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  • The Long and Winding Road by Marie Force

    The Long and Winding Road by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The Series Finale. .. this is the one you’ve been waiting for! Max Abbott takes center stage in the Butler, Vermont Series finale when the timeline jumps forward five years and finds Max staring down his 10-year high school reunion, with no desire whatsoever to attend...
  • Marley by Lesley Jones

    Marley by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    ‘So, they want me to write a book? They want to know about my band, my life, my loves and my losses. But they have no idea what they’re asking for. If I give them what they want, they’ll get so much more than the sex and drugs and the rock and roll they’re expecting. They’ll get the secrets that I’ve kept for so long, they’ll get an insight into the person I really am, or at least was...
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  • Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “You can’t sort of do this, Fish. Draw a line and get on one side or the other. .. ”. Love is never so sweet as when it receives a second chance. In the sequel to her award-winning novel The Man I Love, Suanne Laqueur continues the story of Erik Fiskare’s romance with Daisy Bianco. Though separated for twelve years, the extraordinary bond forged in their youth has endured...
  • Oceans Apart  (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Oceans Apart (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A forgotten secret. A shocking discovery. A sacrifice of love that will bring Connor Evans to his knees. A story of hope and redemption from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean...
  • One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever. After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It’s her turn, her time but will she have the courage to start again? Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha and married her best friend, Celeste. Now he suspects his second wife is having an affair...
  • Forged by MJ Fields

    Forged by MJ Fields

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I walked away from the only things that comforted me, that calmed my demons—the things that helped dull the pains from my past and allowed my to continue waking up each day and push forward. Now I'm sets out to win back the girl who has held my heart for five years, the girl who is too good for me, who deserves better than me. But none of that matters any longer. Because I'm hell-bent...
  • Maverick's Kitten by Ciara St. James

    Maverick's Kitten by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Maverick thinks he has found what so many of his club brothers have found, a woman he can call his own and the key to having a family and a wonderful life. It takes him some time to get her to go out with him, then after one wonderful, unforgettable night, she vanishes. He’s too proud to ask his club brother to look for her and lets his anger say good riddance. He works to forget about her...
  • Silver Biker by L.B. Dunbar

    Silver Biker by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    James Harrington. That’s my name, my birthright, and my curse. I didn’t always hate being a Harrington. At one time, I took it as a privilege. I used it to my advantage. But a name doesn’t stop you from losing everything, and after six haunting years, that everything is back forcing me to face the past or give up a future. Evie Harrington...
  • Not a Strong Enough Word by Allie Samberts

    Not a Strong Enough Word by Allie Samberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarlett Frye was once a literary genius. With two bestselling novels, a million-dollar book deal, and a love story of her own, she had it all—until the pressure broke her. Five years ago, she canceled her book tour, shredded her contract, and disappeared. She left everything behind, including Ryan Whitlock, the editor who believed in her… and the man she loved...
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    December 1st. .. A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • Beard in Waiting by Penny Reid

    Beard in Waiting by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 49 ratings
    A Long scene/short story featuring two unlikely characters from the Winston Brothers series.
  • All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Cornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars...
  • Come Rain or Shine by Sarah Bennett

    Come Rain or Shine by Sarah Bennett

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are worse fates than growing up knowing that you will one day inherit a vast and magnificent Cotswolds country estate, but for Rhys Travers it has always felt like a huge responsibility. Juniper Meadows is home to much of his extended family, not to mention the many local businesses that operate on the estate, so there’s no time to sit back and enjoy the view...
  • The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Moment of Truth…. Laney Cochrane loves her life. With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after. Then Cara Deacon walks into their office...
  • Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline...
    Categorized as:
    betrayal  m-f  contemporary  mafia  mystery  length-medium
  • Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Bear's Beloved by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bear has lived more than half his life for his club. He’ll gladly do it again. He has never regretted starting this club with Bull and a few others years ago. However, seeing his brothers finding love and settling down to have families when he knows he’ll never have that is taking its toll on him. He takes off to get his head straight...
  • Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sometimes you have to talk to work things out. Luckily that works best without clothes. Petal. I’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life. He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak. Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read. It’s hard. Sometimes you give up…. And regret it your entire life. Luka. Petal was the love of my life...
  • Give Me Your Answer True by Suanne Laqueur

    Give Me Your Answer True by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    “What I feel has no name…”. Suanne Laqueur’s award-winning debut novel The Man I Love thrilled readers with its memorable characters and depth of emotion. Erik Fiskare’s journey of love, recovery and forgiveness captivated hearts but also left questions unanswered. Now Daisy Bianco has a chance to tell her story...
  • Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Stand Off by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I never wanted to see Nathan again. Ever. One highly educational night with him in bed was all it took to hand over my v-card. Apparently, that was all it took to get him to move across the country without a backwards glance, too...
  • One Day With You by Shari Low

    One Day With You by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    One day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall? It started like any other day in the picturesque village of Weirbridge. Tress Walker waved her perfect husband Max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. And completely unaware that when she tried to track Max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be...
  • Defile by Jessica Prince

    Defile by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Declan Forrester is arrogant, selfish, and insanely sexy. He was the very first boy I ever loved. Then fame and fortune turned him into a man I no longer recognized. I tried to give him everything he needed, and in return. .. he broke my heart. Now he’s back, and he wants to make things right. What started as love turned to hate...
  • Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's eleven years later, and we're still living separate lives. While I know she isn't comfortable with my lifestyle after everything she’s been through, I can't be without her anymore. 
I need her. She's my wife. 
She's my heartbeat. She's my every breath. She's my everything. 

I want to know every detail of her life. I want to be part of it all...
  • Irresistible Revenge by Amanda Bentley

    Irresistible Revenge by Amanda Bentley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You’re going to think I’m a shitty person, and I can’t say I’d even blame you. But before you make a snap judgment, let me help you understand. You see, I slept with my coworker. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Okay…and? Well, I slept with my coworker, but I still had a boyfriend. “How could you? ”. “That is WRONG. ”“(insert choice expletives here)! ”. I know. You’re right. It is...
  • You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms

    You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Billy crossed the hall into his bedroom where Kate was plugging in the last of the electric candles she’d set in each window. She flicked it on. “I guess that’s that. ”. His hand covered hers. “Do me a favor and don’t turn this one off. I want to know there’s a light burning in our bedroom window until I come home. ”...
  • Dark Edges by Kane Caldwell

    Dark Edges by Kane Caldwell

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m not your good ole boy or boy-next-door type of guy. If that’s what you’re looking for, I suggest you move on. I curse a lot, work too fucking much, and keep to myself. My edges are hard, rough, and even dark at times. I never thought I would wind up in the business I’m in. I may not always play by the rules, but I go where the money is, keep my nose clean, and my affairs organized...
  • Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery by Cathy Bramley

    Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery by Cathy Bramley

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Hettys Farmhouse Bakery [Paperback] Bramley, Cathy.
  • Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts

    Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The first time single-father Spence Kimball set eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he was floored by her exotic beauty. But the former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner had a fiery temperament that kept men safely at bay. Sensing a hidden wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears. .
  • Capture by June Gray

    Capture by June Gray

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The future beckons. .. Elsie has given Henry three chances to win back her trust, but before he is able to complete the challenge, she finds herself faced with a life-changing decision. Elsie must ask herself an important question: is Henry just a thing of the past or does he have a place in her future? The conclusion to the story of Henry and Elsie.
  • Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Betrayed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Torn apart by lies and a hail of bullets…. Georgia Randall is a government-trained killer with nothing left to live for except the burning need for revenge. She’s lost everything she cared about, including the only man she ever loved, and now her past has caught up with her. Shadowy enemies are on the move, determined to silence her before she can kill her remaining targets...
  • THE QUIET BETWEEN: A Marriage Unraveling by Jona Leigh

    THE QUIET BETWEEN: A Marriage Unraveling by Jona Leigh

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The Quiet Between is a raw, intimate portrait of a marriage unraveling. Cameron and Sloane’s love once ran deep, but years of silence and growing distance have turned them into strangers. When Cameron admits he has sought comfort in another woman, the fragile threads of their marriage break, leaving Sloane devastated by heartbreak and betrayal...
  • Inevitable Ella by V.H. Nicolson

    Inevitable Ella by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Seven years ago my soulmate got married. To someone else. Fraser Farmer broke me. Made me incapable of loving again. Seven years later he's back, whispering I love you. He's gorgeous, magnetic, successful, an athlete at the peak of his game. But behind his picture perfect life and family, lies a precarious path of deceit and anguish and a vicious sports agent on the warpath to destroy him...
  • Outplayed by Lila Rose

    Outplayed by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Violet Marcus’s life is settled. She has it all: a place of her own, a business where her temper has its uses, and great people who work for her. But something is missing. The problem is, her stubbornness refuses to admit how lonely she actually is...
  • Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The drama, hilarity and tears of sisterhood are at the heart of the thoroughly captivating new novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins—a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving onLetting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected…especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend...
  • The Widow by Sanne van Ooijen

    The Widow by Sanne van Ooijen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Joan komt voor de grootste uitdaging van haar leven te staan als haar man plotseling komt te overlijden. Ze wordt weduwe en die rol brengt haar vele nieuwe inzichten...
  • Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy

    Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    He was my high school sweetheart. My dream guy. My soul mate. And as of yesterday. .. my ex-husband. He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights. It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career...
  • Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Secrets. There are many different reasons for having secrets. Sometimes we choose to keep those secrets to protect people, while other times, they are kept out of deceit and shame. Regardless of their purpose, secrets have the power to hurt us, like nothing else. When we risk losing someone we love, we will stop at nothing, to prevent the truth from ever being known...
  • Recovery by L.B. Simmons

    Recovery by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I have the perfect life. I’ve finally found my happy ending. I fought through the loss of one husband, lucky enough to be given a second chance at a lifetime of happiness. Settling into our new lives, however, may not be as easy as it seems...
  • Taylor Lynne by Jennifer Peel

    Taylor Lynne by Jennifer Peel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Determined not to repeat the same mistakes as her mother, Taylor Cole left her husband with their toddler in tow fourteen years ago and vowed never to return to Merryton. Now she is finally ready to face her demons and put the past and her ex-husband behind her, but to do that she and her daughter must return to the place that haunts her memories...
    Categorized as:
    grovel  m-f  christian  contemporary  clean  length-medium
  • Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Cameron’s relentless craving for me never seemed to end, even when it seemed that he may end up claiming his victory over Jack. The irresistible odyssey into his dark dreams of domination thrilled me to my very core, breaking some of the chains holding me to Jack and setting my soul on fire with the fervor of relentless lust and unspeakable threats of ecstasy...
  • Slip of the Tongue Series: The Complete Boxed Set by Jessica Hawkins

    Slip of the Tongue Series: The Complete Boxed Set by Jessica Hawkins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Binge-read three full-length, bestselling, standalone stories that will make your heart race and your Kindle melt. Featuring an angsty love triangle, a tattooed and irresistible single dad, and characters with a taste for the forbidden. Not to mention alpha males. This boxed set includes:. Slip of the Tongue. The First Taste. Yours to Bare. Slip of the Tongue. An Amazon Top 20 Bestseller...
  • How to Seduce a Rockstar by Arabella Quinn

    How to Seduce a Rockstar by Arabella Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Get ready to toss your panties on stage — it’s gonna get wild! My life was getting boring. Predictable. I needed to shake things up a bit, so my roommate helped me come up with a plan — we called it O. L. D. Operation Limp… Well, never mind about the ‘D’. Yeah, the limp part sounds yucky, right? Don’t judge — that’s just because of logistics. It’ll work out. O. L. D. is a big success...
  • Hard Rock Muse by Athena Wright

    Hard Rock Muse by Athena Wright

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Julian Woods is an emotionally repressed rock star. I’m the woman he left heartbroken and betrayed. After years of hard work, after sacrificing everything to hit it big, Julian walked out on me. He walked out on our band. He walked away from everything we’d worked so hard to achieve. He left me vulnerable. He left me defenseless...
  • Lost to Us by Kathryn Shay

    Lost to Us by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why is this woman a look-alike of one of the president’s daughters? Set in a beautiful island country in Italy, Bianca Lucchese and her husband Joe work hard at their veterinarian practice, raise their kids and keep their marriage vibrant. But two interfering mothers bring them to the brink of separation. When Bianca meets Andraya Manwaring, her life falls apart and Joe isn’t there for her...
  • Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York

    Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A standalone military romance in the gripping Pine Harbour series of small town romances from ten-time USAT bestselling author Zoe York. Captain Sean Foster came back from war broken from the inside out. And he doesn't care about being fixed. Not even by a woman who followed him halfway around the world due to some misguided loyalty. Jenna Kowalczyk had two weeks with a man who stole her heart...
  • The Broken Beginning - Part One by Christine Michelle

    The Broken Beginning - Part One by Christine Michelle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    For the readers who asked, and then asked again, and again! You guys are gluttons for punishment, and this is the book you wanted, so you got it! Welcome to Merc and Tiger Lily’s story. It starts where all stories should, in the beginning. This is the very broken beginning that won’t feel much at all like a romance, because it isn’t...
  • The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An injury stops the bleeding of Meredith and Brad Walsh’s fractured marriage. As Meredith recovers and tries to regain her memory, Brad fights to convince Meredith their marriage was perfect, even if it barely existed. But with Meredith’s memory comes clarity, and Meredith is faced with the reality of a husband and a lover...
  • Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Fire and Love by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Hope Falls romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Their future was set. He was going to be a firefighter, and she was going to be a filmmaker. They were going to get married and live happily-ever-after with two kids and a dog…She supposed one out five ain’t bad...
  • The Way You Love Me by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    The Way You Love Me by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oliver Fox never thought he’d step foot in Deep Haven again—not with the ghosts he left behind. But when the custody battle for his beloved daughter hinges on his ability to face his past, he returns to Deep Haven and dives back into the fray of his mistakes…starting with the girl next door. Veterinarian Lena Larson has her hands full with the town’s pets, including a shelter for lost animals...
  • Love Betrayal Murder by Adam Mitzner

    Love Betrayal Murder by Adam Mitzner

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Love: Matthew Brooks and Vanessa Lyons are a perfect match, both attorneys at a powerful New York City law firm. But there's a small hitch: Matt just made partner, and Vanessa is coming up for partner next year. Two hitches, actually, because Vanessa is married. Betrayal: Vanessa is assigned to the biggest case at the firm, the one that will determine her own partnership chances...
  • Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Nikan Rebuilt , the next novel in the Preload series. Does the past ever really stay in the past? Nikan can never be complete. He's got a rock group made up of the family he built for himself, more money than he knows what to do with, and a stream of groupies falling over themselves to date him...
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