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  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Does he really see me as a girl? Yuki's a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesn't care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively...
  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 8 by Suu Morishita

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 8 by Suu Morishita

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    “There are still parts of me-words, faces-that I've never shown you…” Emma's relentless pursuit of Itsuomi has hit a wall, and Shin is left to pick up the pieces, if Emma will let him. Meanwhile, Oushi-kun's sudden confession makes Yuki anxious about Itsuomi's feelings...
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  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    “I WISH ITSUOMI-SAN WOULD TAKE ME INTO HIS WORLD…”. Yuki, a deaf college student who’s led a relatively sheltered life, has just taken a huge step: She’s got a boyfriend! And he seems like a keeper: Itsuomi is a multilingual globetrotter who works hard, and he’s a knockout, to boot...
  • The Vincent Boys Collection: Extended and Uncut by Abbi Glines

    The Vincent Boys Collection: Extended and Uncut by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Some things are too scandalously steamy to print…This ebook-only collection of The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers contains exclusive scenes of scintillating seduction. Sawyer Vincent is the golden boy. The football star. The straight-A student with the perfect girlfriend to match. His cousin Beau Vincent is the opposite. The bad boy. The rebel. Super sexy—and super dangerous...
  • Interference by Zoe Reed

    Interference by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    The last thing Jordan Marshall wants is a relationship, especially with someone like Taylor Becks, the star player from a rival roller hockey team. Taylor doesn’t talk – to anyone. When Jordan’s curiosity about the athlete overpowers her predisposition to being guarded, the two strike up an unlikely romance...
  • Fallen Crest Campout by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Campout by Tijan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Sam and Mason return to Fallen Crest for a camping trip. They head north, meeting up with a few friends from Roussou and enjoy a night of booze, some leapfrogging, and there’s a small therapy session to air out some tension in the group. Empty chair, anyone? Enjoy a novella crossover between the Fallen Crest series and the crew series!
  • The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "You never got over her. You just left. ". From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage...
  • Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “All my life I’d always known what the Gentry boys were. A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and wild as wolves. .. ". DRAW. They called us ‘those white trash Gentry boys’ until we believed that’s what we were. Our people squatted at the edge of a hellhole prison town for generations. The childhood we endured was the stuff of nightmares...
  • Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Finding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV. After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her...
  • Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    She's given up on love. But he's not giving up on her. The moment she meets Spencer Cosgrove, Dawn knows she's in trouble. Spencer is sexy. Funny. Charming. Just her type. Or what used to be her type, before she vowed to steer clear of realtionships. Everyone gets hurt in the end, Dawn believes. Things only get worse when Spencer starts flirting with her, luring her in with his tenderness...
  • 68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    ~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~. Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls.
  • Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines, Abbi Glinesová

    Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines, Abbi Glinesová

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 63 ratings
    Rush promised her forever. .. but promises can be broken. Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other. In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn’t easy. Blaire believed in her fairytale. .. but no one can live in a fantasy...
  • Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Forever You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jade and Garret have a love story like no other. They’ve survived heartache, tragedy, and numerous forces trying to tear them apart, but through it all they’ve developed a love that will endure forever. Now it’s time to celebrate their love with a wedding...
  • Trust Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Trust Him by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻. Hadley Rexford wasn’t supposed to get under my skin. But I thought she was like me, until I push her too far, and destroy everything we had. I want to hurt her. Consume her. In the end, I’ll make sure she’s only ever mine. Cole Jagger wasn’t to supposed to become everything to me...
  • Getting the Goalie by Hannah Gray

    Getting the Goalie by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Being the child of a hockey legend is great and all, until you figure out that people either respect you for it or think you've only gotten as far as you have because of the name on your jersey. I may be Cam Hardy's daughter, but I've worked my butt off for every minute. I've earned on the ice. When I land at NE University, I'm eager for a fresh start and a new season of hockey to begin...
  • Whistleblower by Kate Marchant

    Whistleblower by Kate Marchant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    Kate Marchant presents a story about a young journalist who fights for the truth to come to light—even if it means she might lose everything . . . Laurel Cates has never wanted the spotlight...
  • Una sfida come te by Katie McGarry

    Una sfida come te by Katie McGarry

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Ottimi voti, stile impeccabile e una carriera di successo: ecco cosa si aspettano tutti da Rachel Young. Specialmente la sua numerosa e assillante famiglia. Ma nessuno sospetta che dietro quella maschera di perfezione si nasconda una ragazza fragile con una lista interminabile di segreti. Segreti inconfessabili come la passione per la velocità e le auto da corsa...
  • Waiting for Spring, Vol. 10 by Anashin

    Waiting for Spring, Vol. 10 by Anashin

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A sweet shojo story of a soft-spoken high school freshman and her quest to make friends, Waiting for Spring will delight fans of earnest, fun, and dramatic shojo like Kimi ni Todoke and Say I Love You. IN HOT WATER. With Aya's leg injured, Mitsuki wants nothing more than to see him fully recovered...
  • Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Will their lives take them in different directions? Jaylinn McCormick is determined to forget that one terrifying night which left her feeling broken and tainted. There is one person who can make her whole again… but he is hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length. She has loved him her entire life but can she wait for him to step up to the plate? Cooper Cahill has loved Jaylinn for years...
  • Waiting for Spring 12 by Anashin

    Waiting for Spring 12 by Anashin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Waiting for Spring manga volume 12 features story and art by Anashin. Mizuki is a shy girl who’s about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys’ basketball team weren’t exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet the five quickly hit it off. Will true love ultimately find Mizuki in this latest volume?
  • That Baby by Jillian Dodd

    That Baby by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    First comes love, then comes marriage . . . and then comes That Baby. That Baby is the final book in the That Boy trilogy by USA Today bestselling author, Jillian Dodd. It’s amazing how a few little words can change your life. It starts with a simple I love you. It’s made official with I do. And becomes incredible with I’m pregnant. Jadyn is the girl I love. The girl I’ve always loved...
  • Bittersweet Always by Ella Fields

    Bittersweet Always by Ella Fields

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From bestselling author Ella Fields comes an all new standalone. An emotional new adult romance that proves love is worth fighting your demons for. Toby Hawthorne was an enigma. One I didn't factor into my college plans. I wasn't looking for love. I wasn't not looking for it either. And in that state of in-between, he found me. Unaware of the battle he fought everyday, I fell fast...
  • Fence #9 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad

    Fence #9 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
  • Curvy Girls Can't Dance by Kelsie Stelting

    Curvy Girls Can't Dance by Kelsie Stelting

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The strongest bodybuilder in Emerson isn’t a match for my focus. Emerson Dance is one of the most prestigious dance companies in the country. And I got kicked off the team right before nationals because my curves don’t “fit. ” Not their idea of a perfect dancer's body and definitely not their costume. I’m going to enter the competition on my own and show them that every body is a dancer’s body...
  • Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant

    Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “Sometimes there is a single moment that changes your life forever. ”. Hadie Swinton is giving up on boys. After a disastrous relationship, she is convinced that all males are the same—arrogant, self-assured, and complete jerks. Lincoln Bracks is giving up on his old life. After moving to a new town to escape the problems plaguing him, he is set against ever getting close to anyone again...
  • Wicked Games by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Games by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The edgy, angsty, addictive YA/NA crossover series from L. A. Cotton continues. .. They thought the fight was over. .. All Maverick Prince ever wanted was to play basketball in college. So starting for the Steinbeck Scorpions should be a dream come true. But not everyone wants to see him succeed. Just because you’re on the same team, doesn’t mean you play by the same rules...
  • A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Walking away would be the smartest decision, but no one’s ever accused me of being smart. Cold, determined, brutal, but never smart. Willa’s mine from the moment I rescue her. I protect her from a brawling crowd and she stares up at me like I’m her prince charming. No one’s ever looked at me like that. No one has ever dared to come that close...
  • The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Phil. “Kenna stood strong, taking my grief into herself. In that moment, if the world had truly threatened to fall, I had no doubt my Baby Girl would hold it up. ”. A pillar of strength, Kenna only grows stronger as time passes. I’ve known from the beginning that I was the weak link between us. Always, she’s risen above and beyond the darkness of the unknown that threatens to suck me down...
  • Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death. Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy...
  • All That Remains by Michele G. Miller, Samantha Eaton-Roberts

    All That Remains by Michele G. Miller, Samantha Eaton-Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Alternate cover edition for ISBN: 9781311741523]. Fear, guilt, and jealousy rear their ugly heads as Jules and West strive to figure out what they want now that they've emerged from the wreckage of the storm. A year has passed since the night Jules Blacklin and West Rutledge were thrown together by a tornado...
  • That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    That Wedding by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Marry the boy next door in this sweet contemporary romance by USA Today Best Selling Author, Jillian Dodd. The gorgeous engagement ring on my finger mimics my happiness. I feel so sparkly, glittery, and full of promise, because I absolutely know he's that boy. The boy I want to marry. My prince. My happily ever after. But then our pastor starts asking lots of questions...
  • The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin

    The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    When Charlie transfers to the Georgia O’Keeffe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics, she struggles to find her feet, but winds up exactly where she belongs. .. in the school’s (terrible) basketball team...
  • Broken Promises (The Secret Life of Trystan Scott) by H.M. Ward

    Broken Promises (The Secret Life of Trystan Scott) by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New Adult novel by New York Times bestselling author H. M. Ward. A TRYSTAN SCOTT NOVEL - BROKEN PROMISESIt's 3 years later and Trystan's life has changed. The Secret Life serials are how Trystan became a rockstar, the novel is what happens after his rise to fame, and his brush with the Ferro family. Cover reveal to come! Genre: New Adult RomanceLength: Novel, ~275 pgs.
  • Buried Castles by Monica Alexander

    Buried Castles by Monica Alexander

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emily Cole thought she was going to have the best summer of her life when she met Zack Easton, the dark, mysterious, gorgeous, guitar playing guy who captured her heart at first glance. He encouraged her to take risks and act without thinking, but more than that, he taught her what it was like to fall head-over-heels in love with someone...
  • Almost Beautiful by Jamie McGuire

    Almost Beautiful by Jamie McGuire

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The highly anticipated sequel to Jamie McGuire’s New York Times and internationally bestselling phenomenon, Beautiful Disaster. Newlyweds Travis and Abby Maddox return from Vegas, hoping to one day leave Eastern State University’s fatal fire in the past. But when the FBI arrives in Eakins, friends quickly become enemies, and the Maddoxes fear their happy ever after could go up in flames.
  • My Life as an Album Series by L.J. Evans

    My Life as an Album Series by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Five heart-stopping books with football heroes, swoony rock stars, and tortured artists who might just work their way into your soul. It all started with kids at a lake. And when loss hit, they all had to learn to live again. .. To find joy. .. To find redemption. .. To find love. .. MY LIFE AS A COUNTRY ALBUM ― a boy-next-door, coming-of-age romance...
  • Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The cocky quarterback and his friends have come together in a boxset! This collections includes Fumbled Hearts, Defenseless Hearts, and the exclusive short story no longer available anywhere else, Fourth Down! Follow new girl, Kalani Embers, and friends on their journeys to forever . .. One big book, three addictive love stories! Fumbled Hearts...
  • The Crash Trilogy: Includes Crash, Clash and Crush by Nicole Williams

    The Crash Trilogy: Includes Crash, Clash and Crush by Nicole Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucy Larson lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, and has her sights firmly set on a place at Juilliard. She's on her way to the top and has so far been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Well, up until now…. Jude Ryder is the quintessential bad boy and everything a girl like Lucy needs to stay away from, especially if she wants to hold onto her dream future...
  • Dearest Series Boxed Set by Lex Martin

    Dearest Series Boxed Set by Lex Martin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All three books of the bestselling Dearest series--Dearest Clementine, Finding Dandelion, and Kissing Madeline--are included in this box set. Dearest Clementine (a bestselling romantic comedy) When Clementine Avery swore off men, she had no idea she'd need real life experience for that romance writing class she accidentally signed up for last spring...
  • When I Grow Up by John Goode

    When I Grow Up by John Goode

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After graduation, Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark move to California to pursue their dreams. But high school sweethearts are called that for a reason, and their love rarely stands up to the test of time. As money, school, sex, and jealousy test their relationship to the breaking point, Kyle and Brad fight to hold on to the love that brought them together...
  • All Broke Down by Cora Carmack

    All Broke Down by Cora Carmack

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    In this second book in "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Cora Carmack s New Adult, Texas-set Rusk University series, which began with "All Lined Up," a young woman discovers that you can t only fight for what you believe in sometimes you have to fight for what you love. Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one...
  • Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Wild Child by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Jenna Theopolis has always known what she wanted. Getting out of her small hometown of Greenfield was number one on her list of priorities. Until she met Rusty Catron. Rusty’s fun-loving personality was the perfect match for Jenna’s inner wild child. But what started off as a summer fling quickly turns into something more. At least it does for Jenna...
  • Elements of Chemistry: Capture by Penny Reid

    Elements of Chemistry: Capture by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Part 3 of Elements of Chemistry. One week. Manhattan apartment. Super-hot ex-boyfriend. …What’s the worst that could happen? It’s been nine months since Kaitlyn Parker has seen or heard from Martin Sandeke—nine months and five stages of matter. She’s lived through the worst of first-love heartbreak, and is most certainly stronger (and less likely to hide in science cabinets) than ever before...
  • Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

    Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao...
  • Deposed by Sofia Daniel

    Deposed by Sofia Daniel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Edward, Henry and Blake used to rule the school. Now they just rule me. They know my secret. Something that will get me into a world of hurt. And now they own me, body, mind, and soul. These days, I play their dangerous games. And I’m helpless to their seductive kisses. I’m in the biggest trouble in my life. But I’m not sure I want to be free...
  • The Easy Way Out by C.W. Farnsworth

    The Easy Way Out by C.W. Farnsworth

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Loss is nothing new to Lennon Matthews. With each hit her heart has taken, she’s guarded it more closely. Except Caleb Winters smashed through her defenses in high school. Three years later, their relationship is stronger than ever. But aside from letting a boy in, little in Lennon’s life has changed...
  • Blue Box, Vol. 6 by Kouji Miura

    Blue Box, Vol. 6 by Kouji Miura

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Taiki Inomata loves badminton but has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard...
  • Pep Talks by Ali Dean

    Pep Talks by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    (This is the fourth book in the Pepper Jones series, which should be read in order. The first three books in the series may be purchased as a box set for a discounted price, under the title “The Pepper Jones Collection. ”). Pepper’s freshman year at college is a harder transition than she anticipated...
  • Blue Box, Vol. 5 by Kouji Miura

    Blue Box, Vol. 5 by Kouji Miura

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard...
  • Wicked Rules (Wicked Bay ) by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Rules (Wicked Bay ) by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the author who brought you the Chastity Falls series, comes the second book in the Wicked Bay series. .. Lo Stone should be used to change by now. It's been her life for the last year, but how much can a girl take before the cracks begin to show? She knew being with Maverick wouldn't be easy, but she didn’t anticipate her life in Wicked Bay becoming a game of deceit and lies...
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