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Reckless Miles by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“I love being naked. Naked is awesome.” ~Cooper Miles Life used to be an endless party. I worked hard and played harder—as often as possible. But things change—people change—and lately the party life isn’t doing it for me. Enter Amelia. It isn’t every day that you meet a girl in a wedding dress in a bar. A girl whose life just took a sharp left turn she wasn’t expecting... -
Mace by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMace is the opposite of his brother Angus in most ways. He’s easygoing, quick to laugh, and a man who isn’t afraid to voice his opinion. A favor for his sister-in-law puts him in just the right place to meet a woman who looks like everything he’s dreamed of. A long afternoon chat in a bookstore leaves him wishing for just a little more of her time.Reba is a single mom who can do it all... -
Until Susan by C.P. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the world of NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Aurora Rose Reynolds. See how the Mayson clan began. You've read their sons' stories, now it's James and Susan's turn. Experience the boom all over again in this action-packed novella of insta-love and suspense from Author CP Smith... -
My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA sexy, small town, fake relationship romantic comedy. Josh Landry is one of the hottest bartenders in New Orleans. He's shown many a female tourist that things are definitely big and easy down here. And he's now been celibate for a year. Because he finally met her. Yes, her. The One... -
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Under Him by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTristan is the new Second of the Dart Creek Pack, and trying to support a new Alpha who is recovering from silver poisoning. So much of the Pack’s success rests on his shoulders, so when he is ordered to pair up with a human who has been stalking the Pack, he fights it hard... -
What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNash Hudson has done it.After years of being a bachelor werewolf, the Second of the Pack has finally used his one Turn to save the life of a quirky beauty he spent a fun night with, and now reality is setting in. She survived it. She really survived it, and now he and Summer have to figure out where they belong in each other’s lives... -
The Woodsman by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet Royale’s entire life has bit the bullet. Between a cheating ex and her career imploding, she’s one shaved head away from a total breakdown. Needing an escape, she books a small cottage in Maine for the holidays.When a massive snowstorm promises to keep the outside world at bay, Violet believes fate is finally doing her a favor... -
Ronan by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner.An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail... -
One Little Lie by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe's the only one I'll ever love, but I had to let her go.Rylan Maroney is the biggest lie I've ever told, and it nearly destroyed everyone in my life. No matter how much it hurts, I can never have her again.He broke my heart and walked away, but he hasn't let me go.Halton Westbrook has haunted my life from four thousand miles away for the last eight years... -
Filthy Little Midlife Fling by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's about to discover exactly what this hunky, small-town mechanic is hiding under the hood...I’m having a bad week.First, I get a call from my scumbag ex-husband asking for a favor. He wants to hire me to organize his new house.The house he’s sharing with his new wife.The one he cheated on me with.But the worst part? I’m so broke I might have to take the job... -
What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiam 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... -
Daddy on Duty by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll do anything for the cookie… I’m used to playing the field. But specialty baker Tabitha caught my attention the first time I tasted her…frosting. Suddenly I’m offering my services in any way I can. Need some furniture moved? Check.Followed by rogue ducks? Check.Weird noises late at night? Check. Except that late night when I’m on patrol and she calls for assistance, we fall into bed... -
Late Nights & Love Lines by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe job was simple. Answer the phone, solve the single dad’s dilemma, and move on.I’m the temporary solution.The fill-in.The short-term Single Dad Hotline Helper until a more suitable one can be found.I don’t get attached, I don’t stick around, and I certainly don’t fall for the single dad.Until the job said, “Hold my beer,” and tipped my world upside down...Categorized as:
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Impact by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey always say that two wrongs don’t make a right... Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile... Her curves... Wrong has never felt so right... -
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Could Be Forever: Finn and Juliet by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s just a fling. Or is it?Juliet Blake shows up at my bar, dejected after her surprise girls’ weekend goes bad. So I do the usual—mix her a drink and listen to her troubles. I’m a spontaneous guy, so I offer to help—spend the rest of the weekend with her so she’s not alone on her birthday.I don’t expect her to end up in my bed, but when she does, it’s mind-blowing... -
Real Good Man by Meghan March
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Meghan March comes a sexy new duet. We've all had the bad boys, now it's time for a Real Good Man. Fall for a woman over text messages? No way in hell. Reality can never be as good as the fantasy, right? Wrong. It’s better. Banner Regent is smart, funny, and she’s so far out of my league, she might as well be royalty. I’m a mechanic from Kentucky... -
Don't You Wanna Stay by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw-up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation... -
Jaxon by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStellaThe Ride or Die Bar isn't much, but it's the place I made my home.And the Heartlands Motorcycle Club is my family.It's just another night at work until my home gets broken into.My family gets destroyed.It's The Outlaws.They hit us hard. They take everything.But family bonds are strong and the Heartlands aren't about to let this attack by a rival MC club go unpunished... -
Secret Kiss by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdam Dorsey was used to living a life of deceit and falsehood both professionally and personally. The former CIA operative—with an extremely high IQ—was ready for a quieter, more authentic life. Enter Jane, a gorgeous and adorable hazel eyed beauty that complicated his plan... -
That First Flight by Jenn McMahon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething 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...Categorized as:
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Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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... -
Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan’s Hope Town in Fighting for Honor. UFL fighter Caleb hasn’t been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is the perfect place to train without distractions... -
Baby Daddy Wanted by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy 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... -
Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlpha former-military biker.Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming... -
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Fix Her Up by Carey Heywood
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf Finley Reeves is an expert at anything, it’s making mistakes. She proved this true by falling for and marrying the wrong man. Ten years later all she has to show for it is a divorce... and a broken heart. Needing not only to get away, but also to start over somewhere new, she buys a fixer upper that’s one step away from being condemned... -
Rockstar Baby by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSnowed in rocker makes unplanned baby with saucy waitress. News at 11. I could see the tabloids now.Yeah, I play guitar and sing occasionally. But my main role is as a producer for other musicians.That's why I came to Crescent Cove—to help rockstar Kellan McGuire with his first solo project.Not to get stuck in a surprise snowstorm with a smart, funny lass with big brown eyes and a very flexible. -
Hello Tease by Kelsie Hoss
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMen 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... -
Hammered by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI didn’t mean to kidnap the groom. One minute, the town’s bad boy was standing there at the altar, and the next, he’s accidentally passed out in my Vespa sidecar with his bride hot on our tail. I didn't have a choice. It was ‘napping Jace or watching him commit a crime against love and humanity and puppies... -
Trapped with the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe's a firefighter trying to prove himself. But now he's trapped in a tattoo parlor with a woman he can't resist.I was just trying to warm up.The tattoo parlor where I work is freezing cold, so at closing time, I decide to hop in one of the few tanning beds in the building and warm up.But when the security alarm goes off for some reason, a hunky firefighter breaks in to save me... -
Just One Kiss: A Second Chance Holiday Standalone by J. Saman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heart wants what it wants and mine has never stopped wanting her.London Canterbury and I were never meant to be. Her family was rich. She was cheer captain. The most popular girl in our school while I was the opposite. Poor, nerdy, and invisible. Eight years ago, I kissed the hell out of her, knowing I was never going to see her again. Or so I thought... -
Enchanted by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by Liz Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnchanted by Her Curves is a short, sweet, and steamy romance book featuring a curvy heroine and a sexy alpha hero. It is the fourth in the Holly Street Holiday series but can be read as a standalone with a HEA and no cliffhangers! Hazel When my husband passed two years ago, he had a few last requests.One of them was a message for his old friend, but getting a hold of Callum hasn’t been easy... -
Play With Fire: A Single Mother Fireman Contemporary Romance by Sheridan Anne, Dusty Lambert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAMELIA Single parenting can kiss my ass.It’s go, go, go all the time. Two little faces to feed, two little bodies to keep from harm, and two little asses to keep clean. This was my life, and though it was hard as hell, we were making it work.That is until the world’s cockiest man stalked me through the hardware store with his perfect dimples, wide shoulders, and the darkest eyes I’d ever seen... -
Cry About It by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings-Joelle-You know what they say about enemies.* Know the enemy* Keep the enemy close* Outsmart the enemy* Make out with the enemyOkay, maybe not that last part. And maybe that’s what got me in trouble with Vaughan Thompson. But in my defense, he started it. That city boy should have known better than to act a fool in these parts.I don't get mad. I get even... -
Smitten with the Girl Dad by Carly Keene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLauren:I’ve been on my own since my broken engagement a few years ago.Now I’m focusing on my career, but I can’t help wishing for someone to share my life with —Someone who cares about me and not just himself.Someone who has a tender side as well as a protective side.Someone who rocks my world.The sexy dad of the little girl who lives across the street is looking like he might be the one... -
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Not Such A Bad Guy by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fling, a funeral, and a little falling in love... just another weekend in Bad, Louisiana. Physical therapist Christopher Gilmore is back in Bad, Louisiana, for the reading of the will of his friend and mentor, Patrick Faucheaux. Christopher expects a small memento from the man he considered a father figure...Categorized as:
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Latte Be Desired by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sweet little town of Magnolia Point, there is a coffee shop. Deja Brew is a quaint, charming shop in the center of town run by one of the most marvelous women on the planet. February Frost. Is that too over the top? Fine, maybe I’m not that marvelous. But, my shop is pretty great. So, when the coffee shop on the other side of town tries to take my daily customers away—it’s war... -
Player For Hire by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I want to learn what it’s like to love se* and I want to pay you for the research.”Whoa, whoa…what?The first part of that sentence was a dream come true for a guy. The second part is the one that left me shocked and speechless.Two things I didn’t think were possible since I’m a bartender. I’ve heard some stories, man... -
Big Girls Do It Better by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s one of the guys. He’s looking for a woman to call his own. When sparks fly between this electrician and his assistant, will they find love or will they be left in the dark?ClementineGrowing up with four brothers, I’ve always been one of the guys.I can belch with the best of them, drink anyone under the table, and throw a mean punch.What I can’t seem to do is get a boyfriend... -
Thick Thighs Save Lives by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s a single mom with the world on her shoulders. He’s a mechanic who wants to help. Will they slam the brakes on their love or find their way down the road to happiness?IvyI used to have it all figured out—marriage plus baby equals happily ever after.And then my husband leaves me just when I need him the most.It seems like things can’t get any worse.. -
His Holiday Bonus by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Curvy Woman Holiday RomanceAudrey is snowed in with her irresistible boss for the holidays. Maybe this year she’ll get more than just a Christmas bonus...One click this curvy woman holiday romance!AudreyMy family never really did Christmas,And I always felt like I was missing out.So when this city girl ends up working at a Christmas tree farm,It’s new and different… and I kind of like it... -
Lumber Snack by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the first day of Christmas, I climbed my true love's tree...Dear Santa,After everything I’ve been through this year, I think we can both agree that I deserve something special in my stocking this Christmas. And the burly, axe-toting, mountain man that just rescued me from an icy death sure fits the bill. At least, he would if he could pull that spruce tree out of his back chimney... -
Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now.He needs to figure out a way to get over her.Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work... -
Sugar Pie by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings♥ Willow ♥My great aunt’s dying wish was to re-open her family’s legacy, the Sugar Creek bakery, and come hell or high water, I’m going to make it happen in her stead. Transferring from L.A., I can deal with the biting cold, an overdose of Valentine’s Day spirit, an apparent saboteur, and even the small town gossip surrounding my (in)famous mother... -
Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHelicopter Pilot, Rhys Cooper, has spent his life flying to new heights in dangerous and daring rescues. Wanting to slow down, he decides to move to his family's spiritual home to lay some roots just like his doctor brother before him. But first thing's first, knocking down the old house he just bought and building his dream home with a picture-perfect view of Moose Mountain... -
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Bound by Bronx by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission.Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret... -
Teaching Rowan: An Older Billionaire, Younger Curvy Girl Romance by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreaking the rules never felt so good. Sebastian: Rowan Lassiter is pure magic. I was under her spell the moment she opened her mouth. But she's a teacher, and I'm her boss. The rules say she's off-limits…that dating her is out of the question. I guess it's a good thing a little scandal never hurt anyone, right? Because no one is going to tell me I can't keep what belongs to me... -
Mistletoe Baby by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI wasn't looking for my very own Cinderella...but I found her.Braking too fast when it's snowing? Bad.Crashing your new sports car? Worse.Kissing a beautiful stranger with lips that taste like vanilla who flees without sharing her digits...or even her name? Worst of all.But I was determined not to leave small town Crescent Cove before Christmas without finding my gorgeous mysterious woman... -
Ring Around the Posey by Layla Frost
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Layla Frost...The curvy goddess and the tattooed hottie... insta goodness so hot, it'll warm your cocoaLeaving behind Hyde Garage for Christmas in the mountains, I had one goal.Survive my cousin's wedding.When a night out introduced me to a gorgeously curvy woman with a voice made for sin, I was suddenly happy to stick around Winter Falls for a while... -
Silver Mayor by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie Harrington is a respectable man.Mayor to his small, mountain town. Successful attorney. Doting single father.After one mishap in the past, he avoids scandal. Making everyone happy is his goal.He’s nothing but content... and a bit boring.Then one morning, he finds a beautiful woman in his bedroom, and his world turns upside down. His good guy side suddenly wants to be a little bad... -
Flirting with Disaster by Hailey Shore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are two things you need to know about First, I am not cool. No, no, don’t let my tuxedo shirt and anklet socks fool you. I’m 26-year-old virgin not cool. I’m carry my cat around in a special backpack not cool.Second, I’m cursed. Every Piedmont woman is. We are doomed to fall in love with men who will break our hearts. So, I’m never going to fall in love.But I wouldn’t mind a little flirting...
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