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  • Keeping Quinn by Riley Edwards

    Keeping Quinn by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    He liked fast and loose—she was sweet and innocent. Firefighter Brice Lancaster lived his life by a set of rules: No commitments, no attachments, no promises. Three rules that were easy to follow—rules that kept his heart safe, rules that should’ve kept his best friend’s cousin out of his bed...
  • Winner Takes All by Emilia Finn

    Winner Takes All by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    To win, is to win it all. But to lose, means you're all alone. Spencer Serrano is seven feet of f*cked up. He’s crude, flirtatious, and far more dangerous than his stupid jokes imply. Abigail Rosa lives her life inside a bubble, placed there by those who love her, kept there by the respect she has for them...
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  • Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Take A Chance On Me by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Oh Sh*t. This is part 2 of the Marc and Meg Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. Due to spoilers, the above is all the blurb you will get. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The conclusion to the Meg and Marc duet is phenomenal. It’s been a long time since I’ve found a writer that makes me laugh, scream, and cry in the same sitting. This is an epic story - epic love, epic friendship, epic woman finding her way. ..
  • Smith by Riley Edwards

    Smith by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She’s the last woman in the world he’s allowed to fall for. And the only woman he wants. There I was minding my own business, building my real estate empire, and loving life. So the last thing I needed was a series of threatening letters as I worked on my latest fix and flip sending my loving, protective dad into over-the-top-protective dad mode from the other side of the world...
  • Dynamite by Emilia Finn

    Dynamite by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They call us the devil twins - a fallacy and unfair assumption on everyone’s part. Well. .. mostly. My name is Luke Hart, and I’m the oldest of identical twin boys. Although I may be responsible for the ‘devil’ in our name, I have no urge to set the record straight and exonerate the innocent half of our pairing. There’s no point letting the truth get in the way of a good story. Right? Not so...
  • Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Twelve of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Carter:. I was grateful for my second chance at life and discovering a family I never knew existed. Relocating my company and myself from South Carolina to Los Angeles brought me closer to them. They were all happily married, except my brother Gabriel, who was engaged to the love of his life. I didn’t trust women, and for good reason...
  • Falling for Mr. Bad by Melissa Foster

    Falling for Mr. Bad by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s a badass musician and mechanic with no patience for overinflated egos. He’s a billionaire with no time for drama. Going head-to-head has never been so much fun. .. or so dirty. Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and loads of heart make this sexy enemies-to-lovers, close proximity, forbidden, workplace, small town standalone romance unputdownable...
  • After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake

    After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One uncovered truth shines a light on the throne of lies I’ve been sitting on for years. A revelation with the power to test the bonds of brotherhood like never before. My ruthless obsession to protect what’s mine burns hotter than ever. Promises I’ve made to my brothers I burn to keep. Vows made to my wife I swear to honor. Through the web of tangled loyalties, one thing remains clear...
  • Battle Scars by Emilia Finn

    Battle Scars by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They call him Romeo—though no one would accuse him of being a romantic. Troy ‘Romeo’ Rosa has been a mystery for years. A mercenary used to working away and taking orders from his tutu wearing, ruthlessly savage boss. Her domineering ways mean his most recent assignment should be a walk in the park. The last thing he expects is a family so corrupt, it may destroy Checkmate from the inside out...
  • Perfect Sinner by Maggie Cole

    Perfect Sinner by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m the mafia princess Nolan O’Malley hates to love. The moment we collide, he wants to destroy me. He should. My blood is that of his arch enemy. I’m unsure if the war raging inside him or me is stronger. Instead of running away or ending me, he keeps me close. He watches my every move, and monitors each threat my estranged family delivers to me...
  • Always You by Emilia Finn

    Always You by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What does any self respecting socialite do when she finds her husband screwing his secretary on HER dining room table? She gets petty revenge a'la Louisville Slugger, then she runs home and pretends her whole life isn’t in tatters...
  • Men Of Honor Series Box Set: Men Of Honor Series by K.C. Lynn

    Men Of Honor Series Box Set: Men Of Honor Series by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You will not break me for I am unbreakable. I will live with integrity, fight with honor and die for what’s right. Precious lives were saved when three brave Navy SEALs went against orders, embarking on a rescue mission of their own. A mission that will never be forgotten and changed the course of their lives forever. While they will never regret their decision, it came with heavy consequence...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  new adult  m-f  military
  • Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Getting stranded in the snow without cell service wasn’t the worst thing that could have happened to Eloise Rivers. Being saved by the man who’d led her on more than once was...
  • Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Years of abuse at the hands of her father has taught Monica Collins she can’t trust anyone—especially military men. Since escaping her home, she’s built a successful career as a nanny, showing other kids the love she was denied as a child. But when her employer’s ambassadorial home becomes fair game for intruders during a riot, she’s forced to rely on two SEALs to get her to safety...
  • Jules by Cleo Browne

    Jules by Cleo Browne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jules Tombs doesn’t do relationships. Or emotions. Or any kind of attachment that lasts longer than a night and involves fewer than three people. Feelings are messy, and he’s got no interest in them—until a baby shows up on his doorstep with his scowl and his DNA, forcing him to face the one thing scarier than fatherhood...
  • Sinful Surrender by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Surrender by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Archer Malone is my husband. My rock hopper penguin. He’s a homicide detective, and I… am a killer. That one small detail has always been a thorn in our marriage. But love does strange things to a man. And the actions once thought intolerable become bearable. Which means, for now, I remain a free woman. But secrets rarely stay hidden, and word tends to travel fast...
  • This Much Is True by Adriana Locke

    This Much Is True by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When celebrity Laina Kelley bolted from her small hometown church on her wedding day, she ran to the first place that came to mind—the home of the local farrier, a gorgeous playboy who just so happens to be her first love … and biggest frenemy...
  • Chance by Lynn Raye Harris

    Chance by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Chance and Rory's story! Dead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections. Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single. Aurora Harper doesn’t like Chance Hughes. He’s too handsome, too charismatic, and he’s a player...
  • Shoot for the Moon by Gina LaManna

    Shoot for the Moon by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When a dead body rolls off the bed of a truck, directly in front of Kate Rosetti on a busy highway, the homicide detective starts to wonder if she’s cursed. Dead bodies have a way of following her around, and this guy definitely wasn’t killed by accident. Before she knows it, Detective Rosetti is sucked into an investigation before it was even called in to the precinct—a record, even for her...
  • Sinful Justice by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Justice by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Murderer? Vigilante? Or seeker of justice? The choice is yours. I’m Minka Mayet, Copeland City’s newly appointed chief medical examiner. My position demands I bring justice to those who can no longer fight, but my true calling is to honor the dead...
  • Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 41 ratings
    In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday ahs never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires - devastating, vicious and in one case, homicidal. He has another problem - his new partner, Detective Mia Mitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction he never imagined...
  • Dr. Beckett by Grace Maxwell

    Dr. Beckett by Grace Maxwell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We were childhood enemies. Now I’m sleeping in his guest room… and I’m not sure I want to leave. Beckett. Sadie Calloway showing up on my doorstep in the middle of a storm wasn’t on my bingo card. She’s my best friend’s little sister, the girl I used to torment for fun, and now she’s standing in my living room, dripping wet and out of options...
  • Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat. But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path...
  • Charring Bones by Brandy Hynes

    Charring Bones by Brandy Hynes

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    You’re either the hunter or the hunted. The lion or the lamb. Bound on an altar. Belts of deceit. Tangerine skies. Taunted by time. Scorch. Stack. Salt. Gage. She’s my nightmare. My weakness. My Wicked. Ainsley Morelli was everything I craved, the breath in my lungs, my only home. But she sent me to die, and threw dirt on my grave. That was another life. When she had the upper hand...
  • Nitro by Fiona Davenport

    Nitro by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Torin “Nitro” Addis never lost control…until a rookie rider blew past his recruits and pulled off her helmet. Jana Jennings wanted a place in the underground circuit, not a distraction. Getting tangled up with a possessive biker was the last thing she needed, but every clash with Nitro only burned hotter. Jana’s secrets could destroy everything, and someone in the shadows wants her gone...
  • Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will Two Tormented Souls Have The Courage To Reach For Love? The only family Nolan O’Rourke ever claimed were his Navy SEAL brothers, they had never let him down. His childhood wasn’t rough, it wasn’t hard, it was hell, and now any mission that he was assigned to was a cakewalk in comparison...
  • Strays by Cora Brent

    Strays by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    STRAYS (An Anti-Hero Romance). Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit. Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of. Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad. And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now. But for once I’m going to step up. I’ll right the worst of old wrongs...
  • Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him. Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people. No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...
  • The Alpha Billionaire Club Trilogy by Alexa Wilder

    The Alpha Billionaire Club Trilogy by Alexa Wilder

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Together in one volume, all three books in the Alpha Billionaire Club series by Amazon Bestselling Author Alexa Wilder. Over 1,300 pages of steamy, sexy, action-packed billionaire romance! THE WEDDING RESCUE. She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  m-f  length-short
  • Hidden Hero by Maryann Jordan

    Hidden Hero by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    True heroes aren’t just the ones who run into danger but also those who stand strong in the face of it. On Virginia’s quiet Eastern Shore, two unsung heroes find themselves drawn together by duty and a growing connection neither expected. Detective Jeremy Pickett thrives on the rush of high-stakes investigations, his charm as disarming as his determination. But when he meets Dr...
  • Ice by Fiona Davenport

    Ice by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ice found his place with the Iron Rogues MC after his professional hockey career ended, but he never expected that being a part of the club would also bring the woman he was meant to claim into his life.
    Categorized as:
    suspense  new adult  m-f  contemporary
  • Reckless Trust by Nyssa Kathryn

    Reckless Trust by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    It’s a long-awaited homecoming…but not everyone’s happy about her return. Five years ago, Tilly Taylor’s father did something that cost her everything. Her home. Her friends. And all the trust she’d ever earned. Now she’s back, and ready to prove to everyone that she’s nothing like Martin Taylor. Unfortunately, the small town of Misty Peak doesn’t forgive or forget so easily...
  • Knight by LeAnn Ashers

    Knight by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After being rescued from the nightmare I called my life, I spent years looking over my shoulder. But that was a small price I was happy to pay. Anything was better than being part of the cult I was born into and being tied to a cruel man I was forced to marry at just fourteen years old. I kept moving forward, kept living for my daughter, Annie...
  • A Single Touch by W. Winters

    A Single Touch by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A Single Touch is Book 3 and the FINAL book of the Irresistible Attraction series. A Single Glance must be read first.
  • Broken Heart by Ivy Layne

    Broken Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sterling. Forrest Powell is a liar. For the first time in my life, I trusted a man, and in return, he broke my heart. He lied about everything. Who he was. Why we met. I dumped him, but he didn’t leave. He gave me space, but he was there. Hanging around town, working for the family business. Waiting for me to forgive him. Not going to happen. We were over...
  • Awestruck by Dana LeCheminant

    Awestruck by Dana LeCheminant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    Her duty is to the crown. Her heart has other plans. Princess Freya has spent her life following the rules—until a sharp-tongued, infuriatingly handsome American bodyguard turns her world upside down. With an unprecedented election threatening to shake the monarchy, she’s determined to prove she’s the right ruler for Candora...
  • To Have and To Hold: Arranged marriage stand-alone by Aleatha Romig

    To Have and To Hold: Arranged marriage stand-alone by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arranged marriage, age-gap, forbidden love, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, Romeo and Juliet vibes, family saga, Mafia/cartel romance, Slow burn, Redemption, Morally gray hero, dangerous romance. The Roríguez cartel is spinning out of control, tragedy putting the alliance and our future in question...
  • Hacked by the Don: A Forced Proximity Single Mom Romance by A.L. DeRose

    Hacked by the Don: A Forced Proximity Single Mom Romance by A.L. DeRose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hacked the wrong billionaire, a lethal Mafia Don and was kidnapped. Now I’m tied to his bed, obeying every command like I was made for it. I was testing a new hacking software. when I tripped Dante DeLuca’s digital wire. Silver-haired. Sinfully dangerous. Filthy rich. He says I belong to him now. His rules. His fortress. My daughter and I, locked inside. Work for him or vanish. I had no choice...
  • Against the Wind by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan

    Against the Wind by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last person I expect—or want—to take shelter with as a hurricane bears down on Hatterwick Island is Daniel LaRue—the man who broke my heart barely three months ago. I’m not looking for distractions. The clinic’s been targeted by thieves. The island’s locked down tight against the storm...
  • Breaking His Rules by V.H. Nicolson

    Breaking His Rules by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A BRAND NEW hot, spicy forbidden rivals workplace romance from VH Nicolson ‘VH Nicolson’s characters will touch your heart and her storytelling will always leave you wanting more. ’ Sadie Kincaid. 'A fan-yourself billionaire romance you'll think about long after the last page. ' Elle Nicoll. One night. One stranger. One mistake I can't forget…. Max Hart is the last man on earth I’d ever want...
  • Savage Secrets by Amy McKinley

    Savage Secrets by Amy McKinley

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chicago Mafia boss Marco La Rosa thought the only woman he’d ever loved had died years ago. But when her brother approaches him with an arranged marriage contract, he learns that she is very much alive and in danger. Bringing her back within the fold of the Five Families is a second chance he can’t pass up. The only problem is, he has to get to her before their enemies do...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  new adult  m-f  mafia  length-short
  • Diamond by J.A. Low

    Diamond by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Round 2 with the Devil begins. Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now. Or so she thought. When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her...
  • Edge of Retribution by Jacob Chance

    Edge of Retribution by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Landing my dream job has me eagerly looking toward the future. But when I see Nash Garrison after six long years, my world is thrown completely off its axis. He was my only friend and confidant during the worst days of my life, and I fell hopelessly in love with him. No eighteen year old girl could resist his protective nature and charming grin. I was no exception...
  • Sinful by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Sinful by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leave it to me to finally learn how to drive stick …with a woman who’s nothing but trouble. Protecting people is what I do. But with Gemma everything is different . There was a time when she was my everything and I would have given my life to protect her. Now she’s back and this time I won’t fail her . I’m ready to put it all on the line to keep her safe...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  m-f  humor  military  length-medium
  • The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never saw her coming…. She appeared in my world an enigma. A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets. And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach. Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,. Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve. I will uncover the layers of this mysterious woman…...
  • Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive...
  • Driving Maisie Crazy by Deborah M. Hathaway

    Driving Maisie Crazy by Deborah M. Hathaway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “What happens on an Irish bus tour stays on an Irish bus tour…”. This is the second book in the clean and sweet romcom Men of the Isles series by Deborah M. Hathaway. Although this clean, road trip, forbidden romance is a stand-alone novel, the books are best enjoyed when read in order. Don't miss the other novels in this series! Book 1: Winning Winnie's Hand. Book 2: Driving Maisie Crazy - 2025...
  • Enemy Heir by Carrie Ann Ryan, Nana Malone

    Enemy Heir by Carrie Ann Ryan, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A bad boy prince meets his match in this epic Tattered Royals stand-alone romance. I know men like him. Powerful. Arrogant. Trouble. The world is his playground. The playboy prince, the tabloid favorite, and the bane of my existence. And unfortunately, he’s the only one who might be able to help me uncover the truth...
  • Dancing with the Devil by Marie James

    Dancing with the Devil by Marie James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I thought leaving her in that room covered in her attacker’s blood would teach her a lesson. I thought she’d be more careful about her safety. Little did I know that she’s seeking the pain and humiliation. Well, it’s her lucky day, because pain is sort of my thing. I can hurt her much more than she’s able to hurt herself. The twist is we’ll both enjoy every second of it.
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  m-f  length-short
  • Rock F*ck Club 3 by Michelle Mankin

    Rock F*ck Club 3 by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s Rock F*ck Club. Season Two. The Gods of Rock Tour. 4 summer concert venues. 10 famous rock stars to f*ck. Two at a time. Maybe even three. I know what I like and how to get it. I’m Marsha West. Raven Winter’s best friend. A sidekick no longer -- I’m now in the starring role. I’m going to f*ck whoever I want. However I want. Whenever I want...
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