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  • Shattered Hearts: The Complete Series by Cassia Leo

    Shattered Hearts: The Complete Series by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “This series was just plain addicting!” “Chris Knight can rock my ovaries.” “I started reading and nothing else mattered.” Five novels from the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts series available in Kindle Unlimited for a limited time. The Shattered Hearts series is a steamy and tender rock star romance spanning an epic 25 years and 1,589 pages...
  • Mothers and Daughters by Erica James

    Mothers and Daughters by Erica James

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Even happy families have their secrets…Since the sudden death of her husband, Naomi has steadily rebuilt the life they shared in the village of Tilsham by the sea.Her eldest daughter, Martha, is sensible and determined – just like her father was – and very much in control of where her life is going. If she could just get pregnant with her husband, life would be perfect...
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  • Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins

    Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    They used to joke about it. Like many brilliant scientists, Josh sometimes had trouble remembering things that needed doing in the "real" world--like buying groceries, eating regular meals, and talking to people. But he was happy to have his beloved wife, Lauren, remind him with her "honey do" lists. He just never realized how much he would need one when she was gone...
  • Life Before Damaged by H.M. Ward

    Life Before Damaged by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR HM WARD  Money. Power. Sex.  Just stay away from Pete Ferro. How hard can that be? But every time I turn around the man is there with that beautiful face and those wicked lips. He pins me in place with eyes that are fifty shades of blue. I become someone else, a woman who feels alive and defiant. I'm sick of being what everyone else wants...
  • Rescued by Love by Melissa Foster

    Rescued by Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Addison Dahl is excited to return to Elpitha Island for her best friend Gabriella’s wedding. A weekend of sun and fun is just what she needs before setting out on her newest adventure—roughing it in the wilderness. Addison is tough, she’s independent, and she doesn’t “do” feelings toward men...
  • Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

    Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all--and getting back more than you ever expected.Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down...
  • The Cafe at the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    The Cafe at the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A holiday fling threw her life into chaos …Elspeth Mackenzie hasn’t had any contact with the father of her child since they had a fling three years ago. Getting pregnant at sixteen turned her life upside down. But now she has everything back under control. She’s managing a cafe and a toddler and making it look easy.If only dating was as easy...
  • Shopping for a Billionaire's Baby by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire's Baby by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You know what's even better than marrying a billionaire? Having his baby. We're ready. We've studied and planned, read all the birth and labor books, researched parenting classes, consulted our schedules, and it's time. And by we I mean me . Declan's just ready for the "have lots of sex" part. More than ready...
  • Bayside Escape by Melissa Foster

    Bayside Escape by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're fun, flirty, flawed, deeply emotional, always passionate, and easy to relate to...
  • A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ feel-good series, The Merriams, is back with a humorous and heartwarming story about a playboy without a cause and a woman whose dreams were diverted by family responsibility—and, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
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    new adult  audiobook  christian  humor  contemporary  m-f
  • The Fountain of Infinite Wishes by Ava Miles

    The Fountain of Infinite Wishes by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava’s bestselling books…come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents a gripping and emotional tale about believing in wishes coming true and searching for love—no matter where it leads.Shelby McGuiness hadn’t stopped believing in wishes.Vander Montgomery had...
  • My Big Fat Fake Honeymoon by Lauren Landish

    My Big Fat Fake Honeymoon by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Always the bridesmaid, never the bride?Try always the florist.This high-profile wedding gig comes with a dreamy week in paradise.The sun, sand, and sea will make the hard work worth it.Or so I thought until that dream becomes a nightmare.When an old nemesis shows up, my mouth gets me in trouble, and suddenly, I’m pretending to be on my honeymoon. My “groom” is even worse.Lorenzo Toscani...
  • Make It Rain by Sasha Marshall

    Make It Rain by Sasha Marshall

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kip When you rip the Guitar Goddess's world apart, and your own, how in the f@*k are you supposed to find redemption? She's my world, and I've shattered her. What began as an absence for us to both heal, ends in the dissolution of our relationship, and my breaking heart. I committed the most unforgivable transgression, but maybe not everything is as it seems...
  • River of Deceit by Sasha Marshall

    River of Deceit by Sasha Marshall

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kip Paxton may be the perfect man. He's a sexy, tattooed, foul-mouthed, drummer god for Broken Access, and if that wasn't enough he’s snagged the Guitar Goddess herself. But in life, where one door opens…another closes, and sometimes the other door bursts wide f@$king open...
  • Operation Bailey Babies by Piper Rayne

    Operation Bailey Babies by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    BUZZ WHEEL PRESS RELEASE: Don’t drink the Lake Starlight water! Bailey babies are busy growing in their mommies tummies and the Baileys are having a triple baby shower to celebrate. If you want in on the pool on who pops first and when contact me...
  • Life Before Damaged Vol. 6  (The Ferro Family) (Life Before Damaged  (The Ferro Family) #6) by H.M. Ward

    Life Before Damaged Vol. 6 (The Ferro Family) (Life Before Damaged (The Ferro Family) #6) by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR H.M. WARD Money. Power. Sex. I torched my future with a single decision. It was like my life was taken out by a big ass bus in one blow. I thought everything was already busted to pieces, but the more I try to fix my mistakes, the worse it gets...
  • Shopping for a Billionaire's Wife by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire's Wife by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Who needs a SWAT team to escape from their own wedding? Me. My Momzilla turned us into hostages at our own ceremony, so Declan and I are getting married the good old-fashioned way, just like everybody else. By calling in his private security team, stealing away before the ceremony by helicopter, connecting to his corporate jet and heading for Las Vegas...
  • The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec

    The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sam and Noel have had more than their share of mishaps since they met, and are starting to wonder if they might be jinxed around the holidays. But what could possibly go wrong during a beautiful celebration like Easter, when spring is in the air, eggs need to be colored, baskets have to be filled, and cute little bunny decorations need a home? With this family - EVERYTHING...
  • The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A standalone second chance romance by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken. You know the universe is trying to tell you something when you get struck by lightning, but only after getting hit on by the elderly, almost getting run over by a semi, and running into the one who got away...
  • Life Before Damaged Vol. 9 (Life Before Damaged  (The Ferro Family) #9) by H.M. Ward

    Life Before Damaged Vol. 9 (Life Before Damaged (The Ferro Family) #9) by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A LOVE STORY ABOUT AN ALPHA MANWHORE AND A GOOD GIRL BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR HM WARD Money. Power. Sex. Billionaire Pete Ferro is a manwhore and always will be. There aren't fifty shades of gray when it comes to love. Sometimes all we have is the here and now, and there aren't second chances -- so why pretend? That's the part I don't understand...
  • The Consequence of Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Consequence of Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken. Reid Emory has never had reason to question his luck with the ladies. As the owner of a lethal set of aqua-blue eyes and a devastating grin, this Hollywood heartthrob always brings his A game…but lately his luck seems to have run out...
  • A Legal Affair (Club Prive) by M.S. Parker

    A Legal Affair (Club Prive) by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    All of my friends have hot, amazing men in their lives, but I'm still single… and happy. I've never wanted to settle down. I enjoy going to clubs and hooking up with random men for the night… Then why the hell do I feel like something's missing? When gorgeous rock star Paxton Gorham walks into Leslie Calvin's office, she tells herself that she can't be attracted to him...
  • Sweet by Elizabeth Hunter

    Sweet by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He survived by always being in control.She’s about to make him melt.It’s 2004, and Daisy Rivera knows two things: she’s going to end up disappointing her parents’ fondest hopes and dreams in roughly six months, and somehow she’s going to figure out how to kiss the mysterious tattoo artist two shops down from her grandmother’s cafe that everyone calls Spider...
  • Stud Muffin by Lauren Landish

    Stud Muffin by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Landish.I’m so done with men. I don’t care if he looks like Ryan Gosling with a ten-inch cucumber in his pants and says he wants me to have his babies.Just, no. I’m done. I can’t pick them.To make matters worse, the real estate investment company I work for is on the verge of collapse...
  • Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A Valentine's Day short story from the Chocolate Lover's gang...
  • My Best Friend's Brothers: A Surprise Pregnancy Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    My Best Friend's Brothers: A Surprise Pregnancy Reverse Harem Romance by Brooklyn Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Returning home was supposed to be a fresh start.Then my best friend’s three hot brothers showed up…And now, I’m pregnant.Josh kissed me first.Carter carried me to bed.Mason whispered things I can’t repeat in daylight.One night of unexpected passion lit up my life like fireworks.Now, the consequences threaten to tear my world apart...
  • The Matchmaker: Book 6 by Jennifer Beckstrand

    The Matchmaker: Book 6 by Jennifer Beckstrand

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Book 1: "A delightful voice in Amish romance. Sweet and funny." --Emma MillerWith their thirteen children grown, Anna and Felty Helmuth are ready for their next adventure. That means trying their hands at matchmaking--because what could be more fun than igniting love when it's right--and undoing mismatches when they're wrong...
  • The French Cookery School by Caroline James

    The French Cookery School by Caroline James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The recipe for a perfect summer…Step 1: Mix together a group of mature studentsStep 2: Add in a handsome hostStep 3: Season with a celebrity chefStep 4: Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis...
  • Happily Never After by Lauren Landish

    Happily Never After by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The stunning conclusion to Blackwell and the Dirty Fairy Tale series!Will Charlotte finally get her happy ever after?Blurb to come..
  • A Billionaire Rebel by M.S. Parker

    A Billionaire Rebel by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Damon: I’m the Holden brother who doesn’t want to be part of the family business. Singing and performing country music is my only passion, but one night of tragedy changes everything and my world is shattered. Jae: My life isn’t candy canes and rainbows. It’s hard work but I have no complaints. I have a steady job and a family who loves me...
  • Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book is an update of the ongoing Bluegrass, Bluegrass Brothers, and Forever Bluegrass series. If you haven’t read the books in those series, then it is recommended that you start with Bluegrass State of Mind...
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    length-novella  audiobook  humor  contemporary  m-f
  • To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The good news is, I'm out of exile and I have the woman I love by my side. And I still have my crown, tarnished though it may be. The bad news is...all of that is temporary. There are those that want me as far away from the crown as possible. I still have a killer on my tail who has a more permanent solution in mind. Oh and there's the small matter of all the secrets I'm keeping from Ariel...
  • Perfect Strangers by Carly Phillips

    Perfect Strangers by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One night.No strings.Things just got complicated.Between long hours in the ER and failing to please her demanding father, Dr. Alexa Collins barely has time for a life, and the strain is starting to take its toll.On a rare night out, she can’t resist getting a little crazy on the dance floor. Or playfully crooking her finger at the sinfully hot football player watching her every move...
  • Secrets: The Complete Collection Volumes 1-5 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets: The Complete Collection Volumes 1-5 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    By New York Times Bestselling Author H.M. Ward Sex is supposed to be sexy, tantalizing, and completely erotic, but Anna never seems to find the right guy. This one seems to be a germ-a-phobe, and the previous boyfriend wasn't much better. Anna just wants to be wanted. Is that too much to ask? As Anna tries to wiggle out of one relationship, a new one surfaces, but it's forbidden...
  • A Dress for Curves by M. S. Parker

    A Dress for Curves by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Carson McCrae, the hottest designer in Manhattan, asked me to model a new bra in a fashion show, I knew it was a line.How could it not be?I’m anything but a runway model. Sure, I’m tall, but I’m not skinny. I got more curves than Kim Kardashian.It was definitely a line.So why did I say yes?Growing up in a commune four hours from New York City, Vixen Teal is not your typical New Yorker...
  • Shopping for a CEO's Wife by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a CEO's Wife by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Snowbound. Sounds so romantic, with visions of cuddling before a roaring fire, hot chocolate spiked with brandy, and a secret elopement. Wait. What? My fiancé’s father won’t stop trying to turn our pending wedding into a three-ring media circus so he can get free publicity for his family’s Fortune 500 company...
  • Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone

    Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    One error in judgment. That is all it took. They say don't mix business with pleasure, but I fell in love with the client and now I’ve lost her.But I would do it all over again if it meant keeping her safe.Now I’ll have to fight like hell to earn her trust again. If I don’t, it could cost both of us everything...
  • Theirs by Linzvonc

    Theirs by Linzvonc

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I pressed my body against hers, kissing her throat as I murmured in her ear."Say no then." If you loved the story of Cal & Gretchen, wait until you see what their darling children get up to....Caleb curses more often than a pirate, despite looking like a fallen angel. He tries to look out for his sisters, but they have their own agenda..
    Categorized as:
    new adult  length-novella  humor  contemporary  m-f
  • Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

    Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Three years after their break-up, Kiki's worked hard to forget her first love. But just as she thinks she's got her life under control—jumping into the distractions of her romance-by-calendar-invite boyfriend, and plans for her best friend, Aminah's, wedding—Kiki's career implodes, the family business teeters on collapse, and Malakai returns...
  • The Epilogue by Michelle Heard

    The Epilogue by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Wealth and power make them untouchable.The monarchs of Trinity Academy.Falcon Reyes.Mason Chargill.Lake Cutler.Julian Reyes.The epilogue to the bestselling Trinity Academy series.Note: All books have to be read in order...
  • Operation Bailey Birthday by Piper Rayne

    Operation Bailey Birthday by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐙𝐙 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄: Rumor around town is a certain matriarch of the Bailey family is having a 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘! It’s even spurred a few of the Bailey kids to return home to celebrate with their beloved great-grandmother, Dori...
  • One More Round by Alice Clayton

    One More Round by Alice Clayton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Reunite with Simon and Caroline from the New York Times best-selling Wallbanger in this fun and flirty novella! Simon and Caroline have it all. A gorgeous restored Victorian house in Sausalito, flourishing careers, an eternal spark for each other, and a cat with more attitude than is legal in the state of California...
  • A Play for Love by M. S. Parker

    A Play for Love by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Making it on Broadway is tough, but finding love in the city is even tougher. But sometimes, the most unexpected connections lead to the greatest love stories.London McCrae is an aspiring actress determined to succeed on Broadway, but lately her career and love life have hit a dry spell...
  • Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain

    Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her reach. She's moving into a cottage in beautiful Nightingale Square, close to the local community garden, where she can indulge her passion for making preserves and pickles...
  • Izzy and Her Off-Limits Love by Jenny Proctor, Emma St. Clair

    Izzy and Her Off-Limits Love by Jenny Proctor, Emma St. Clair

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    Getting over your childhood crush is never easy. Especially when your family is full of meddling matchmakers.I’ve tried my whole life to curb my feelings for Liam, who is NOT my cousin, even if our family is like, well, family.After he brought a girlfriend home for the holidays last year, I decided it was high time for my crush to finally die...
  • The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan

    The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Kathleen is eighty years old. After she has a run-in with an intruder, her daughter wants her to move into a residential home. But she’s not having any of it. What she craves—what she needs—is adventure.Liza is drowning in the daily stress of family life. The last thing she needs is her mother jetting off on a wild holiday, making Liza long for a solo summer of her own...
  • The Wild Turkey Tango by Ann Charles

    The Wild Turkey Tango by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One gun + two turkeys + three Morgan sisters = One helluva Jeep ride! It's Thanksgiving Day in Jackrabbit Junction and the feathers are flying before the food even hits the table. What starts out as a quick trip to pick up a turkey turns into another messy Morgan sisters' mystery filled with hijinks and adventure. Never has Thanksgiving been so wild! ( This is volume 4...
  • Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Home Sweet Love by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares a powerful tale about the sweetness of home and falling in love for the first time. Chase Parker doesn’t believe in all that gushy home sweet love stuff. Moira Hale sure as heck does...
  • Storms Over Secrets by J.A. DeRouen

    Storms Over Secrets by J.A. DeRouen

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Promises are lies dressed up for the party. Secrets poison the fairest of fairy tales. Lies stain the purest of loves. I've paid the ultimate price for my choices. The tendrils of those sins bind me to my past. The remnants of my love hold me captive. Then he walks into my life and makes me believe in second chances. He awakens feelings in my I know I shouldn't have...
  • Shopping for a CEO's Fiancee by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a CEO's Fiancee by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    We skipped right over the whole fiancée thing and went straight from girlfriend to wife. At least, I think that's what happened. I woke up after my brother's Vegas wedding reception with my luscious girlfriend in bed with me. We're both wearing wedding rings. So is her coworker, Josh. And our Vegas chauffeur, Geordi...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  audiobook  humor  contemporary
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