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Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale
Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway. Flint Stone is a professional in every way. He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up...Categorized as:
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Time by Penny Reid
From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid A (brokenhearted) physicist. Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician. The worst has already happened. Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him...Categorized as:
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![F*ck It by C.M. Owens, S.M. Shade]()
F*ck It by C.M. Owens, S.M. Shade
What’s a woman supposed to do after watching her cheating ex's wedding implode?Apparently, the answer is get fired.And evicted.And move to another state to start over as an independent woman who would rather stick her tit in a beehive than get into another relationship.It’s fine. Really.The only thing messing with my new, badass single girl life is an encounter with my childhood crush... -
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Damaged Grump by Nicole Snow
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hysterical office romance where the grumpiest boss claims the good girl and loses his scorched heart.Our meet cute was one big sip of ugly.He pushed my hell-no buttons, wearing an indestructible smirk.I offended his warped morals in front of his starry-eyed minions.Then I got my sweet reward for doing the right thing...Categorized as:
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![I Can't Even by Lani Lynn Vale]()
I Can't Even by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsEllodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Year’s resolution.That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldn’t be breaking it, no matter what.It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.Easy, right?Wrong.She breaks that New Year’s resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes...Categorized as:
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![YOLO by Lani Lynn Vale]()
YOLO by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGarrett Carter knew the moment he saw her years prior that she was the one. His one, however, had a fiancé. And she was rich. She also lived out of state. So what other option did he have but to let her go? Years later, he sees her again at her worst. Her husband-to-be has stranded her on a hiking trail with a head wound, convinced she’s faking her blindness...Categorized as:
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![The Fool by Lani Lynn Vale]()
The Fool by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI don’t know who needs to hear this but take a day off from being the bigger person. Fuck some shit up.Those words were said to him by a stranger in the airport. And from that moment on, he’s only had eyes for her.Too bad they met when she was taking off for three months to parts unknown. Otherwise, Keene Day—yes, that was really his godforsaken name—would’ve tried a little harder to get her info...Categorized as:
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![Jokes on You by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Jokes on You by Lani Lynn Vale
Booth Pena definitely didn’t make the smartest of decisions when he was a teenager.At eighteen, he knocked a girl up and signed up for the military all in the same day—signing his life away in more ways than one...Categorized as:
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![Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely, Teddy Hamilton]()
Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely, Teddy Hamilton
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsListening Length 9 hours and 57 minutesA red-hot, enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, second chance romance, and the conclusion to the Hopelessly Bromantic Duet!Let me just say this -- fake dating the cocky movie star was not my idea. Especially since he’s my former roomie and, gulp, my secret ex...Categorized as:
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![Second Chance for the Single Mom by Cassie Cole]()
Second Chance for the Single Mom by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a one-night stand with my ex.As a single mom, I desperately needed a night of guilt-free fun.But when I showed up at his place, his two best friends were there.That didn’t stop us.It only made things a lot more fun.Now it’s weeks later, and I still can’t get that sweaty night of fun out of my head.And the three swoony guys?I keep running into them around town... -
![Three Reckless Words by Nicole Snow]()
Three Reckless Words by Nicole Snow
A runaway bride brings trouble and temptation to a stone-hearted single dad in this emotional and scorching hot romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.Is there any coming back after you blow your own wedding to pieces?I braced for the fallout when I left my emotionally unavailable groom.I expected the tears, the family wrath, the drama galore... -
![Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne]()
Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"You're the only family these babies have."Life is gravy until a call turns it all around.1. My idiot brother's behind bars.2. He's the father of two little girls.3. And some fool in charge assigns ME as their legal guardian.I'm ready to give the judge a piece of my mind.But the minute I see my nieces for the very first time...I'm speechless...Categorized as:
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![Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor]()
Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn my expert opinion, every woman who’s been left at the altar should follow up that singularly humiliating experience by spending a week in paradise with a totally inappropriate—and totally sexy—stranger.Even better if you meet him at the bar of the resort hotel where your destination wedding and honeymoon were supposed to take place... -
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No Cap by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou know when you see that big red flag, and you think to yourself, I should probably not go anywhere near there? Yeah, Quincy Carter ignored that big red flag. He walked right up to that red flag, waving blatantly in the wind, and kissed the holy hell out of her. Sure, he probably should’ve arrested her for breaking a restraining order...Categorized as:
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![Loving at 40 by L.B. Dunbar]()
Loving at 40 by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSexy silver alpha hero returns to his family’s lakeside cottage where there’s a single mother in his bed and her presence just might be the second chance he needs at love and family.Archer McCaryn has been a mystery to his family. At forty-five, he isn’t certain himself who he is anymore. When he returns to the family’s lakeside cottage, he finds there is someone in his garage apartment... -
![Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise]()
Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey’re all wrong for each other…but sometimes two wrongs do make a right. Cole The only woman I need in my life is my eight-year-old daughter, Jane. As a widowed brewery owner, I don’t have the time or inclination for anything more serious than a one night stand...Categorized as:
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![Got Your Six by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Got Your Six by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGot Your Six is book 6 in the OPS Protector Romance series and should be read in order.Action, Adventure, and a good woman—that’s all I crave. A chance to prove my love for a woman by risking my life for her.Everyone else gets to do it, so why not me?Except, I never imagined she would vanish without a trace.I thought she had been taken by a gang or a serial killer... -
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Reputation by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCoy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...Categorized as:
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![Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe]()
Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe
Being a dog walker isn’t as glamorous as you might imagine.Unless, of course, you’re walking a tech billionaire’s German shepherd mix... -
![Better Not Pout by Maren Moore]()
Better Not Pout by Maren Moore
A sugar-filled, fake holi-dating, small town romance filled with heat, heart, a couple of temperamental weenie dogs, and heaps of holiday cheer from USA Today Bestselling Author Maren Moore. A lost letter to Santa gone terribly wrong…or perfectly right? As the owner of my family’s vintage candy shop, there are two things I’m great at: Sweet treats and Christmas...Categorized as:
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![Without You by Lacey Black]()
Without You by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTuckerI spend my days brewing beer for the popular Brew Crüe Beer Company and my nights devoted to being a dad. Raising a young child with special needs can be tough and stressful, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. He’s everything to me, and the reason I keep going. It’s him and me against the world, and I have no intention of changing that.Then, Kinsley McGregor walks back into my life... -
![Beachside Kisses With My Enemy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Kristin Canary]()
Beachside Kisses With My Enemy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Kristin Canary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the charming town of Hallmark Beach, love’s a food fight when old flames ignite and rivalries simmer.Things were sailing smoothly in my little slice of paradise until Blake “the Flake” Moffitt waltzed back into town, looking far too handsome for his own good—and mine. Once upon a time, I was hopelessly in love with my best friend's brother, but that fairytale is history... -
![Too Complicated by Ajme Williams]()
Too Complicated by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m in love with the man that was hired to keep tabs on me.Turns out, I’m the one keeping tabs now because he’s my neighbor…and he’s hot!I was still able to think straight until I found out Noel had a son.All my common sense went out the window when I watched him care for the kid.The kid that his psycho ex just left at his door.Yes, the last thing Noel wanted was another relationship...Categorized as:
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![Inflame by Tessa Teevan]()
Inflame by Tessa Teevan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEasy going soldier Kale Montgomery, a self-proclaimed ladies man, has no plans of settling down, especially not with his best friend- the sexy, sassy schoolteacher Lucy Dawson. Their relationship, though unconventional, is mutually beneficial, and they wouldn't have it any other way...Categorized as:
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![Christmas at Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel]()
Christmas at Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWith a name like Isabelle Valentine, one would think I was destined to find true love and believe in the ridiculous notion of soul mates. Don’t get me wrong: I’m all about love. I even own an inn with my sister where each room is named after our favorite romantic couples. But soul mates? It seems highly implausible there is that one person, your person, meant only for you... -
![Home Is Where You Park It by Marika Ray]()
Home Is Where You Park It by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a giant of a man who grunts for words and barks out orders, yet circumstances require I be his fake girlfriend and spend the weekend with him in an isolated cabin.And of course there’s only one bed. Just my luck…But I need this commission check that only Boston can guarantee me... -
![Second Chance Husband by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Second Chance Husband by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe First Time series concludes with an enemies to lovers romance that has been a long time coming. August and Paisley finally figure out what they’ve been missing.The first time I got married, I watched the man I love walk away from me.The second time around, I’m the one signing the dotted line first—this one a man who I realized I never loved.Once burned, twice broken, I’m done looking for love... -
![Master Baker by Pippa Grant]()
Master Baker by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThey call me the sugar whisperer. Anything your tongue desires, I can bake it. Scones? Child’s play. Cupcakes? I’ll frost them so good you won’t know what hit you. Donuts? Please. You’re talking to a master baker. But there’s one egg I’ve never been able to crack. My best friend. Correction: My former best friend. She’s the apple in my pie. The whip in my cream...Categorized as:
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![How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor
How is it possible for the chemistry between two chefs to be hotter than a ghost pepper yet colder than liquid nitrogen?When THE Tatum Elliott shows up to run the catering kitchen at my family’s farm and event center, I don’t trust her anymore than I did back in culinary school.But like it or not, she’s here. On my territory. My turf...Categorized as:
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![Flutter by Carrie Aarons]()
Flutter by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe can’t stand her, and best believe, the feeling is mutual. Her life is the complete opposite of what he desires. So, why can’t they keep their hands off each other? Forrest Nash is a smug know-it-all... -
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Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me...Categorized as:
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Her Delta Force Protector by Sandra Owens
Everyone thinks Harper Jansen is dead.She is not, and she wants her life back.When Harper—very much alive but terrified—calls Kade Church, he does what is programmed in his DNA: he protects. Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his military K-9 school flunker, have the skills to keep Harper safe...Categorized as:
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![Summer Hate by Melissa Ivers]()
Summer Hate by Melissa Ivers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was the last person I wanted to see on my girls trip, let alone share a room with.Donovan Fitzroy is grumpy. Irritable. Annoyingly perfect. And as handsome as he is uptight. He’s also my best friend’s older brother.My bestie promised me a relaxing week at her family owned resort, but when I got there all I got was an apologetic phone call and a promise that her brother would take care of me... -
![Big, Bossy Problem by Lilian Monroe]()
Big, Bossy Problem by Lilian Monroe
Being a dog walker isn’t as glamorous as you might imagine.Unless, of course, you’re walking a tech billionaire’s German shepherd mix...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow]()
Rebel Desire by L.K. Farlow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs a wedding photographer, it’s no surprise that Ashley Murphy, despite her perpetual singleness, is a little in love with love.When she catches a hunky best man checking her out while on the job, her heart all but shouts, “He’s the one." Until he opens his mouth. Colton Banks is a cocky lawyer with a mean streak a country mile wide. Colton prefers order to chaos... -
![Otterly Scorched by Tara Sivec]()
Otterly Scorched by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s been a lot of years and another lifetime since Dax Trevino was a playboy detective for the Franklin Police Department. He’s been through hell and back, and now he just wants to be left alone, so he can cuddle his otters... -
![The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer]()
The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer assignment is to not fall in love with him…Zeke Brooksbank is in need of a wake-up call. One that shakes him out of the grump he’s permanently in and turns him into a reasonable human being.I’m not staying at his country residence to tame the beast. I’m meant to be cataloguing his art collection, not fangirling over his own paintings, or becoming attached to his little daughter... -
![Big, Bossy Surprise by Lilian Monroe]()
Big, Bossy Surprise by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBonnie Delmar should be grateful for her new job.And she is! Being a nanny to a billionaire is a good gig. She’s more than grateful for the opportunity to work for Arlo Noble…until she meets himThat broad-chested, dark-haired, dark-eyed hunk?Yeah…she slept with him. Awkward.But the worst part?Judging by the blank look on his face, their mind-blowing night didn’t register as a blip on Arlo's radar... -
![After All by Kristen Proby]()
After All by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe last sizzling novel in Kristen Proby's Romancing Manhattan series finds a widower falling deeply in love again with a woman who has scars of her own. When Carter Shaw’s wife died five years ago, he was left to pick up the pieces not only of his own broken heart but also that of his devastated eight-year-old daughter, Gabby—leaving him with no time for anything else, let alone dating...Categorized as:
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![Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell]()
Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"I drowned in this story. In these words, and in this world. A five star read from the very first page." - Amo Jones, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Elite Kings Club Series He's a bastard in Burberry. Decker Collins knows how to do one thing--win. When his billion-dollar law practice moves to merge with a firm out of Dallas, she shows up to oversee the transition...Categorized as:
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![Rock And A Hard Place by Juliana Smith]()
Rock And A Hard Place by Juliana Smith
Sometimes history repeats itself, sometimes it rewrites itself entirely in this second chance, parent-trap-style romantic comedy. Someone was playing a cruel joke on Marigold Wells. And she had a feeling she knew exactly who it was. Ever since their divorce seven years ago, Marigold’s ex husband, Liam, had been making it his personal mission to push her beyond all her boundaries... -
![The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar]()
The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Our history had been defined by kisses.The one he stole from me at 17.The one I gave to him at 20.The one we shared when I was 27 changed the course of everything.I’d had a crush on Levi Walker my entire life, but he always saw me as a child. A little girl running around the yard, dancing under sprinklers, and dreaming of princes... -
![Speak From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar]()
Speak From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen a small town, single father becomes enemies with the new girl in town, it’s either keep fighting her or give in to what his heart wants most.Emily Post isn’t staying. Back at her grandmother’s summer home, she’s only in Elk Lake City for a visit which can’t end soon enough. Especially when she can’t seem to get away from one grumpy repairman who shows up everywhere...Categorized as:
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![Savage Ice by Cynthia Eden]()
Savage Ice by Cynthia Eden
He’s been protecting her since he was sixteen years old…Beau LeBlanc has a killer grin, a voice that can seduce a saint, and a serious reputation for being mad, wickedly bad, and exceedingly dangerous to know. Growing up, everyone always thought he was trouble with a capital T…until one night the bad boy became a hero. He rushed into a burning house and saved her—Avalon Trahan... -
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![No One Else by Harlow James]()
No One Else by Harlow James
“I don’t think this complex is big enough for the both of us, Dr. St. Clair.”Staring up into the eyes of Ethan Fuller, the divorce attorney who opened his practice in the same complex as mine, I should have known he was bad news—for my business and my heart... -
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Red, White, & Bayou by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWyatt Landry is back in town...for one night only. At least, that's the plan. In spite of the big Fourth of July party, and his cousin’s plan to set him up with a friend of hers, and how much he wishes things could be the way they used to be.But they're not. And he's hitting the road as soon as the sun sets.Until he sees her. The woman in the red dress...Categorized as:
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![Enemy Daddy Next Door by Callie Stevens]()
Enemy Daddy Next Door by Callie Stevens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGiving my V card to the single dad next door is a very bad idea. Falling in love with him is an even worse one…Hunter Ricks seems like a very bad bet.He’s 43 years old, sexy as hell, and determined to sleep his way through the entire city whenever he’s not taking care of his four-year-old daughter... -
![Tempting the Baller by Jacob Chance]()
Tempting the Baller by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing a running back for the Charleston Pirates and a single father doesn’t allow for much free time. But an invite to spend the Fourth of July weekend in the Hamptons with friends is an offer too good to refuse.While there, the opportunity for a no-strings hookup with a stunning brunette presents itself and I jump at the chance...Categorized as:
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![Where We Belong by Claudia Y. Burgoa]()
Where We Belong by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a best friend’s little sister, single dad romance featuring a hot doctor and his sweet little daughter. I’ve been in love with Benedict Farrow since I was fourteen years old.He’s my older brother’s best friend.One night we almost crossed that line.One night I almost got everything I wanted... -
![Strike Zone by Eva Haining]()
Strike Zone by Eva Haining
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove isn't a BALL GAME... it's a CAGE FIGHT!I find her so elegant, and yet I know she could kick my ass with ease.Lincoln Nash is the top hitter in major league baseball, and a World Series Champion. When his best friend hooks up with the sister of MMA fighter, Dee Lex, he’s eager for an introduction. She’s strong, fearless, and effortlessly beautiful...Categorized as:
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