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  • Trouble at Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy

    Trouble at Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "You don't belong." No words whispered in anger have ever rung more true. They're the Kings of Brayshaw with the world at their feet, destined for greatness and in need of control.  I'm the girl from the gutter with nothing to offer and as defiant as they come.  They say it doesn't matter, that I'm one of them now, and nothing could ever change that. Not even me, should I dare try...
  • Logan by Jay McLean

    Logan by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As a kid, Logan Preston was a brat. Through his teens, he became the bad boy. Now, at nineteen, no one knows what the hell to expect.High school dropout, Logan Preston is a good-for-nothing stoner. A black sheep. A disappointment. The worst Preston Punk of the lot.At least that’s how everyone in his small town makes him feel. But Logan Preston has secrets...
  • Fumbled Hearts  (A Tender Hearts Novel) by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Hearts (A Tender Hearts Novel) by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After months of refusing, I finally agreed to make the move to Alrick Falls. My family thought it was best - that a new scene would be good for me - and I was sick of having the same conversation. So here I am, and the plan is simple. Smile through each day and avoid her at all cost. It's perfect. Until the cocky quarterback comes into play...
  • Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I have nothing left to give this twisted town, not a single ounce. I’ve let them beat me down, almost break me, but it’s time I fixed my ‘Grady’ jersey, and show them I will do anything to protect what is mine.Trying to survive Knight’s Creek without Xavier, Hunter, and Tobias is harder than I care to admit. I have to give it my all and try again; I have to run...
  • Revenge At Raleigh High by Callie Hart

    Revenge At Raleigh High by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    SILVER Kiss me. Hold me. Claim me. Love me. It’s hard to remember what life was like before the dark-haired, dark-eyed devil waltzed into Silver’s life and set fire to her soul. The town of Raleigh is gradually returning to normal after the painful losses it suffered. Jacob Weaving and his football f#@k boys are nothing but tainted memories in Silver’s rear-view mirror...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  anti-hero  bullying  cruel-mc  dark  drama  female-mc
  • Loving War by C.M. Owens

    Loving War by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Tria Noles and Kode Sterling are a match made in hell, and no one will deny that. They’ve hated each other for years. Kode Sterling is the jerk who doesn’t care what anyone thinks. Tria Noles hides under a cold façade to appear strong and confident. There’s no possible way they could be anything together besides a volatile disaster...
  • Dear Love, I Hate You: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eliah Greenwood

    Dear Love, I Hate You: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    It all started with an anonymous letter.  He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it. We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets. It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is... Xavier Emery...
  • Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Strong Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth, and final novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series fires up the passion in a story about forgiveness and finding your soul mate.Dirk Littlewood had the world at his feet and a life he claimed to love. He was a world-champion bull rider with plenty of women to keep his nights busy and make his inner loneliness nothing but a delusion...
  • Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy

    Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Small town, small-minded people, small expectations, and big A-holes.Lilith Deville is the new enigma at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, a prestigious high school by a river and not a lake, which makes sense, not. Already she hates it despite its beautiful landscape...
  • Tainted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Tainted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I thought I’d already seen the worst of Knight’s Creek, but I was wrong. This toxic town just became much more tainted.There is nothing worse than having a joyous bombshell dropped in my lap with the goal of knocking me down. And I hate to admit the truth, but it might be working...
  • Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne

    Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are three things I know for sure.One, hot wax on the coochie ain’t for everybody. Two, diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend—tampons are. And three, Tanner Morgan is an asshole.I’m sure if I hadn’t spilled beer all over him and gave a subtle suggestion of where he could shove his best friend’s dick, perhaps we would have started out on a better note...
  • Reckless At Raleigh High by Callie Hart

    Reckless At Raleigh High by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “When will we have given enough? When will we have lost enough? If there’s no one out there keeping track of how much pain we’re dealt, how much we’re asked to bear, then that’s the most terrifying thing, Silver. ’Cause if there’s no one keeping track...then there’s no one out there to make it stop.”Pain is a currency the residents of Raleigh are rich in...
  • Mason by Tijan

    Mason by Tijan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother...
  • Between Now and Forever by Dylan Allen

    Between Now and Forever by Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s on the edge of stardom.I’m on the edge of disaster.One night will change our lives forever...I'm standing in the middle of a storm when Carter Bosh asks me to dance.He's a complete stranger, but his outstretched hand and glittering green eyes are too tempting to resist.I'm looking for forever.And the brooding piano prodigy isn't offering it...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  female-mc  steamy  university  abuse  book
  • Riot Act by Callie Hart

    Riot Act by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    This is not an act of kindness. Not an act of love. Not an act of forgiveness. You'll find no redemption here. This is the final riot. ACT ACCORDINGLY...
  • Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling novel that concludes the story of Rush and Blaire from Fallen Too Far and Never Too Far.When you find your reason for living, hold onto it. Never let it go. Even if it means burning other bridges along the way.Things haven’t been easy for Blaire and Rush...
  • Playing with Fire by L.J. Shen

    Playing with Fire by L.J. Shen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A broken boy on the path to destruction.A scarred girl without direction.A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain and sealed with a lie.Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites.She is the strange girl from the food truck.He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day, and has been wreaking havoc since...
  • Battles of the Broken by Anne Malcom

    Battles of the Broken by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Souls are interesting things. Not something you can prove you possess. Not something that can be measured, like a heartbeat. But something that can be destroyed by the absence of a heartbeat. No, you cannot prove you possess a soul. But once that soul dies, there doesn't need to be proof that you don't have one. Once that blackened pit opens inside you, the world can see it...
  • When Wrecked Meets Ruined by Emery Rose

    When Wrecked Meets Ruined by Emery Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ridge McCallister. King of the junkyard. God of the gridiron. Cypress Springs’ beloved bad boy. With just a wink and a smile, he has most girls at his beck and call. Good thing I’m immune to his (debatable) charms.Don’t get me wrong, he is beautiful. With the body of a Greek god and the face of a fallen angel, who could resist? Too bad he’s so… Ridge...
  • In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti

    In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ride or die. An act of treachery has weakened Isaac Lunden, President of the Night Horde MC. His life, and his family’s, is changed fundamentally. Lilli, his old lady, is at his side, exhorting him to fight. But he isn’t sure that what’s left to him is enough to fight for. This is the story of Isaac and Lilli’s journey through those dark woods...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  drama  female-mc  multi-pov  steamy  adult
  • Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now I’m living in middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares. Did I mention that she and her son are my new neighbors? If you talk to the locals, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football...
  • No Good: A Standalone Enemies to Lovers Romance by Stevie J. Cole, L.P. Lovell

    No Good: A Standalone Enemies to Lovers Romance by Stevie J. Cole, L.P. Lovell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He was the reprobate king of Dayton high. I was the bitter princess cast out of my kingdom. And we were at war.It started off with a lie, and a one-night stand gone terribly wrong. Although I knew nothing good would come from my encounter with Bellamy West, the small town’s gorgeous bad boy, I didn’t expect him to throw jet fuel onto the already flaming wreckage of my life...
  • The Varsity Dad Dilemma by Lex Martin

    The Varsity Dad Dilemma by Lex Martin

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ★ A new sexy, small town sports romance from USA Today bestselling author Lex Martin! ★What’s worse than having Rider Kingston, the star quarterback, give you the big brushoff because he doesn’t want to get serious? You’d probably think living across the street from him where you get a first-hand view of his hookups, right? That’s what I thought...
  • Fallen Crest Family by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Family by Tijan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Samantha and Mason are together. Everyone knows it. Not everyone is dealing with it. While Mason’s ready to give them the middle finger, there’s one not going away. Her mother. Threats are issued. Ultimatums are given. Even blackmail is used, but only Samantha can put a stop to Analise. However, when a trauma from her past is triggered, she may not have the courage or strength to do what’s needed...
  • Reaper by Rachel Leigh

    Reaper by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call me the reaper.Saying I have no soul. A heart that’s charred black. I tell them it’s true,because it is. I’ve been hiding in the shadows.Stealing secrets, destroying the lives of those who deserve it. But there’s one story to be told before this book closes. My story. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a fairytale. I’m no prince.And I certainly don’t want a princess...
  • Wicked Needs by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Needs by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The edgy, angsty, addictive YA/NA crossover series from L. A. Cotton continues... It’s a fine line between love and hate. Bitch ... Ice Queen ... Frigid. Macey Prince is no stranger to a nickname or two. The words once hurt, now they’re her armor. Being a Prince might be a life sentence she can never escape but Macey isn’t willing for her heart to be collateral again...
  • Behind the Wheel by A.K. Evans

    Behind the Wheel by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Avery Sullivan is preparing to become the queen of the drag strip. So, when the one-stop motorsports shop in town is hiring, the thrill seeker doesn’t hesitate to apply.Knox Lee thinks his boss has made a huge mistake. A beautiful woman with as much knowledge about cars as Avery has would normally be a turn on. But he won’t be blinded by that. Avery used to work for the competition...
  • Anti-Valentine by T. Ashleigh, Ashlyn Drewek

    Anti-Valentine by T. Ashleigh, Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This Valentine’s Day…the bad boys come out to play…Get ready for an anti-Valentine to remember in this limited release M/M romance anthology. Sixteen authors have come together to bring you a collection of brand-new short stories with a combination of dark, enemies to lovers, and bully themes...
  • Everything I Have by A.K. Evans

    Everything I Have by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emme James lives in darkness. 



Ever since her abusive relationship ended in heartbreaking tragedy, she's kept herself secluded to protect herself and those she loves. Unfortunately, Emme's plans to remain unattached fall apart the moment Zane Cunningham sets his sights on her. 
A professional snowboarder at the top of his game, Zane does not need a distraction...
    Categorized as:
    sports  angst  steamy  drama  multi-pov  dark  romance  contemporary
  • Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance...
  • Fragile Things by Samantha Lovelock

    Fragile Things by Samantha Lovelock

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Poe Halliday was an accident. A chance meeting that changed my life forever.My mother didn't have secrets; her secrets had her. After she disappeared, I had nothing.Or so I thought.When the invitation arrived, the opportunity to learn about my mother's past was too great to pass up. Heading west to meet an aunt I had never heard of, I knew I was taking a risk, but I craved answers...
  • Along Comes Trouble by Abby Brooks

    Along Comes Trouble by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the moment we met, Tessa Morgan pegged me as trouble. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. I’m funny. Easy-going. My years as a high school football star worked wonders on my body as well as my reputation. I’m Colton Carmichael. Everyone likes me. Everyone except Tessa. And believe me, the feeling is mutual...
  • Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix

    Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    School’s out, but the fun never arrived.The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation.Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series...
  • The Billionaire's Touch by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Touch by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes his life orderly and controlled. He rarely gives in to spontaneous urges—until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite...
  • Fractured Reign: Dark College Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Fractured Reign: Dark College Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Mia wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there, she braces herself for bad news.But nothing can ever prepare her for the truth.Betrayed by the very people who were supposed to protect her, Mia no longer knows who to trust.All Bexley wants is to fix things for the girl he loves, and keep those around him safe.Even if it means embracing his legacy...
  • Pedal to the Metal by Eden Connor

    Pedal to the Metal by Eden Connor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My love life? It’s complicated. I walked away from my stepbrothers again, this time to make my mother happy. To make my best friend Caroline happy. And what did those bad boys do? They put Caroline in the car and came after me...
  • Turn & Burn by Eden Connor

    Turn & Burn by Eden Connor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When asked to be the keynote speaker to honor my stepfather’s twenty-fifth year with Ridenhour Racing, I was determined to get even with my stepbrothers. When I took an instant dislike to the team's young superstar, Dale knocked my plans awry by betting his prized '71 Barracuda Hemi against Kolby’s new Audi RS7 that I could beat the rising NASCAR superstar in a drag race...
  • One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s not supposed to mean anything… until it does The hot guy in a suit, sitting next to me at the bar? I don’t know who he is, but when he tries to pick me up, he seems surprised when I sass him and turn him down. Truth? He’s practically irresistible, and I almost say yes. Turns out, he’s Jackson Bennett, a cocky billionaire with a playboy reputation...
  • Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas

    Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…” ARO Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me...
  • Hissy Fit by Lani Lynn Vale

    Hissy Fit by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He is the one that never looks her way.He is handsome and strong.He is rough around the edges and mean.He is everything she’s ever wanted.He doesn’t even know she exists.Her life is a joke.***She doesn’t step on cracks in the sidewalk.She laughs at inappropriate times.She talks when she shouldn’t.She is clumsy and trips on air.She is finally on his radar.God help her now...
  • Swing by Adriana Locke

    Swing by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Screw him and his perfect stats.Sinful smirk.Delicious body.Lincoln Landry probably even has game-winning stamina.I’d like to screw her and her perfect ass.Dangerous curves. Sweet smile.Danielle Ashley probably even has a game-changing personality.There’s no denying the chemistry between them. It’s so fiery, it’s undeniable. They partake in it. Enjoy it. They really enjoy it...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  athlete  drama  female-mc  male-mc  multi-pov  sports
  • A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, it’s not happening again. Thing is, she’s a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. It’s time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. I’m not the only one dreaming about it all day...
  • Cruel Devious Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare

    Cruel Devious Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A brand new dark bully romance series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare.Full blurb coming soon...Cruel Devious Heir: part one is a dark high school bully romance...
  • Brutal Callous Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare

    Brutal Callous Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Cailtyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance in the Heirs of All Hallows' series.Cruel Devious Heir: part two is a dark high school bully romance...
  • Wright with Benefits by K.A. Linde

    Wright with Benefits by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A feisty stand alone friends with benefits romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde. With new characters set in the bestselling world of the Wrights, this is a perfect jumping on point for new readers! I shouldn’t have hooked up with my one night stand... again. To be fair, I was having the worst day of my life. I was sure that nothing else could go wrong. Then in walks Jordan Wright...
  • No Romeo by Stevie J. Cole, L.P. Lovell

    No Romeo by Stevie J. Cole, L.P. Lovell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To everyone in Dayton, Hendrix Hunt was the tattooed bad boy, the bully, the player. Guys hated and feared him. Girls wanted to tame him. And I just wished I could forget him.Two years ago, Hendrix was my world. Then the taint of Dayton ruined everything, breaking us both with secrets and lies. I destroyed him and now he wants to destroy me..
  • The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram

    The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lily Rosemont lives next door to the biggest jerk in high school. Noah Trask has bullied Lily for years, and now he’s ruined her senior year by making her a target and turning the whole school against her. On top of that, her parents are getting divorced, and her world is falling apart around her...
  • Secrets of the Brother by Zoe Blake

    Secrets of the Brother by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We were not meant to be together… then a dark twist of fate stepped in, and we're the ones who will pay for it. As the eldest son and heir of the Cavalieri name, I inherit a great deal more than a billion dollar empire. I receive a legacy of secrets, lies, and scandal. After enduring a childhood filled with malicious rumors about my father, I have fallen prey to his very same sin...
  • The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones

    The Truth About Cowboys by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Steamy, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny, THE TRUTH ABOUT COWBOYS is a new contemporary novel that will pull your heartstrings and steam up your e-reader… While I was off pitching in the big leagues, my family was back in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas, running the family ranch. Then tragedy hit and I discovered there were secrets that my family kept, problems they hid...
  • See Through Heart by Amie Knight

    See Through Heart by Amie Knight

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ainsley came into my life in a flurry of vibrant colors, lighting my world up when all seemed lost. It wasn’t our quiet nights by the creek or stolen kisses surrounded by a sea of cotton that saved me. It was her. She was my comfort when life threw one ugly tragedy after another at me. Until she dealt me the greatest blow...
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