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  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
  • What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GarrethFrom the first moment I saw Reagan Turner at the bar and restaurant I help manage, I was drawn like never before. She was dating someone at the time, which meant she was off-limits, until the jerk broke up with her. I can’t get her out of my head, can’t stop wanting to kiss those perfectly lush lips. Fighting this attraction has been my kryptonite.So, I give in to temptation...
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  • Sinful Summer by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Summer by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Summer has arrived, and the honeymoon I’ve been scheming over for months is finally here. I’ve been married to the workaholic, medical examiner, Minka Mayet for nearly half a year already. But it took a lost bet and a metric ton of coercion to get her out of her cold office and into a bikini on the deck of a multi-million-dollar boat.Time well spent, if you ask me...
  • Love for a Lifetime by Mandi Blake

    Love for a Lifetime by Mandi Blake

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’ll always be friends, but they can never be more. Dawson Keller has held a torch for his best friend’s little sister for as long as he can remember. He might be a flirt, but his heart will always belong to Olivia.Olivia Lawrence lives to serve others and work on the family farm. Helping people and tending animals keep her mind off the one thing she wants but can’t have—a family...
  • Malicious by K.E. Osborn

    Malicious by K.E. Osborn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My entire world has been turned upside down.With one adjustment after another. The truth of my father’s betrayal cuts deep.Now, my little sister, Clover, is struggling to deal with day-to-day life.I’ve given everything for her. I joined Defiance to keep her safe. And now, being reunited with our older sister who we thought was gone, I don’t have to go it alone. But it’s not enough...
  • Broken Bridge by Nana Malone

    Broken Bridge by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One miscalculation.One misstep had cost me everything. I lost my sister and my wife.I will burn down the world to get them back. Even if I have to become someone they fear.Forget vows, forget brotherhood. All I have left is rage. I have made promises I intend to keep.I will right the wrongs of The Elite, ensure vengeance for Emma, even if it cost me my soul...
  • Better Day by Karen Deen

    Better Day by Karen Deen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A secret romance is one thing ...but living a life of lies takes it to the next level. My assignment is to protect them, then walk away when it's over.Simple!Until she walks through that door, frightened, vulnerable, and overwhelmed.Cassie is becoming my greatest weakness. She's the sacred fruit I shouldn't want, but from that first taste of her lips, turning away is no longer an option...
  • Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters...
  • Caution by A.K. Evans

    Caution by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Like every hardworking member of Harper Security Ops, Forrest Hickman takes time away from work to relax and recharge. And he often does that while riding his snowboard on the slopes of his favorite ski resort.He wasn’t sure anything would be better than some time alone to clear his head. That is, until he meets someone to spend his break with...
  • Master Baldor by Rogue London

    Master Baldor by Rogue London

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I never expected to be accosted in the one and only place I felt safe.But when the hottest man I’ve ever seen intervenes, it's all I can do to keep from melting at his feet.At least until he opens his mouth and says things I don’t want to hear.My full blown meltdown does nothing to deter him from showing me the error of my ways...
  • Gunner by Megan O'Brien

    Gunner by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As her older brother's best friend, Gunner Pierce has been part of Emmie Jackson's life for just about as long as she can remember. The often arrogant, always annoying Gunner keeps his distance - except when it comes to demanding she cover up or chasing away every man who expresses the slightest interest...
  • Stand & Deliver by Rhenna Morgan

    Stand & Deliver by Rhenna Morgan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Live hard, f*ck harder and make their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six Men of Haven bleed by, taking what they want, always watching each other’s backs and loving the women they claim with unyielding tenderness and fierce Security expert Beckett Tate has met his match in colleague Gia Sinclair. He longs to run his hands over each and every one of her lush curves...
  • Seduced by Eden by Jade May

    Seduced by Eden by Jade May

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One year. Countless lies. Inside Eden, I'm in control. Men fall at my feet. Because that's what I do find out what they really want...and give it to them. But when my sister needs life-saving surgery, I have to start playing a bigger game. It's that or allow myself to be cornered by my toxic family. Again. The deal is simple...
  • Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Her secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch.I won’t let her go without a fight.No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now...
  • Knight Ride by Kat Baxter

    Knight Ride by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    JuneI’ve been a “good girl” all my life. As the only female in a long line of police officers, toeing the line is pretty much in my blood, even it’s meant giving up things I’ve always wanting. Specifically, one thing I’ve always wanted: Matthew Simms. Or, as he’s known in his motorcycle club, Knight. Because, yeah, that’s how off-limits he is...
  • SEALed With A Kiss (SEAL Team Romeo) by Mazzy King

    SEALed With A Kiss (SEAL Team Romeo) by Mazzy King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DeanMy leave is supposed to be relaxing, a time for me to process the hardships of deployment, package up all those feelings, and move on. Per usual.Coming to the aid of a gorgeous woman who falls down a flight of stairs is not supposed to be part of those plans. I only mean to take her to the hospital to get checked out. That’s supposed to be it...
  • Forced Perspective by Christina C. Jones

    Forced Perspective by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Sometimes, you just need someone to help you see things in a different light.A shift in the angle...
  • Crying Shame by Rebel Shaw

    Crying Shame by Rebel Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AddysonLife just threw me a curveball. I have to find a new place to live, but it must be in-district, because my son has his heart set on riding the bus to his first day of kindergarten.When my brother’s sexy best friend suggests we move in with him, I have to remind myself the offer was for his spare bedrooms… not his bed...
  • Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gage Montgomery learned early that life is a battle. Now, he's a warrior for those he is called to protect, and ready to fight for the Little one who was taken from him years ago. The one he is no longer willing to live without.Breezy Boucher knows loss. Intimately. Now all she wants is to live her Little life in peace. When that peace is shattered, her long-lost daddy takes charge...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He got cocky. Let his guard down.Now the love of his life is paying the price.For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe...
  • The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    RhysI was on my way out of the life when she came barging in with her new appetite and unrealistic expectations of what a Dom should be. All I had left to do to break free was sell the club and walk away. Now I found I had something to walk toward. And for the first time in my life, I hoped I’d be enough for a woman.Caring for a woman was easy for me...
  • The Detective's Trust by K. Langston

    The Detective's Trust by K. Langston

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SIX BROTHERS EACH HOLDING A DIFFERENT BADGE OF THE LAW EACH SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECT trust; firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. LAPD Detective Reid Cunningham is content to keep the pain of losing his best friend buried deep. Dedicated to his job, he doesn’t have time to feel. Much less love...
  • Truth and Temptation by Julia Jarrett

    Truth and Temptation by Julia Jarrett

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When my job lands me in Dogwood Cove, I have no intention of pretending to be someone I’m not. I especially didn’t intend to fall for a cautious, small-town bookstore owner who brings out a side of me I was convinced no longer existed. We couldn’t be more opposite, but I can’t seem to stay away from her...
  • Spoken by K.C. Brooks

    Spoken by K.C. Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first rule of friendship?Never fall for your best friend’s little sister.But loving her is the role I was born to play.For years, Adam Rice was on the top of his game. As one of the biggest movie stars in the world, he thought he was as invincible as the superhero he played. However, after an encounter with a stalker rattles him, he’s left with only one choice: walk away from the spotlight...
  • The Summer for Us by Izabela Kamila

    The Summer for Us by Izabela Kamila

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the grumpy small town local, and she’s the summer tourist winning over the whole town. What happens when he finally lets his guard down and opposites attract?Juliette Campbell might’ve won the hit reality dating show Paradise Love, but it came at the cost of an embarrassing breakup splashed across social media...
  • Every Heartbeat After by Hannah Bird

    Every Heartbeat After by Hannah Bird

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A two week beach vacation with a near-perfect stranger. Tess Monroe has done a lot of crazy things, but this just might top the list.After years spent trying everything to keep the sadness from her parents’ deaths at bay, Tess has hit a wall. It’s time for a change, and part of that means stopping her annual stays at the resort she’s been visiting since childhood...
  • Fetch by M. Violet

    Fetch by M. Violet

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every Jack must have his Jill.RoxyLife hasn’t been easy for me. But in the game, I can do anything I want. I can be anyone.Playing online with ComeFindJack11 is my escape. His voice makes me do devious things. It becomes even more depraved when I accept his private chat invite. But if I don’t resist his twisted obsession, he’ll soon have full control over me...
  • All Bark, No Bite by Ember Davis

    All Bark, No Bite by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    REESEMy new neighbor does not like my dog. If you don’t like Boomer, then you don’t like me. End of story. I guess that’s not much of a deterrent for Anderson, though. He’s all bark and never misses an opportunity to complain. About everything. Sometimes it’s Boomer. Sometimes it’s my music. Sometimes it’s my alarm clock...
  • Trusting You by Chloe Jane

    Trusting You by Chloe Jane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I know two things the second I meet Sammy Walker. One, he’s hot. And two, he knows it. The thing I didn’t know? That I’d fall for his charms and wind up pregnant.Getting hired at Walker’s Brewery is a means to an end. One year. One year to put the past behind me, and then I’m gone...
  • Wicked Empire by Aidèe Jaimes

    Wicked Empire by Aidèe Jaimes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I always knew there’d be a cost to pay for being a thief, but when I cross Gavin Alexander, the wicked price he demands might be more than I can afford. After living on the streets for years, I managed to get my life together for my son. I have a job as a housekeeper. A car that runs. A tiny apartment. But when things suddenly become dire, I’m left with no choice but to steal again...
  • Her New Bodyguard: Easton by Haley Travis

    Her New Bodyguard: Easton by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I didn't want to take a small-town girl and guard her in the middle of the city where she was uncomfortable. Safety came first, especially once I met Bethan. So I took her to the safest place I knew.Her sweetness touched parts of me that I hadn't known existed. Then we began to connect, and I realized this sexy girl belonged with me...
  • Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Laura Spaulding awakens in a hospital to learn a vicious attack has stolen her memories, all she has are her strong, instinctive emotions for close friends and her fiancé, Rob. Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master...
  • Just One Touch by Tory Baker

    Just One Touch by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mason Carter knows what he wants, he’ll stop at nothing to get the woman he’s set his sights on. Quinn Harper is Mason’s sister-in-law’s best friend. He’s been warned she’s off limits, but there’s no way he’s letting her slip through his fingers. Quinn’s decided to end her career as a model. The world has chewed her up way too often and she just needs to heal...
  • Ten Dates by Rachel Dove

    Ten Dates by Rachel Dove

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Is it the end of their love story or just the beginning?Callum Roberts and Alice McClaren have spent two wonderful years building a life and a home and making plans for a future together. But when Alice is involved in a car crash, Callum fears that he has lost her forever...
  • Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part 1 of the Alex and Harper DuetI thought one night would be enough, but I was wrong.HarperAn anonymous invitation, sex with strangers... What was I thinking?Hell yeah. I need to get a life. That's what I was thinking.But I didn't plan on getting addicted.AlexI knew she wouldn’t say no. No one ever does.I have more in my life than any one man should...
  • Sizzle by Gina Watson

    Sizzle by Gina Watson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SIZZLESt. Martin Family Emergency Responders*Can be read as standalone* A Louisiana fireman, Clay St. Martin liked his hoses bound tight and his women bound tighter. He’d not had a traditional relationship in years and was positive he’d found the answer to all his needs and The Hoodoo Pot—Baton Rouge’s elite members only sex and bondage club...
  • Crack Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Crack Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve finally achieved my dream of moving back to my hometown and playing for the NHL team I’ve loved since I was a boy: the Minnesota Raiders. It’s a big deal uprooting my daughter Summer but being in the old family home with my sister will help.Except a lot has changed since I left.Such as my sister no longer being my number one fan and moving her best friend into our basement...
  • The Mountain Man's Second Chance by Clara King

    The Mountain Man's Second Chance by Clara King

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HunterLife as a mountain man on Frozen Peak is perfect for me: it's quiet, solitary, and uncomplicated.But there's always been something missing.Felicity.She was my first love...my only love.It's been so long since we saw each other, but I still think about her every damn day.I broke her heart, and I have nobody but myself to blame...
  • Our Big Fat Fake Vacay by Ashley Funk

    Our Big Fat Fake Vacay by Ashley Funk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One lousy mix-up is all it takes to take my happy, independent life down a few notches. If my mother would stop trying to set me up with cringey guys from my past, I wouldn't have had to lie and tell her I was already in a relationship with the last person I wanted...
  • Red Dreams by Ketley Allison

    Red Dreams by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I used to dream of escaping him. Now I dream of keeping him. When a shadow from Kaden's past threatens to tear us apart, I'll learn that loving a monster means becoming one yourself, because some nightmares are worth embracing—especially when they're wearing your lover's face...
  • Boss Of Her Heart by Shanna Handel

    Boss Of Her Heart by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrett Love: What’s the only thing that could tear my mind from the work I’ve so earnestly poured myself into for the last decade? Not what, but who. The sweet little redhead with the baby blue eyes - and heart-shaped bottom. Bella Buchanan had my heart from the moment I saw her. And I knew my celibacy streak was as good as over...
  • The Storms Between Us by Sage St. Claire

    The Storms Between Us by Sage St. Claire

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ember Blake isn’t looking for love.After graduating college and escaping her abusive ex, she’s only interested in moving on with her life. But the shadows of her past send her running as fast as she can to the safety of her twin brother… and his dangerously handsome best friend.Elijah Harding is content to live his life one tattoo at a time...
  • Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previous cover edition for ASIN B00OMDNOMCFor all editions see hereLose yourself in this sensual, sexy and steamy erotic romance between Billionaire, Bryce Van Der Linden, and former real estate queen-turned-escort Sofia Herrera is this sensual and tumultuous billionaire romance.I never imagined I’d be forced in this position, but I really don’t have a choice after my financial debacle...
  • Look, Don't Touch by Meg Everly

    Look, Don't Touch by Meg Everly

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hailey FitzpatrickWhen people see me walking on a New York City sidewalk, they think mousey b*tch and stuck-up c*nt. How do I know? It’s NYC. They yell it to my face. I smile to myself and keep walking. After all, I have clients that need me.I’m wrapping up my first decade as a licensed clinical psychologist. Things are as good as they’ve ever been. Still, I get the itch...
  • Because of Us by Nina Arada

    Because of Us by Nina Arada

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝙃𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜.Wes Miller gave me an unforgettable summer, but our chapter ended as quickly as those warm nights spent in his arms, and I left town with a broken heart.Seven years later I return stronger than I've ever been, and our worlds collide...
  • No Excuses by Nikky Kaye

    No Excuses by Nikky Kaye

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I want to take the stick out of your a$$, but that's really more of a fifth date thing." Maddie's rules for attending a work retreat: 1 Pack the right clothes. Especially extra underwear. 2 Don’t try to school your insanely hot boss on acceptable trust exercises. 3 Be prepared for the extracurricular ropes course...
  • Tempted by Billie Bloom, Kendall Ryan

    Tempted by Billie Bloom, Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan and the up-and-coming dynamo Billie Bloom comes an all-new romance with sizzling heat, found-family and what it means to truly be happy. Being trapped all winter in a remote Alaskan off-grid town sounds horrible, until you meet the lumber-hunks that offer to share their space with us. You wouldn't suspect a group of L.A...
  • The Love Trials by J.S. Cooper, Helen Cooper

    The Love Trials by J.S. Cooper, Helen Cooper

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Loves Trials Box Set includes The Love Trials 1, 2, and 3 The Love Trials She thought she knew what was between the sheets, but she really had no idea. I thought I knew what I was getting into when I received the invitation from the lovers academy. I thought I was going for love...
  • Honey Pot by Kate Hunt

    Honey Pot by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Vincent and Kira might seem like an unlikely pair of best friends—he’s big, brawny, and fun-loving, while she’s short, soft-spoken, and practical—but their friendship is like none other.Together, they’ve even built a thriving honey farm together in the foothills of Sugar Valley.Life isn’t perfect for either of them, but it’s pretty damn sweet...
  • Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Looking to hook up with a kinky fellow celebrity near you when nobody--literally nobody--can know you're the opposite of vanilla?There’s an app for that.Quietly warn a fellow actress not to be alone with a certain producer and… BOOM. I’m dumped from Hollywood’s A-list to everyone’s blacklist in the blink of an upload...
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