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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 . . -
The Landry Family Series: Part One by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Landry Family Series is a feel-good, heart-warming series featuring strong alpha males and smart, capable heroines. Sweet and steamy, the Landry family enjoys favorite tropes such as second-chance romance, surprise babies, office lovers, sports and military romances and more. Fall madly in love with this relatable, unforgettable family by USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke... -
Lead Me Knot by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSometimes the temptation is too much to deny.Falling into bed with my best friend’s brother was an accident.What happened right after… not so much.With abs more defined than the Texas Hill Country and a killer smirk I can’t ignore, the “boy next door” is all grown up and too hot for his own good.My heart races for a man who’s forbidden.My breath catches each time his hand brushes against mine... -
Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 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... -
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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... -
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... -
The Fake Husband Play by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a girl to do when her longtime hockey crush offers her a marriage of convenience?Say YES. Obviously.I’ve spent three years lusting after Grammercy Graves on my (supposedly anonymous) hockey romance podcast—breaking down his stats, his plays, that panty-melting Cajun accent...The entire internet knows he’s my dream guy...Categorized as:
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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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Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton
First 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... -
Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys
When 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... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
A Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Since You Came Along by Kajal Rai
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLoss broke him.Love betrayed her.So they agree to a marriage of convenience.But when love demands to be felt, even the most guarded hearts can’t help but surrender.Meera Diwan learned the hard way that love can’t be trusted. After heartbreak and betrayal, she’s done waiting for a fairytale.Raghav Sareen doesn’t do feelings... -
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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Doctor I Do by Sharon Woods
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlex Taylor is the hospital's playboy doctor–hot, fun, and charming.I’ve known him since my best friend married his brother, and I’ve avoided the chemistry between us and put off his flirty advances.That is until I stood to lose my inheritance.Now, I need his help to convince my family that we’re engaged.It doesn’t take much convincing because he sees it like a game... -
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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Royal Package by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Royal Package is a legend in its own time, a pleasure-giving national treasure I’m far too generous to keep to myself. But I have one rule: No good girls. And they don’t get much nicer than sugar-and-spice Princess Elizabeth. You’d think a woman who designs lingerie would be sexy and fun. You would be wrong... -
You're The One by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIt all starts as pretend… My best friend, and one of the most powerful men in New York, needs my help. Our first kiss is unexpected—but it still makes my skin sizzle, my knees go weak. The next one is in front of his tight-knit family. We have to be convincing. But it’s so wicked hot, it almost fools me too... -
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 Thief Who Loved Me by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s hard to be good. And rather exhausting…After a lifetime of sin, Rembrandt “Remy” Stuart is finally on the road to redemption, but a former bad guy must always watch out for temptation. His temptation? It comes in the unexpected but ever-so-seductive package that is Jacqueline Peters. One look, and he’s hooked.From the moment he sees her, Remy is inspired...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... -
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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Bound to her Fake Fiance Boss by Hayson Manning
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFaking it never felt so real…I’m a happy workaholic. She’s my sassy assistant. When I need a fake fiancée, she’s the perfect choice. What could go wrong in ten days…I don’t do ‘I-do.’ Don’t believe in happy-ever-after. But to convince my grandmother I’m about to take the plunge, I must bring a “fiancée” to Montana. My heart might not be open, but my checkbook is... -
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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Pinky Promises by Stefanie Jenkins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. One pinky promise to remember.Brynn Macallister and Callum "Cal" Murphy have been best friends since before they could walk. His calming touch brings her peace in the stifling society life they've grown up in and grounds her like nothing else can.When that touch turns to more than comfort, it ignites a fire within Brynn she never knew existed... -
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Noor Sasha
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOnce, Zinneerah Arain was that girl. With a voice of a blues legend, and a persona of an ‘80s rockstar, she was the heartbeat of every party. Now, she’s Zinneerah Shaan—silenced by vocal cord paralysis after an abusive relationship, bound in a marriage she thinks she doesn’t deserve, and with her confidence buried somewhere alongside the guitar she swore she’d never play again... -
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...
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