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  • One Foot in the Grave by Denise Grover Swank

    One Foot in the Grave by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The third book in the Carly Moore series by Denise Grover Swank.The dead can’t speakAfter months of living in the Smoky Mountains town of Drum, Tennessee, Carly knows firsthand the financial hardship the citizens face. Still, she can’t muster the same excitement as everyone else when town patriarch Bart Drummond breaks ground on his new resort that promises more jobs and money...
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    alpha-mc  drama  realistic  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  cozy
  • The Lies She Told by Denise Grover Swank

    The Lies She Told by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's been a week since Carly Moore’s friend Jerry was run off the road and killed, and the sheriff’s department has already struck out on leads. She’s not about to sit back and let it go, but the last thing she wants is to endanger anyone else. Besides, as she learned long ago, problems come in threes...
  • Buried in Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Buried in Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book four of the USA Today bestselling Carly Moore series.Be careful where you dig…Life in Drum, Tennessee has been quiet since corruption was uncovered in the sheriff’s department three months ago—too quiet. Still, Carly is shocked when she discovers one of her sweetest lunch customers at the tavern has committed murder in cold blood...
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    alpha-mc  drama  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  female-mc
  • Fallen Crest University by Tijan

    Fallen Crest University by Tijan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Fallen Crest is back with a vengeance!Samantha, Mason, and Logan are all together and united with one common enemy: Park Sebastian, the king of fraternity douchebags.With professional football scouts eyeing his every move, Mason Kade has to walk the line for the first time in his life. Any move he makes against Sebastian has to be perfect and under the radar. One mistake, and his career is over...
  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
  • A Shameless Little Lie by Meli Raine

    A Shameless Little Lie by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I did it. I admit it.I fell in love with Silas. My bodyguard. My protector.My new informant.We’re playing a cat-and-mouse game. I’m not sure whether I’m the cat or the mouse, but I can definitely tell I’m in a trap.A trap with no way out.I’m not who everyone thought I was. The truth is out there, finally turning the lie about me inside out. I am the shameless little lie...
  • Addicted For Now by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Addicted For Now by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.No. More. Sex. Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night...
  • Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams

    Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A matter of secrets... Undercover cop Logan "Kash" Ryan can't afford a distraction like his new neighbor Rachel Masters, even if she's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. To catch a serial killer, he needs to stay focused, yet all he can think about is the feisty, long-legged coed whose guarded nature intrigues him A matter of lies..
  • Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

    Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before...
  • Disgrace by Bethany-Kris

    Disgrace by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Siena Calabrese is no longer the prized daughter of la famiglia. Her transgressions against her brothers and family have stained more than just her reputation. Her best chance at keeping breath in her lungs would be to sit down and shut up like she was taught to do. She definitely shouldn't be feeding information to her family's enemies...
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    alpha-mc  angst  drama  adult  anti-hero  book  contemporary  crime
  • Redemption by J.M. Darhower

    Redemption by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In this thrilling and sexy follow-up to Sempre, two young lovers struggle to keep their relationship intact after they become deeply enmeshed in the dangerous mafia-run crime ring they once tried to overthrow.Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco have been through a lot. Haven was taken in by Carmine’s father, and with his family’s help, she escaped a gruesome fate...
  • Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

    Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 56 ratings
    When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up...
  • Gluttony by K. Webster

    Gluttony by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My life has been served to me on a gold platter to be devoured by my silver spoon.  Money, money, and more money. It’s the backbone of the Goddard name. I’m the only son, so it’s all mine for the taking.  But sometimes money isn’t enough. I always want more, yet nothing seems to satisfy me. My father has made sure I become a part of The Elite Seven...
  • One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones

    One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The second book in the Naked trilogy... More information coming soon...
  • Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    * You do not need to read the OG Henchmen to read this new series *Joining the MC had never been a question.Raised by an ex-cage-fighting member, Niro hadn’t seen any future for himself that didn’t involve bikes, guns, violence, and the brotherhood he’d learned to revere above all else. But joining the Henchmen meant he couldn’t have the only other thing in life he wanted.Andi...
  • Broken and Screwed 2 by Tijan

    Broken and Screwed 2 by Tijan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New school. New friendships. New life. Not so much. Alexandra is pissed about her parents abandoning her. She's beyond pissed that her friends did the same. She's enraged because things are unclear about her brother's death now. So her first stop is at Jesse's house to demand answers...
  • Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Since meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means...
  • Status by J.A. Huss

    Status by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    MovieStar @VaughnAsher @FilthyBlueBird # DirtyHeaven is mine tonight. Grace @FilthyBlueBird @VaughnAsher I own # DirtyHeaven , bitch. # VaughnAsherIsMyBitch MovieStar @VaughnAsher @FilthyBlueBird # FlashbackTime Get ready...
  • The Damaged by Tijan

    The Damaged by Tijan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The world knows about Kash.Both Bailey and Kash were used to living in the shadows, but now they must live in the public eye.Kash is figuring out his new found role against his grandfather, and Bailey is starting her graduate program late. At university, everyone is watching Bailey, and some are wondering if her legendary father, Peter Francis, bought her way into the elite program...
  • Hardpressed by Meredith Wild

    Hardpressed by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In HARDPRESSED, the highly anticipated second book of the Hacker Series that began with Hardwired, Blake and Erica face threats that put both their love and their lives on the line. Despite Blake Landon's controlling ways, the young and wealthy hacker finally won the trust of the woman he loves...
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    alpha-mc  angst  drama  abuse  adult  audiobook  bdsm  billionaire
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Now that Garret's decided he's no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she's not sure how much of herself and her past she's willing to let him see...
  • Fractured by Sydney Landon

    Fractured by Sydney Landon

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Desire brought them together; tragedy may tear them apart...Lucian and Lia attempt to deal with the aftermath of the violent attack on her by her stepfather. As events unfold in their lives, Lia finds that she can no longer be patient with the man that she loves, because his secrets are tearing them apart...
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    alpha-mc  angst  drama  realistic  university  abuse  adult  age-gap
  • Fall to You by Lexi Ryan

    Fall to You by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Torn between two men… When I woke up after the accident, I couldn’t remember anything from the last year—including my relationship with Max Hallowell or anything about Nate Crane. Now my memories are returning, but instead of answering my questions, they’re leaving me with more. The man who broke my heart and wants to be my future… Max is all I ever wanted, and now he wants to marry me...
  • Black Magic by D. Camille

    Black Magic by D. Camille

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty year old billionaire Jordan Black is all about handling his business, in the boardroom and most definitely in the bedroom; and his business is controlling everything and everyone around him. That is, until he meets Sage Parker, the ultimate temptation and the younger sister of his close friend and business associate, which makes her the forbidden fruit he will never taste...
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    alpha-mc  drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  poc-mc
  • Bossy Brothers: Tony by J.A. Huss

    Bossy Brothers: Tony by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Belinda Baker and I were not made for each other.We are not soul mates, or lovers, or even frenemies.She is the one who needed to get away.What we had together wasn’t blind love, it was sick rage.We were a match made in hell, it was hate at first sight, and when she walked away from me and never looked back—it was a relief.It was bliss...
  • Defending Roxanne by P.J. Fiala

    Defending Roxanne by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets and lies have become deadly. While investigating the murder of her parents, Roxanne Bowman encounters more than she ever thought she would. The secrets that both of her parents kept knock her off kilter. Finding an intruder in their home afterwards changes her life forever. GHOST operative, Hawk Delany is back in the swing of things after being shot while working a case...
  • The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher

    The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Olivia Kaspen is a sharp tongued manipulator used to always getting what she wants. With just one exception-Caleb Drake, the one she foolishly let slip away. After a chance encounter brings Caleb back into her life, Olivia finds herself wanting a second chance with her first love, and asking herself how far she is willing to go to get him back...
  • Beautiful Broken Promises by Kimberly Lauren

    Beautiful Broken Promises by Kimberly Lauren

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Every day you stay goneI die a thousand more deaths Lane Parker has secrets he hasn’t even told his closest friends. He may have earned their respect but it’s undeserved. He may seem genuine but he’s a total fraud. He may look strong, but on the inside he’s weak and drowning with no chance of catching his breath any time soon...
  • A Wicked Song by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Wicked Song by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kace August: famous, intense, dark, addictive. Aria Alard: a woman with secrets, passion, and a dangerous past. Passion. Secrets. Mystery. Aria fell hard for Kace. She trusted him. But did he deserve that trust? And where is Gio?A Wicked Song is the second book in the Brilliance Trilogy...
  • A Shameless Little Bet by Meli Raine

    A Shameless Little Bet by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How do I prove a negative? I need to prove Jane is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.  Mirrors, smoke, and lies can conjure a truth that isn't real. Money, bribes, and power can twist reality. What we call proof is all an elaborate magic act.  So is love...
  • Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mia Thompson wants only one thing: to survive Gravestone University, graduate, and get far far away from her hometown and its archaic traditions.But she’s about to become a pawn in a game she doesn’t understand.Bexley Danforth wants only one thing: to keep his head down, survive four years at college, and get far far away from his past and the mistakes that haunt him...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go....ever. Dirty RedLeah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...
  • Inked Armor by Helena Hunting

    Inked Armor by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this follow-up to Clipped Wings, the emotional love story continues between Hayden and Tenley; two young people who desperately want to love and be loved but are afraid to completely let go of their pasts.In the wake of losing Tenley Page, tattooist Hayden Stryker's tumultuous past is haunting him. Plagued by nightmares about the murder of his parents, Hayden reaches out again to Tenley...
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    alpha-mc  angst  drama  realistic  university  adult  audiobook  book
  • King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon

    King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Chey Sinclair discovers that dating a real life Prince can be both heart warming—and heart wrenching. Sticking to her guns, she faces down the Queen and defies the Royal order to cease her relationship with Prince Sander. Piqued, the Queen strikes back, and Chey finds herself separated from Sander by no means of her own...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  adult  audiobook  betrayal  billionaire  book
  • Undeniable Seduction Part 3—Broken by Scarlett Avery

    Undeniable Seduction Part 3—Broken by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A stranger makes unbelievable claims.Ciara can’t tell if he’s lying or telling the truth.Have her parents betrayed her? Ciara’s business trip to Barcelona takes a dark turn.The client she was supposed to meet… might not be a stranger after all.Lost, confused and hurt she runs to escape the pain.One shocking revelation forces her to question her entire existence...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  mystery
  • Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe

    Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vegas casino owner Reno Gabrini just wanted to take it easy. His beloved PaLargio was back in business and turning profits like the good old days. His headliner act, pop sensation Shay Grayson, was packing the house and making amends for her diva ways...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
  • A Line Drawn by Catherine Taylor

    A Line Drawn by Catherine Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What began in the The Finest Line and escalated in A Line Crossed, is now concluded in A Line Drawn. As Mairead looks to her future with James, their wedding on the horizon, she is plagued with the demons of her past. One of them seems to have invaded her life, but Mairead is uncertain whether she is the victim of a tortured mind, or the prey of an evil man...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Lethal Love by P.J. Fiala

    Lethal Love by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love can be lethal…. Chuck moved to the great state of Kentucky to become part of Bluegrass Security and test his mettle. When he is asked to take on a more dangerous role in the firm, he's more than ready to get down and dirty. That is, until he has to tell a curvaceous beauty that her son is a thief...
  • The Search by Nora Roberts

    The Search by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life: a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescue. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare...
  • Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall

    Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Charlie Porter meets Hazaar Alim her first year of university, she’s instantly smitten. Hazaar has it all: beauty, talent, and brains. What she doesn’t realize is that Hazaar’s future has already been decided, and Charlie has no place in it.Hazaar desperately wants to break with her traditions and stay with Charlie, but when forced to choose, she chooses her family over love...
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    angst  drama  university  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dark
  • Tension by R.L. Griffin

    Tension by R.L. Griffin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Stella who emerges from the rubble of the bombing in Montana is a woman full of conflict. She knows she should be grateful that she lived when others didn't, but after waking in the hospital as a celebrity, complete with a new moniker, she's bitter and distrustful, questioning everything in her life. She's unsure of her friends, her new boyfriend, and her job...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  adult  book  contemporary  dark  female-mc  fiction
  • Then and Now by Bella Jewel

    Then and Now by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Fate, Here I am, finally writing to you again. Things haven’t changed, fate. Time hasn’t healed anything. As always, nothing makes sense. Things aren’t coming together as they should. Time has changed us very little. It has only made everything that much more confusing. Nothing is fixed. Nobody is happy. We still live with a dark cloud over our heads...
  • The End of Gods by Con Template

    The End of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In every Kingdom, every government entity, and every secret society, there is an epic era that defies the boundaries of times and immortalizes itself in the history books. These unforgettable eras are unpredictable by nature and rare in occurrence. The centuries may come and go and such an extraordinary era may never grace the lives of those who live for it...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  book  contemporary  crime  dark  female-mc
  • I'll Kiss You Twice by W. Winters

    I'll Kiss You Twice by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling romance author, W Winters, comes a provocative tale of a club designed for wealthy sinners. It’s a story crafted for those of us who crave the villain. Declan Cross is powerful, brooding and his dark eyes speak of damage that my soul begs to unravel...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills

    Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On the family's Brazos River Ranch in Texas, Avery Elliott helps run her grandfather's commercial construction business. Raised by Senator Elliott, Avery has never doubted her grandfather is the man of integrity and faith she's always believed him to be . . . until the day she finds him standing with a gun over the body of a dead man...
  • The Guardian by Alexis Winter

    The Guardian by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last time a man broke my heart, it was my daughter’s father when he disappeared from our lives. So the last thing I’m interested in, is an alpha with a chip on his shoulder who only sees me as a damsel in distress.Alex Rockwell isn’t just a playboy with a charming smile and a mouth that will make you blush. He’s a trained assassin that has become my shadow...
  • Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker

    Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths.Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be...
  • Rookie Mistake by Lisa Suzanne

    Rookie Mistake by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I fell for the boy next door, and then my father ripped it all away from us.The first person to catch my eye in a long time is a colleague who tells me what we just did over his desk will never happen again.And then my mother calls with news from back home.I have to head back to the small town my father forced me to leave seven years ago knowing the boy I still love will show up, too...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  university  adult  book  celebrity  contemporary  fiction
  • Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

    Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ethan Quinn shares his late father's passion for the ocean, and he's determined to make the family boat-building business a success. But as well as looking out for his young brother Seth, the strong but guarded Quinn is also battling some difficult home truths.Grace Monroe, the woman Ethan has always loves but never believed he could have, is learning that appearances can be deceptive...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  realistic  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
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