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  • The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 6 by 945

    The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 6 by 945

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “I’VE NEVER GIVEN UP ON YOU. .. NOT ONCE. ”. Eui-joon thought he’d moved on with his life, that he’d rid himself of any lingering feelings for Gunwoo. But when Gunwoo appeared after three years of being gone, Eui-joon was surprised at how quickly they fell back into their old relationship...
  • Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole

    Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Lennon Reborn, a stunning, shattering rock star romance in the Preload series. Lennon McCartney is not a broken man. Because being broken implies being whole once...
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  • The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was supposed to be a simple job. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in for my billionaire double for a few weeks. But between the kidnapping attempt and accidentally falling in love with my bodyguard, things have been far from simple. The good news, at least now the woman I love knows who I really am. The bad news is, no one else knows and someone is still trying to kill me...
  • Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We shared one WILD night in Ireland. Then the goddess I'd die for skipped town. Today she has the nerve to return. .. And her kid has MY eyes. Both my desire for Aisling. .. And her beauty are unmatched. But she kept a BIG secret from me. A cute little girl who resembles me a little too much for coincidence. I've missed years of being her dad - and now I'm mad as h*ll...
  • Pride by Eva Charles

    Pride by Eva Charles

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    In our world the price of betrayal is death. Rafael Huntsman, crown prince of a sinful empire. Possessive. Dangerous. Achingly beautiful. And consumed by a chilling past. When I was nineteen he laid eyes on me, like it was the very first time. From that moment, I was his. Although it was much later, under a moonlit sky in a vineyard awash with fairy lights, that I surrendered--and he disappeared...
  • Secretly, Secretly; But Unable to Hide It by Yi Zhu

    Secretly, Secretly; But Unable to Hide It by Yi Zhu

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The time she is thirteen years old, Sang Zhi secretly has a crush on a man. 
 That man looks cold and sluggish, he can be described as someone that is careless and casual. He frequently comes to her house. One afternoon, he stays at her Ge Ge’s (Older brother, 桑延) room to play a game...
  • Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “I don’t know how to treat a woman like you. ”. I swore I’d cut Harrison King out of my life, and my bed, forever. The second my contract with the ruthless billionaire who owned me was up…. I ran. Not knowing that decision would only twist the web around us tighter. Now, he’s back, and the sins of his past threaten to destroy us both. He still thirsts for power and vengeance...
  • Take Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Take Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was the path to redemption I never saw coming. .. I’m Christian Giordano. Raised to rule and be ruthless. I take what I want, claim what I want. And, she’s my new obsession. Lilly was the angel in my kingdom of sin. A dancer up for auction to the highest bidder. That was the plan…. Until, I decided I wanted her for myself. So I closed the auction and made her an offer she couldn’t refuse...
  • Shouldn't Want You by Jerica MacMillan

    Shouldn't Want You by Jerica MacMillan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Single dad on tour needs a nanny . .. When I answered the ad looking for a nanny willing to travel. I was desperate for a job. And this would be the perfect escape from the end of the world as I knew it. I thought my boss would be an overworked businessman. Not the broody guitarist for the alt-rock band on everyone’s lips. He’s everything I shouldn’t want—...
  • Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted to punish me. I wanted to hate him. Until I didn’t. Trapped in a corner, my only way out was the ruthless billionaire who put me there. But we healed each other. We’ve done things in the dark that we’re not proud of, things that will forever be kept secret from the world. Those sins forged a bond as strong as the love that binds us together. He’s my king, and I’m his queen...
  • Craving Her by Jordan Marie

    Craving Her by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With one taste of her lips,. He was a marked man. Joker knows he's different from the other men in his club. He rarely smiles. He's quiet. Hell, most could call him cold and calculated. He prides himself on the fact that he lets nothing get to him. Besides, as a member of the Savage Brothers MC, you have to stay focused. That's Joker's strong point—or it was...
  • Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson

    Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He hired me as a nanny but I think he wants something more. The way he looks at me, the way he touches and adores me. It’s like he wants to own me. To make me his personal plaything. But why me? I’m so innocent, so inexperienced. He’s such a fine specimen of masculinity. He can get anyone he wants. This is so wrong. He’s married...
  • A Song That Never Ends by Jordan Marie

    A Song That Never Ends by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Letting Reed go was the hardest thing I’d ever done in my life. He deserved better than me. I’ve made his life hell—even if I never meant to. He wanted more than I was capable of giving. How can you love someone when you hate yourself? Now he’s back in town for a wedding. He has everything he ever wanted. I can’t help but wonder…...
  • Faithless by Julie Johnson

    Faithless by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    LOVE WAS NEVER ON MY ITINERARY. .. UNTIL I MET HIM. After twenty years in the same small town, Faith Morrissey throws caution to the wind and books herself a one-way ticket to Europe. She's not sure what to expect from her year-long study abroad trip, but she wants - needs - something different. Something exciting...
  • Winter Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Winter Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Lyra's Summer dreams come true, but her first rejection sparks is he a villain or a victim? Lyra has found the happiness she once thought was only a dream with her Summer Mate. He is everything she could have hoped for, and with his unwavering loyalty, she has finally found peace and restored her faith in fate...
  • Beautiful Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Beautiful Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This Christmas had a surprise gift in store for me I definitely didn’t expect. And it will take 9 months for it to arrive. As a young musician just starting out, I’ve always had a crush for Sage Harris. Posterboy rockstar. Gorgeous bad boy. And way out of my league. When he asked me for a duet for a X-Mas song, I couldn’t believe it...
  • Fake It by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Fake It by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fifty grand was all it took and I was his. Pretend fiancée to Mr. Sex-on-a-stick himself, Cameron Styles. Chicago’s most successful, ruthless lawyer and douchebag extraordinaire. Turns out when you’re staring down the barrel of bankruptcy and possible eviction…you’ll do pretty much anything for some quick cash. I gave myself two rules. #1. Don’t fall into his bed. #2. Don’t fall in love...
  • Bossy Single Dad by Crystal Monroe

    Bossy Single Dad by Crystal Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Me: I’ll never fall in love again. The doctor: You’ll never have children, either. Weston: Hold my whiskey. A car accident ends my ballet career …. And my dream of having a baby. The cherry on top? My fiancé dumps me while I’m wearing my wedding dress. Enter gorgeous single dad Weston King. He hires me to teach his adorable daughter ballet,. Live in his lavish guesthouse for two months,...
  • Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A hotheaded winger with a superhero complex trying to live up to his father's great legacy rescues a desperate damsel-in-distress with ninety-nine problems and discovers he wants to be so much more than just her "friend" in this friends-with-benefits, he falls first, superhero hockey romance. "When people say I have a superhero complex I take it as a compliment. ". —Mikhail Zelenka, VEGAS CRUSH...
  • Forbidden Doctor by R. S. Elliot

    Forbidden Doctor by R. S. Elliot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One hot stranger. One night of passion. One huge problem. Stevie. I didn’t even know his name when I brought him home. Well, now I do. He’s none other than Adrian Price. Oh, wait… Dr. Adrian Price. As in my boss. Yes, another thing I didn’t know besides his name was that I’m his new intern. Imagine my shock when I walk into his office Monday morning. Adrian thinks he owns each of his employees...
  • Beautiful Submission by Ivy Wild

    Beautiful Submission by Ivy Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Xavier:. My truth is control. My truth is that good is rewarded. and that bad is punished. Aubrey Knight thought she could disrupt my business. and get away with it. But, she was sorely mistaken. So, when her father lost the election. and came to me begging for money I struck a deal. The little brat would serve as collateral until the loan was repaid. She thinks she can test me. How laughable...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I rushed into something I wasn't ready for. I want to be ready, wish I were ready, but I'm just not. But I miss her. Every day. Every moment. Always. It's like losing half of my soul. Maybe Sicily is the right person, just not the right time. And if that's true, can I really just let her go?
  • Fractured Kiss by L.M. Dalgleish

    Fractured Kiss by L.M. Dalgleish

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What started with a kiss just might end up breaking all his rules—and her heart. .. For guitar tech Cassie Elliot, being trapped on tour with her suddenly-ex-fiancé is like a bad dream. She never expected to be rescued from her nightmare by one of the hottest rock stars in the world—Zac Ford, the enigmatic, sexy bass player for Fractured...
  • Foreign Affairs by Julie Johnson

    Foreign Affairs by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    FALLING IN LOVE ABROAD IS A DREAM COME TRUE. WELL. .. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. After twenty years in the same small town, Faith Morrissey throws caution to the wind and books herself a one-way ticket to Europe. But her study abroad trip goes a bit sideways when she’s swept off her feet by a handsome stranger on the streets of Budapest. HE’S THE PERFECT GUY. CORRECTION: THE PERFECT SPY...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the world's most renowned heart surgeon, I accomplished every dream I had. I did my humanitarian work in South Africa, conducted ground-breaking research with my clinic, and made a difference every single day. The best part? The way my father looked at me. .. like he'd never been more proud. But when my patience dies on the table, I lose everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. My wife left me...
  • Never the Bride: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Never the Bride: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ASHLEE. It’s supposed to be my dream job. I mean, it is my dream job. Working in a bridal boutique, adjusting and fitting beautiful gowns while I freelance my own designs online. It’s perfect. Except I’m getting my face rubbed in it every day. Always the bridesmaid and never the bride...
  • My Best Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    My Best Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Life spiraled out of control when I got knocked up by my brother’s best friend. There’s some things you need to know about “Mr. Playboy” Jason Cooper. His arrogance is off the charts and he’s a total Casanova. Since I’ve grown up with him next door, we’ve always been fighting. He may be gorgeous and charismatic as hell – but at the same time, he’s always been my kryptonite...
  • Heartbreak Beat by Elle Greco

    Heartbreak Beat by Elle Greco

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ♥♥ Will saving his band mean breaking her heart? ♥♥. Nikki Benson is one of LA's best drummers. Rock scion Dion Davis, the lead singer for the breakout band Rogue Nation, is her stepbrother from hell. When Nikki is asked to join Rogue Nation to save their faltering tour, it's her dream come true. But drumming for the band means being in close proximity to Dion...
  • Loving The Enemy by Mia Faye

    Loving The Enemy by Mia Faye

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thanks for the fun…Andre. That’s what the note with orange juice and a muffin next to my bed says when I wake up. That’s it. No phone number, no text. I don’t even know his last name or where he lives. I mean - really? We nearly make the king-size bed in our hotel room break down (twice! ) and my ONS from last night doesn’t even bother to say goodbye? Gosh, I hope I never see this jerk again...
  • My Best Friend's Ex by Kelly Myers

    My Best Friend's Ex by Kelly Myers

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Let me make this clear…. I shouldn’t have let my best friend date Grayson all those years ago. Yes, I regret it. But there’s something I regret even more. Showing up with him to our college reunion with a ring on my finger. A fake ring. Well, technically the diamond was real but there was no emotion behind it. It was a facade. It was for the optics...
  • Rock Legend by Tara Leigh

    Rock Legend by Tara Leigh

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fans of Kristen Callihan, L. J. Shen, and Kylie Scott will scream for this sizzling bad boy rock star romance! I'm no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I'm also a playboy, a loner, the life of the party, a screw-up, or according to my fans, "The Sexiest Rock Star on the Planet. " Apparently, I'm a legend...
  • Crushing on the Billionaire  by Flora Ferrari

    Crushing on the Billionaire by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s impossible, but there he is, walking across the street… toward me. Luke Hart, the tech billionaire and my crush. Is this a dream come true or a dream I will wake from? The man I’ve crushed on since I was a lonely kid, obsessed with programming, says he’s chosen me for a programming opportunity. Good things don’t happen to people like me. There’s no way this is real...
  • Grumpy Doctor by B.B. Hamel

    Grumpy Doctor by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s got magic hands, a perfect body, and a horrible attitude. I never wanted to get anywhere near Dr. Piers Hood. He’s a total jerk, and he thinks he’s the greatest surgeon in the country. Which he is, and that makes it all so much worse. Sometimes I wish I could cut off my own ears so I don’t have to listen to him anymore...
  • Rose Moon by Heidi Adams

    Rose Moon by Heidi Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What secrets do we keep to protect the one we love? What lies do we tell, and what are we willing to sacrifice? Karter Quint has the perfect life: star athlete, gifted pianist, straight A-student, handsome and charismatic, he seems fated for success. What nobody knows is that he has battled debilitating episodes during which a strange force invades his mind and body...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  fantasy  length-long
  • A Contemporary Mythos Thanksgiving (Contemporary Mythos Holidays) by Carly Spade

    A Contemporary Mythos Thanksgiving (Contemporary Mythos Holidays) by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mount Olympus has remained untouched for centuries and newly appointed Queen of the Gods, Keira, coerces her god-king husband, Zeus, that should change...
  • Dear Mr. Author by Flora Ferrari

    Dear Mr. Author by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    a steamy standalone instalove romance (a man who knows what he wants book 265).
  • The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I've been living in the past for so long, and it's time that I move on. Forget Catherine. I'm done with her. I'm done with her memory. I'm done playing "what if. " I have this beautiful woman right in front of me that I want. And I'm just going to go for it. Finally.
  • A Nerdy Holiday by May Sage

    A Nerdy Holiday by May Sage

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Leila can’t believe her luck when the sexiest man she’s ever seen watches her in the subway. Turns out, it might have something to do with the fact that her button is undone, and her boobs are hanging out. Potentially the most disastrous way to meet the CEO of Wolf Entertainments, her boss. .. A Nerdy Holiday is a novella.
  • Captured: Gowns & Crowns by Jennifer Chance

    Captured: Gowns & Crowns by Jennifer Chance

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For beautiful, pampered Lauren Grant, the idea of love without strings is a fairy tale and a trap. Though she’s skillfully maintained her image as the carefree celebutante, for years she’s been systematically stalked by the richest—and most ruthless—golden boy of the Jet Set. To stay one step ahead, she’s used every resource at her disposal...
  • Best Fake Ever by Sarah J. Brooks

    Best Fake Ever by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What starts with a fake kiss, ends with a night of passion in his billionaire penthouse. And now I'm carrying the secret surprise of my archenemy! On Valentine’s night, my annoying friends think I’m lying when I tell them that I’ve got a date. Well, they’re right. I just want to sit in this bar alone and drown my frustrating love life with as much alcohol as possible. Then it happens...
  • Taming Mr. Black by Goddy Francis

    Taming Mr. Black by Goddy Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Welcome to Club K, home for the finest and wealthiest men in the country, owned by playboy billionaire, Killian Black. He is the handsome, cocky, and dominant bachelor with a shitty reputation. He has one simple rule—never mix work with pleasure...
  • The Bourbon Bargain by Adrian R. Hale

    The Bourbon Bargain by Adrian R. Hale

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Paige Southern Belle, Heiress, Virgin No More…. I fell for the devil, but our happily ever after is a tarnished thing that’s difficult to come by when the fates are involved. I thought my worries were over when I married the ruthless king of the corporate underworld—until he stole my legacy and crushed my dreams of running the hotel empire that’s been in my family for generations...
  • Baby with the Bossy Billionaire by Raven Blake

    Baby with the Bossy Billionaire by Raven Blake

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I had a one-night stand with my billionaire boss and surprise! I’m pregnant. And he cannot know. Travis Caldwell. The chiseled Greek god in a suit. It all started when I sold my company to him, which made him my new boss. We were instant enemies. His plans for my business make me want to scream. But before I know it he’s making me scream in the bedroom. I should probably stay away from him...
  • Forbidden Professor by R.S. Elliot

    Forbidden Professor by R.S. Elliot

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never fall in love with your professor…. How did I even get into this mess? I just tried to do my job, earn the apprenticeship, and live happily ever after. So what happened? Fate had another plan in mind. A horribly unnerving plan that has me turning into a puddle of hormonal desperation at the sight of my professor. My drop-dead-gorgeous professor. Let me back up a little…...
  • The Right Man by Michelle Mankin

    The Right Man by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A pretty woman and a handsome rock star. A modern retelling of Cinderella by New York Times bestselling author Michelle Mankin. A once upon a time with a hooker who used to be a good girl and a bad boy lead singer living a lie. Two lost and lonely souls and a chance encounter on a dark street corner in LA...
  • Infallible by Charlene Namdhari

    Infallible by Charlene Namdhari

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ***THIS STANDALONE LOVE TRIANGLE, IS BEST ENJOYED WHEN YOU DON'T READ ANY REVIEWS OR SPOILERS BEFOREHAND. GOING IN WITH AN OPEN MIND IS BEST. ***. (Book 3 in the Serendipity series features Rayden Princeton's story). "Sometimes the wrong choices take us to the right places. ". My Past:. I was eighteen when I first gave away my heart. A love so profound, I didn't understand it. My Present:...
  • Wicked Billionaire by Luke Steel

    Wicked Billionaire by Luke Steel

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sleeping with her will ruin my reputation. .. and I just don't care. Entertaining a client isn't new to me. Entertaining a whole company on a giant cruise ship is. I knew I needed more help, but I never expected it to come in the form of a curvaceous little spitfire named Havana Skye. She's supposed to be making my job easier. .
    Categorized as:
    new adult  fantasy  contemporary
  • Discovered by My Stepbrother by Stephanie Brother

    Discovered by My Stepbrother by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fresh out of high school, Nina is an artist who has no plans for college. Fresh out of college, Austin is an overachieving computer nerd who already has a multimillion dollar offer on the table. They have nothing in common except their Nina's dad and stepmother are worried about her decision to forego a college education to pursue her art career...
  • Dawn of Fate and Valor by Lucinda Dark, Rebecca Grey

    Dawn of Fate and Valor by Lucinda Dark, Rebecca Grey

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Born a royal heir. Fallen from grace. Born as the daughter of the Saintess Queen, now my hands are soaked in blood. I am a killer. I am Awakened. I am a Queen without a throne. Against the wishes of my escort guard, Solomon, I must seek the aid from the kingdom of my betrayer. As the connection between Solomon and I soars to new heights, one thing is becoming incredibly clear…...
  • Royal Fake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Royal Fake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    $10 million for being a fake-princess for one year. Done deal – I mean, what could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, quite a lot. After a ONS with an incredibly hot guy on St. Patrick’s Day,. I wake up in his hotel room the next morning. When he tells me that he’s an heir to the throne, I’m stunned. Even more so when he asks me to be his fake princess...
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