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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...
  • 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. ..
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  • When He Guards by Cynthia Eden

    When He Guards by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He made a fatal mistake. He lusted after the wrong woman. Let his need take over. Cassius “Cass” Striker knew that he should have never touched the sexy FBI agent, but he gave in to temptation and had the best one-night stand of his life with Agnes Quinn. It should have meant nothing. He should have been able to walk away…. He can’t walk away. If he does, she’s dead...
  • Nora Roberts Collection 5: Midnight Bayou, Chesapeake Blue, and Birthright by Nora Roberts, Sandra Burr

    Nora Roberts Collection 5: Midnight Bayou, Chesapeake Blue, and Birthright by Nora Roberts, Sandra Burr

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Midnight Bayou (James Daniels with Sandra Burr, Sandra Burr, Jill Sovis): Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills...
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    suspense  from hate to love
  • Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he’s working on and his tenure will be assured. When he gets invited to interview a reclusive expert, he knows he’s gotten lucky...
  • The Housewife Killer by A.J. Rivers

    The Housewife Killer by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI agent Ava James has taken down many murderers. This time she might have met her match. While working on the Margot Carter case, Ava decides to follow a hunch. One to help narrow down the Housewife Killer suspect list. It’s been years, no one has been able to capture the elusive predator. A maniac that is killing young women and dressing them up as a 50’s housewife...
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    suspense  from hate to love  mafia  audiobook
  • 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...
  • John by Anna Blakely

    John by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He knows she’s keeping something from him, and he’s determined to uncover the truth. Not only about who she really is…but also about the man she’s pretending not to hunt. Danger lurks, secrets are revealed, and a new, unbreakable bond is formed in this exciting new Delta Team story featuring John “Rocky” Rockland and his beautiful, mysterious new neighbor...
  • Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get all of Elizabella Baker's Charlie Team Series in one place! Ashlynn's SaviorAshlynn is the billionaire princess who has everything she could ever ask for, but she's not living the life she wants. Trapped between obligation and following her dreams, an unexpected betrayal shows her just how bad being rich really is...
  • Jaxson, The King Who Got Me: The Evans Brothers Book 2 by Miss Jenesequa

    Jaxson, The King Who Got Me: The Evans Brothers Book 2 by Miss Jenesequa

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He’s the type of man she should be running far away from. A man she has no business getting tangled with personally. And still she wants him and all the intoxicating ways of his wild world. Giving away his heart was never part of the deal when it came to women. It was only supposed to be about pleasure. Nothing else and nothing more...
  • Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rytsar Durov should be dead. But in the BDSM world, loyalties run as deep as kinky passions. Sir Thane Davis is determined to save his Russian brother, but must call on his friends at the Center to execute the plan. Clinging to hope, Brie trusts she will see Rytsar again. There is a promise he must keep….
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    suspense  bdsm  new adult  length-short  audiobook
  • Devoted by Lexi Blake

    Devoted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A woman’s work. Amy Slaten has devoted her life to Slaten Industries. After ousting her corrupt father and taking over the CEO role, she thought she could relax and enjoy taking her company to the next level. But an old business rivalry rears its ugly head...
  • RAFE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    RAFE: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a STEAMY, FORBIDDEN MC ROMANCE! The bad boy and the good girl. I just started a new job at a lumber mill outside of town. It’s just a job to me, until I lay eyes on the owner’s daughter. Then everything changes. I need this job, and she’s the definition of off-limits—the boss’s daughter. I should stay away...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  from hate to love
  • Accidentally Forever by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Accidentally Forever by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the world of romance, Aria Montgomery knows two things for sure:. She’s not in love with the man everyone thinks she is. And she refuses to let herself love Crew McTavish. Her former best friend is spiraling, and her photography career seems to be standing in her father’s shadow. Aria knows she needs to find her way out of the darkness...
  • Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders

    Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Secret Betrayals, loyalty is tested, family is redefined, and love is forged in fire. Some sins can’t be forgiven. Some debts can’t be repaid. And some hearts refuse to be broken more than once. Beneath the roar of engines and the glint of chrome, the Sinners ride the line between loyalty and treachery...
  • When He Defends by Cynthia Eden

    When He Defends by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He didn’t want a new partner, especially not her. FBI Agent Gray Stone knows killers. As a top profiler at the Bureau, monsters are truly his business. So he absolutely does not need to be paired up with the infuriating—and gorgeous—Dr. Emerson Marlowe...
  • Careless by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Careless by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On my 21st birthday, I know there's only one wish I'm making when I blow out my candles. . A chance with him. Only I'm his best friend's little sister, so that means I'm beyond off limits. And did I mention he's older? I'm ready to be seen as my own person and to take the next step. But I know it can't be with him. Yet when I'm backed in a corner, there's only one person I can call for help. Him...
  • Forgiving His Past by Anna Blakely

    Forgiving His Past by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He thinks she’s responsible for his teammate’s death and the end of his military career. Donovan “Van” Braddock is no stranger to pain or loss. While he’s learned the hard way that time doesn’t actually heal all wounds, the idea of revenge sure does seem to help...
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    suspense  from hate to love  military
  • 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...
  • Ash and Poison by Maya Raine

    Ash and Poison by Maya Raine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She is as lethal as her poisons. .. A serial killer on sabbatical should know better than to lust after her patient, especially one as ruthless as Asher Maddox. It’s reckless, unethical, and violates every oath Diya has sworn as a doctor. But she can't stop fantasizing about him, even when he’s trying his hardest to silence her. Permanently. He craves a taste of her. .
  • King: The Epilogue Collection by Nina Levine

    King: The Epilogue Collection by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    If you love King, strap in for the ride as he and Lily navigate their HEA. This story has it all:. ✔️ angst. ✔️ scorching heat. ✔️ MC action. ✔️ Stormgirl time. ✔️ old favourites showing up. But mostly this story is about two people fighting for their love. Day in, day out. Life with an MC president like King isn't an easy ride. Watch as these two figure out how to love and be loved...
  • Keeping Amanda by Susan Stoker

    Keeping Amanda by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She thought the most difficult thing she’d ever done was survive the rainforest…she was wrong. Things between Amanda Rush and Nash “Buck” Chaney aren’t starting out very well. He’s one of two Army Night Stalker helicopter pilots sent to rescue her and the twenty-three kids who’ve been kidnapped from a school in Guyana...
  • SEAL's Tempest by Lynne St. James

    SEAL's Tempest by Lynne St. James

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s His Worst Nightmare. He’s Her Living Hell. Until…. Navy SEAL Josh Hartman’s neighbor has been driving him crazy for weeks, and now he’s fallen into his worst nightmare. She can’t possibly have been assigned to his Red Falcon team for a mission, can she? The Fates wouldn’t be that cruel. Because Josh hates the woman, right? Tempest Miller has been leading a double life for years...
  • 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...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin. Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile. Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction. Now the mayor of New York City is dead. I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • No Hard Feelings (Birch Harbor: Coming Home) by Rue Lennox

    No Hard Feelings (Birch Harbor: Coming Home) by Rue Lennox

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He watched her throw away their future, and swore to win her back. My brother died and I threw a grenade into my life, breaking two hearts in the process. The man I left? My dead brother’s best friend, and a member of his military unit. I may be miserable, but at least I’m not going to bury another person I love. There’s only one little problem with my current situation...
  • Her Brave Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Brave Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What Happens When You Might Be Sleeping with The Enemy? Navy SEAL, Mateo Aranda, was used to fighting the good fight. He had successfully carried out missions in dozens of countries, and he never once wavered. The thought of terrorists following his team home and targeting his friends’ families was unimaginable...
  • 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...
  • Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Welcome me home…”. My life is what dreams are made of! I am deeper in love with Thane after the birth of our child, and I can’t believe the plans he has for our future. My joy Is doubled when Rytsar Durov returns as a conquering hero. In the midst of such bliss, a dark secret surfaces that has the power to tear our world apart...
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    suspense  bdsm  humor  new adult  length-medium  audiobook
  • 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...
  • Tracker by Lilly Atlas

    Tracker by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    A cop and an outlaw biker walk into a bar…. Officer Jolene Baker spent her youth smiling and sparkling on stage when all she wanted was to run alongside her four older brothers. It took years for her to stand up for herself, ditch the pageant life, and peruse her dream of becoming a police officer...
  • TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    TJ: Sins of the Father by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR NICOLE JAMES COMES A ONE-NIGHT STAND, SURPRISE PREGNANCY, MC ROMANCE! TJ—The beautiful tattoo artist told me to leave her alone after what I thought was an amazing night together. Maybe she was just trying to get her bad boy fill...
  • 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...
  • A Madness of Crows by Evelyn Flood

    A Madness of Crows by Evelyn Flood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    No longer an heir. No longer a daughter. No longer a Crow. Now, I am a wife. An accessory. A toy. Ripped away from the men I love, they want to break me. Strip away everything that made me into who I am, and create something new. I was Caterina Corvo. But now, I am Caterina Asante. For them, I will fight. For her, I will endure...
  • Out of Air by Robert F. Barker

    Out of Air by Robert F. Barker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A final, climactic confrontation. But who will survive? One city; Paris Two killers; one in hiding, the other stalking the streets An innocent young couple, bewitched into the deadliest danger The detective who must find them all before the worst happens...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  mystery  length-long  audiobook
  • Unveiled Wounds  by J Wine

    Unveiled Wounds by J Wine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first time, they burned hot and forgot the rest—but the second, they’re fighting to get through the wreckage together. Meredith. I’ve always dreamed of a fairytale romance, but the first time around, I kiss a troll, running straight into Grizz. He’s the first man I feel free with, but we don’t get to ride off into the sunset...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  from hate to love  audiobook
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    AN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER? My life is no fairytale. I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess. She’s the femme fatale in the story. Fuck. Marry. Kill. I chose the former. She chose the latter. My family chose the option neither of us wanted. For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one...
  • Rogue Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rogue Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She can’t trust anyone. He can’t trust her. But pitched together in a deadly mission, trust becomes everything. Royal Flying Doctor pilot, Xander Devlin ( Razor) walked away from his military career so broken he never wanted to see his ex-army team again. Especially Aria, the woman who crushed his heart...
  • Bexley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Bexley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bexley:. Your secrets are safe with me. It’s been my number one rule since I opened my law firm in Reno, NV. No one knows the reason is because I have my own dark secrets to hide, and a past I wish I could forget. Strategically, I only accept clients who have more to lose than I do. Like the dangerous and deadly, Royal Bastards MC. Not the best company to keep, but the most lucrative...
  • 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...
  • Shadow of Doubt by Susan Sleeman

    Shadow of Doubt by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A cyber-stalker and a murder threaten her life…When IT specialist, Brooklyn Hurst’s cyber stalker grows bolder and the police refuse to do anything about it, she has to take drastic measures. Like fleeing the only home she’s known to a place so off the map that the stalker would never think to look...
  • Overlooking the Past by Elizabella Baker

    Overlooking the Past by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dani was his high school sweetheart. The only woman to break his heart. And now the person he was forced to bail out of jail. She was also in need of his protection. Gage Roberts kept everyone in his life at arm’s length, and that included his teammates. Going back to his hometown was always a hard no for him. Until a single phone call changed everything. Now he had no choice but to face his past...
  • 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...
  • Enemy Stand by A.L. Lidell

    Enemy Stand by A.L. Lidell

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A woman hurt by her past. A Delta soldier haunted by his. A fake relationship that becomes all too real…. Casey McKenzie is a jerk. The former Delta JAG turned playboy nightclub owner humiliated me in court with a smug grin. I want nothing to do with him. Too bad as Trident Rescue’s attorney, I can’t escape him either. But when a dangerous motorcycle gang threatens Denton Valley…...
  • Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Want equal rights? Don't f____ a biker. Want safe and predictable? Do not fall for a biker. Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever? Don't accidentally become a club bunny. -Gianna Grace Jones. Told from the biker’s point-of-view…...
  • 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...
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