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  • Insatiable by Helen Hardt

    Insatiable by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Perhaps some memories are better left buried. Marjorie Steel and Bryce Simpson have finally declared their love for each other, but their chance for happiness is once again yanked out from under them. As Marjorie is forced to confront her demons and find an inner strength to save herself and another, Bryce rushes to solve the puzzles his dead father left behind...
  • Resilience After Dark by Marie Force

    Resilience After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Second chances show up when you're not looking for them...Cindy Lawry needs a new roommate now that her sister Julia has moved in with her fiancé, Deacon. When she can't find anyone, she puts up a flyer in the window of the Curl Up & Dye salon where she works as a hair stylist and at other places around town...
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  • G-Spot: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire

    G-Spot: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Her man demanded loyalty, but her body wouldn’t obey.Have you ever rolled over in the middle of the night and realized you were doing things you swore you’d never do? Sexing brothers you vowed you’d never touch? Bending backwards and stooping lower than you ever thought you’d stoop? Well if you can feel me even a little bit, then let me hit you with a story that just might blow your mind. . .
  • Afterburn by Zane

    Afterburn by Zane

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In the latest romantic romp from New York Times bestselling author Zane, two hapless lovers get lost in a dating game gone awry. When Washington, D.C., chiropractor Yardley Brown goes to his local bank, it isn't only to make deposits into his account. He has long since accrued some interest in Rayne Waters, a bank employee who's too beautiful to be true -- and too beautiful to be single...
  • Burn by Helen Hardt

    Burn by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Jonah Steel is knee deep into trying to solve the mystery surrounding his family and his brother’s abduction, and the arrival of his best friend has complicated the situation…although not as much as his infatuation with his brother’s therapist, Dr. Melanie Carmichael. The quiet humility of the blond beauty has him enthralled, and he burns for her as he never has for any woman...
  • Dan & Kara by Marie Force

    Dan & Kara by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They’re beloved members of the Gansett Island family…But they’ve never had their own book until now! Dan Torrington and Kara Ballard take center stage for the first time ever in this prequel novel...
  • Shame on It All by Zane, Andre Harris

    Shame on It All by Zane, Andre Harris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Harmony, Bryce, and Lucinda (a.k.a. Lucky) Whitfield are sisters in every sense of the word. They argue and get on each other's nerves, but when it comes down to the wire they are extremely protective of one another. "Shame on It All" follows their adventures, friendships, and love lives -- which are jam-packed with unpredictable, downright crazy situations...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • Encore by Helen Hardt

    Encore by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...
  • Kisses After Dark by Marie Force

    Kisses After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She’s avoided men all her life… Growing up with an abusive father, Katie Lawry learned a thing or two about men and has made a conscious choice to stay far away from them. Until the day of her brother Owen’s wedding when she’s rescued from nearly drowning by Shane McCarthy...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • Ravenous by Helen Hardt

    Ravenous by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Bryce Simpson did the only thing he could. He spurned Marjorie Steel. Even though he’ll be living on her ranch, he is determined to stay away from her. She’s worthy of more than he can even think about giving, especially now that long-buried memories are surfacing and he’s learning that his father’s sins may go even deeper than he imagined...
  • Gansett After Dark by Marie Force

    Gansett After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Owen Lawry is days away from leaving Gansett Island to attend the trial of his father, who is charged with assaulting his mother almost a year ago. He has spent his entire adult life trying to outrun his violent past, but the upcoming showdown with the father he hasn’t seen in more than a decade has him spending far more time in the past than in the present...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • The Dom Who Came in from the Cold by Lexi Blake

    The Dom Who Came in from the Cold by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kyle Hawthorne once believed his future would be a job in the private sector—a simple, normal life. Fate had other plans and he wound up in the military. Some newly discovered talents caught the eye of the CIA, and in no time he was working with a covert team. He found himself in a relationship with fellow operative, Julia—until she turned out to be the enemy...
  • Nervous by Zane

    Nervous by Zane

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    Zane's legion of fans can't get enough of her way of telling a juicy, sexy story. In Nervous, the New York Times bestselling queen of erotica brings us a tale of a woman with a split personality. Jonquinette has always been nervous around men, but on the weekends her alter ego, Jude, goes on intense sexual escapades. When Jonquinette seeks the help of Dr...
  • Until There Was You by Francis Ray

    Until There Was You by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    All he was looking for was some peace and quiet. Instead, what ex-FBI agent Luke Grayson finds in the secluded cabin in the woods is a gorgeous, smoky-eyed woman…who just happens to be pointing a gun in his direction. Dr. Catherine Stewart is relieved that the handsome stranger she encounters is not a dangerous intruder...
  • Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick by Zane

    Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick by Zane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The Sisters of APF is Zane's first book based on one of her most popular short story subjects, the sexy escapades of a sorority like no other. APF stands for Alpha Phi Fuckem, a sorority dedicated to sexual freedom and the fulfillment of its members...
  • The Consummation by Lauren Rowe

    The Consummation by Lauren Rowe

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Josh Faraday is used to getting what he wants. And what he wants is her. The Playboy and The Party Girl with a Hyphen, Josh and Kat from the bestselling The Club series, tell their love story in a scorching new trilogy: The Infatuation, The Revelation, and The Consummation. Whoever said love is patient and kind has never met hell-on-wheels, Kat Morgan...
  • Perfect Fit by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Perfect Fit by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    ***Perfect Fit was originally published in 2016. This second edition has been completely re-edited but does not contain new material. *** Two incurable bachelors, one incredible journey. Jagger Jackson hides behind a sexy playboy veneer, hoping people see him as a man who doesn’t believe in love rather than one who doesn’t deserve it...
  • The Revelation by Lauren Rowe

    The Revelation by Lauren Rowe

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Josh Faraday is used to getting what he wants. And what he wants is her. The Playboy and The Party Girl with a Hyphen, Josh and Kat from the bestselling The Club series, tell their love story in a scorching new trilogy: The Infatuation, The Revelation, and The Consummation. Whoever said love is patient and kind has never met hell-on-wheels, Kat Morgan...
  • Into the Fire by Meredith Wild

    Into the Fire by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Darren Bridge is living a bachelor’s dream. When he’s not running into burning buildings with his crew, he’s training the flavor of the week at his brother’s gym. Few women have ever been off limits...until Vanessa. Smart, beautiful, and legs for days, she’s unlike anyone he’s ever met. Too bad he’s sworn to leave her alone...
  • Desperate Hoodwives by Meesha Mink, De'nesha Diamond

    Desperate Hoodwives by Meesha Mink, De'nesha Diamond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    DREAMS OFTEN DIE IN THE PROJECTS In the first book of a drama-drenched new series, four unforgettable women will do anything to escape the hood. From their front stoops at Bentley Manor, longtime residents Miz Osceola and Miz Cleo have seen just about everything and know all too well that there's no happily-ever-after in the projects...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • Soul by Audrey Carlan

    Soul by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I was a dead woman. I’d finally had a glimpse of true love, admiration, and the kind of devotion only your soulmate, your other half, could provide…until it was physically ripped away. Taken. My stalker had me, and there was little hope I’d be found. I knew Chase would use all his money and resources to search the ends of the Earth for me, but I knew the monster I was dealing with...
  • Beau by Nicole Edwards

    Beau by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THEIR LOVE IS UNDENIABLE… Happily married for four and a half years, Beau and Ethan Walker are ready for the next phase in their lives. They want what so many people dream of: A baby. THEIR COMMITMENT IS UNWAVERING… Expanding their family with a tiny bundle of joy isn’t as easy for them as it is for the rest of the Walker clan...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  m-m  contemporary  erotica  queer
  • Hot Ice by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Ice by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When fire and ice collide, you get steam… Grace Campbell leads a privileged life. The daughter of a United States senator, she moves within the social circles of the rich and famous...
  • Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely

    Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Intense. Devoted. Protective. Michael Sloan is all of the above, with a hard tough edge to boot. He's not the guy he used to be. Years ago, before all the s&%t went down, he was laidback, carefree, and even happy-go-lucky. Life changed him. Hardened him. There's one woman though who can break down his walls. Someone who knew him then. Who can reach inside to that heart he protects fiercely.
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  suspense  contemporary  erotica  m-f
  • Lost and Found by Lexi Blake

    Lost and Found by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Owen Shaw and his “brothers” lost everything, their entire existence erased. Science had robbed he and all the Lost Boys of their memories and their past, but not their future. Hunted by every intelligence agency in the world, they are focused on two goals: find a cure for what was done to them and ensure that the technology that ruined their lives doesn’t get out into the world...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  suspense  contemporary  erotica  bdsm  m-f
  • Ain't She Sweet by Marie Force

    Ain't She Sweet by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The latest Green Mountain Romance from the The New York Times bestselling author of It’s Only Love. Charlotte “Charley” Abbott has gone out with every guy under thirty-five in Butler, Vermont—except for one. Tyler Westcott’s attempts to date her may be determined, and frequent, but Charley can’t stand how he acts like he knows her better than she knows herself...
  • Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining...
  • Adore by Nina Lane

    Adore by Nina Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Liv and Dean have everything...almost. With a rambunctious toddler, crazy work schedules, and too many responsibilities, they've lost sight of their passionate, intense marriage. And Professor West is none too happy about that.Not to mention, Dean's brother Archer is fighting to convince stubborn Kelsey March to marry him -- and Dean refuses to take his own marriage for granted...
  • Jared by Nicole Edwards

    Jared by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Jared Walker is a single dad who knows what it’s like to be burned by a woman. His ex-wife tormented him in a way that’s unforgivable. It makes sense that Jared doesn’t trust women. He’s not looking for love, but when his cousin Travis puts Jared in charge of the Walker family reunion, Jared just might find himself in over his head. In more ways than one. Hope Lambert has one goal in life...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica  cowboys  m-f
  • Desired by S.K. Lessly

    Desired by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    CAUTION: This book contains LOTS of hot, alpha male sex, dirty talk (Drake likes to curse and say naughty things), and a curvy girl... You've been warned. If you’re looking for a "cards and candy" romance, you won’t find it here… Georgia Sayers has always been shy and quiet. She has always lived her life by other people’s rules, especially her best friend and fiancé...
  • Somebody's Gotta Be On Top by Mary B. Morrison

    Somebody's Gotta Be On Top by Mary B. Morrison

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    So says Darius Jones. At twenty-two, he's grown…but he hasn't necessarily grown up. He still thinks the opposite sex exists purely for his satisfaction. Not that he doesn't know how to pleasure a sister; he just doesn't want them telling him the way it's going to be. But trying to be on top all the time only gets him into trouble with the women in his life - including Fancy Taylor...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • When Somebody Loves You Back by Mary B. Morrison

    When Somebody Loves You Back by Mary B. Morrison

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Former playboy Darius Jones is back on top. His high-profile legal trouble is finally behind him, and ahead is a bright NBA career--and the engagement to his soul mate, the irrepressibly sexy Fancy Taylor. But bad news has a habit of coming when you least expect it, and this time Darius could loose everything he has..
  • Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I died. I fu*&ing died, and when I woke up in a Los Angeles hospital my best friend walked away from me. It wasn’t quite the welcoming back to the world of the living I thought I’d receive, but it rattled me. My dead best friend led me back to Georgia to get my life together, and while I’m working on it trouble follow me...
  • The Master by Tara Sue Me

    The Master by Tara Sue Me

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Sasha Blake is scarred from a BDSM session gone wrong, but she can't deny how drawn she is to a strong Master. Determined to rejoin the Partners in Play community, she asks Abby and Nathaniel West to set her up with a Dom who will make her feel safe again as a sub. Cole Johnson knows how to push all of Sasha's buttons, but he's convinced she's not the submissive he needs...
  • Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones

    Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Chris and Sara from Inside Out return in the explosive finale to Ella's story from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones with the third book in the sexy, suspenseful Careless Whispers series.Passion burns fiercely hot between Ella Ferguson and Kayden Wilkens, the man who held secrets and lies in his hands, and then allowed them to fall into hers...
  • Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Demons. Regrets. Absolution. Luke has lived on the wrong side of the law since he was seventeen. His hands are stained and his soul is black, but the worst sin he's committed is falling in love with his brother’s girl. Then he met her. Addy Monroe is pure, innocent and stubborn as an ox. Even though he doesn’t deserve her, Luke will stop at nothing to have her...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica  angst
  • Two Captains, One Chair by Shaye Marlow

    Two Captains, One Chair by Shaye Marlow

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Rocking sparkly purple toenails under a pair of steel-toe boots, Suzy is a river barge captain in the Alaskan Bush. She’s a tiny gossip with big problems: her able-bodied barge boy just left her high and dry, she can’t sleep, her best friend Helly is getting all the action… and now, someone’s stolen her gold nugget. Ed is a nice guy...
  • Steel Rush by P.T. Michelle

    Steel Rush by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **Grab STEEL RUSH while it's on PreOrder SALE. The first book in the duet, GOLD SHIMMER, is just $.99 right now. The price of both books will go up after STEEL RUSH releases. **                  This is the second book in the BLACK SHADOWS duet, Cass and Calder's story. You must read GOLD SHIMMER before reading STEEL RUSH. Cass has spent years trying to forget her past...
  • Wicked Impulse by Chelle Bliss

    Wicked Impulse by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There's only one thing worse than dating a friend's sister--sleeping with his mother. Fran DeLuca's known for her bossy, overbearing personality almost as much as for her love of nylon tracksuits. But when someone runs off with fifty thousand dollars, she becomes involved in an ALFA investigation and catches the eye of silver fox biker, Bear...
  • Mind by Audrey Carlan

    Mind by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I'm a magnet for evil and controlling men. Chase, my big business tycoon thinks he can protect me...he can't. No one can. It became clear far too late how serious my stalker was, that his threats weren't idle. He proved more than once that he would do what it takes, that there were no stakes too high to his sick and twisted games and delusions of worship...
  • Heart of the Falcon by Francis Ray

    Heart of the Falcon by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Madelyn Taggart has shattered her share of glass ceilings. As a young engineer at a Houston oil company, she’s managed to make it in a mostly older, all-male, all-white industry. But her success has come at a high cost to her love life...
  • Ian's Ultimate Gamble by Brenda Jackson

    Ian's Ultimate Gamble by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Casino owner Ian Westmoreland thought he had seen the last of Brooke Chamberlain, until she checked into his resort claiming to need a little R & R. Brooke had betrayed him years before, and Ian was willing to bet there was more to her visit than she would admit. No woman had even come close to igniting the heat and passion inside him as Brooke once had...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica  mystery
  • Irresistible You by Francis Ray

    Irresistible You by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Pierce Grayson is a marked man: if his mother, Ruth, has her way, his carefree single days will soon be over. But Pierce isn't going down without a fight. He's ready to take action against his mama's matchmaking…but what he's completely unprepared for is the feeling that hits him when he meets Broadway actress Sabra Raineau. She's in Santa Fe helping Ruth with a production at the University...
  • Two Bit by L. Wilder

    Two Bit by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Where I was his weakness, he became my strength. Two Bit: I've never been one to hold back. I've always said what was on my mind - right or wrong - and earned my name because of it. Giving my two cents hasn't always been a good thing, but on one fateful night, it led me to her. She was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of girl. Undeniably beautiful. Fearless. Unforgettable...
  • T.A. by Jamie Begley

    T.A. by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Cuffing season was supposed to be about finding a hook-up to keep her warm during the cold Kentucky winter nights. T.A. wasn’t looking for Mr. Right; she just wanted Mr. Available. That was before she met Dalton Andrews. The widower was nursing a broken heart, and the only thing he wanted was a woman to take his grown kids’ minds off worrying about him...
  • Pink: Hot 'n Sexy for a cure: The Books for Boobies 2015 Anthology by Tara Oakes, River Savage

    Pink: Hot 'n Sexy for a cure: The Books for Boobies 2015 Anthology by Tara Oakes, River Savage

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ** WARNING ** This book is meant for those over 18 years of age due to strong sexual and mature content. Join 28 of today's hottest romance authors as they introduce you to their most memorable and beloved characters in all-new, exclusive, scorching scenes...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  erotica  bdsm  contemporary
  • Gettin' Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II (Zane's Sex Chronicles) by Zane

    Gettin' Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II (Zane's Sex Chronicles) by Zane

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From the Queen of Erotica, a smart, witty, and extremely sexy collection of short stories—the second volume to her highly successful Zane’s Sex Chronicles , the book behind the Cinemax series. Scenarios run the gamut from committed, monogamous couples looking to experiment to wild, single sisters who form a very unconventional sorority...
  • Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The book Trident Security fans have been waiting for! The huntress has become the hunted, in more ways than one. Jordyn Alvarez works for the United States government—a fact no one in authority will admit. She does Uncle Sam’s dirty work. Some might call her an agent, but few know her real title—Assassin...
  • Forever Yours by Francis Ray

    Forever Yours by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Why would a happily divorced, independent businesswoman like Victoria Chandler agree to get married again? It’s called desperation. To keep her lingerie boutiques from going bankrupt, Victoria’s got to find a husband—and fast...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
  • Dirtier Than Ever by Vickie M. Stringer

    Dirtier Than Ever by Vickie M. Stringer

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty , Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q — the crazy love-hate triangle who makes the series a favorite among urban fiction fans. Q wished that Bacon had killed Red when he had the chance...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  erotica
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