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  • Dem Boyz From Da Bottom by Diamond D. Johnson

    Dem Boyz From Da Bottom by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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    crime  dark  drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sports
  • Persona normal by Benito Taibo

    Persona normal by Benito Taibo

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Una grandiosa e increíble aventura para ser todo... excepto normal. Tenía un par de padres divertidos y jóvenes, llenos de sueños y de planes...
  • Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei

    Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Julia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares...
  • Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Final book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by...
  • Grave by Shantel Tessier

    Grave by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    GRAVEMy life went to hell years ago, and I've had a death wish ever since then with fast cars, women, and drugs. They don't call me Grave for nothing!But I do it because I need to feel something... anything. What's life worth living for without the high?And then I saw her!She's too good for me, and I should stay away...
  • Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson

    Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now a 2021 RWA's Vivian Award Finalist in Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance. The first contemporary women's fiction novel by bestselling romance author Sarah Robinson sure to break your heart and test your limits as the characters dive into taboo topics that make you reconsider everything you once knew. Marry the love of my life.Become a mother.Write a book.Number one was complete...
  • The Right Time by Danielle Steel

    The Right Time by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Filled with heartbreak and betrayal, triumph and fulfillment, The Right Time is an intimate, richly rewarding novel about pursuing one’s passion and succeeding beyond one’s wildest dreams...
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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won't want to leave...
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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree

    Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s. Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her friends love and leave the young men who will do anything to get next to them...
  • Saving Skye: The Pilot Firefighter's Surprise Baby  (Eden Mountain Firefighters) by Jenna Gunn

    Saving Skye: The Pilot Firefighter's Surprise Baby (Eden Mountain Firefighters) by Jenna Gunn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous. Smart. Armed with a secret weapon. The young ATF agent was supposed to be a one night thing. But then she woke up the alpha protector in me. Little did I know that her mission would strike me square in my cold, dead heart. And for the first time in ten years I wanted something more. But the complications are as big as the firefighting helicopter that I fly...
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    crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being married to the dark and dangerous Robert Stone doesn’t come without its problems - trust being one of them. Trusting your average husband means you believe he won’t cheat on you. Trusting a man like Robert is accepting that he will kill to protect his family. Brooke loves her husband - mind, body and soul - she will do whatever is necessary to protect that love...
  • Queen Rose by Leila James

    Queen Rose by Leila James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aria WarringtonPopular, rich, spoiled.She rules Rosehaven with her wicked attitude.Every queen needs her king.Yet, her secrets loom, dark and devastating.She’s damaged.More broken than anyone knows.But maybe our love can save us both...
  • Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker

    Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don’t date, ever. Casual sex is all I need.Relationships? Well, my dark past crushed that fairytale fantasy for me. Instead, I’m all into my PI firm. After a snail’s pace start, I have my first big client. There’s just one snag, I have to do research in my hometown, a place I never wanted to see again in my life...
  • A Better Man: A Small Town Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Carrie Elks

    A Better Man: A Small Town Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Carrie Elks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s his addiction. He’s her escape.Logan Hartson is gorgeous, successful, and has a smile that’ll knock a woman off her feet. And from the moment Courtney Roberts meets him on a dirt road, the chemistry sizzles between them.Everything about them is wrong. He’s city, she’s country.He owns expensive restaurants. She runs a small farm...
  • Adriana by Kat Masen

    Adriana by Kat Masen

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The vows were exchanged and Adriana had her whole life planned out. Marriage, babies and a fabulous career. Life was perfect, until the day the only man she had ever been with, the man who had stolen her heart at the tender age of seventeen, was taken away before his time. Desperate, angry and unable to heal, Adriana hits rock bottom and is forced to seek help for the sake of her son...
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    dark  drama  female-mc  family  crime  romance  humor  contemporary
  • Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner

    Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls in love with boy… SCREECH! No. It can’t be that easy. (You knew that, right?) Boy meets girl. Boy can’t fall in love with girl, because girl comes from a different culture. She also has secrets. Lots of secrets he’s determined to uncover. He’ll try to uncover all her secrets...
  • Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

    Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if you met the right person at the wrong time? Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart. Five years later, they find each other. Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they must separate...
  • Livvy by Lori L. Otto

    Livvy by Lori L. Otto

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In her first year of college at Yale, challenging courses and new friends provide a much-needed distraction for Livvy Holland. Beyond the tears–for the most part– she won’t allow the lingering anger she harbors toward her ex-boyfriend to consume her. Even after taking steps to conceal her identity, Livvy is still very recognizable and popular among her new classmates...
  • On the Rocks by Gillian Jones, Book Covers Ashbee Designs

    On the Rocks by Gillian Jones, Book Covers Ashbee Designs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Braunwyn Four years ago losing the love of my life almost destroyed me. Years of being labeled and looked upon with disdain by everyone in my hometown almost wrecked me. Four years ago I became a mother and together we were enough...Until I met him. He wanted to rebuild my broken–I just didn’t know how to let him...
  • Miracle by Susan Fanetti

    Miracle by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RELEASE DATE: 6 AUGUST 2016 PREORDER NOW THE CONCLUSION OF THE PAGANO FAMILY SERIES. Joey Pagano was left disabled following a violent moment in his family’s history, a moment he chose to be a part of. During the past ten years of a life he’s only half lived, all of his brothers and sisters have gotten married and made families of their own, but Joey’s had no one...
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    crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary
  • Prosper by Paula Marinaro

    Prosper by Paula Marinaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Prosper Worthington is a decorated war hero, a convicted felon, and the ex-cellmate and road companion of his best friend, Jack Winston. Different as two men can be, Prosper is rough, hot-headed, focused, and driven. He’s also had more than enough of Jack’s spur-of-the-moment decisions, faulty reasoning, and Peter Pan-like existence...
  • Vengeance by Jane Henry

    Vengeance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call him the executioner.Some say monster.He bears the name of the world's first murderer: Cain.Fitting.Dishonorably discharged from the military, he runs a highly secret, clandestine operation, and has everything I need to find the justice I crave.Power players at his disposal.An insatiable hunger for justice.A reckless disregard for the law...
  • Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker

    Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping score is the quickest way to lose. Anica Maggard was born under a lucky star. Her big sister became her very best friend. Her debut novel was an instant bestseller. She lived in the apartment of her dreams at the age of twenty-five. But luck changes. . . and sometimes it runs out entirely.Cancer steals her sister, and that loss robs Anica of her words...
  • Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis, S.B. Alexander

    Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis, S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secretly dating Coach Parker’s daughter was never part of the plan. Neither was becoming her dealer… ADAM Returning to my drug-dealing past wasn’t on the agenda when I accepted the full ride to play ball at Cypress U. But Mom lost her job. And my sister’s medical bills are mounting. So, I’ve no choice but to change the playbook...
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    crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  university  abuse  alpha-mc
  • Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Do 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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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Orange Grove by Rosanna Ley

    The Orange Grove by Rosanna Ley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    'Utterly enchanting' Woman's WeeklyAn unforgettable story of past love and family secrets, set in sunny SevilleHolly loves making marmalade. Now she has a chance to leave her stressful city job and pursue her dream - of returning to the Dorset landscape of her childhood to open Bitter Orange, a shop celebrating the fruit that first inspired her.Holly's mother Ella has always loved Seville...
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    drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Everything with You by Kaylee Ryan

    Everything with You by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every road, even the broken ones, will eventually lead us to our destination. We hope to find our place in the world, sometimes getting lost and straddled with the fear of never being found. Ultimately it’s that broken road that leads us to the meaning of life, love and happiness. You watched as Allison and Liam fell head over heels...
  • The MacGregors: Robert & Cybil by Nora Roberts

    The MacGregors: Robert & Cybil by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Winning Hand When Darcy Wallace spends her last three dollars at the hotel casino and wins a jackpot worth almost two million dollars, all casino manager Robert MacGregor Blade wants to do is look out for her. But something about the lovely young woman is getting under Mac's skin and playing havoc with his big brotherly intentions...
  • The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker

    The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise.Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr. Carver Livingston has not once returned to his Vermont hometown...
  • You Then, Me Now by Nick Alexander

    You Then, Me Now by Nick Alexander

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She’s given her daughter everything. Now it’s time to give her the truth. Becky’s father is not just absent: he’s a mystery, a gaping hole in her past. He died before she was born and for her mother, Laura, the subject is strictly off-limits. But when Laura books an unexpected trip to Greece, Becky decides to join her, determined to get closer to her mother—and to the truth...
  • Christina by Leanne Davis

    Christina by Leanne Davis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My entire life I’ve lived with shadows lurking behind what otherwise appears like the perfect family. My mother often disappears into her bedroom for days at a time because her life becomes too much to deal with. I never understood it. I know there are family secrets. I hear the whispers and innuendos. But no one wants me to know the truth. The thing is: I’m not a little girl anymore...
  • Love & War by Jackie Chanel

    Love & War by Jackie Chanel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Caprice was on the fast track to becoming a young CEO. Raised by her former supermodel mother, Caprice was supposed to follow the path that her mother’s stilettos left. Until a letter from her father, mafia don; Domani Bonatelli, changed the course of her life...
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    crime  dark  drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  organized-crime
  • Unauthorized Obsession by Lisa Ladew

    Unauthorized Obsession by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Officer Kara Price has recovered from her injury and is back doing what she loves best, patrolling the streets of Westwood Harbor, praying that she never hears from her stalker again. But when her neighbor sees a man lurking outside her home, her partner finally forces her to take the case to the detectives...
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    dark  family  female-mc  kind-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Undeniable: Dom & Gigi by Callie Harper

    Undeniable: Dom & Gigi by Callie Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Undeniable (Dom & Gigi) Dom’s the one she couldn’t have. Gigi’s the one he couldn’t forget. They haven’t seen each other for four years. He’s been serving in the Special Forces. She’s finished college. They’ve had time to move on. Neither one has. Now there’s a death threat. Her family’s business has pissed off a drug cartel. Her life’s in danger. They’re thrown together, on the run...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  family  female-mc  university  adult  book  cheating
  • Unchained by K.L. Donn

    Unchained by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s sheltered. He’s steadfast. Sage Marlowe was born with grace and care. Loving her religion and understanding her place in the compound was drilled into her from the moment she could walk. Never leaving until she was a teen, she had no clue of the outside world. She didn’t understand that she had choices, or could have opinions. She didn’t know she could have freedom...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  female-mc  kind-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Cross Creek where love conquers all—including the secrets that haunt you...Miranda Thomas got under my skin, in a good way. The pretty little sheriff was one-part mystery and the rest perfection. I wanted her, and I intended to make her mine. Our future was as plain as day: husband and wife with two children and a house with a white picket fence...
  • Caught in a Jam by Lila Felix

    Caught in a Jam by Lila Felix

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve loved her since we were kids. But loving someone gets tough when they don’t love you back. Nixon Black has made mistakes. He made one mistake that would change his life forever. Now he’s working and in school—and he’s got a three year old. He gave up dating when Scout was born, but every night he retreats to another life in his mind, one he could’ve had with her...
  • Beatless by Amber L. Johnson

    Beatless by Amber L. Johnson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mallory Durham has been left behind and it is making her feel less like an adult and more like an afterthought. Divorce, sickness, educational aspirations being shattered, and her Aunt Sam moving into her home, have made Mal's life nearly unrecognizable to her...
  • The Reckless Series Complete Collection: Books 1-3 by Gina Robinson

    The Reckless Series Complete Collection: Books 1-3 by Gina Robinson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Great value! Save up to 44% compared to buying each book separately! This series is contemporary romance with mature themes, language, and situations. Readers should be over 17! Reckless Longing Book One A Contemporary New Adult College Romance Ellie and Logan's love story begins one hot August night… Ellie My mom betrayed me in the worst way possible...
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    dark  family  female-mc  university  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum

    Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holly Newbury’s life is on hold in the cozy English village of Chilton Crosse. While her friends are marrying, having children, and embarking on successful careers, Holly is raising her three younger sisters and working part time at the village art gallery. Her life feels incomplete, but family is more important to her than anything...
  • The Memory of You by Catherine West

    The Memory of You by Catherine West

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirteen years ago, Natalie lost a part of herself when her twin sister died. Will traveling back to the family winery finally put the memory to rest, or will it completely destroy her? When Natalie Mitchell learns her beloved grandfather has had a heart attack, she’s forced to return to their family-owned winery in Sonoma, something she never intended to do...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  christian  contemporary  fiction
  • Empire of Lies by Kylie Kent

    Empire of Lies by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty years ago, I left Italy. I left him behind to marry another man. I thought I was leaving alone; I didn’t know I was carrying a piece of him with me...
  • The Billionaire's Rival by Jeannette Winters

    The Billionaire's Rival by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love the Barrington Billionaire's Series? Welcome to their cousins. You're never going to believe how they are connected! Charles Lawson carries the weight of the entire family’s future on his shoulders. As CEO of Lawson Steel it is his responsibility to ensure their legacy continued for the next generation. First on his agenda is to clean up loose ends from the past...
  • Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

    Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . .Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie-the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak-are safely behind her...
  • The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns

    The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A mother’s wish, a woman’s bequest, a family found?Mother: Female parent of a childMum: The woman who nurtures, raises and loves a childRadio host Harper Drummond lives for her glamorous career. Every day she meets fascinating people doing extraordinary things, but has begun to wonder whether there’s something more for her out there...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Stand Alone Prequel to the Eagle Elite Series In the mafia...only the strong survive. Joyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce. Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brothers reason for existing. Falling, only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her...
  • Trouble by Elle Casey

    Trouble by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alissa Benson used to have plans. Big ones. Important ones. But all those plans went down the drain on her twenty-first birthday, and now she's just trying to pick up the pieces and manage the fallout. Sure, there are people wanting to help. But they're pushy and suffocating and none of them can say more than ten words without cussing. And then of course there's Colin...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  university  abuse  alpha-mc
  • Lesser Evil by Lesley Pearse

    Lesser Evil by Lesley Pearse

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Would you cross the street if wickedness lived there? When Fifi moves to London with her bricklayer boyfriend Dan, her mother is outraged. Despite initial feelings of horror at her new surroundings, Fifi finds the freedom from her middle-class family background exhilarating...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Guest List by Fern Michaels

    The Guest List by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Guest...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  family  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Theo by Amanda Prowse

    Theo by Amanda Prowse

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are two sides to every love story... Anna Cole grew up in care, and wants to start a family of her own. Theo Montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate. Then, one day, Theo meets Anna, and Anna meets Theo. Each shows the other how to love. And each shows the other what heartbreak feels like... This is Theo's story...
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