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Grunt by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter losing his family years ago, Grunt was content with his memories and the brotherhood he found in his club. After a near death experience, he realizes that it's time to move on with his life and let the past go. Just days after that decision, his life changed for the better - drastically... -
![Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan]()
Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle... -
![Filthy Little Midlife Fling by Lilian Monroe]()
Filthy Little Midlife Fling by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's about to discover exactly what this hunky, small-town mechanic is hiding under the hood...I’m having a bad week.First, I get a call from my scumbag ex-husband asking for a favor. He wants to hire me to organize his new house.The house he’s sharing with his new wife.The one he cheated on me with.But the worst part? I’m so broke I might have to take the job... -
![The Mistress Files by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Mistress Files by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKingsley Edge, king of kink himself, wants Mistress Nora to write a training manual to instruct his other professional Dominants how to take better care of their clients. But Mistress Nora can't put pen to paper without churning out a sexy short story and Kingsley's training manual quickly turns into true tales of her adventures with her favorite clients. A female submissive who can't orgasm... -
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![Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber]()
Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThere is no rehearsal for true love.When A-list film actor Ryan Christensen ducked into her pub to escape his screaming fans, never in a million years did Taryn Mitchell think her life was about to change forever... -
![Priest by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda]()
Priest by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m lonely, but am I ready to move on?I’ve been Ankh’s Old Man for as long as Hell’s Ankhor has existed. But Ankh’s been dead for two years, and I need to live my life for me. I love the guys of HAC, but no one’s keeping me warm at night. No one except Mal, and that’s only in my dreams.He doesn’t do long term, and he’s one of my oldest friends... -
![The Lover by E.L. Todd]()
The Lover by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgainst all odds, Finn and I have managed to be together.Colton continues to warn me, says that Finn will never change.But he already has.I don't know what the future holds...but I think Finn fits in somewhere... -
![Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes]()
Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan be read as a standalone. I flew across the country with one goal in my mind.... finish my book.... and maybe lick the wounds of my shredded heart. My editor was screaming for the first draft, my agent was nagging for teasers, and my publisher was reminding me that my strict deadline was only months away. However, there was a dilemma. I had writer's block... -
![Park by Gemma Weir]()
Park by Gemma Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPark I’m a coward. I’ve hidden for the last decade because I can’t tell her the truth. She was my best friend, the greatest love of my life. When it was finally our time, it was all ripped away, ruined by something out of our control. If I can’t have her then I’d rather be alone, or at least that’s what I thought. One look was all it took. One word and I was obsessed... -
![Reese by Candice M. Wright]()
Reese by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground... -
![Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole]()
Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her... -
![A True Fit by Michele Notaro]()
A True Fit by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrent~ My life has been great the past few years and I have zero intention of screwing anything up. I’m certainly not going to let some guy ruin things for me, especially not my boss’s ex. But for some reason, every time I run into Declan, I become more and more intrigued by him... -
![Mail Order Groom by A.N. Boyden]()
Mail Order Groom by A.N. Boyden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNina O'Neil is a successful physical therapist looking to settle down, but without all the hoopla and disappointment that dating in the modern age brings. Despite the stern warnings she received from her family and friends, Nina signs up for a mail-order groom service in hopes of finding true love.It didn't take much for Nina to fall for Zane Doran, an accomplished hedge fund manager... -
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Black Pearl by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMonday through Friday, Devyn Williams is executive assistant to the CFO of one of the top finance firms in the country. But Devyn has a secret. At night she becomes Black Pearl, a rising performer on the Atlanta burlesque scene. Devyn's good at keeping these two aspects of her life separate, even from her company's CEO, Nikola... -
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![Clash by Cora Brent]()
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... -
![My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers]()
My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlly Hastings is my obsession, the one girl I never should have fallen in love with.She ran away from me for a year, filled with shame, insisting our feelings for each other are wrong and we can’t give into temptation. No more sneaking around. No more stolen kisses.Now Ally is back in town, ignoring our past, trying to date other guys and move on from me... -
![Dating-ish by Penny Reid]()
Dating-ish by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere are three things you need to know about Marie Harris:1) She’s fed up with online dating, 2) She’s so fed up, she’s willing to forego the annoyance and consider more creative alternatives, and 3) She knows how to knit. After the most bizarre first date in the history of dating, Marie is looking for an alternative to men... -
![Yours Actually by Nina Levine]()
Yours Actually by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it... -
![Undeniable Seduction Part 3—Broken by Scarlett Avery]()
Undeniable Seduction Part 3—Broken by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stranger makes unbelievable claims.Ciara can’t tell if he’s lying or telling the truth.Have her parents betrayed her? Ciara’s business trip to Barcelona takes a dark turn.The client she was supposed to meet… might not be a stranger after all.Lost, confused and hurt she runs to escape the pain.One shocking revelation forces her to question her entire existence... -
![Unbreak the Woodsman by M. S. Parker]()
Unbreak the Woodsman by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRYDER: Never give love a chance. It’ll only make you weak. I remember falling in love. I also remember the pain that came when it was thrown back in my face. Someone else can play the Knight in Shining Armor. All I need from a woman is her body. Ryder Wesson likes control, not just as the CEO of his family’s business, but also in the bedroom... -
![The Naked Chef by Twyla Turner]()
The Naked Chef by Twyla Turner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a sex-positive siren who takes her pleasure whenever, wherever, and with whomever she pleases meets a former adult film star turned chef. There might be more than just food cooking in this kitchen. But…things aren't always what they seem.After a disastrous and life-altering ending to her first marriage, Mia Ayala has sworn off men for anything other than sex... -
![Filthy by H.J. Bellus]()
Filthy by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today and AMAZON best seller of The Reckless Series, HJ Bellus, comes a sexy romance: FILTHY.It was just a summer fling.He taught me his bad boy ways.And now I'm beyond being saved.At first it was fun, but now it's an addiction my skin craves.All sense of reality disappears and there's no boundaries holding me in.My name is Darby and this is FILTHY... -
![Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne]()
Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes with men… After two failed marriages, sculptor Lindsay West swears she’ll never marry again. What’s the point? Marriage is like agreeing to eat the same flavor of ice cream for the rest of your life. No, thanks. While she’s in Berlin as part of an artist-in-residence program, her studio is robbed and she suddenly finds herself in a desperate situation... -
![The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land]()
The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes love stand a chance between two very different long-time friends? Mike Dombruso’s life is anything but glamorous. He’s a shy, nerdy accountant and a widower with three young sons, whose world revolves around his kids. In many ways, Yoshiro Miyazaki is Mike’s polar opposite... -
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![On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan]()
On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt... -
![Flirting with Disaster by Hailey Shore]()
Flirting with Disaster by Hailey Shore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are two things you need to know about First, I am not cool. No, no, don’t let my tuxedo shirt and anklet socks fool you. I’m 26-year-old virgin not cool. I’m carry my cat around in a special backpack not cool.Second, I’m cursed. Every Piedmont woman is. We are doomed to fall in love with men who will break our hearts. So, I’m never going to fall in love.But I wouldn’t mind a little flirting... -
![Delight by Lexi Buchanan]()
Delight by Lexi Buchanan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKenza nightclub owner, Ruben McKenzie can have any woman he wants, but the only woman he wants is Rosie—his sweet innocent employee, who happens to be eleven years his junior. Watching her parade her hot little body around his club, serving drinks completely unaware of the attention she attracts is driving him to distraction. But when he sees a regular getting close to her, all bets are off... -
![Kiss Me Again by Garrett Leigh]()
Kiss Me Again by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTree surgeon Aidan Drummond is content with his own company. He works alone, and lives alone, and it doesn’t occur to him to want anything else until a life-changing accident lands him in hospital. Then a glimpse of the beautiful boy in the opposite bed changes everything. Ludo Giordano is trapped on the ward with a bunch of old men. His mind plays tricks on him, keeping him awake... -
![Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette]()
Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Top 2019 Reads List!" -Guide To Romance Novels Just Ten Seconds That's all it took for my life to change forever. I left my posh life in Manhattan and escaped to the Hudson Valley in hopes of a fresh start. It wasn't until I happened upon a bereavement group when I finally found a place I felt understood. I told them my husband was dead when, really, I was the one who had died inside... -
![Simply Irresistible by Deborah Cooke]()
Simply Irresistible by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTyler has had enough... Going to his fourth sister's wedding without a date will only encourage his female relations to "help" him find romance. Ty's ready to wait for Ms. Right, and doesn't want anyone meddling in his love life. When he learns that the quiet cute woman who works in his building has the same predicament, he's sure they can each provide a solution for the other... -
![Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton]()
Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Jonathan Kechter agrees to a blind date with Cole Fenton, he expects nothing more than dinner and a one-night stand... but he gets more than he bargained for in Cole. Cole is arrogant, flamboyant, and definitely not Jon’s type. Still, when Cole suggests an arrangement of getting together for casual sex whenever they're both in town, Jon readily agrees... -
![The Billionaire's Desire by Scarlett Avery]()
The Billionaire's Desire by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The sizzling adventure continues in this alpha billionaire romance series. The scintillating, steamy and passionate romance between Ciara and Nikolaj picks up where the last book ended. The only difference is that Ciara discovers Nikolaj’s true penchant for domination and to her surprise, she relishes submitting herself to him... -
![The Shutout by Dianna Roman]()
The Shutout by Dianna Roman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes love is where you least expect it, and sometimes it's right where you left it in this slow burn to steamy friends to lovers tale.Widower, Max Hartwell, is barely keeping it together, being a single-dad, managing his law firm, and navigating life's chaos. Life after loss is too difficult for surprises, which is why Max would be lost without his reliable best friend and neighbor, Jack... -
![Booty Camp by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
Booty Camp by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBooty Camp [boo-tee-kamp] noun: Two people isolating themselves to get better at the deed.The issue: She's a virgin and crushing on a player.Her hang-up: Wants experience before she makes a move.The solution: Teach her everything I know.My idiotic move: Falling for the girl who wants the other guy.Mila Crawford thinks she needs lessons to be ready for the douchebag she's eyeing... -
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![Twice the Charm by Marie Carnay]()
Twice the Charm by Marie Carnay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo sexy businessmen, one curvy matchmaker, and an offer too hard to resist. Foster and Dixon run their development company like a well-oiled machine and have the bank accounts to prove it. But when they set their sights on a tiny matchmaking company, the gears grind to a halt... -
![SIR by R.J. Lewis]()
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![Winter Bloom by Laurelin Paige, Kayti McGee]()
Winter Bloom by Laurelin Paige, Kayti McGee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say winter is coming… and thanks to Logan, I am too.If the past year has taught me anything, it’s that I am an idiot. Between The Incident, the upcoming nuptials, and finding a new place to live, I’m about ready to find a cave to hibernate in. Nearly murdering the lead singer of my favorite local band really should have been on everyone’s bingo card... -
![Bryce by Alex Wolf]()
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![Barreled Over by Jenna Sutton]()
Barreled Over by Jenna Sutton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReady for another round? Ava Grace Landy’s music career is humming along until a shakeup at her label jeopardizes her recording contract and curses her with the world’s worst boss. Determined to satisfy him, she partners with Trinity Distillery to access a larger male audience... -
![Riff by Julie Kriss]()
Riff by Julie Kriss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI confess: I hooked up with the Road Kings’ bassist after a show thirteen years ago. It was supposed to be just one night - then I’d never see Neal Watts again.But life likes to throw curveballs, and we ended up with a daughter. We could do this, right? We could stay friends for our daughter’s sake, even though we weren’t a couple.Thirteen years of friendship... -
![Rockin' Her Curves by Lola West]()
Rockin' Her Curves by Lola West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis catfish is a keeper.Patricia “Trish” Chobert likes one-night stands and bye felicias. If her father taught her anything, it’s that lying, cheating men keep women from succeeding. And nothing is going to keep her from climbing her way to the top of the management side of the music industry... -
![Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland]()
Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInternet fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself... -
![Believing Blue by Nicole Colville]()
Believing Blue by Nicole Colville
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs there a fated path we follow, or is it simply a series of coincidental events? Police officer Kellan Howard is rumoured to have spent too much time in sub-zero temperatures, leaving him with a block of ice for a heart and women lining up to help thaw it. Mountain climbing is his only love, leaving no time for a relationship, and although meaningless sex satisfies his physical need, it’s empty... -
![Loving Logan by Sammi Cee]()
Loving Logan by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogan’s life changed forever six months ago when he lost his best friends and support system. Now it’s up to him to raise the two-year-old son they left behind.Creed’s family teases him for being a serial dater, but that’s because he refuses to settle. He’s searching for the right person to fall in love with, but no one fits—until he meets the tattooed giant behind the bar... -
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![Level Up by Kindle Alexander]()
Level Up by Kindle Alexander
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuncan “Ducky” Reigns, metalhead and hardcore gamer, has spent his life railing against the establishment. But now when he looks at himself in the mirror that’s not the person he sees. Though he and his brother have worked hard to create a successful multi-million-dollar company, he’s lost himself and his identity in the process... -
![ANGEL 1: When Angels Cry by C.J. Bishop]()
ANGEL 1: When Angels Cry by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings18-year-old Angel’s sudden arrival at the Phoenix throws Dane’s heart into a frenzy. But after losing out so recently with Caleb, he is in no hurry to feel the heartache again and resists his own rapidly growing feelings for the young man, unaware that what Angel needs most right now is someone he can trust and feel safe with... -
![Healing the Wounds: Neighborly Affection Book 3 by M.Q. Barber]()
Healing the Wounds: Neighborly Affection Book 3 by M.Q. Barber
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStrength lies in surrender.When Alice leapt into sexual games with her neighbors Henry and Jay, she didn’t plan to fall in love. She sure didn’t expect she’d be the switch between Henry’s commanding mastery and Jay’s submissive playfulness. But now she’s moving in with them, and she’d better figure it all out — fast.Trouble is, she’s never been a live-in girlfriend... -
![Determinism: Cara and Abel's Story by L.K. Collins]()
Determinism: Cara and Abel's Story by L.K. Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCara & Abel's Story At what point do you stop fighting the events that have long been predetermined by the course of fate? Cara Savannah falls fast and falls hard. She always has. The problem is the kind of guys she falls for. They aren't interested in anything more than a one night stand... -
![Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels]()
Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe needed her as a nurse, not a womanBenedict van Manfeld was one of the surliest, most unfriendly men Cassandra had ever met. But when she learned he was a brilliant Dutch surgeon who had severely damaged his sight in an accident, her attitude changed. Benedict asked Cassandra to go to Holland with him as his nurse. She agreed…and soon began to feel something deeper than sympathy for him... -
![Wished for You by K.D. Robichaux]()
Wished for You by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog Blog Post: 1/17/15 My name is Kayla and I’m a blogger who believes in fairy tales. Through the anonymity of my blog, along with my reviews of the steamy novels I like to read, I tell the stories of my own search for love...
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