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  • Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career...
  • Where Love Blooms by Kimberly Brown

    Where Love Blooms by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “The tragedy of life is not death… but what we let die inside of us while we live.” –Norman CousinsJamison Jareau has suffered a terrible loss. His wife of eighteen years passed away the day she gave birth to their son. Consumed with grief and guilt over her death, Jamison has thrown himself into work and raising his four children without her...
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  • Mateo by K.L. Savage

    Mateo by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Even without a memory, the world is a dark and damned place.There are things around us that regular people don’t know about...I know those things.I’ve done those things.It’s the way of this world when you’re on the throne.This temple is rightfully mine.I am the crown.This isn’t just my life.It’s my soul.My empire.My fortress.And her...
  • Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Things refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family...
  • Merry with a Brewmaster by Alexandra Hale

    Merry with a Brewmaster by Alexandra Hale

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Rules for moving to a small beach town: Summer hookups are encouraged as long as you don’t have to see them again If you do, make sure he’s not the new brewmaster at your job If he is the new brewmaster make sure he’s also not the single dad you’re supposed to nanny for If he is the single dad you’re supposed to nanny for make sure you keep it strictly professional If your summer hookup is the...
  • Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…I run the most elite auction in the world.Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives.And I deliver.I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage...
  • Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Starting Over With You by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manuel “Manny” Alvarez I will never regret my actions that led to me spending five years in prison...
  • Meant to be Falling by Alexandra Hale

    Meant to be Falling by Alexandra Hale

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the boss's wife asks me to fill in for a stranger photoshoot the only answer is yes.And man am I glad I did. At twenty-three, most people think I have no business chasing after the divorced, single mom more than a decade older than me.But they’d be wrong.I’ve lived more in my time than most will in the entirety of theirs...
  • Until Avery by Brynne Asher

    Until Avery by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Dreams. I never had one. Never even knew what a dream was until a certain unassuming Carpino waltzed into my life. That day my world tilted. It became unhinged. I might not have been a dreamer, but she was. She wrote the words missing from my life. Her notes ignited my heart. Her flame lit up my darkness. Her dreams became mine and I’d move heaven and earth to give them life...
  • Chosen by the Mountain Man by Sadie King

    Chosen by the Mountain Man by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s the nanny, half my age and off-limits. But my heart has chosen her, even if it breaks me…My military career ended when I became a widower.My daughter needed me, so I came back to Wild Heart Mountain determined to be a good father.Except I’m not. I’m too grumpy, too bitter, too broken.Until Caitlin walks through the door...
  • The Scandal by Kristen Proby

    The Scandal by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    THE SCANDAL is an all-new marriage of convenience, age-gap novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her Single in Seattle Series, featuring Stella McKenna!Who knew that weddings in Vegas were the real deal? I certainly didn’t when I agreed to marry my co-worker while on a bender in Sin City. Now, I need a quick annulment, which means I need an attorney, STAT...
  • Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar

    Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Charlie Harrington is a respectable man.Mayor to his small, mountain town. Successful attorney. Doting single father.After one mishap in the past, he avoids scandal. Making everyone happy is his goal.He’s nothing but content... and a bit boring.Then one morning, he finds a beautiful woman in his bedroom, and his world turns upside down. His good guy side suddenly wants to be a little bad...
  • Big Merry Miner by Cassi Hart

    Big Merry Miner by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LuciaI work hard to make sure I’m ready to take over the family business, but it never seems to matter to my family as much as my relationship status. Now that I’m visiting them for Christmas, I feel like I’m caught between a rock and a hard place. You see, in a moment of panic, I told them that I was finally bringing someone home to meet them...
  • My Mountain Man Protector by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Protector by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She can't remember and he can't forget... She's the one woman I'm not meant to fall for. But when I rescue Kaci, there's no turning back. The accident made her forget and she can't remember who I am. I have until her memory returns to make her fall in love with me...
  • The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Meet the girl of my dreams? Check.Have the best night of my life? Check.Get called away for weeks with no contact? Check. Unfortunately.I never expected life post-active duty to be more adventurous than when I was still with my SEAL team, but here we are. A simple freelance contract for the government, and I come home to find my organized life is in chaos.Thankfully, my girl is waiting for me...
  • Wild Ride by Tory Baker

    Wild Ride by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fletcher Wild wants the one woman he shouldn’t go after. She’s my boss’s daughter.She’s off-limits.She’s going to be mine. I wasn’t prepared for Delilah Taylor. Settling down was never on my radar. Almost getting caught with my mouth and hands on her body were definitely not in my plans. Now that I’ve had a taste of her, I’m rethinking every single f*cking thing...
  • Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A collection of three hot holiday romances to warm up your winter nights… Secret Santa After years of struggling to make ends meet, Emma Williams finally lands a job that suits her perfectly—she enjoys her work, likes her new boss, and especially loves knowing her first paycheck is coming just after Christmas. That is, if she lasts that long...
  • Exiled Guardians: Books 1-4 by Hope Ford

    Exiled Guardians: Books 1-4 by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Now Available from USA Today Bestselling Author Hope FordExiled Guardians Books 1-4Includes:SniperShe’s on the run from her abusive husband. He’s going to save her…. And then claim her.BrickShe saved HIM in a bar fight… but they both come out victorious.RancherHe’s a wounded rancher and biker… she’s the only one that can help him.SmokyHe’s a player and she wants forever...
  • The Bad Boy Bias by Hallie Bennett

    The Bad Boy Bias by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Bad Boy, Curvy Girl RomanceShy Abigail Tilman has a problem. With her 30th birthday coming soon, she's determined to have her first kiss before the clock strikes midnight. There's just one problem: her aversion to being touched.Can a gruff, tattoo artist change her mind?Finn Walker knew from the moment the curvy goddess entered his tattoo parlor that she belonged to him...
  • Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A drunk text from a stranger left a large stiffness in my trousers.What's REALLY wrong with this picture?I'm a single dad.She's half my age.And her defiance makes my blood boil.One thing's crystal I won't rest until I claim Aubrey.Taste her full lips.And devour every inch of her heavenly curves.But I'm not the only one who wants her.The Bratva thinks they own her.They have no clue...
  • Nanny for the Bossy Daddy by Ava Nichols

    Nanny for the Bossy Daddy by Ava Nichols

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I have a weakness for bad boys… even with the one I just slept with who is now my new boss…Jack Steele is a handsome, mature, grumpy Billionaire single dad… and a sizzling bad boy that women can’t resist.So, when we bumped into each other at a local bar, I let him show me his bad boy ways.But then, I started my new nanny job, and my heart just about stopped—my new boss is Jack...
  • His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt

    His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a runaway bride bursts into his butcher shop, gentle giant Seth is overcome with desire.The bride’s beauty and curves are enough to make him forget his own name.But he holds himself back—it isn’t the time or place to pursue her.Besides, he’s never been smooth with women, and she’s too young for a guy in his forties like him...
  • Her Devoted Warrior by Cassi Hart

    Her Devoted Warrior by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    GwenEverything was finally falling into place. I’d recently graduated from college, gotten my own place, and landed my dream job at the bank. Things couldn’t have been better . . . or so I’d thought until my perfect life was turned upside down by a man with a snake tattoo and a gun hell-bent on robbing my bank...
  • Nailed Right by Fern Fraser

    Nailed Right by Fern Fraser

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nailing her Sweet A Single Dad's Recipe for Forever Love. Finley - I've given up on love and am content pouring my heart into my work—until Jake, the charming single dad and one of my favorite customers, flirts with me and melts my defenses. Despite our age difference, our connection is instant, passionate, and utterly addictive...
  • One More Time by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    One More Time by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Back in her hometown of Ruby Falls, Aria Heart is determined to find herself and the happiness that has always felt just out of reach. Something that would be a lot easier to do if her parents weren’t so close by, reminding her just why she left town as soon as she could, and if the house she just purchased wasn’t already giving her problems...
  • Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her Older Single Dad is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the second book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Piper Food delivery isn’t a great job, but it pays the bills… usually.Most importantly, I get to be independent. When a walking break turns into an amazing job opportunity, I can’t say no...
  • Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two hearts, one bed, no looking back. Daisy: When the hottest boy band on the planet gets back together for an epic reunion tour, there’s no decision to make. I’m going. It’s been ten years since I’ve had the chance to hang out with my groupie besties. They don’t know it yet, but my parents are forcing me to settle into a life they’ve pre-planned, right down to the man they want me to marry...
  • His Heat by Jessa Joy

    His Heat by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An ex military firefighter meets his match when a younger runaway bride needs his help in this short, steamy age gap romance. I ran to Snowflake Falls from the city to escape a marriage I didn't want.Staying with my cousin, I'm starting to enjoy small town life.The last thing I expect is for a huge, handsome older firefighter to set his sights on me...
  • Gage The Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Gage The Mountain Man by Raven Moon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "I need her to know that my heart would stop without her in my life..." -Gage My best friend Jess is always trying to play matchmaker.Come kayaking with my fiance and his friend, she said.A romantic day out on the river in the mountains.Nope. For a city girl like me, this is hell.Mainly because the man she's brought for me is a freaking prick...
  • Double Crossing Daddy by Autum Remington

    Double Crossing Daddy by Autum Remington

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ClaraTeaching second grade is my passion. My students are my life. I would never admit to having a favorite student, never. I couldn't even if I wanted to because I have two of them. My favorite twin boys. One with a mischievous smile and one with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, these two boys have a plan up their sleeves and I don't find out until it’s too late...
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman: A Single Father Instalove Romance  (The Billionaires' Club) by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman: A Single Father Instalove Romance (The Billionaires' Club) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three may be a crowd, but it takes four to make a family for this single dad and his twin girls.Mac SterlingTwo years ago, my ex-wife tried to frame me for embezzlement.My life crumbled, leaving me the single father of two little girls.I swore I'd never trust a woman again…Until Jenna Kirby waltzes into my life and turns it upside down.She's like no one I've ever met...
  • The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    The Handyman's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Handyman’s Secret Santa: Christmas in Alpine Valley Book 6An Age Gap Holiday RomanceThis Christmas, follow four neighbors turned friends to find out whether Santa will finally give them the gift they’ve been wanting most of all: true love.AddisonI have a huge crush on my handyman.It can’t go anywhere.He’s older than me. Old enough that it would give my mom a heart attack...
  • Sharkbait by Erin Mallon

    Sharkbait by Erin Mallon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Louise and I’m a serial-monogamist marine biologist.Try saying that five times fast.Fresh out of an awful relationship and tired of always doing the right thing, this girl is finally saying “screw it” and having herself a meaningless fling.Here’s the thing about flings though: they only work if you keep feelings out of the equation...
  • Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Can this older, ex-military woodsman find love with a curvy girl hiding a big secret? GeorgiaEverything about my life has to change. So I run to the woods of Snowflake Falls to hide out. Except I've let myself in for way more than I bargained for. Trouble finds me as soon as I set foot on the mountain. Rescue comes in the intimidating shape of Declan Connor...
  • Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Her Obsessed Lumberjack by Clara King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s a grumpy ex-cop haunted by his past.Now he wants to make this curvy ray of sunshine his future.RomanAfter years of chasing bad guys, my last case nearly cost me everything.I quit the police force and moved to the woods, but the past is catching up with me.Flashbacks and sleepless nights are turning my fresh start into a nightmare...
  • Saving Ren: Saviour Series Book One by Lesley Jones

    Saving Ren: Saviour Series Book One by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LAURENI met him on the most devastating night of my life.After twenty-four years, I discovered there’s more than one way to break your marriage vows. The life I thought would always be mine was over, and I’m now facing it as a single woman in her forties.I need to get my life back on track—a job, somewhere to live, and time to get to know this new version of me...
  • Mountain Man's Redemption by Sadie King

    Mountain Man's Redemption by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Does a trained killer deserve love?When I meet Ewan, the mysterious Scottish recluse who lives in the mansion on the side of the mountain, he seems too good to be true.He’s a chicken farmer living a quiet life, working the land.I fall into that idyllic life with him, growing vegetables and sipping scotch in front of an open fire...
  • Silver Fox Daddy: An Age Gap Single Dad Romance by Misty Ellis

    Silver Fox Daddy: An Age Gap Single Dad Romance by Misty Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Becoming the nanny for a silver fox single No biggie.Having his unexpected baby? Huge problem.Lucan Forbes. Domineering club owner. Hot single dad. My new boss.Definitely not the type of man I should be attracted to.His busy schedule requires me to be a live-in nanny, putting me in a tight position.Especially when we end up in the same bed once the lights are out...
  • BIG BURLY GUARD by Erin Havoc

    BIG BURLY GUARD by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After those threats, I thought I would never feel safe again.There’s only one place I can be myself:In the arms of my big, burly, very off-limits bodyguard.Sebastian Cook is huge, just like my dreams.As unreachable as those too.He’s much older, grumpy. Professional to a fault.I should not be crushing on him, but one touch sends my head spinning.He’ll never make a move...
  • Liam's Love by Haley Travis

    Liam's Love by Haley Travis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    These rough mechanics’ hands were made for her innocent curves.I should have stayed away.What business does a grumpy mechanic like me have with a gorgeous sweetheart like Maddie?But after just one look of those full lips and big green eyes?Everything.I should have been focusing on saving my shop. Instead, all I want to do is weld her heart to mine.She’s running from trouble...
  • Rebel Boss by Lana Love

    Rebel Boss by Lana Love

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    One blue-collar boss and confirmed bachelor + One curvy babe with an unexpected inheritance + One vintage Mustang = A searing romance about the power of family and forgiveness!The day a woman brings a vintage Mustang in for restoration, I'm a goner. The car is beautiful, but the woman bringing the car in makes my heart rev like it never has.Thing is, I'm a bachelor...
  • October is for Owen by Kaci Rose

    October is for Owen by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When a rockslide strands them in the mountains, he's her only chance at safety...KennedyIt was meant to be a solo trip—a tribute to my grandparents, and a final memory before a new chapter in my life.Only, I wasn't alone at the lake.I hadn't planned on meeting a mountain man that made my heart race or the rockslide that left the path back to town unpassable...
  • Striking by Khloe Summers

    Striking by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can secrets of the past keep this older man away, or will the future shine bright?JulieI've never been the kind to need a rescue.I've always been strong, determined, and independent.But a recent heartbreak has my life spinning out of control,A dark, inked, older man offers me a little more than just a hand.MaverickJulie is everything I've ever wanted...
  • One Night Love by Hope Ford

    One Night Love by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My one-night stand wants more.I’ve always been a plus size girl, and I’ve finally learned to love myself just the way I am.I was tired of men that only wanted me behind closed doors, so I swore them off and said I was done.But two years without…uh… companionship and well, let’s just say I have an itch that needs scratched.So I’m doing this my way.I found the perfect guy...
  • Shots Fired by Loni Ree

    Shots Fired by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Flaming tequila shots! What could go wrong?It turns out a whole lot. Mixing alcohol and my natural clumsiness might have been a bad idea. Our annual Girl’s Night Cinco de Mayo celebration is on fire. Literally. Along with my apartment.Lucky for us, a hot fireman comes rushing in to save us from disaster. My apartment isn’t the only think left smoldering...
  • Thick Ride by Elisa Leigh

    Thick Ride by Elisa Leigh

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My name is Oakleigh Wells and I shouldn't be here. That's what my father has drilled into my head since the day I was born. I don't know what real love is, not the way most people do at my age. If I could, I'd run away, but leaving Valor terrifies me. I wish I could fall asleep and wake up in a world that isn't so dark.She's thick, beautiful, and entirely too young for me...
  • My Mountain Man Rescuer by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Rescuer by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret billionaire mountain man and a curvy girl with a secret, stuck together on the side of a mountain…I’m a volunteer for Wild Heart Mountain Search and Rescue, and when I find Chantelle injured on the side of the mountain, my world shifts.I should take her to the medical center, but instead I take her to my cabin.She’s mine, and I won’t give her up...
  • Her CEO: An Instalove Possessive Alpha Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Her CEO: An Instalove Possessive Alpha Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Alyson Eric Chambers. Man of the year and some might say media hog, but I’ve seen enough of his face and chiseled body in those Italian suits on TV and in the papers to know I want to work for him. What I don’t count on is working directly under him...
  • Her Older Cowboy: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Her Older Cowboy: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her Older Cowboy is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the first book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Daisy My dream is to finish college, get a good job, and move out of my judgemental mother’s house.A long weekend with the girlfriends is just the break I need...
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