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Spiced by Jamie Farrell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDueling neighbors, baby fever, fake boyfriends, and pizza... Life in Bliss has never been better! Pepper Blue wants a baby. Forget the husband. She’s better at training men to be good husbands for other women than she is at getting one herself, so she’s doing this on her own... -
![Big Sexy Love by Kirsty Greenwood]()
Big Sexy Love by Kirsty Greenwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGet ready to laugh your socks off with this standout romantic comedy, bursting with get-the-giggles moments, heart-melting romance and characters you'll never forget! Olive Brewster is a scaredy cat. She doesn't do new or risky. She’s happy enough with her job at the local market, it’s cool that she has no boyfriend to fret over, she even likes that she still lives in her childhood home... -
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August by trickology
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings•BAD BOY• || Highest ranks: #1 in Love || || #1 in Romance || || #1 Teen Fiction ||Nyctophilia(n.) Love of darkness or night. Finding comfort in darkness.August Villin was a name people feared.Cruel and powerful, his anger was a storm that never went away.He was the monster that lurked in all of your worst nightmares, waiting for you to cross onto his dangerous path... -
![Matching Mr. Right by Tamra Baumann]()
Matching Mr. Right by Tamra Baumann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Marx helps clients find on-line love by day, but at night she writes children’s books featuring a naughty monkey named Chester. The monkey constantly seeks forgiveness, just as Shelby struggles to forgive herself for a tragic childhood accident that stole everyone she loved. Now she yearns to create a new family... -
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![বহুব্রীহি by Humayun Ahmed]()
বহুব্রীহি by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsভূমিকাবহুব্রীহি নাম দিয়ে একটি টিভি সিরিয়েল লিখেছিলাম, এই বহুব্রীহিকে সেই টিভি সিরিয়েলের উপন্যাস রূপান্তর মনে করা ঠিক হবে না। আমি যা করেছি তা হচ্ছে মূল কাঠামো ঠিক রেখে একটা মজার উপন্যাস লেখার চেষ্টা। কিন্তু অন্য ধরনের কথা হাসি তামশা মাঝখানে আছে। আশা করছি সেই সব কথা রঙ্গ রসিকতায় পুরোপুরি ঢাকা পড়বে না। কিছু না থেকেই যাবে।পাঠক পাঠিকাদের- আমার এই উপন্যাস টিভি সিরিয়েলের সঙ্গে মিলিয়ে পড়লে হোঁচট... -
![Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMackey'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... -
![The Backup Groom by Rich Amooi]()
The Backup Groom by Rich Amooi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wedding is in six weeks. The only thing missing is a groom.Uncle Garfunkel was a certified genius, but stating in his will that I need to marry my high school sweetheart to get my inheritance is the dumbest thing ever. Especially when I find out Ryan Scott already has a wife. Fortunately, the will doesn’t specify WHICH Ryan Scott to marry... -
![Baby Mistake (Alphalicious Billionaires) by Lindsey Hart]()
Baby Mistake (Alphalicious Billionaires) by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey are sworn enemies but she's having his baby.Her:I have had enough of men. They are just pig-headed a*sholes.Him:I have had enough of women. They are just schemey little b*tches after my billion-dollar empire.Her:I’m pregos. Who said you needed a man to do the job. Artificial insemination works just fine... -
![Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy]()
Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D... -
![He Will Be Mine: The brand new laugh out loud page turner! by Kirsty Greenwood]()
He Will Be Mine: The brand new laugh out loud page turner! by Kirsty Greenwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe brand new full-length standalone romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Big Sexy Love!Nora Tucker is an admin assistant from a tiny English village.Gary Montgomery is Hollywood’s hottest new star.After seeing him on the silver screen, Nora believes that Gary is her soulmate, her one true love, the man she's supposed to grow old and wrinkly with... -
![Hit or Miss: A Sexy Doctor Rom Com by Everly Ashton]()
Hit or Miss: A Sexy Doctor Rom Com by Everly Ashton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat's one way to make a lasting impression on a man? Shoot him.When I accidentally send a bullet flying through a handsome stranger I'm mortified. When I find out he's a doctor who treats children with life-threatening heart problems? I'm determined to make it up to him.Playing nursemaid to Dr. Oliver Kinkaid is easier said than done. At least while having to pretend I'm not attracted to him... -
![Getting the Axe by Nikki Mays]()
Getting the Axe by Nikki Mays
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElle has gone through so much in her life. After dealing with an overbearing and abusive father the last thing that she wants to deal with is having a jerk for a boss. Luckily for her that two out of the three are sweethearts. Unfortunately, the grumpy one just happens to be the sexiest man that she's ever seen. Too bad he can't seem to keep his mouth shut... -
![Hot Jerk by Lindsey Hart]()
Hot Jerk by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was hired to find the cocky A-hole THE perfect wife.What was not in this job description was kissing the future groom,Much less have a one-night stand with him.In my line of work, those are all against the rules.And right now, I seriously cannot afford to lose my job.So yeah, sleeping with the jerk... NEVER EVER going to happen.However tempting the client may be.. -
![Can't Stand the Heat by Leighann Dobbs, Lisa Fenwick]()
Can't Stand the Heat by Leighann Dobbs, Lisa Fenwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAspiring chef Sarah Thomas isn’t a very good liar, but when the opportunity to compete in a prestigious culinary contest presents itself, she jumps at the chance. Too bad the opportunity involves a whopper of a lie. She has to pretend to be engaged to playboy restauranteur Raffe Washburn. Raffe Washburn is sick of everyone chalking his success up to his father’s money... -
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![Magnolia Blossoms by Rhonda R. Dennis]()
Magnolia Blossoms by Rhonda R. Dennis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife isn't easy--especially when you're the reclusive daughter of a melodramatic attorney openly mocked for his commercials, and a free-spirited mother who gives art lessons in the nude. Their over the top personalities make it easy for the sheltered and introverted Magnolia Berrybush to swim in a sea of anonymity--until the day she finally snaps... -
![Twas The Knight Before Christmas by M. Clarke]()
Twas The Knight Before Christmas by M. Clarke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***This is a novella... -
![The Other Brother by Hazel Kelly]()
The Other Brother by Hazel Kelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never imagined I’d hit rock bottom. To be honest, the only thing I expected less was him. From the moment our eyes met across the zucchini, something woke in me and started dusting away the cobwebs I’d let gather around my heart. Not that there was anything loveable about the guy. He was gentle as a scorpion when I met him, and his venomous words stung me more than once. Which was fine... -
![Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson]()
Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA touching and deeply funny debut about starting over sober only to discover life’s biggest messes are still waiting right where you left them. The very last person anyone should worry about is Emma. Yes, hi, she’s an alcoholic. But she’s officially been sober for one entire year. That’s twelve months of better health...Categorized as:
humor coming-of-age fiction contemporary mental-illness literary-fiction comedy satire -
![Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins]()
Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life... -
![Accidental Secret Daddy by Callie Stevens]()
Accidental Secret Daddy by Callie Stevens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy Rockstar ex-husband left me a parting gift after our divorce, a bun in the oven.And he just doesn’t know it yet.I’ve loved him since I was 16.And he loved me, until he didn’t.All I ever wanted was for him to pick me over the music, the fans, and the partying.He picked music.What I thought were symptoms of heartbreak turned out to be much more... -
![Sophomores and Other Oxymorons by David Lubar]()
Sophomores and Other Oxymorons by David Lubar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScott Hudson has somehow managed to survive Freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, Sophomore year promises to be anything but boring... -
![Their Paid Girl by ella_enchanted]()
Their Paid Girl by ella_enchanted
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShawna 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... -
![Steamy Ever After by Willow Winters, Samantha Cole]()
Steamy Ever After by Willow Winters, Samantha Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’re putting our hottest book forward.From dark romances to small towns, protectors and second chances, binge this collection of our best selling romances or never before released stories all with happily ever afters... -
![Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly]()
Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief who embark on a road trip to Graceland.Asher Hunting wants revenge.Specifically, he wants revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom and got off on a technicality... -
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![A Messy, Beautiful Life by Sara Jade Alan]()
A Messy, Beautiful Life by Sara Jade Alan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is funny sometimes.And not always the ha, ha kind. Like that one time where a hot guy tried to kiss me and I fell. Down. Hard. And then found out I had cancer.I’m trying to be strong for my friends and my mom.And I’m trying so hard to be “just friends” with that hot guy, even though he seems to want so much more. But I won’t do that to him... -
![Extraterrestre... ou presque! by India Desjardins]()
Extraterrestre... ou presque! by India Desjardins
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLorsqu'on a quatorze ans, des neurones d'écureuil, une meilleure amie obsédée par les garçons et qu'on enchaîne les gaffes, la vie n'est pas facile. Depuis le décès de son père, Aurélie Laflamme se demande d'où elle vient. Aurait-elle été oubliée sur Terre par des extraterrestres ? Pour couronner le tout, sa mère semble sous le charme du directeur de son collège...Categorized as:
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![Diamonds by Nash Summers]()
Diamonds by Nash Summers
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaps’ kingdom is crumbling before his eyes.His parents are forcing him to get a job, there’s a new kid at school who won’t stop staring at him, and his best friend is too busy thinking about girls to help Maps deal with his real problems.Worst of all,Maps is lost.And none of the roads on his map are leading to Lane... -
![My Best Friend's Brother by Hazel Kelly]()
My Best Friend's Brother by Hazel Kelly
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWe used to call ourselves The Three Musketeers. I know it's cliché, but we were only kids. They usually took turns being in charge, which was fine with me. I was just happy to go along with them. After all, I thought I was the luckiest little girl in the whole world. Most of my classmates only had one best friend, but I had two: my best friend Izzy and her twin brother... -
![How to Knock Up Your Nurse by Melinda Minx]()
How to Knock Up Your Nurse by Melinda Minx
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt all started with a fishing hook in my nipple. And no, it wasn’t anything kinky. I’m just very bad at fishing.Emily was my nurse. She unhooked me, then we hooked up. She was the best I'd ever had, but sometimes you have to throw back the perfect catch. Because she was going off to Alaska to become a doctor, and not even my billions of dollars could change her mind... -
![Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander]()
Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Zoe has managed to turn her crush into a boyfriend without using any magic at all. But can it really work with Jake when Zoe’s father is dating Jake’s mother? Talk about a dysfunctional family... -
![Secrets of a Spiritual Guru: Real Estate, Yoga & Lies by Tamara Lee Dorris]()
Secrets of a Spiritual Guru: Real Estate, Yoga & Lies by Tamara Lee Dorris
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets of a Spiritual Guru Meet Melissa Murphy: wine-drinking real estate agent who finds herself "accidentally" assuming the role of a spiritual blogger when her boyfriend leaves her for his yoga teacher. Can she keep her role secret while trying to win her man back? If the lying doesn't kill her, the poses might! "...Achingly funny and impossibly wise.. -
![Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon]()
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPaul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find-too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job... -
![A Slight Change of Plan by Dee Ernst]()
A Slight Change of Plan by Dee Ernst
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKate Everett is about to begin her “second act.” She’s been a widow for eight years and thinks it might be time to start looking for someone to share her life with again. She quits her high-pressure job for something that will allow her more leisure time. She gets rid of the huge family home and moves into a fabulous condo that’s smaller and easier to manage... -
![The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan]()
The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIN MY FAMILY, when anyone rides the wave of their emotions, we say they're chucking a birkett. When the emotion drives out all common sense, we say they're chucking a big one. The telltale signs are: flaming cheeks, shortness of breath, bulging eyes, and a prolonged illogical outburst... -
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![Bảy Bước Tới Mùa Hè by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh]()
Bảy Bước Tới Mùa Hè by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCâu chuyện về một mùa hè ngọt ngào, những trò chơi nghịch ngợm và bâng khuâng tình cảm tuổi mới lớn. Chỉ vậy thôi nhưng chứng tỏ tác giả đúng là nhà kể chuyện hóm hỉnh, khiến đọc cuốn hút từ tựa đến trang cuối cùng, có lẽ chính vì giọng văn giản dị và trong trẻo của Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, và kết thúc thì có hậu đầy thuyết phục... -
![Slice by Steven Herrick]()
Slice by Steven Herrick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA funny, refreshing look at the most awkward time in any young boy’s life from school, girls, and parties to parents, friends, and the dreaded “sex talk”. Darcy Walker is a normal 16-year-old boy but he can handle that. He can even cope with parents, deal with parties, and soldier through the occasional fight... -
![Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty]()
Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOld flames are reignited in the fifth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series.Captivated readers have followed Jessica through every step and misstep: from her life as a tormented, tart-tongued teenager to her years as a college grad stumbling toward adulthood. Now a young professional in her mid-twenties, Jess is off to a Caribbean wedding... -
![My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams]()
My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Sage Oliver is writing a Romance novel-- with a capital R . The book's heroine, Angelica, is Sage's ideal woman-- sensitive, strong, and sexy. There's only one small problem with Sage's novel-- it stinks! Enter George, Sage's would-be boyfriend and unwilling reader of her Angelica stories... -
![That Girl, Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Story by James Ramos]()
That Girl, Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Story by James Ramos
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED that geeky guys never get to date the pretty girls with permanent scowls.To Elliott Bennett, life is simple. It’s all parties, skateboarding, and arguing over who would win in a fight between Hulk and Superman with his friends. It’s his senior year, and he wants nothing more than to soak up his final year of freedom before real life begins... -
![Borrow-A-Bridesmaid by Anne Wagener]()
Borrow-A-Bridesmaid by Anne Wagener
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen life hands you lemons, make lemonade—or, in Piper Brody’s case, make a Craigslist ad offering yourself up as a hired bridesmaid! A hilarious, touching, coming-of-age novel from debut author Anne Wagener. Piper is a recent college grad who decides to sell her body on Craigslist—as a hired bridesmaid... -
![Meet The Sennas by Orizuka]()
Meet The Sennas by Orizuka
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAku Daza Senna. Anak kedua dari tiga bersaudara. Yang artinya aku anak tengah …. Astaga. Aku menulis apa, sih? Oke, mari coba lagi. Aku Daza Senna. Aku tinggal bersama orang-orang yang sama sekali tak bisa disebut normal. Dan sialnya, orang-orang itu adalah keluargaku. Hmm, ini sudah lebih bagus... -
![Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind by Andy Robb]()
Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind by Andy Robb
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you haven't worked it out yet, girls don't do this. They don't come to the Hovel. They don't like goblins and dragons. They don't paint miniatures. They don't play role playing games or re-enact fictional battles. And they don't talk to Geeks like me especially if they're pretty. And this girl is pretty... -
![An Education by Nick Hornby]()
An Education by Nick Hornby
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author—the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie. Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can’t wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin... -
![Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England by Sue Limb]()
Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England by Sue Limb
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJess Jordan is barely 15. Fred is her often-aggravating best guy friend; her father is a lonely bachelor; Flora is her gorgeous best friend, a constant liability; and Ben Jones is barely a twinkle in her eye. Into this innocent scene are dropped 30 or so helpless French exchange students... -
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![Tommy's Tale by Alan Cumming]()
Tommy's Tale by Alan Cumming
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Until yesterday I'd had a carefree existence. It was great. I had a laugh with Charlie, we went out, did drugs, had great sex, had a laugh, I saw Finn, I had a laugh. And now today, today, since the second I opened my eyes, the pair of them had turned into ogres of potential angst, pain, and -- oh no, the worst of all -- responsibility... -
![My romantic comedy - Once upon a time by Mary Kelly]()
My romantic comedy - Once upon a time by Mary Kelly
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m Erin and I simply adore romantic comedies. Whether it be When Harry Met Sally, Two Weeks Notice or Roman Holiday, they all make me dream and believe that everything is possible in life. In order to convince my friends that they are wrong to be cynical, it is decided: I am going to test the scenarios of my favorite romantic comedies in real life... -
![Leading Man by Benjamin Svetkey]()
Leading Man by Benjamin Svetkey
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the tradition of David Nicholls and Nick Hornby comes a hilarious, bittersweet, heartwarming debut novel about love of all kinds: first, unrequited, delusional, obsessive, and, ultimately, the kind that lasts. A VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES ORIGINAL At 26, Maxwell Lerner thinks he has his whole life figured out. He's got the girl-his high-school sweetheart Samantha... -
![An Idiot in Love by David Jester]()
An Idiot in Love by David Jester
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKieran McCall has never been lucky in love. This socially awkward, intellectually impaired Romeo has had his fair share of relationships, but none of them have ended well.There was the time behind the bike-sheds, his first time, when he kissed little Kerry Newsome, promptly vomited on her and then received an arse-kicking in the cloakroom... -
![The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate Long]()
The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate Long
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"The Bad Mother's Handbook" is the story of a year in the lives of Charlotte, Karen and Nan, none of whom can quite believe how things have turned out... -
![Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute]()
Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Reasons to Be Pretty, Greg's tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker's pretty face and his own girlfriend Steph's lack thereof get back to Steph. But that's just the beginning. Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated...
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