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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...
  • Creed by Cee Bowerman

    Creed by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Creed Tempest is content with the solitary life he’s chosen. The only people he needs around are his siblings. He’s got a handful of friends that are important to him, but there’s no special someone to warm his bed. Oddly enough, he’s fine with that. There’s less drama that way, he tells himself.When a beautiful woman and her children move in next door, Creed’s life is turned upside down...
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    alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • 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...
  • Beauty and the Bayou by Erin Nicholas

    Beauty and the Bayou by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A sexy small town, opposites attract rom com! Sawyer Landry knows he's been beastly to be around for the past few months. But he can't seem to remember how to be fun-loving and friendly. Until he sees Juliet Dawson on his boat dock... and realizes that hip waders are, apparently, one of his turn-ons...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wild Ones Tip #349 If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough. My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking. What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime. What we got? Two sexy mountain men...
  • That Swoony Feeling by Meghan Quinn

    That Swoony Feeling by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I'm single...so single it's painful.Yup, ladies, Brig Knightly--that's me--is still a lonely bachelor, stumbling through the streets of Port Snow, looking for the girl he's supposed to end up with.That is, I was until my brother, Rogan, presented me with the opportunity of a lifetime. The Summer of Love, a secret pen-pal program in Port Snow is looking for applicants, and I'm the perfect fit...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron

    Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She’s hard up.He’s just hard…After an ill-fated one-night stand, Wyatt Landry was the last person I ever expected to see again.By design, mind you, as I spent the last two years avoiding him.He was only ever meant to be a good time—a really good time—and now, thanks to one teensy little mistake, he’s back in my life and wielding an entirely different set of tools...
  • Daddy in Disguise by Taryn Quinn

    Daddy in Disguise by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm the one who isn't pregnant. Yet… Expanding my successful café was a no-brainer. Sleeping with the contractor? Well, mix some hormones, excellent coffee, and the romantic atmosphere of the movie Halloween, and naked stuff happens. Yeah, Gideon is smokin' hot, as shown by the photos from that pesky camera crew that's suddenly following us around...
  • Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley

    Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve always been the good girl, doing what people expect. But when I find myself dumped, instead of engaged, I realize it’s time for a change. I want to stop being so timid. Take risks. Find my naughty side. And who better to help me than my friend Lucas? Sure, Lucas is sexy as sin, with a smile that turns my brain inside out and a body that makes me think a lot of very bad girl thoughts...
  • What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Liam has always preferred spending his life inside books, only looking up to occasionally growl at customers in his shop. Until the day someone new comes to town. A woman who could keep up with him, someone who sees beyond his guards, who makes him want something decidedly non -fiction for a change. The only problem is, Riley has a secret. One that just might tear them apart...
  • Small Town Swoon by Melanie Harlow

    Small Town Swoon by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only in the movies does the Hollywood heartthrob fall for the small town diner waitress.So when Dashiel Buckley returns to Cherry Tree Harbor for a wedding, I’m determined not to let my massive crush on my best friend’s older brother hijack my good sense.(It happened once before. Do not recommend.)But when my hand is injured, it’s Dash who steps in at the diner...
  • 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...
  • Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious...
  • Before the Sunset by Laura Pavlov

    Before the Sunset by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He’s an actor in need of an image makeover. She’s determined to show her ex-fiancé that she’s moved on. A fake relationship between two best friends is the perfect solution. Or is it?Reese Murphy has been my best friend since before we took our first steps.She’s the yin to my yang.The peanut butter to my jelly...
  • Never Too Soon by Chelle Bliss

    Never Too Soon by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grace Bianchi has always been drawn to men who are allergic to relationships. But when a mysterious man walks into her shop, saving her from a disaster, she finds herself wondering… is he different than the others?Ryder Cooper is fumbling his way through life. He’s been lost since his wife passed away, leaving him to raise two young children alone...
  • The Hot Mess and the Heartthrob by Pippa Grant

    The Hot Mess and the Heartthrob by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A rock star / single mom / fairy tale romcomYou don’t know me, but you do know me...
  • One Call Away by Emily Goodwin

    One Call Away by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Chase Henson doesn't play by the rules. He doesn't let himself get attached, doesn't stay in one place long enough to call anywhere home. So when he returns to the small town of Summer Hill for the first time in years, the last thing he expects to find is a reason to stay. Sierra Belmont is lost...
  • How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor

    How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy.I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose.It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hottest movie stars. Five minutes ago, I'd never even heard of Flint Hawthorne...
  • Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now I’m living in middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares. Did I mention that she and her son are my new neighbors? If you talk to the locals, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football...
  • Sexy Beast: A Single Dad's Club Romance by Piper Rayne

    Sexy Beast: A Single Dad's Club Romance by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From a secret duo of USA Today Bestselling Authors, comes another COMPLETE STANDALONE in the Single Dads Club set of books. It’s time. Time to get a life. Time to start over. Time to move beyond the past. The guys in the Single Dads Club would tell you it was time years ago, but until recently, the risk of hurting my little girl outweighed the benefit of getting a piece of ass...
  • Pit Stop: Baby! by Taryn Quinn

    Pit Stop: Baby! by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We had the hottest hookup ever. And now, she’s having my baby. I’m a carefree single guy. A successful race car driver who enjoys hitting the track—hard. I don’t do commitments. Hell, I rarely even do repeats. Until I spent the night with a gorgeous, funny woman who rocked my world. No names. No identifying details. Just lots and lots of pleasure...
  • Flirting with the Rock Star Next Door by Nadia Lee

    Flirting with the Rock Star Next Door by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "The obnoxious drummer neighbor I reported for noise pollution? Turns out he’s the biggest rock star in the country! Oops."I write romance because true love doesn’t happen in real life. My parents’ marriage and a string of failed relationships have taught me that.Then Killian Axelrod moves in next door. He’s a rock star, and hot as hell. Wicked blue eyes. A body made for sin. Cocky attitude...
  • Stay Together by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Together by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RushtonFrom the moment I see her, I’m hooked. There’s just something about Crosby that has me eager to know her. One thing’s for sure, I can’t stay away from the new kindergarten teacher with the kind smile and secrets in her brown eyes.There’s no hiding in a small town, and she’s suddenly everywhere...
  • The One I Need by Chelle Sloan

    The One I Need by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You’re cordially invited to the wedding of Oliver Price and Izzy McCall…That’s how my wedding invitations should have started. I should know, I’ve had my wedding planned since I was ten. I should’ve been wearing a designer tuxedo, not a tuxedo t-shirt. The wedding should’ve been in a church with family and friends, not in a 1960’s style chapel with Elvis as the officiant...
  • Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae

    Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date.” ~ Nonna Russo Maddox CruzSingle dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion...
  • Undeniable by C.A. Harms

    Undeniable by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes in life you are forced to do things you may not agree with. Family meant everything to Jude Calvert. He would do whatever it took to keep them safe and provide for them no matter what it took to make that happen. Even if that meant putting his own safety at risk, he had no other choice. Callie Raine has always felt a heavy attraction toward Jude. He was fascinating...
  • Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance...
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    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  slow-burn  steamy  adult  athlete  book
  • The Fourth Guy by Misti Murphy

    The Fourth Guy by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s something so simple about dating the guy you know will hurt you, don’t you think? There’s no risking your feelings. No wondering whether your past will affect your future.Hello, my name is Sadie, and I am addicted to dating the wrong guy. Self-absorbed, cheaters, dangerous—you name it, I’ve dated it.Until I meet him. Makai Fleetwood. Six foot plus change. Brown eyes. Killer smile...
  • That First Flight by Jenn McMahon

    That First Flight by Jenn McMahon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something tells me, nothing I do can stop myself from feeling things for my roommate.I’ve always wanted to be a chef.But the same day two pink lines showed up on the test, was the day I gave up chasing my own dreams to put my daughter first.I didn’t expect that to lead to a life of being scrutinized by my parents for every single move I made.After years of it, I was done...
  • Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole

    Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules.Garrett MarshAs the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason...
  • The Renegade Billionaire by Avery Maxwell

    The Renegade Billionaire by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s got two reasons for getting out of bed every morning: Running his family’s empire and ruining his father. Braxton Reyes doesn’t have time for anything else in his life. At least not until his grandfather’s will is read. The only man Braxton ever trusted has just derailed everything he’s worked for...
  • My Ex's Baby by Taryn Quinn

    My Ex's Baby by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Okay, so he wasn’t actually my ex. August is my best friend’s older brother, and he just went with me to Macy and Gideon’s wedding. You know, friends with no benefits.Then we ended up having sex at said wedding.At the reception, not during the actual ceremony. Hello, I have some manners.We agreed to not do it again. Until I thought I was pregnant. And instead of being upset, I was happy...
  • The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm...
  • Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills

    Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy romance about a professional football hottie and the girl he’s sworn to never touch.Homeless and heartbreakingly innocent, Giselle Riley walks into my penthouse and chaos follows...
  • Wallflower by Jessica Prince

    Wallflower by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’d spent her entire life as a wallflower, hiding from the rest of the world.Willow Thorne had gotten really good at blending in with the wallpaper. The shy, quiet little mouse was more comfortable spending her days in her protective little bubble. Then she met a big, burly mechanic who looked really good on a motorcycle and made her feel things she’d never felt before...
  • Baby Daddy Wanted by Taryn Quinn

    Baby Daddy Wanted by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My life changed when I posted an ad on Crescent Cove’s Facebook Wanted page. I wasn’t looking for a used car, but what I was looking for counted as a need too, right? BABY DADDY WANTED Single, personable woman seeking a man for the purposes of procreation. I wouldn’t mind if he looked like Chris Pratt, but that’s not required...
  • Crazy Beautiful by Jessica Prince

    Crazy Beautiful by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Their marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. Or at least that was what they told themselves.Poppy Weston had been burned enough times by undeserving men to know her heart was best left under lock and key. She was content with her life, even with the lack of romance. Then Jase Hyland walked into Redbud Inn and offered her something she couldn't refuse...
  • One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s not supposed to mean anything… until it does The hot guy in a suit, sitting next to me at the bar? I don’t know who he is, but when he tries to pick me up, he seems surprised when I sass him and turn him down. Truth? He’s practically irresistible, and I almost say yes. Turns out, he’s Jackson Bennett, a cocky billionaire with a playboy reputation...
  • Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My plan was transfer to the college where my ex, the star quarterback, could finally be a dad.But life threw a curveball when I accidentally collided with three of his hunky teammates!Being a young single mom hasn’t been easy.My ex shirks fatherhood, and I’m a magnet for judgmental stares.But it’s all been worth it for how much I love my little boy...
  • Hello Tease by Kelsie Hoss

    Hello Tease by Kelsie Hoss

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Men view love as a game. One you can walk away from.At least that’s what the men in my life have taught me. My dad ran off when I was young, and just when I thought I was getting my own happily ever after, my ex left me on my own with two kids.Trying to pick up the pieces, I move to a small town where I can have help from my children’s grandparents...
  • The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Watching too many women settle for mediocre men has made me lose my taste for relationships, but when I see Duncan Lavoie again after all this time, suddenly I’m starving...
  • Ear Candy by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Ear Candy by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the plot twist she didn’t hear coming. Becoming a book narrator was never my goal. But if your deep voice tempts romance listeners to swoon and throw their proverbial panties at you, plans change...
  • Last Round by Charity Ferrell

    Last Round by Charity Ferrell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s the best way to get back at your cheating ex?Give every guy who hits on you his number. That’s what I did when I met Silas. Little did I know, we’d see each other again.One run-in leads to another.One fake date leads to a friendship.That friendship leads to feelings.But everyone knows feelings and friendship doesn't mix.We’re too much the same.It’d never work out...
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