Books like 'The Breathe Me Duet'

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  • Farewells and Forever by Heather Long

    Farewells and Forever by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Beautiful, I love you. No ands, ifs, or buts. No beating around the bush. Will you marry me?From the first proposal on the playground when we were five to the one two weeks ago, Coop has always been there for me.Baby Girl, the only thing I’ve ever wanted is you. Forever.Protector. Best friend. Lover. Jake’s a part of me in a way I can’t define...
  • Legacy and Lovers by Heather Long

    Legacy and Lovers by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    When did we become the adults? When did we become the ones who had to make the hard calls? One by one, we’ve all left our teenage years behind. College brought new challenges even as Bound Hearts brought us more.Whether we’re making music, love, war, games, or trouble, we’ve found a good balance. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.Together, we know we can do anything...
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  • Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Whispers and Wishes by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 38 ratings
    Everything changes. Even the things we didn’t ask for. Jake, Archie, Coop, and Ian were my best friends and three of them still are and they’re also now my lovers, my boyfriends, and pretty much the anchors keeping me from getting washed away.I’ve had great moments and I’ve had horrible ones. One thing is for sure, I’ll never forget my senior year.It’s the year everything changed...
  • These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
  • Atonement by Crystal North

    Atonement by Crystal North

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nearly four years after running from the scene of not one, but two crimes, Charlotte McLintock is barely managing to survive and keep a roof over her head. With her daughter to look after, a degree to finish, and several jobs to juggle, life is hard. But they’re not the only battles she’s facing: guilt, secrets, and a broken heart still haunt her every waking moment, and stalk her dreams...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  reverse harem  poly
  • Knocked Up by my Best Friend's Brothers: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Kai Lesy

    Knocked Up by my Best Friend's Brothers: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One cosmic wardrobe malfunction.Four people who shouldn't be together. It's my best friend's wedding and I'm casually doing my maid of honor duties.Let’s just say my dress isn’t ready for these curves.It rips at the worst possible moment, and I bolt for the nearest exit.I’m standing there in nothing but my heels when the door opens.And guess who I run into...
  • Encore by Bea Paige

    Encore by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From 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...
  • Infraction by Rachel Van Dyken

    Infraction by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken proves that everyone scores to win. But off the field, a fumble can change the entire game. Pro footballer Miller Quinton would do anything for his best friend and teammate—including “fake dating” his friend’s sister. What no one knows is that seven months ago in Vegas, Miller and Kinsey did a whole lot more than just kiss...
  • Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Polaris by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "We want you to choose all of us." Unsure how to react to Knox’s simple but life-changing declaration, Haley focuses all her energy on the guys and her Zenith training, hoping the rest will fall into place. Still, as her love for Knox, Theo, Chase, Liam, and Jackson deepens, she worries their connection won’t be enough...
  • Breathe You by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox

    Breathe You by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Valentina Rossi.She was our first and only love—our f*cking everything.She was also the one who tore us apart and crushed our hearts into a pulp. After all these years, we three are still desperately trying to fix the mess she made of us. Even if that meant pretending she was just a childish memory, pushed to the confinements of our mind, just so we could survive without her.But now she’s back...
  • Sexting My Bosses: An Age Gap, Billionaire Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer

    Sexting My Bosses: An Age Gap, Billionaire Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Sexting my silver fox boss wasn’t in the job description…Let alone three.They’re three billionaire brothers.I’m their innocent little assistant.And on my 21st birthday,I drunk sexted all three of them…Now they no longer think I’m off-limits.Daniel, the widowed single dad, looks at me like I’m the window to his soul.Jayce is everything wet dreams are made of...
  • Two Forces by R.A. Smyth

    Two Forces by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My father is a criminal. His plans are falling into place and every new truth I learn makes me fear him more. At school, I’m a target or ignored, there is no in between. I keep finding those insanely creepy notes in my locker. My saving grace right now? My small slice of happiness?Aiden and Ty. And sometimes, even Barrett and Preston...
  • The Fake Date Agreement by Ember L. Nicole

    The Fake Date Agreement by Ember L. Nicole

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Fake dating three hockey players to get back at my cheating ex? Win. A relationship that is not real, will never be real, and can't possibly last? Surprisingly perfect.Everyone cheers when a guy kisses his date for the kiss cam. Except me. See that guy was my boyfriend. Emphasis on was...
  • Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Bride for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Doesn’t every girl dream of spending her wedding night with four hot bikers?I never knew my father, not even his name, and until Mom got sick, I thought it would stay that way. But an email address scribbled on the back of an old photo changed my life overnight. From the moment he wrote back, Vincent Mesner was an answer to my prayers...
  • Huge F Buddies by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Covers

    Huge F Buddies by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Covers

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    What's better than one F-Buddy...four, of course! I go from trailer trash to rich princess with just one scratch of a lottery ticket. I think that I have everything I need in my life, then my absent father turns up and shakes my foundations. When he invites me to stay, my planned summer of fun becomes a vacation of discovery...
  • A Game of Choice by Alisha Williams

    A Game of Choice by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Tobias Monroe has never been just a step-brother to me. From the moment we met as little kids, he’s been my everything. My best friend, my protector, the person I could always rely on for anything.As the years went on, our relationship developed into something more, something deeper than what was expected of us...
  • Never Again by L.E. Bross

    Never Again by L.E. Bross

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    We were supposed to be living our Happily Ever After. It’s been three months since we graduated. X started college, Riot's got his Motocross sponsorship, and Baz is working 20 hour days to try to clean up Peter's mess. Me? I don’t have a clue what I want to do with my life yet. But that might not matter...
  • Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whoever said when life hands you lemons to make lemonade can suck it!Everything is falling apart.Rome is in jail for murdering our father.Holland is in the hospital fighting for her life.And I haven’t spoken to my best friend in God knows how long.Oh, but it gets worse.I’ve fallen in love with my nemesis, too.It might not seem like a big deal to most, but it sure is to me...
  • Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Austin by Alyssa Clark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My high school bullies weren’t supposed to worm their way into my bed. I never expected this to be something that developed past the angry looks I’d given them growing up. I wasn’t ever supposed to be between Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn. But somehow that’s the way it ended up. Before I knew it was a new normal that I couldn’t really complain about, aside from demanding encounters with Vaughn...
  • Breakaway by Kris Butler

    Breakaway by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book three in the series and will be the last book.Blurb coming soon...
  • My Ex's Brothers: A Why Choose Hockey Romance by Laylah Snow

    My Ex's Brothers: A Why Choose Hockey Romance by Laylah Snow

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    After my ex walked out on me and my daughter,I swore I’d never fall for a hockey player again…Let alone all three of his hunky brothers.My ex left a crater in my chest.And now I've only got room for two things in my life—my little girl and mending my broken heart.But his three gorgeous brothers had other plans…Richie, the bossy silver fox, is a walking, talking wet dream in hockey skates...
  • Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was theirs, but what they didn't know was that they were mine too. ~ One invitation to an open house. One moment. One chance. And everything changed.When Emma got an invitation to the most exclusive BDSM club in the city, she knew she needed to go...
  • The Trophy by Melissa Adams

    The Trophy by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Blurb coming soon.Release date will be brought forward.Attention: this is the second book of a 𝘸𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 duet and ends in a HEA for the main characters. Thw story of the Star Cove Knights will however continue in another duet, part of the same series. The heroine won’t have to choose between her different love interests...
  • Fast: A RH Stepbrother Romance by Melissa Adams

    Fast: A RH Stepbrother Romance by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is more fun when it’s Fast.Three hot motorcycle racers saved me.Daring, wild, athletic, they were the quintessential bad boys.They took me under their wing until a masked racer causes the accident that tore their lives apart.I thought I would never see them again.Two years later, a twist of fate puts them back on my path...
  • Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel

    Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It’s dog eat dog at Templar Academy.I’m about to get eaten alive… And I think I’ll like it.I thought I had skeletons in my closet.Turns out I have a whole cemetery.But that’s nothing compared to these bullies.Maxwell, Kendrick, and Orlando are wealthy, wicked, and devilishly delicious.They crossed me last term, and now I will uncover their secrets.I’ll have them groveling at my feet...
  • Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Fireworks with Three Mountain Men by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My sister's ex wants to make me his.And his two equally hot friends are ready to join the party.With all this sexual tension between the four of us...I'm feeling sparks like the Fourth of July!!Dylan is my sister's ex boyfriend and as dreamy as they come.He's protective, strong and as big as the mountains he calls home.Red is quiet and thoughtful...
  • Just Be Her: A Modern Fairytale Retelling by Kaydence Snow

    Just Be Her: A Modern Fairytale Retelling by Kaydence Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm living someone else's life.It was supposed to be an escape, a break from the painful memories and crushing responsibility keeping me awake at night.Fate brought me face-to-face with the chance of a lifetime – the chance to be her.Just for a little while.Just for a taste of another life.We may have looked identical, but everything else about us couldn’t be more different...
  • The Auction by Melissa Adams

    The Auction by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Three hot hockey players to take me on dates. This is my sister’s recipe to help me rebound from a broken heart. The kicker? She bought those dates for me at an auction. There’s the left winger playboy prince, followed everywhere by gaggles of adoring puck bunnies. The scholarship goaltender who has as much ambition as he has muscles...
  • Ruthless by Ruby Vincent

    Ruthless by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ValentinaEvergreen Academy was supposed to be my fresh start...and Somerset University my second chance.All I wanted was normal. Normal classes. Normal professors. Normal sorority.I wanted the Somerset Sallys to be like every other Greek house.I wanted the pretty, fun, sweet sisters to be genuine. I wanted the smile of their enigmatic leader not to conceal a secret...
  • Wicked by Ruby Vincent

    Wicked by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ValentinaI don't know the secrets that lurk within my sorority, and apparently neither does anyone else.My search for the truth behind the disappearances meets with blank stares and pleas of innocence.But someone knows.They're watching. They're waiting. They're hiding. They're attacking the man I love.The only way to put an end to it is to bend the Sallys to my will...
  • Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Ever since being adopted into the Summer’s family and the Neighpalm Industries fortune, Jacinta has had it all. Flashy cars, expensive clothes and the love of a family.But what she craves more than anything is something that she’s never experienced - a genuine relationship. One not established on what she can do for someone but a soul deep connection...
  • SEALed with a Kiss by Kai Lesy

    SEALed with a Kiss by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Three Scorching Hot SEALs seeking ONE special lady to satisfy our UNIQUE lifestyle.As I gawk at the photo of three ripped GQ models in my inbox,I wonder whether I should kiss my friends or whack them over their heads for setting me up on a fake dating profile.I should delete the email and get back to my business...But my curiosity simply won't have it...
  • Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What’s more embarrassing than accidentally emailing your crush?When you've been crushing hard on your three best friends…And now they know all your wild, kinky fantasies about the three of them.We've weathered life's storms together, Even the pain of betrayal.They're my fierce protectors, But clueless about my deepest desires.And that’s the safest way to shield my heart...
  • Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Darkness by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MOST HATED GIRL IN HCH? #check MOST FEARED GIRL IN HCH? #check TURNING FRIENDS INTO ENEMIES ON A DAILY BASIS? #check REALZING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED IS A F*CKING LIE? #triplecheck   Someone is after me. And in typical Hidden Creek High fashion, the list of ‘suspects’ is deeper than my feelings for Wes. Oh, he’s on that list too, trust me...
  • Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Hidden Creek Forever by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    READY TO LEAVE HCH FOR GOOD? #check THROWING MY MIDDLE FINGERS UP ON MY WAY OUT THE DOORS? #check MAKING SURE EVERY BITCH WHO DESERVES IT PAYS? #check FINDING OUT ALL THE TRUTHS, EVEN THE ONES I MAY NOT WANT? #triplecheck And here I thought I could finally get away from my past. But nope. It’s like a f*cking revolving door...
  • NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    NOT SO Innocent by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First they choose you. Then they use you. Next they lose you... My name is Belle. But I'm not beautiful. I'm the b*tch. I'm the beast. And nothing gets to me. Except "Them" ... That's what they are. "Them." They're not that other place with the fancy and cool bad boy name. Here, it's "Them." I may have met my match with "Them." But so have they...
  • Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Due Date: A Why Choose Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unplanned pregnancy, two possible fathers, four men who want me.A million reasons to run away.I’m pregnant after a naughty night with foul-mouthed, dirty-minded twins ends my innocence. The hunky Bakers twins may seem like angels, but behind closed doors they’re filthy.And I can’t stop thinking about them.It doesn’t help that we are thrown together again and again...
  • Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt.I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health.Everything’s different when I get back to school.The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers.Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list...
  • The Friend Zone by Melissa Adams

    The Friend Zone by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blurb Coming this is the final book of a 𝘸𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 duet and ends in a HEA for Bay and her hockey gods. The heroine won’t have to choose between her different love interests. This story has 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 and scenes and it’s intended for readers 18+...
  • Huddle Heat by Emily Klepp

    Huddle Heat by Emily Klepp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cooking for the Reno Rattlers isn't just about crafting meals; it's my escape from the suffocating expectations that my parents hold over me. Each day, I blend flavors to perfection while navigating the complexities of life on the sidelines, but it's the players who truly ignite my passion. They see beyond the confines of my apron, unraveling the layers I've carefully crafted to please others...
  • Aerial by Manuela Rouget

    Aerial by Manuela Rouget

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My name is Fauve, I’m twenty-two years old, and two months ago, I was a normal French college student. Now? I was just accepted into the prestigious National Institute of Circus Arts of Montréal and moved to the other side of the Atlantic to attend their 10-month Intensive Program...
  • Reunion by Alyssa Clark

    Reunion by Alyssa Clark

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    High school was a nightmare. I spent the majority of my time dodging the three bullies who delighted in giving me hell. Austin, Gavin, and Vaughn were so awful that just seeing them could ruin my day. It was a relief when I finally graduated and I knew I wouldn't have to deal with them ever again.That is until I got talked into going to our ten year reunion...
  • Fuel & Fire by Adell Ryan

    Fuel & Fire by Adell Ryan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cover and book description to come.Estimated to release in the fall of 2020, but if I can get it out sooner, I certainly will!Go ahead and preorder the second installment of this exciting, Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance that brings a whole new meaning to the term "fast burn!" Chock-full of fast cars and sexy men, burning rubber and cruising right into your heart...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  reverse harem  poly
  • Huge Deal by Stephanie Brother

    Huge Deal by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    When my brother’s best friends walk in on me engaging in self-love, they offer me a deal that I can’t refuse.Why take care of my own pleasure, when they can do it for me? All I have to do is message, and they'll come running.Kain, Blake, and Dalton were our neighbors growing up. Scrawny as kids, they always had cuts on their knees and mud on their shoes...
  • Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Heartless by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine.In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing...
  • Pretty Lies by Blake Blessing, Jay Aheer

    Pretty Lies by Blake Blessing, Jay Aheer

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New town. New school. Same lies. This is my senior year, and not only have my parents moved me to a new place where I know nothing and no one, they are determined to make me fall in line with the life they want me to have. Not the life that I want. But what fits perfectly into their world. I’m looking for any possible way to escape this prison and leave them behind...
  • Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent

    Evergreen Academy - The Complete Series by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Complete Evergreen Academy Series Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the silver-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights...
  • Room For Three by Ivy Fox

    Room For Three by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "Don’t hate the player, luv. Hate the game.”College.It was supposed to be my new start.I made a promise to my father I would be a good girl from now on—focus solely on my objectives and play nice for once. Aside from him, basketball is my only love, therefore sacrifices must be made all in the name of the game. So, no more fights.No more trash talk.No more getting my ass into trouble...
  • Playing to Win by Autumn Reed

    Playing to Win by Autumn Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Emma rise to the challenge of dating three men who are playing to win? After Shane, Cole, and Nicholas accept Emma's daring proposition on New Year's Eve, she begins to question her judgment...
  • Wanting Moore by Tammi Lynn

    Wanting Moore by Tammi Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cassie... A few more months and my Step dad gets out of prison. A place I put him, and I wish he’d either stay there or die. Sixteen years I’ve been free of him, but not of the memory, I still don’t like sleeping with the door closed, afraid to hear it opening. I need my next fix...
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