Books like 'Diamonds'
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Devotion by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTick tock. One day before the wedding of her dreams, Penny is in a city that is no longer her home. Alone. Heartbroken. Lost. Could the past few years really mean so little to a man that became her world? To a man she'd do anything to protect? There is no future without him. There is no her without him.With only 24 hours until the wedding, is there enough time to repair the damage? Tick tock... -
Dismount by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAdrianna and Kova let caution fly for love despite the odds. Each lesson learned formed a new scar for them to bear. And now that her father knows their secret, the damage left behind is irreparable. They both must pay for their actions.Torn apart, Adrianna is forced to face the last challenge of her gymnastics career alone... -
Eruption by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York was supposed to be our fresh start. Our happily ever after. But James is hiding something from me.Secrets from James' past, his scheming ex, and unsupportive parents make it hard to breathe in this city that barely feels like my home.I thought I wanted to marry him. I thought he was the man of my dreams. I thought we'd be happy as soon as we got away from all the rumors... -
The Story of Me by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen your world, your life and all of your hopes and dreams for the future are ripped out from under you, how do you go on? Death without dying is not only the most painful kind of death, it's also the most painful kind of life and I don't know if I'm strong enough to live it. I spend my lonely days and nights trying to make sense of what my life has become... -
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Clean Break by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter two brothers shatter her world, Reese Brady escapes to her old life. She occupies herself with work and friends in an attempt to find comfort after her catastrophic summer. When Reese receives a desperate call from someone she thought she’d never hear from again, she’s forced to confront the love she could’ve had... -
The Honest Affair by Nicole French
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe climactic end to the Rose Gold series... -
The Fighter by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinn did the unthinkable.He left.Just as my parents abandoned me, he left to live a better life.It took so long to pick up the pieces, but I've sworn to never fall in love again.And to never take Finn back...no matter how much begs... -
A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized. Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner... -
The Secret by Giana Darling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs it possible to keep a life-changing secret from your family and friends when it is burning you alive from the inside out? One week. It didn’t seem possible that a person could change in one week yet after only seven days spent with the mysterious Frenchman in Los Cabos, Mexico, Giselle was moving to New York City a changed woman... -
Come Together by Jessica Hawkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCome Together is the third and final installment of The Cityscape Series. With a single decision, Olivia Germaine’s fantasy has become a reality. Now she is faced with two commitments: one she must make and one she must break...Categorized as:
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Collide by Gail McHugh
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHer mind tried to fight a bloody battle against what her body already knew. She wanted him, and she wanted him bad.On the heels of college graduation and the unexpected death of her mother, Emily Cooper moves to New York City to join her boyfriend for a fresh start... -
The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single... -
Exposed by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KOIW1T6. Walking away seemed like her only option. Letting go was the one thing he couldn’t do. Sam and AJ have spent the last five years trying to get over their painful breakup. Both have moved on, but neither has fully healed from the wounds of the past... -
The Perfect Woman by Nicole French
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy husband is a monster.My home is riddled with lies.I thought I could bear the torment for my daughter's sake.Until I met him.In one night, Matthew Zola showed me everything I never knew I was missing.Passion.Pleasure.Deep, dark, earth-shattering love.Matthew thinks I'm the perfect woman.But we're only as good as the secrets we keep... -
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How The Heart Breaks by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was her secret, her sin, the heart she couldn’t love.Emery Robert’s life is everything she wanted. Married to the love of her life, with a good job, and plans for a family in the future. But when Emery’s husband dies tragically, she is the one who stops living.Three years later, at the age of 30, she’s still struggling to move on... -
Palm South University: Season 2 Box Set ) by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrama. Lies. Sex. Welcome to Palm South University. The weather isn’t the only thing heating up in South Florida. At a school where fraternities and sororities don’t exactly play by the rules, relationships are bound to be tested... -
Addiction by Ivy Smoak, Айви Смоук
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTemptation has quickly turned into addiction. Penny fell hard for her mysterious professor, but secrets have torn them apart. After all, scandalous affairs are meant to go down in flames.Now that he's not speaking to her, she feels numb. And what hurts the most is that he appears to be completely fine... -
Satisfaction by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou can't start a fire without a spark ...My billionaire boss, Bryce Clark, wanted one week -- just the two of us -- to prove to me that our feelings for each other are real, to convince me that I love him just as much as he loves me...Categorized as:
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Frayed by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrista Stevens Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past... -
Secrets by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00JG8E7HE. She’s never loved the way she loves him. He’s consumed by an unquenchable need for her. Sam and AJ have faced so much together, survived so much together, but when secrets and mistrust rock the very foundation of their relationship, they must fight to keep it all from falling apart...Categorized as:
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The Other Daughter by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty-one year-old Scarlett Strohman has had to walk a difficult path thus far in her young life. Raised by a neglectful mother and an alcoholic grandmother before entering the foster care system, she's never met the father who abandoned her before birth. Scarlett is tough, embittered, and has a chip on her shoulder that's nearly as big as her goal to make something meaningful out of her life... -
Claimed by Him by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSALE: Only 99c while in pre-order. I used to think that I was doing pretty well for myself, especially considering the tragedies of my past. I was on a fast track to a promising career. Then my world imploded. When twenty-two-year-old Rona Quick finds her plans for her future destroyed, her world goes into a tailspin... -
Intoxication: An Age Gap/Love triangle by Charlene Namdhari
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn age-gap forbidden love triangle"Take a risk. Just for the pleasure of it."My past:He was my lover.My present:He's my future father-in-law.My future:Who do I choose? Promises are not meant to be broken. Are they?NOTE: Please be aware that this book deals with sensitive topics like cheating... -
Trashy Foreplay by Gemma James
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever flirt with temptation. Never lust after what I can’t have. And never, under any circumstances, screw a married man again. By the time this story is told, I’ll have failed at all three… With my heart and reputation in ruins, I can’t afford to make another mistake... -
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On the Record by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor political reporter Liz Dougherty, election day—a day of looking toward the future and saying goodbye to the past—seems like a fitting time to start a new relationship. But feelings for her former flame still linger...The sexy second book in bestselling author K.A. Linde’s Record series decides whether it’s better to pick up the pieces and move on...or to pick up right where you left off... -
Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsChase Grayson has never been interested in having a relationship that lasts longer than it takes for him and his date to get dressed again. But then he stumbles into a gray-eyed girl whose innocence pours off her, and everything changes. From the minute Harper opens her mouth to let him know just how much he disgusts her, he's hooked... -
You're Mine Tonight by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a lover and a player, a Hollywood socialite with a reputation I strive to live up to. But when I meet Brody, my soul ignites with an ombré of colors. The tortured artist is a dangerous addiction, and the perfect companion to my party girl ways.Then I meet River at an audition to play his co-star. He’s a slow burn that soothes my reckless heart... -
Kin Series Complete Set by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Full Kin Series including an exclusive Novella, Renew Me. Following this family of cousins while they struggle through life and each find love... -
The Dark Angel Series Box Set by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComplete box set of the Dark Angel series (4 books) Into the darkness – Book 1 What began as an affair seven years earlier has since become a tragic love story, a tale of two souls fighting to be together with only their love to guide them. But as people make mistakes, they find themselves once again reliving the past, asking the questions that have remained unanswered. Until now... -
Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner. Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand... -
True Love: The Trilogy: The Complete Boxed Set by Harper Bentley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Harper Bentley comes all three True Love books together in one boxed set! True Love, Book 1 - Discovering Us They wanted forever... but sometimes forever's not that easy. Ellen has loved Jagger since she was five and he was seven when they kissed through the chain link fence at school... -
Absinthe of the Heart by Monica James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo households, unlike in dignity, in the City of Angels is where we lay our scene... London Sinclair was the boy my mother warned me about for as long as I can remember. His name alone has brought my family nothing but shame and suffering, so it’s no surprise we’ve been sworn enemies since the first moment we met. With his bedroom eyes and cocky smile, he has all the girls under his spell... -
Ten Reasons to Stay ( (The Risky Hearts Duet) Book 1) by Candace Knoebel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day a week—Thursdays—my husband and I could do whatever or whomever we pleased. Protection was non-negotiable. And no matter what, we had to be home by midnight. Jack was the one who wanted an open marriage, but we were supposed to keep things simple. No strings. No commitments. It seemed so easy… until it wasn’t... -
Secret Love by Isabella White, Regina Wamba
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuarding a secret and playing with fire has never been a good combination. Four years ago, Holly Scallenger embarked on the most difficult journey of her life. As if being a single parent isn't already stressful enough, Holly also attended med-school, in hopes of heping other pregnant women in a way she wasn't helped... -
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Out of Bounds by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor fans of the Off Balance series comes never before seen chapters, deleted scenes, and bonus content from the forbidden romance story that stole your heart!This collection includes:Notebook entries between Kova and AdriannaMy Dearest Malysh: Kova's Valentine's Letter to AdriannaOuttakes: Deleted Scenes from Balance, Execution, Release, Twist and DismountOut of Bounds Bonus: Lucia Interviews... -
Lost in France by Jani Kay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLost in France is an erotic contemporary romance novel set in Paris, the city of Love and Romance. Warning: 18+++ Lost. The one thing I’ve wanted above everything else was taken from me in one night. My dreams were shattered forever because of one irreversible mistake. There was nothing I could do about it. I’d lost everything. So I did what I always do. I ran. To another continent... -
The Jezebel by Dylan Allen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis love is a secret my heart can’t keep. After years of playing the trophy, puppet, perfectionist, I’ve forgotten who I am. Until the boy from my past walks back into my life. Handsome as sin, charming beyond belief—Stone Rivers is temptation personified. Our combustible chemistry shatters my resolve. His blistering kisses remind me of everything I used to want... -
Spiralling Skywards: Book One Falling by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt only takes one defining moment. One look. One dance. One conversation. Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price... -
The Boy I Once Hated by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've always heard there's a fine line between love and hate. No one told me that line could destroy me. Noah Fontaine. King of the school. My living nightmare. The object of my fantasies. My new stepbrother. I did whatever it took to survive him. Every day he took more of me. I just didn’t expect him to take my heart. Because of the boy I once hated, I'd never be the same girl again... -
Eighty-One Nights by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeautiful, penniless American girl meets handsome, wealthy Scotsman. Sounds like the beginning of a fairy-tale romance? It’s not. This story begins with a contract. And an exchange of money. A lot of money. An angel perches nervously on one shoulder. A devil lounges smugly on my other. And even that dark little bastard is leery of what I’m doing... -
Untether by Elodie Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAIDAI've endured fifteen years of underwhelming marital sex with Lord John Russell.One front-page tell-all from his secretary puts an end to that misery pretty efficiently.As the media furore rages around our divorce, two things become abundantly clear.One. It’s time for some decent orgasms.Which is why I’ve joined the Unfurl programme at London’s top sex club, Alchemy.Two... -
The Gift by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA trained submissive, Eleanor will do whatever her master commands…even spend a week with a stranger. Daniel has been a recluse since his wife's death, and Eleanor's lover thinks spending time with her will be therapeutic—especially since Daniel is also a Dom.Despite her defiant streak, Eleanor can't resist giving in to Daniel's erotic demands... -
Sweetest Venom by Mia Asher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLove is the sweetest venom. Lawrence I told her I wanted her body and not her love. I lied. Ronan I fell in love with a lie... She was beauty and destruction. Kissing her was a tender song. Owning her body, a wild poem. Loving her, my downfall. But she was mine. Or so I thought. Blaire One man offer me his love. The other, the world. I'm falling, falling, falling . -
Avoiding Responsibility by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLexi has finally given up her once destructive relationships and moved onto bigger and better things with a sexy new man in town. Just when she is starting to figure it out with him, her world is tilted once again with a phone call from none other than Ramsey Bridges...Categorized as:
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Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MAN ROMANCEI thought I’d lost everything. My life was in tatters when a man half my age broke into my property and invaded my future. Our love is forbidden, but I’m single and he’s all the taboo I crave... -
Scandal by Isabella Starling, Piper Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle secrets always grow up to be a big scandal...ASHEREveryone’s got secrets.Dirty little secrets.But not like this.Chloe Carlyle is totally off-limits.The one girl I can’t touch.Her mother is about to marry my dad, her father is in prison for murdering my mom…and I want her more than anything. Yeah, I never said this wasn’t fucked up.And things are about to get a whole lot more fucked up... -
Sweet Alibi by Adriane Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Adriane Leigh comes a passionate contemporary romance about giving in to desire so sharp and sweet it threatens to consume... Georgia Montgomery is desperate for an escape from the life she’s been leading. The perfect job, the perfect apartment, the perfect boyfriend—all are on the cusp of driving her over the edge... -
Blind by Lydia Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsnerd: /nərd/ (n.) : A single-minded, sophisticated individual who is often unsatisfied with anything less than mastery when pertaining to a subject of interest. (e.g. The girl that broke his heart.) Scarlet Farrow is disappointed—and a little drunk—after another disastrous blind date... -
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