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Scorch by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe headstrong and wild Luna Gallo is about to have her world rocked, altering the course of her life and putting her on a path she never expects.Scorch is the tenth full-length standalone novel in the Men of Inked Heatwave series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss...Categorized as:
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Zach: The Four Families: Campana by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the help of his friends in the Four Families, Zach Campana has been working hard to rectify his father and grandfather’s mistakes, but a decision made not long before his father’s sudden death could change Zach’s future and rip away everything he’s worked so hard to build. After watching the senior Campanas hurt everyone around them, Zach made a vow that he would never be like either of them... -
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Time by Penny Reid
From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid A (brokenhearted) physicist. Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician. The worst has already happened. Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him...Categorized as:
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Amplify by Anne Mercier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace... -
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![Blaze by Helen Hardt]()
Blaze by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...Categorized as:
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Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…...Categorized as:
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![The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life...Categorized as:
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![Someone to Love by Kelly Elliott]()
Someone to Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Seaside ChroniclesJanuary 3, 2023On the HookSeasiders,News on the beach is Braxton Bradley has caught the eye of Seaside’s very own darling, Harlee Tilson. Now, this might come as a shock to many of you, since the eldest Bradley sibling has been rumored to have made a vow to never marry. After all, his fishing charter has always been his number one love...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond]()
Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond
An edge-of-your-seat (fr)enemies to lovers romance about an outlaw biker with the Devil on his back, a good girl with a badass streak who’s about to find out who she really is, and a childhood marriage pact that comes back to haunt them both.Lex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally.The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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Stone by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst, hate. Then, want. But in the end? Heartbreak. My celebrity life was supposed to be easy, and this movie was the biggest break of my career. But from the moment Officer Levi Fox gave me a speeding ticket on my way into town, he’s been nothing but a thorn in my side. Dominant. Cocky. Callous... -
![The Sexy Billionaire by J.A. Low]()
The Sexy Billionaire by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiorgio I’ve always been the dutiful son, living my life for everyone else but me. So, walking in on my fiancée with someone else during our engagement party should have filled me with devastation, but instead, I felt relieved...Categorized as:
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Landon & Shay - Part Two by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsOnce upon a time, I fell in love with a boy.A beautiful, broken boy who had his own world of struggles. People warned me against our love, but I didn't listen.We looked weak. Young, foolish. Dangerously in love. We didn't care.In order to keep our hearts protected from the opinions of others, we became each other’s secret. We shared stolen moments. Tender touches. Secretive embraces... -
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Defile by Jessica Prince
Declan Forrester is arrogant, selfish, and insanely sexy. He was the very first boy I ever loved. Then fame and fortune turned him into a man I no longer recognized. I tried to give him everything he needed, and in return... he broke my heart. Now he’s back, and he wants to make things right. What started as love turned to hate...Categorized as:
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![Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn]()
Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCandace Andrews is dreaming of a little sparkle in her Christmas stocking this year, and now that she and Brian Ross have been living together for over a year, her overbearing family is getting impatient for him to pop the question...Categorized as:
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Hostile Vows : Souza Cartel by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today best-selling author, Autumn Archer, comes a Forced Marriage, Friends to Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Romance duet. In the criminal underworld, love is a distraction that will get you killed.Finding out I’m a mafia princess was an unpleasant surprise because it meant my coveted bloodline had sealed my fate... -
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Mafia Bride by L. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s No Knight in Shining ArmorMassimo Domenico Sovrano is arrogant, mean, full of swagger and oh so hot.As one of the most feared gangsters in Italy, he can have any woman he sets his sight on.But for some reason he wants me.The chemistry between us is off the charts.So I sleep with him on our very first meeting.Only, he betrays me. He breaks my heart.Which is why I lie to him... -
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Royal Creed by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis princess. Her secret. Their forbidden love.All my life, every decision has been made for me. What to say. How to dress. And now, who I'm to marry. When you're second in line to the throne, it's just how things are. I've always gone along with it.Until now.I may not have a say in who I marry, but I refuse to let someone dictate who I give my v-card to... -
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Crank by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsCrank is a standalone romance in a new small town, blue-collar series from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. Join readers everywhere as they fall in love with the delicious Gibson Boys. This is one mistake Sienna Landry can’t buy her way out of... -
![Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius]()
Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance... -
![Always by Bethany-Kris]()
Always by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Legacy Novel A wild boy. A sly girl. Cross Donati defines trouble. He does what he wants because he’s never known anything different. He’s unapologetic, and he owns it. Catherine Marcello is every bit a good girl … on the outside. Her entire world is a legacy, and she lives it. She’s curious, and she’s exploring it. She chases bad things. He never learned to be good...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Hart by Ella Fox]()
Shattered Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDamien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away...Categorized as:
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![Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec]()
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
![Unexpected Love Story by Natasha Madison]()
Unexpected Love Story by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss and redemption.CrystalI was the strong one, they said, until two words brought me to my knees. It was a secret I didn't share with anyone. A secret that made me promise I’d never fall in love. I no longer wanted that white picket fence of every woman’s dreams. Until the unthinkable happened... -
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![Sinning in Vegas by Sam Mariano]()
Sinning in Vegas by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is not a standalone. Book one must be read before you read this one. Life in Vegas was no fairy tale. Prince Charming turned out to be a well-dressed frog, and my dark knight cuffed me to his bed. One left his mark on my body; one left his mark on my heart. Both taught me an important lesson: the high-stakes games they play in Sin City are too rich for my blood... -
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Atlas by Jules Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to Hambleton, Wyoming, home of the Speed Demons MC, where dark secrets threaten the town, and nobody is who they seem.AtlasThe Speed Demons are preparing for war.As Sergeant at Arms, it’s my job to protect the club and keep everyone safe. Then along comes Sophie Green, doctor, warrior, the perfect ol’ lady...Categorized as:
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Until Deakon by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever stopped to think your actions will ever come back to bite you? Me neither.Did I, Deakon Brosley of Screaming Shadows, ever think I would care? Not for a second.For years I lived life to the fullest and could have cared less about what other people thought. That was until I felt a magnetic pull to someone I couldn’t ignore... -
![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
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One Knight Stand by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSutton Briar has lived the past several years doing everything in her power to remain invisible. Boxy skirts? Oversized tops in muted colors? Yes, please! She learned the hard way that gaining the attention of the opposite sex could lead down a very dangerous path. She’s content to blend in with the wallpaper, but then her boss makes a request she can’t refuse for fear of losing her job...Categorized as:
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![Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole]()
Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDemons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility. He’s arrogant. Protective. Sweet and intensely attentive. On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us... -
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Crazy Good by Rachel Robinson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBefore there were bikers, or fighters, or even good old-fashioned jerks, there were Navy SEALs. They put the bad in badass because, well…it’s their job. Navy SEAL Maverick Hart has everything. Women want him. Grown men idolize him. Little boys want to grow up and be like him. The job, the glory—it’s all his. Not because it’s handed to him…because he works hard for it... -
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Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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![First Touch by Loni Ree]()
First Touch by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsZander BurtonNever trust a woman and make sure you’re never stupid enough to give your heart to one. I’ve always lived by these words, then Rachel Marsh crashed into my life. It only took one night, one touch for the gorgeous blonde to make me ignore the rule I’d followed my whole life... -
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Big Bad Wolf by Matilda Martel
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?ScarlettI’m not afraid of much, but when it comes to Vasily Volkov, heir to the most brutal Bratva in Brooklyn, I’m shaking in my Louboutins.Vas is obscenely rich, sinfully handsome and seriously obsessed with me. He’s made it abundantly clear he will have me. But I know the truth, he only wants me to curry favor with my senator father...Categorized as:
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![The Truest Thing by Samantha Young]()
The Truest Thing by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNine years ago, Emery Saunders moved to Hartwell to start her life over as a bookstore owner. Her inability to trust people made it hard for her to find a place in the small community until Jessica Lawson moved to town and befriended the shy beauty.But there was one person in Hartwell who tried to befriend Emery long before Jessica arrived…Jack Devlin has his secrets...Categorized as:
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The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party... -
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Love You Now by M Robinson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom 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...Categorized as:
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![The Hitman by Jordan Silver]()
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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![Awakening the Mobster by Amy Rachiele]()
Awakening the Mobster by Amy Rachiele
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA breathtakingly beautiful man is standing right next to me-holding me, reassuring me, protecting me. Antonio is my savior. Having him with me makes the ickiness that’s stuck in my stomach tolerable. Megan, Awakening the Mobster Loving Megan and caring for Erin like the sister I never had is dangerous. These feelings cause you to think... -
![Waiting for You by Shey Stahl]()
Waiting for You by Shey Stahl
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBailey Gray is tired of her perfectly planned life. Everything about her life has been organized and lived out to the expectations set of her parents. She is the class valedictorian, has perfect grades, the perfect friends, a perfect boyfriend, basically perfect life...or so everyone thought. That's when she realizes the path planned isn't always the path chosen...Categorized as:
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![Heartless by Winter Renshaw]()
Heartless by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMy obsession was born of innocence and good intentions, and it began the day I spotted a handwritten journal lying in the bushes outside a townhouse on Lexington Avenue. It was raining sideways that morning, and my intention was to return it the next day; safe and dry. Only I kept it. I kept it, and I read it... -
![The Italian by Lena Little]()
The Italian by Lena Little
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m not from Venice…I am Venice. My family runs this city, this country, and everything in it. So who in the hell does this feisty young foreign girl thing she is? Mine since the moment I laid eyes on her, that’s what. She’s as headstrong as she is beautiful and as I prepare to succeed my father as the king of the Italian underworld, I have no doubts I’ve finally found my queen... -
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Broken by Sin by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI despise him with every inch of my body…But I’ll marry him to get what I want.Torturing me is like a hobby for Nico and he mastered the art of driving me insane a long time ago.He’s my brother’s best friend and I wouldn’t lose sleep if he fell into a black hole and disappeared forever... -
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Into the Deep by Samantha Young
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsLive young. Live hard. Love deep. Charley Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there with her. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake’s life he waded out into the shallows and left Charley behind...Categorized as:
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![Ruined with a Promise by B. B. Hamel]()
Ruined with a Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance I made a deal with a demon. Now I'm sleeping in his bed.I hate Ford Arc. I can’t stand his quirky smile, his dark sense of humor, and his obsession with pain and domination.He’s the ultra-wealthy son of a rival family and I was raised to find him repulsive.I despise him, right up until I need his help...Categorized as:
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![Besieged by LP Lovell]()
Besieged by LP Lovell
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat would you do if you were granted millions of pounds and a face that melts the underwear off of any woman? Meet Theodore Ellis, the business man who parties like a rock star, and has more women than he has room on his bed post to put the notches. Meet Lilly Parker. With a difficult past; Lilly is cold, closed off and emotionally unavailable in every way...Categorized as:
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FIRE by Sarah Curtis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne shared look across a crowded club, and their worlds collided. Their attraction had been instantaneous and hotter than the fire burning in his soul. But Blake Stone didn't do relationships. Relationships meant emotions, and he didn’t have the kind a woman would want. Or need. Anger, greed, lust, bitterness, hatred—he had in spades. But a woman like Gwen, she would want more... -
![Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly]()
Die Unberührte Braut Des Milliardärs by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s everything he shouldn’t want, she’s everything he should resist… Billionaire playboy Benedetto di Fiori is no match for his innocent bride of convenience. He’s hard-edged and cynical where she’s sweet and trusting... -
![Claimed by Her Mafia Man by Sam Crescent]()
Claimed by Her Mafia Man by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella Drago’s father has trained her to take over and stand in his place as Capo. He made other plans, though, and now she must marry the man he chose or fight for her place in a man’s world.Damon Romano, the Monster as he is called, is intrigued by the woman who’s been trained to take care of herself. This is his chance to finally have a woman at his side, one who isn’t afraid of him... -
![Falling for Her by S.A. Clayton]()
Falling for Her by S.A. Clayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new second chance romance from S.A. Clayton set in her new Harbour Cove series! Hannah Baker knew leaving Harbour Cove was a mistake the second she reached the outer limits, but it was too late. She was moving in with her boyfriend, starting over and trying her best to get over the fact that the feelings she had for her best friend were anything but platonic...Categorized as:
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