still... -
![The End of Me by Tara Brown]()
The End of Me by Tara Brown
His death was almost the end of me. He was still everywhere, surrounding me. In our children's eyes, in the smell lingering in our bed, in candy bar wrappers stuffed down the side of the minivan driver door. He was everywhere except where I needed him to be. In my arms, kissing my lips, on the name of the deed to our house...Categorized as:
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![Savage Sin by Helen Hardt]()
Savage Sin by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEnter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series!In prison, they called him Savage.Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. When he's granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he’s determined to reclaim his life... -
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![Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch]()
Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe has secrets she prefers to keep hidden.Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth.When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their child... -
![Last Resort by Janie Crouch]()
Last Resort by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA TODAY Bestselling Author Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas ChanceShe has secrets she prefers to keep hidden.Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth.When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby... -
![Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald]()
Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wake of a broken engagement, Emily Freeman is left to sew together the pieces of her life. A single phone call changes her future from bleak acceptance to overwhelming opportunity.Her family can't help her find her artistic spirit - something she needs now more than ever. Desperate for rejuvenation, Em goes on a journey to find herself.Only she finds so much more..Categorized as:
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![Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine]()
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 99 ratingsGina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom.With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake... -
![Ace by Brooke Summers]()
Ace by Brooke Summers
All she’s wanted is to be loved… He only wants fun...Andromeda Peters lives her life in the shadows.Being dealt trauma at such a young age, she steeled her heart against everyone.She never thought she’d find someone she could trust.Until Ace.She’s the daughter of his enemy… He’s the man that she loves…Ace made a vow months ago. He would take out all those that harmed his sister... -
![Beautiful Ink by Nicole Reed]()
Beautiful Ink by Nicole Reed
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFamily. I have tattooed that single word on more skin than I care to count. It elicits powerful thoughts and emotions for most people. Loving. Caring. Supportive. Togetherness. Forever. But not for me. The word family means so much more. Vicious. Harmful. Dangerous. Corrupt. Deadly. You can’t run forever from the ones who love you... -
![The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah]()
The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answers about a mother she barely remembers.Sophie Shah was six when she learned her mother, Nita, had died. For twenty-two years, she shouldered the burden of that loss. But when her father passes away, Sophie discovers a cache of hidden letters revealing a shattering truth: her mother didn’t die... -
![Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris]()
Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris
My name is Justin, and when I was seventeen, I fell in love with a boy named Damon.Damon was sick, only I didn’t know it at the time. And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion... -
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Wishing Well by Lily White
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy… Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister... -
![Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black]()
Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a heart-shattering tragedy, Tony Marino bottled up his emotions and gave more than twenty hard years to the SEAL teams. Now, he’s enjoying a later in life career in paradise in the Ellington Cove special security office.The best part? Working with their research expert, Gabby Ladd... -
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![Ghost : The Perished Riders MC - Book 4 by Nicola Jane]()
Ghost : The Perished Riders MC - Book 4 by Nicola Jane
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNellyIt started as a favour. I needed him to pretend to be my boyfriend for a few family dates. Despite having worked the bar at The Perished Riders MC for a couple of years, I’d hardly ever spoken with Ghost, so he was less than pleased when the club’s President forced him into helping me.But he shows up for me, something I’m not used to when it comes to relying on men... -
![Jezebel by K. Larsen]()
Jezebel by K. Larsen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratings30 years of affection. 10 years of soul shattering love. 8 years of happy employment. 2 months of turmoil. 1 week of truth. A lifetime of betrayal. Would you have seen it coming? Annabelle Fortin landed herself in a bit of trouble. Mandated to community service at an assisted living facility for early onset dementia she meets Jezebel, one of the residents... -
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Zack by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsZack’s spent his whole life loving just one woman—Belle—only to have her walk out of his life and go half way across the world. But three years later, her unexpected return is stirring up feelings that never died, and Zack’s ready to do whatever it takes to get her back. Belle has never gotten over Zack, but she has secrets—secrets she knows could hurt those closest to her, Zack included...Categorized as:
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![The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood]()
The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below.The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...Categorized as:
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![In the Stillness by Andrea Randall]()
In the Stillness by Andrea Randall
Natalie is a wife. Natalie is a mother. Natalie is a cutter. Clawing at walls built by resentment, regret, and guilt, Natalie cuts as an escape from a life she never planned. Staying present is only possible when you let go of the past... -
![The Savage King by Juliette N. Banks]()
The Savage King by Juliette N. Banks
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m a former marine with a thirst for vengeance, undercover in the Mexican cartel for Connor Barrett and the Dark Kings.Last week one of my marine buddies threw an unsuspecting and sexy woman into my arms during a mafia shootout and tasked me with getting her safely home.Easy right? Not so f*cking much.Now I’m fighting to get us back across the border and Isabelle home to NYC...Categorized as:
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![How It Ends by Laura Wiess]()
How It Ends by Laura Wiess
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFollowing her stunning and critically acclaimed novels Such a Pretty Girl and Leftovers , Laura Wiess crafts a riveting and emotionally powerful tale of beauty, destruction...and love. Seventeen-year-old Hanna has been in love with Seth for as long as she can remember, but now that she and Seth are in an actual relationship, love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be... -
![Brewer by Jessica Ames]()
Brewer by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrewerAs the money man of the Manchester chapter of the Untamed Sons Motorcycle Club, my job is simple: make the illegal income legal and don’t get caught. I have a good life in the Sons, an easy one. I don’t have time for women or drama. But when my former cellmate calls and tells me his daughter is in trouble, I have no choice but to respond... -
![If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, William Weaver]()
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, William Weaver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler is a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingly back to the great age of narration--"when time no longer seemed stopped and did not yet seem to have exploded... -
![Wrath by Gwyn McNamee]()
Wrath by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll I see is red.Blood.Pain.Rage.It consumes me.The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul.I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin... -
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![Explosive Union by Brooke Summers]()
Explosive Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever underestimate a woman who’s been hurt… The vengeance she has will be beautiful.Jade Gallagher has sacrificed more than most for her family.Being sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit was only the beginning.Five years she spent biding her time and coming up with the perfect revenge plan for those that harmed her while she was incarcerated...Categorized as:
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![The Lavender Phantom by Lainey Delaroque]()
The Lavender Phantom by Lainey Delaroque
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽.It’s all for my little sister Melanie. After our parents died, I took her to Chicago, and we started a new life. A normal life.But she’s growing up. Getting into trouble... -
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Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn a world full of secrets, heartache, and betrayals, they only have one thing on their mind: redemption.But with redemption comes destruction.And that destruction might cost them their hearts.*Kyler Parker is not one of the lucky ones.Abused and neglected until he was sixteen, Kyler needed an out. A way to escape... -
![And I Love You the Most by W. Winters]()
And I Love You the Most by W. Winters
An epic tale of both betrayal and all-consuming love...Marcus, the villain.Cody Walsh, the FBI agent who knows too much.And Delilah, the lawyer caught in between.This is the third and final book in the This Love Hurts trilogy... -
![Lies Beneath the Surface by Silla Webb]()
Lies Beneath the Surface by Silla Webb
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Silla Webb comes a gripping, angsty Small Town Romantic Suspense. We all have something to hide.It’s the secrets that lie beneath the surface that could destroy us all.This second edition release celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Buried Secrets series, previously released in 2014...Categorized as:
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![Bury Me with Lies by S.M. Soto]()
Bury Me with Lies by S.M. Soto
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsStuck between life and death, Mackenzie is hell-bent on proving her innocence, and getting revenge on the men who murdered her sister. With one series of unfortunate events after another, Mackenzie must outrun her own fate—death.When secrets unravel and lies become twisted betrayals, Mackenzie finds herself in more danger than she could’ve realized...Categorized as:
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