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  • The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Have you gotten STONED yet? Which brother will you choose? The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring new ER doctor? These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more. You'll love them. You'll hate them. You'll want to hide them away and marry them. Get the series readers are raving about. Book ONE - Stone Rules:...
  • Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Landon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything...
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    sports  suspense  contemporary  humor  m-f  audiobook
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  • The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her breathtaking Chesapeake Series--SEA SWEPT, RISING TIDES, INNER HARBOR, and CHESAPEAKE BLUE presented together in one set for the first time. SEA SWEPT. When Cameron Quinn receives word that his father has been in a terrible car accident and is near death, Cam returns home...
  • 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...
  • Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks

    Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    As the ultimate bodyguard, Ahmed’s focus has been protecting the lives of everyone he cares about. When the darkest part of his past resurfaces, Ahmed knows he must go on the offensive to protect his future . . . a future with the one woman that can match his toughness and return the love that was once robbed from him...
  • Through the Dark Night by Jessie Gussman

    Through the Dark Night by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than a decade ago, Shannon fled her seaside hometown, escaping an unimaginable tragedy she never dared speak of again. Settling across the country, she buried her sorrow beneath the busy demands of motherhood and a successful career. But when her grown children scatter and her marriage collapses, Shannon finds herself alone, haunted by unanswered questions from her past...
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever. Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin

    The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, Charles Martin explores the true power of sacrificial love. He shows up when all hope is lost. Murphy Shepherd has made a career of finding those no one else could—survivors of human trafficking. His life’s mission is helping others find freedom. But then the nightmare strikes too close to home.
  • The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal

    The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel about two women facing the betrayals, heartbreaks, and refuge of true friendship. Phoebe and Suze used to be closer than sisters. Growing up in a quiet and wildly beautiful coastal town in Oregon, they shared everything...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
  • A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s search for the truth uncovers long-hidden secrets and rocks the very foundation of her world. Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend—a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children. Or so the story goes…...
  • A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Pre-order the brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series! Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them...
  • Trouble Comes in Threes by Denise Grover Swank

    Trouble Comes in Threes by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rose is BACK! It’s been nearly three years since the fall of the Hardshaw Group, and Rose is living a low-key life in Fenton County. She’s happily married to Joe Simmons, raising her own two children along with her niece and nephew, and running her landscape business...
  • Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley

    Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist working for the FBI, moves to Shipwreck Island and renews her relationship with Ezra Reinhold, a reclusive billionaire who enjoys poking around in cold cases and has the means to hire the best people to find the answers no one else has been able to...
  • Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    No one weaves a story as well as beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. In the latest in the Sisterhood series, a team of unscrupulous doctors is profiting from others’ distress—but these loyal friends know just the cure . . . For the Sisterhood, there’s a special satisfaction that comes with helping a friend in need, especially when it’s someone as dear as Charlotte Hansen...
  • Flight by Natalie Keller Reinert

    Flight by Natalie Keller Reinert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The eighth book in Natalie Keller Reinert’s beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! Ten months after giving birth to her son, Jules is back on top. Or, she’s ready to be. She and Pete have traveled to Maryland in prep for the Chesapeake Three-Day Event, one of America’s toughest events, for the first time...
    Categorized as:
    small town  sports  length-medium  audiobook
  • Back to the Streets by Treasure Hernandez

    Back to the Streets by Treasure Hernandez

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Romeo and Juliet of the streets are still struggling to find their way back to each other after fate has cruelly separated them. In order to move up in rank on the streets of Flint, Michigan, Malek knows that he’s going to have to deal with some jealous players in the game, but when he’s forced to go up against players on his own team, the rules change...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  length-short  audiobook
  • Triple Power Play 3 by Jessica Lyn

    Triple Power Play 3 by Jessica Lyn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I played by the rules my whole life. I climbed the ranks and became an undercover agent, tasked with taking down Kyle O’Reilly, the country’s most corrupt police commissioner, and superstar Jackson O’Reilly’s father. Then, with a single touch, I fall madly in love with Aurora Embers, Jackson’s fiancée, and throw it all away...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  sports
  • Vivian, Midnight Call Girl by Danielle Norman

    Vivian, Midnight Call Girl by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Drunk dialing at it's finest. .. All it took was a couple bottles of champagne. .. And a fully charged cellphone,. For me to go from widow to call girl. Talking to a stranger in the middle of the night was the push I needed. To feel something again. Something safe. It’s not like I will ever run into him. We don’t even know each other. .. yet. Aaron Skye returns my call the next day,...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  sports  military  humor  length-short  audiobook
  • Trick by Lane Hart

    Trick by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ~ Patrick ~. The fairy tales have it all wrong. Cinderella didn’t fall in love with the prince. He was nothing more to her than an easy escape from her shitty life. How do I know? Because in this twisted Cinderella story I’m her long-lost stepbrother. Wilhelmina is about to marry the wrong man...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  military  length-short  m-f
  • Who's Loving You by Mary B. Morrison

    Who's Loving You by Mary B. Morrison

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison sizzles with her edgy, new novel Who's Loving You. When Honey Thomas receives a sudden stroke of good luck, she gets a second chance--and the man of her dreams. But as Honey is about to discover, anything worth having in life comes with a high price. .
  • Baby Momma Drama  (A Man's World Series) by Carl Weber

    Baby Momma Drama (A Man's World Series) by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Two very different women are about to learn that when it comes to sorting out life and love, no sister is perfect…. Sensible older sister Jasmine is working hard, saving money, and waiting for Mr. Right. In smooth-talking attorney Derrick, she thinks she’s found him. But it doesn’t take long for Jasmine’s shrewd granny to expose her man as nothing more than a drug-dealing hustler...
  • Undertow by Jana Deleon

    Undertow by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Jill Morgan left Tempest Island after high school, she didn’t know what she wanted to do the rest of her life. The only thing she’d ever loved was writing fiction, but that was a pursuit with no financial guarantees. So she did the responsible thing and got her college degree, then a job that provided a good living, and she wrote in her free time...
  • Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve never wished for a knight in shining armor before, but today might be the day I let go of that pigheadedness and accept a little help. I’m a biochemist with a dream to cure cancer, but in my quest to save lives, I may be the reason thousands die...
  • The Beartown Trilogy Ebook Collection: Beartown, Us Against You, The Winners by Fredrik Backman

    The Beartown Trilogy Ebook Collection: Beartown, Us Against You, The Winners by Fredrik Backman

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rediscover this “lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover, and how individuals grow” (The Washington Post) with the complete Beartown trilogy in one unputdownable ebook from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman...
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    sports  small town  length-epic
  • Tempting Fate by Pamela Clare

    Tempting Fate by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A woman with no roots…. Naomi fled the cult-like nightmare of her childhood and learned to rely on one person—herself. Her resourcefulness keeps her alive during a catastrophe in the mountains, but it’s no help at all when it comes to Chaska Belcourt, the sexy EMT who saves her life...
  • Blackbridge Security Box Set 1 by Marie James

    Blackbridge Security Box Set 1 by Marie James

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Box Set contains Hostile Territory, Shot in the Dark, and Contingency Plan! Hostile Territory. Can you call someone an enemy if you haven’t seen them for the better part of a decade? Deacon Black is perfectly content with the status quo—work, sleep, repeat. Who cares if he’s rigid, structured, and set in his ways? It’s a job requirement that keeps his men safe and his company’s doors open...
  • Left Behind by Sharon Sala

    Left Behind by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything that was lost will be found again. Jubilee PD Officer Wiley Pope thinks he's ruined things with Linette Elgin. He hasn't seen or heard from the local nurse since their first date went disastrously wrong. But when Wiley walks in on a bank robbery with Linette as one of the hostages, his training and protective instincts kick into full gear...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  small town  length-long  audiobook
  • The Midnight Secret by Karen Swan

    The Midnight Secret by Karen Swan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If there’s one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it’s that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but he’s a bully. She inherited her mother’s gift of second sight - but only ever forsees her fellow islanders’ deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself, treading in the shadows and shirking the highs for fear of the lows...
  • 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. Join some of your favourite characters and welcome new faces in this uplifting, romantic read brimming with character, community and friendship…...
  • Heartbeat by Sharon Sala

    Heartbeat by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sean Pope already lost Amalie Lincoln once. This time, he will risk everything to never have to say goodbye to her again. Amalie Lincoln moved to Jubilee, Kentucky, to start fresh, build her business, and heal the scars of her past. Little did she know she'd run into Sean Pope, a beloved childhood friend she hasn't seen in decades...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  small town  length-long  audiobook
  • Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent

    Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Jim Dent, author of the New York Times bestselling The Junction Boys, returns with his most powerful story of human courage and determination. More than a century ago, a school was constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, for the purpose of housing and educating the orphans of Texas Freemasons. It was a humble project that for years existed quietly on a hillside east of town...
  • Big Thaw by A.J. Stewart

    Big Thaw by A.J. Stewart

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the Case Goes Cold, Things Get Hot When an insurance case lands on his desk, Miami Jones is less than enthusiastic. That is until he discovers that the case involves the new hockey arena in West Palm Beach. Strange things are happening there. Is it sabotage or the result of a voodoo curse? Miami must find the truth before South Florida burns. Series. ". .. strong, unstereotyped, and engaging...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  mystery  length-medium
  • Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    What do you do when you’re in a funk that won’t quit? I tried. - Sleeping all day (check). - Binge watching Stranger Things all day (check). - Feeling sorry for myself all day (check). But nothing works. My funk gets funkier. Depression looms. So I do something drastic to shake myself out of it. I head to the Greene Mountains to go parachuting with my crazy cousin and his wild friends...
  • More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen

    More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels' heightened powers of deduction.  After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of law enforcement officers to the body of his last victim...
  • Mince Pies and Murder: A festive cosy mystery full of Christmas spirit and small-town charm by Judy Leigh

    Mince Pies and Murder: A festive cosy mystery full of Christmas spirit and small-town charm by Judy Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The BRAND NEW instalment in the Morwenna Mutton Mystery series from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett! 🎄🩸🔍 Have yourself a deadly little Christmas. .. 👀. As Christmas approaches in the Cornish town of Seal Bay, festive cheer fills the air...
  • Home by Natalie Keller Reinert

    Home by Natalie Keller Reinert

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Home is where the horses are. Jules has spent her adult life bouncing from one farm to another. Just once, she'd like to find a place she can call home. As she rekindles relationships with her family, her yearning has only grown stronger...
    Categorized as:
    small town  sports  length-medium  audiobook
  • One Spark of Magic by Iris Bolling

    One Spark of Magic by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dream leads dancer Paige Cartwright to a plane ride that will change her life. The man in the seat across from her sent a spark through her heart. It was him. She knew it without a doubt. She knew her grand mere's dream had sent her to meet the man she was to marry. Jarrett Bryson is a star. Not just on the baseball field, but in life as well. He has it all, money, fame, and women...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  bwwm  black-mc  length-medium
  • Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ★★★★★ “The heroes are Alpha males, the women are strong and fierce. Each story is set in a different location, with a unique plot and obstacles to overcome… Scorching hot! So intense and entertaining you won’t be able to put them down. ”. The Lark Notes:. 1. Emerald: A Dark Mafia Romance – If you liked Callum and Aida in "Brutal Prince" then you will love Ivan and Sloane...
  • 1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber

    1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    1105 Yakima Street. Cedar Cove, Washington. Dear 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...
  • Carter Brothers Romance Series by Emily Stewart

    Carter Brothers Romance Series by Emily Stewart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For 2 days only get the entire Carter Brother Series for FREE on KU. Are you ready for these cute Carter brothers. Athletic Brother. Cop Brother. Doctor Brother. Firefighter Brother. Fighter Brother. All have an HEA.
  • Play Thing by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Play Thing by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    A bad boy hockey captain who can’t seem to stay out of trouble? Totally not my style. So this new job as his live-in assistant should be a breeze. Right? After Ronan Brighton’s latest scandal, I’m assigned to supervise him around the clock. But when my PR job has me moving into the guesthouse of his secluded home, I start seeing Ronan in a whole new light...
  • Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter

    Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Aspen. My Snow. As teenagers, we were always each other’s forever and ever. Until we weren’t. Now I am the enforcer for the Knight’s Legion MC. I dole out punishment on soulless criminals with my blade Ricky. In the MMA cage, I unleash my anger and frustrations. Fighting is my lifeline to living without the only woman I ever loved, my Snow...
  • Luke by Lane Hart

    Luke by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Have you ever loved someone who is completely wrong for you? God knows I have. But in my defense, I fell for Megan Warner years before my older brother Eli ever noticed her, before he asked her out and made her his...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  humor  mma-boxing  m-f
  • Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She has my son. .. and nothing is going to stop me from being the outlaw father I'm meant to be. **. When Dakota got pregnant, she begged me to keep it a secret from the MC, which I did. But after I'm thrown into jail for a couple months, I come out not only a free man, but also a father. The problem? Dakota has taken off - with my son...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  humor  military  new adult  length-short
  • To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    n the Alaskan wilderness, meeting their match takes on more than one meaning. Special Operative and second-in-command for the Xtreme Ops team, Harris Lipton, aka Lip, finds himself sidelined after an accident. While laid up, locating a loony in the national forest won’t be easy, especially by shooting off text messages instead of bullets...
  • Loving the Coach by Cami Checketts

    Loving the Coach by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a football superstar convince a broken scuba instructor to trust and love him? Annie Holman escaped her hometown after her father’s murder to protect herself and her family from a mafia lord’s threats...
  • The Benevolence Series 3 Books Collection Set by Lucy Score by Lucy Score

    The Benevolence Series 3 Books Collection Set by Lucy Score by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched The Benevolence Series 3 Books Collection Set by Lucy Pretend You're Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He's strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he's looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude...
  • Taking Care of Business by Lutishia Lovely

    Taking Care of Business by Lutishia Lovely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a long run of misfortune, betrayal, and broken hearts, the Livingston family and their soul food empire are thriving. Toussaint is the Food Network darling, Malcolm's BBQ Soul Smoker is the toast of QVC, and Bianca's brainchild, TOSTS--Taste of Soul Tapas Style--is a sensation on L. A. 's Sunset Strip. Only Jefferson hasn't made his mark--and he partly blames Toussaint...
  • Don't Chase a Player by Cami Checketts

    Don't Chase a Player by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A football player who's lost everything; a successful artist who values her seclusion. When he crashes into her world can she give him love and hope for a future? Don't miss any of the bestselling, fast-paced, and fun Strong Family romances. Strong Family Romance Novels:. 1. Don't Date Your Brother's Best Friend - Ella Strong. 2. Her Loyal Protector. 3...
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