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  • Play by Kylie Scott

    Play by Kylie Scott

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Kylie Scott returns with the highly anticipated follow-up to international bestseller Lick.Mal Ericson, the drummer for the world-famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast—at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn't plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn't count on finding the one right girl...
  • Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dear Mr. Brodie,I hope this email finds you well. Your well-being and personal growth are of the utmost importance to me, as a therapist. As such, I have decided it is in your best interest to continue individual therapy with another practitioner. This is due to the potential for boundaries being crossed between us.Attached is a list of colleagues I would recommend for you...
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    age-gap  angst  celebrity  female-mc  humor  adult  asian-mc  audiobook
  • Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    JADE:I didn’t have the easiest childhood. An absent father and eccentric mother caused me to have to grow up fast and left me damaged in relationships. Control is important to me. I maintain control in my relationships with men, never letting them get too close.Four years ago, I met a much older man that gave me the best night of my life...
  • 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...
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    age-gap  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
  • Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren

    Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas, anything can—and does—happen. Book Four in the New York Times Wild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy (the Romantic Times book of the year that Sylvia Day called “a sexy, sweet treasure of a story”), Dirty Rowdy Thing, and Dark Wild Night...
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    angst  california  female-mc  humor  north-america  steamy  urban  usa
  • Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

    Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.From the New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player, Book Two of the brand-new Wild Seasons series that started with Sweet Filthy Boy - a story of friends, love, and lust.Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don't even like each other..
  • Shopping for a CEO by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a CEO by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’m thrilled to be the maid of honor in my friend’s wedding, but the best man, Andrew McCormick, is a chauvinistic pig with a God complex. And I can’t stop kissing him in closets. (Don’t ask.) He’s the brother of the groom and the CEO of my biggest mystery shopping account, but suddenly he’s refusing to be in the wedding. He won’t talk about it. Won’t see reason. He’s such a man...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey Sanders doesn't do anything easy—rehab is no exception. Never one to follow orders for the sake of being orderly, Mackey needs a reason, something real, to make him agree to Trav's terms of getting clean...
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    age-gap  angst  celebrity  drama  humor  steamy  abuse  book
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey's fragile recovery from his bout with self-destruction is complicated even further by his feelings for Trav—and Trav's feelings back. Trav is older, and he should know better, but now that Mackey is drug-free and conquering his demons, all he can see is the stunning, brilliant man who existed under the stain of pain and excess...
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    age-gap  angst  celebrity  drama  humor  steamy  abuse  book
  • Undertow by Willow Summers

    Undertow by Willow Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Laugh-out-loud romantic comedy by USA Today Bestseller Willow Summers! CODE NAME: UNDERTOW ​ The ladies see this wave coming at them, and they don’t know whether to swim away, or toward it. ​ It won’t matter. They call me Undertow for a reason. Nights with me are sweet agony. I’m a wild spirit. No one has tied me down, and no one has come back from the pull of the undertow...
  • The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton

    The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    As their careers catch fire, Grace and Jack -- everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed, funny, and feisty couple -- find themselves on opposite coasts. Grace has landed in New York City, where she loves being onstage again, particularly because she’s playing a fabulous character in a musical written by her old college flame, Michael. Their rekindled friendship makes exploring the city that much more fun...
  • Single Girl Rules #BananaParty by Ivy Smoak

    Single Girl Rules #BananaParty by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Single Girl Rule #2: Girls’ night is every Friday. No exceptions.It’s finally here.Friday.Girls’ night!And to celebrate, I got tickets to the hottest party in the city...
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    female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Love Hacked by Penny Reid

    Love Hacked by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    There are three things you need to know about Sandra Fielding: 1) She makes all her first dates cry, 2) She hasn't been kissed in over two years, and 3) She knows how to knit. Sandra has difficulty removing her psychotherapist hat. Of her last 30 dates, 29 have ended the same way: the man sobbing uncontrollably...
  • Changing the Game by Jaci Burton

    Changing the Game by Jaci Burton

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sports agent Liz Darnell will do anything to win back her number-one client, baseball pro Gavin Riley. And Gavin's more than ready- especially when Liz is offering herself as part of the bargain. But when love unexpectedly enters the playing field, neither Liz nor Gavin are ready for the biggest game-changer of all...
  • Wisteria Island by Rachel Hanna

    Wisteria Island by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's running from the most embarrassing moment of her life when she finds herself smack dab in the middle of an island full of misfit old people.Danielle Wright has had an illustrious career as a nurse, but when the unthinkable happens, she has nowhere to run to get out of the gaze of prying eyes and judgmental people...
  • Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love isn't a BALL GAME... it's a CAGE FIGHT!I find her so elegant, and yet I know she could kick my ass with ease.Lincoln Nash is the top hitter in major league baseball, and a World Series Champion. When his best friend hooks up with the sister of MMA fighter, Dee Lex, he’s eager for an introduction. She’s strong, fearless, and effortlessly beautiful...
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    angst  drama  humor  second-chances  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve always loved her, but I made a promise that I’d never touch her. That promise was the worst mistake I ever made. Because I just broke it. ♥ ♥ ♥She’s always been off-limits. Her brother, and my best friend, made that very clear years ago. My mind may have gotten the message, but my heart didn’t listen. But Emily doesn’t have just one brother...
  • Honeymoon from Hell III by R.L. Mathewson

    Honeymoon from Hell III by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For years, Connor has gone out of his way to make Rory miserable, but now that he finally had her, in his arms where she belonged, he was determined to keep her there...
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    female-mc  humor  realistic  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
  • Party Girl by Rachel Hollis

    Party Girl by Rachel Hollis

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Landon Brinkley is making her dreams come true. After years of poring over glossy photos of celebrity parties in People and US Weekly, she’s landed her Holy Grail: an internship with the fabulous Selah Smith, event planner to the Hollywood elite...
  • Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

    Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).In Dahlia Adler’s Going Bicoastal, there’s more than one path to happily ever after...
  • Texting Mr. Hollywood by Flora Ferrari

    Texting Mr. Hollywood by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He is an A-list actor. I’m a shy, curvy intern. What do we have in common? Nothing. Except I may have accidentally text him and he may have text me back. Working for one of the top-rated PR companies in LA is a dream job. Which means I can’t ruin it. But when I see Weston Wyatt’s phone number by accident on my boss’s phone, I memorize it, telling myself I’ll never text him...
  • Life in Fusion by Ethan Day

    Life in Fusion by Ethan Day

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Sno Ho SequelAspiring author, Boone Daniels, always figured love would be as easy as he was. Fresh off the whirlwind winter-vacation romance with ski-god and would-be boyfriend, Wade Walker -- Boone was certain that saying goodbye would be the hardest part...
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    celebrity  humor  north-america  steamy  usa  adult  athlete  book
  • Confessions of an Alli Cat by Courtney Cole

    Confessions of an Alli Cat by Courtney Cole

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Thirty-five year-old Allison “Alli” Lancaster has it all—a fabulous job, a beautiful 15 year-old daughter, a hilarious BFF and a gorgeous house with a pool and Jacuzzi in an exclusive Las Vegas neighborhood. What she doesn’t have is a husband, because she kicked her lousy, cheating ex to the curb nine months ago...
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    age-gap  drama  female-mc  humor  north-america  steamy  urban  usa
  • Remember When by T. Torrest

    Remember When by T. Torrest

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "I’d spent too long in limbo. It was time to put The California Plan back into effect."~Layla Warren. I’ve been in love with Trip Wiley since I was sixteen years old. Yep. That Trip Wiley. Academy award-winning actor, known philanthropist, People’s Sexiest Man Alive two years running… Yeah. It’s not like I’m some delusional stalker-fan...
  • I Heart Vegas by Lindsey Kelk

    I Heart Vegas by Lindsey Kelk

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After her first standalone novel, The Single Girl's To-Do List, Lindsey returns with a sparkling and romantic new novel in the I Heart series. Angela Clark loves her life in New York. She a Brit who's conquered the Big Apple. Unfortunately, she's also a Brit who's lost her job...
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    humor  north-america  urban  usa  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton

    The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The first in USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton’s Redhead series is a playful and erotic romance between an aspiring actress and Hollywood’s hottest new leading man.When Grace Sheridan returns to Los Angeles to become a working actress, it’s a second shot at a life-long dream...
  • Belinda Blinked 2 by Rocky Flintstone

    Belinda Blinked 2 by Rocky Flintstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As you know from Belinda Blinked 1; Belinda is the Sales Director for Steele's Pots and Pans. Based in central London she is the expert in cracking the most difficult of accounts. This is a modern story of sex, erotica and dripping passion. Read how the sexiest sales girl in business earns her huge bonus by being the best at removing her silk blouse...
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    female-mc  humor  steamy  urban  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Belinda Blinked; 3: The continuing erotic story of sexual activity, dripping action and even bigger business deals as Belinda relentlessly continues to earn her huge bonus. by Rocky Flintstone

    Belinda Blinked; 3: The continuing erotic story of sexual activity, dripping action and even bigger business deals as Belinda relentlessly continues to earn her huge bonus. by Rocky Flintstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An erotic story of sexual activity, dripping action and even bigger business deals; Keep following the sexiest sales girl in business as she continues to earn her huge bonus by being the best at removing her tight silken blouse. Welcome back to Belinda's world of global pots and pans sales...
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    female-mc  humor  steamy  urban  21st-century  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Happily Enemy After by Ashlee Price

    Happily Enemy After by Ashlee Price

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    COMING SOON! A HOT NEW ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE THRILLER!BOOK 2 IN THIS FUN AND FLIRTY BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE SERIES IS FILLED WITH PAGE MELTING HEAT, DRAMA, AND OF COURSE A HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER GUARANTEED TO LEAVE YOU VERY SATISFIED. Landing my dream job: Check.Signing the lease on a luxury apartment: Double Check...
  • Second Time Lucky by Ethan Day

    Second Time Lucky by Ethan Day

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Second chances aren't easy to come by but for Luke Landon and Owen West, sometimes the best things really do come back to you. Luke Landon and Owen West already had a once upon a time. They burned hot back in college yet still managed to lose their way. It's been fifteen years since they drifted apart and while a lot has since changed, they've discovered that some things still feel the same...
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    humor  north-america  second-chances  steamy  usa  adult  book  comedy
  • Their Paid Girl by ella_enchanted

    Their Paid Girl by ella_enchanted

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shawna is the girl every guy turns to... when they need a date? She does it for the pay, they hire her to go out for a multitude of reasons: making other girls jealous, impressing the family, you name it. Shawna's seen it all. Until she meets Adam Ferrell, the jerk god of the campus. He hates her (figures, she gave him a bruise), and she can't stand his guts...
  • Confessions of a High School Guidance Counselor by Kelsie Hoss

    Confessions of a High School Guidance Counselor by Kelsie Hoss

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “My life is falling apart, and the guy I meet at the bar might be the one to help me put it back together,” said No One Ever.Getting dumped by my fiancé and going to the bar was not a good look. Neither was stealing condoms from the student supply and going home with a complete stranger.But here I was.And I quickly find out this man isn’t a stranger after all...
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    age-gap  female-mc  humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Right Where We Left Us by Jen Devon

    Right Where We Left Us by Jen Devon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Temperance Jean Madigan and Duncan Brady have never gotten it right. After one radiant, secret summer together when they were eighteen, they’ve been on-again off-again ever since. Now, despite red-hot chemistry and TJ’s closeness with Duncan’s family, they’re virtually strangers, only capable of adversarial banter, awkward small talk―and the occasional messy hookup...
  • Twisted by Emma Chase

    Twisted by Emma Chase

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Falling in love is easy. Staying in love is hard. In this heart-pounding follow-up to Tangled, Kate reveals that there is trouble in paradise, when unexpected circumstances force her and Drew to "renegotiate" their relationship.There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who look first, and the ones who leap. I’ve always been more of a looker. A planner. Cautious. Then I met Drew Evans...
  • I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk

    I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I Heart series book 2. Celebs, sunshine and beautiful boys…enough to lead a girl astray? Angela Clark can’t believe her luck… she’s an English girl living in New York with a dream job at hip magazine The Look and a sexy boyfriend.Her latest assignment takes her to Hollywood to interview hot actor and fellow Brit James Jacobs...
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    california  humor  north-america  urban  usa  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Strings by Kendall Grey

    Strings by Kendall Grey

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Free-spirited musician Letty Dillinger adheres to a strict, “no strings attached” policy when it comes to men. After a wild night of unabashed sex in a fancy hotel room, she never expects to see the adventurous stud she dubs “Shades” again...
  • My Double Life by Janette Rallison

    My Double Life by Janette Rallison

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Her whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia's photo filters through the Internet, she's offered a job to be Kari's double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia's mother has always warned her against celebrities. Rebelliously, Alexia flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life...
  • Tonic by Staci Hart

    Tonic by Staci Hart

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Joel Anderson doesn’t take anything seriously. Not his relationships, which have been few and far between since his brutal divorce. Not the drama of working in a tattoo parlor, which seems to be around every corner. When things get him down, he smiles and cracks a joke. But he’s not the kind of man you cross, or you’ll find yourself at the wrong end of his fists...
  • American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier

    American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The summer after graduation is supposed to be that first real taste of freedom - but not for eighteen-year-old Chloe Branson. Just as that breeze of freedom is making its way into her galaxy, her secret-service-agent dad drops a meteor-sized bomb of bad news on her and her sisters...
  • That Certain Something by Clare Ashton, Jessica Jeffries

    That Certain Something by Clare Ashton, Jessica Jeffries

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love or money? Follow the head or heart? Pia and Cate seem to be flip sides of a coin. But when they meet, they definitely have that certain something, and these questions aren't so simple after a night like theirs. Pia Benitez-Smith has her head in the clouds of ideals and romance...
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    age-gap  angst  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Christmas with Danny Fit by Amy Lane

    Christmas with Danny Fit by Amy Lane

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This title is part of the 2010 Advent Calendar: Naughty or Nice In a perfect moment of cold November sunshine, pudgy accountant Kit Allen realizes Jesse, his new office assistant, is everything he's ever dreamed about in a man. Feeling supremely unworthy and desperate to get a life—even an imaginary one—Kit embarks on a self-improvement campaign featuring DVD fitness guru, Danny Fit...
  • Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton

    Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In this sequel to Wallbanger, the second book in the Cocktail series, fan favorites Caroline and Simon negotiate the rollercoaster of their new relationship while house-sitting in San Francisco.Playing house was never so much fun—or so confusing...
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    angst  drama  female-mc  humor  realistic  steamy  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • All That Mullarkey by Sue Moorcroft

    All That Mullarkey by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Revenge and love: it’s a thin line … The writing’s on the wall for Cleo and Gav. The bedroom wall, to be precise. And it says ‘This marriage is over.’ Wounded and furious, Cleo embarks on a night out with the girls, which turns into a glorious one night stand with… Justin, centrefold material and irrepressibly irresponsible...
    Categorized as:
    drama  female-mc  humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid

    Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit...
  • Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James

    Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    No woman could resist him—except the one he wanted most...Cool, Calm, Collected...Nothing fazes Taylor Donovan. In the courtroom she never lets the opposition see her sweat. In her personal life, she never lets any man rattle her—not even her cheating ex-fiancé...
  • Girl in a Spin by Clodagh Murphy

    Girl in a Spin by Clodagh Murphy

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jenny Hannigan might be a good-time party girl but all she secretly craves is a life of domestic bliss and solid respectability -- worlds away from her troubled upbringing back home in Ireland...
    Categorized as:
    drama  humor  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Playing Pretend by Eden Summers

    Playing Pretend by Eden Summers

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One bed. Two best friends. Three nights playing pretend. When I agreed to let Rome be my fake boyfriend on a work trip, I didn’t think acting like a couple would be that complicated.He’d flash his killer smile at my colleagues.Impress them with his charm.While keeping my toxic ex at bay.But that’s not the reality I’m currently drowning in...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  angst  drama  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book
  • The Accidental TV Star by Emily Evans

    The Accidental TV Star by Emily Evans

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Marissa, a recent high school graduate and amateur chef, loves cooking, the culinary reality show Scoop Out, and hot Scottish movie star Garrett Campbell. Despite her big dreams, her feet are firmly planted on the non-slip, rubber floor mat behind the counter of the Texas Fry Hut. -- until Marissa receives a wild job offer. Spend the summer cooking for Garrett Campbell in Hollywood...
  • Shiny! by Amy Lane

    Shiny! by Amy Lane

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will Lafferty and Kenny Scalia are both having sort of a day. Will gets fired for letting fifth graders read Harry Potter, and Kenny finds his boyfriend and his sex toys in bed with a complete stranger...
  • Brunettes Strike Back by Kieran Scott

    Brunettes Strike Back by Kieran Scott

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sequel to I Was A Non-Blonde Cheerleader from New York Times bestseller Kieran Scott! New Jersey transplant and spunky brunette Annisa and her sand Dune High cheerleading squad are headed to nationals! Just when she thinks her blonde teammates have accepted her, some of the girls have suddenly made it their mission to convert Annisa to the blonde side...
    Categorized as:
    drama  female-mc  humor  north-america  realistic  usa  book  children
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