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  • Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner...
  • Heated: Shadows Landing: The Townsends #4 by Kathleen Brooks

    Heated: Shadows Landing: The Townsends #4 by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wilder Townsend was just a small-town guy when he left home for college in New York City. He got a weekend job as a bouncer at the hottest nightclub in the city. The rest is history. He now owned a chain of the hottest, most luxurious, and exclusive nightclubs all over the world...
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  • A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott

    A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Do you believe in fate? Livvie Weatherill does…This time last year, if anyone had told Livvie Weatherill she’d have fallen in love and would be making plans for her Christmas wedding to Zander Gillespie, she would have laughed in their face...
  • Forever Lasting by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Lasting by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Cassidy Davies is used to being seen as the youngest in the huge Davies family. She’d grown up with too many overprotective brothers and cousins to count. So, she learned how to be invisible. That is, after she learned from her family how to be a spy, how to be an elite soldier, and how to bat her eyes and smile while taking a person down...
  • Escaping Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Escaping Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kordell King might act as if nothing ever bothers him, but this small-town sheriff’s deputy knows something isn’t right and it’s eating him up. The cute bartender he’s longed for since she first moved to town is hiding something—something she doesn’t want anyone to know.Georgina Grey wasn’t who she said she was. Her real last name was Greyson...
  • Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Trent Faulkner was happy working with his hands to build custom furniture. He had made a name for himself and his design company. Love wasn’t even on his radar. Then one client broke down his barriers, only to make him leave in the morning. Trent made a resolution to forget about her, but that was hard to do when she was everywhere he looked, including in his heart...
  • Forever Burning by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Burning by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Colton Davies is living the ultimate bachelor life in Keeneston as the chief fireman. He should be enjoying every moment of it, but a strange feeling in his chest suddenly takes over whenever he sees his friend Cady dancing with other men. The urge to rush in and rescue her is almost overwhelming, but he can’t let himself get carried away...
  • Forever Devoted by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Devoted by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Layne Davies needed a break—a break from the busy bodies in her small town of Keeneston, Kentucky and a break from dating men who turned into scared little boys upon meeting her father. That’s why she was so excited to have been invited to speak at a medical conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Never did she think her whole life would change the second she stepped on that stage...
  • Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sophie Davies has a secret . . . in fact, she has quite a few secrets. Sophie Davies is the head of weapon development for a private firm contracted with the Department of Defense. Because of her knowledge and high security clearances, she has kept her job a secret for fear of kidnapping and sabotage...
  • Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mummies.Yeah, you heard me right. That’s my next job—protecting a mummy.It wouldn’t be a problem, except someone doesn’t want this particular mummy to make it to the museum.Not to mention one of my teammates thinks this particular mummy is cursed.On top of this ridiculous job, I’ve also met the most gorgeous woman in the world...
  • Forever Saved by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Saved by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jace Davies has devoted his life to helping others. He is opening a new medical practice in his small hometown of Keeneston and is looking forward to starting the next phase of his life. Who knew that the new phase would begin with a 9-1-1 call? Stella Winters left her ex-boyfriend behind for a move to Keeneston to accomplish her dream of opening a garden center...
  • The Trap by Maggie Cole

    The Trap by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A sexy lawyer who reduces men to putty in her hands. A former real estate mogul framed for embezzlement. When Claire Whitfield meets the dazzling Ethan Knight, she’s not prepared for the sizzling attraction she feels toward her client. She’s supposed to be prepping him for an FBI interrogation, and acting on her desires would be unethical and illegal...
  • 2011 Texas Drive: Lonestar Terrace, Book 2 by Cee Bowerman

    2011 Texas Drive: Lonestar Terrace, Book 2 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Leia Lincoln has worked hard to get past the horrible things that have happened in her life. Over the years, she’s learned to protect herself, not just physically, but emotionally too. Now that she’s almost 40 and surrounded by friends who have families of their own, the yearning to create a happy life for herself has started getting more intense...
  • Rescued by Kathleen Brooks

    Rescued by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kane Townsend was with the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit until one case changed everything. Hampered by the red tape preventing him from saving an innocent life, Kane left the FBI and started his own private contracting company. Kane was called in to rescue people all over the world when the government couldn’t or wouldn’t get involved...
  • Forever Concealed by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Concealed by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can love find a way when truth is concealed? Gabe Ali Rahman is the standby heir to the crown and he’s okay with that. So what that he’s gotten the reputation of being a playboy prince? He’s had a lot of fun along the way. But now he wants more in life than casual flings...
  • Forever Hunted by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Hunted by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The hunt is on... Carter Ashton had always been close to the entire Davies family. Until he decided he wanted to bring his relationship with Reagan Davies out of the shadows. As tempers flare, Carter must stand his ground or lose the love of his life. But when an old family friend asks for help, Carter unknowingly brings danger to the doorstep of the woman he loves...
  • The Keeneston Roses by Kathleen Brooks

    The Keeneston Roses by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Bluegrass book everyone has been asking for is finally here. The Rose sisters have survived the lows and enjoyed the highs throughout their lives. See what events shaped Keeneston's most beloved siblings. Lily Rae Rose has been headstrong since she was a child. She was the oldest, after all. Maybe that’s why she fell for the bad boy next door...
  • Black Platinum by P.T. Michelle

    Black Platinum by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BLACK PLATINUM can be read as a standalone story. You are cordially invited... When wedding plans go awry and tragedy hits, Sebastian and Talia race against time to uncover the culprit who dared to strike out at the Blakes. While wading through murky family waters to discover the truth, Mister Black and Little Red's relationship deepens and simmers to new levels...
  • More than Beauty by Olivia Michaels

    More than Beauty by Olivia Michaels

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Retired Navy SEAL and movie buff Eric Armstrong is living the dream -- working as a bodyguard and kennel master for Watchdog Security in Los Angeles. Sparks fly when he tangles with the beautiful and headstrong Samantha Collins, daughter of the biggest actress in Hollywood, during an impromptu assignment...
  • The Cottage on Strawberry Sands by Holly Martin

    The Cottage on Strawberry Sands by Holly Martin

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Escape to the golden sands and glittering seas of Apple Hill Bay for a sizzling summer of love. From the bestselling author of Sunshine and Secrets at Blackberry Beach comes this gorgeously romantic tale.They say there’s no place like home and for Roo Clarke this couldn’t be more true...
  • Summer at the Twist and Turn Bakery by Helen J. Rolfe, Helen Rolfe

    Summer at the Twist and Turn Bakery by Helen J. Rolfe, Helen Rolfe

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s summer in Heritage Cove, the picturesque village by the sea...
  • TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE!TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together.Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill...
  • Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gavin Faulkner was the only doctor in the small South Carolina inner coastal town of Shadows Landing. He was used to patching up everything from fishing lures stuck in skin to gator bites. Nothing could surprise him anymore—except when he found an unconscious woman partially submerged near his dock after a fierce thunderstorm. Ellery St. John’s last memory was of a bat swinging toward her head...
  • The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

    The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman falls into her lap, she takes it.One slip on the rug...
  • Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Passion, betrayal, and heartache collide in an emotionally charged and dangerous chain of events that could unravel everything Sebastian and Talia have worked to overcome...
  • Love on Fire by E.L. Todd

    Love on Fire by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Neil Crimson is back from his mission. We promised we would just be friends, to keep our hands to ourselves and have a platonic relationship. But I haven't been with anyone since he's been gone...and I miss him so much. When he walks in the door, he's just as strong and handsome as I remember. He's a little thinner than before, but still regal and powerful...
  • Rules of Engagement: A delightfully charming small town romance by Hannah Ellis

    Rules of Engagement: A delightfully charming small town romance by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Take a trip to Hope Cove, where love is always in the air…Leo never thought he was the marrying type – until his life with Caitlin feels so perfect that he starts to consider popping the question.Damian is desperate to marry Amy, but is nervous of rocking the boat now that things are finally going well for them...
  • 1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber

    1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    1105 Yakima StreetCedar Cove, WashingtonDear Reader,You’ve probably heard that my wife has left me. Rachel’s pregnant, and she says that she can’t handle the stress in our household anymore. My thirteen-year-old daughter, Jolene, is jealous of her. Maybe it’s my fault. As a widower I spoiled her – Jolene was reading over my shoulder just now and says that’s not true...
  • Calamity by Lilian Monroe

    Calamity by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He’s the rugged, hard-working guy I made the mistake of kissing last year. A friend. And worst of all? The two of us are the prime suspects in a murder.Archer Jones is a tall, gorgeous man with a killer smile. When we kissed at our friends’ wedding last year, we agreed it was a mistake. We’re friends. Nothing more.Until he walks me to my flower shop’s front door—and we discover a body...
  • Cocky Genius: Ethan Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Genius: Ethan Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Ever have a hot character talk directly to you? This one will.  CHARLIE REEDI feel clammy. On edge.I want to hit him or kiss him and neither is appropriate.After all, I'm his boss.Between you and me...I've got quite a few thingsI'd like to order this cocky genius to doBut my grandpa didn't raise no fools...
  • Marrying The Mafia Boss by Ashlie Silas

    Marrying The Mafia Boss by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    I got knocked up by the mafia boss, and now... I have to marry him.What began as a chance encounter on a hotel rooftop with a hot millionaire,soon became an arranged marriage I never saw coming.Tony is as captivating as he is dangerous.Unhinged, unpredictable, and… unforgettable...
  • Disorderly Conduct by Rebecca Zanetti

    Disorderly Conduct by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A fun, sexy, suspenseful new series from New York Times Bestselling Author Rebecca Zanetti!Bullets and Kisses Can BurnThe last person Anna Albertini expects to see in an orange jumpsuit in District Court—a place she SO doesn't belong as a new prosecuting attorney—is Aiden Devlin, the man who’d saved her life when they were kids. For years, she has dreamed about him...
  • Love on Fire by E. L. Todd

    Love on Fire by E. L. Todd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neil Crimson is back from his mission. We promised we would just be friends, to keep our hands to ourselves and have a platonic relationship. But I haven't been with anyone since he's been gone...and I miss him so much. When he walks in the door, he's just as strong and handsome as I remember. He's a little thinner than before, but still regal and powerful...
  • Saved from Jeopardy by Gia Cobie

    Saved from Jeopardy by Gia Cobie

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Six years ago my life imploded. And I made the worst mistake of my life.I knew it would be hard to see him at the wedding.How could it not be? He was the only man I ever loved. Even though I’m the one that ended things so cruelly.But when I talked to Jack? Saw him face to face and realized the magnitude of what I lost? It was more than hard. It was unbearable.So I ran. Me...
  • Adieu to Destiny by Tracy Ellen

    Adieu to Destiny by Tracy Ellen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Adieu to Destiny is Volume IV in the steamy hot and hilarious series The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod--- From Fabulous Girlfriend to Freaked Out Fiancee! Anabel's white lace fantasies have never been about weddings, so when she and Luke Drake decide to wait on the decision to marry, Anabel lets out a huge sigh of secret relief...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-medium  humor  contemporary
  • Double the Dilemma by Emily Rose

    Double the Dilemma by Emily Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KarissaShe doesn’t need anyone to save her. She is her own savior, so when her former foster sister is threatening to finish what she started, Karissa knows she needs to leave. No one is safe with Sena after her. Except, she didn’t plan on him. Razor, the far too sexy biker has made it clear that he wants her for his Old Lady, and he’s not going to give up...
  • Secrets of Clearwater Castle by Emma Davies

    Secrets of Clearwater Castle by Emma Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heartbroken Lowri Morgan, a young Welsh widow, is finally packing up her beloved husband’s belongings, her young daughter Wren asleep at her side. Then, hidden amongst the very last pile of papers, Lowri finds an official-looking letter – and her whole world shifts…Her husband had a secret inheritance, one he’d never mentioned or done anything about...
  • Pity Parade by Whitney Dineen

    Pity Parade by Whitney Dineen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trina Rockwell here. You know, your favorite TV host from Midwestern Matchmaker?I have a I am without a doubt, the unluckiest dater in the history of the entire world. I’m not even embellishing. I’ve inadvertently dated a mobster, a dead-beat dad, and a guy who puts salt on watermelon...
  • One Night with You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    One Night with You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall for your best friend.That’s the rule. The code.Claire Harlow always follows rules—except this one.However, when an attack leaves both of their worlds shaken, she decides to walk away from what could have been and hide within her own shadows.Kingston Montgomery is the man who saves the day.At least that’s what he’s always told himself—until one day he was too late...
  • Saved from Vengeance by Gia Cobie

    Saved from Vengeance by Gia Cobie

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In a burst of flames, my life changed forever. I went camping to get away from everything. Just me, alone on an island, with only my camera for company. Then a boat exploded right in front of me. I saw the fire, the man in the water, and instinct kicked in. I swam out to save him, risking my life for a complete stranger. But he doesn’t feel like a stranger...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-medium  humor  contemporary
  • Bobbie Faye's   Family Jewels by Toni McGee Causey

    Bobbie Faye's Family Jewels by Toni McGee Causey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It had been a whole freaking month since Bobbie Faye Sumrall had blown up anything or been shot at, and that was almost a new record. Then her diva cousin Francesca waltzed up to where she manned the gun counter in Ce Ce's Cajun Outfitter and Feng Shui Emporium and everything just went to hell. Fast...
  • Taken by the Major: An Age Gap Valentine's Day Romance by Ava Gray

    Taken by the Major: An Age Gap Valentine's Day Romance by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I didn’t need anyone to rescue me from my miserable life… Not even an ex-military Major who walked into this small town looking like he owns it. There’s something about Tate. His confidence borders on arrogance and I couldn’t peel my eyes away from his muscular biceps when I first saw him. He, too, stared at me with an invisible drool. But Tate and I could never be together...
  • Ruthless by Kira Blakely

    Ruthless by Kira Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bikes, bars, women. These used to be important. Now, all I want is revenge. My town is fu@ked up. Run by my crime lord stepdad. He screwed up when he tried to kill me. Then he involved my stepsister. Defiant, blonde, pure temptation in a tight mini-skirt. I didn't grow up with her. Never met her. Until now. This is the wrong time for love. And I'm the wrong guy...
  • Sweet Revenge: A Nanny to Mommy Romantic Suspense by Mia Ford

    Sweet Revenge: A Nanny to Mommy Romantic Suspense by Mia Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If I get to meet my twin boys, I’ll be the luckiest woman alive once again! Okay, here’s the thing – I NEVER give up. So, when Ted decides to dump me, I decide to pick up the pieces of my life together. Yeah baby…I am gonna take revenge, For the sake of my little boys. They say you always get what you are destined to get...
  • GOOSE by Scott Hildreth, Jessica Hildreth

    GOOSE by Scott Hildreth, Jessica Hildreth

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ALLY - He looked like he needed a “pick me up”, so I gave him one. In passing, I shoved my panties into the pocket of his leather jacket. It wasn’t typical behavior for me, but he wasn’t a typical biker. It didn’t matter. I’d never see him again. When he appeared at my favorite diner a few days later, my jaw hit the floor. My panties weren’t far behind...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-medium  humor  contemporary  m-f
  • The Man I Thought I Knew by E.L. Todd

    The Man I Thought I Knew by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A real man.FINALLY.Chiseled eight pack? Yep, he's got it.That shadow on a sharp jawline? Yep, two for two.So charming you want to scream? Definitely.Not all intimidated by my success? Check.Pretty much perfect? Ooooh yeaaahhh.All that man...just for me...
  • The Man I Thought I Loved by E.L. Todd

    The Man I Thought I Loved by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two-Faced.That's exactly what he is.A liar.I've already been ripped into a million pieces before, and I don't have the strength to do it again. Thankfully, he didn't have much of me to begin with. I was smart about it, not giving my heart away as easily as my body.But he's still there...everywhere.My friends tell me to forgive and forget, to give him another chance.Sure, I can forgive...
  • Meet Me in Aveline by Lindsey Cord

    Meet Me in Aveline by Lindsey Cord

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lettie Carlton is a rich girl from the city whose parents have high standards and even higher expectations. They have her entire life planned out– down to the last detail– but there was one thing even they couldn’t have seen coming…Tuck.Tuck Anderson is beloved by his small town of Aveline despite his broken home and father...
  • Meet Me in Aveline by Lindsey Cord

    Meet Me in Aveline by Lindsey Cord

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A GILMORE GIRLS meets THE NOTEBOOK love story.Lettie Carlton was a wealthy girl from the city whose parents had high standards and even higher expectations. Lettie’s parents had her life planned out to the very last detail, even though her own dreams took place far outside of high society...
  • Tats: Friends - Lovers Romance by Charlotte McGinlay

    Tats: Friends - Lovers Romance by Charlotte McGinlay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TatsGrowing up, I always thought of myself as a burden.I was someone who wasn’t supposed to be born.A project of a greedy woman wanting the patch but not me.I was told daily I wasn’t wanted, that I was a failure.And it screwed with my head.My art and my job role within the club were my sole focus.I refused to be tied down, to entwine a woman into this life...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-medium  contemporary  humor
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