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Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes, the biggest secrets can bring both salvation and destruction.Emerson Charles grew up luckier than most, going from a difficult life to finding safety and a true home with her stepmother and stepbrother. Years later, when Levi's in trouble, Emerson will do anything for the brother of her heart, her greatest protector...Categorized as:
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Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others.When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past.Keeping her job should be the hardest part...Categorized as:
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No Broken Beast by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFierce. Scarred. Ginormous grump.And I get to tell him he's a father...Brilliant life decisions--falling for the bad guy.Leo damn Regis. Hated scourge of Heart's Edge.A wall with arms and legs. Hercules dipped in ink. Incandescent eyes.The legend, the outcast, the boy I loved.But the man they call "Nine" isn't the villain they think.He saved my life and seared my heart once upon a messed up time... -
Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Detective Drest Bright meets his newest charge, sparks literally fly. There is no denying the instant attraction he feels for Rachael Frankenstein. But she’s off-limits, and he knows as much. Her family has been a thorn in the side of the Nightshade Fae Hunters for over a hundred years, and they aren’t about to let him run off into the sunset with her without a fight... -
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Savage Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Small Town Grumpy Shifter RomanceThe first time she saw him he was coming out of the river... Oh! what a view.Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff.Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend... -
Taliz by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaliz avoids people for a reason… his untamed predator. But when a stranded human arrives, can he restrain his inner beast before his monster decides she’s his prey?ZaydieI’ve traveled all the way to planet Hallion to research their winter holiday... -
Buried Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason Sykes had served many years in the Marine Corps for his country. His loyalty and sacrifice had left him disfigured—inside and out. He didn’t harbor regrets, especially since he’d finally found the peace and quiet he’d always desired on a Nebraska farm. Brenna Helm was a country girl through and through, right down to her cowgirl boots... -
Earning His Trust by Shea Balik
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIniko had a problem. His mouth often said things that his brain hadn’t thought through. It didn’t make him very popular with anyone. How he hadn’t been kicked out of Miracle was in itself a miracle. Iniko also had a gift to help others find their niche in life. But to do that, the men of Miracle would have to find a way to give him a chance... -
Taming Kane by Tessa Stone
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a desperate woman escapes a dangerous situation and seeks refuge in Wintermoon, she finds herself irrevocably bonded to a possessive wolf shifter in this fated mates, forced proximity romance. KaneA thousand years of loneliness has ended. The curse on supernaturals is lifted, and we can finally meet our fated mates. I’ve waited patiently, but after ten years, I’m losing hope...Categorized as:
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My Orc Santa Claus by Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe charming town of Eastshore Isle is my hiding place, but I need someone strong to keep me safe…I’m pretty sure there’s rules about an elementary teacher hooking up with a student’s parent, but what if I didn’t know that’s who he was? See, I’ve spent the last few months getting hot and heavy with this guy on the app MonsterSmash, but we haven’t exchanged names... -
After Sundown by Linda Howard, Linda Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSela Gordon, shy owner of a Tennessee general store, prefers solitude. If anyone can chip away at her protective shell it's the handsome, mysterious, ex-military man who's been hiding for two years in the wilds of Cove Mountain... -
Death Valley by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance from NYT bestselling author Karina Halle.Three years ago Aubrey Wells’ sister disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Since then, Aubrey’s life has crumbled around her... -
My Orc in Uniform by Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been a single mom for sixteen years, and I know there’s no place left in my life for fun. Right?I grew up in the South, where there are three things you’re never supposed to A woman her age, a man his salary, and a single mother how the duck she’s managing to juggle a job, a mortgage, and a teenage son who’s suddenly become too big for his britches... -
Hidden Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. One was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he'd gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn't talking about his bike either...Categorized as:
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Homestead by Claire Kent
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter losing the last remaining member of my family, I'm left all alone in a dangerous, uncivilized world. A twenty-year-old woman with no skills, no resources, and no protection can't make it on her own after Impact, so I'm forced to rely on the charity of strangers to survive.My one chance of safety and security comes from an unexpected offer. Jimmy Morgan needs a partner...Categorized as:
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Fighting Chance by Victoria Paige
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne small town.One dead sheriff.A town with secrets.Newly appointed sheriff Trent Stone is investigating the murder of his predecessor. This leads him to Misty Grove, a town lined with innocent diners and general stores, but his gut instinct tells him that nothing is what it seems.It doesn’t help that his first encounter with one of its citizens is at the end of her shotgun.A beautiful hellion... -
Book, Line, and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLindsey is enjoying her second year in Briar Creek as the library director, meeting with the crafternoon club, and happily dating tour boat captain Mike Sullivan. But when a salvage company arrives in town to dig up treasure buried on Pirate Island over three hundred years ago, the locals are torn between protecting the island and welcoming the publicity... -
A Howl to Remember by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets, Magic, and Sizzling Romance in Whispering Pines Celeste Rowan returns to the only place she's ever felt at Whispering Pines, a magical town filled with paranormal beings. But a car accident at the edge of town leaves her with no memories of her life and in the arms of a mysterious, muscular wolf shifter who sets her heart ablaze...Categorized as:
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The Alien's Mail-Order Bride by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThough still carrying the scars of his past as an intergalactic soldier, Emvor doesn’t mind the quiet of his chosen life as a farmer. He doesn’t even mind that most nights are lonely on remote Cassa, but he does need help around his farm. A mail-order bride from his homeworld seems like the perfect solution. She’ll be a tall, sturdy female to help with the chores and bear his children...Categorized as:
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