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Only Ever You by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between two brothers, Reese Brady must choose whether to live out her fantasies or opt for stability. She bears the load of her guilt to the point of exhaustion, excusing unsavory behavior as a form of self-punishment. Despite the temptation of one man, she commits to the other. When a family crisis strikes, Reese is forced into the arms of the wrong man... -
Fury by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m infuriated by my feelings for her...They’ve held me captive all this time.I might have been the one that walked away, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still haunted by her—by what I did to her.But that’s the thing about ghosts… they always return when you least expect it.My stepsister was an outlet for my pain, but everything has changed.Now I’ve got nothing to lose...Categorized as:
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Drink It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuinn Donovan is a single dad with too much on his plate. He is surrounded by his wild and crazy family at home and at work while raising two little girls who are the light of his life. When a complete stranger swoops in to help him when he needs it most only to then disappear without a word, it seems he’s lost his chance to get to know her... -
A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized. Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner... -
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Exposed by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KOIW1T6. Walking away seemed like her only option. Letting go was the one thing he couldn’t do. Sam and AJ have spent the last five years trying to get over their painful breakup. Both have moved on, but neither has fully healed from the wounds of the past... -
The Gruff Loner's Bargain by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrook:I might be down on my luck, but I’m determined to open the best all-inclusive wedding venue in the U.S. But first, I have to scope out the competition. The only problem is I need a fake fiance to pull it off. Even worse, the only man available to do the job is the annoying handsome Landry Hendricks. Because of course I need the help of the one man in town who hates me...Categorized as:
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Finding Me by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came here to escape. Leave the debris and avoid the inevitable truths. Things are better. Worse. Different. I’m finding me, but in the process I fear I’m forgetting those I have left, and the ones who have left me. Maybe I’m losing who I was... -
Scenic Route by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake the ride to Happily Ever After with Beautiful Biker Spencer Valentine of The Dominion Brotherhood MC. Best experienced after Detour (Beautiful Biker 1) and Joyride (Beautiful Biker 2) Spencer knows it’s a long and winding road to happily ever after. He’s got baggage. He has a chip on his shoulder... -
Pieces of Me by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I loved you then,I love you now,and I’ve loved you every single day in between.” Jameson Taylor is a nomad. A drifter. A memory collector.Or, at least, that’s what’s become of her life ever since she was forced to leave pieces of her fractured heart behind. “This is the fault in our fate, our one undoing:All he’s ever wanted is my happiness,even when it costs him his own... -
Conceited by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAriel I would like to say we were old lovers. That once upon a time he was my everything, and I was his, but that would be a lie. He may have been mine, but I wasn’t his. I was his sister’s annoying little friend who he didn’t even know was in love with him. Years later, after seeing him again for the first time, nothing has changed...Categorized as:
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Scorned by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrody was determined to win her heart again. Dimitris was hell-bent on getting her back. Will she choose one or none? Fiesty, vindictive and sharp-tongued, Lindsey Mason was always in love with her brother’s best friend, Brody. For years, she watched as he went through the women around her—but never her. When Lindsey started dating another guy, Brody suddenly started to notice her...Categorized as:
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Paine by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe was my best friend. The person I told my deepest secrets to. But when my world came crashing down, it was all because of her family. From that moment, I realized I’d been wrong to trust her. Her big caring eyes and sweet face were nothing but an act as she’d watched on while I tried to keep my head above water. That was our past... -
A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWren Beaumont is many things.Beautiful.Smart.Sweet.Innocent.At Lancaster Prep, the girls love her. They all want to be her friend. Only I see Wren for who she really is.A repressed little virgin who keeps her feelings locked up so tight she’s probably close to bursting. She thinks she’s above us all.Even me.I shouldn’t be drawn to her. She’s not my type...Categorized as:
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Long After by Cheryl McIntyre
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Annie Phillips, there is a right way to do things and everything has a place. College and her flawless GPA are top priority, as is planning her perfect future. Anything less than perfection is unacceptable. So when she meets Loden Guiles, she believes she has finally found her perfect happily-ever-after. Chase Malloy is funny, loyal, and an all around nice guy...Categorized as:
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Just A Kiss by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA swoony billionaire romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!Brainy brings bossy to his knees.Jessica Slater is brilliant. When she was my intern, she was off limits and waaaay too tempting.She’s even more delectable now and wins every battle of wits she faces. A chance encounter ignites a fire between us.It was just a kiss. Just. It nearly brought me to my knees...Categorized as:
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Secrets by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00JG8E7HE. She’s never loved the way she loves him. He’s consumed by an unquenchable need for her. Sam and AJ have faced so much together, survived so much together, but when secrets and mistrust rock the very foundation of their relationship, they must fight to keep it all from falling apart... -
The Other Daughter by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty-one year-old Scarlett Strohman has had to walk a difficult path thus far in her young life. Raised by a neglectful mother and an alcoholic grandmother before entering the foster care system, she's never met the father who abandoned her before birth. Scarlett is tough, embittered, and has a chip on her shoulder that's nearly as big as her goal to make something meaningful out of her life... -
Forgotten Sweethearts: A Romance Novel by Melissa Bender
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFind out what happens after "Happily Ever After" in this amazing novel at $0.99 til November 8! “Things change and I finally realised that trying to fix us was nothing but a mistake.” He was never there for her, and she doubted him. And it is already taking its toll on their marriage. When the only solution is to divorce, they decided to try one last time again... -
Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScarlett MacGregor has lived a very sheltered life courtesy of her over-the-top controlling parents. Having never been to a co-ed party, much less on a date, Scarlett has relied on her books, her music, and living vicariously through her best friend Evie to keep her sanity as she's patiently awaited her freedom from their rule... -
Everlasting Light by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe were two hearts, two souls, devastated by the same loss. I met Beau Ryland where the red clay danced along the water’s edge, and bursts of light rained down on us. A night when the heat couldn’t be escaped. As he whispered against sun-kissed summer-sweet skin, “Baby, look up and get lost on that everlasting light,” it was easy to believe it would last forever. But things changed... -
Consume by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKillian Everett is condescending, egotistical, and a complete jerk. When I started as the new assistant for the famous rock band Civil Corruption, I thought I’d hit the career jackpot... but I was wrong. With his attitude, bad behavior, and stupid good looks, Killian has made my life a living hell since my very first day. We may fight constantly, but that doesn’t make me want him any less...Categorized as:
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The Enforcer by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's mean.And grumpy.When he's on the ice, he's the most violent player out there.But there's something about him I just can't shake.There's a sweetness hiding under that gruff, brute exterior.A little boy peeking out who wants to come out and play.I never thought I'd be with someone like Tucker McKinstry.But once I get past that rough hard shell, I can't imagine being with anyone else... -
Northern Twilight by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s the girl he left behind. He’s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever …As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can’t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he’s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life... -
Trashy Foreplay by Gemma James
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever flirt with temptation. Never lust after what I can’t have. And never, under any circumstances, screw a married man again. By the time this story is told, I’ll have failed at all three… With my heart and reputation in ruins, I can’t afford to make another mistake... -
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HAWKE by Jescie Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNicole never imagined anyone other than her seemingly perfect boyfriend, Patrick, could grab her attention. That is, until ex-convict Cameron Hawke unexpectedly becomes their roommate, turning her entire, calculated little world upside down. The tension in the house is thick as Hawke's lifestyle clashes abruptly with hers... -
Fall To Pieces by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKyle Carter was never going to be an easy man to love. Lee Bennett knew that from their very first encounter, but the secrets of his past have exploded in Lee's face putting an end to their explosive love affair. Pregnant and homeless, Lee must try to find a way to live side by side with the man who destroyed her. The very man she is still desperately in love with, but can never trust... -
The Game You Play by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way. Get ready … The Raiders are back! Felicity Giles has a list. Lose her virginity. Meet her knight-in-shining-armor and fall in love. Have the best senior year a girl can have. The only problem? Her knight isn’t a saint, he’s a villain, and she’s pretty sure he’ll destroy her before ever handing over a piece of his heart... -
The Love of My Next Life by Brit Benson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI calmed his demons. He created mine.Macon Davis.My best friend’s brother.My tormentor.My least favorite person.Pothead. Delinquent.A careless, directionless loser.That’s what I used to believe,but I didn’t really know him.And when I finally saw him,it was the best and worst thing to ever happen to me.We burned hot and fast.Passion. Anger. Love. Pain.We were reckless. Naive... -
13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAutumn ha crecido en hogares de acogida y su pasado es como un lienzo en blanco...Categorized as:
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Before Now by Cheryl McIntyre
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPark Reed is a bastard in every sense of the word. He hasn't always been this way. But after his heart was broken by the only girl he ever loved, being heartless gets him through the day and allows him to fill his nights with the nameless girls he has no intentions of seeing again. He now lives his life following his ever-growing list of “life lessons.”Lucy Braden is everything Park is not... -
Bender by Stacy Borel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll Keegan wanted was a roommate who was quiet, minded their own business, and paid for part of the rent. Instead, she got Camden Brooks. Camden, with his sinful body, sharp tongue, and the inability to stay out of Keegan’s personal space, couldn’t seem to curb his interest in the new girl who wouldn’t put up with his domineering ways... -
Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsChase Grayson has never been interested in having a relationship that lasts longer than it takes for him and his date to get dressed again. But then he stumbles into a gray-eyed girl whose innocence pours off her, and everything changes. From the minute Harper opens her mouth to let him know just how much he disgusts her, he's hooked... -
Fallen Crest High by Tijan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn alternate cover edition of this ASIN can be found hereMason and Logan Kade are two brothers who did their own thing. They were rich and expected to attend her school, Fallen Crest Academy. They chose public school and now Samantha has to live with them. The problem is that she doesn't care at all: about them, about her friends, about her cheating boyfriend, or even about her parent's divorce... -
Virgin for the Night by C.J. Fallowfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho do you want me to be?My name is Logan Steele. I’m devilishly handsome, seriously ripped, well hung, charismatic and highly sexed. Women just can’t resist me. So when I lost my job in the construction industry and was struggling for cash, I decided to put my assets to good use.By day I’m a private personal fitness trainer... -
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Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnderestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...Categorized as:
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You're Mine Tonight by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a lover and a player, a Hollywood socialite with a reputation I strive to live up to. But when I meet Brody, my soul ignites with an ombré of colors. The tortured artist is a dangerous addiction, and the perfect companion to my party girl ways.Then I meet River at an audition to play his co-star. He’s a slow burn that soothes my reckless heart... -
Kin Series Complete Set by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Full Kin Series including an exclusive Novella, Renew Me. Following this family of cousins while they struggle through life and each find love... -
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Rough Waters by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone thinks I’m sour but really, I’m just lonely.I’m twenty-four years old and have never been in love.How could I? I’m Lemon Rough -- a girl with five protective brothers who don’t believe any man in this town is good enough for me.For my birthday I’ve requested one thing -- alone time. I packed my car with books and wine for a solo trip at the family cabin on Stout Lake... -
Rough Deal by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone has a secret. Mine is ruining my life … making me bitter, callous, cold.I’m Rye Rough -- the oldest of seven kids, with a family tree that built this town. I understand more than most that reputations matter.Which is why I keep my mouth shut -- and that secret? I’m not telling a soul.It’s clear it’s causing problems... -
Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner. Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand... -
Fairytale Green by Kayla Silvers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe could never predict a tattooed giant to be thrown into her life.Ella Miller is not a massive believer in love. Especially in high school. Sure, she thinks that it is good in movies and books, but real life is not exactly a fairytale. Although things might take a turn at the arrival of a large, tattooed male...Categorized as:
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Innocent by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan this protective older man convince a curvy virgin to save herself for love, or will she auction it off to the highest bidder?JanieI've spent years trying to find love, but all I've found is heartache and debt.With no way to pay my college tuition, I follow a friend's advice.I auction my virginity online.At first, this seems like a great plan. I'm going to make out huge... -
Implode by Victoria Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNicI should have stayed away from her. Even I know this.I used to convince myself that I’m irreparable. But what if the one woman I shouldn’t crave is the only person who can mend my jaded heart?Claire Nettles is hiding more than just her feelings from me. And when I find out what has her so scared, I’m never allowing her to walk out of my life again...Categorized as:
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Sever by Mary Elizabeth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMisery overstayed its welcome. But fate will not be so easily swayed. Gabriella Mason and Teller Reddy have walked a thin line between affection and hostility for years. The intensity that once set them on fire has ended their engagement and separated them by more than just miles... -
Unwrapping His Package by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIndie: I trust my gut, the universe, and the healing power of sugar. I’ll admit I had my doubts in all three of those things when my sister wanted to move all the way here to Christmas, Michigan in the dead of winter. I’ve been scrambling to be the supportive sister after her messy divorce, but I’m exhausted. Just when I think I’m at my breaking point, I sense something... -
Grumpy In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter seven years, I'm coming home.Studying in London was an amazing experience, but was it worth it?That's the question I keep asking myself.It cost me a lot.It cost me Colin Hill.I've been in love with that boy since the first time I saw him in grade three.I thought that breaking up with him before college was the right thing to do.But now, I'm not so sure... -
Say My Name by Ashley James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArrogant. Repulsive. Cocky.With an ego almost as big as his… Well, you know.There is no length he wouldn’t go to score.To be in control.To win.Life is nothing but a game to him, and I’ve become nothing more than his little pawn.Something to toy with.To taunt.To mess with. And to hurt.The wicked smirk on his face as he helped upend my entire life is proof of that...Categorized as:
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Single Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Minnesota Raider’s PR Guru calls me into her office. No big deal, right? I’m Dominik James. I’m the goalie with the most and the most charming player we’ve got...and now I’m supposed to use my charm to win over the journalist who’s gonna be tailing me for two weeks.Two weeks.I start out with nothing against Fiadora Brown or what she does for a living...Categorized as:
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Blade by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was out on a ride to clear my mind when I saw her on the side of the road, frowning at the black smoke pouring out of the engine. I wasn’t looking for trouble, and I certainly wasn’t looking for a blonde-haired, blue-eyed damsel in distress, but I couldn’t just leave her stranded...Categorized as:
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