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The Original Crowd by Tijan
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThis is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned... -
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A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsDoes he really see me as a girl? Yuki's a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesn't care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively... -
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![A Sign of Affection, Vol. 8 by Suu Morishita]()
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 8 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 30 ratings“There are still parts of me-words, faces-that I've never shown you…” Emma's relentless pursuit of Itsuomi has hit a wall, and Shin is left to pick up the pieces, if Emma will let him. Meanwhile, Oushi-kun's sudden confession makes Yuki anxious about Itsuomi's feelings... -
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![A Sign of Affection, Vol. 9 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu]()
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 9 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!"There are still parts of me-words, faces-that I’ve never shown you.. -
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The Rosemary Beach Collection: Rush and Blaire by Abbi Glines
The Rosemary Beach Collection brings together Fallen Too Far, Never Too Far, and Forever Too Far, three sensational new adult novels by #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines.Fallen Too Far... -
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A Sign of Affection, Vol. 7 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 35 ratings"I'M FALLING ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THIS NEW SIDE OF HIM…"Emma ambushed Itsuomi at school and dragged him to the arcade, where he was brutally honest about his lack of romantic interest in her. What Itsuomi didn't realize is that Oushi happened to see them go in together... -
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Nana, Vol. 20 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll... -
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Nana, Vol. 18 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsR to L (Japanese Style). Things aren't looking good for Blast. Shin, under extreme stress from the band's rising success and his relationship with Reira, seeks out reconciliation wherever he can... -
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A Sign of Affection, Vol. 6 by Suu Morishita
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 35 ratings"CAN I ASK HIM ANYTHING...AND WILL HE ANSWER?"Since Yuki met Itsuomi in that moment of kismet on the train, and then decided to pursue him, she's felt a new drive in her life. The two new lovers have been shopping, traveling, and walking in the snow. They've spent a quiet, thrilling day together under blooming flowers... -
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A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 32 ratings“I WISH ITSUOMI-SAN WOULD TAKE ME INTO HIS WORLD…” Yuki, a deaf college student who’s led a relatively sheltered life, has just taken a huge step: She’s got a boyfriend! And he seems like a keeper: Itsuomi is a multilingual globetrotter who works hard, and he’s a knockout, to boot... -
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Nana 16 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll... -
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Nana, Vol. 13 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties... -
![My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 4 by Mashiro]()
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 4 by Mashiro
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCould this be love? The fourth volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Thanks to Yamada’s attentive care, Akane is recovering from her sudden illness. The experience has made her realize she can’t keep hiding the truth—what she feels for Yamada is more than just friendship...Categorized as:
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![A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn]()
A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Series, the Black family has returned. It all started one night when a selfless woman helped a drunken stranger get home safely from a club. Little did they both know that after that one night, their lives would change forever... -
![My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 3 by Mashiro]()
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 3 by Mashiro
Love level-up in progress . . . The third volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Akane’s feelings for Yamada continue to grow as he proves to be a considerate and reliable friend on- and offline, but she’s starting to overthink everything she does around him...Categorized as:
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Elite by Ivy Smoak
Welcome to the world of the elite.My mom fell in love with a monster. I know he’s dangerous. And I know my mom never wanted him in my life. I don’t want him in mine either. But I’m being forced to live with him.I’m stuck in his haunting apartment in a world where I don’t belong. A world full of beautiful people with ugly souls. A world filled with secrets... -
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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Vol. 1 by Mashiro
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.Sometimes love is like an endgame boss.College student Akane has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Heartbroken, she decides to quit the online RPG they used to play together—but instead of deleting her account, she logs in and battles low-level enemies to relieve her stress and hurt feelings...Categorized as:
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![My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 2 by Mashiro]()
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 2 by Mashiro
Can in-game friendship level-up to something more in real life? The second volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.After college student Akane was dumped by her boyfriend, she met Yamada, a handsome high school boy and pro gamer, while playing an online RPG... -
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Eden High by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite...Categorized as:
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Love, Lust & Liam by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Liam Wyatt, and my brother, Oliver and I are the founders and owners of Wyatt Enterprises. He found love and I was still trying. After dating a countless number of women throughout the years, I was ready to have a real relationship with the possibility of settling down. I could have any woman I wanted. So what’s the problem you ask? I didn’t want just any woman. I wanted the one... -
![An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young]()
An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsBraden Carmichael and Jocelyn Butler share their first Christmas together as a couple, exchanging meaningful gifts and spending time with family... -
![A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent]()
A Perfect Story by Elísabet Benavent
Two heartbroken people from totally different worlds go on a fake-dating vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? Margot Ortega always struggled to be the princess in her own fairytale: a successful career, a huge salary, a gorgeous apartment, and a perfect fiancé. But on her wedding day, she suffers a major panic attack and has to call it off...Categorized as:
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Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie, Ava Erickson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsListening time 13 hours 21 minutesLove is a circus"Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me.”The best aerial technique won’t land 21-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour—a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip... -
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![Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake]()
Love Me Sweet by Kate J. Blake
Kendall"Your eyes are so blue, I'm gonna call you Sapphire," he said, smiling at me. It was my tenth birthday."What's that?" I asked, smiling in response."It's a jewel. My mom has a necklace with it. She says it's important to her and very expensive. I'm gonna call you that because you're important to me."Those memories burst into my head like a tornado, without asking for permission... -
![Arabian Nights by Simone Shirazi]()
Arabian Nights by Simone Shirazi
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlair Bakhtiar always wanted to be royalty. Zayn al-Haydar wanted to be anything but. When one fateful summer brings them together, the two discover that maybe it's not that much better on the other side... but the journey there is always full of surprises, with love being the biggest surprise of them all. [Book #2 in the Fairytale Series, but can be read as a standalone...Categorized as:
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Owen by V.H. Nicolson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was born into privilege.I had it all; the house, the car, more money than I knew what to do with.But it came at a price.Expectation.An arranged marriage to a woman who couldn’t bear to look at me to grow the family empire.As I stood at the altar, the weight of that burden became too much.So, I did the only thing I could. I ran.To another country and straight into the arms of another woman... -
![Like You Should: A Student Teacher Romance by Kaydence Snow]()
Like You Should: A Student Teacher Romance by Kaydence Snow
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝐾𝑎𝑦𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡-𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡.𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐰My life is a mess.No plans for the future, constantly disappointing everyone, and now some creep is threatening me, making me do reprehensible things... -
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Tangled by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsForbidden bad boy. Best friend's little sister. An undeniable attraction. He's determined to push her away. She's determined to stay."Romantic and heartwarming! Tangled is five big stars! A top read for 2021!" Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling AuthorI’ve known Gray Baldwin my entire life.He’s an arrogant frat boy with a red Solo cup permanently attached to his hand... -
![On His Face: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss]()
On His Face: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss
5 Goals for a Perfect Freshman Year1. Learn a new life skill.2. Get a tattoo.3. Pay off my car.4. Enter the Art Fest. Win.5. Fall in love with a stranger.Yes, I know #5 isn’t technically a goal, but I couldn’t think of anything else. Little did I know, I’d cross it off my vision board two weeks into my first semester at Chicago North University.He was the model in my art class...Categorized as:
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Eden High Series 2 #4 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJace knows Sian is up to something. He suspects her sleepover is just a cover for her to get up to no good, so he stakes out her driveway to catch her at it. He'd no sooner pulled her out of her car when she did indeed try to sneak out of the house when there is an explosion. Track is miles away from home when he gets the sense that something is wrong and puts a call out to Valerie and Jace...Categorized as:
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![Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent]()
Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA confusing fight, a garbage-covered car, and a mom who shares her past as a stripper all drive Shannon to the edge of madness. When her big shot at mystery shopping luxury properties leads to another crazy toilet incident, it’s Declan to the rescue..Categorized as:
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![The Consequence of Revenge by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Consequence of Revenge by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAfter losing his best friend to another guy, the notoriously too-confident Max Emory suddenly feels lost. He may have devastatingly good looks, an abundance of charm, and a claim to one of the biggest hotel empires around, but he has no ambition anymore. So when his fed-up friends decide they’ve had enough of his moping, they sign him up to be the next bachelor on the reality series Love Island... -
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Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSequel to the New York Times bestseller Jane's Melody . Starting over is hard to do. That’s what forty-year-old Jane McKinney learns when she quits her job, sells her home, and leaves Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again – until she met Caleb Cummings...Categorized as:
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![Indian Summer by Eve L. Mitchell]()
Indian Summer by Eve L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou’d think the universe would toss me a break after the year I’d had.I made a plan, one that would give me a fresh start in a new town where no one knew me. It should have been simple, but nothing is ever as easy as it should be when starting over.New town, new school, and a new life. It sounded easy enough, or I’d thought it had.It wasn’t... -
![Teacher's Pet by Wendy Smith]()
Teacher's Pet by Wendy Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Campbell’s love life is complicated. He chose the university he went to because he was following a girl—only to get dumped by her. Now he’s in love again, and this time it’s the real deal. Except for two problems. Mia loves James. But the spectre of her broken marriage hangs over her when her ex gets a job in the same place she works. And where she works is the other problem...Categorized as:
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![Unraveling an Enigma by Shandi Boyes]()
Unraveling an Enigma by Shandi Boyes
I've known for months that Isabelle was hiding something in her beautiful chocolate eyes. I just had no clue that it was something so mammoth. Over the past five years, I’ve become accustomed to the vicious ploys some women undertake to capture my attention. The spilled drinks, the damsel in distress... -
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Resentful Rockstar by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDerek broke my heart when he left without a good-bye.Shattered and spiraling, I’m finding my footing when my rebellious rockstar barrels back into my life, upending the progress I’ve made.Derek’s apologetic and regretful. Worried and sincere.He’s everywhere, all at once, trying to prove that there’s a happily-ever-after waiting for us.He’s wrong.I’m too resentful for forgiveness or second chances...Categorized as:
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Reaching Rein by M.E. Parker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCameron Ansley’s Guide to How to Fake Marry a Not so Straight Billionaire:*Sigh*Just don’t do it. Nothing good can come of it. Trust me.But if you do it, whatever you do, DO NOT have sex with him.But if you accidentally have sex with him, whatever you do, DO NOT fall in love with him.If you accidentally fall in love with him…You know what? Please ignore me. I have no idea what I’m talking about... -
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Sold to Her Ex's Dad by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's her ex-boyfriend's dad and she has nothing to lose. For the right bid, she can be his for the night...AspenI'm a week away from losing everything if I can't pay my mom's medical bills and funeral expenses.I'm so thankful she isn't around now to see what I'm about to do.I'm about to auction off the last thing of value I have.My V-card... -
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Mad Love by Willow Aster
He's a quarterback, a single dad, and now he's my roommate…For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl.But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me.We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb... -
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Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere's something brewing in the halls of Eden High. Mandy's last scheme to keep Jace and Sian apart has failed, now the cops can't go within ten feet of him without being sued. Not satisfied with her limited efforts from her hospital bed, Mandy makes her way back home where her reign of manipulation and deceit will continue unfettered...Categorized as:
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![Something About Lorelei by Sandi Lynn]()
Something About Lorelei by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMy name is Jack Sutton, CEO of Sutton Fashion Magazine and I have the world at my fingertips. A successful career, loads of money and beautiful women who were always at my beckoning call. My problem? I lived under the shadow of my mother who started the company over thirty years ago... -
![LDK, Vol. 10 by Ayu Watanabe]()
LDK, Vol. 10 by Ayu Watanabe
FROM ROOMMATES TO CLASSMATES Although Aoi’s father found out about their housing situation, Aoi and Shusei are still allowed to live together, but on one particular condition…Before long, the two of them begin their final year of high school, and end up in the same class...Categorized as:
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![L-DK, Vol.11 by Ayu Watanabe]()
L-DK, Vol.11 by Ayu Watanabe
かえでに柊聖との関係がバレちゃった！ しかも柊聖と波留の過去を聞き、葵の不安は募るばかり……。悩んだ末に葵はある決断をするが、柊聖がまさかのリアクションを――！？...Categorized as:
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![Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn]()
Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFate Buchanan just wants to escape the constraints of her old life. After checking her mother into rehab and catching her fiancé with her maid of honor the night before their wedding, she ran. Angry and hurt, she’s aching to do something reckless. Dean Maxwell is having one last summer of freedom before taking over his family’s multi-billion dollar medical conglomerate... -
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Mason by Michelle Heard
"You’re my assistant." The magic words every girl at Trinity Academy is dying to hear. But I’m the one who gets stuck with Mason Chargill, the star of most women’s fantasies but my nightmare. One of the heirs to CRC Holdings, he might be dangerously gorgeous, but his cold and callous demeanor makes him an ice prince...Categorized as:
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![Chaos & the Geek by Elizabeth Stevens]()
Chaos & the Geek by Elizabeth Stevens
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAmber How do you politely refuse when the only guy to star in any of your dirty fantasies has just offered to put you up for the foreseeable future and your brother’s just accepted like you were in fact still thirteen and couldn’t make decisions for yourself? You don’t... -
![The Big Puck by Stephanie Queen]()
The Big Puck by Stephanie Queen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe good news is I was recently named head coach of the Portsmouth Whalers hockey team, the youngest coach in the NHL for their newest expansion team.The bad news? Brace yourself. I wish I had when I found out my half-brother just took his life. When I got up off the floor I also found out he left me with a mountain of debt— and his baby daughter...Categorized as:
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![Blue Streak by Jules Barnard]()
Blue Streak by Jules Barnard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Blue Series, love in Lake Tahoe means looking beneath the surface. Nessa Villanueva is tired of watching Zach Elliott go through women like water, while keeping her strictly in the friend zone. But Zach is hiding a dirty secret, and he'll do whatever it takes to protect Nessa--even from himself...
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