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Wolf's Midlife Nanny by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m starting over at 43 and found the perfect nannying job.Too bad my hot new boss is my fated mate.When my mate of twenty years started growing distant,My best friend offered to give him advice.Little did I know she’d end up pregnant with his baby.I left Portland and my daycare job behind,Ready to start anew in my friend’s pack down in Eugene... -
![No Mercy by L. Divine]()
No Mercy by L. Divine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMisty and the rest of Esmeralda's evil brood are busy concocting a sinister plan to not only destroy Jayd and the rest of her powerful lineage, but Esmeralda and Rousseau are also using their powers to take over G's drug business. Mama's in and out of a dangerous dream state due to Esmeralda's wicked manipulation and unable to properly shut her evil neighbor down... -
![Olivia and the Orc by Honey Phillips]()
Olivia and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn orc guard. A kidnapped human. A treacherous journey…The last thing Olivia remembers is celebrating a friend’s birthday. The next thing she knows, she and her friends are being marched across an alien desert by a gang of small lizardmen - and one very large and forbidding green alien... -
![Diamond in the Dust by Peggy L. Henderson]()
Diamond in the Dust by Peggy L. Henderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the Second Chances Time Travel Romance Series Reverend Johnson is in the business of granting second chances to those deserving a new start, even if it means bending the rules of time travel on occasion. In Gabe McFarlain’s case, he may have gone too far . . . Abandoned by his father, and raised in a whorehouse, Gabe has grown bitter to the world... -
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![Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton]()
Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is no April Fool’s Day joke!Some of your favorite Dirty Daddy authors are teaming up to bring you a spring fling of steamy hot and light-hearted Dirty Daddies stories.Scrub Daddy by Kara Kelley- If Mr. Clean was helping naughty little girls shine up their act.Phone Daddy by Lizzy Day - Dial 1-800-Daddy to make a connection... -
![The Color of Forever by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of Forever by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRecently divorced television reporter Katelyn Roberts has stopped believing in relationships that last forever, until a near-death experience during a cycling accident changes everything. When she miraculously survives unscathed, a deeply-buried memory leads her to the quaint, seaside town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine... -
![Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron]()
Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA missing student. A singular investigation. A new romance. Every bit of it is a mystery in a delightful novel of cosmic twists by the author of How to Win a Breakup.East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace...Categorized as:
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![In Lieu of You: A British Time Travel Adventure by Keith A. Pearson]()
In Lieu of You: A British Time Travel Adventure by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKeith A Pearson's time-travel adventure, 'In Lieu of You', centres on a relationship question many have where would I be today if I hadn't met that one person?Hypothetically, we might want to know the answer. In reality, though?Gary and Clare Kirk are set to celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary … except they’re not... -
![A McMillan Christmas by Bethany Claire]()
A McMillan Christmas by Bethany Claire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMorna’s magic returns in this new Holiday story sure to warm your heart and make you believe in the miracle of love. A Time For Second Chances When the worst snowstorm of the century hits the Scottish Highlands just in time for the Christmas holiday, Harper knows she must seek shelter from the storm... -
![The Successful Life of Jack Rybicki by Shawn Inmon]()
The Successful Life of Jack Rybicki by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Rybicki is a high school senior who loves his girl, likes to party, and doesn't have much of a plan for his life. Then fate plucks him from obscurity and Jack, now renamed Jack Samuels by his management team, becomes one of the most famous people on the planet. A teenager who likes to indulge himself with limitless resources is not the best recipe for a successful life... -
![Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story by Sharon K. Middleton]()
Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story by Sharon K. Middleton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSassy and Owen Winslow were historical experts on the Revolutionary War and the Culpers, Washington’s spy ring. After her husband dies unexpectedly, Sassy struggles to find new meaning in her life. When she goes exploring in the Cohutta Wilderness, she falls through a hole in time, and finds herself in the Indian Territory in 1778, falling in love with Big Sexy Will Selk...Categorized as:
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![Twisted by Evangeline Anderson]()
Twisted by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNikki Davis is having a terrible time. Her three sons are in trouble in school and her husband is divorcing her while a nasty coworker steals her best commissions at work. Is it any wonder she's thinking of offing herself? But when she steps into the foaming surf of Clearwater Beach, she feels something hard under her foot... -
![Turn Left for Stars by V.K. Ludwig]()
Turn Left for Stars by V.K. Ludwig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA SciFi Alien RomCom. It’s hard to find the right alien concubine… Finding three of them? Impossible! Watching the future saikhs practice their penetration angles at the saikhmenti alone doesn’t cut it to make a decision. What about other things like… I don’t know. Personality? What I need is insider information. That saikh-in-training who keeps failing his assessments? He’s offering it up freely... -
![One Big Bite by Michele Mills]()
One Big Bite by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Who stole my lunch?” Cannibal’s carefully packed work lunches keep disappearing day after day. Only his. Grrr. Someone obviously appreciates expert cooking, but this constant thievery is about to throw him into a berserker rage. He has to track down this atrocity.“Don’t feed it,” his brothers warn, “you’ll just encourage it to scavenge... -
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![Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill]()
Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPunished for an indiscretion, Navy SEAL and all-around tough guy Zachary Floyd is forced to head a new SEAL-like program for women. There he meets an alluring Norsewoman, who's escaped a nunnery, her father, and the eleventh century altogether.A NAVY WARRIORHe's a world-class player -- nicknamed Pretty Boy -- and a tough guy who's not afraid to get down and dirty... -
![Throwback by Maurene Goo]()
Throwback by Maurene Goo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one...Categorized as:
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![The Good Part by Sophie Cousens]()
The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBy the New York Times bestselling author of Just Haven't Met You Yet, a downtrodden twenty-six-year-old wakes up to the life she's always wanted, but is it really a dream come true?At twenty-six, Lucy Young is tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, tired of going on disastrous dates, and definitely tired of living in a damp flat share with flatmates who never buy toilet roll...Categorized as:
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![Switched by Evangeline Anderson]()
Switched by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA warrior with a talent that could get him killedA girl transported to a new existence with no warningWhen the two of them trade lives, it places them in mortal peril... -
![Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill]()
Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA very confused Viking finds himself hurtled through time to face the rigorous ordeals of the Navy SEALs. Yet while his brawn allows him to easily adapt to the military, he's no match for one of the most difficult challenges of all-the modern-day woman... -
![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord... -
![The Cowboy Encounter by Kristy Tate]()
The Cowboy Encounter by Kristy Tate
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternate cover edition of ASIN B00UM6B7TK can be found here.By these waters we do sleepClothed in night so dark and deepLady Moon who doth guide our dreams,Shroud us in your silvery beams.Take us to a distant time When love and hearts doth combine... -
![A Witch in Time by Catherine Kean, Wynter Daniels]()
A Witch in Time by Catherine Kean, Wynter Daniels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Cat's Paw Cove, Florida-an enchanting seaside town and favorite tourist destination. But there's something unusual about the locals, both human and feline. The popular Shipwreck Museum might just take you back in time, and the historic Sherwood House holds secrets, old and new... -
![Awakened By The Giant by Evangeline Anderson]()
Awakened By The Giant by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAwakened by the Giant--a Kindred Tale of the Jor'gen Kindred A Giant Kindred devoted to science Clones a beautiful woman to learn from her But what Maddy teaches Calden is how to love And love is forbidden--punishable by Death Can they escape now that Maddy has been...Awakened by the Giant? Meet the Jor’gen Kindred... -
![Kilty as Charged by Amy Vansant]()
Kilty as Charged by Amy Vansant
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA blend of suspense, romance and laughs with just a dash of time-traveling Highlander from author Amy Vansant.When Catriona spots a plaid posterior passed out on the Hollywood movie lot where she works, she doesn't know her life as a fixer for Hollywood's spoiled elite is about to grow more complicated... -
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![Whirlwind Courtship + High Energy by Jayne Taylor, Dara Joy]()
Whirlwind Courtship + High Energy by Jayne Taylor, Dara Joy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJAYNE ANN KRENTZ writing as Jayne Taylor WHIRLWIND COURTSHIP When Phoebe Hampton arrived at the doorstep of Harlan Garand's mountain cabin, he was less than pleased. Convinced that she was another marriage-minded female sent by his matchmaking aunt, Harlan would have gladly thrown her out... -
![Loving A Stranger by Evangeline Anderson]()
Loving A Stranger by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA warrior able to take over the body of another Thrust into his enemy's life. Soon he begins to love his enemy's lonely, abused wife but can she ever trust him again when she finds out she has been Loving a Stranger? Reeve J'lorn is an M-Switch Kindred... -
![If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch]()
If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA New York Times bestseller!From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams.For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different... -
![Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Connie Willis]()
Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Connie Willis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOri’s holidays are an endless series of elaborately awful meals cooked by her one-time stepfather Dave’s latest bride. Attended by a loose assemblage of family, Ori particularly dreads Grandma Elving—grandmother of Dave’s fourth wife—and her rhapsodizing about the Christmas she worked at Woolworth’s in the 1950s... -
![Taken by the Alien Next Door by Tiffany Roberts]()
Taken by the Alien Next Door by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn undercover alien. A curvy human female he’s desperate to claim. One month to make her his.Tabitha Mathews has never had much luck with men. Her past relationships only left her heart aching and her self-esteem beaten down. But who needs them? She’s doing just fine on her own... -
![Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas]()
Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn an acclaimed literary debut, two boys on opposite ends of the world begin an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever.Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie has a life-threatening allergy to electricity, and Moritz's weak heart requires a pacemaker. If they ever did meet, they could both die... -
![Until Midnight by Melissa Landers]()
Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship... -
![If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty]()
If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love Lindsey Kelk and Mhairi McFarlane's YOU HAD ME AT HELLO, you'll love this book... What if you found The One, then lost him again? Or not so much lost him as became the neurotic, needy girlfriend from hell. The girl who tried to make him choose between her and his job, and got seriously paranoid about his relationship with his female best friend.. -
![Rough and Ready by Sandra Hill]()
Rough and Ready by Sandra Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA MISSION OF NO MERCYIt takes nothing short of a miracle to catapult Lt. Torolf Magnusson and his team of Navy SEALs back in time to the eleventh-century Norselands. First on the agenda: destroy the evil villain who terrorized his family and a nation... -
![New Adult by Timothy Janovsky]()
New Adult by Timothy Janovsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNolan Baker longs to be "thirty, flirty and thriving" in this charmingly quirky LGBTQIA+ romance that's one part 13 Going on 30 and one part One Last Stop.WHY CAN'T WE SKIP TO THE GOOD PART?Twenty-three-year-old Nolan Baker wants it all by the time he's thirty. Too bad he's single, barely able to cover his own expenses, and still paying his dues at a prominent NYC comedy club... -
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![1997 by Kirsty McManus]()
1997 by Kirsty McManus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnna Matthews is moving on. After a tumultuous year where her life took an unexpected turn, she is now looking to the future with the help of a few old friends. Everything gets off to a great start with Anna and her high school friend Kelsey planning a new business together...Categorized as:
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![Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone, Zoe Chao]()
Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone, Zoe Chao
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding true love is only a matter of time in this heartfelt and hilarious romantic comedy, starring Zoë Chao (The Afterparty), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), and a full cast!Romance can be a little complicated when you get sucked into a wormhole. Just ask high school English teacher June Flint. One little solar flare happens and suddenly you find yourself 85 years in the future... -
![The Bride Program by Dane Griggs]()
The Bride Program by Dane Griggs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaya Arnold was leading a normal life, working and helping care for her sister, until the Cerasteans arrived. Offering a cure for cancer if enough women volunteer as brides, Maya jumped at the chance. Saving her sister was her only goal. She never expected to actually fall in love with an alien, or find best friends in the other bride volunteers... -
![Finch by Leora Gonzales]()
Finch by Leora Gonzales
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaudia is living every single mom’s dream… well, not really, but she’s the type to see the glass half-full. Working the night shift to make ends meet, Claudia barely gets by with help from her best friend and her steady cleaning job. She can’t complain though. There’s food on the table and diapers on her baby’s butt, so she keeps chugging along... -
![Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love]()
Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve been here a long ass time. Lonely as hell and wishing for a wife.When a woman arrives, she thinks she’s time-travelled to a prehistoric nightmare.I think she’s finally come home.She’s innocent, curvy, and all kinds of cute.And she thinks I’m nothing but a cave man.Growly. Grumpy. Gruff.She’s not wrong.She also has ideas about marriage... -
![Tin Men by Amalie Jahn]()
Tin Men by Amalie Jahn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlie's love for Brooke has grown in the years they've been together, but when his father dies in a tragic climbing accident, he discovers a well-hidden family secret which turns his life upside down and threatens to destroy his sense of self as well as his relationship with Brooke... -
![Quantum by Erin Kellison]()
Quantum by Erin Kellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpace Invader steals time for love... Ex-soldier turned space pirate Tey Raider is visiting Earth to steal a fortune and use one of the Red Rock vortexes to escape into the deep black. When he bumps into Sophia West, he has no idea the human woman will throw a wrench into the hyperdrive of his master plan, and spin him, his storm cruiser, and his heart out of control... -
![RenFaire Druids: Dunskey Castle Prequels by Jane Stain]()
RenFaire Druids: Dunskey Castle Prequels by Jane Stain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring a trip to a Renaissance faire, Emily thinks gorgeous swordsman Dall plays his role a little too well -- and when she gets a job as a performer, she's sure of it. When the festival is over, can their love endure, or will time tear them apart? ~BookbubDrama teacher Emily Shaw has never met a man quite like Dall MacGregor. And there's good reason for that: he's from 1540...Categorized as:
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![Cat's Meow by Dale Mayer]()
Cat's Meow by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a year of hell, Dani Summerland's life is just getting better when she's tossed unceremoniously a few hundred years into the future with her orange Persian cat, Charmin Marvin, in her arms. With no way to fight it, no way to go back, things are only looking to get worse fast. Breaking protocol is cause for severe consequences in the time and world Levi Blackburn lives... -
![Miranda's Viking by Maggie Shayne]()
Miranda's Viking by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReeducating RolfA Viking warrior was sitting in scientist Miranda O'Shea's living room, learning English and marveling over light bulbs. Yesterday Rolf Magnusson had been frozen solid, his body perfectly preserved in a glacial cave, where she'd discovered him... -
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![Sam And Evie by Cassidy Cayman]()
Sam And Evie by Cassidy Cayman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvelyn Merkholtz never dreamed she'd be an unemployed single mother in a foreign land. When her ex convinces her to move back in with him until she can find a job, she jumps at the chance to leave the spooky old castle she's been living in with her batty billionaire best friend... -
![Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown]()
Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World author Erik J. Brown, perfect for fans of What If It’s Us and If This Gets Out.Tommy Dees is in the weeds—restaurant speak for beyond overwhelmed. He’s been working as a server at Sunset Estates retirement community to get the experience he needs to attend one of the best culinary schools in the world... -
![Meet Me on the Bridge by Sarah J. Harris]()
Meet Me on the Bridge by Sarah J. Harris
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCan true love ever survive across time?Everyone says falling in love is supposed to be easy. But what happens when you meet the perfect man…in your dreams?Especially when you find out he was real and died one year ago – on the bridge you had agreed to meet on for your first date...Categorized as:
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![American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier]()
American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe summer after graduation is supposed to be that first real taste of freedom - but not for eighteen-year-old Chloe Branson. Just as that breeze of freedom is making its way into her galaxy, her secret-service-agent dad drops a meteor-sized bomb of bad news on her and her sisters... -
![Times Change by Nora Roberts]()
Times Change by Nora Roberts
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA unique story about finding love when you least expect it, from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Twenty-third century cynic Jacob Hornblower followed his brother Caleb into the past, determined to bring him home... -
![Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds]()
Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJustin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, delivers another smart, funny, and powerful stand-alone YA contemporary novel, with a speculative twist in which Jamal’s best friend is brought back to life after a freak accident . . . but they only have a short time together before he will die again.Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know he’s about to die . . . again...
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