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Drunk in Love by Tay Mo'Nae
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat would you do if you woke up married to a stranger?Playboy, wild, rapper Kazier is always in the blogs for some kind of scandal. Never been the one to play by the rules, he loves to test his limits. What happens when one weekend in Vegas he pushes past those limits and wakes up next to a beautiful stranger?Ny'asia has had a rough past...Categorized as:
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![The Life We Wanted by Kelsey Kingsley]()
The Life We Wanted by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"You have too many rules.""And you don't have enough." Sebastian Moore thought he had it all. A drumming gig with one of the world’s biggest up-and-coming stars. The looks and charm to get him any woman he laid his eyes on. All the friends he could ever ask for. But something was always missing... -
![Married by Monday by Cathryn Brown]()
Married by Monday by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNeither of them wants to get married, especially not to each other.Isabella visits her friend Cassie in Two Hearts, Tennessee. Bella’s ready to go back to the city almost as soon as she arrives. And she has a situation to take care of when she gets home.Micah may want to stay in his small town, but his family has other plans for him. He has two choices to solve his problem...Categorized as:
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![Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James]()
Stone Cold Kiwi by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet's inventory, shall we? State of my professional life: Brilliant, if counted in terms of sales of eight Poppy Cantwell children's books starring my often-confused blue hippo, Hazel; the very substantial proceeds from selling my Kiwi Adventures New Zealand glamping business; and any number of glossy magazine articles about my charmed existence... -
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![One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson]()
One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo help her brother's struggling cosmetics company, Virginia schoolteacher Colby Wingate arrives in Los Angeles for one last, desperate gamble -- to have superstar actor Sterling Hamilton endorse her brother's new perfume... -
![Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring]()
Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDear Mr. Brodie,I hope this email finds you well. Your well-being and personal growth are of the utmost importance to me, as a therapist. As such, I have decided it is in your best interest to continue individual therapy with another practitioner. This is due to the potential for boundaries being crossed between us.Attached is a list of colleagues I would recommend for you... -
![How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy.I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose.It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hottest movie stars. Five minutes ago, I'd never even heard of Flint Hawthorne...Categorized as:
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![Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods]()
Twice Knightley in my Bed: A friends-to-lovers romance by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been zero days since I realized I’m in love with Leander Knight.Lee, or Knightley as everyone calls him, is my brother’s best mate, and he’s always treated me like his kid sister. Okay, so he might not put cockroaches in my lunchbox and lizards down my neck anymore, but even though we work together every day at Hartfield Wildlife Hospital, he’s never seemed interested in me in that way...Categorized as:
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![The Broken by Nia Forrester]()
The Broken by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe might destroy her. She could help put him back together.If it wasn’t for his music, Devin Parks doesn’t know where he’d be. Now he has a shot at a larger audience than he ever dreamed of. All he has to do, is get out of his own way... -
![The Bodyguard by Katherine Center]()
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsShe’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindgerten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. He’s got her heart... -
![I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang]()
I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSnarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters.Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class... -
![Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson]()
Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAUTHOR BRENDA JACKSON BRINGS YOU THREE UNFORGETTABLE STORIES UNDER HER LOVE, PASSION AND PROMISE IMPRINT THE SWEETEST TABOO The moment Sonya Morrison gazes into Mike Kelly's deep blue eyes she knows that he wants her. But she also knows he is wasting his time. She doesn't do vanilla, and is surprised when he boldly informs her that he's never acquired a taste for chocolate... -
![Too Dangerous by Bethany Lopez]()
Too Dangerous by Bethany Lopez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJasmine's worked hard to get where she is, a tough, savvy woman in a male dominated business. Shane's just trying to get by. Trying to build a life for himself away from the pitfalls of his past. She's always kept him at arms length, afraid to ignite the passion that sparks whenever he's near. He does everything in his power to remind her of what she's missing... -
![Finding Cupid by Bridget E. Baker]()
Finding Cupid by Bridget E. Baker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B07MQXCWCNLove is patient. Love is kind. Love is for chumps.Geo never plans weddings. Corporate retreats, fundraisers, birthday parties, and even the occasional engagement party? Sure. But weddings? Not anymore. She never dates, either. Not under any circumstance. These two rules keep her safe. They maintain order, and Geo needs a predictable life... -
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![Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen]()
Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book contains adult content. Readers be advised.Aries ‘Flame’ Creed is not the kind of man you want to cross. He’s rough around the edges, revenge-seeking, shrewd and nobody’s pushover. After living through a checkered past and a nasty divorce, single fatherhood and a successful motorcycle sales and repair shop in Atlanta, GA keep him on his toes... -
![Under Your Spell by Laura Wood]()
Under Your Spell by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe only wants three things. He isn't one of them... Dumped by her cheating ex, fired from her dream job, about to lose her flat: Clementine Monroe is not having a good day. So when her sisters get her drunk and suggest reviving a childhood ritual called the breakup spell, she doesn’t see the harm in it... -
![Christmas at Holly Berry Cottage by Jennifer Griffith]()
Christmas at Holly Berry Cottage by Jennifer Griffith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dreaded holiday wedding, Christmas duets, and dating the off-limits crush.Chelsea Sutherland is a wreck this Christmas. Not only is she reeling from the world’s cruelest breakup, now her ex-boyfriend is marrying her meanest cousin. At Chelsea’s childhood home. And there’s no way Chelsea can skip it... -
![A Taste of Christmas by Jaclyn Quinn]()
A Taste of Christmas by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMitch Jensen has just missed the most important interview of his career. An outrageous suggestion to meet Everett Remington at his family’s home in upstate New York irrevocably changes Mitch’s life... -
![Truth About Cats & Spinsters by Andrea Simonne]()
Truth About Cats & Spinsters by Andrea Simonne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen rock star Joshua Trevant shows up at Leah's door to escape the paparazzi nightmare at his house... little does he know she caused it.Fiber artist Leah Kelly is finally living the life of her dreams. After leaving the world of high finance, she bought a small farm and raises alpacas, llamas, and even has her own rooster. Not to mention the seven barn cats... -
![Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson]()
Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Bad Boy trying to be good, a Good Girl driven to be bad and a five year old who wants to rule the world… Being good is so freaking hard. And boring. Flynn Boyle has only been doing it for a couple of hours and already he’s had enough... -
![First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones]()
First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I woke up this morning, I became aware of two things:One, I felt hungover, and I knew I hadn’t had a drop of liquor.And two, I was pretty sure I had accidentally married someone.I, Olivia Sutton, have a Ten Year Plan. It’s air-tight and written in permanent ink. You know what’s not on the plan? Getting married to the man I used to love to hate... -
![The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain by Melody Archer]()
The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain by Melody Archer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Billionaire software developer impatient to claim his inheritance, a childhood friend determined to save her late father’s ranch, and a marriage of convenience. Adam Stevenson, must marry in 30 days to receive his great-grandfather's inheritance. The walls around Adam's heart, won't let him fall in love...Categorized as:
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![Perfect Fit by Brenda Jackson]()
Perfect Fit by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn "Perfect Fit, " the bestselling and award-winning author tells the story of one woman's journey to escape betrayal and begin a new life... -
![Marry Me Tomorrow by Carla Burgess]()
Marry Me Tomorrow by Carla Burgess
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmily needs a husband…fast. It’s just a few days until Christmas and to finally put a stop to her nagging mother’s matchmaking plans, Emily has convinced her that she’s already married! And when her excited mum announces that she’s coming to stay, Emily can think of only one man to play the part: gorgeous ex-soldier, Sam... -
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![Wedding the Wide Receiver by Lisa Suzanne]()
Wedding the Wide Receiver by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA steamy Football, Marriage of Convenience, Sister’s Ex romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne. I’m not really sure how I ended up married to my sister’s pro football player ex-fiancé, but my vicious hangover might have something to do with it.It slowly comes back to me.My family vineyard. A secret clause in my grandmother’s will. An allergic reaction. Benadryl...Categorized as:
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![Simply Irresistible by Deborah Cooke]()
Simply Irresistible by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTyler has had enough... Going to his fourth sister's wedding without a date will only encourage his female relations to "help" him find romance. Ty's ready to wait for Ms. Right, and doesn't want anyone meddling in his love life. When he learns that the quiet cute woman who works in his building has the same predicament, he's sure they can each provide a solution for the other... -
![Betrothal or Breakaway by Leah Brunner]()
Betrothal or Breakaway by Leah Brunner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy best friend—and unrequited love—has a hole in her heart. Literally and figuratively.First, Amber’s fiancé left her when she told him she was pregnant, and then her daughter's birth left her with complications from a heart defect she didn’t realize she had.I’m devastated... -
![This Time It's Real by Ann Liang]()
This Time It's Real by Ann Liang
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine…and a massive secret to keep.Eliza made her essay up...Categorized as:
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![The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story by S.K. Ali]()
The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story by S.K. Ali
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdam and Zayneb —engaged but continents apart for so long— are finally in the same city!Even though it’s during Ramadan, a month of fasting and spiritual devotion, A and Z can’t help spending any and all free time with each other. Enter parents and their idea for a nikah at the end of Ramadan, on Eid day itself... -
![Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell]()
Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Release Special Price — Complete Novel with HEA. Shattered dreams might become Neesa’s greatest gift. All Neesa ever wanted was a family of her own. After learning she can’t have children, grief-stricken Neesa sells her farm, packs up, and leaves to travel the world. She hopes to find a way to heal, and discover a different destiny than what she’d once planned for herself... -
![The Man You Need by Kay Harris]()
The Man You Need by Kay Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I want a rock star. But my brother (who is a rock star) is like a giant (and I do mean giant) roadblock to hooking up with any of the hotties he plays with. And now he’s enlisted the help of his stuffy (yet insanely good-looking) tour manager to keep me celibate… Someone get me off this bus!” Meet Stacey Rush. Stacey isn’t an easy person to love... -
![No Pink Caddy by Layne Harper]()
No Pink Caddy by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow fast can a pink ’57 Cadillac whisk me away from my dead-end life? Because my twenties have been less than what was promised in the college brochure. Then one day, it happens. Instead of falling in love with my best friend like I was supposed to, I meet a rock star who happens to be a fan of my site, NoPinkCaddy.com... -
![The Beast's Fake Marriage by Bree Livingston]()
The Beast's Fake Marriage by Bree Livingston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Beauty and the Beast retelling…A woman with a secret, a recluse, and a marriage of convenience. For over a year Isabeau Daniels lived in fear of a stalker. Now, with him in jail, she’s ready to start fresh in Dallas as a housekeeper for Rowan Masters—a well known lawyer and recluse. A car accident left Rowan Masters burned—both physically and emotionally...Categorized as:
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![Brave Hearts by Nicole Falls]()
Brave Hearts by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaced with the possibility of losing one of her closest friends, Valora Holliday finds herself In the very unique position of offering a solution to his problem and a way for her friend to remain in her life. Francisco Mora is blindsided with a clerical error that places life as he knows it in the balance...Categorized as:
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![Love and the Dream Come True by Tammy L. Gray]()
Love and the Dream Come True by Tammy L. Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Anticipated Series Finale to the 2021 Carol Award-Winning Novel, Love and a Little White LieTheir faith will face its toughest test yet.Four years after getting the biggest break of his life, Cameron Lee's music career has taken a nosedive, leaving him two options: become a sellout or give up on his lifelong dream... -
![Green Card by Elizabeth Adams]()
Green Card by Elizabeth Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilliam Harper has it all: looks, money, power. There’s just one tiny problem—he’s about to be deported. He needs a green card. Fast. An American wife is the easiest way to get one. But where will he find a woman to marry him on such short notice? Elizabeth Barrett is a full-time student, part-time dog walker, and weekend tutor...Categorized as:
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![Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke]()
Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The sunshine after the storm will be all the sweeter if you can learn to dance in the rain."A guy walks into a bar...Yeah, I'm sure you know the jokes. I've told more than my fair share.Until the jokes on me - when I'm that guy.Following the morning from hell, I'd walked into my usual haunt, ready to drown my sorrows.Instead, I found my salvation.Reyna Marquez... -
![Breaking Away by Sookh Kaur]()
Breaking Away by Sookh Kaur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDmitri Lokhov is the rival team’s hot, tattooed, grumpy defenseman. When he loses his calm, knocking my fiancé out on the ice, I’m shocked. Until I learn that he lost his cool over a nasty comment about me… made by my fiancé! I break my wedding off, but the best way to get revenge? Fake date the grumpy rival...Categorized as:
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![No Fooling Around by Talia Hunter]()
No Fooling Around by Talia Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt should have been the perfect scheme.Buying the empty house next door was about to earn me twenty-five million dollars. Only I've hit a snag.Somebody's living in the house that should be empty. I have a mysterious and beautiful new neighbor.All I needed was to keep well clear of her, but my trickster brother and evil kleptomaniac cat have conspired against me... -
![Be My Wife by Nia Arthurs]()
Be My Wife by Nia Arthurs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a wedding date. He needs a wife. Can their fake marriage turn into something real?Thirty and single.That's not where I thought I'd be.My family has the same opinion and they share it. Liberally.So when the opportunity to prove them wrong and bring a boyfriend to my cousin's wedding pops up, I take it.Only problem is... that boyfriend doesn't exist.Enter Brogan Harrington.He's gruff... -
![The Single Matchmaker by J.J. Arias]()
The Single Matchmaker by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho helps Cupid fall in love?Libby Cassanova is the last in a long line of matchmakers. After years of hard work, her grandmother has finally handed her control of an empire built by generations of Cassanova women.When the secret that Libby was dumped by her fiancé comes to light, she must act fast to salvage her reputation... -
![Neutral Grounds by Jiffy Kate]()
Neutral Grounds by Jiffy Kate
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst comes marriage, then comes...love? Divorce? Let’s pretend this never happened ... They say opposites attract and that couldn’t be truer when it comes to CeCe and Shep. But what happens when the two most anti-marriage people in the French Quarter start enjoying the act? CeCe I never planned on getting married...Categorized as:
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![How to Fake Date Your Grumpy Boss by Camilla Evergreen]()
How to Fake Date Your Grumpy Boss by Camilla Evergreen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI did not mean to kiss him.All I’ve ever wanted is to be a writer, but support isn’t exactly forthcoming in my household, and I wouldn’t say it’s particularly available in college either. When I learn about an opportunity to write Levi Danner’s autobiography, I cross my fingers and send in my resume, hoping things might turn around once I have the job of my dreams... -
![She's a Keeper by Ali K. Mulford]()
She's a Keeper by Ali K. Mulford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re both used to temporary. Have they unexpectedly found forever?Lark Lachlan has her life under control. Although she enjoys the occasional summer fling with women, the devoted-to-her-career, bisexual zookeeper has no trouble keeping her heart in its cage. So she’s a little surprised to feel an instant, all-consuming attraction to the handsome new volunteer, Logan... -
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![Loving Kyla by Michelle Hardin]()
Loving Kyla by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKyla's in love with Eric and Eric's in love with Kyla, only problem is...they have no idea the other feels the same...yet. Kyla Anne McCall has just found out that her fiancé impregnated another woman. Although she is quite relieved that she now has the out she has been too afraid to look for, she can't help but feel hurt by the betrayal... -
![The Coincidence by Felice Stevens]()
The Coincidence by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNice guys always finish last, and Coby Epstein is sick and tired of being last. After his boyfriend dumps him, Coby vows to take it slow and not jump into another relationship, no matter what his ninety-five-year-old great aunt says. When Coby sees his ex has moved on, he goes on a series of disastrous first dates and swears off men, determined to be alone... -
![Wishing on Willows by Katie Ganshert]()
Wishing on Willows by Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes a second chance at life and love always involve surrender? A three-year old son, a struggling café, and fading memories are all Robin Price has left of her late husband. As the proud owner of Willow Tree Café in small town Peaks, Iowa, she pours her heart into every muffin she bakes and espresso she pulls, thankful for the sense of purpose and community the work provides... -
![Fix It Up by Jessica Gadziala]()
Fix It Up by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“The chance of a lifetime. With one little catch.” All Brinley Spears has ever dreamed about since she completed design school four years ago was getting noticed. By the right people. By the right companies. Anyone who could finally help launch her career onto a new level...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Groom by Mira Lyn Kelly]()
Dirty Groom by Mira Lyn Kelly
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt seems like a solid plan…• Get hitched, Vegas style.• Lose each other’s numbers, permanently.• Avoid pitfalls of real marriage forever.…Until I sober up, and my wife is already gone.It’s what we agreed to. But I don’t like it.A year later, I find her. I have another solid plan to undo our mistake... -
![Walking Shoes by Lynne Gentry]()
Walking Shoes by Lynne Gentry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a shocking tragedy, small-town pastor’s wife Leona Harper tries to bring her family together again. Each step she takes toward finding happiness turns the dusty Mt. Hope community on its heels. Heart-warming characters will have you laughing until you cry...
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