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  • Ryker's Reward by Loni Nichole

    Ryker's Reward by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping his curvy spitfire in line will be this grumpy CIA agent's hardest mission yet.RykerWhen I requested a secure room at the Silver Spoon Falls Inn, I didn't realize it came with sassy commentary from the desk clerk. Nor did I think I'd enjoy the thought of spanking that attitude right out of her. But here we are anyway. Sight unseen, I'm already hooked on Francesca...
  • Commanding the Curvy Girl by Nichole Rose

    Commanding the Curvy Girl by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To save a curvy dispatcher and win her heart, this detective will do whatever it takes. Even if it means answering every outrageous call in Silver Spoon Falls.EastonTaking a bullet was supposed to be as bad as things could get.And then I moved to Silver Spoon Falls.There is nothing easy about life in this crazy small town.Especially when a curvy little dispatcher decides she doesn't like me...
  • Beast by C.M. Steele

    Beast by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A witness to a crime, Mary Stark lands herself in Steeleville, under the care and protection of DA William “Beast” Brandon and the Steele Riders. Unbeknownst to her, she’ll be living with Beast until the trial. She’s been warned of his gruff and surly behavior when it comes to people invading his home and messing it up, but accidents happen...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  insta-love  legal  multi-pov  steamy  adult  biker
  • Hook, Line, Professor : A Professor/Student Forbidden Romance - #1 by Shayla Hart

    Hook, Line, Professor : A Professor/Student Forbidden Romance - #1 by Shayla Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Do I detect a touch of desire in those gorgeous blue eyes, or is my boozed-up mind imagining things.."Ever the sceptic, Rein Valdez hoped all of her dreams would come true when she scored a scholarship and got accepted into Oakhill University—a prestigious Fine Arts school in Chicago...
  • Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The heat between this curvy model and an infamous photographer will melt the camera. But will it lead to forever?Trinity LarsenI may own a modeling agency, but it's been a long time since I was in front of the camera.Until I was named one of Le CRV Magazine's Women of the Year.The infamous photographer, silver fox and certified grump, Sage Grimes, is in charge of the photoshoot...
  • faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala

    faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s a woman who has never done anything like this before… Disaster had her world uprooted, her plans for her life going in a direction she could have never seen coming. Shackled with a debt she has no way to pay off, she makes a decision she never could have seen herself making. One contract. Three months. Complete financial freedom...
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two years ago, my ex-wife tried to frame me for embezzlement. My life crumbled, leaving me the single father of two little girls. I swore I'd never trust a woman again… Until Jenna Kirby waltzes into my life and turns it upside down. She's like no one I've ever met. Her bright eyes and big personality hide a heart of gold. I've never felt like this about anyone. Neither have my girls...
  • Splendor by Janet Nissenson

    Splendor by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    British hotelier Ian Gregson had it all – wealth, good looks, power, and a share in his family’s worldwide, multi-billion dollar luxury hotel chain. His very name was synonymous with sophistication and elegance, and any woman he wanted could be his with just a look. But the only woman he truly desired was strictly forbidden to him for too many reasons to count...
  • Behind the Velvet Rope by Jane Fox

    Behind the Velvet Rope by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke: As the bouncer for the hottest club in town, I see my share of beautiful women. So why am I so taken with the shy girl in line who’s dressed like a small-town librarian? Parker: My sister’s bachelorette party is definitely not going the way I expected it to. I’m dragged to a noisy club—with a gorgeous bouncer. I’m pretty sure his type isn’t quiet girls in floral dresses, though...
  • Leaping into Love by Loni Ree

    Leaping into Love by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leap Year Baby…My horoscope said, “For all those Leap Year Babies out there, it’s your day! Take a leap into something fresh and exciting.”I don’t think my horoscope fairy meant for me hop into Mr. Walker’s pristine, Egyptian-cotton sheets. I had no idea my roommate's gorgeous employer was in the shower when I let myself in to take his dog for a walk...
  • Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her Older Single Dad is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the second book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Piper Food delivery isn’t a great job, but it pays the bills… usually.Most importantly, I get to be independent. When a walking break turns into an amazing job opportunity, I can’t say no...
  • Summer Love by Fiona Davenport

    Summer Love by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Billionaire Aiden Bryant didn’t get to stay at his beach house as often as he liked. He was happy to loan it to his friend so his daughter could use it for her graduation trip. But he never expected to meet the woman who was meant to be his when he went to check on the girls.Aiden searched high and low for his mystery beauty, never realizing she was Bianca Kendall...
  • Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm an axe-wielding alpha with absolute resolve:I will not fall in love with Honey. She's my ex-stepdaughter -- and off limits.But it's a hell of a lot easier said than done.Her mom's long gone, and she's still here, in my secluded cabin.She's sweeter than sugar, with a body that makes me think of one thing alone:But I see her eyes linger... and the way she licks her lips.I may be a hard ass..
  • Dangerous Curves Ahead by C.L. Cruz

    Dangerous Curves Ahead by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a free-spirited college student. He’s a trucker who loves those curvy backroads. He can give her a ride home, but can he also give her a happily ever after?JennaAfter my Spring Break plans fall through, I decide to go home to visit for a couple of weeks.That means finding my way across the country with no car and no money...
  • Sinful Boss by Liz Fox

    Sinful Boss by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sloane I’ve always preferred company of the four-legged variety. They’re full of love and they let me be myself--that’s why I’m going to school to be a veterinarian.When I end up working for my brother's friend during the summer, I don’t expect to be cleaning Maximillian Hawthorne’s toilets.He’s wealthy, pretentious, and a serious pain in the horse’s butt...
  • 1109 Cowboy Way by Hope Ford, Mayra Statham

    1109 Cowboy Way by Hope Ford, Mayra Statham

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He doesn't see her scars, he only sees her.Divorcee Grayson is a cowboy through and through. When one job ends, he moves on to the next. Except this time he can’t.There is something about the new Hickory Homestead owner that calls to him. All alone in that big place, there is no way one person can run a ranch all on their own...
  • Bombshell by Xyla Turner

    Bombshell by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Samantha Wilde liked men, but didn’t like how they treated women. So, it wasn’t too hard when she found out that her love life could never be normal again. That is until she met Joshua, who didn’t care what she liked, but made her a business proposition she couldn’t refused and then a relationship proposition that she absolutely fought against...
  • Her Alpha Boss Undercover: An Older Alpha Male, Younger BBW Romance by Nichole Rose

    Her Alpha Boss Undercover: An Older Alpha Male, Younger BBW Romance by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's terrible at lying…but she's real good at making him squirm. NathanSomeone is out to ruin the family business and I promised my brothers I'd look into it.Going undercover is a lot harder than I expected.I'm a computer nerd. I have no clue what I'm doing. And I can't seem to stop watching Brooke Waters long enough to accomplish anything.She's so beautiful, but she doesn't like me much...
  • Hold You: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romantic Comedy (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Hold You: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romantic Comedy (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This giant Russian will fall like a ton of bricks when he meets his curvy angel.KnoxLauren York is the cutest little angel I've ever met.Her sweetness is like nothing I've ever known.And her innocence drives me crazy.I know nothing of caring for such a girl.I probably shouldn't have kissed her five minutes after I met her.I definitely should not be chasing her all over the office...
  • Adore You (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Adore You (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A chance meeting and a mechanical bull will unravel a former detective in the blink of an eye.JasonMiranda Dawes is the sweetest little thing I've ever seen.I was obsessed with her the minute I met her…and then she disappeared without a trace.Imagine my surprise when I found her at work the next morning.And my horror when I realized something I said in the heat of the moment chased her away...
  • Heat by C.M. Steele

    Heat by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a mad dash to get through her hectic sweaty morning and make it to work on time, Violet finds herself struck by...a limo.Dazed but mostly unharmed, she's surprised when the passenger in the limo swoops her up and is shirtless.What kind of limo did she collide with?Pain and agony strike Micah when he sees his little Violet in the middle of the street...
  • Her Date with an Alpha by Nichole Rose

    Her Date with an Alpha by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She may not be from his world, but she belongs to him anyway.ColtonCadence Grayson was meant to be mine. I knew it the minute I saw her.She's smart, sassy, and keeps me on my toes.But she thinks I'm someone I'm not and wants nothing to do with my world.Now I have to convince her to give me a shot.Lucky for me, I don't give up easily.Cadence Marie Grayson, you're going down...
  • Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport

    Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aurora Dawson loved helping happy couples have their perfect wedding and happily ever after. Even if she never found one for herself.When a divorce office opened shop right next to her, she was livid that someone would help tear apart the couples she brought together...
  • Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone...
  • Curvy Ride by Hope Ford

    Curvy Ride by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s cold as ice, except when it comes to the curvy school teacher…I know better than to get involved with James “Ice” Cole.Men like him don’t go for women like me unless they want one thing…To get in my pants and then get gone.Not only is he older…he’s also a member of the Valor MC.And everyone knows what they’re about.But the man doesn’t seem to want to take no for an answer...
  • The Guard by Cassie Mint

    The Guard by Cassie Mint

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m limping home at night, barefoot with a busted ankle. Then a white knight sweeps me off my feet. He’s burly and bearded, and sweeter than sugar. Nearly twice my age, too.No one understands why I’m so obsessed with the campus security guard, but they don’t see it. They don’t see him.Well, it’s their loss–because I know he’s the perfect man...
  • Marking Him #2 by Elena M. Reyes

    Marking Him #2 by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The day Maya Owens walked into his tattoo shop, everything Talan knew changed. After officially starting a relationship, he is now having trouble managing Maya—a woman who consumes every part of his being and owns his heart. His need to control her and everything around her drives Maya insane, but he has good reason...
  • Forever Kisses by Loni Ree

    Forever Kisses by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Kane Triplets try their hand at matchmaking…. Harris Kane When my nephews ask me to help out a friend who needs a job, I make them promise that this girl won’t turn out like the firm’s last three secretaries—husband-hunting, gold-diggers. Just to be sure, I cover all my bases and create a new office policy, no fraternization, no exceptions...
  • A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Delilah Armstrong I had been so focused on others finding their happily ever after that I neglected myself. Until he walks into my office. Suddenly, it's all I can think about. Kyle Rothschild I never gave the future much thought, never gave women much thought either until I walked into her office. Now, I can see the future and it stars her...
  • One More Night by Sarah O'Rourke

    One More Night by Sarah O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Crenshaw Jacobson met the woman of his dreams...and he was determined to spend every night possible with her. But Waverlee Armstrong was leery of commitment, having been abandoned by her family at an early age...
  • Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We met Anthony and Charlee in Chocolate Kisses. This is their long-awaited story. Anthony Gallucci has had one person on his mind for two years. He has searched high and low for the one that got away. Charlee Galvington was just looking for a good time in Italy. Oh, she got one all right, then fled. Fast forward two years...
  • A Touch of Summer by Nichole Rose

    A Touch of Summer by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To keep his ray of sunshine in his life, he'll lay it all on the line.DominicSummer Daniels is everything I ever dreamed about finding and more.She stole my heart the minute I set eyes on her, but I'm her boss.Trying to keep things professional between us when I want to claim her as my own is hard.I thought keeping her at a distance would keep me from losing her altogether...
  • Hungry For Dash by Shaw Hart

    Hungry For Dash by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gracelyn Moore just started a new company. After rumors started swirling at her old job that she was sleeping with a client that she would never touch in a million years, she decided that it was time to move on. She just wants to focus on her future, on getting her new party planning company with her best friend off the ground. Then she gets hired by Dash...
  • Chef's Kiss by Abby Knox

    Chef's Kiss by Abby Knox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BishopMy Las Vegas boutique hotel got lucky when it snagged one of the region’s top young pastry chefs. But my unlucky heart suffers a blow when I learn that the enchanting Cherise is engaged to another man. Is it wrong that I want to break them up? Probably. One thing that all my money can’t solve? It won’t help me steal Cherise away...
  • Bred Under Contract by Ember Davis

    Bred Under Contract by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AVAI hired Joshua to do a job for the company I run. The contract is very specific about the scope of work and doesn’t include anything about him wanting me. Still, he gives me the opportunity to get something I’ve always wanted—a baby.There isn’t anything in the contract about him making me fall in love with him either. Joshua seduces me with words as he whispers dirty things in my ear...
  • Extra Deep by Kate Hunt

    Extra Deep by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cage Holden has one obsession and one obsession only: the continued success of his company.At least that’s the lie he’s told himself.Deep down, he’s just as consumed with his personal assistant, Julia, who is off-limits for obvious reasons, not the least of which is her age.For two years, Cage has managed to ignore her tantalizing curves.For two years, he’s remained in denial about his desire...
  • Catch & Release by Loni Ree

    Catch & Release by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This girl stole my heart.And I'm a stubborn jerk.While I'm attempting to come to terms with this surprising event, my curvy little love leaves town.There's no way I can live without her so I'll have to find my girl and make things right.I know I have my work cut out for me but I'll do whatever it takes to make her mine forever...
  • Possessive Doctor's Christmas by Flora Ferrari

    Possessive Doctor's Christmas by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve only got one wish this Christmas…My dad’s best friend, the hot doctor, underneath the mistletoe.But will Santa bring me the one thing that’s on my list when his list has all the reasons why he shouldn’t…One: He’s an older man and I’m a younger woman.Two: He’s my dad’s best friend.Three: Christmas is all about giving, not receiving...
  • Red, White & Yours by K.L. Fast

    Red, White & Yours by K.L. Fast

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Theodore Cox was not expecting her. Ava Vaclaw never expected anything. When these two come together, fireworks aren't the only thing going off this Fourth of July. This novella has it all: a little intrigue, a whole lotta instalove, all the KL Fast steam and safety you can handle..
  • His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook

    His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's off limits.But for her, I'm ready to break all the rules.Reckless. Rough. Ruled by my impulses.That's the man I used to be.I've spent the last ten years rebuilding myself.Becoming a man who follows the law.Obeys the rules. Respects the limits.But then she walks into my office.Soaking wet, wide-eyed, and afraid.Temptation on a silver platter.Putty in my hands...
  • Kiss Me, Baby by Fiona Davenport

    Kiss Me, Baby by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amelia Flores was in Vegas for a bachelorette party when the bride dared her to kiss a stranger. The shy food blogger didn’t plan to follow through with her cousin’s challenge until she spotted Zack Parker. They’d never met before, but the attraction she felt toward him was explosive...
  • Standing There by C.M. Steele

    Standing There by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can two people meet in the middle of a crowded park and fall in love? Maybe, or maybe everything isn't as it seems to be. The music fills the park and the band on stage has the crowd dancing and moving to be music. Well, except for one man in particular. Roman stood there in the middle of the masses lost at the sight of a beautiful woman swaying to the music just ten feet away...
  • Zeke's Eden: The Beginning by K. Webster

    Zeke's Eden: The Beginning by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Following Daddy’s rules has always been easy. Smile. Nod. Repeat. Until I met Zeke. Dark. Dirty. Sinner. A hungry beast, released from his cage. And I’m on the menu. Tonight, I’m Zeke’s Eden. His sugar. His whore. Daddy’s little girl is all grown up… ***Warning: This is an erotic novella...
  • Late Night Confessions by Mia Madison

    Late Night Confessions by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B06Y4G61LVShe couldn’t possibly be more off limits... Maya I’m a 22 year-old woman, and I’ve never been with a man. But that all changes tomorrow night. The moment I post those words at an anonymous online forum, I regret it. Messages flood my inbox with propositions and inappropriate pictures. Except for one man...
  • My Prince Charming by C.M. Steele

    My Prince Charming by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evil Stepmother? Check.Wicked Stepsisters? Check.Dead father? Check.Endless Chores? Check.Handsome prince, to rescue me? I hope so!I have become Cinderella. However, instead of dirt, the smell of grease lingers on me as the abuse sends me to the hospital and into the arms, quite literally, of Dr. Edward Prince...
  • All of Me by Hope Ford

    All of Me by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TOMMY I’m a tattoo artist. I have been ready to settle down for a while now. I want a woman and a baby. I want a family. However, it’s hard finding a good woman that wants to settle down. Almost every woman I meet at the shop is still sowing her wild oats, so to speak. I used to be able to hang right with them, but now, they are all the same...
  • Dear Handy Silver Fox by Lana Dash

    Dear Handy Silver Fox by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A curvy woman, a silver fox handyman, and a love letter that sets in motion a chance at true love.SINCERELY YOURS series are short and steamy standalone romances about curvy women finding love after accidentally sending out love letters to the crushes in their lives...
  • Assisting Her Boss by C.M. Steele

    Assisting Her Boss by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Needing to pass her Math class after years of attempts, Alexa coaxes her sister into taking the exam for her. All she has to do is fill in as the assistant for Alyssa’s jerk boss. It should be easy since they’re twins, but Alexa’s nothing like her sister in personality. The second they meet their attraction is hard to ignore. Alexa knows that she can’t keep the secret for long because Mr...
  • His Tasty Cherry Pie  (A Double Virgin Valentine) by Olivia T. Turner

    His Tasty Cherry Pie (A Double Virgin Valentine) by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My father blew up my life.Shattered it. Destroyed it. Kicked it in the balls.He caused a worldwide scandal for my family and now there’s nowhere safe for me to go.So, I flee New York City and hide in Bridgeworth Pines.It’s a small town in the middle of Connecticut.I’m living with my crazy aunt while struggling with my new job at the local bakery.It’s going great, thanks...
  • Cream by C.M. Steele

    Cream by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nicholas Williams has two loves in his life, work and his younger sister Brie. Nothing keeps him away from his business except for Brie. So when she needs his help, he willingly agrees, but that’s all forgotten the instant his eyes land on the woman who just entered the coffee shop. Now he’s found a new love...
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