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Broken Harbor by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSince the moment our lives fell apart, the only thing that mattered was making a good life for my son. A life where he was happy and safe. I just never expected to find that safety with a hockey player known for his brutal dominance on the ice and his recklessness off it.But Cope Colson is so much more.The gentle way he makes sure we’re okay. The playful care he shows my son...Categorized as:
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Where There’s Smoke by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsABOUT THIS EPISODE They say where there's smoke, there's fire—but Malcolm and Seong-Jae have a lot of blood and no body in a case where the only witness to a murder may be the killer himself. Yet as they chase down a victim who may or may not exist in a crime that may or may not have happened, it's the sparks flying between them that threaten to ignite into dangerous flame.. -
Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGetting stranded in the snow without cell service wasn’t the worst thing that could have happened to Eloise Rivers.Being saved by the man who’d led her on more than once was...Categorized as:
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After Felix by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSometimes the best love stories come in two parts.When Felix met handsome journalist Max Travers, it was lust at first sight. It was just his luck that he then had to develop a terrible case of feelings and got his heart broken. However, two years later, he’s over all of that. His job is going well, he has good friends, and he doesn’t lack for male company...Categorized as:
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No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFamily is more than blood...and love has no shame. Indy is on the run from his mobster ex when he meets Noah and Josh...and starts on the journey that will bring him love and a chosen family... -
The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say... -
Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiger and Thorn are both members of an MC which they love. They have a biker family who brings them joy and work which fulfills them. They should be beyond happy. Only they both have a secret they don’t know if their club can accept. A secret they’ve kept for a long time.As they toy with the idea if it is time to come clean, an unexpected meeting brings someone else to their attention... -
Until You Can't by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes a thrilling new standalone romance.She was the girl next door. His brother’s ex. And the woman he spent a decade pretending to hate . . .After twenty years of service, the Navy told me it’d be too risky to operate again, forcing me to retire as a Navy SEAL... -
Boomer by Marie James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets are poison. They eat away at you from the inside. I doubt there’s a single person in the club that would have a problem with who I am.Keeping my mouth shut is all about my own shame. Who I am isn’t acceptable. That’s what my Fundamentalist family raised me to believe, but even after leaving home, I couldn’t be myself... -
Mad Man by Onley James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAvi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista...Categorized as:
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Delighted by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…Brian “Boomer” Ward believes in sheltering strays. After all, the men and women of McKay-Taggart made him family when he had none. So when the kid next door needs help one night, he thinks nothing of protecting her until her mom gets home...Categorized as:
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Snatch: Cerberus MC Book 5 by Marie James, J.A. Essen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve been Jaxon Donovan since the day I was born, obviously. My road name, Snatch, came years later due to my ability to literally snatch up any woman I set my sights on. I’ve always been a connoisseur of the opposite sex. Tall, short, thin, thick and juicy, my tastes knew no limitations... -
Nailed Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKit Carlyle isn’t just some woman. Beautiful? Yep. Seductive? Damn straight. She’s also my best friend…and my co-worker. But, hell, I’m a guy with a pulse. Every once in a while, I take a look and think filthy things about her that maybe I shouldn’t. But when her cousin dies and leaves her with a long as hell and sexy bucket list, Kit turns to me for a helping hand... -
Euro Dreams by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI don’t remember booking a first-class ticket to hell… An all-expense paid trip to Europe. What could be more enticing than that? Well, other than having the surgeon I fantasize about daily as my travel companion. But to me, that’s all Lucian Aston is—a highly sophisticated, posh Englishman who stars in my daydreams...Categorized as:
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Wolf.e by Paisley Hope
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlways ride faster than your angel can fly.-Gabriel Wolfe As president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, my life has been infused with darkness and trauma since the day I was born. Chaos is my birthright. I crave it to feel stable. Secure. Whole.The only people I care about are the ones who don my cut. Women are just a tool. Never to covet, only to use, each face blending into the next...Categorized as:
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The Daymakers by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Daymakers were the hottest alt-rock band since the nineties, the masked members making fans swoon at the very thought of who might be hiding under the skull masks. Known only by their stage names–Royal, Hero, Poet and Knight–their real identities were a carefully held secret.I was third-generation white trash who had no value to society...Categorized as:
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Inked Devotion: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a road trip romance between two friends running from their past.Brenna Garrett watched her best friend fall in love with another woman all the while keeping his darkest secrets from her. Now she’ll have to figure out who she is without him while not letting the rest of the Montgomerys see her break... -
The Return by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer lieutenant Kingsley Boissonneault returns to The Chateau in this sequel novella to Tiffany Reisz’s bestselling romantic suspense novel.The cult’s holy book is Story of O, the infamous French novel of extreme sado-masochism. Their château is a looking-glass world where women reign and men are their willing slaves... -
Reluctant Renegade by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I was never scared of dying until I loved you.”The shy single dad and the gentle assassin. Domestic bliss and a bloodthirsty revenge mission battle it out in the emotional fifth instalment of the bestselling Rebel Kings MC series.DecoyI met a dude in a bar once. Tall and strong, he had moon-blue eyes and tawny hair, and he moved with the grace of a lion... -
Dragon by K. Webster
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes a new motorcycle club dark standalone MM romance novel!They created this monster when they took me as a teen.Abused me, tortured me, psychologically ruined me.I was once innocent, fragile, and good.Now I’m older and everything wicked.The worst of the worst... -
Show Me Wonders by Riley Nash
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWait for me. Never let me go.I fell in love with Jackson Moreno in hell, the only two survivors trapped in a catastrophic tunnel collapse. But when rescue comes, I discover he has secrets darker than I could have guessed. He disappears from my life as quickly as he came, and I can’t afford to chase after him when I have to raise my daughter alone... -
Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m about to sing you the saddest song in the universe, and it’s called “The Man of My Dreams Married My Sister.” It’s kinda my theme song. And trust me when I tell you, it’s heavy on the violins.Because the man in question? He’s not just any guy, he’s Rafe freakin’ Goodman. My former best friend. The boy who made my summers on Whispering Key magical...Categorized as:
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Clash by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTAYLOR I’m that poor little rich girl whose silver spoon was snatched right out of her pretty mouth. I lost everything. Now my everyday reality includes sleeping in my car and dining on whatever clearance food I can purchase with spare change. But my issues don’t end there. My nightmare family is hot on my heels and demanding something I don’t have. They won’t give up until I crack...Categorized as:
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Prowl by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Game Series • Book 12 • Sequel to Apex Predator • MM+MM • Primal Play • D/s • ADHD in Romance • High-Protocol Kink • Age Gap • Second Chances • Ethical Non-MonogamyThe vacation is over for the four men you met in Apex Predator, and now it’s time for Ty and Walker to be on the prowl to secure their happily ever afters... -
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Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m a lucky man and I know it. Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation should have used up my luck for a lifetime. But luck struck again when I followed my passion into music...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Hearts by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Award-Winning Author, K.K. Allen, comes a hot rock star romance packed with all the feels. His heart beats for the music. She's his favorite song. Lyric Cassidy knows a thing or two about bad boy rock stars with raspy vocals. In fact, her heart was just played by one...Categorized as:
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Lot 62 by Nordika Night
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEvery fairytale had a villain, and this way of life was ours. Coming from nothing and gaining something is a lot to handle. Can they hang on to it? A year after moving in together on Lot 62, Devon and Maddox have a whole new dynamic to adjust to—cohabitation. Merging their personalities and energies into one tiny trailer is a lot to handle, but so is their relationship... -
Hollywood Playboy by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBehind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction. Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Jessica An entertainment journalist was the last thing I thought I would be doing. I thought once I got my degree, I would be reporting on stories that made a difference, but now all I do is report on who broke up with who and who is dating who. I was over it...Categorized as:
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Bourbon & Secrets by Victoria Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother.Any woman who did, ended up dead. It wasn’t just a rumor. It was my reality. I buried my wife along with too many secrets surrounding the night she died.Now, I’m a single dad with two priorities above everything else: raising my two girls and making great bourbon...Categorized as:
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Perfect Enemy by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes an enemies to lover, standalone romance.She's twenty-years younger than me.Half my age.And twice the trouble.After two decades of serving, I come home to find nothing's changed, except her. She's still the same carefree girl with wild eyes and a smart mouth...Categorized as:
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Gentry Rules by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**RELEASING SEPTEMBER 28th!**From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent, jump into fall with this swoony, spicy small town stand alone romance between a curvy single mom and the tattooed Marine protector who will do anything to earn a second chance… ADDIEJustin Gentry had always been my best friend and I had always been in love with him. When our friendship imploded, I was shattered...Categorized as:
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Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA full steam, page-turning Poly Romance. Why Choose one book boyfriend when you can have two? Satisfy your romantic cravings with this heart-pounding hurt/comfort love story.The vice-president of the Rebel Kings MC. The girl of his dreams. And the six-foot-five firefighter-turned-bodyguard they can’t resist. Nash It’s three in the morning, and we’re in her bed... -
Protecting Joy by Lila Ferrari
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer soldier Liam McBride wants to be left alone. He is recuperating at his late grandpa’s house in the country, thankful for the quiet solitude. The horror of being tortured in Afghanistan, then rescued by a SEAL team, is still fresh in his mind. Joy Maddox, the woman next door, shatters his fragile peace... -
A Duet of Darkness and Dreams by L.H. Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re lucky enough to have everything you’ve ever wanted, you might just lose out on what matters the most.Ambitious college student Isabella Rodriguez wants to be a journalist more than anything. Unfortunately, those misogynistic jerks at her school newspaper refuse to sit up and take her seriously...Categorized as:
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The Verdict by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-Special Forces soldier Rhys Garrick was trained to expect the unexpected, but when he rescues a gorgeous woman from dangerous criminals he’s hunting, nothing could’ve prepared him for the incredible night that followed. Nor the way she disappeared the next morning.It was for the best. Rhys wasn’t about to trade the freedom of the open road and his duty to the Vigilantes for a woman... -
Caution by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike every hardworking member of Harper Security Ops, Forrest Hickman takes time away from work to relax and recharge. And he often does that while riding his snowboard on the slopes of his favorite ski resort.He wasn’t sure anything would be better than some time alone to clear his head. That is, until he meets someone to spend his break with...Categorized as:
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The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do...Categorized as:
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Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cold-hearted club enforcer...An undercover snitch in love...And a kidnapped boy both men lust after… Booker“You don't have to fear your virtue. I don’t sleep with what I have to kill.” As the enforcer of the Grimm Reapers motorcycle club, it’s my job to remove threats to my brothers... -
Real Risk by Elle Keaton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's possible they're a match but first the two men will have to survive trial by fire. Chief Flynn is fighting smoke and flames, tirelessly protecting the lives and property of his fellow islanders from yet another spate of fires.Arson or accident?When injury puts him on the sidelines, West Coast Forensics Arson Investigator Kimball Frye offers his assistance...Categorized as:
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Five Second Rainbird by Nashoda Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMacayla"He’s rude, abrupt and doesn’t know how to smile."My new landlord, ex-Special Forces Vic Gate, is intense, and even that’s too domesticated a word to describe him. Extreme raw power seems more appropriate. Or maybe godlike, except there isn’t anything forgiving or merciful in him. Then again, he gave me and my little boy Jackson a week to vacate his cabin instead of seven minutes...Categorized as:
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Rebel by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier... -
Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s innocent. He’s chaste. He’s promised to God. And he’s more temptation than I can handle.I’m supposed to guard the Boss's husband, but I just can’t keep my eyes off his best friend, Aidan O’Leary.Watching him.Wanting him.Knowing I can never have him.Aidan is pure in body and soul. He’s about to be ordained as a priest. Me? I’m going to burn for the things I’ve done... -
End of the Line by Nicky James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a boy who has everything meets a boy who has nothing, life will never be the same again.Leopold Van Eschen is in big trouble. All the money in the world won’t save him from what he’s done. On the run, desperate to get away, Leo finds himself seeking help from a wrangled bunch of vagabonds he meets in the rail yard.Leo has no idea his whole world is about to change... -
Take Me to the Edge by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis Storm's Story!A Mountain Man, Small Town, Military Romance...Categorized as:
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Press by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHenley is off-limits for Levar. So why can’t he stay away?Five years ago, Levar survived a terrorist attack. The bombing left its scars, but he’s picked up his life. He loves working for the vice president—who is openly bisexual—as his press secretary.Levar can’t afford a pesky attraction that proves to be frustratingly stubborn...Categorized as:
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Harley's Achilles by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis book is part of series, but can be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Fret and Jinxed. This book contains homosexual relationships and coarse language. Rock star Harley Payne seems to have it all. Skyrocketing career. More money than he'll ever need. And women. Lots and LOTS of women. But "seems" is the operative word... -
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...Categorized as:
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Sloe Ride by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSequel to Tequila MockingbirdSinners Series: Book Four It isn’t easy being a Morgan. Especially when dead bodies start piling up and there’s not a damned thing you can do about it.Quinn Morgan never quite fit into the family mold... -
Latakia by J.F. Smith
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMatthew likes his life in Richmond. He has his friends and his softball and his volunteer work. And he has a very good-looking boyfriend, Brian, who he’s been happily dating for over a year now. So what if his friends tend to question just how good his boyfriend is, and so what if Brian tends to have inexplicable mood swings. And so what if Brian seems to invite Matt’s suspicions on occasion... -
Melt into You by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHer first love has returned, and he's brought a friend... After running away from home and the boy who broke her heart, Evan Kennedy has kick-started the perfect new life with her celebrity fiancé. So what if said fiancé prefers guys? She knew the deal when they got engaged...
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