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Boss Man Bridegroom by Meghan Quinn
"Will you do me the greatest honor of all time and be my bridegroom?” she asks, hope in her eyes . . . How did I get here? My assistant, bent on one knee, holding my hand, her expectant face waiting for an answer. Just . . -
Make-Believe Match by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFall in love with my enemy? No way.Marry him to save my family’s struggling ski resort? That’s a different story…Getting hitched is the only way I can inherit Snowberry Lodge, and I’ll do anything to spare my childhood home from the wrecking ball–even wear Devlin Buckley’s ring on my finger.Not that I’ll enjoy it... -
Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis marriage of convenience is about to get sticky. Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance.But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich. We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony.Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous. And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours... -
Hot Heir by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIf I had to pick a bride of convenience, my first choice would NOT be Peach Maloney.My fiftieth choice would NOT be Peach.Top spot on my list of occupational hazards? Yes. Royal pain in the crumpets? Yes.A bride of convenience? No.But I’ve unexpectedly gone from royal bodyguard to monarch, having inherited a crown that was stolen from my family long before my birth... -
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Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin... I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple... -
Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson
An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs...Categorized as:
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Making Room For You by M.A. Clarke Scott, MaryAnn Clarke
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of The Art of Enchantment, comes Making Room for You, an inspiring, heart-warming enemies-to-lovers romantic women’s fiction tale... -
The Nanny and the Heartthrob by Krista Sandor
Things couldn’t get worse for Harper Presley. Her music career is nonexistent, she’s got pennies in the bank, and her grandmother is on the cusp of losing her house. What’s a gal to do? Go to Vegas and seek a last chance opportunity. What she didn’t expect was to wake up in her birthday suit next to pop star Landon Paige with a massive diamond on her ring finger... -
Hail Marry by Martha Keyes
His ‘hail marry’ proposal to a stranger might be the wildest play of his entire career.LUCAOne enormous detail stands between me and my dream of being drafted to the NFL: a valid visa. With my student visa expiring and a past, unfortunate run-in with the law disqualifying me from the one I need, I’ve run out of options.Then fate hands me a wild card: saving a stranger from a speeding truck...Categorized as:
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The Prince’s Bride Part 1 by J.J. McAvoy
He is a spoiled playboy prince whose family is in desperate need of money.She’s an American heiress who can only get her inheritance through marriage.According to their families they are a perfect match.According to each other, arranged marriages have no place in modern times and this could not possibly work.But Prince Galahad “Gale” of Ersovia is bound by duty to obey the crown anyway... -
Miles Bailey Gets Down On One Knee by Jen Atkinson
I am Delaney Jones, courageous enough to defy my mother, fearless enough to leave my successful rock band, and daring enough to propose to a perfect stranger.Delaney:Miles wasn’t planned.Which kind of made him perfect.Sure, I’d just said no—to a load of handsome men on a reality show designed to find me a husband, but I didn’t want any of them.I don’t want Miles either—at least, I think I don’t... -
Crazy Beautiful by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTheir marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. Or at least that was what they told themselves. Poppy Weston had been burned enough times by undeserving men to know her heart was best left under lock and key. She was content with her life, even with the lack of romance. Then Jase Hyland walked into Redbud Inn and offered her something she couldn't refuse... -
A Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI live for happily ever afters.And I'm finally meeting my favorite romance author in person! Only, all this time, I thought author, Amelie De Pierre, was a woman. It turns out, Pierre Toussaint is the man behind the books that make me weak in the knees.He could be the consummate book boyfriend with his dreamy hazel eyes, strong jawline, and those black-rimmed glasses. Not to mention that accent... -
First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones
When I woke up this morning, I became aware of two things:One, I felt hungover, and I knew I hadn’t had a drop of liquor.And two, I was pretty sure I had accidentally married someone.I, Olivia Sutton, have a Ten Year Plan. It’s air-tight and written in permanent ink. You know what’s not on the plan? Getting married to the man I used to love to hate... -
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Bridge of Lies by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayal was such a simple word. But such a complex emotion. The woman I loved had turned her back on me. Taken everything I’d offered and thrown it away.I may have vowed to protect her, but she's thrown down the gauntlet. And no matter how much I crave her, there will be consequences.Emma Varma might be the beauty, but now she’ll meet the beast. I’ll keep my vow... -
Pining For You by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been in love with my best friend since the day I met her freshman year of high school. She was a halo of sunshine on a rainy day, pulling me out of the shadows and making me feel like life was one big roller-coaster ride of excitement. Until the day we graduated and she left on the back of a Harley with some guy who didn’t deserve her, middle fingers in the air...Categorized as:
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Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst comes a lifelong crush, then comes . . . a marriage of convenience to her sister?Marrying Lois Jones was the only future Bram Baxter ever planned for. Until she returns home from Europe with another man’s ring on her finger. Devastated, Bram struggles to envision a different future for himself... -
The Backpack Bride by Dulcie Dameron
Marry a stranger, adopt my nephew. Sounds easy enough...right? After my brother’s untimely death, I’m left brokenhearted and fighting for a teenage nephew who doesn’t seem to care whether he’s out on the streets or tucked into bed at night.Maybe I’m not the most responsible person to raise Axel, but I’m all he has left... -
Accidental Vegas Daddy: An Enemies to Lovers Best Friend's Brother Romance by Ruby Emhart
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI accidentally married my best friend’s brother in Vegas.Now I’m pregnant.“Three million dollars. Going once, twice.SOLD!”“To the tall gentleman in the back.”A bachelorette auction, a blurry night in the city of Sin. Wickedly hot stranger in my bed and,A huge rock on my finger. WTF! I’m married?Shocked, I fled the city with my dirty little secret.A week later.. -
Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen best friends Delaney and Blake get married in order to satisfy a clause in Delaney’s inheritance, their long-ignored chemistry is suddenly so much harder to deny, especially when they travel abroad for a steamy fake honeymoon. Blake London, after finishing his cardiology fellowship, moves to Boston with a single hope: fix as many hearts as he possibly can…including his own... -
Marriage by Law by N.K. Pockett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhat happens when an unsuspecting girl and guy are thrown into a marriage they don’t want? That’s exactly the case of Ivory and Darius, born into different families whose marriage serves to prevent competition between their businesses... -
In Name Only by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe gave his name to protect her. All she wanted was his heart. Dani Kramer used to think growing up in foster homes was the most difficult thing she would ever have to do until all her dreams come true. Married to the love of her life, Dr. Brock Holland, and running a foundation that specializes in finding jobs for kids out of foster care, Dani seems to have it all... -
Fret Me Not by Sarah Estep
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere's a fine line between love and fake....Rockstar Sam Shoop has retreated to his secluded cabin In Crane Cove for some privacy. Unfortunately for him, the residents haven’t gotten the memo and want to set him up with every available person they know... -
The Love Losers by Angela R. Casella
Finding a gold-digger is harder than it looks.AnthonyAfter my fiancée left me for my college friend, the last thing I want is romance. But if I don’t get married by New Year's Eve, I'll lose my trust fund. That’s why I’ve hired the Love Fixers, a business that assists the romantically challenged, to help me find a woman who'll agree to a sham marriage... -
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It Takes a Woman by Piper Sheldon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust because she’s getting married doesn’t mean she’ll fall in love.Unapologetic bombshell Gretchen LaRoe is happy to play matchmaker to everyone else content in knowing she once had true love. When the best friends of the Scorned Women’s Society take it upon themselves to interfere in Gretchen’s love life, they shouldn't be shocked to learn Gretchen already has a plan of her own...Categorized as:
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The Holiday Husband by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnnie made a holiday wish to be reunited with the one who got away.She should’ve been more specific...Museum curator Annie Bristow has spent years regretting a marriage proposal she turned down from her college sweetheart. When a fateful ride on a holiday train gives Annie the opportunity to make it right, she wishes for a do-over. She wants to go back and say yes to her one true love...Categorized as:
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Mr. Fake Husband by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf the devil wears a suit...Has a permanent frown...Wet panties left and right..Expect perfection from everyone...Well then, that's my boss.And today is not my day.It's never your day when you get called to his office.But an even worse day when he broodingly asks you to marry him.And apparently, no is not an answer he will take... -
Sight Unseen by Kasha Thompson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhy Knot take a chance at love? Evelyn Townsend is the friend your parents warned you about. She’s always jumping off bridges with reckless abandon. So when a reality show promises the opportunity to meet her perfect match, Evelyn is all in... -
Will You (Not) Marry Me: A Royal Baby Romance by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wanted him to break off the arranged marriage she never signed up for,Now, she’s having his baby!Eva Nilsson is a princess in a bind. Despite a long-held determination to forge her own path, royal responsibility comes calling in the form of an arranged marriage, contrived to restore her family’s reputation...Categorized as:
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Filthy Liar by Josie Watts, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s rich. Handsome. Charming.And a social pariah.Perfect husband material.I never expected to be a runaway bride.Leaving my jerk of a fiancé at the altar seemed like a great idea at the time but has left me with a laundry list of problems.Problems I can only outrun for so long... -
Mixed Up with a Marine by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan a Marine turned baker and a jaded contractor find their way to a second chance?Braxton Whitmore needs a change. After leaving the Marines, he’s free to build a new life. But is he gonna be a baker? Really? When his buddy inherits a decrepit bar and proposes they partner up to turn it into a bakery, Brax figures why not? Until his ex comes walking in... -
Love to Hate You by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe needs arm candy, he needs her insurance, but first, they need to drive across the country without killing each other.EliSince the first day of kindergarten, I have hated Alexandra Hartford.And twenty-something years later that hasn’t changed.But she has.She’s still a tomboy with a chip on her shoulder, but now she’s a hot tomboy with a chip on her tattooed shoulder who can fight like a badass...Categorized as:
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Very Irresistible Playboy by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHot bachelor Max Carlisle is heir to a media empire, tabloid catnip, and... wants to hire me to be his fake fiancee. I know what it takes to keep a billionaire in line, but signing up for seven days in close quarters with this Very Irresistible Playboy? It's just asking for trouble...Categorized as:
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Hating the Cinnamon Roll CEO: A Sweet Enemies to Lovers Romcom by Camilla Evergreen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIs it rational to hate my billionaire boss because he’s too nice ?Maybe not.However, it’s definitely rational to apply to become a billionaire stranger’s housewife so I can quit being a personal assistant.When—in a shocking turn of events—I encounter billionaire scarcity and learn I’ve signed up to become my boss’s wife before Christmas, I backpedal so hard I’m liable to pull something... -
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Run For Your Honey by Staci Hart
Twelve years ago, my first and only love left town and never came back.How dare he show up now, looking like that.And he’s running against me for mayor.It’s unfair, him standing there, too tall and handsome for his own good. It’s audacious that his clothes accentuate every lean, strong curve of his body...Categorized as:
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Her Accidental Prince by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne day, you’re unemployed and at a crossroads. The next, you wake up in bed with a prince – and you’re married to him! Poppy Moran was going nowhere. Newly unemployed and resisting the prospect of heading back to the States, she throws caution to the wind, and herself into the arms of a mysterious stranger… Prince Max loves his country, but feels the weight of living in the public eye heavily...Categorized as:
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The Trustworthy Groom (Texas Titan Romances) by Cami Checketts, Christine Kersey
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA lonely football player, a damaged bride, and the fake marriage that can heal them both. Hailey Knight has two choices: fall prey to a predator who is out to own her and destroy her football team, or marry a man she’s just met. True, her fake husband can make her quiver with a touch, gets her jokes, and is patience personified, but she knows better than anyone how quickly charm can turn ugly...Categorized as:
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Even Better Than the Real Thing by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA swoon-worthy, buttery, uber-fun romance about a fake marriage between two people who couldn't be more wrong for each other...You know what’s great about applying for an art history PhD program at one of the world’s most prestigious universities? I get to study what I love and land my dream job at the end of it... -
Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCould she settle for less than love?Professor Gideon Beaufort tried Deborah's good nature severely. He reviled her future as a trained nanny, destined to settle for a permanent post caring for other people's children.But was his proposal any more enticing, when all he wanted was a substitute for his young daughter and nothing more? "I won't pretend," he told her candidly... -
Snow Many Promises: A Snowed Inn Romance by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Colin Ferguson agrees to a fake marriage as a favor to his dying friend, he expects to put a ring on her finger before they go their separate ways.Then he meets Cara O'Malley and he decides their marriage would be anything but temporary.Snow Many Promises includes additional chapters and two new epilogues from when it was published in the Snowed Inn anthology... -
For Butter or for Worse by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the quaint coastal town of Willow Cove, Georgie Carpenter returns to take over a bakery, only to discover that the sweet deal comes with an unexpected twist—a husband.Royal “King” Kingston, overwhelmed with balancing surf lessons and the responsibility of his late uncle’s struggling bakery, is shocked by Georgie’s return from the big city to his little town...Categorized as:
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His Fake Wife by Alina Parker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow NOT to screw yourself1. NEVER go for a fake marriage with your childhood enemy2. DON’T sleep with him.. EVER3. Absolutely do NOT get pregnant with his baby!When my father died, he sold his company and just about everything else to his best friend.I would have been cool with that if he hadn’t made another deal―Marry his best friend’s son, Adam Thorne... -
Perfectly Wedded by Grace Worthington
Who gets married out of convenience? Apparently, I do. My best friend was only supposed to be my fake date to a high-stakes Vegas event. But when my ex showed up with another woman on his arm, my friend suggested the ultimate pretending we were engaged... -
Royal Pickle by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a prince who can’t keep his pants on. She writes dirty limericks in a Brooklyn deli. Their spontaneous royal wedding is a match made in mayhem.I have to find a wife.And not just any wife.A love match.My parents gave me ten years to find a princess on my own, and the deadline has arrived...Categorized as:
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Thirty Day Fiance by J.S. Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a fake fiance save the day?My oldfashioned parents think that at twenty-six years old, I’m an old maid. They’ve decided to ignore all my assertions of being happy and have arranged for me to marry a family friend, old enough to be my grandfather. No thanks, mom and dad...Categorized as:
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Taboo Perfect Storm: An Age-Gap Forced-Marriage Romance by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommitment is a word that has never crossed his mind. And yet, it’s an offer that he cannot refuse. She is a storm that he is not prepared for. She has been through depths of Hell that he is not equipped to handle. A collision of two worlds. She is from the dark, and he is her light. My storm is my savior… Itch. I rescued him in hopes that he would protect me... -
Sacrifice by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA newly patched member shouldn’t want the daughter of the MC President, but I’ve never made decisions based on what I should or shouldn’t do. I make them on what I want, and nothing more. I want her, even if it's considered forbidden.Hawk LeeI'm a Creeker. That's what they call members of "The Red Creek Renegades" - Red Creek, TN Chapter. We have two rules... -
Honeyed by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a house full of brothers, it’s not a surprise that Alana Ashton is the princess of Hope Crest.Being the only female of the small town’s founding family means that while she usually gets her way, she has to work doubly hard to earn and keep respect...Categorized as:
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One Bossy Arrangement by Ruby Emhart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMysterious stranger that took my v-card turned out be my betrothed.I’m planning to run, but now I’m having his baby.Sleeping with a man of my choosing is forbidden.And would piss off Daddy, but that's exactly what I did.I gave myself to a scorching hot stranger.And he gifted me a night to remember.Later I find out that he’s Marcello DeLuca.Bossy, possessive, and dangerous AF... -
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole
An arranged marriage leads to unexpected desire, in the first book of Alyssa Cole’s Runaway Royals series… When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it’s nothing like she imagined...
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