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  • Breaking Even by C.M. Owens

    Breaking Even by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when one neighbor pisses off the other? They end up in a brutal prank war, of course. But neither of them expects what happens when they can’t break even. Rye Clanton I told myself a long time ago that I wouldn’t—couldn’t—fall in love. I’ve seen what happens, the things they don’t tell you in fairytales. But I never saw Brin Waters coming until she had thoroughly invaded my life...
  • Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens

    Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    SALEM Just some fun. Just one night of reckless, harmless, wild fun. That's what I told myself the night I hooked up with quite possibly the sexiest guy I've ever known. Only, I didn't want to KNOW him. Life is a series of temporary situations, or so it's always been for me...
  • The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster

    The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when you’re not looking for love, but it walks in the door? Madigan Wicked’s heart is not up for grabs. She’s been there, done that, and she’s not going back for seconds...
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    billionaire  family  female-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining...
  • Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels

    Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels returns to the Willow Creek Valley Series in this stunning friends-to-lovers romance STANDALONE. Stella Parkerson has hidden her feelings for Jack since she was sixteen. He’s older, broken, and unwilling to see her as anything but his best friend’s little sister...
  • Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens

    Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    BELLA New life. New job. New home. New goals... I vowed to make drastic changes and to never fall back into old habits. But then Ethan Noles showed up and blew all my good intentions to hell. I should have stayed away. I shouldn't have played his game. But I did. Now I just hope I don't regret it. ETHAN Bella is the type of girl you can't help but chase, because she doesn't want to be caught...
  • Taming My Whiskey by Melissa Foster

    Taming My Whiskey by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Buckle up for a wild ride as Dixie Whiskey finds forever love in TAMING MY WHISKEY, a funny, sexy, and emotionally riveting standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster...
  • Say It's Forever by A L Jackson

    Say It's Forever by A L Jackson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a close proximity, single-parent stand-alone romance about a woman on the run and the man who will do anything to save her…Jud Lawson found me stranded in the rain.Broken down on the side of the road in a deserted neighborhood with my piece of crap car.I wasn’t looking for a hero, and definitely not one who looks like him...
  • Caught by Love by Melissa Foster

    Caught by Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s set on pleasure, but she’s all business. Sizzling chemistry and a surprising connection set this sexy love story in motion. But is it enough to last forever? Find out and fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles.Archer Steele is one of the leading vintners on the East Coast...
  • Crushing on Love by Melissa Foster

    Crushing on Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. . In CRUSHING ON LOVE... Steve Johnson is living his life's passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant...
  • Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas

    Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A sexy, small town, opposites attract rom com! He wears suits and ties. He'll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God's sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is. She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can't he get her out of his mind? But he can't...
  • Identical Disaster by C.M. Owens

    Identical Disaster by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    JAX My life was simple... until Bo Brendon crashed into my lap. Shy girls aren't my thing, yet somehow, she's under my skin and in my head. It's a f*cking nightmare. Yet it's a nightmare I don't want to give up. BOLIVIA (BO) Jax Marshall was an accident. A really sexy, smart, incredibly smooth, hot... accident...
  • Not Part of the Plan by Lucy Score

    Not Part of the Plan by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author comes a new installment to the Blue Moon small town romance series. A womanizing bad boy with a motorcycle and sexy-as-sin smile is not part of Emma’s life plan. She moved cross-country to be close to family and finally settle down in hippie, trippy, nosey Blue Moon Bend...
  • Logan by Jay McLean

    Logan by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As a kid, Logan Preston was a brat. Through his teens, he became the bad boy. Now, at nineteen, no one knows what the hell to expect.High school dropout, Logan Preston is a good-for-nothing stoner. A black sheep. A disappointment. The worst Preston Punk of the lot.At least that’s how everyone in his small town makes him feel. But Logan Preston has secrets...
  • A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster

    A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind. What do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much. Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father...
  • Make Me by C.M. Owens

    Make Me by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    DALE I'm a mature and very pragmatic person, whom others like to call boring. At least I was...until Harley came back into town... What do you do when a girl comes back for some petty revenge against you and seduction is part of her game? You pretend to be a millionaire dom, of course. Yeah...it sounded better in theory...
  • Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rough Edge by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself...
  • Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A friends-to-lovers romance that will make you melt. Oliver’s a dreamer who is always ready for the next big adventure.Piper’s the steady one who keeps his feet on the ground. He’s wildly successful, thanks to her always being there to catch him when he leaps before he looks. But she wants more. While he’s as clueless as ever. So she just gave her two weeks notice...
  • Buck You! by Elle Thorpe

    Buck You! by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer Hunt was destined to be the first woman on the pro bull riding tour, until a devastating accident shattered her dreams. With the injury not healing, and her fiancé pushing to move to the city, there’s nothing left for her at the small-town bull riding school she runs with her father. Dominic West has always secretly longed to know his biological parents...
  • The Devil's Angels MC: Book 7 - Chubs by Lola Wright

    The Devil's Angels MC: Book 7 - Chubs by Lola Wright

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ChubsTo survive this harsh world, I’ve lived a life of lies and secrets. From a young age, I was taught the dangers of trusting others. When my world imploded, I knew those lessons were warranted. I was forced to flee the only place I’d ever known and the only people I loved.In a desperate situation, with no one to turn to, I met a large biker who insisted on taking in a scared teenage boy...
  • Untaken Twin by Samantha Christy

    Untaken Twin by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A forbidden romance.There’s only one thing worse than your fiancé dying . . .It's having to look into his face every single day.Or should I say - the face of his twin.So I left.I never knew promises were made. Then broken.And I surely never expected those promises to be about me.When I return to my hometown and see his face, the heartache I’ve been running from is front and center...
  • A Redo by C.M. Owens

    A Redo by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Allie Thrash Wren Prize is the asshole who got me pregnant seven years ago. And gave me a false name. And walked out of the hotel without a backward glance. Sure, I know I wanted to have sex just as much as he did, but I didn't want to be tossed aside like garbage the second it was done. I also wasn't planning to get pregnant...
  • Triple Dare by C.M. Owens

    Triple Dare by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    RUBY KROSS Who is Corbin Sterling to me? That's what people always want to know. He was my first friend. He was the love of my life. And he was my only heartbreak. The problem is that I love the big jerk, and I've refused to give up our friendship, even if it does mean it'll eventually ruin me. So, to answer the question... Corbin Fucking Sterling is the Bane of my existence; that's what he is...
  • The Last Second Chance by Lucy Score

    The Last Second Chance by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What would it take to get one last chance? Joey Greer is done having her heart broken. Eight years ago, after a horrific car accident, Jackson Pierce—her high school sweetheart—abandoned her. Abandoned his family. Abandoned the town they'd both grown up in, and fled to Hollywood. He never looked back, and she never forgot him. Or forgave him...
  • Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn

    Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Racer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he’s been rude, irritable, and unbearable. And worse? He's broke. A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell...
  • Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rason Harper is all about family and tradition. Raised by two loving parents, he’s not willing to sacrifice his future for the wrong woman. After a dating catastrophe makes him decide to give up on love, his mind is changed in an instant when a quick conversation with his favorite bookworm gives him the chance to get to know her better...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  stalking  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines

    Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    My future was about to be completely thrown off track because Della Sloane was under my skin, and I had to have her. I couldn’t ignore it anymore. . . . I’d gotten close enough to her to see deeper.Della Sloane is not your average girl...
  • The Sterling Boys by C.M. Owens

    The Sterling Boys by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A love that never came to be, a letter that ruined it all, and secrets that shred and heal... Rain Noles left Sterling Shore to break free from the painful life she had, but she left behind the man she loved, expecting him to come after her. When he didn't, resentments festered, and Rain lost faith in the love she felt couldn't have been stronger...
  • Kade's Game by C.M. Owens

    Kade's Game by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We never go after what we want without circling around it at least a hundred times. Instead, we play games, try to work just the right angle, even when it's not necessary. You've heard Raya's version, and now it's Kade's turn. He had everything mapped out. His life was a series of strategy and games, all of which he was mastering...
  • The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Former rock star Xander Sinclair may be out of rehab, but he’s not out of the woods. Still haunted by his parents’ murders, he has secluded himself in his Amesport mansion and dodges any attempted contact from his two brothers. Struggling not to fall into relapse, he believes he’s battling his demons alone. That is, until Samantha arrives to work as his live-in housekeeper...
  • Capone: Rebel Guardians MC by Liberty Parker, Tracie Douglas

    Capone: Rebel Guardians MC by Liberty Parker, Tracie Douglas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bridget Nelson is a broken, defeated woman. Used by her brother as his gang’s playtoy, she feels beyond less than, but when she found out what Charlie had planned for her and Hannah, she fled and landed in Corinth, Texas...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  anti-hero  dark  family  female-mc  steamy  adult  biker
  • A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    A Change of Heart by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was never meant to fall for her best friend’s brother...Seren has had a soft spot for her best friend’s brother for as long as she can remember. But when she starts to see Kit as more than just a friend, she knows she’s on dangerous ground.Avoiding him is probably her best course of action, but that’s easier said than done when you live on a tiny island...
  • The Player by Amelia Shea

    The Player by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fresh start is exactly what Ivy Collins has in mind when she packs up her truck and makes her move to Ghosttown. The ambitious twenty-five-year-old artist can’t wait to launch her new life, enhance her successful career, rekindle her relationship with her estranged grandfather, and settle into small-town life...
  • Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling novel that concludes the story of Rush and Blaire from Fallen Too Far and Never Too Far.When you find your reason for living, hold onto it. Never let it go. Even if it means burning other bridges along the way.Things haven’t been easy for Blaire and Rush...
  • Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale

    Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bain met Diana, a.k.a. Luce, the night before he was set to deploy to Afghanistan.It’s not every day that you take your brother’s girlfriend to prom because he refuses to put out the effort.That night was one of the best nights of his life and the next day, he leaves and doesn’t see her again.But there are letters. Not many, but enough for them to form a connection...
  • Battles of the Broken by Anne Malcom

    Battles of the Broken by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Souls are interesting things. Not something you can prove you possess. Not something that can be measured, like a heartbeat. But something that can be destroyed by the absence of a heartbeat. No, you cannot prove you possess a soul. But once that soul dies, there doesn't need to be proof that you don't have one. Once that blackened pit opens inside you, the world can see it...
  • My Kinda Song by Lacey Black

    My Kinda Song by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Abby Summer has been in love with one man most of her life, but he doesn’t know she exists. For years, Abby has watched him go home with woman after woman, not even noticing the one who stands loyally beside him. That’s why a dating site is the perfect solution to Abby’s problems: get over Levi and move on to someone else...
    Categorized as:
    angst  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  multi-pov  sad  adult  book
  • Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines

    Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Woods had his perfect life mapped out for him. Rise up the ranks of the family business. Marry the rich girl of his parents’ dreams. Pretend that wealth and privilege was all he’d ever wanted. Then a girl named Della breezed into town, a beautifully imperfect stranger who captured his heart and opened his eyes to a new kind of future...
  • In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti

    In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ride or die. An act of treachery has weakened Isaac Lunden, President of the Night Horde MC. His life, and his family’s, is changed fundamentally. Lilli, his old lady, is at his side, exhorting him to fight. But he isn’t sure that what’s left to him is enough to fight for. This is the story of Isaac and Lilli’s journey through those dark woods...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  family  female-mc  multi-pov  sad  steamy
  • Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines

    Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The year is 1992, and no one on the rock music scene is hotter than Kiro Manning, the lead singer of Slacker Demon. With a multi-platinum record, total ownership of the Billboard charts, sold-out concerts, and sinful amounts of money, Kiro can have anything—and anyone—he wants...
  • Wild Love by Melissa Schroeder

    Wild Love by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm not the kind of girl who expects happily ever after. In fact, I prefer my partners don't get too clingy. Don't get me wrong. I like a good night of loving, but beyond that, I’m happy to see them leave inthe morning, without my number.Then I met him. Quinn is a big bear of a man, with massive hands and amazing...staying power. Like all night long and the next morning kind of staying power...
  • Don't You Wanna Stay by Kait Nolan

    Don't You Wanna Stay by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw-up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation...
  • The Beginning of Home: Langley Park Series by Krista Sandor

    The Beginning of Home: Langley Park Series by Krista Sandor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New name. New town. New life. Lindsey Hanlon is so close to a new beginning. After fleeing an abusive relationship and living on the run, she’s starting over in the quaint town of Langley Park. Even though she’s escaped, she’s not in the clear. Lindsey’s carrying a secret that could get her killed. As long as she flies under the radar, she’s safe...
  • You Were Mine by Abbi Glines

    You Were Mine by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Abbi Glines comes a brand-new Rosemary Beach novel about Tripp Newark and his hidden romantic past with Bethy Lowry. In the eyes of the wealthy playboys who frequent Kerrington Country Club in Rosemary Beach, Tripp Newark is a hero...
  • Never Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Never Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling novel that continues the passionate story of Rush and Blaire from Fallen Too Far.Our relationship had been short. Intense and brief. I wondered what it would have felt like to curl up in Rush’s arms anytime I wanted. To know I was safe and that he loved me. We’d never had that chance...
  • Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Trevor Mayson had his life planned out - make the family business successful and play the field for a few more years before eventually settling down. Then he sees her. Liz Hayes was beautiful, shy and everything that he could ever want...but she didn't fit into his plans. After Trevor painfully rejects her, Liz finally starts to move on, but Trevor is finding it difficult to truly let her go...
  • Lead Me Home by A.L. Jackson

    Lead Me Home by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A friends-to-lovers second-chance romance...Fourteen years ago, my life changed forever.My sister disappeared. That day I was selfish. That day I chose myself over her. And that day, I lost everything.Including Nikki Walters.She's the girl I've loved my whole life. She's gorgeous. Caring. Every single thing I've ever wanted but denied myself...
  • Drunk on You by Harper Sloan

    Drunk on You by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It was supposed to be fun. A mutual use of each other's bodies. To be a ruse to the world around us. I wanted to be free from my ex, and he wanted to escape his. One drunken night turned a joke into a life-changing moment. He warned me not to fall for him, and I should've listened. He intoxicated me. He made me crave him. He ruined me. In the end, I'll never be the same...
  • The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn

    The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I got the call. The dreaded call every child fears. My dad wasn’t well, and the man who had always been my everything needed me. There was only one thing to do; pack up and head back to my hometown. I had finally made my dream life in the city with the great job and loving boyfriend...
  • Flirting with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

    Flirting with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When first impressions happen twice. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other's backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again. This is Atlas’s story … Single Dad of Seattle, Atlas Stark is in over his head...
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