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More Than Forever by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNarrated by Nelson Hobbs, Shirl Rae13 hrs and 21 minsUnabridged Audiobook-LUCY-There is a love so fierce it cannot be measured. A heart so strong it will never slow. There is a promise so sure it can never lie.He promised me that love forever.Even when it wasn't enough. -CAMERON-Forever. Everlasting. Eternal.There is no measure of time. No sounds of the ticking of a clock... -
![Pucked Off by Helena Hunting]()
Pucked Off by Helena Hunting
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance." I’m notorious for parties and excess. I have the most penalty minutes in the league. I get into the most fights. I take the most hits. I’m a player on and off the ice. I’m the one women with no inhibitions want. Not because I like the notoriety, but because I don’t know how to be any other way. I have secrets... -
![Sweet Hope by Tillie Cole]()
Sweet Hope by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom the USA TODAY Bestselling Sweet Home Series, comes Sweet Hope. My name is Ally Prince and I've always been unlucky in love. I don’t know why, I just always… have. When all of my best friends were falling for their soul mates in College, I was left behind. I was Ally, the pretty cousin of superstar quarterback, Romeo Prince... -
![More Than Him by Jay McLean]()
More Than Him by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne WilliamsonWe live in a world of darkness and shadows,where monsters hide and aim to ruin.And they did.They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares.But now we're back.And we're fighting... -
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![Faithful by Kelly Elliott]()
Faithful by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNo matter how faithful love can be…it takes only one moment to change it all. After Heather Lambert’s parents died in a tragic car accident her senior year of high school, she refuses to let anyone into her heart for fear of being hurt again... -
![Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her.But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person... -
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Stay by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson comes the next sexy, gripping Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel…I’m Ash Evans.The life of the party.Hot. Rich. Charismatic.A tattooed rock star with the world at my feet.I burn through women faster than the strike of a match.I’ve embraced my lifestyle and live it to the fullest.Until the day my lifestyle caught up to me... -
![Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines]()
Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWoods had his perfect life mapped out for him. Rise up the ranks of the family business. Marry the rich girl of his parents’ dreams. Pretend that wealth and privilege was all he’d ever wanted. Then a girl named Della breezed into town, a beautifully imperfect stranger who captured his heart and opened his eyes to a new kind of future... -
![Allure by Nina Lane]()
Allure by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter lies and betrayal almost destroyed us, Dean and I fought our way back to each other. But now another battle threatens our fragile reconciliation.Though Dean's protectiveness of me is more powerful than ever, he can't escape his seething jealousy over what I did with another man... -
![Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines]()
Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe year is 1992, and no one on the rock music scene is hotter than Kiro Manning, the lead singer of Slacker Demon. With a multi-platinum record, total ownership of the Billboard charts, sold-out concerts, and sinful amounts of money, Kiro can have anything—and anyone—he wants... -
![Bring Me Home by Cassia Leo]()
Bring Me Home by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe breath-taking conclusion to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series. "Sometimes, letting someone go is the ultimate act of love."Claire Nixon is a college student with a past full of secrets and heartbreak. She was saved once by her first love, and rock star, Chris Knight... -
![Ferrara by T.L. Swan]()
Ferrara by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere were three things that I wanted in life.To dance like nobody was watching.Travel the world.And fall hopelessly in love.I did all three.We met at my older brother’s house and instantly I knew that he was trouble.He kissed me, right there in the bathroom without a care in the world.And from that moment on, I was his.We were young, brave and naïve when we met... -
![Bonus Kisses by Freya Barker]()
Bonus Kisses by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree-spirited black sheep, Taz Boran, has worked tirelessly as a nurse bringing efficient medical care to Africa for the past eight years. But when her sister Nicky is told she doesn't have long to live, she immediately flies home to small-town Eminence, Missouri. Unfortunately, taking care of Nicky means being around her husband, Rafe; the one man Taz could never forget... -
![Rockstar by Lauren Rowe]()
Rockstar by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was lyrics at first sight when I saw Violet Rhodes across that crowded party. She was lights and darks, swirled together. Music in motion. And all of it while looking like a hitwoman at an Elvis convention. I had nothing to offer the intriguing girl but a one-night stand. I figured I’d revel in my last night of anonymity before my first tour and shoot her a quick “We’ll always have L.A... -
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![Cherished by Kelly Elliott]()
Cherished by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJessie Rhodes has been in love with Scott Reynolds for most of her life. But he ran away from her once, leaving her heartbroken. When they find their way back to one another, things seem to fall into place, and they begin to plan their future together… Until Scott’s ex-fiancée deceives them all. With yet another broken heart, it is Jessie’s turn to run away... -
![Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole]()
Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rowdy bar fight and a feisty lawyer have this growly hockey player ready to serve his time in Silver Spoon Falls.Reid LawlessI had one job in Silver Spoon Falls: make the hockey team, the Falcons, look good. My plan went off the rails when fists started flying at a local bar, and a Barney Fife lookalike took me to jail... -
![Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry]()
Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTo Whom it May Concern, It was easy to call us forbidden and harder to call us soulmates. Yet I believed we were both. Forbidden soulmates. When I arrived to Edgewood, Wisconsin I didn’t plan to find him. I didn't plan to stumble into Joe's bar and have Daniel's music stir up my emotions. I had no clue that his voice would make my hurts forget their own sorrow... -
![Pieces of You by Cassia Leo]()
Pieces of You by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe stunning continuation of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series."Sometimes, the lies we tell ourselves are more destructive than the truth we hide from others."In Relentless, college student Claire Nixon and surfer Adam Parker each had a painful past too heavy to carry alone... -
![Surviving by Ahren Sanders]()
Surviving by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***This is Book 2 in the Surrender Series. It is recommended you read book 1, Surrendering, before reading Surviving.*** Raven Hayes experienced a love she thought would last forever. Declan Collins consumed her from the moment she fell into his arms. Their love was what fairytales are made of... -
![The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVor der Wahrheit kann man nicht weglaufen …Sie verändert alles.Ihre Geheimisse sind zwar ans Licht gekommen, aber meine hängen immer noch wie ein Schatten über uns.Ein Verrat, der sie einem anderen in die Arme treibt.Doch es fühlt sich an, als hätte mir jemand einen Dolch ins Herz gerammt.Nur, dass ich selbst den Dolch in der Hand hielt... -
![Going Long by Ginger Scott]()
Going Long by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey fell in love in high school and found their way back to one another despite the odds. But can first loves really be forever? For Reed Johnson, the dream was always football. But then Nolan Lennox took over his heart... -
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Away by B.A. Wolfe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat good is running AWAY when you only end up lost? Cassandra Pierce had her whole "perfect" life planned out by her parents. One night of pure weakness and lust has her running away from it all and seeking refuge in Alamosa with her best friend. But it seems life has other plans for her when she finds herself lost in the small town of Keaton. Jason Bradley is a charming country guy... -
![Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI'm not your typical girl. I've been running away from the memories that haunt me for so long that depression has become my only comfort. I was content in the darkness...until Wes Michels offered to be my light.I didn't know that time wasn't my ally -- that every second that ticked past was one step closer to the end of something that was beginning to mean the end of myself. He tried to warn me... -
![Good Girl Gone by Tammy Falkner]()
Good Girl Gone by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe's perfect. He's not. She's the lead singer in a popular rock band. He's a tattoo artist. She's all perfect creases and fancy clothes. He's covered in prison ink. She's wealthy. He doesn't have a pot to piss in. She's good. He's bad... -
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![Jake Understood by Penelope Ward]()
Jake Understood by Penelope Ward
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE. From the New York Times bestselling author of Jake Undone, comes a full-length standalone companion novel and sequel. A different side to the story: Jake's side."We're getting a new roommate," they said.I thought nothing of it...until she walked in the door. Her hand trembled in mine as she looked at me with fearful eyes. My entire world spun on its axis.Nina.. -
![Torn Hearts by Claire Contreras, Madison Seidler]()
Torn Hearts by Claire Contreras, Madison Seidler
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**This novella is part of the Kaleidoscope Hearts Series, and is meant to be read in between Kaleidoscope Hearts and Paper Hearts (which releases September 10, 2015).** I met a boy once. He made my heart go into a frenzy every time he looked at me, and my knees go weak whenever he touched me. The beginning of our love was beautiful that even its demise was bittersweet. I met a girl once... -
![Not Until You by Corinne Michaels]()
Not Until You by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a new Standalone Contemporary Romance. I have two rules in life: 1. No relationships, falling in love or attachments. 2. No sleeping with clients of my interior design firm. Since the last guy turned out to be married, they’ve been easy to follow. Until him... -
![Strings of the Heart by Katie Ashley]()
Strings of the Heart by Katie Ashley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTwenty year old, Allison Slater has been in love with her brother’s bandmate, Rhys McGowan, since she was fifteen years old. But to him, she’ll always be Jake’s little sister and off limits. Now a college sophomore and licking her wounds from a bad breakup, she sets her sights on making Rhys see her as someone he could date…maybe even love... -
![The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley]()
The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhil “Kenna stood strong, taking my grief into herself. In that moment, if the world had truly threatened to fall, I had no doubt my Baby Girl would hold it up.” A pillar of strength, Kenna only grows stronger as time passes. I’ve known from the beginning that I was the weak link between us. Always, she’s risen above and beyond the darkness of the unknown that threatens to suck me down... -
![Tommy Boy: A Panty Whisperer Prequel by Sloane Howell]()
Tommy Boy: A Panty Whisperer Prequel by Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a LIMITED time Panty Whisperer: The Complete Series is ON SALE for 99 cents Can your whole life change in one moment? Away at college, Crystal Castles Clark loves programming computers and playing video games. She doesn’t have time to waste with relationships that are going nowhere and jerks that just want to get in her pants... -
![Rock Me Harder by Jenna Jacob]()
Rock Me Harder by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI dazzle the world when I play the guitar, But I never let anyone dazzle my heart… Until I spent one night with her. Darren Ash is living the dream. As lead guitarist for iconic rock band Licks of Leather, he seemingly has it all. But secretly he’s struggling to forget the woman he shared a scorching encounter with over two years ago... -
![Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera]()
Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrett “Hawk” Hawkins may be a bad boy in the rink but he doesn’t know what to do when he’s wrongly accused of on-ice misconduct. Given a five-game suspension by the NHL, he heads down to Mimosa Key to lay on the beach for a few days and get his head on straight—until he runs into a troubled beauty who happens to be the sister of his ex-teammate... -
![Untamed by M.J. Carnal]()
Untamed by M.J. Carnal
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteve Wainwright is broken. After catching his fiancé in bed with his radio co-host, he vows to never let anyone in again. But sometimes fate has other plans. Lily Ann Lee is going through a crisis of her own and turns to Steve for help. Their friendship is instant and something they both treasure... -
![Calm & Storm by Susan Fanetti]()
Calm & Storm by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE NIGHT HORDE SOCAL SERIES CONCLUDES.Ronin Drago has always been a fighter, a warrior, a soldier. Not one to take the lead or the limelight, he stands stalwart with his brothers, but he keeps his own counsel.The Night Horde SoCal has been taking too many hits lately, and he fears that they are cracking under the strain... -
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![Up in the Air by Rebecca Sharp]()
Up in the Air by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings—Channing— They say how far you go is directly correlated to how much you are willing to risk. As a snowboarder, I was used to risking a lot - specifically life and limb every time I flew down the mountain and into the air. This time though, I was risking it all. I’d already lost so much. Winning was all I had left. The truth? I hadn’t been invited to the X Games, but my brother had... -
![Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle]()
Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScarlett MacGregor has lived a very sheltered life courtesy of her over-the-top controlling parents. Having never been to a co-ed party, much less on a date, Scarlett has relied on her books, her music, and living vicariously through her best friend Evie to keep her sanity as she's patiently awaited her freedom from their rule... -
![Closer by Mary Elizabeth]()
Closer by Mary Elizabeth
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriella Mason is damaged. Teller Reddy is wrecked. Misery loves company, and that’s exactly what Ella gets the afternoon her path crosses with Teller’s: the misunderstood premed student who instantly becomes her lifeline when she moves to Los Angeles, an attempt at escaping her heartbreaking past. In the beginning, Lonely and Defensive complete each other... -
![The Rookie by Olivia T. Turner]()
The Rookie by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m the last of the original crew still working at the pub.Bridget met a guy online and moved to Australia, James got fired, Ivy had a kid, Zara went to work for her dad in Miami, and now Lauren is leaving too.I’m the only one left.With no prospects and no opportunities.Until out of the blue, I get one.I had long given up my career as a real estate agent.It was over before it even started... -
![The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner]()
The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive years ago, I had the night of my life with Harris Sutton.Out of all the people in the bar, the famous hockey player chose me.He was in town for a game and when he left, he took my virginity with him.And he unknowingly left me with a souvenir.Five years later, my souvenir is my whole world.A five-year-old boy that I never told him about.Lucas.We’re happy and comfortable in our little life... -
![Girl in Love by Caisey Quinn]()
Girl in Love by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's living her dream... Kylie Ryans is the biggest thing to come out of Nashville since, well, since Trace Corbin. With a hit album and a powerful label behind her, she appears to be the girl who has it all. But appearances can be deceiving. Fresh out of rehab, Trace Corbin is ready to take on the world. Just not the girl he walked away from... -
![SLATE by Kelly Gendron]()
SLATE by Kelly Gendron
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Some boys will keep it, some will break it, and some boys, they just won't want it. You gotta be careful who you give your heart to..." Slate Declan First loves, we all got them. Mine is Slate Declan. He was kind, gentle, and caring. Still, he managed to break my heart. So I put miles between us, and eventually, my heart healed... -
![Twist of Fate by Ella Fox]()
Twist of Fate by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne night changed everything. Leah Cooper was an absolute mess caught in a downward spiral until Gavin Wilde made a brief appearance in her life at a critical moment. Gavin forced her to re-evaluate what she was doing and make necessary changes. Years later a Twist of Fate brings them back together again when Leah has no choice but to go on tour with The Renegade Saints... -
![Stripped Bare by Emma Hart]()
Stripped Bare by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix a bachelorette party, the queen of dating disasters, and a stripper so hot he was forged from the fires of hell? Screwed. You get screwed.... Cocky. Commanding. Powerful. Relentless. Those four words all summed up West Rykman perfectly. So did filthy, dirty, sexy, and addictive. He was supposed to be my one night stand...not my new marketing client... -
![Holding Onto Forever by Heidi McLaughlin]()
Holding Onto Forever by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe road for Noah Westbury has been carved out for him, long before he knew who his father was. Making sure he worked hard to deserve the opportunities provided to him, Noah is where he's dreamed of being - starting QB for Portland Pioneers. Together, with his model girlfriend by his side, life can't get much better... -
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![Ambrosia by Erin Noelle]()
Ambrosia by Erin Noelle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter coming to terms with the tragedy that rocked her world, Scarlett MacGregor has returned to try to pick up the pieces of the broken relationships that she left behind. Ash and Mason were left devastated and heartbroken following Scarlett’s sudden, unannounced departure. They are both ready and willing to forgive her and welcome her back into their lives with open arms... -
![Embrace by S.E. Hall]()
Embrace by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter the romantic gesture of the century, Evan Allen is now faced with no friends, ineligible to play ball...and too late to get the girl. He's starting over alone and doesn't know quite how to proceed, until certain members of "The Crew" step in, taking him under their wing. It doesn't take the ladies long to notice him either. Sometimes life doesn't go as you had planned... -
![Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan]()
Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a very very short novella consisting of one scene that has three parts, and an additional bonus scene. This was written to be a FREE gift to any Fallen Crest readers! And with that said, Happy Holidays from Tijan. (If it is not free, please refrain from purchasing. I am working on making it free... -
![Tell Me by Olivia Cunning]()
Tell Me by Olivia Cunning
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe had planned a perfect weekend for her… Gabriel “Force” Banner has been unable to get a certain sexy accountant out of his head. Sole Regret’s inventive drummer has created big plans to keep sweet Melanie entertained all weekend long. Unfortunately, Melanie arrives for their rendezvous with a bit of baggage that just might ruin their fun... -
![Tyler by Jo Raven]()
Tyler by Jo Raven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the USA Today and NY Times bestselling author Jo Raven comes the second installment in the Inked Brotherhood series which began with Asher. Four years have passed since I left home, my parents, and my brother Asher behind – since I shut out my past. And Erin. Four years since I last saw her, since I heard her voice and held her in my arms... -
![To Professor, with Love by Linda Kage]()
To Professor, with Love by Linda Kage
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*new adult romance***explicit scenes and language**Junior in college. Star athlete. Constant attention from the opposite sex. On this campus, I’m worshiped...
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