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Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIntense. Devoted. Protective. Michael Sloan is all of the above, with a hard tough edge to boot. He's not the guy he used to be. Years ago, before all the s&%t went down, he was laidback, carefree, and even happy-go-lucky. Life changed him. Hardened him. There's one woman though who can break down his walls. Someone who knew him then. Who can reach inside to that heart he protects fiercely. -
Lost and Found by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOwen Shaw and his “brothers” lost everything, their entire existence erased. Science had robbed he and all the Lost Boys of their memories and their past, but not their future. Hunted by every intelligence agency in the world, they are focused on two goals: find a cure for what was done to them and ensure that the technology that ruined their lives doesn’t get out into the world... -
Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining... -
Jared by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJared Walker is a single dad who knows what it’s like to be burned by a woman. His ex-wife tormented him in a way that’s unforgivable. It makes sense that Jared doesn’t trust women. He’s not looking for love, but when his cousin Travis puts Jared in charge of the Walker family reunion, Jared just might find himself in over his head. In more ways than one. Hope Lambert has one goal in life... -
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Vengeful Soul by Emma Creed
‘Bound not by blood but loyalty.We live, we ride, and we dieby our own laws’I’m a different breed of Dirty Soul. I’m no team player, and I sure as hell ain’t ever worried about fitting in. For as long as I can remember vengeance has been my only motivation.Now I’m closer than ever, and the man who took everything from me is gonna pay with his life... -
Skyscraper by Zane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMost corporations hand out bonus checks or gift certificates for Christmas, but Wolfe Industries hands out drama. Skyscraper chronicles the week before the annual Christmas party at Wolfe Industries, an African American-owned automobile manufacturer. Chico, a nineteen-year-old mail-room clerk who still lives with his overprotective mother, is the typical young man when it comes to sex... -
Defense by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAriana Betrayal. The pain and rage that consumed me was unbearable. My perfect reality had become my hurtful one. Loss of illusion settled inside me and constricted the air I breathed. I felt as if my entire life was a lie. Fresh out of law school, I needed a new start and to put the pieces of my life back together... -
Hard to Handle by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLynx Caine is no stranger to trouble. He’s found himself knee deep in it more times than he can count. But never has he found himself in the sort of hot water he’s in now. Lynx has been waiting what feels like a lifetime for Reagan Trevino to dump the loser she’s spent nearly a decade with. Now that she’s single, Lynx is free to make his move. And he fully intends to do so... -
Command by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBonds Four men. One powerful bond. Rich, powerful, eccentric, Julien Bonds knows what each of his friends needs, and he's determined to see they get it. Rules are for others to obey… Command by Sierra Cartwright Book One in the Bonds series With all she has to offer, she’s his to command… Aria DeWitt is a runaway bride... -
Elegant Seduction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA CIA asset, an heiress and a corporate mediator Trinity Masters, book 6 Sebastian has dedicated his life to upholding the ideals of the Trinity Masters. However, when his best friend, Juliette, is named Grand Master, he knows secrets he’s harbored will be revealed... -
Desired by Stacey Kennedy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsReaders of Fifty Shades of Grey are sure to love Desired, USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy’s latest seductive, electrifying novel of Club Sin, where fantasy becomes reality. Kyler Morgan, Master at the legendary Club Sin in Las Vegas, knows how to give women what they want—too well. He hasn’t had a real challenge in a long time. Then Ella Snow enters his life... -
Unravel Me by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe enticed my abandoned desires…and uncovered my guarded heart.I’m Samantha “Sammie” Radcliffe, queen of the bar at Club Genesis. They say first impressions mean everything, but either Maximus “Max” Gunn didn’t get the memo or doesn’t care. I can’t lie... -
Distraction by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTime doesn’t always heal a broken heart. Sometimes the only thing it does is fill the darkness with more shadows, more pain. Dylan Thomas has spent the past decade living in the shadows, mourning the loss of his wife, his best friend, his very reason for breathing. He long ago accepted that he would never feel again, that he was damned to a world without light, without hope... -
Divine Desire by Audrey Carlan
When veteran yoga instructor Mila Mercado was asked to attend a new class and report back to the studio, she had no idea that the over-confident, ruggedly sexy newbie Atlas Powers was going to teach more than just a very controversial and erotic form of yoga. New instructor Atlas Powers has two passions in life: his music career and steamy by-the-book Mila Mercado... -
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Misadventures on the Rebound by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratings***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** After getting canned from her dream job this morning and played in spectacular fashion by her boyfriend this afternoon, Savannah “Savvy” Valentine is having a truly awful day. Which is why she’s currently drowning her sorrows in whiskey and self-pity in a shabby bar along the route to Las Vegas... -
Betrayed by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsByron Knight’s world isn’t what most would consider perfect, but he is satisfied with the way his life is going. There are only two people in this world whom he loves — his brothers, Blake and Tyler Knight. A woman is now threatening the carefully balanced beam the brothers have been holding on to, and her name is McKenzie Beaumont... -
Escalation Clause by Liz Crowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoung love burns hot and bright. Soul mates are found, then lost in the blink of an eye. When young widow Maureen Gordon Taylor meets her daughter's sexy soccer coach, her body and heart slowly unthaw. But will holding tight to the past cost her a future? A devastating blow shatters a family's fragile happiness... -
Brutal Sin by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFalling in love will be brutal. Bryan is ruthless, heartless, and more than a little proud of his notorious reputation, until his bad attitude threatens to strip him of the one place he can’t live without. His sanctuary. The Vault. The exclusive club is the only place he feels at home, and he’ll do whatever it takes to reclaim what is his... -
Tag by Stacy Gail
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMysterious. Anonymous. Genius.No one knows the identity of the famous urban artist known only as Tag, and that’s just the way Tag likes it. He got his start in one of the most gang-ridden neighborhoods in Chicago by anonymously tagging his world with beautiful graffiti, and that anonymity kept him alive... -
Ink Exposed by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink series continues with the brother that deserves a second chance, and the woman who has always loved him. Alex Montgomery lost his first love and then proceeded to leave himself in the bottle. Only he and his ex-wife truly know why he fell so hard and so fast down a path he never thought he’d take... -
Powertools by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive men with power tools, what more can a girl want? Kate’s Crew Sultry summer has nothing on the five man crew renovating the house next door... -
Starting Over (Sugar Creek Romance) by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago she climbed into my bed and gave me her innocence. The next day she was gone. I found out later she’d already been promised to someone else. Now she’s back and at my mercy... -
Stark After Dark: Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, Seduce Me by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens after she says “yes”? Together in one riveting eBook, these four novellas—Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, and Seduce Me—continue the story of billionaire Damien Stark and his fiancée, Nikki Fairchild, from J. Kenner’s Stark Trilogy: Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me... -
Since I Saw You by Beth Kery
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the “exceptionally hot” (USA Today) Because You Are Mine, Beth Kery redefined what’s possible, what’s desirable, and what’s forbidden between a man and a woman. It’s time to go further... When enigmatic billionaire Ian Noble sets Lin the task of “taming” his brilliant yet half-savage brother Kam Reardon, she eagerly accepts... -
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Lost With Me by J. Kenner
From New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new full-length novel in the wildly popular Stark Saga that’s left millions of readers breathless. His touch takes my breath away. Our passion feeds my soul... My love for Damien fills me, and the intensity of our bond brings me to my knees... -
Burned by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTyler Knight isn’t nearly as hardened as his brothers. He was too young to remember the horrific death of his parents, the betrayal of his mother, or the weakness of his father. But he’s watched his brothers, and the hardened life they have led, and he’s always been the calm in the storm for them all, bringing light to an otherwise darkened world... -
Ditching the Dream by Isabelle Peterson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeeling dead in her marriage, Elizabeth Fairchild ditches the dream of her seemingly perfect life with her husband in search of who she really is. She went from her parents' house to her husband's home and never really learned to stand on her own two feet. She decides to leave her comfortable life in Napa Valley in search of her inner fire in New York City... -
Shattered Bonds by Lynda Aicher
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill the doors of The Den close forever? When the lives and friendships of The Den owners are thrown into chaos, Noah Bakker steps in to deal with the fallout. He hasn't had a sub or participated in a Scene since tragedy changed his life four years ago. But as an investor in the exclusive BDSM club, he can't walk away from the lifestyle completely... -
Essence of Time by Liz Crowe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor years, Rob Frietag has resisted anything resembling a true emotional connection, preferring instead to explore life, and his own desires, without committing to anyone for very long. The reason remains known only to a few, among them Jack Gordon, his college cohort in female conquests, and life-long friend... -
Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHe's the inked brother. The one you're wondering about. The bad boy of the family. Colin Sloan has a past. He's done things he's not proud of, but he's living differently now. Making changes in his life. Working hard, working out harder, and trying to win over one woman... -
The Winston Brothers by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLori Foster enchanted legions of romance readers with her seductive novellas featuring the Winston brothers. Now, these tantalizing tales are available for the first time in one volume... -
Barefoot in Lace by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKick off your shoes and fall in love again in with the Barefoot Bay Brides! Destination wedding planner Gussie McBain needs a man . . . specifically, a wedding photographer. Just her luck that the shutterbug she runs into is more used to snapping pictures of glamorous models in couture gowns than brides in white lace... -
Reunions by Tymber Dalton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNevvie and Thomas think Tyler is nuts for coming home with an RV and an even crazier plan to travel from Florida to Seattle. What could be better than a family vacation with two kids and Tyler’s father? Perhaps finally putting the ghosts of Nevvie’s past to bed for good as she seeks answers to who she is... -
Dirty Promises by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSHE WAS EVERYTHING I ALWAYS WANTED I’m Christian Taylor, world famous guitarist of Dirty Texas. I’m a certified rock god, I have a reputation, tattoos and a body made for sin. One look from me and I’ll melt your panties. There isn’t a woman out there who has ever said no to me, except Vanessa Roberts, the one woman I want above all and can’t have... -
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His Secret Obsession by Nicole VanAuken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJax-She's my little brother's ex, but I want to make her mine anyway.Maddison Raddix is supposed to be mine. I wanted her first- she just doesn't know it. And after my brother manages to sweep her off her feet, I secretly pine after her for years.I want to be a good man, and let her go.But all it will take is one look from her - one spark before the tension snaps- and I'm taking her to my bed... -
Cole by Tory Richards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe can't resist her. She can't refuse him. Lies will rip them apart. As enforcer of the Desert Rebels Cole's job is to protect his MC. As a favor to a friend they take in a young woman who they think is trying to escape a crazy ex. But she's lying. When the truth comes out, so does trouble to the club... -
Hotel O by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA filthy new romance from New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild that will push all your buttons... Pleasure is business. That’s our motto here at Hotel O. No strings attached gratification is what we provide. Nothing is off limits. And all of it stays within these walls. My job as the organizer of these events requires a personal sacrifice... -
Love Resisted by Melanie Codina
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Allie Baxter, love was never something she had to worry about. She was loved by her friends, her family, her husband … until the day it was ripped away. Losing love was the deepest pain Allie had ever endured, and it was an agony she vowed to avoid feeling ever again... -
The Culmination by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThey thought they'd reached the highest peak. They were wrong. Jonas and Sarah's white-hot passion and unwavering love reach brand new heights in this epic continuation of their scorching hot, hilarious, and enduring love story. "Our love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods. We're the envy of the gods, baby--the culmination of human possibility... -
Lured By My Master by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow far would you go for love? Would you strip away your defenses? Confront your fears? Unlock your darkest secrets? Risk your heart without any promise of tomorrow? I, Cindy Noland, ER Nurse have fallen crazy-in-love with sinfully sexy Dr. Samuel Brooks, only to discover he’s been hiding a kinky alter ego: Master Sam... -
Shimmers of Pearl by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBOOK 3 of The Pearl Trilogy. Pearl Robinson’s life was teetering on the edge of perfection. Everything was about to blossom, not least a marriage made in Heaven with her fiancé, Alexandre Chevalier - the kindest, sexiest, most handsome man she could ever have wished for... -
Hold Me Down by Sara Taylor Woods
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTalia Benson has always been independent, unafraid to go after what she wants, regardless of setback, injury, or failure. But between her father's conditional tuition payments and her mother's nagging concern over her emotional state, Talia's suffocating. So when Talia meets doctoral student Sean Poole, she can't figure out why she wants him to control her. Why she wants him to boss her around... -
The Princess Sub: Club Volare Boston by Chloe Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmerica’s Princess is about to meet America’s Dom — and only one of them is coming out on top. Famous from birth, “America’s Princess” Sierra Fiore has always had a picture perfect life. But pictures can be deceiving, and family isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be... -
Maddy Mine by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Marshall is approached for help by another vacation resort, he responds by sending his most notorious sadist, Dungeon Master Dominick. His job: to fly to the Caribbean and help institute the same Safe, Sane and Consensual policies that have made the Castle such a success... -
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Master Chef by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNick has mastered the kitchen, but not Avery's heart. Can he throw out his preconceptions and find a new recipe to earn her sweet submission? Sous chef Avery Kzmarscki is the hottest thing in Nick Davis's kitchen, and she's playing hard-to-get... -
Dirty Side Down by Phoenyx Slaughter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings**.99 cents Pre-Order Price. Will go to regular price of $8.99 after release day.** Their fling was only supposed to be a one-time afternoon distraction. Dante is older, dark, dangerous, and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Iron Bulls MC. Instead, Karina finds herself falling for the raunchy, dirty-talking biker who’ll kill to protect her... -
Lost In You by Serena Grey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne night. One love. One heart. One forever. The concluding part of the Swanson Court Trilogy. What do you do when you take a leap of faith, and you don’t get what you expected? You move on. That is exactly what Rachel plans to do, to put aside her heartbreak, and concentrate on her work and the people she loves. But Landon is not easy to forget... -
A Sip of You by Sorcha Grace
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe undeniable chemistry between food photographer Catherine Kelley and billionaire gourmand William Lambourne has become an unquenchable thirst… Catherine’s career in Chicago is taking off and the handsome stormy-eyed stranger who recently rocked her world has become—dare she say it?—her boyfriend... -
Addicted to You by Serena Grey
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe is in love with him.He doesn’t want commitment. Rachel and Landon’s story continues in this sequel to Drawn to You. After walking away from Landon, Rachel tries to forget the man with whom, despite her best intentions and her better judgement, she has fallen hopelessly in love. But Landon is not going to make it so easy for her. He wants her and he’s not willing to let her go... -
Reluctant Surrender by Riley Murphy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tightly wound woman with a secret persona meets a prominent Dom who’s itching to unravel her. When opportunity arises, renowned Dom Ethan White seizes the excuse and offers straitlaced Colin Reneaux an escape from her conventional life...
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