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Not Until This Day by Valerie M. Bodden
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree kids. Two broken hearts. One chance to become a family.Isabel has three simple rules: Keep moving. No friends. No men. It's the only way to keep herself and her daughter safe. But when she arrives in the small town of Hope Springs, she finds that she suddenly wants to break all the rules. Especially when it comes to a certain sweet single dad... -
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Flare by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe wildly popular Steel Brothers Saga continues with Flare, which ramps up the suspense as Brock Steel tries to uncover his family’s secrets while Rory Pike does everything in her power to keep her own secrets buried. The Steel family won’t go down on his watch… Rory Pike never imagined she’d fall for a Steel, but she has—Brock Steel, a renowned womanizer, no less... -
![Angus by Cee Bowerman]()
Angus by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAngus Conner has never been an easygoing type of guy. He had been grumpy, cranky, opinionated, irritated, and pissed off most his life, but not lucky in love or relationships. When he just happened to be in the right place at the right time, lucky enough to be a woman's knight in shining armor, his life and his outlook changed... -
![Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell]()
Pretty Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wants her. She hates him.Penn Hargrove is a playboy.He goes through women so fast he doesn’t remember their names.Until he sees her…Campbell Page, the ball-busting, no nonsense union rep.The first time she glares at him, he knows there’s more behind those light blue eyes and sassy mouth.He wants her in his bed. She wants to kill him, more than once.He’s relentless in his pursuit... -
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![Badd Boy by Jasinda Wilder]()
Badd Boy by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m Harlow Grace, the newest, hottest face of Hollywood sex appeal, the woman every man wants and every woman wants to be… and I’m running away. I need an escape. I need to get away from the pressure, find somewhere I won’t be hounded at every step—an impossible thing to ask when I’m on billboards everywhere, from LA to Laos, Japan to Jakarta, Sydney to Siberia... -
![Hook by Chelle Bliss]()
Hook by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFalling in love is supposed to be the easy part.But nothing prepared me for losing my wife. I promised her that I’d love again. Find someone to mend my broken heart. And that seems impossible, until the day that I walk into Tilly Carter’s cupcake shop.I’ve never met a woman like her—sassy, dirty-mouthed, and smells like vanilla and sin. Someone that makes me want to sweep her off her feet... -
![Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne]()
Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan... -
![Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night by Lexi Blake, Suzanne M. Johnson]()
Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night by Lexi Blake, Suzanne M. Johnson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the creators of Master Bits and Mercenary Bites, New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake and Southern food expert and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Johnson, comes a new look at the Masters and Mercenaries world—Girls Night. Join us for easy to cook, delicious recipes and stay for the stories of the women of McKay-Taggart... -
![Anchor by M. Mabie]()
Anchor by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI believe in love at first sight. Now I know soulmates exist. Nothing has ever been easy for us. Every fight, every struggle, has been worth it. I’m stubborn, but what woman isn’t? She’s hard work and I love the overtime. He’s frustrating and unpredictable. I hope he never changes. I love driving her crazy. That’s half the fun. Lou’s sexy curls. Honeybee’s pink nose... -
![Heart Strings by Melanie Moreland]()
Heart Strings by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman drowning in sorrow. Invisible.The man that sees it all. Sees her.The only thing that gets Charlotte Prescott through the day is the haunting eyes and magnetic voice that uplifts her in the subway station every evening.All Montgomery Logan wants to do is ease the pain of the woman he feels a strange, protective draw to. He serenades her from afar, knowing their worlds will never intersect... -
![Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig]()
Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDemons. Regrets. Absolution. Luke has lived on the wrong side of the law since he was seventeen. His hands are stained and his soul is black, but the worst sin he's committed is falling in love with his brother’s girl. Then he met her. Addy Monroe is pure, innocent and stubborn as an ox. Even though he doesn’t deserve her, Luke will stop at nothing to have her... -
![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... -
![Order: A Romantic Suspense Secret Royal Billionaire Novel by Blair Babylon]()
Order: A Romantic Suspense Secret Royal Billionaire Novel by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDree Clark thought tall, ripped, thoroughly hot Augustine was her knight in shining armor, until she discovered he was her priest.Where’s the last place in the world evil drug dealers from Phoenix would look for a girl who owes them money?Nepal.Dree is on the run... -
![Infinitely Mine by Marie Skye]()
Infinitely Mine by Marie Skye
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the outside, Grayson Mandrake has everything a man could want--success in business, family and friends. As for women, he fucks them and leaves them. All except his beautiful Emmalin. She was his one. She left him broken and bitter, unable to believe she could walk away from their passion... -
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![Carver: Past Lies by K.L. Donn]()
Carver: Past Lies by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI saw her. She’s mine. NOTHING Will stop me. **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
![A Wedding to Cherish by Evangeline Kelly]()
A Wedding to Cherish by Evangeline Kelly
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s about to marry the wrong woman until he meets the wedding planner, and now he has a decision to make.Always the wedding planner and never the bride. That’s what Daisy Ray is afraid her future holds. Things never seem to go well for her in the love department, but her mom says God must be saving her for that special man... -
![The Other Brother by Dyan Layne]()
The Other Brother by Dyan Layne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings happen as they’re meant to.There’s no avoiding your destiny…Dillon Byrne always believed in fate.He would meet someone. Fall in love. Be a family.All in that order.Sometimes fate has other plans…Life changes in an instant. Love is lost.But how do you let go of the life you once had?To appreciate the magic of a brand new beginning, you have to make peace with the ending first... -
![Ideal Image by Freya Barker]()
Ideal Image by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn one blinding flash, the very fiber of her existence is shredded. For criminal lawyer and single mother, Stacie Gustafson, a dependable career, a well-organized life, and an immaculate image, had always been her armor. Without it she’s left exposed and struggling to create a new existence for her and her daughter. No matter how hard she tries, she is unable to avoid her history... -
![Hiding Out by Lila Rose]()
Hiding Out by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat do you do when someone you trust threatens to sell you into slavery? Find the perfect place to hide out. Destitute and apathetic from the loss of her parents, Willow Demora is forced to accept any help thrown her way. Unfortunately, the only person willing to help is her cousin, a cousin who doesn't have a good bone in his body, and would do anything to stay out of the trouble he's in... -
![Jameson: Brothers Ink Tattoo by Nicole James]()
Jameson: Brothers Ink Tattoo by Nicole James
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJameson O'Rourke owns the primo tattoo shop in town, one he's worked hard to build. And in his industry, he's the current 'it' boy, the reigning King of Ink. His career is on fire, so hot television has even come calling. And as a result, the town bad-boy has now become the town's favored son... -
![Phoenix Rising: A Reed Security Novel by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Phoenix Rising: A Reed Security Novel by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPhoenix Rising is book 16 in the Reed Security Series and it is suggested they be read in order. The men and women of Reed Security are back, but after all the turmoil of the past year, how do they adapt and move forward. For some, it's easy, but others, the past year is only the beginning of what they will have to deal with. Some of them were shot and almost died... -
![Everything I Have by A.K. Evans]()
Everything I Have by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmme 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... -
![The Don by Stella Andrews]()
The Don by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe signed a contract inked in blood and sealed with revenge. Both playing by our own rules, determined to win at all costs. Chastity The deeper the jungle the harder it is to find your way out and when you are running for your life nothing else matters. I'm the fool that stopped running and faced my predator head on... -
![Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays]()
Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKellie has had it with men! Especially good for nothing sperm donors who never see their daughter! The only men who don’t get on her nerves are her father, brother and Mason Ross. The first two for obvious reasons and the last one, well...he’s just Mason. Sweet, silly and more handsome than any man should ever be. Too bad a man like him can have any woman that he wants... -
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![Untouched by Lilly Wilde]()
Untouched by Lilly Wilde
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUNTOUCHED, first in the series, followed by TOUCHED and TOUCHED BY HIM... Untouched is an enthralling story of Aria Cason who has turned her back on love in favor of her career. Aria's past gives her reason to redirect her life and strictly focus on success; allowing little to no room for anything more... -
![White Locks by Rose B. Mashal]()
White Locks by Rose B. Mashal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen love knocked on Marie's door, she had a hard time denying her heart what it wanted. Especially after she'd found her black keys. Now Marie finally realizes that home is not where she was born, or where she'd lived all of her life. Home is where her Love is. It's time for her to follow her heart... -
![Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall]()
Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Family, community, faith, and love. These "quilt blocks" sewn together made Ariana's beautiful life. When they are pulled to pieces, will anything familiar remain? The Old Order Amish life Ariana Brenneman loved vanished virtually overnight with the discovery that she was switched at birth twenty years ago... -
![A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant]()
A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLetting go to build a bridge… Dakota Kelly wants her painful past to disappear. A plan to start afresh is derailed when she co-inherits her late grandfather’s farm with Chance Johnson, the man responsible for the scars on her heart. But Chance isn’t the only ghost from the past. Someone else is out to get her and will stop at nothing to get what he wants... -
![True Colours by Mandy Lee]()
True Colours by Mandy Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust... -
![The Capo by Piper Stone]()
The Capo by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's my deadliest poison and I'm his forbidden fruit. But that never stopped a man like Francois Thibodeaux, his intense blue eyes and wickedly rugged body the creation fantasies were made of. As a successful model in LA, i was used to the heavy flirtation of men determined to possess me. But when a stalker threatened my life, I was forced to escape home to New Orleans for protection... -
![Wedding at Sea by Melissa Tagg]()
Wedding at Sea by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLilian doesn’t remember anything about her life before the day Maggie Muir found her on her front porch—a toddler, abandoned and alone. And maybe that’s okay. She has a beautiful life at Muir Farm, including an adopted family she adores and a successful career as a lawyer. But she also has a secret . . . one that raises just as many questions about her future as it does her unknown past... -
![The Heart by Kate Stewart]()
The Heart by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack For the last ten years, I've roamed the globe, captivated by the world around me. I've seen the seven wonders and admired sunsets from every continent. I'd lived and loved and that was enough for me. It would have to be. I was content, satisfied with my collection of experiences . . . until a phone call led me down a road less traveled... -
![Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna]()
Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove Sweet, Contemporary Romance With Lots of Drama? Meet Aaron Parker, The Youngest of the Parker Family in January Cove In book 2 of the January Cove series, we meet one of the Parker brothers, Aaron. The youngest of the five Parker children, Aaron was all set to marry his girlfriend of three years until she broke his heart by cheating on him... -
![Reckless Devil: A Mafia Romance by Kylie Kent]()
Reckless Devil: A Mafia Romance by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucaWould you risk it all—your career, your dream, your life —to save a stranger?I would. I did.Except, in saving her, I destroyed any chance at living out the future I was destined for.They say what I did was reckless. What they don’t know is that I’d do it all again if it meant meeting her. My bellezza.KatarinaDeath threats are supposed to stay threats. It comes with being in the public eye... -
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![Levi's Blue by Michelle Leighton]()
Levi's Blue by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love. Levi Michaelson. He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind about him. I agreed. Probably not my smartest decision. He was everything I knew to avoid—gorgeous, charming, sexy as hell—but I couldn’t help myself. When he touched me the whole world disappeared... -
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Jesse by Jo Raven
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeet the Damage Control Boys - set in the world of the bestselling series Inked Brotherhood. New Adult Contemporary Romance. Returning to Madison hurts. I thought I’d left my past behind, but the past goes on living. I carry it inside of me, it’s a piece of me. People have marked me in indelible ways and I drag the shreds of my soul behind me, trying to put my pieces back together... -
![Second Chance Vow by M. Robinson]()
Second Chance Vow by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a second chance romance.From the moment I laid eyes on her, Kinley was mine. At fifteen years old I was determined to make it happen, but we were on and off for years until I got it right between us and finally made her my wife.We were supposed to be forever. So in love. So devoted.So consumed with each other... -
![Undeniably Asher by K.L. Kreig]()
Undeniably Asher by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMemories. Scars. Possibilities. Fate is a fickle bitch that slaps us in the face every opportunity she gets. Sometimes it’s a taunt, but sometimes it’s a goddamn wake-up call to pay attention. When destiny put Asher Calloway straight in Alyse Kingsley’s path once again, he knew this was one slap he wasn’t ignoring, regardless of his past relationships... -
![Finding Out by Lila Rose]()
Finding Out by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a moment of weakness, Ivy Morrison tells a lie, a lie which will leave her scrambling for a solution and quick. The perfect solution comes well-packaged in the form of broody and sinfully sexy Fox Kilpatrick, courtesy of Find Your Soul Mate online dating service. Desperate times is most definitely a call for desperate measures... -
![Black Promise by Victoria Quinn]()
Black Promise by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI gave up everything for Rome.The one woman I couldn't live without... -
![Cuts Like an Angel by Mason Sabre, Lucian Bane]()
Cuts Like an Angel by Mason Sabre, Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe never called the helplines. The one time he did, it was to say goodbye...to anybody, before leaving the world. Rosie...that was her name. She'd given it when she wasn't supposed to. She said things that made him burn to live.And he would. He'd find a way to hide his darkness so that he could dance with her, just a single dance, in the liquid sunshine of her laugh.And maybe.. -
![Love Under Two Responders by Cara Covington]()
Love Under Two Responders by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Carol Ashwood, esthetician, arrives in Lusty, Texas with no expectations but to earn her way and heal her heart from a major fight with her family. She’s led a sheltered life, but refuses to judge the way the people of Lusty live—and love... -
![Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman]()
Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas: I'm a hard man; I've had to be thanks to my father. I protect those I love and care for with everything I have and nothing gets to me. Until the day I carried a slip of a woman, Destiny, out of the hell she had been held in, I took what I wanted with no regrets... -
![Play Mine by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott]()
Play Mine by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You need to be careful.” The day the manager of my rock band said that changed my life. As Brooklyn Dawn’s newest member on probation, I didn’t think I’d have to worry about anything but rocking hard. I didn’t expect my tumultuous past to come out. I definitely didn’t expect us to be in danger. I never considered I’d need a bodyguard... -
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![Maxum & Lily by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman]()
Maxum & Lily by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in the shadows of everyone in the Rebel Guardians, Lily finds that it’s hard to break free of the ‘little girl’ mentality that her parents, as well as her aunts and uncles, have, at least where she’s concerned. Maybe it’s because of the issues she’s had since she was a teenager, but living under the proverbial thumb has gotten on her last nerve... -
![Loner by Janine Infante Bosco]()
Loner by Janine Infante Bosco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man who can't visualize his future will always revert to his past. Giving in to the murder and mayhem that changed his life and darkened his soul.The legacy he inherited burning through his veins as it ominously guides him to hell. In the end, he pays for his own sins and the sins of his father as well. A hustler by nature and a loner by choice, I am the spawn of Satan... -
![Bourbon & Bonfires by Andrea Johnston]()
Bourbon & Bonfires by Andrea Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLandon Montgomery has suddenly found himself the lone bachelor in his group of friends. With a new career handed to him and a string of unsuccessful blind dates behind him, Landon is ready to search for love. A chance meeting and immediate attraction have him wondering if things are about to turn around or if he’s stuck in the single life forever... -
![Rectify by Marley Valentine]()
Rectify by Marley Valentine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe weren’t just young, we were stupid and reckless. He was the beginning of every bad decision I made, the enemy of everyone I’d ever loved. I was a pawn in his game. A prize to be claimed, and a trophy to be flaunted. Now we’re two adults with crooked pasts, trying to straighten out our future. His heart belongs to his daughter, while mine is too tattered to give away... -
![Dark Time by Summer Cooper]()
Dark Time by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI long for the day he says my name — my real name. But that wish won’t come without some punishment...I long for that day.The day he finally lays his hands on Emily.The day he makes sweet love to Emily.I long for that day, but I’m scared to death too.He’s going to be angry.He’s going to be disappointed.He’s going to resent me.As long as he stays with me, I don’t care!I’ll make it up to him... -
![The Billionaire's Bodyguard: A Limitless Christmas Romance by Tamie Dearen]()
The Billionaire's Bodyguard: A Limitless Christmas Romance by Tamie Dearen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Christmas Romance NovellaShe's stubborn and independent. He's sworn to keep her safe. It's a recipe for disaster.... or maybe love!Mariah doesn't want a bodyguard... especially not Mack, her brother's super-hunky head of security. Just looking at him puts butterflies in her stomach. But she knows they could never be together...
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