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  • Elude by Rachel Van Dyken

    Elude by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This book is the sixth book in the internationally bestselling Eagle Elite Series. It's an interconnected stand alone novel with no cliffhanger. Twenty-Four hours before we were to be married--I offered to shoot her. Ten hours before our wedding--I made a mockery of her dying wish. Five hours before we were going to say our vows--I promised I'd never love her...
  • Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up. Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption...
  • Shattered by You by Nashoda Rose

    Shattered by You by Nashoda Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What started out as a deal quickly became a friendship that conquered monsters. I killed, but I escaped hell. Emotionless. Disconnected. Cold. A mannequin. It’s what I’d become in order to survive the years held in captivity. I was able to endure the abuse and devastating loss as long as I remained detached. But he wouldn't let me...
  • Adler by Jessica Gadziala

    Adler by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He decided it was time to retire, settle down, become something nice and tame. Like an arms-dealing biker in some town called Navesink Bank. He could get behind that lifestyle. He'd anticipated a lot of things. Drinking. Brotherhood. A little action peppered in here and there to keep things from getting too dull. But there was one thing he hadn't planned on...
  • Let There Be Light by A.M. Johnson

    Let There Be Light by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    His world was water and rhythm. Hard work and drive kept Royal O'Connell one step ahead of his competition. His spot on the swim team, keeping his scholarship, was the only plan that mattered. His world was ebony and ivory. Natural talent and ambition set Camden Morgan apart from the other music majors. His dedication scoring him a full ride. Normally, their paths would have never crossed…...
  • Beneath These Shadows by Meghan March

    Beneath These Shadows by Meghan March

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Meghan March comes a new dangerously sexy alpha hero... The only permanent thing in my life is the ink I put on my clients. I drift from city to city, in and out of beds, from one tattoo shop to the next. Every time I start to put down roots, I rip them up. Until New Orleans. Until her. She’s everything I’m not. Full of fire and life...
  • Breathe by Kristen Ashley

    Breathe by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    There's nothing like the first time . . . In Carnal, Colorado, Faye Goodknight is the town's quiet, shy librarian. She may also be Carnal's last remaining virgin. For years, Faye has had a crush on Chace Keaton, but the gorgeous cop has always been unattainable. She's resigned to live contentedly with only her books for company-until Faye suddenly meets Chace alone in the woods . .
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    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  insta-love
  • Law Man by Kristen Ashley

    Law Man by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Love is just around the corner . . . Sweet, shy Mara Hanover is in love with her neighbor. For four years, she has secretly watched her dream man from afar. Handsome police detective Mitch Lawson is way out of her league. She's a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and there's no way a guy like Mitch would want anything to do with her...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  insta-love
  • Slay by Nina Levine

    Slay by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book 4 in the Bestselling Storm MC Series by Nina Levine BLOOD WILL BE SHED... The ghosts of Donovan "Blade" Brookes' life are closing in on him.   Hardened by an abusive childhood and haunted by the murder of his fiancé, Blade struggles against the dark forces threatening to consume him.  When he helps Layla Reed in her hour of need, he has no idea she will be the light to his darkness...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  insta-love  multi-pov  abuse
  • Anguish by Bella Jewel

    Anguish by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    There are a lot of things in this world that are easy to escape from. Having a son you didn't ask for isn't one of them. Mack is a nomad. He likes his own space and he struggles with emotion. His past is grey and his future looks about the same. That is until his ex-girlfriend dies and his son is handed over to him. A two month old baby he didn't know existed. Until now...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  kidnapping
  • Kitty Kitty by Lani Lynn Vale

    Kitty Kitty by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is the story of a man falling in love with a woman.A man that was supposed to be a role model, and a woman that was just barely twenty-one.A man who should’ve known better, and a woman that didn’t know that she was destroying his career word by word, innocent touch by innocent touch, smile by smile, until it had already imploded...
  • Rewrite the Stars by Charleigh Rose

    Rewrite the Stars by Charleigh Rose

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Evangeline Thorne is privileged. Beautiful and popular, if not a little jaded. A chance encounter with a green-eyed stuntman sets off a chain of events that turns her perfect, little world upside down. Short on options and desperate for adventure, she joins the traveling carnival for the summer...
  • Mended by J.L. Drake

    Mended by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Savannah takes control… Tired of all the lies and deception Savannah decides that she must face things on her own. As she seeks to find out who she really is she still must deal with the fallout from her past. Her fragile hold on her new life slowly gives her the confidence to move ahead. What she really needs is right in front of her waiting for the right moment to prove his love...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  humor  insta-love  kidnapping
  • Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Spinning off from the bestselling Dream Man and Rock Chick series, this is the emotional and steamy contemporary romance fans of the Dream Team series have been waiting for!Pepper Hannigan is determined to keep any romance off the table—and out of her bedroom—while her daughter Juno is still young...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  kidnapping
  • Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant

    Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Rock Star Kidnaps a Runaway Bride… Kidnapping the bride seemed like a good idea at the time. Her fiancé stole my fortune, so I stole his woman. Tit for tat. Or tat for tit. However you want to look at it. The one thing I didn’t expect? Willow Honeycutt, preschool teacher, boy band super fan, is completely crazy. And somehow she’s turned the tables on me...
  • Nashville Nights by Julie Capulet

    Nashville Nights by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's crazy for her ...Vaughn Tucker is the hot playboy drummer of the Tucker Brothers band, whose four albums have all hit number one. Vaughn is drop-dead gorgeous … and completely out of control.Gigi Hayes’s life is a million miles from packed stadiums and high-profile tour schedules...
  • Q by L. Wilder

    Q by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some chances are worth taking. Twenty years had come and gone. My brothers were now older with crow’s feet and silvered hair. Their kids were no longer kids. Prospects had become brothers, and more had come to take their place. It was tough to see that everything had changed— Everything except me. I was a stone left unturned. I thought my day would never come. But then, I saw her...
  • Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ace Magnets is book 3 in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and is best read in order.CorduroyCarter Roy, the man that attracts all the ladies, but never gets them. He's sexy and charming, but hasn't found the woman that can keep his attention.AbbyI just moved to this town six months ago, but I'm already loving it! Granted, I get lost a lot and I tend to stick out like a sore thumb...
  • Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion...
    Categorized as:
    slow-burn  humor  drama  multi-pov  kidnapping  crime  dark  romance
  • Until Harmony by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Harmony by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Harmony Mayson isn’t the kind of girl to take unnecessary risk, but after meeting Harlen MacCabe, she starts to wonder if maybe she should be. The more time she spends with the wild and free biker, the more she starts to crave the freedom he gives her... And even more, she starts to crave him. Harlen lives his life on his own terms...
  • Wicked by Nicole James

    Wicked by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Nicole James, comes a second chance, friends to lovers romance.A woman lost in grief and pain.A bossy biker determined to bring her back to life.A wickedly wild ride.Paige knows the meaning of pain and loss.Two years ago she left town to nurse her grief over the death of her husband in a tragic bike wreck...
  • Dirty by Scott Hildreth

    Dirty by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    LEX - The victim of a human trafficking ring, I was confined to a tiny bedroom with seven other women. The conditions were horrific. They’d taken my freedom, my clothes, and, eventually, what little hope I clung to. Then, one night, we heard gunshots. Prepared for the worst, I stood with my eyes fixed on the door, ready to meet my fate. And he opened the door.He saved me from the monsters...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  family  humor  kidnapping  multi-pov  slow-burn  abuse
  • Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    * You do not need to read the OG Henchmen to read this new series *Joining the MC had never been a question.Raised by an ex-cage-fighting member, Niro hadn’t seen any future for himself that didn’t involve bikes, guns, violence, and the brotherhood he’d learned to revere above all else. But joining the Henchmen meant he couldn’t have the only other thing in life he wanted.Andi...
  • Nailed Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Nailed Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kit Carlyle isn’t just some woman. Beautiful? Yep. Seductive? Damn straight. She’s also my best friend…and my co-worker. But, hell, I’m a guy with a pulse. Every once in a while, I take a look and think filthy things about her that maybe I shouldn’t. But when her cousin dies and leaves her with a long as hell and sexy bucket list, Kit turns to me for a helping hand...
  • Definite by Kaylee Ryan

    Definite by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lauren captivated me with those big brown eyes of hers, and I knew my life would never be the same. What started out as friendship, has turned into so much more. I was shocked when Tristian asked for my number. There hasn't been a day since that I haven't heard from him. He may be the drummer, but that deep sexy voice, it turns me inside out...
  • Bounty by Kristen Ashley

    Bounty by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Justice Lonesome has enjoyed a life of bounty. Even so, she’s inherited the curse of the Lonesome. A poet’s soul. Which means she’s still searching for something. Searching for peace. Searching for the less…that’s more. And when the foundation of her life is pulled out from under her, grieving, she goes to the mountains to find her oasis. She hits Carnal, Colorado and decides to stay...
  • Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Ellie Anthony isn't looking for love. She isn't even looking for a man, but when Jax Mayson insists on keeping her and her daughter safe, she's left with no choice but to trust him. Now she just hopes she doesn't get hurt when she falls hard for a guy who's known for breaking hearts. Jax Mayson knows that Ellie is his BOOM the moment he sees her...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  insta-love
  • Mister Bodyguard by Lauren Rowe

    Mister Bodyguard by Lauren Rowe

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A bodyguard, a beauty, and a bet. “I’m hiring you to do more than guard her, Zander,” my new boss explained. “You’re gonna be her rock. Her human Valium. Her trusted friend. And she’s gonna be your mission from God.” “So I’m her babysitter?” “Her babysitter, her bodyguard, her f*cking service doggie. Whatever she needs or wants, that’s what you’ll be. Anything except her booty call...
  • Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Oz: Escaping the international modeling scene to design my own fashion collection is the first step to shucking my bobble-headed supermodel reputation and proving to the world I’m more than just a pretty face. But the minute I have to accept roadside help from the sexy man next door, I feel like the airhead people think I am...
    Categorized as:
    angst  celebrity  crime  drama  family  humor  insta-love  multi-pov
  • The Theory Of Second Best: Cake Series Book Two by J. Bengtsson

    The Theory Of Second Best: Cake Series Book Two by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Twenty-two-year-old Kyle McKallister has lived his life in the shadows. Younger brother to one of the world’s most elusive and embattled celebrities, Kyle has carved out a comfortable existence touring with his famous brother and living in the lap of luxury with no commitments or plans of his own, only a deep, haunting loyalty to his brother...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  insta-love
  • Revive by Nina Levine

    Revive by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He doesn’t do relationships. Neither does she. But they can’t fight the attraction any longer…Nash Walker hides the demons that consume his soul. He buries them deep and distracts himself with sex. Anything to avoid facing a past full of heartbreak and regret; anything to numb the pain that he struggles with daily.Velvet Carr has spent years fighting her demons. It’s a fight she’s winning...
  • Until Cobi by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Cobi by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Cobi Mayson knows exactly who Hadley is to him the moment he sees her for the very first time. That doesn’t mean it will be easy for him to convince her to take a chance on him. Hadley Emerson knows she could fall hard and fast for a guy like Cobi. A man who seems to show up every time she needs him, but she knows better than to just hand over her heart...
  • On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Weightless, A Love Letter to Whiskey, and Revelry What makes you happy? That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared. And then, I got in his car...
  • The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

    The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett had always been one to think out-of-the-box, who knew she wanted something more in life than following the same repetitive patterns and growing old with the same repetitive life story. And she thought that her life was going in the right direction until everything fell apart...
  • Surrender by Rachel Van Dyken

    Surrender by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the next standalone rockstar romance in her Seaside Pictures series…I've always been pretty bad about following the rules.And my protégé only gave me one.Stop hitting on his mom.But I can't stop thinking about her, and as a famous rockstar, I've always gotten what I wanted.One week...
  • One Heart Remains by C.P. Smith

    One Heart Remains by C.P. Smith

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain" ~ Charlie Chaplin Two Wallflowers fell in love, now One Heart Remains. Will love score a trifecta for the nutty band of friends? Poppy Gentry is broken. A ghost of who she should be. She hides behind her wit; avoiding stress by living inside her head. However, one man won't let her hide...
    Categorized as:
    dark  drama  family  humor  insta-love  kidnapping  multi-pov  abuse
  • Savage Beast by Kristen Luciani

    Savage Beast by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He Stole My Kiss…Right Before He Stole Me.The second my brother’s ex-best friend tore off my clothes, I was obsessed. His ripped muscles, seductive smirk, and bad boy charm made my knees weak and everything else tingle ever since we were teenagers.I always dreamed I’d become the center of his world.I guess I should have been more specific about my wish.He ruined me...
  • The Joker by Nikki J. Summers

    The Joker by Nikki J. Summers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Do you want to know a secret?I’m a little crazy.Want to know another?All the best people are.I’m the guy that smiles as I plan your downfall.Laughs as you cry in pain. Tells a joke as I read you your last rites. And howls as I send you to the hell you deserve. I’m the good guy, wrapped up in a warped, depraved package of sin. A saviour, destined for the depths of hell. My life is perfect...
  • Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You know what they say about family. Blood is thicker than water. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. A house divided cannot stand. Margie is the keeper of her family’s secrets. Six sisters and one brother. Billions in assets. Generations of malfeasance. And one heartbreaking secret three people keep. Margie. Her father, Declan. And Drew—the man she loves...
  • Claimed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Claimed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m being forced to pay my father’s debt after his death… And my only hope is the nephew of the man who kidnapped me. I threw my life away to take care of my father. All I was left with were debts I could never repay...
  • Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer

    Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m about to sing you the saddest song in the universe, and it’s called “The Man of My Dreams Married My Sister.” It’s kinda my theme song. And trust me when I tell you, it’s heavy on the violins.Because the man in question? He’s not just any guy, he’s Rafe freakin’ Goodman. My former best friend. The boy who made my summers on Whispering Key magical...
  • Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A hot new rock star romance that will sweep you off your feet and leave you with a smile from New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott. The rumors are true. At least where I’m concerned. Drummers hit it harder and do it better. Women love me and I love them. But I like to think of myself as a sensitive soul trapped in a lady-killer’s body...
  • Clash by Cora Brent

    Clash by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    TAYLOR 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...
  • Tall, Tatted and Tempting by Tammy Falkner

    Tall, Tatted and Tempting by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    She’s locked up tight. But he might be the key.Logan Reed is tall, tatted and tempting. Kit’s a woman with a mean right hook and a secret.Kit wants a tattoo, but Logan sees more than she intends to share in the drawing of the tat she wants. He sees her in ways no one ever has.Logan’s not disabled; but he hasn’t spoken in eight years. He hasn’t needed to. Until he meets Kit...
  • Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...
  • Spark by S.L. Scott

    Spark by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    STANDALONE ROCK STAR SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE From New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott, comes a new book that will introduce you to rock stars with heart and soul as well as revisit with some favorites from The Resistance. One break is all The Crow Brothers need and we're about to get it. Johnny Outlaw, rock legend and lead singer of The Resistance, is here to watch us play...
  • Dangerous Hearts by K.K. Allen

    Dangerous Hearts by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From Award-Winning Author, K.K. Allen, comes a hot rock star romance packed with all the feels. His heart beats for the music. She's his favorite song. Lyric Cassidy knows a thing or two about bad boy rock stars with raspy vocals. In fact, her heart was just played by one...
  • Brothers in Arms by Penny Dee

    Brothers in Arms by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone is going to pay. But who? CADE They took someone from me. And I’m going to make them pay. In blood. But before I can do that, I have to make sure my girl is safe. And I will do whatever I have to, even break my own heart, to make sure she survives. Because she is my queen. My everything. INDY He’s changed...
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