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The Brightest Sunset by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Lies. Words destroyed me. “I’m sorry. She didn’t make it.” “Daddy, he can’t breathe!” “There’s nothing more we can do for your son.” Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. More lies. Those syllables and letters became my executioner... -
![Whispered Prayers of a Girl by Alex Grayson]()
Whispered Prayers of a Girl by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer whispered prayers break her... At night, as she’s drifting off to sleep, I press my ear to the door and listen to her heart wrenching pleas. Her words are agony to my healing heart, but I cherish the sound of them, for that’s the only time I ever hear my beautiful daughter speak. Since her father died two years ago, she’s grown quiet and withdrawn... -
![Meant for Love by Marie Force]()
Meant for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's been twelve years since Jenny Wilks lost her fiancé in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Since then she's been floundering, trying to find her way. Taking the job as lighthouse keeper on Gansett Island was the best thing she could've done for herself. On the island she's found amazing friends and a wonderful new life. There's only one thing missing and that's romance... -
![Wild With You by Layla Hagen]()
Wild With You by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWedding organizer Lori Connor loves her job. Planning people’s happy ever afters have catapulted the single mother to success. When she meets the best man at the latest wedding, sparks fly. Graham Frazier is more than Lori has bargained for. The charismatic soccer club owner is disillusioned by marriage after his divorce. He’s also hot as sin… and kisses like a dream... -
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![Marking Time by Marie Force]()
Marking Time by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Marking Time' continues the story begun in 'Treading Water' as one woman begins a new life while eighteen-year-old Kate Harrington, a talented singer and songwriter sets out to pursue her musical dreams. Her father has agreed to allow Kate to spend a year in Nashville, but what he couldn't have anticipated was Kate falling in love with a much older man... -
![Dancing with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox]()
Dancing with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome 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 Adam's story … Single Dad of Seattle, Adam Eastwood, knows that dance school is just the thing for his precocious daughter, Mira... -
![The Legend by Shey Stahl]()
The Legend by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be... -
![Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan by Melissa Foster]()
Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. Everything's naughtier after dark.. -
![Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her.But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person... -
![His Control by M. S. Parker]()
His Control by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCAI: My entire life has always been focused on accomplishments, working myself ragged in the hopes of getting out from underneath my big brother's shadow. Now, Grandfather's gone, and my relationship with my brothers is at a breaking point, leaving me to decide what's truly important... -
![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... -
![Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix]()
Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance.. -
![How Much I Want by Marie Force]()
How Much I Want by Marie Force
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance in her Miami Nights Series that brings two people together who have nothing in common except their feelings for each other…NicoMy reputation with women stinks. I’ll admit I haven’t always treated them with the respect they deserve. That’s not to say I’m a bad guy or anything... -
![In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti]()
In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRide 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... -
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![The Empty Jar by Michelle Leighton]()
The Empty Jar by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree months touring Europe. Romantic. Dazzling. Unforgettable. The trip of a lifetime.But some lifetimes are shorter...We couldn’t have known it would work out this way.No one could. No one could’ve guessed that something so beautiful could be so tragic.But it is tragic.Yet so, so beautiful.That’s what sacrifice is—beauty and tragedy.It’s pain and suffering for something or someone you love... -
![Force of Nature by Brynne Asher]()
Force of Nature by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA forced proximity and enemies to lovers romance about a tale of online dating that goes from bad to delicious.My name is Logan Carpino, Senior Vice President of Andopolis Global, and my online dating nightmare from hell just humiliated me in front of my entire company.Joke’s on her.She caught my eye. Little does she know, I live my personal life like I do my professional one... -
![Not Quite Forever by Catherine Bybee]()
Not Quite Forever by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe touching and heartwarming fourth novel in the wildly popular Not Quite series from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee.Romance author Dakota Laurens believes that happily-ever-afters exist only between the covers of her sexy novels. But to her surprise, she finds a real-life hero when she meets a handsome emergency room doctor... -
![The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin]()
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHere is a truth that can't be escaped: for Mia "Rabbit" Hayes, life is coming to an end ...Mia-"Rabbit"-Hayes knows that life is hard for everyone. And she knows that she's one of the lucky ones. She loves her life, ordinary as it is. And she loves the extraordinary people in it: her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colorful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye... -
![Atonement: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh]()
Atonement: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondyn Bennett entered my world like a hurricane. One I was grossly unprepared for.But in the short time we've known each other, she's opened my eyes to things I never expected. She taught me about acceptance. Compassion. Love.Because of her, I've also been forced to learn about prejudice. Cruelty. Hate... -
![Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnraveled: To become undone. To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated. But it’s only the beginning of my spiral. There’s much further to fall. Then I meet him... -
![Forgetting Me by Crystal Spears]()
Forgetting Me by Crystal Spears
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe doesn't even see me anymore. I've been discarded and thrown in the trash, right next to the dirty diapers. We have a little downtime, and I can't even get her to go down.I deal with it though, until my oldest daughter sees my hurt. I've vowed always to protect my children; now Storm better watch out, because I'm coming for her... -
![Cocky Romantic by Faleena Hopkins]()
Cocky Romantic by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Atlanta, Georgia, The Cocker Brothers have certainly earned their nickname, The Cocky Brothers. Their daddy taught them to be real men. Their momma told them, “Hold out for a different kind of woman.” They have one thing in common: arrogance. Everyone calls him a romantic, but Jason’s trouble is he falls for princesses. The selfish kind, not the fairytale... -
![What's Left of Me by Amanda Maxlyn]()
What's Left of Me by Amanda Maxlyn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife works in mysterious ways. Four years ago I became known as the girl with cancer. I refuse to cry. And I refuse to give in. A relationship with a man is the last thing I’m looking for right now, but one night with Parker changes everything. He is persistent, and he knows what he wants. Me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m fragile. But he doesn’t know, and I’m not ready to tell him... -
![Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig]()
Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps... -
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![Ready For Flynn, Part 2 by K.L. Shandwick]()
Ready For Flynn, Part 2 by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife for Flynn and Valerie hadn't always been easy. A series of tragedies finally brought them together, and twists of fate made them what they are... -
![Flirting with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox]()
Flirting with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Maintenance Required: A small town romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEricI live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window... -
![Knife & Flesh by Susan Fanetti]()
Knife & Flesh by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPatrick “Trick” Stavros is a soldier in the Night Horde SoCal, and he was a soldier in the US Army, once upon a time—a sniper deployed to Afghanistan. The club recently tasked him to use those skills, and the job he did for his club weighs heavy on him, just as the job he did for his country does. He’s struggling under the weight, and he’s beginning to crumble... -
![White Locks by Rose B. Mashal]()
White Locks by Rose B. Mashal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen love knocked on Marie's door, she had a hard time denying her heart what it wanted. Especially after she'd found her black keys. Now Marie finally realizes that home is not where she was born, or where she'd lived all of her life. Home is where her Love is. It's time for her to follow her heart... -
![The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne]()
The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne decision was all it took for Ethan Fuller’s life to be flipped upside down and for Maci Dane’s twenty-year plan to fall off the rails. Ethan tells Maci about the invisible thread that links two people destined to be together. The road isn’t always smooth, but eventually the two people holding the thread will find their way to each other... -
![Olive Juice by T.J. Klune]()
Olive Juice by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt begins with a message that David cannot ignore: I want to see you. He agrees, and on a cold winter’s night, David and Phillip will come together to sift through the wreckage of the memory of a life no longer lived. David is burdened, carrying with him the heavy guilt of the past six years upon his shoulders. Phillip offers redemption... -
![My Kinda Night by Lacey Black]()
My Kinda Night by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPayton Summer doesn’t have time for love. Between running her own business in her hometown of Jupiter Bay and her monthly night out with her sisters, Payton has no room for men, dating, or the drama that it entails. Her life is fine just the way it is. Yet, her attraction to the one man she shouldn’t want can’t be ignored. Dean McIntire has one rule: don’t date clients... -
![Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns]()
Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter surviving hell not once, but twice, Jade Moore is once again living, but her nights are filled with torture as she relives her time with the Condemned Warriors again and again. The only person capable of chasing away those demons is Viper, the man she has fallen deeply in love with. He is not just her hero, he is her destiny... -
![Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake]()
Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is back with an all-new heartwarming, small-town contemporary romance series set against the spicy southern backdrop of Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou. Life in Dallas took a tragic turn for nurse practitioner Lila Daley. In need of a fresh start, she retreats to Papillon, Louisiana, a tiny town on the bayou... -
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![Bad Boys After Dark: Mick by Melissa Foster]()
Bad Boys After Dark: Mick by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBAD BOYS AFTER DARK: MICK is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER The Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies... -
![Dear Everly, : a romance novel by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman]()
Dear Everly, : a romance novel by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDear Everly, We promised each other forever, and now that’s gone. My memory of you is our daughter. I said I would never move on, but something happened. Someone moved into the house next door. She works at our daughter’s preschool. Everywhere I go, she’s there. My forever is changing now… I’m falling in love with her. Loving her means forgetting you. Loving her means letting you go... -
![Strength from Loyalty by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Strength from Loyalty by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSTRENGTH FROM LOYALTY (Lost Kings MC #3) As a dark cloud descends over Hope and Rock’s already precarious future, will a long-hidden secret push them both past the point of no return? Struggling attorney Hope Kendall loves her outlaw biker boyfriend Rochlan “Rock” North with all her heart, but the questionable activities his motorcycle club is involved in threaten her legal career... -
![Return to Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Return to Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeckett Taylor is a murderer. His calling, his craft are destruction and intimidation—whether he wants it that way now or not. He left Poughkeepsie to keep his brothers safe, to keep Eve safe. Set up with happy lives to live, they’re better off without him, right?But all his willpower crumbles when he hears his brother Blake’s frantic voice on the phone... -
![Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes]()
Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 in the 'Perception' Series.The reality of life is sometimes bad things happen to good people, especially when they least expect it. How will Noah overcome his latest tragic event?Continue to follow Noah on his next journey and see which path his life chooses to take.You will laugh and you will cry, but the story of Noah Taylor will stay with you forever... -
![The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley]()
The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhil “Kenna stood strong, taking my grief into herself. In that moment, if the world had truly threatened to fall, I had no doubt my Baby Girl would hold it up.” A pillar of strength, Kenna only grows stronger as time passes. I’ve known from the beginning that I was the weak link between us. Always, she’s risen above and beyond the darkness of the unknown that threatens to suck me down... -
![Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper]()
Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoselette Horton... Miss Prim and Proper. Arm candy for one of the richest men in Hoffman. Fate had her saving my life. Now I'm indebted to repay the favour. Rose has the biggest stick up her arse. It’s surprising she can even put one foot in front of the other. She has no clue what it means to be living, or who she really is... -
![Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton]()
Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLesley Jones best-selling author of the highly acclaimed Carnage and CowSex – A realistic and hilarious take on starting over when you’re in your 40’s. Toss in a sexy silver fox and you’ve got yourself a great read. Chloe Walsh International best-selling author – Humorous, heartfelt and grippingly original, Pelvic Flaws is up there with Nikki’s best work to date... -
![Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall]()
Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -Jimi Hendrix Keanu Lee, the funny man, finds himself on the sticky end of a night out with his best friend Levi. Keanu's life is about to take another unexpected, sharp turn. New friends will be found under the most unique circumstances... -
![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... -
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![Calm & Storm by Susan Fanetti]()
Calm & Storm by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE NIGHT HORDE SOCAL SERIES CONCLUDES.Ronin Drago has always been a fighter, a warrior, a soldier. Not one to take the lead or the limelight, he stands stalwart with his brothers, but he keeps his own counsel.The Night Horde SoCal has been taking too many hits lately, and he fears that they are cracking under the strain... -
![Coveting Sophia by Tara Crescent]()
Coveting Sophia by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, I had a crush on Damien Cardenas.I stalked him into a private club.And then I had a ménage with him and his best friend, Julian.It was unexpectedly great.I thought we had something, the three of us.Chemistry. Passion. The kind of connection that doesn’t come along every day.Then, the morning after, Damien got me fired.A decade later, I run into them at a fundraiser... -
![Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor]()
Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance…Maggie Ellis just wants to be left alone... -
![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... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate...
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