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Red by K.C. Kean
“To convince a man to marry you, you have to be what they envision. Pretty, quiet, caring, and barefoot in the kitchen.”My mothers expectations have never waivered. I’m determined to be more, even if it is within the confines of Featherstone Academy. I'm tired of being forced into a mold I don't fit in. I want to be me, however that looks...Categorized as:
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More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up... -
Thieves' Honor by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
"Run, Rabbit, Run." After weeks in the Esposito Hotel, I now know three things: 1. The Gentlemen are liars. 2. The Trilogy took my sister. 3. My father is insane. I've been reminded of who I am and who my enemies are. Nico lied to me, and Beck and Rush backed him up. I'm on my own again—the spare to the heir, with nothing to lose and no one I can trust...Categorized as:
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Encore by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the gutter to the stars…It’s been five years since the Breakers and I got back together.Five years since we opened our club, Twisted Bullet.Five years of laughter, love, passion, and a home with each other.It’s been the best years of my life.I wouldn’t change it for the world.And yet…Something fundamental has been missing.Performing together.So when the chance arises we take it...Categorized as:
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Broke Down by Sharan Daire
My car broke down on an icy road in the middle of nowhere. I’ve got no money in the bank, no place to stay, and no food for my kids. Can it get any worse? Sure. A police car pulls up. The county sheriff calls his twin brother to tow my car for repairs that'll probably cost more than the beater is worth. They say don’t worry about it. They only want to help.Sure they do... -
Snow Balled by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a snowstorm leaves me stranded with three handsome strangers, I don’t want them to find out that:I’m a famous actressI’ve never been with one man, let alone threeI want them allIt wasn’t supposed to be like this. I came to the woods to finish my screenplay before the start of the press tour for my latest movie... -
Shades of Trouble: Books 1-4: Complete Series by Kitty Cox
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsComplete Series - Collide, Converge, Combust, and ConquerBook 1: Destiny is what happens when dreams collide with reality.I've made a name for myself as a world famous lingerie model. I'm rich and powerful now. Not too bad for a girl from small town Texas. All I really wanted was to become so beautiful that Luke, my teenage crush, would fall at my feet.But thirteen years is a long time... -
Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back... -
Battle Lines by Heather Long
Violence chose me a long time ago…Survival isn’t everything. I’ve fought to protect my family. I’ve bled for them, killed for them, and gone to jail for them. There is no fight I will not take on for them…I’ve been waging this war since I was seven years old. The only thing that’s changed is the battlefield itself...Categorized as:
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Rock & Crank by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre two Dirty Sinners better than one?SUMMERWhen I left Haven to go to college, I never thought I’d be back or be a single mom, but here I am. Being Clover’s mom has been one of the best things in my life, but also the hardest because of her epilepsy... -
Lies Untold by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality.Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game... -
Winter's End by Cora Flynn
Cascade Falls Population: 3279 And that’s about how many lies we’re uncovering in our tiny town. The deeper we dig, the dirtier it gets, and no one, not even my parents, are innocent. Thankfully I’m not alone; five unlikely men and I have banded together to try to unbury the truths that plague our piece of paradise. The man who broke my trust is now my charming savior...Categorized as:
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The Echo of Violence by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy daddy was the president of an outlaw MCMy Uncles, a motley crew of dangerous bikersI thought we were invincibleUntil a brutal act of violence destroyed everythingMy home, my family, and my identity were all gone in the blink of an eyeLeaving behind a tangled mess of emotional and physical scars... -
Fight by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSo many things have been revealed over the past few hours, and I have a feeling there are more revelations to come.Once I’ve gotten over the huge personal revelation, that I was not even slightly prepared for, we then have to find out who’s killing the parents and whether they pose a threat to us as well... -
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Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsbook two coming this...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth... -
Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDropping papers off at my boss's house shouldn't be a big deal. Except that I'm in love with him, and I have a little fantasy that he secretly feels the same.An unexpected change in his demeanor makes me think my fantasy is finally coming true, but the second I realize my mistake, the storm of the century unleashes a mudslide, trapping me at his house...Categorized as:
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The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
A Complete, Binge-worthy Series filled with action, romance, and a healthy dose of sass. This set contains all three best-selling titles: RED HANDED THIEVES' HONOR DAMNED SOULS From Book One: Forced to live with my ENEMIES. They think they OWN ME. But I own their HEARTS. Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour best friends on spring break in Chicago on St. Patty’s Day… What could possibly go wrong?!Lennon, Harper, Skyler, and Bristol have been inseparable the past four years while studying at NIU. With graduation right around the corner, they plan an epic spring break getaway to make new, lasting memories that will get them through the uncertainty that lies ahead... -
Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen
Who hurt Hellena Michaels?Once they find out, there will be hell to pay.Sanctum Harbor seemed like a fresh start, but this opulent town hides a darkness as black as my past.One risky deal gone wrong, and suddenly I'm in debt to the mob and stalked by a shadowed figure who seems to know my every move.Just my luck... -
Harper's Renegades by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**This is a Stand Alone that pairs with the Hidden Empire Series storyline. Can be read alone but if read after Four Tricks it will give you more background.You know, I thought my life was pretty normal. I was working towards my dream of being a fashion designer, even got my own shop. My best friend Dax and I met in college as roommates and became soul sisters for life...Categorized as:
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Open Road by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAre you brave enough to discover what the open road has to offer you? At one time, I thought my life was planned out. Then a stalker entered the picture and tossed my world upside down. After everything settled, I thought I was ready to get back to normal, everyday life. But when a mysterious letter arrived, it felt like the answer I’d been waiting for... -
Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA biker gang wants me to have their baby? This must be some wild joke.It all started with a flirty chat with Kai, the leader of the Iron Serpents MC. One wild night led to something I never saw coming: I was pregnant.I thought I’d be raising my child alone, but the gang makes a shocking offer: they need an heir, and they promise to support me throughout my pregnancy... -
Single Mom's Firemen: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"Pack your bags, beautiful.""What do you mean?", I stutter.Our firehouse is your new home for as long as you need."As a coupon cutting single mom,Double shifts at the diner are my jam.But just when I'm stretched thinnest,My mother opts for the casino lights over babysitting my kids.Imagine my fright when my diner catches fire.Enter three strapping ex-military firemen who save the day... -
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Bonds of Obsession by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBonds of Obsession is the heart-racing third installment in the Pretty Ruthless Monsters series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books. So I'd HIGHLY recommend not reading it until you've finished reading both Princes of Carnage and Crown of Lies. You've been warned! *** I can’t lose them. I can’t lose him. The Princes of Carnage were my enemies once... -
Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us... -
TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs
A standalone reverse harem romance in the bestselling Huge Series...I’ve always been told I’m a team player…now my foster brothers want to put me to the test.When I inherit a home from my long estranged father, it’s a dream come true. Pregnant and alone at nineteen, it’s just the break I need...Categorized as:
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Protecting Their Princess by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFalling in love with my former Navy SEAL protectors was easy.But avoiding this scandal is the hard part.Very hard.My new security team is everything I imagined it to be.Three strong, hot men that would take a bullet for me.But the “good girl” of Hollywood needs more than just protection.No sketchy stories.No unbelievable rumors.Except for the one I have with my co-star...Categorized as:
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Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA felon's daughter. A abusers victim. That's how I have seen myself the last ten years. Not Anymore. That night was the last straw. I’m starting over but not somewhere new. I'm going back to where it all began.How many times in your life do you get the chance to flirt with four sexy bad boys? Exactly! So when you do, you go for it! Enter the steamy Sons of Fortune... -
Deadly Passion by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat if the men I thought I loved want to ruin me?Escaping captivity should have given me the freedom I craved, but now I’m stuck in another prison. My sexy captors know my true identity, and they want to make me pay for my deception.The Dukes may have reunited, but dark secrets and cruel revelations have changed them. They’re broken, and so am I... -
Baking and Blindfolds by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCooking with my stepbrothers really heats things up.I'm a disappointment.A failure.A burden.That's how my billionaire father and his wife see me.After getting dumped and flunking out of college, there's only one place left to go: back home. The last thing I want is to see that look of utter disgust in my father's eyes and that smug smirk on my stepmother's face, yet again...Categorized as:
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Defile by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWaking up after my accident, I discover how far up the creek I am without a paddle. My body and soul defiled, I need to get back to my men, but things take a turn for the better and my daring rescue becomes a bloody need for revenge... -
Totally Wrecked by Nicky Shivers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI owe my sister big time, but seriously, isn't there any other way I can repay her? My identical twin sister is currently dominating the "Champion of the World" leaderboard, a year-long TV reality show that spans the globe. But now, she's broken her leg and needs me to become Brooke 'Action' Jackson for one installment of the program...Categorized as:
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Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I hadn’t kissed him, we’d be dead.My chance encounter with the brutally handsome mob boss and his two best friends throws me into a dark underworld I never wanted to visit. As a nurse, I’m used to healing wounds, not falling for men who cause them. But it’s too late—the powerful mafiosos are all I can think about.Cesare is in charge, both in and out of the bedroom... -
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A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust when I thought the broken pieces were finally falling back into place, my world shattered again.He's getting closer and this time he's promising to hurt anyone who stands in his way.Starting with the guys I am in love with.They saved me and now they are in danger because of it. He's determined to destroy me, to break me.I was so close to being free but chaos knows no mercy... -
Rancher Daddies: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen I caught my fiancé cheating on me…With my maid of honor…On our wedding day… I ran away…And now I’m the nanny for three silver fox ranchers.Left with nothing but my wedding dress,I look for a soft place to lay my head.But what I find instead are three tough ranch brothers…With broad shoulders to cry on.And rock-hard bodies to die for.All silver foxes.All rugged ex-Navy SEALs... -
Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope… As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
Debauched by Sarah Bailey
Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first?It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know.So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...Categorized as:
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Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI hid my pregnancy for 9 months, but my secret's out now!We all have that friend—the one who can convince us to do anything. The one who gets away with everything. I’m not that friend. I’m the friend who lets my bestie convince me to go to a sex club, relax my better judgment for one night, hook up with three guys, and end up pregnant... -
Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two.Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me.Like really hate me.Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure... -
Depraved by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTogether. Apart. Where does it end?It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together.We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood... -
Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales
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Dad's Best Friends by Molly Eden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never meant to fall for my dad’s best friends...When I arrived at the lake house, I wanted a summer of relaxation and reconnection with my dad. But the presence of Oliver, Henry, and Max—each captivating in their own right—spins my world into unexpected chaos.With his carefree zest for life, Oliver urges me to seize every moment...Categorized as:
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Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m finally single again and am ready for my wild phase. Enter Atlas, the Viking God in a three-piece suit. I think it’s a one-night stand; simple, no-strings fun, right? Now he wants me to be his girl... -
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Prevail by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate NovellaBook 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2)Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceThis is a Reverse Harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot...Categorized as:
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Roommates With Benefits: A Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor my senior year of college, I’m renting a bedroom in a house with three other girls.So it’s a huge shock when I move in and discover…That my roommates are three swoony guys .As if that wasn’t bad I almost hooked up with two of them last night.Riley , the tall, blond, viking of a man who plays for the Coastal California College baseball team... -
Three Hearts Hideaway by Luna Day
When Ava stumbles into sleepy Little Greenfield with nothing but a suitcase and humiliating voice message on her phone, the last thing she expects to find is Roman—a tattooed B&B owner who offers her a place to stay. After dumping her narcissistic boyfriend and running away from the embarrassment he caused her, she needs to focus on herself... -
Tainted Deception by Kay Riley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJace and Kian. Best friends until a gang rivalry ripped them apart. Three summers ago, I played them both, never expecting to have guilt over what I did.Once I got what I needed, I fled, planning to never see them again. I stayed tucked away at Little Haven University, hidden in plain sight while making moves in the dark... -
Ten Mountain Men by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBreaking news: Bigfoot ain’t real. But the ten big, burly mountain men bathing in the river are… I met the Björnsson brothers when I broke my ankles hiking in the mountain wilderness. Okay, so I panicked when I saw them naked in the river, convinced they were a pack of grizzly bears, and ran like the wind...Categorized as:
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Hat Trick: Nanny for the Hockey Players by Christina Sterling
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the Captain of The Titans bursts into my work and shouts at me "I need you" I think all of my dreams have come true.What I don't expect is the baby he's holding.Now, the Captain, our star goalie and the best defenseman in the league are my new roomies and I'm their live-in nanny.Carter is the Captain, easy-going, boy-next-door and all American good-guy...Categorized as:
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