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Gravity by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s only one girl in the world for me. She’s three feet of boundless energy and blonde pigtails. But when Sophie walks into my bar, I know my life is about to change. Beautiful though damaged, she needs my help. And I can’t say no. She was there for me during my darkest hour. The warm comfort that got me through to the light of day. But when morning came she was gone...Categorized as:
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The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOne of the most anticipated romance books of 2019. She's the seduction expert. Women contact her to take over their love lives. She steps in when they're lost, she's supposed to succeed where they failed. She handles their single status, their relationship, their breakup, and very often their partner's affairs... -
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![Worth the Trip by Tara Sivec]()
Worth the Trip by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratings***This is a prequel novella to Fisher's Light. It is about the life of Trip Fisher. Fisher's Light should be read before Worth the Trip***. It’s time for me to tell my story. I know I’m a coward for waiting this long to explain my side of things. I know I should have tried long before now to make amends. There’s nothing like staring right at death’s door to put a fire under your ass... -
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Jeremy by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis is the fifth and final book in the In Safe Hands Series. Book one is titled Landon, and is free. Melissa. I escaped. For the first time in almost four years, I’m free. My freedom came at a steep cost, leaving me on my own with no family or friends. I have a lot of healing to do, and this beautiful lake house seems like a perfect setting to find myself again. I can do this... -
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![Dare by S.M. Shade]()
Dare by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAyda. I hear him. His deep voice and rumbling laugh. The bang of the headboard slamming the wall and fake screams from yet another woman. Derek is a pile of muscle and ink, a bad boy fantasy only a few layers of wood and plaster away. It’s all I expect or want him to be. Until that irresistible voice begins talking to me. Dare. I hear her... -
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River James by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen he fell in love, he fell hard. When he lost her, he lost his will. Drugs, sex, and rock and roll—in that order—became his life. River James, the drummer for Steel Total Destruction, loved the brotherhood he formed with his unlikely best friend and his band mates, and the family he found in his label until one tragic accident takes it all away in the blink of an eye... -
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Tucker by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTucker. She’s beautiful. She’s young. She’s driving me out of my mind. I’ve always done my best to avoid Leah Bolt. I have enough problems without having to deal with a young woman with a crush. My life has been a disaster since I was court-martialed and dishonorably discharged from the military. After spending a year living on the streets, I’m finally starting to pull things together... -
![Room 143: A Standalone Romance by Laramie Briscoe]()
Room 143: A Standalone Romance by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAround my neck lays a wedding ring. In my right hand I hold a hotel room key. Which one do I pick? The marriage? The key? Everything is not as it seems in room one-forty-three. -
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Evoke by Danielle Simmons, D.M. Simmons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in the fictional town of Lake Haven, Maine, Evoke examines the complexities of love and loss among childhood friends after a tragic accident claims the lives of three, while leaving two behind. When five friends return home from college for the summer, it feels as if the friendship that has bound them together since childhood is stronger than ever... -
![The Difference by Kaylee Ryan]()
The Difference by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA lighthearted swoon-worthy summer read from NYT Bestselling Author, Kaylee Ryan. I've kissed a lot of frogs, just to be covered in warts. I've been lied to, cheated on, and used more times than I can count. I don't have it in me to keep going. I need a break from it all. I need time for the wounds to heal, and the scars to fade... -
![Pants On Fire by Lacey Black]()
Pants On Fire by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCricket. Success is what you make of it. That’s my motto and the premise of my speech; the one I’m heading back to Southern Illinois University to give at my college alumni reunion. As the morning co-host of Good Morning, San Francisco, I was asked to be one of the keynote speakers, and while I’m honored to do so, there’s only one problem. The other speaker is Danny Ohara, my former boyfriend... -
![Hurt by Rachel Van Dyken, Kristin Vayden]()
Hurt by Rachel Van Dyken, Kristin Vayden
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnrapture by Rachel Van Dyken. Trace is everything. My freaking world. And I would do anything to keep her safe. But, I can't protect her from every kind of evil. .and I can no longer keep the past a secret. .. We were left folders. Each one filled with the sins of our pasts. And Traces grandfather just asked us to read his. There was no preparation... -
![The Reason for Me by Prescott Lane]()
The Reason for Me by Prescott Lane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHolt. She likes it quick and dirty. I like orders and rules. She hates small talk. I hate to share. She’s an open book. I’m a closed dresser drawer. She rides a Harley. And that drives me f’ing nuts. Annalyse and I have both lived in our own personal hells for half a decade. She’s learned to love the warmth, and I’m still consumed... -
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A Little Faith by Emma James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. ”. ~ Bob Marley. Faith was nearly fifteen when her life was torn apart, she sheltered herself from knowing anything about that fateful day. Six years later she is older and stronger and has decided to confront this sexy brotherhood of hot men she ignored for her own survival... -
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![London Dynasty by Geneva Lee]()
London Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKerrigan Belmond has everything I don’t have. A name that opens doors, more money than god, an Oxford education, and rumors that she’s caught the eye of Spencer Byrd, the heir to one of England’s most powerful aristocratic families. I’m an orphan, running from a tragedy I can’t face. Being mistaken for her is flattering until her father arrives at my door with an indecent proposal... -
![The Billionaire's Fake Engagement by Leslie North]()
The Billionaire's Fake Engagement by Leslie North
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn love and art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder…. For bad boy billionaire Philippe Durand, love is like mixing oil and water… It just makes a mess. But after Philippe and his brothers get into an embarrassing bar brawl, his grandfather demands all three complete a community service task or lose their inheritance…...Categorized as:
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Still Go Crazy by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA second chance, frenemies to lovers romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix! Boone Reeves was my everything once. Not anymore. Boone is back in town, and I want *nothing* to do with him. He might be panty-melting hot, but I can stand the heat. All I have to do is remember how he dumped me. Boone never did anything in half measures, and when he broke my heart, he broke it good... -
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Flawless by J.D. Hawkins
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy single billionaire businessman. A YouTube star. And the hottest night of their lives. When I first saw him, I thought he was too hot for his own good and too cocky to resist. The perfect rebound from my break-up from hell. So I threw my usual rules out the door and challenged him to an anonymous hook-up. No names, no strings attached. It left me aching in more ways than one... -
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Lowdown and Lush: Lush No. 3 by Selena Laurence
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMike Owens is the devil. Sexy, snarky, and as lowdown as they come, he's one of the world's greatest guitarists and one of Portland's most notorious bad boys. Jenny Turner is an angel. A preacher's daughter, she's a good girl with a great voice and a dream to hit it big in country music... -
![True for You by Marquita Valentine]()
True for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJackson. For me, failure has never been an option, not with Everett Morgan controlling my entire career. But when my efforts to win back the girl who got away end up with me helping my rival, I concede defeat—and sneak away to a private island off the coast of South Carolina to lick my wounds. Only I wasn’t counting on the seamstress for the band driving the getaway car... -
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Teasing Flames by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWelcome to the Luxe Escape where pleasure is the goal, release follows restraint, and the power of surrender can change your life. I'm Sophie Lane—wallflower extraordinaire. When my best friend drags me to the grand opening of an exclusive hotel, she promises me good times and fancy hors d'oeuvres... -
![The Billionaire Bachelor's Surprise Baby by Ella Jade]()
The Billionaire Bachelor's Surprise Baby by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan an unexpected baby and a quirky nanny tame a wild billionaire? I knocked up a twenty year old waitress but in my defense I thought she was twenty-two. Seriously. It was a sex-fueled fun three weeks with no strings until she got possessive of my time and my money. No one tells me where to be and when to be there and no one is entitled to my fortune... -
![East of Redemption by Molly E. Lee]()
East of Redemption by Molly E. Lee
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEaston Wells has spent years burying his guilt by digging up some of the world’s most renowned treasures while surviving the dangerous terrains in which they’re located—all captured for television. When his producers threaten to axe the show, he has no choice but to turn to the last person he still trusts—the girl he left behind... -
![The Irish Lottery by Sienna Blake]()
The Irish Lottery by Sienna Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrab The Irish Lottery at this special Release price! The Irish Lottery: Four hot Irish brothers ready to play out your ultimate fantasy…. Noah. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Our ma is sick and this lottery is the only way to raise that much money quickly... -
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Time-Lapse by J.B. Heller
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe's my biggest mistake and only regret. .. I shouldn’t have let her in. But she got under my skin and branded herself on my soul. She gave me her light, her passion, her fire. And I took it knowing I was going to leave her, and never come back. I never thought I’d see her again. But there she is, standing in front of me after five long years. My biggest mistake and my only regret... -
![Just Let Me Love You by S.R. Grey]()
Just Let Me Love You by S.R. Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one ever said a lasting love would be easy. When Chase and Kay hit the streets of Las Vegas, the goal is simple—rescue Will, Chase’s brother, from making the biggest mistake of his young life. But keeping Will out of trouble turns out not to be the only obstacle in Chase and Kay’s path... -
![Wrapped in Lace by Prescott Lane]()
Wrapped in Lace by Prescott Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I was a little boy, the best thing about the holiday season was unwrapping presents on Christmas morning — tearing off the paper and tossing it on the floor. Now that I’m a man, I like to unwrap slowly, deliberately, taking my time to savor what lies before me. I still like to throw the wrapping on the floor, but now I know the best gifts come wrapped in lace... -
![A Field Guide To Catching Crickets by A. Wilding Wells]()
A Field Guide To Catching Crickets by A. Wilding Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe soul is not where it lives, but where it loves. A countryside ranch, naughty notes and a neighbor boy. Kissing in silos and skinny dipping under a full moon. Ten years gone. An ocean, a tragedy. .. secrets and buried things. Letting go and hanging on. Remembering to forget. My reality became his nightmare, but then my nightmare became reality... -
![Everything in Between: A Rocker Romance by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb]()
Everything in Between: A Rocker Romance by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything in Between: An Everything After Rocker Romance. Gabe Preston. The man who wrecked me; who tore through my life leaving no stone unturned and then simply walked away. It took me two years to piece my life back together in the aftermath of his storm. Two years and still even the mention of his name causes my chest to constrict. I hate him. I hate everything about him... -
![Secret Daddy: A Billionaire and the Nanny Romance by Kira Blakely]()
Secret Daddy: A Billionaire and the Nanny Romance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'll protect her secret and keep her safe, no matter what. .. A small-town cabin. A billionaire. A beautiful nanny. Trying to run a billion-dollar empire while my kids struggle after the divorce is tough. That is, until Sofia bursts through my front door, wet and wild-eyed. Golden hair and beautiful curves that would make any man take a knee. I try to keep it professional, at first... -
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Claimed by Him by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSALE: Only 99c while in pre-order. I used to think that I was doing pretty well for myself, especially considering the tragedies of my past. I was on a fast track to a promising career. Then my world imploded. When twenty-two-year-old Rona Quick finds her plans for her future destroyed, her world goes into a tailspin... -
![The Escape by Cassie Wild]()
The Escape by Cassie Wild
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDaria: I never fall for cocky, overbearing guys, but when he steps out of the shower and surprises me, I can’t help but admire him. Everything about him is intoxicating, addicting…and dangerous. All reasons why I should stay as far away as possible. So why am I so drawn to him? Brooks: I’m with a different girl every night and have one simple rule: don't let anyone get close. Ever... -
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His For One Night by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm sitting at the bar with my boys and in walks this bombshell socialite. I can't help but think this ain't a place for a girl like her. And when she tells me she dumped her cheating fiance it all makes sense. There's lust in her eyes. Her lips beg to be kissed. Her hips yearn to be caressed. I'm more than happy to scratch her every itch...Categorized as:
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![Forbidden Crush: A Secret Baby Romance by Natasha L. Black]()
Forbidden Crush: A Secret Baby Romance by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s got a million reasons to tell me no…. I’ve got a million ways to make her say yes! I owe her an apology. Hell broke loose last year. I earned myself a bad reputation. I have a lot to prove. Like I’m the man for her. Trouble is, it’s forbidden. We’re practically family. Her mom would freak out if she knew we were together. So I have two goals:. Make Macy fall for me. Keep it a secret... -
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![One More Night: A Bad Boy Romance by Ali Parker]()
One More Night: A Bad Boy Romance by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life is my job. It’s all I need. Or so I thought. Everyone around me assumes I’m arrogant and cold-hearted, but it’s a persona. One that keeps me safe in LA. I might be at the top, but looking around, it’s lonely as hell. Not that I’d ever utter those words out loud. Not a chance. And women come and go like the wind. None of them are looking for real love. Until her... -
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A Beautiful Taste by Lilliana Anderson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Beautiful Series are standalone romances, each with their own HEA. They can be read in order or on their own. New Adult romance, for 18+ only due to sexual content and adult themes. It's never easy to go back. That's something chef, Bradley Rae, is sweating bullets about as the date of his kayaking team’s reunion draws near... -
![Buyer Beware by Colleen Charles]()
Buyer Beware by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI said I could do casual…and swore I’d never fall in love. I lied. I know all about her type. Dirt poor. Check. Gold digger. Check. Check. Marcella’s hot as hell and just as intriguing. I live in a swanky Vegas penthouse on top of my equally posh boutique casino... -
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Thursdays by Harper Bentley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBirdie--. I fell in love when I was 16. I married him. I thought life was good. Now he’s dying. Beck—. I married an addict. I didn’t know it at the time. She hid it well. Now she could die. When Bernadette—Birdie—Chapman and Beck Griffin meet in grief counseling they have an instant connection... -
![Under His Ink by Maya Hughes]()
Under His Ink by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya Hughes presents a gripping story of second chances when the stakes are higher than ever. .. I promised I'd stay away, but old dangers are back and I can't anymore. I'll protect her with my last breath. Dahlia got caught up in my dangerous past a long time ago, but she rebuilt her life. Now, I’m back because she’s the only person I can trust. And I couldn’t stay away for another day... -
![A Little Secret (Hopevale Littles Book One) by Adaline Raine, Allie Belle]()
A Little Secret (Hopevale Littles Book One) by Adaline Raine, Allie Belle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBFFs — Best Friends Forever. Amanda and Kelsey share everything. Or so they think, until a chance encounter reveals a huge secret they’ve been hiding from each other. Now they’re exploring being Little together, under the watchful eye of Amanda’s Daddy, Seth. Everything seems perfect, until Seth’s adventure-loving brother Nathan returns home... -
![Steadfast: A Kelly Family Novella by Nicole Jacquelyn]()
Steadfast: A Kelly Family Novella by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAoife Kelly has things under control. After four years of school, work, and raising her four younger siblings, she can handle pretty much anything. She’s even managed to carve out time for her boyfriend, Richie, and now that she’s graduated from high school, Aoife figures that things will only get easier... -
![Summer Nights by Alexcis Morris]()
Summer Nights by Alexcis Morris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe last thing Scarlett expected after taking a midnight dip in the ocean on her 18th birthday, was to be pulled out of it. Not only was she captivated by her 'saviour' but also by his four best mates. Five big, broody and drop-dead gorgeous guys straight off a plane from America. Dawson, Nicky, Pike, Sonny and Dacre. Five men that very quickly stole her heart and in return, she stole theirs... -
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Brazen Rush by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJordan Slattery is a skateboarding phenom, but no one’s heard of her. That is, until she starts college in California, and heads begin to turn each time she hits the skateparks. She tries to avoid the attention, waking at the crack of dawn to ride before anyone else arrives... -
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Unwritten by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s my best friend’s brother – and the only boy I’ve ever loved. Movie star, manwhore, and totally off-limits. Until now. I told myself it was time to move on, until one epic night changed everything. Now there’s no denying the way I feel when he touches me, or the reckless desire in his eyes. Once we cross that line, there’s no going back... -
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![Stripped Raw by Prescott Lane]()
Stripped Raw by Prescott Lane
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKenzie. I’m a yes girl. Get your mind out of the gutter; I’m not talking about sex. I’m talking about saying yes to whatever comes my way in life. So when I had the chance to move to Europe after college, I said, yes. When I had the chance to open my own lingerie line, I said, yes... -
![The Anti-Relationship Year by Katie Wismer]()
The Anti-Relationship Year by Katie Wismer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohanna Palmer is very much over relationships. After a scarring experience her freshman year of college, she’s decided she would much rather have something fun than something serious. Her best friend Miller has seen it all—the tears, the parties, the drunken phone calls at four in the morning when she needed a ride. In fact, there might be several things Miller saw that Jo herself can’t remember... -
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Rascal by Katie McCoy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s keeping me up all night long…. Emerson Hayes is sexy, arrogant, and has abs that would put a Hemsworth to shame. He’s also opening a bar with his buddies right below my apartment. Goodbye, peace and quiet, hello sleepless nights fantasizing about my hot new landlord…. But when my stuffy workplace makes it clear I need a plus-one for our events, I have the perfect way to even the score... -
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Kozart by J. Nathan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKozart Savage is the world’s biggest rock star. At twenty-five, he’s got it all. Money. Fame. And the adoration of fans everywhere. He thought that was enough to make him forget his past. Enough to transform his distrusting heart. Turns out that’s not how it works. .. Then he meets a bridesmaid hiding out in a hotel bar. Probably the only girl on the planet who doesn’t know who he is... -
![Filthy Foreign Exchange Book 2 by S.E. Hall, Angela Graham]()
Filthy Foreign Exchange Book 2 by S.E. Hall, Angela Graham
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Echo Kelly is invited on a backpacking trip throughout the UK, she jumps at the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, refusing to let one fleeting past exchange stop her. At least, that’s what she’s convinced herself of, until the moment she sees him again. It’s not the one-time “run-in” she was expecting, and therefore prepared to handle... -
![Try With Me by Elyssa Patrick]()
Try With Me by Elyssa Patrick
There is nothing happily ever after about my life. My mom is dying of breast cancer. I work four jobs just to keep us going. What I don't need to deal with? Jamie McAlister. Yeah. Him. Blond, tall, gorgeous. I had a crush on him throughout high school, but he never knew I existed. I don’t even think he knows my name. I was too shy to say a word to him...
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