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  • Farbenrauschen by Kyra Groh

    Farbenrauschen by Kyra Groh

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sie hassen sich. Bis sie zusammenarbeiten müssen. In Frankas Leben zählen drei Dinge: Freiheit, Kunst und Freundschaft. Für Felix ist nur eines wichtig: seine Arbeit. Und auch sonst scheinen die beiden nichts gemeinsam zu haben – außer eine Vorliebe für Tattoos und spitze Kommentare...
  • This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore

    This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…hate me. The tenuous bonds the four of us built could end with one split-second decision. Good versus bad. Old versus new. Loyalties will be tested when the truth spills like blood from a razor’s cut. Caught between high society and the homicidal reach of a well-known gang, finding my family’s treasure is our only hope...
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  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Asher Williams is obsessed with love. His column is thriving, fellow students trust him with their relationship woes, and he’s on his A-game when it comes to matchmaking. At least, matchmaking other than his own. After a heartfelt letter written to his column, Asher is set on aiding the two love-struck heroes who desperately need his help...
  • Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Terri Anne Browning. With one promise her life was changed… Saying goodbye to my mother also meant saying goodbye to my life in Virginia. After reluctantly making a promise to my mom, I was California bound with the father who I haven’t seen since I was four years old...
  • A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sweet and sexy conclusion to New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy’s standalone Callahan series, bringing readers along for the ride as fan favorites, Jake and Hannah get married! Hannah Walsh. Gorgeous. Intelligent. My first love. My high school sweetheart. My everything. And now my fiancée...
  • RUSH by C.A. Harms

    RUSH by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I was running from my husband, a man I thought I’d known. Running from the hell he had put me through. He’d nearly destroyed the woman I had once been and I would do whatever it took to regain my freedom. I would lie, and cheat. I would steal if it meant that I never had to go back there. I’d run and keep running… But there was one problem...
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Now that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see...
  • There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin

    There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jamie Gilmour is starting over. A new school, a new city, a tenth attempt at a second start. All he has to do is stop making bad decisions and stick to something for once in his life. All he has to do is stop being himself.Jude Pujari is thinking of calling it all off. He’s overstressed, depressed and frozen in place, trapped by grief and fear of change...
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  • Brutal Days by Isla Vaughn

    Brutal Days by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No sacrifice is too big.No secret too small.I’m out to win, and I don’t even know the game.My opponents? They’re the Academy’s football stars, gods among their peers, and I want nothing to do with them. But I’m stuck on a mission to help out a friend, and keeping my distance shouldn’t be too hard...
  • Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    * Although part of a series, you will enjoy it as a standalone as well!Rookie is everything you love in an MM first time gay romance. A journey of self-discovery, the undeniable sparks with the man who makes him question everything, the moment of realization, the secret relationship, and coming out...
  • Secrets Vol. 2 by Ella Steele

    Secrets Vol. 2 by Ella Steele

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Sexy thoughts about Cole fill Anna's dreams. Every detail burns brightly in her mind; the way his hands feel on her bare skin, the soft brush of his lips against hers, and the way their bodies fit perfectly together. Anna awakes breathless, tingling as if it really happened. What caused her to think about Cole like that? It was completely forbidden...
  • Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Novella included in special edition of Keep Me Still New Adult Romance contains MA 17+ content Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible...
  • Break the Rule by Lucky Hart

    Break the Rule by Lucky Hart

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Charlie King: As free-spirited as he is chaotic, Charlie's rules to art and relationships are as follows: 1) get messy and 2) move on to the next piece. He lives for the thrill of the new, on canvas or in bed, and just because he's over 30 doesn't mean he needs to settle down. When a pretty boy wearing a scowl and a skirt upends Charlie's life, he brings one more rule: don't fall in love...
  • Julian by Michelle Heard

    Julian by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A couple of drinks.A random stranger.It was only supposed to be one night.Turns out, the stranger is Julian Reyes.Formidable businessman. And my brother-in-law's new business partner.Chairman of Trinity Academy. Where I've just enrolled as a student.Coldhearted jerk. Who also happens to be ridiculously hot.Whenever we meet, it doesn't help I'm reminded of how amazing his hands felt on my body...
  • The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier

    The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She was perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell.” The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all...
  • Baby for my Brother's Best Friend by Josie Hart

    Baby for my Brother's Best Friend by Josie Hart

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If “sexy” had a mascot, my brother’s best friend would be it.Deep hazel eyes and a diamond cutting jawline.He offers me the business deal of a lifetime,If I play a convincing date for his ex’s destination wedding.But pretending we're smitten is easier said than done.His devilish smirk and cocky attitude work me up,Until I can't decide if I want to punch him or kiss him...
  • Savage Vicious Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare

    Savage Vicious Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bestselling author Caitlyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance story in the Heirs of All Hallows' series. Savage Vicious Heir is a dark high school bully romance...
  • Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the nice guy leaves me open to being a rebound romance.Which I’m not interested in. I’ve got better things to do.Like taking my spot on the NBA draft picks. It’s all that matters to me.Love has never been on the radar. I’m too focused for all that fluff.Then life slows me down. Way down.An injury at the end of the spring semester has me working my way back to full health all summer long...
  • 시맨틱 에러 2 (Semantic Error (Novel) #2) by Soori Jeo, 저수리

    시맨틱 에러 2 (Semantic Error (Novel) #2) by Soori Jeo, 저수리

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *시맨틱 에러(Semantic Error): 전산학상의 논리적 오류조장: 추상우발표자: 추상우part1 자료 조사: 추상우part2 자료 조사: 추상우자료 취합: 추상우발표 자료 제작: 추상우참여한 조원 명단: 추상우교양수업 과제에서 무임승차 조원들의 이름을 모조리 빼버린 컴공과 추상우. 그 때문에 이상한 선배와 엮이게 된다.무임승차3: [덕분에졸업못하게생겼네나좀봐요후배님] 20:23해외 유명 대학원 유학을 앞둔 디자인과 장재영. 디자인 실력, 외모, 집안, 인간관계, 뭐 하나 빠질 데 없는 그가 추상우만은 어렵다.“사람은 감정의 동물이야. 네가 날 그렇게 무시하지만 않았다면 PPT 같은 건 웃어넘기고 말았을 텐데.”“절 아주 호구 새끼로 보시나 본데, 크게 착각하신 거예요...
  • Risky Business by Lauren Landish

    Risky Business by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Secrets are my life.Perception is everything, and I'm extraordinarily good at helping my clients hide their dirt—until him.Bad press about your latest movie flop? I can twist it.Need to repair your image after an embarrassing walk of shame? I got you.Reputation refresh? That’s me too.But my latest client challenges me in ways I never anticipated.Carson Steen...
  • Just One Chance by C.A. Harms

    Just One Chance by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    RELEASING AUGUST 15thTequila, you failed me.You left me in a terrible haze, and I can’t find my god damn wallet.Or my left shoe.How the hell does one lose their shoe?I have no f*cking clue.All I know is that my night started out with one thing in mind…to have a little fun.The problem with that? I can’t remember a damn thing, except one.Morgan’s soft and needy moans...
  • Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Calliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget...
  • Love Sky by Mame

    Love Sky by Mame

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Love SkyThe intensified situation got ‘Sky’ cornered and forced him to get laid in order to get out. Sky tries to make up his mind, thinking of it as just a one night stand and no string attached.However, what he doesn’t know is that ‘Phraphai’ won’t give up so easily...
  • For Crosby by J. Nathan

    For Crosby by J. Nathan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Crosby Parks had the life most guys only dreamed of. A wealthy family, girls vying for his attention, and pro scouts after his hockey skills. But when the life he knows comes crumbling down, he’s sent to Alabama to escape the media storm and to rebuild his life. If Crosby has any shot of playing professional hockey, he must keep a low profile and graduate from college...
  • You’re the Reason by J. Nathan

    You’re the Reason by J. Nathan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Crestwood University...Where smiles conceal secrets.Gossip runs rampant.And everyone hides the truth.Sophia Galloway has no idea what she’s walking into when she transfers to Crestwood University.Returning to Texas was her only goal.But nothing could prepare her for stepping foot on a campus where no one is what they seem.In a world where frat guys think they can do no wrong...
  • Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray

    Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The rich boy with a powerful family…The new girl with her head down…A scorching hot bully romance!PEMBROKE PREP contains 3 full-length novels. Walk the halls of the most exclusive prep school alongside the band of friends called the Hellfire Club...
  • Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Every boyfriend I've ever had either bored me......or hurt me.I'm tired of what the world thinks they know.The gossip. Retaliation.So after another 'date' betrays my trust,when Sofia Sol, my rebellious cousin, says,“Hey...let's get out of here.A vacation from EVERYTHING.”My answer?A big fat YES.I mean, why not?Life can be an adventure.With true love where you least expect it…If you just say yes...
  • Benched Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Misha Horne

    Benched Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Misha Horne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This Three Volume Bundle includes Parts 1-3 of the Benched series: Benched #1: Rookie Mistake Benched #2: Double Play Benched #3: Out By A Mile Approximately 40,000 words...
  • Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This? Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ

    Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This? Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First we're trapped at a rural bus stop during a thunderstorm. Then the storm of the century comes along when I'm trapped at your place. All these mf'ing storms sure are convenient for you..
  • Complete Me by Claire Raye

    Complete Me by Claire Raye

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Life at its most complete is still unexpected.Reid Bowen ruined her life and he is the one person she trusted. She had no business getting involved with him. Sienna Parker is the only girl he’s ever wanted and now he’s lost her. But he will stop at nothing to win her back. Forced together by circumstance, Sienna’s heart will be tested, but it’s Reid who must risk it all to protect them both...
  • Second Story by Con Riley

    Second Story by Con Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Big and burly caretaker vibes clash with fierce independence when a de facto single dad and the scarred welfare worker who once turned him down reunite in Cornwall. Glynn Harber School needs a new live-in librarian, and I need the job more than breathing. The headmaster also wants a trauma-informed storyteller for his bruised children, so you better believe I pour my soul into winning both roles...
  • Enemies To Love Triangles: JASON COCKER by Faleena Hopkins, Faleena Hopkins

    Enemies To Love Triangles: JASON COCKER by Faleena Hopkins, Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Enemies To Love Triangles, Book 4 in Cocker Brothers, Jason Cocker:Jason's family title of "The Good Twin" is put to the test as he produces the music album for possibly the most talented singer our future has yet to hear. He's also dating her. But the snarky bada$$ be-aatch who's managing his current flame, has a knack for making Jason's life miserable...
  • Secrets by Ella Steele, H.M. Ward

    Secrets by Ella Steele, H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sex is supposed to be sexy, tantalizing, and completely erotic, but Anna never seems to find the right guy. This one seems to be a germ-a-phobe, and the previous boyfriend wasn't much better. Anna just wants to be wanted. Is that too much to ask? As Anna tries to wiggle out of one relationship, a new one surfaces, but it's forbidden...
  • Love You Now by M Robinson

    Love You Now by M Robinson

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson I should have told her everything. How much I loved her. How much I’ve always loved her. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I just wasn’t made that way. Instead... I claimed her. Teased her. Taunted her. Worshipped her. Until... I broke her. My best friend. My savior. My girl...
  • Fight Me by Lacey Black

    Fight Me by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jake Stevens has it made. A local police officer with an open invitation to any number of beds around town, Jake has no desire to settle down with any of the ladies he entertains by night. After watching his best friend fall in love with his little sister, Jake is certain that love and marriage just aren’t in his cards. Heck, he’s not even playing with the same deck...
  • In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's shy, sheltered and inexperienced...now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world.From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy.Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love...and sex...
  • Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Beau Montgomery is *not* the typical single dad for three reasons: 1. He's rich and famous. 2. He needs a nanny, like yesterday. 3. He has no idea if eight month old, Mia, is actually his daughter. Only, number three doesn't matter to him, because he's determined to give up everything to be a standup dad, including racing, partying, and his favorite vice-women...
  • Teasing the Winger by Laura John

    Teasing the Winger by Laura John

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Falling for a tease is a bad idea, right?Growing up, all I ever wanted was to play soccer. I know it isn't going to be forever, but while I'm still in college, I am going to give it my all. Just like I’ve always done.Everything was going according to plan...until the universe decided it would be fun for me to develop feelings for the man I saw as nothing more than an annoyance...
  • Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Despite denying their love for years, in the end no distraction could keep best friends Tristan and Elle apart. Passion and heat explode as the two finally discover what they’ve been missing, needing, wanting for so long. When Tristan and Elle return home for Christmas break, the two are gifted with a few unexpected surprises...
  • Country Boy by A.E. Wasp

    Country Boy by A.E. Wasp

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sometimes the toughest thing to have faith in is yourself. The first time Paul Dyson met Robbie Rhodes, they ended up naked in Robbie’s bed. The last time they met, on the ice the morning after, Paul punched Robbie in the face and called him something he’d rather not repeat. Two years later, they’re teammates on the Seattle Thunder hockey team...
  • How We Hated by Lauren Runow

    How We Hated by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Anyone who thinks star-crossed love is romantic has never actually experienced it. Natalie I know two things about Dalton Wick. First, he’s unreasonably hot. And … my father would disown me if I ever got involved with him. The hatred between our families runs deep. We’re still suffering from what his father did to our small town decades ago...
  • Sawyer and the Bookworms by Mona Black

    Sawyer and the Bookworms by Mona Black

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Omega Sawyer O'Connell is one proud owner of the Book Café, a cat called Potato, and a bevy of awesome friends. He participates at the book club of the local library, plays videogames and reads books, and isn't lonely.Never. Not ever. How could he be lonely? He's so super busy all the time and he's surrounded by lovely people.And yet… cats and books can't fill the void of a mate in your life...
  • Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Pro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart...
  • Unraveling Josh by Edie Danford

    Unraveling Josh by Edie Danford

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When the crown prince of bad boys hooks up with his former high school crush, he’s after just one kind of happy ending. Nick McQueen just scored the perfect hookup—Ellery College ski champion, Joshua Pahlke...
  • Blank Slate by Louisa Keller

    Blank Slate by Louisa Keller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Glad you found time in your very busy schedule to join us." Colby: I only agreed to model nude for a community art class because I needed the money. I figured it would be easy, fun even. But that was before I came sprinting into the studio on the first day, late and viciously hungover, and found myself face-to-face with Axel Hawthorne...
  • Duelo en las Highlands by Nisa Arce

    Duelo en las Highlands by Nisa Arce

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Buenas, permitid que me presente. Soy Greg. Greg McKenzie. El más zanahorio de todos los habitantes de Stonehaven, un pueblo donde nunca pasa nada, o al menos eso creía aquel verano, cuando tuve que regresar tras haber fracasado estrepitosamente en la uni. Pero nada más estar de vuelta, la vida se encargó de meterme una buena colleja para que espabilase...
  • Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Did somebody say baby? Macie Rosewood was a firecracker, in and out of the bedroom. She lived her life according to her own rules and high standards. When she caught the attention from one of the most eligible Brooks brothers two years ago, Macie had found real love. Dodger Brooks was the sensible brother that played hard and loved even harder...
  • Out on the Ice by Lane Hayes

    Out on the Ice by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Colby Fischer is a bad boy with attitude and a chip on his shoulder. As a senior at a Southern California college, he knows this may be his last shot. He doubts he’ll ever become the hockey legend he dreamed of being as a kid, but he definitely doesn’t want to be an accountant...
  • If You Want Me Close by Skye Kilaen

    If You Want Me Close by Skye Kilaen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Step 1: Fall for your best friend.Step 2: Support him when tragedy strikes.Step 3: Figure out how you screwed up Step 2.Bisexual event coordinator Simon Novotny thrives on connection. He cherishes his large, queer-friendly family and his friends—especially his cute, brilliant work bestie, gay IT geek Ziah Holdaway.It’s taken forever for Simon to to coax Ziah out of his shell...
Unforgivable by Erin Rose
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