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  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival. Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents. Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,. the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff. The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
  • 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...
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  • 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...
  • 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. ..
  • In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I was there. I saw what you did. Blaise. I wasn’t supposed to be there that night, but my friend Sienna talked me into going to the party in Land’s End so she could spy on her boyfriend. While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime. And we did everything wrong afterward. Connections run deep in our small town...
  • Coup De Grâce by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Coup De Grâce by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cash Owens. It's all on the line. His family. His business. His life. There's nothing he won't do to vindicate his brother, to stop the men who so callously allowed one man to destroy his family. There's no stopping him. He was born for this. Born to hunt. Born to kill. Born to avenge. He is a Hunter of Gunmen. Defend. Investigate. Secure.
  • Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday night than losing myself in one of Barbara Freethy’s books. I love the Off The Grid series but I honestly think this one is my favorite. I have no doubt her next book will be awesome, too! " Booklovers Anonymous. Romance and danger collide in the next thrilling book in the OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy...
  • Dragon Security: The Complete Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Dragon Security: The Complete Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I went to his sister because that’s what he told me to do. But when his brother, Cole, accused me of being a gold digger, I knew I couldn’t trust them. I didn’t realize she would send Cole to watch over me. Or that he would carry me out of my trailer when he saw how bad it really was...
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  • Duke of Eccess by Mariah Stone

    Duke of Eccess by Mariah Stone

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A mad heiress. A damaged duke. Christmas in London will never be the same. .. Octavius Everard, the wealthy Duke of Eccess, indulges in London’s most decadent offerings to escape the pain that haunts him—especially at Christmas. The richest food, the best cognac and the most beautiful women make the “happiest” time of the year a little more bearable...
  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

    Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Beautifully captures the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax. This is an unforgettable love story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope. James Patterson has written a love story! --a powerfully moving and suspenseful novel about families, loss, new love, and hope. Katie Wilkinson has found her perfect man at last...
  • Devious Corruption by Measha Stone

    Devious Corruption by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Nothing rivals the sweetness of the forbidden. Maxine Hartman is sharp-tongued, quick-witted, and sinfully gorgeous. She’s also friends with my sister, making her completely off limits. She carries the burden of her brothers’ troubles as if it’s her sacred duty. And while she stumbles beneath the weight they put on her, they pile on more...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Ripples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more...
  • Perfect Boy by Hannah Gray

    Perfect Boy by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    An entire campus knows my name. Women throw themselves at me, hoping I’ll take them home that night. Whispers from the NHL say I’m the one to watch. And the weight of each game is on my shoulders because if our opposing team scores … that’s on me. All the things that keep me up at night are probably someone else’s dreams...
  • MONKEY BUSINESS: Gray Wolf Security: Book Eight by Mary Kennedy

    MONKEY BUSINESS: Gray Wolf Security: Book Eight by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things are disappearing at Belle Fleur and her sister islands. Things that should mean absolutely nothing to anyone. What's more concerning is the security cameras are not picking up on anyone. When Ghost loses his favorite coffee mug, filled with hot, fresh coffee, the team realizes that something has to be done. After all, a man's coffee mug is sacred...
  • 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...
  • Code Name: Zeppelin by Heather Slade

    Code Name: Zeppelin by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man of silence. A man of rigid precision. Zeppelin is your worst nightmare, coming in quiet and wreaking havoc on his enemies. . Incredibly smart and unbelievably stealthy, I take my name “Zeppelin” seriously. As a Brit who worked for the United States NSA and NRO, I’m experienced and wise, with a penchant for technology. Traffickers can never get by me, and they never even see me coming...
  • Olivia: A Cold Case Murder Mystery Romance by Brooke Ramsey

    Olivia: A Cold Case Murder Mystery Romance by Brooke Ramsey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Revenge is a dish best served cold. But it might cost you everything you love. In this heart-racing romantic suspense, a sister desperate for answers and a newly recruited FBI agent desperate to prove himself team up on a high-risk mission. Olivia King. Days missing: 1,345 days...
  • The Girl from Ballymor by Kathleen McGurl

    The Girl from Ballymor by Kathleen McGurl

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    What would you sacrifice for your children? Ballymor, Ireland, 1847. As famine grips the country Kitty McCarthy is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two remaining children alive against all odds, Kitty must decide how far she will go to save her family. Present day...
  • From Fear to Eternity by Elise Sax

    From Fear to Eternity by Elise Sax

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s still up in the air whether Gladie really has her psychic grandmother’s “gift,” but she’s determined to finally give matchmaking her best shot. She’s also determined to give her new relationship with hottie Police Chief Spencer Bolton a shot… that is, if she can find him...
  • Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The last book in Rae and Clinton's love story. ..
  • Devil's Iris by Sasha Leone, Roselyn Ash

    Devil's Iris by Sasha Leone, Roselyn Ash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s the most ruthless lawyer in New York. And he’s offering to save my family…. If I pretend to be his wife. Brilliant. Corrupt. Gorgeous. Romero Lombardi owns the city from both sides of the law. And when a misunderstanding lands me in jail, he offers to own me too. It’s supposed to be a simple. He bails me out. Clears my family’s debt. Protects us. In return, I agree to marry him...
  • Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Fans of Cora Carmack (Losing It) and Tammara Weber (Easy) will devour the original New Adult novels: Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country's most notorious secret society...
  • Claim Me by Geneva Lee

    Claim Me by Geneva Lee

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    We met. We kissed. We fought for our happily ever after, but true love stories never end. .. I promised her protection. I promised to keep her safe. I thought I could until an attack reminds me that our lives will never be simple. But while I try to shield her, Clara refuses to be intimidated by me or anyone else...
  • Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans

    Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A frenemy, second-chance, celebrity romance. She vowed to never forgive him. .. A dynamic drummer must rely on the sexy director who shattered her heart in order to find her sister. Once upon a time, Adria Rojas had it all―a budding romance, her music, and a whole family. Then in one year, her bandmate was murdered, her sister vanished, and the man she trusted humiliated her beyond forgiveness...
  • The Bodyguard by Cristin Harber

    The Bodyguard by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After years under her terrorist abductor’s control, Angela Sorenson had to rebuild her life. There was no better place to do it than halfway across the world, working for Titan Group with the men who saved her life. No one knew where she was, and between that and her bodyguard, she was safe. Or, so she thought. Sawyer Cabot joined Titan’s ACES team to hide from his past...
  • Inferno by Lisa Phillips

    Inferno by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROES. An epic finale. Detective Samantha Jesse is determined to hold on to what she has. Whenever she gets too happy, life corrects that mistake and takes the joy from her. Her new partner, Detective Romeo Alvarez, was there the day of the biggest correction, but despite his assertions, that doesn’t mean they’re forever connected...
  • Wicked Ends by Isla Vaughn

    Wicked Ends by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Deceived by my heart. Drowning in fractured memories. Taken against my will. Shane Bennett used me, and for nothing more than revenge. I was a victim, and in turn, I made him one. But that was then. I’m different now—is he? Or is this the moment when everything comes crashing down...
  • BLAZE: A 5-Books Firefighter Romance Series by Lola Silverman

    BLAZE: A 5-Books Firefighter Romance Series by Lola Silverman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE COMPLETE SERIES, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. 5 books and NO cliffies! Book 1: Light It Up. Being a firefighter in Colfax means you drive around in a big red fire engine, put out a few kitchen fires, wink at hot chicks, and pray to Mother Nature that she doesn’t send a bolt of lightning to start a forest fire. One good fire like that could wipe the town off the map for eternity...
  • Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Resonance of Stars by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was a movie star. I'd let the world convince me I was nothing more than that. Until him. .. Duke is employed to protect me. To make me disappear before I testify. Nothing more. There aren't many places in the world that someone like me can disappear to. Not when billions of people know my name. I'd worked hard to make it that way. To hide underneath layers of fame, beauty and wealth...
  • The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was a summer to remember…so why did she forget everything? Summer of ‘99 - At her family’s holiday beach cabin, Abigail Clement spent her days falling in love with a local boy, Jacob Givens. It was a whirlwind romance, until the two of them saw something they shouldn’t. The next day, Jacob disappeared. A mystery that shook the town to its core. Abigail hasn’t been back to the cabin since...
  • Protecting Peyton by Becky Muth

    Protecting Peyton by Becky Muth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her dog saved his life. Can he repay the debt by finding her missing brother? Peyton McIntyre’s brother is missing. Local police claim they’re looking into it, but hope dwindles as days pass without answers. Worse still, her only chance of finding him may depend on a rookie cop who left a terrible first impression...
  • High Fidelity by M. Chandler

    High Fidelity by M. Chandler

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A fellow FBI agent with an old grudge picks Simon as the instrument of his revenge. And he knows the hidden truth behind one of Simon's closest-kept secrets. .. or does he? On the other side of the world, two steps ahead of a ruthless, implacable foe accidentally set on his trail by Simon, Jeremy Archer is running for his life. .
  • The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier

    The Way Back To me by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She was perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell. ”. The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all...
  • Someone Else's Shadow by Monica James

    Someone Else's Shadow by Monica James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My name is Peyton Lane, and I have no idea who I am. Six months ago, I woke from a coma with no recollection of anybody, anything. My family tells me that I’m a good woman, that I’m loved. It seems I’ve lived a full, rewarding life, but I would give all of it up in a heartbeat to remember who I was. My mind is a blank slate. Every moment in time wiped clean...
  • The SEAL’s Instant Family by Leslie North

    The SEAL’s Instant Family by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Navy SEAL Kenton Fitzpatrick has his life planned out. Retire from the military in a few years, find a lovely woman, get married, have kids. But all that gets thrown off when he comes home from a mission ahead of schedule and finds a beautiful woman with toddler twins and a slobbery dog living in his house...
  • Forgiveness: A Lords of Carnage MC Christmas by Daphne Loveling

    Forgiveness: A Lords of Carnage MC Christmas by Daphne Loveling

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's Christmas at the clubhouse. Angel, Jewel, and the rest of the Lords of Carnage family are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. But an unexpected visitor throws the club into turmoil,. Dredging up secrets from the past...
  • Salvaged by A.K. Evans

    Salvaged by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Maren Casey’s best friend was kidnapped and held for ransom, one name came to mind. She just wasn’t sure her high school sweetheart would want to see her again, not after the way things ended between them. But Maren would endure anything to save her friend. Magnus McCoy would have been okay with forgetting that Maren ever existed...
  • Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Laura’s work as a nurse practitioner has pushed her to her breaking point. A trip abroad to visit her grandmother in Honduras promises a few days of relief, but when her abuela falls ill, Laura finds herself walking the halls of a hospital once more. Still wearing her scrubs, she could easily be confused for a local healthcare worker―and it’s a mistake that happens almost immediately...
  • Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark mafia romance.
  • Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel

    Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    It was either kiss the beast or get devoured. So I made out with a monster— and I liked it. Mack Orlov doesn’t do half-measures. He leaves me breathless and shaken and scared for my life. But most of all, I crave just one more touch. I must be sick in the head, because that man’s a nightmare wrapped in an Armani suit...
  • Knight by Laramie Briscoe

    Knight by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes the next book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team. Trust Laramie Briscoe to provide engaging characters in a well-built world I want to revisit again and again. Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author. Fan favorite Mason “Menace” Harrison get a chance to show off how he runs the Laurel Springs Police Department...
  • Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie

    Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Steel Vipers MC and Titans of Hell MC Crossover. She had secrets. One of them might get them both dead. Lennox has a chip on her shoulder. She won't even try to deny it. She has a score to settle with the president of the Titans of Hell. She has a plan, and they will feel her wrath. She, however, didn't plan on getting distracted by its newest member...
  • Wicked Games by Isla Vaughn

    Wicked Games by Isla Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m back where it all began—and I mean all. Where my dad died. Where my sister was murdered. Where my life changed forever. I’m at Thane University for a reason—to work my way through the memories I can barely grasp in my nightmares. Then he walks in and our souls collide when our eyes meet. He’s a part of this, but I can’t place him...
  • Cheshire by Samantha Lovelock

    Cheshire by Samantha Lovelock

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    "Follow me," he invites, "into the deepest, darkest parts. Where there are no limits, and all the best girls turn bad. ". When her father is killed and her mother marries a man she barely knows, Ali’s precisely planned future falls apart. Until now, her careful life has always stayed within the lines...
  • Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    SHE BEAT HIM AT HIS OWN GAME ONCE. NOW IT’S ROUND TWO,. AND THIS TIME THEY’RE PLAYING DIRTY. DAGEN SAINT. Five years ago, Nyla stole two million dollars from me and disappeared. Now she’s resurfaced, and I’m determined to settle her debt…one way or another...
  • Double Down by M. Chandler

    Double Down by M. Chandler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Hypothetically, I was wondering how you'd feel about working on the side of the good guys. On a purely contractual and highly erratic basis, mind you. " Little did Simon suspect the explosive consequences that would arise from his offer. Because now Jeremy Archer has a double: another thief with skills and abilities eerily similar to Jeremy's own...
  • The Devil’s Desire by M.V. Kasi

    The Devil’s Desire by M.V. Kasi

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When fire meets gasoline. .. sparks fly. But will they burn together in HATE or DESIRE? Naina didn't believe in love or marriage. And then, she met a handsome, charming stranger who drew out her passion and stole her heart. She almost fell in love, when shocking truth got revealed...
  • There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne

    There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the bestselling author of the Call Me Tuesday series comes a suspenseful, thought-provoking reminder of our intrinsic connection to one another and the devastating impact our choices can have on the lives of those around us. Addison Quinn was nine when her parents were killed in the worst car crash ever recorded in the sleepy town of Driftwood, Indiana...
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