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The Lovely Return by Carian Cole
What if death doesn’t do you part? They say be careful what you wish for. But on December 5, Alex Fox makes a wish in the midst of a devastating tragedy. Little does he know that his wish will come true. Six years after that fateful day, a little girl wanders into Alex’s studio... -
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Second Chance Scottish by Tricia O'Malley
He’s famous for heartbreak ballads. She’s famous for ignoring him. When Noah Byrne’s career implodes in a very public scandal, the grumpy Scottish rock star retreats to the only place no one would think to look–his sleepy hometown. The plan is simple. Hide out, avoid paparazzi, and wait for the storm to pass. He books the last room at the local inn owned by Skye Kerrigan. His first love...Categorized as:
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![Starting Over Scottish by Tricia O'Malley]()
Starting Over Scottish by Tricia O'Malley
Grumpy. Meet Sunshine. She’s American. He’s Scottish. She’s looking for a fresh start. He’s returning to rediscover his roots. Harper Scott is starting over. She’s signed up for a work-for-hire Scottish Pub Experience only to discover a half-naked and irritatingly handsome Scotsman in the apartment she’s rented...Categorized as:
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![Goodbye Again by Caitlin Moss]()
Goodbye Again by Caitlin Moss
Fated to meet. Destined to fall in love. Bound to fall apart. In Julia Waters’s world, everything is easily explained. Simple, uncomplicated, logical. Until she meets JP Chapman on a cross-country flight, the handsome kindergarten teacher charms her with his wit, humor, and irresistible smile...Categorized as:
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![The Best Man by Winter Renshaw]()
The Best Man by Winter Renshaw
I didn’t know her name, but I heard her laugh, tasted her lips, felt her warm skin as I held her in my arms. Together we watched our young children playing in the sand, the warm ocean lapping at the shore behind them as the setting sun painted the sky. She was my soulmate and this was our life, our beautiful forever …. Then I woke up—alone in a hospital room, connected to wires and machines... -
![Stay With Me by Cynthia Eden]()
Stay With Me by Cynthia Eden
Shelly Hampton intends to spend the holidays alone in her family’s mountain cabin, but when a snow-covered stranger appears on her door-step, her plans are shot straight to hell. The man before her seems oddly familiar, and he stirs a dark need within her... -
![A Baby for the Firefighter by Ann-Katrin Byrde]()
A Baby for the Firefighter by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen childhood best friends Griff and Dean meet again, sparks fly…. In Oceanport, New England’s most gossipy small town, people wonder about Griff. Such a cute omega can’t possibly be satisfied without a proper mate they say...Categorized as:
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Bound by Ali Hazelwood
A reluctant con artist and professor with too many secrets are bound together in Ali Hazelwood’s intoxicating new dark academia romance – available only in audio! Veronica “Vero” Mercer grew up with grifters for parents, and she knows her way around a con. When grad school bills pile up and her friends are in trouble, she turns her art history skills into a forgery side hustle... -
![Alpha's Unclaimed Mate by Gertty Rudraw]()
Alpha's Unclaimed Mate by Gertty Rudraw
I can’t win. I’m surrounded by fierce female wolves, all fighting for Alpha Theron’s attention. And me? I’m just a plain human, “wallpaper” as he calls me—nothing special. But that doesn’t stop him from playing his game of temptation. The pull between us scares me because I know he’ll consume me in the name of passion. So, in this unfair pack, I had no choice but to leave...Categorized as:
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 8 by AidaIro
Kou has seemed depressed ever since he, Nene, and Hanako-kun returned from the Hell of Mirrors three days prior. To cheer him up, the three friends decide to go to a Tanabata festival held within one of the school’s Boundaries... -
![The Song of David by Amy Harmon]()
The Song of David by Amy Harmon
She said I was like a song. Her favorite song. A song isn’t something you can see. It’s something you feel, something you move to, something that disappears after the last note is played. I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is. Some people describe heaven as a sea of unending white...Categorized as:
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![Wild Scottish Fortune by Tricia O'Malley]()
Wild Scottish Fortune by Tricia O'Malley
Can an artisan builder with a haunted past learn to break down her own walls? Orla Clarke is a master builder with a secret—she can see ghosts. Tasked with building Common Gin’s newest distillery in Loren Brae, Orla faces more than just architectural challenges... -
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Epoch by Jewel E. Ann
Some lives end unfinished, and some transcend time. After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth... -
![Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands]()
Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
It bites: New York hotels cost an arm and a leg, and Terri has flown from England to help plan her cousin’s wedding. The new in-laws offered lodging. But they’re a weird bunch -- and it isn’t just that they’re Canadian! There is the sometimes-chipper-sometimes-silent Lucern, and the wacky stage-actor Vincent: she can’t imagine Broadway casting a hungrier singing-and-dancing Dracula... -
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![Liam by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Liam by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe’s looking for a fresh start…she finds him. Nylah Walker knows what it’s like to be protected. You don’t grow up with five brothers without having someone close by, watching your back at all times. She craves independence, and Cradle Mountain is her fresh start. Her new beginning... -
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The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca8
Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl. Fandom: Harry Potter... -
![Morgana and Oz, Vol. 2 by Miyuli]()
Morgana and Oz, Vol. 2 by Miyuli
This stunning series by debut author Miyuli, perfect for fans of both fantasy and romance, explores what happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire—either love or war. This stunning series by debut author Miyuli, perfect for fans of both fantasy and romance, explores what happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire—either love or war...Categorized as:
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![Viper's Creed by T.L. Shreffler]()
Viper's Creed by T.L. Shreffler
Sora is having visions. Strange, terrifying visions brought on by her Cat's Eye necklace, an ancient and magical device. Spurred to action, she leaves her mother's cabin to find Crash, the mysterious assassin who once changed her life. She is certain that together, they can discover what the necklace is trying to tell her... -
![The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh]()
The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh
Some love stories are written . . . this one is magically delivered. Iris Ellington isn’t looking for love. Not even a little bit. With a long list of failed relationships behind her, she’s decided to reinvent herself as a person who doesn’t fall head over heels on the first date. New town, new job, new Iris. But someone—or something—has other plans...Categorized as:
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![Eternally Mine by Nikki Landis]()
Eternally Mine by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI made a promise. When my best friend died, I swore to protect his younger sister. Laramie was off-limits. She wasn't mine, and she never would be. It didn't matter what I wanted because I couldn't touch her. When she's attacked and almost kidnapped, I swear to keep her safe. When she's thrust into the club's war against the Scorpions, I beg her to follow orders... -
![Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin]()
Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin
She thought she’d escaped her poisonous past…. Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her. Now, tragedy has brought her back , and she’s determined to forget that fateful night...Categorized as:
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![Transcend by Jewel E. Ann]()
Transcend by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 47 ratings“In another life, she was my forever. ”. An unexpected tragedy leaves Professor Nathaniel Hunt a widower alone with a newborn baby. He hires a nanny. She’s young, but well-qualified, with a simple life, a crazy name obsession, and a boyfriend she met at the grocery store... -
![The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts]()
The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers - Beckett, Ryder, and Owen - as they bring an intimate bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown. Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out - with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath...Categorized as:
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Starlight by Olivia Wildenstein
ANGELIC FACT NUMBER 100: Having wings doesn’t make one noble; it simply makes one fly. Naya and Adam have nothing in common. Besides black wings. The same birthday. And fathers who are as close as brothers. But nothing else. Sweet, diligent Naya has always abided by the rules. Arrogant, uncivil Adam has made it his life’s mission to break each one. She is the beloved daughter of an archangel...Categorized as:
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![Broken Omega by Paulina Vasquez]()
Broken Omega by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA storm is coming! Lukas Theodorus is unlike any other Alpha. A descendant from the Gods, Lukas possesses elemental gifts never before seen and couldn’t care less. This powerful Alpha isn’t used to being challenged. Feeling cursed by the Moon Goddess a fire burns deep inside that has turned into a slow burn...Categorized as:
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![Corrupting Cupid by Effie Campbell]()
Corrupting Cupid by Effie Campbell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFourteen Shades of Day 10. Corrupting Cupid is a spicy valentines romance. It is part of the Fourteen Shades of Red limited edition Valentine’s Day romance collection, including stories. Maia Terry. Bella Leigh Michaels. Eliza Anne. Dani Elias. Amanda Bentley. Elliot Ason. Luna Knight. Kelsey Woods. K. M. Gillis. Effie Campbell. Valerie Pepper. J. L. Quick. Irene Bahrd. and Lexi Gray.Categorized as:
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![World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The Cascadia Series is here! Danger can be anywhere in the world between. Trapped in the fairgrounds by zombies and circumstance, it’s impossible to move out—and tough to move on. Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal... -
![Wrath and Patience by Rawnie Sabor]()
Wrath and Patience by Rawnie Sabor
Nothing can quell the rage of a Wrath demon. Save for the orders given by a sweet, fledgling witch. Life hasn’t been easy for Sam O’Connor. A past filled with mistakes and tragedy means she prefers hiding rather than risking malicious comments and stares. Weird and awkward as she is, being invisible is far safer than bringing attention to herself... -
![Of Sword & Silver by January Bell]()
Of Sword & Silver by January Bell
We’re supposed to hate each other, but I need him if I want to live. I stole from the wrong mark— a disciple of the death god. Instead of a priceless treasure, I’m left with a killer curse. The only one who can stop it? A dark warrior known as The Sword, the most feared of all the death god’s worshippers. Wonderful...Categorized as:
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![Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard]()
Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover...
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