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  • One Last Rainy Day by Kate Stewart

    One Last Rainy Day by Kate Stewart

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The first in a spin-off series, The Ravenhood Legacy, continuing the international bestselling Ravenhood series—a modern-day Robin Hood retelling that is steamy, intensely emotional, and utterly original.“We love rainy days, don’t we, baby?” Dominic King doesn’t want or need anything . . . except his freedom...
  • Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Oh Sh*tThis is part 2 of the Marc and Meg Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. Due to spoilers, the above is all the blurb you will get.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The conclusion to the Meg and Marc duet is phenomenal. It’s been a long time since I’ve found a writer that makes me laugh, scream, and cry in the same sitting. This is an epic story - epic love, epic friendship, epic woman finding her way...
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  • Escapade by dolce_piccante

    Escapade by dolce_piccante

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    In the grand scheme of things, finding a date for a wedding should be no problem for Louis Tomlinson. He's rich. He's handsome. He's reasonably well behaved. But when the wedding is for his lifelong best friend (and former boyfriend), and is happening in under a month, finding a date for the ceremony and accompanying festivities becomes more of an adventure than he ever could have planned for...
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
  • Dillon by Siobhan Davis

    Dillon by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    A companion novel to Say I'm the One, Let Me Love You, and Hold Me Close. Growing up in Ireland, I always felt like something was missing. I had an idyllic childhood, yet I was never happy.After Mum explained about the adoption, I constantly questioned my existence. Despite being surrounded by love, I struggle to accept it or reciprocate...
  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Carter: I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason...
  • TANK by Daphne Loveling

    TANK by Daphne Loveling

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sometimes life comes at you like a freight train.One moment, my only priorities are my bike, my club, and my freedom.The next, my ex dumps a little girl off on my doorstep, with a note saying she’s mine. Then, everything goes to hell in the MC, when an unknown element blows up a rival club and starts coming for us...
  • Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side...
  • Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I, Rose Hawthorne, have crap taste in men. But, who could blame me, really? When the stories of how your dad and uncles raised hell before settling down are legendary, it was all too easy to see Prince Charming everywhere, believing that if a man loved me enough, he’d change. What a load of garbage...
  • A Samantha Christy Box Set by Samantha Christy

    A Samantha Christy Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three full-length romances that will make you laugh, cry, and have all the feels. Book ONE - Be My Reason HE TOOK HER INNOCENCE.She gave it willingly...Right along with her heart.All the night before he vanished.For years, Brooklyn tried to forget about him.But Nate was unforgettable.An unexpected meeting throws them together, and he'll do anything to win her back...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ripples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more...
  • Sealed in Strength by Ryan Michele

    Sealed in Strength by Ryan Michele

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes the risk truly was the worth the reward. Rylynn I knew pain. I knew my pain. I knew his pain. I knew our pain. He sparked a fire inside me I couldn’t put out. Crow I was strong. I was fearless. The biggest mistake my enemies could make would be to assume she was my weakness. Rylynn made me stronger, harder, and more determined to protect what was mine...
  • Gravity by C.M. Seabrook

    Gravity by C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s only one girl in the world for me. She’s three feet of boundless energy and blonde pigtails. But when Sophie walks into my bar, I know my life is about to change. Beautiful though damaged, she needs my help. And I can’t say no. She was there for me during my darkest hour. The warm comfort that got me through to the light of day. But when morning came she was gone...
  • Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat.  But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path...
  • Stand by A.L. Jackson

    Stand by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "6 Devastatingly Beautiful and Brilliant Bleeding Stars but Worth the Whole Constellation. I felt every burn...every blaze...every beautiful and brilliant word...I FELT IT ALL." - Karen McVino, Bookalicious Babes Blog From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L...
  • The Green Valley Vineyard by Lucy Coleman

    The Green Valley Vineyard by Lucy Coleman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A beautiful vineyard. A new beginning. A summer that will change their lives forever...Linzi arrived at Green Valley Vineyard nine years ago, in need of a fresh start. In the lush emerald countryside and ripening grapes, she finally has a place to call home.But Linzi's world is rocked when the owner announces he is retiring, and his grandson is taking over...
  • Duchess of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Duchess of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Possess. Defile. Menace. The Dukes are trained for one to fight.To fight for West End.To fight their enemies.To fight one another.It’s no surprise that when Lavinia Lucia comes into their lives, they want to fight her too.Unfortunately for Nick, Remy, and Sy, their new Duchess wasn’t born to fight back...
  • Perfect Boy by Hannah Gray

    Perfect Boy by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    An entire campus knows my name. Women throw themselves at me, hoping I’ll take them home that night. Whispers from the NHL say I’m the one to watch. And the weight of each game is on my shoulders because if our opposing team scores … that’s on me. All the things that keep me up at night are probably someone else’s dreams...
  • Strays by Cora Brent

    Strays by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    STRAYS (An Anti-Hero Romance)Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit.Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of.Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad.And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now.But for once I’m going to step up.I’ll right the worst of old wrongs...
  • Taking the Job by Kelsie Rae

    Taking the Job by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    A zero fraternization policy. An attractive new boss. And a girl who isn’t afraid to break the rules.To be fair, I probably shouldn’t have lied about my identity when I first ran into Derrick. But it’s not like I thought I’d ever see him again.Now he’s my new boss who’s made it clear he doesn’t date employees.Which would normally be fine if our chemistry wasn’t off the charts...
  • Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh

    Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems." Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me...
  • Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan

    Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The day he walks into my bookstore with his adorable twin daughters, I know my life is going to change forever. The chemistry is tangible, the tragedy his truth, and my schoolgirl crush, even after all of these years, is still alive...
  • Sealed by Laura Pavlov

    Sealed by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A sexy-as-sin single dad. A sassy, hotheaded diva. Two players. One game. What could possibly go wrong?Roman Amato is perfect on paper.Sexy and broody and arrogant.He’s a divorced single father, so he’s completely off-limits.I’m not looking for anything other than a hot date to take to my sister’s wedding.I have something he needs, and he has something I need...
  • Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I never wanted to see Nathan again. Ever.One highly educational night with him in bed was all it took to hand over my v-card.Apparently, that was all it took to get him to move across the country without a backwards glance, too...
  • Limelight by Alyson Santos, Aly Stiles

    Limelight by Alyson Santos, Aly Stiles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m unpredictable.A genius, an underachiever.I’m the song, the voice, the passion, the pain.I am failure.I do music because it’s what I am, but sometimes that’s not enough.A slave to my nature, I wait for it to show mercy and drop a gift in my lap.Because the music chose me.I’m its victim not its gift.She destroyed my career.Ruined my life.Pushed me from the shadows and exposed my lies...
  • I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Together they are nothing more than madness,but they say there’s always some madness in loveSix years elapsed since he shattered her life. Four years since she’s brought him to his knees.Now, Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world – a force to be reckoned with. He’s dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way.Calla moved to New York to chase her career...
  • The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

    The Hate I Feel by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Want to know what has happened to the missing Anderson brothers? Find out in The Hate I Feel...
  • Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Morgan Kennedy:Campus Legend.Ruggedly handsome superstar athlete turned hedge fund manager.My one night stand mistake.And now my boss at my internship.Every staff meeting, I’m taken back to the night I was filled with a need I never knew was possible.Sparks fly between us in the office...
  • Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    AngeloTwo things should have told me staying in this job was a mistake.How she looked.How she talked.But the inner voice that had always kept me safe and one step ahead was drowned out by the fire in my veins. But getting Involved. Not an option.Even though thinking of her curves kept me awake at night.I'd never guarded a woman before, let alone the Boss's daughter...
  • The Shape of Trust by Brinda Berry

    The Shape of Trust by Brinda Berry

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A single dad with no time for temptation… Webb Walters walked on the wild side. Fed his addictions. Lost everything and disappointed those he cared about. His emotional scars prove it. He finally has his life together until he discovers the five-year-old daughter he never knew existed.  What does a guy do with hair scrunchies and bedtime stories? Stock figures and startups are his priorities...
  • Blake University: Leader and Calista by Lisa Austin

    Blake University: Leader and Calista by Lisa Austin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Going to college on a full-ride scholarship to her dream school was the best way to start the new school year. Besides not having to pay anything out of pocket, Calista Glee also got to choose her preferred housing. Instead of moving into her high-rise alone, Glee enlists her best friend, Blayke, the church girl eager to break free from her parents' control and experience college life...
  • Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Scarlett Mavis. I have a sweet tooth, no filters, and video games are my life. Let me clarify that last part: They’re not a hobby; they’re not a way to kill the time; They. Are. My. LIFE. Where family, men, and humans, in general, have failed me, video games are always there waiting for me to return to their warm and accepting embrace...
  • Brutal Power by B. B. Hamel

    Brutal Power by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    An exciting and steamy standalone arranged marriage mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I shouldn’t have stalked my future husband.When he catches me staring at him in the gym—He drags me into the sauna.And I’m in big trouble.When my brother the Don orders me to marry Brody Quinn, I agree to sacrifice my happiness for the Famiglia...
  • Rumble by Jacob Chance

    Rumble by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two years. That’s the amount of time I’ve wasted lusting after Wyatt Douglas. He had me the moment he roared up on his bike and flashed his charismatic smile my way. I wanted to jump on, wrap my arms around him, and ride off into the sunset. Then my brother introduced him as his friend and crushed my short lived happily ever after...
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  • London Bridge by Nana Malone

    London Bridge by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Halfway around the world wasn’t far enough away to keep my best mate’s sister safe from our enemies... or my touch. I will have her. Even though she’s the beauty and I’m the beast. Emma Varma remembers me as the black hearted prince of Eton prep... but the hardened man I’ve become won’t be so easily burned.Her return to London has nothing to do with me and everything to do with retribution...
  • The Hate I Feel: A Dark Bully Romance by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)

    The Hate I Feel: A Dark Bully Romance by Siobhan Davis, Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb)

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’ll make her pay for her father’s crimes before taking revenge on the brothers who abandoned him.Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents’ lives. They lost everything that night except for each other...
  • Promise by T.K. Leigh

    Promise by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He was supposed to be my first kiss. My first love. My first everything... There are moments in our lives that define us. For Brooklyn Tanner, it's the summer before her junior year of high school. The summer boys finally begin to notice her. The summer he finally begins to notice her. Andrew Brinks. Handsome. Popular. Star hockey player. Her best friend's brother...
  • Rock F*ck Club 3 by Michelle Mankin

    Rock F*ck Club 3 by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s Rock F*ck Club. Season Two. The Gods of Rock Tour. 4 summer concert venues. 10 famous rock stars to f*ck.Two at a time. Maybe even three. I know what I like and how to get it.I’m Marsha West. Raven Winter’s best friend. A sidekick no longer -- I’m now in the starring role. I’m going to f*ck whoever I want. However I want. Whenever I want...
  • Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I need the money to save my mother. The mafia boss needs a temporary wife. I ran back home, seeking solace from my troubled past.But then I plunged into another fiery abyss.My mother is ensnared by an enormous debt to Cillian O’Ridian, the dark and dangerous king of the Irish Mafia. And she’s seriously ill. Without the money for her surgery, she won’t survive...
  • Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Allegra Grey is the daughter of a powerful American Mafia Leader. Trained since birth to take over the family business, she is ruthless, heartless, and one of the best assassins in the industry. She's completed thousands of assassinations in her career, completing every assignment... except for one. Ace De Luca is her one and only failed mission...
  • Unexpected Fight by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Fight by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    No matter how much you plan or try to prepare for what's to come, life always sends you on an alternate path. We're taking each curve in the road as it bends. Except what do you do when you don't see the curve coming? We're struggling, learning to navigate in total darkness. One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, we're learning to live with our unexpected fight...
  • Can't Fight It by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Can't Fight It by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ColtonFrom the moment she showed up on my doorstep, I knew our lives would never be the same. I felt it deep in my soul that she was going to change us forever. I didn’t know how, but I knew she was important. I tried to maintain the distance between us, but it was too strong to fight.With each passing day, I saw a future I never planned flash before my eyes—one with a fairytale ending...
  • Banging the Enemy by Lili Valente

    Banging the Enemy by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Pop Quiz: You just banged a rock star you vowed to loathe until the end of time. What’s next? Hint: You don’t agree to be his fake girlfriend. And you certainly don’t fall in love… Once upon a time, Cutter Comstock was the hot older boy who tormented me in high school...
  • Falling For Declan by Tracy Lorraine

    Falling For Declan by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hate is easy. Love takes courage.My life is sweet. I work hard, party harder, surf whenever the hell I want and get any woman I desire. It can’t get any better.Then my worst enemy moves to town.I’ve hated her from as early as I can remember, and now she’s taunting me once again. Or tempting me? It seems the girl who plagued my younger years is now a woman I can’t get out of my head...
  • If It's Only Love by Lexi Ryan

    If It's Only Love by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance in the bestselling Boys of Jackson Harbor series. Meet single dad Easton Connor as he leaves the NFL and returns to Jackson Harbor to fight for another chance with the love of his life. *** I don’t regret much. Not my decision to enter the NFL draft before finishing college...
  • Hard Hit by Toni Aleo

    Hard Hit by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kirby Litman has been abandoned by everyone in his life at one time or another since childhood. And when his cheating ex drops their baby girl in his lap and leaves the country, he vows he won’t abandon his daughter, Celeste, like he was. Between parenting, hockey, and mentoring three brand-new young players, he doesn’t have much time for himself...
  • My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    My Unexpected Vow by Harlow James

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Have you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair?But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well...
  • The Mountain Man's Fake Girlfriend by Clara King

    The Mountain Man's Fake Girlfriend by Clara King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Belle Haywood is off-limits.She's a sunshine-sweet florist: pretty as a rose with a sassy smart mouth and curves for days.I'm just the local handyman, big and grumpy, living in an isolated cabin on Frozen Peak.I'm way too old for her, but the worst part? I'm her brother's best friend.Our love might be forbidden, but a fake relationship sounds like the answer I've been waiting for...
  • Selfish Series Box Set by Shantel Tessier

    Selfish Series Box Set by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Selfish There's nothing wrong with wanting it all. Myself I've always been a little selfish Selfless No one ever said love was fair. Three full novels. Two very different couples. Ryder and Ashlyn were supposed to have a one-night stand. Two strangers who just wanted to have a little fun on vacation. They could have never guessed how much their lives were about to change...
  • Shallow by Cora Kenborn

    Shallow by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Higher The Star…The Harder The Fall Shiloh Only the good die young. But I’ve never been good. I’ve lived a life most people only dream about—famous men, expensive booze, and the finest drugs money could buy. But every vice has its price and living a life of excess has finally dragged me down, forcing me back to the one place I swore I’d never return...
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