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Built to Fall: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“You’re perfect for this job, Claire. He won’t want to sleep with you. You’re not his...type.”Dominic Cantrell has been famous almost as long as I’ve been alive, but he remains a dark, volatile mystery. I know why I was hired to handle Dominic’s PR while he’s on tour. It’s not because of my experience—I have next to none. It’s because I’m safe... -
On the Surface by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeople see what they want to see. They only view what’s on the surface, and they’re easy to fool. I let them see on the outside that I’m a successful businesswoman. My clothes are designer, my makeup flawless, and I live in a high-rise condo in Lennox Hills. They see perfection, not what lies beneath the surface...Categorized as:
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The Merger by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCrushes are harmless—unless they involve your best friend’s grumpy, off-limits brother.Gannon Brewer is the epitome of my type. He’s at least ten years older than me, emotionally unavailable, and highly disagreeable—a walking red flag in a tailored suit. But do I listen to that? No...Categorized as:
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Times Like These (Blue is the Color) by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNick Fletcher has the voice of a god and a tongue as sharp as a knife. His words can cut, and this time, his quick temper has earned him an intruder in his life and on his tour. Dalia Brenner looks like a grown-up Annie gone bad, but he wants nothing to do with her pin-up worthy curves and smart mouth...Categorized as:
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With This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir whirlwind romance was intense, passionate, and fiery, but Jesse knew the woman he was falling for didn’t know who he really was. He tried to protect her from his past, protect himself from her leaving, but his fears were realized when Ava discovered his Manor—the heartbeat of hedonism and pleasure, the place where Jesse has lost himself for years in women and alcohol... -
Billionaire Grump by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fake date.It turned out to be true love.My assignment is simple. I’m the fake date of billionaire Alexander Maddox for the weekend. My job: to attend a Hamptons wedding with him and convince all the heiresses and socialites competing for his attention—including his ex, who happens to be the wedding planner—that he’s very much taken...Categorized as:
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Cinderella and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA one-night stand with a sexy stranger seems like a great idea, until he turns out to be my new billionaire boss…When the gorgeous guy I meet in the bar on my last night in Auckland asks if I’d like to go back to his hotel room, I have to think about it.For a whole second.Tomorrow, I’m leaving the city.I’m finally escaping my calamitous life.So I throw caution to the winter wind...Categorized as:
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Parentmoon by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the divorced mother of the groom goes head-to-head with the single father of the bride, they might be the next couple experiencing a heart-to-heart.When my son asked me to take his ticket for the honeymoon that didn’t happen, I balked...Categorized as:
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Doctor Untouchable by J. Saman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe secret I’m keeping from my hot boss is a ticking time bomb. And it’s about to explode…Running out on my wedding and throwing myself onto his car to get away from my cheating ex is not how I thought I’d see Kaplan Fritz again.Which is probably why I didn’t recognize him until I ran into his mother shortly after... -
The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing stood up on your birthday sucks.It sucks even worse when it's your brother's egotistical best friend and CFO who delivers the blow.My first encounter with Lance Sullivan had me crying in an elevator as I clung to a stranger for comfort.On our second, he stormed my dress fitting pretending to be my husband.And by the third... I'd made the bastard smile.I do not have time for a man in my life...Categorized as:
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The Bonus by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal, BookTok, and #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan comes the sizzling story of Gabriel Ferrara and Grace Porter. Bonus chapters included in this exclusive paperback edition!Grace Porter has the perfect job, great pay, a beautiful office, everything she ever dreamed of, if not for one small detail.She's utterly and hopelessly in love with her boss... -
Ivory Ashes by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy new boss is gorgeous, arrogant, and filthy rich.The only problem?He doesn't know he's also the father of my baby.Six years ago, I was supposed to get married.But the night before the wedding, my groom-to-be showed me sides of himself I'd never seen before.I might've died in that hotel room...If Mikhail Novikov hadn't burst in to save me...Categorized as:
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The Auction by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou're invited to New York City's hottest dating event: Kingsley Edge's annual King's Trust Charity Auction.New on the auction block this year is Daniel, a wealthy widower and Dominant. However, he happens to have his eyes on another first-timer in the club's auction: Anya, a strikingly beautiful virgin submissive from his native Canada.Too bad Anya hates him on sight... -
Hauling Ashe by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife might be a highway but the last thing this grumpy silver fox expected was a cross-country road trip with a ray of sunshine."My sister is driving to California. She could give you a ride.""What?" Tucker Ashe and I say in unison.Mae FoxSurely, my older sister has lost her mind. There is no way I'm driving her insufferable – albeit sexy silver fox – boss two thousand miles...Categorized as:
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Gotta Be Bayou by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you get over a woman you never should have been, ahem, under in the first place?Just when FBI special agent Spencer Landry had decided to forget about investigative journalist Maxine — Max — Keller and their one hot night together, there's a threat made against her and Spencer's protective instincts get all riled up. Again...Categorized as:
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Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #1 OF WALL STREET: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BILLIONAIRE BOSS.I hate my new assistant.I’ve hated them all, but this is a different kind of hate. Her presence is torture.She’s whip-smart, overly-capable, the only employee of mine who dares talk back.And the little human smells like temptation. The worst kind.She dresses to kill, and I’m in danger of dying... -
Wild Temptation by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsher Wild is a temptation I can’t resist.He’s my grumpy boss.He didn’t want to hire me,But as a favor to a friend -- he gave me a chance.Besides proving I’m a good worker, and can make a difference on his peach farm.It seems I can’t stop throwing myself at him. I didn’t think Asher would rock my world...Categorized as:
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Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me... -
Irresistibly Broken by J. Saman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a steamy hot grumpy/sunshine age gap romance about a broken billionaire and the irresistible woman who flips his world upside down. Zaxton Aurelia Whitlock is an ex-stepsister I forgot long ago. Until she shows up as a design intern at my fashion company. And that's the easy part... -
The Rebel by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA scorching enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …One bed.Two stranded strangers.Three wildly passionate nights.A thousand secrets between them... -
Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing a dog walker isn’t as glamorous as you might imagine.Unless, of course, you’re walking a tech billionaire’s German shepherd mix...Categorized as:
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Flirting with the CEO by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI wanted to hate her. Instead, I desperately need her. I didn't get to be CEO by playing nice. I'm driven and ruthless—and yes, occasionally rude. But it gets the job done, and that's all I care about. My business partners disagree. They insist I need to improve my communication skills. That's how I end up with Zoey Thomas shadowing me...Categorized as:
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My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom author Nikki Ash comes a roommates to lovers, single dad romance...GeorgiaI’m surrounded by love, yet have no one to call my own.But then Chase, my new roommate, is suddenly there.He could be the perfect guy for me, if he wasn’t nursing a broken heart.The more time I waste looking for love, the more I realize that what I want has been right in front of me all along... -
Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’d rather work for Satan on designing hell than work for billionaire property tycoon Jack Knight. The arrogant playboy treats London like it’s his Monopoly board.To him, I’m just another architect in a small design firm bidding for his project. To me, he’s a ruthless businessman who plays people like pawns. I should know.Of course, my worst nightmare happens. I get to work for the man I hate...Categorized as:
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Love in Colour by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI will not kill my boss. I will not kill my boss. I will not kill my boss. This is the mantra I tell myself every day. Because I know I won’t survive jail and orange clashes with my strawberry blonde hair. It’s just for the summer, Emily, it will fly by. Lie. Time has stopped. He is probably controlling it to torture me. You are working in the South of France. At least there is wine and cheese... -
Doctor Mistake by J. Saman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's my best friend's older brother. My boss. And now my new roommate...In the hospital, death always comes in threes. Apparently, so do mistakes.Mistake number one? My fiancé, who I just learned is cheating on me. So much for being the strong, in control doctor who's always on top of her game...Mistake number two? Knocking on the wrong door...Categorized as:
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Sexy Filthy Boss by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s the sexy alpha male in the corner office who goes through assistants faster than free donuts in the breakroom.I’m the assistant who was chosen to cover for his last fire.The owner of the company is clear—hook the biggest client in our firm’s history and there’s a partnership for him and a promotion for me. Stipulation—we do it together...Categorized as:
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Hostile Takeover by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt was supposed to be a prank. A silly frat boy dare.One hot moment in a hidden storage closet. One kiss. No consequences.But if you get that close to a man with fire in his eyes, you’re gonna get burned, and I was no exception. One taste of Grey Blackwood ruined me for life.The way Grey sees it, I was the one who did the ruining. I humiliated him. Wrecked his life. Destroyed his future...Categorized as:
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Resisting Mr. Kane by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsResisting Mr. Kane is a dual-POV, stand-alone, steamy, holiday-to-office age gap romantic comedy.A working holiday on the idyllic Greek island of Mykonos.Making money while backpacking sounds perfect, doesn't it?Except bartending is not my forte. I moved around the bar with the grace of a baboon, knocking over glasses and serving bad cocktails... -
Defeat by Evelyn Sola
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA self-proclaimed bachelor, content on his own. A runaway bride, searching for her freedom.They may seem like they’ve got nothing in common, but the tiniest sparks make the biggest flames.Delaney Lewis is desperate for her freedom. From her controlling mother and the man she left standing at the altar...Categorized as:
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The Arrangement by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe gorgeous CEO of Brewer Air is my boss and, thanks to a bet, my new husband for six months.Why? Because I begged.I have a grandmother to support, a stack of bills higher than my five-foot frame, and as a cherry on top, I need to find a new place to live. Soon.Sure, Jason Brewer’s bright green eyes and chiseled jawline steal my breath. His smirk makes me weak...Categorized as:
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Scenic Route by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake the ride to Happily Ever After with Beautiful Biker Spencer Valentine of The Dominion Brotherhood MC. Best experienced after Detour (Beautiful Biker 1) and Joyride (Beautiful Biker 2) Spencer knows it’s a long and winding road to happily ever after. He’s got baggage. He has a chip on his shoulder... -
Enticing Her Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPro: Stuck sharing a bed with my hot, broody boss Con: He’s trying to get me fired Discovery Hour reporter Sutton Steele spends her days trying to keep her job, while her insanely hot, infuriating boss, Flynn Braden, would love nothing more than to see her gone... -
Once Upon A Bet: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll I ever wanted was the perfect happily ever after.All he ever wanted was to ruin my freaking life.Okay, that’s a smidge dramatic, but hear me out.My new neighbor might as well plant an “unavailable” sign in his front yard.He’s got biceps made for pulling swooning maidens out of danger, eyes built for melting glaciers (and panties), and a smile that makes my knees want to buckle...Categorized as:
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Downfall by Evelyn Sola
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe thought he had his life figured out, but he had no idea.Summer Madison is the opposite of everything Maxwell Sutton finds attractive in a woman. And yet, here he is, fighting powerful feelings for the new personal assistant his brother hired while he was out of town.Everything about her is wrong, yet his thoughts are consumed with nothing but her...Categorized as:
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Your Christmas Love by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSienna Hensley loves everything about the Christmas season, from hanging decorations to the cozy get-togethers with her family. Despite being part of the well-known Bennett family, Sienna is determined to first gather experience before joining their business. Her job at Statham department store is perfect for that. But her new boss, Winston, is going to be a slight problem...Categorized as:
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Love You Wild by Becka Mack
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShattered. That’s the best way to describe Claire Thompson after the ultimate betrayal. When her long-term boyfriend cheats on her, Claire decides she’s done with men. Maybe forever. Healing the pieces of her broken heart seems like too impossible a task...Categorized as:
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My Favorite Boss by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGet ready to laugh out loud in the office from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland - My new boss—Alexander BaneAptly named since he’s the bane of my existence.Please isn’t in his vocabulary.He grunts, growls, and demands.If only he didn’t look so sexy when doing so.If only his mouth weren’t so addictive when kissing mine.He’s quickly becoming my favorite boss.Which is wrong...Categorized as:
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Alpha CEO by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a best friend’s baby sister, second chance billionaire romance.I came from nothing and made something of myself. I’ve only ever loved two things. Cars and her.I took that passion and built an empire.Now I’m the CEO.The alpha.On top of the world.I’m not the carefree man she once knew...Categorized as:
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Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"I drowned in this story. In these words, and in this world. A five star read from the very first page." - Amo Jones, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Elite Kings Club Series He's a bastard in Burberry. Decker Collins knows how to do one thing--win. When his billion-dollar law practice moves to merge with a firm out of Dallas, she shows up to oversee the transition... -
Billionaire Brother's Nanny by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree billionaire brothers chasing after one nanny...What could go wrong?Everything.The list of problems they bring into my life is even bigger than their bank accounts.They seem like innocent fathers, wanting to spend a summer in the Hamptons with their kids… but nothing could be further from the truth.Along with a generous salary, they offer me an arrangement that’s impossible to decline...Categorized as:
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Empire State Enemies by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKarma’s coming for me. I never meant to screw over New York’s most notorious billionaire playboy. I’m just your average good girl, really. I play by the rules. But when push comes to shove, and my back is against the wall, I make questionable choices.I thought I’d never lay eyes on him again after that night.Boy, was I wrong. Fate has a sick sense of humor... -
One Bossy Date by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn accidental date brings together two instant enemies in this hilarious and steamy grumpy boss romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.Never sweat the small stuff, they say.How about when you wake up with a giant stranger showering in your hotel room?There's nothing tiny about Brock Winthrope.He even roars like a lion when he sees me. I scream back...Categorized as:
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The Single Dad by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA sexy single dad and nanny romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …Most college-aged girls go to Europe to experience their sexual awakening.All I had to do was come home.Ford Dalton isn’t the kind of man I’d look at twice—because I can’t stop looking at him at all.We can’t take our hands off each other in the bar.Back at his house, it’s our lips...Categorized as:
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Undeniably Forbidden by J. Saman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn my defense, I had no clue the gorgeous guy I had a wildly steamy night with was my brother's best friend. Or the single dad of the little girl I was about to nanny.I hadn't seen Dr. Owen Fritz since I was twelve and he was twenty-four, but even back then, I didn't care much about him...Categorized as:
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The Secret by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDear Fellow Bookworms, I need your help.I, Rachel Rose, am in quite the pickle with a hot-as-sin English Lit professor by the name of Ty Winslow, and I don’t know how to get out of it.Let me break it down for you:Girl meets Guy.Girl gives Guy her underwear on a dare but nothing else identifying (like her name or number) because she plans to never see Guy again...Categorized as:
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Miss Fortune by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaleb Morrison is the most uptight man I’ve ever met – and he’s my new boss.One moment he’s cold, the next he’s unexpectedly sweet. It’s enough to give me whiplash. Despite my attraction to him, I’m convinced we’re too different to be more than friends.But then he flips the script and I’m left with a decision.Daisy Wilson is the most intriguing woman I’ve ever met – and she’s my new assistant...Categorized as:
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Mr. Jerk by Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I met Noah Parker, he asked if I was an escort.Apparently when you’re a billionaire sports agent, finding strange half-naked women in your hotel room is…normal?That didn’t stop me launching a stiletto at him.He’s fine—good reflexes.Still, he walked into my hotel room—claiming it's his—and has no plans on leaving.Neither do I.Which is how I end up sharing a bed with Mr. Jerk...Categorized as:
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By His Rule: A Billionare Fake Dating Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn all-new steamy and angsty billionaire fake dating romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy LorraineFrom the wrong side of the tracks to the heart of a billionaire…Leaving my hometown, I chased a single dream: work for Callahan Enterprises and build a better life for my brothers and me... -
Fate by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe shouldn’t have kissed me. But I shouldn’t have liked it.Garrett Cooper is grumpy. Bossy. Rude. We’re supposed to work together to save my family’s hotel, but sparks fly every time we’re in the same room. And not the good kind.Things get off to a rough start between us, and that’s on me…partially...
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