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Aideen by L.A. Casey
Aideen Collins is fed up. She is at her wits’ end with her eon long pregnancy, her new-found paranoia, but mostly she is fed up with her boyfriend’s constant hovering and nit-picking. Kane Slater is happier than ever. He is about to become a father for the first time with the woman he loves. Little does he know that Aideen is both literally and figuratively a ticking time bomb... -
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Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
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![Mistake by Emilia Finn]()
Mistake by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion... -
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Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan’s Hope Town in Fighting for Honor. UFL fighter Caleb hasn’t been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is the perfect place to train without distractions... -
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![Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel]()
Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance... -
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Holding Mia by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey call me the rocker’s princess, some even call me the dance prodigy, but none of them knows the real Mia Armstrong. Now that dancing is no longer my future, I don’t know either. All I want is the opportunity to find out, to have some time to try being just a little normal. To discover who this new girl is. I fought for the chance to go to college on my own... -
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Rett by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBarrett "Rett" Mason has never found the one girl who can tame his wild heart. And sometimes life is just easier and less complicated without love. While working for Kingston Construction, Barrett becomes fast friends with the owner's son, Cole. They have one major thing in common-- their insatiable appetite for women...Categorized as:
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![Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley]()
Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsKirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . .Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie-the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak-are safely behind her... -
![Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read]()
Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEmilia Wentworth would do anything for her sister. For three years, Emilia has lived in the past, feeling her sister's pain and hating those who are to blame, including one of the Sloan brothers. Finally, she has had enough. The only way to be free is to create a Burn List with all the people who have ever hurt her sister... -
![Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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![Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High Series 2 Book 1 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings are heating up in the little town of Eden, where one young girl has been attacked and no one has the answers. Now with Jace's main suspect in some trouble of her own, everything is up in the air... -
![Total Submission by Roxy Sloane]()
Total Submission by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHer 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... -
![Drawn Deeper by Brenda Rothert]()
Drawn Deeper by Brenda Rothert
I’ve come undone. For years I thought the world looked at my family and saw perfection. I was a busy surgeon and my wife was devoted to our two boys. But her devotion crumbled as her alcoholism took over. The outside world saw all too well what I wanted to deny. Ten months ago she filed for divorce, packed up and moved away. To where – I don’t know. Nor do I care. But my boys do... -
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Mending by J.B. McGee
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGabby has finally started to break down the walls she has worked so hard to build up from all of the heartache she has felt through the years, just as ghosts from Bradley's past begin to show themselves... -
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![When Worlds Collide by Jordan Silver]()
When Worlds Collide by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe was the son of an old family, a family not only of wealth but a great history going back hundreds of years. As such his future had been mapped out at birth. He knew his duty and had never given it much thought. Until his years in the marines showed him a different world. Still, he was more than happy to follow the status quo, until he met her... -
![Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin]()
Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo forgive or not to forgive… There’s a storm brewing at Black Cat Records and lead singer Marcus Anthony and guitarist Avery Jones are at the center of it. Brutal Strength is leaving Vancouver and heading out on a big stadium tour with the reprobate rockers from Tempest as their opening act... -
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Picture Perfect Obsession by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go... -
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Vindicated by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDustin is a convicted murderer. He’s mournful, bitter, drowning in a sea of self-pity with nothing left to lose. The church has sent me to bring him into the fold. Bound by my namesake, Saint Odilia, I should be defending my spirituality and morality with my life. It only took a few letters to change everything. Odilia saved my life and gave me her heart...Categorized as:
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Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI’m a city girl.I don’t do nature.It sucks.Bugs, bears, poison ivy.You name it, I hate it.So, when my niece asks me to accompany her on a camping trip, I’m horrified.But I’m a good aunt, so I say yes.Well, that was a huge mistake.One of many.Forgetting the bug spray. That was a mistake.So was thinking I could control a canoe.Spoiler alert: I can’t... -
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Never Doubt Me by S.R. Grey
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan a tattooed, former bad boy leave his past behind? Can he find lasting happiness with the love of his life? Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase’s troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio—-after an unexpected arrival-—Chase and Kay’s bonds of love and commitment are soon tested... -
![One Night In London by Sandi Lynn]()
One Night In London by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHave sex with a stranger in a foreign country. It was on my list. It was something I’d never done before and I wasn’t sure if I could go through with it. But I did. Don’t tell him anything about yourself. No names. No personal information. Nothing. It’s all about the thrill. The mystery man. Keep him a stranger. That one night was the best night of my entire life... -
![Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKarlie and Holden's story (This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance recommended for readers 18+ it contains graphic language, sex, and deals with mature subject matter) Karlie Reed has been crushing on Holden Marks for as long as she can remember. The problem? He’s eight years older than her and her brother’s best friend. One night, when things get out of hand, they make a pact... -
![Torch: A BBW Instalove Romance by Kate Hunt]()
Torch: A BBW Instalove Romance by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA BBW Instalove RomanceMadeline When I run into my old high school crush, Alex, I can’t believe my eyes. The former bad boy is now a noble firefighter—and buff as sin. The mutual desire we never acted on back in the day is quickly rekindled. It also rapidly becomes clear that this is way more than just some five-alarm fling... -
![Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox]()
Strictly Temporary - Volume One by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJust a Small Towne girl… Raised on fairytales and dreams of true love, Arden Winger left for college with a smile on her face and a happy, hopeful heart. Fast-forward seven years and that small town is behind her, but not the baggage she’s been carrying since she left. Just a city boy… It’s not that Exton Alexander had anything against relationships—he just never had the desire to try... -
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Treasured by Mink
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMateoI’m here to do a job. Steal the vase and get the hell out. Easy. At least it would’ve been if I hadn’t witnessed a kidnapping and decided to step in and help. That’s when I meet Milly… And also when I realize I’m in a whole world of trouble.MillyI’m used to bad men. In fact, I was raised by one. But when Mateo tells me he’s a bad guy, I can’t believe him...Categorized as:
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![Already His by Gia Bailey]()
Already His by Gia Bailey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiaI’m the good girl.I work hard, go home for lunch on Sunday, and never, ever forget myself in the back of a town car with a taciturn billionaire lawyer who just happens to be the best man to my maid of honor.Yep, that didn’t happen, and even if it did… it doesn’t matter, because I’ve got an arranged date to focus on and a job on my knees measuring inseams to get back to... -
![The Escort by Sandi Lynn]()
The Escort by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Forever Series comes a new standalone novel. Brielle Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned. Mine certainly didn’t. One moment I was going off to NYU on a fully paid scholarship, and the next, I had become something I never thought I would be. I learned quickly and the money I made allowed me to pay for my mother’s chemo treatments... -
![1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes]()
1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwenty-One-Year-Old College Student Becca Stewart has lived her life by the rules and never stepped over any lines. For once in her life she wants to be the bad girl and enjoy what she’s missing out on. She’s had a crush on the star quarterback at her university and decides to tell him how she feels. He’s all in for a night of wild sex until she confesses to being a virgin...Categorized as:
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Snow and Her Seven White Lies by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSybil: My dress is too short, my heels are too tall, and the lingerie my cousin made me wear is too tight. The one good thing about my outfit is the mask. It’s actually the only reason I agreed to come out to this Halloween party tonight. Behind this mask, I’m not a painfully shy wallflower. Behind this mask, maybe I’ll find the confidence to talk to a guy...Categorized as:
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Fight Me, Baby by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAngelique Butler didn’t want to prance around in front of a crowd in a bikini, but the situation her brother landed her in had left her no choice. Then the decision was taken out of her hands when Michael “Saint” St. John tossed her over his shoulder and carried her away.As a champion MMA fighter, Saint was used to taking hard hits, but nothing prepared him for his reaction to Angelique...Categorized as:
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![Blowing His Horn by Fiona Davenport]()
Blowing His Horn by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his best friend fell hard and fast for a girl he’d convinced himself he couldn’t have yet, Leland James volunteered to keep an eye on her for him. There was no better way to do that than by dating her best friend. Or at least that was the excuse he gave himself to ask Olivia Hall out.For two years, they had the perfect relationship... -
![The Trainer by Shey Stahl]()
The Trainer by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat if you had one night to reignite the passion and romance that time and distance had seemed to have forgotten? What would you do for just one night to captivate…one night to find the magic? Just one... -
![Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood]()
Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDifferent town every week means a different woman in my bed. No complaints here. That’s how I f*cking want it. One look of my handsome smile has them weak in the knees. One touch of my rock hard muscles has their panties dropping. One night of pounding with my pierced, tattooed c*ck and they beg me to stay. But when the weekend’s over, I move on to the next town, and next woman... -
![Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw]()
Enemy Dearest (Monreaux Brothers) by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air... -
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![Totaled by Stacey Grice]()
Totaled by Stacey Grice
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTotaled is a full length (112,000 words) new adult, contemporary romance novel. It is not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to sexual situations, mature content, and explicit language. Bree Murphy is stuck. Forced to grow up too fast after the tragic death of her mother, she has little time for any sort of life for herself... -
![Time and Time Again by Chantal Fernando]()
Time and Time Again by Chantal Fernando
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI always thought I had luck on my side. Things seemed to go in my favour, whether by will or by nature. But that luck just ran out. Jobless and on the verge of being homeless, I find a strength in me that I didn’t even know existed and discover an unlikely savior --- Tag. He avoids commitment like the plague, and starting anything with him will only lead to heartbreak. I know this... -
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Unwritten by Jen Frederick
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter years of trying to hit it big with his band, Adam Rees’ dream is finally about to come true. A new lead singer brings with him a hot tour invite, but with a catch—his sister has to come with them. Despite an off-limits edict, Adam is instantly attracted the smart and beautiful Landry. But if he wants to claim his woman, it might be at the expense of all his ambitions... -
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Swim Coach by Abby Knox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAdmired, overachieving high school senior Addie has turned 18 and plans to wring out every last drop of her elite private school education. When a school legend returns to coach her swim team, however, her composure waivers under his stern gaze... -
![Can't Walk Away by Tory Baker]()
Can't Walk Away by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJase Masters wasn’t supposed to want Cheyenne. She’s too young and he’s way too old to have the thoughts he had. Plus, her dad was his best friend. It was too complicated and a line he just wouldn’t cross. Fast forward three years later, Cheyenne is back home, this time for good. When they see each other again, the attraction is instant and as powerful as fireworks on a hot July night... -
![Stealing Chastity by Devon Hartford]()
Stealing Chastity by Devon Hartford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN: B01ABDLYMSMy new neighbor Lance McKnight is rude, crude and totally irresistible.My mom hates him. She calls him a bad influence. She says he’s going to corrupt me.That’s what I’m hoping.I’m tired of the boring careful little life Mom has built around me like a prison. Besides church and school, there’s not much else. I may as well be living in a convent... -
![Lessons In Love by Jessica Peterson]()
Lessons In Love by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStudying abroad just got a whole lot sexier...He's hot. Charming. Funny as hell. Too bad sexy Spaniard Rafa Montoya is off limits.Yeah, I fantasize about what his mouth can do other than speak four languages during our tutoring sessions. But I need to focus on bringing up my crappy grades, not his mouth...Categorized as:
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![Trust Fund by Skye Warren]()
Trust Fund by Skye Warren
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom a NYT bestselling author comes a new story of love and money...My story starts with a plunge into the cold water of Manhattan's harbor. A strong hand hauls me back onto the deck of the luxury yacht.Christopher was supposed to be my enemy.Instead he protects me with fierce determination...until the end... -
![Roustabout by Jane Harvey-Berrick]()
Roustabout by Jane Harvey-Berrick
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwelve years ago Tucker McCoy walked away from the hell that was his family with not much more than the shirt on his back. No regrets. Never once looking back. Living his life as a roustabout turned stunt rider with a traveling carnival keeps a smile on his face. His new family are the people he’s chosen to be in his life, the people who travel his road... -
![Rescue Breathing by Zoe Norman]()
Rescue Breathing by Zoe Norman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Manhattan Psychologist Olivia Burke receives an invitation to present her research on trauma in servicemen in Seattle, she is determined to turn the business trip into the start of healing her own traumatized heart. FDNY Firefighter Owen Maxwell is an unapologetic playboy who spends his days saving lives and his nights breaking hearts... -
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![Outer Core: by Sigal Ehrlich]()
Outer Core: by Sigal Ehrlich
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Hayley makes a resolution to wear Daniel’s ring and embrace everything it stands for, to declare her insecurities and doubts R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until the winds of change shift. Shift and swift by, bringing along past mistakes and new revelations, which threaten the balance of their relationship... -
![Buying The Virgin (The Virgin Auctions, Book One) by Paige North]()
Buying The Virgin (The Virgin Auctions, Book One) by Paige North
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA standalone alpha billionaire romance with a guaranteed HEA… Used. That’s what I’ll be, my virginity bought by notorious billionaire Travis Star. I’ve only seen pictures of him on gossip sites and in business magazines, but in the flesh he’s tall and broad-shouldered, with a penetrating stare. Hard muscles under his impeccable jacket, shirt, tie, and trousers... -
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Carried Away by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeclan Williams is a billionaire. He has everything he could possibly want, except one thing. Kendall Jackson is a flight attendant on his private jet. He’s been watching her, wanting her, and waiting for her to give him the all clear for far too long. Kendall is innocent, it shines in everything she does, but they’ve been playing cat and mouse and Declan is tired of waiting... -
![It's Her Love by Tory Baker]()
It's Her Love by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophia needed a vacation to get away from life and the harsh realities of winter in New York. She never dreamed that a mechanical error with the plane she was on would change the course of her life forever.Vince took one look at Sophia and knew she was meant to be his. He didn’t care how long it took to gain her trust, she was worth the wait... -
![Danila: by Roxie Rivera]()
Danila: by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanny is dangerous. Not, like, drives a fast car dangerous or alcoholic gambler like my dad dangerous. He’s mafia dangerous. Russian bratva . Vory v zakone . He belongs to Nikolai Kalasnikov’s family, the most powerful mob syndicate in Houston. Months ago, we shared a secret, thrilling kiss before Danny disappeared with only a brief goodbye, sent away by his boss to handle family business... -
![When We Met by A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams]()
When We Met by A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsToday’s premiere New Adult authors combine their talents to tell four original stories from inside one house. When four girls decide to live off campus together as juniors at a college in Michigan, they expect it to be their best year yet. Little do they know, it’s a year that will change the rest of their lives. BEHIND HER EYES by A.L...
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