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  • The Devil's Angels MC: Book 3 - Pooh by Lola Wright

    The Devil's Angels MC: Book 3 - Pooh by Lola Wright

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Pippa: Owning and operating a home for victims of domestic violence doesn’t leave a woman wanting a man in her life. Not a permanent one anyway. Having been a victim myself, I chose to open this refuge to help others that are in a similar situation that I had been. I was one of the lucky ones because my foster mom was always my rock, my safe haven. It was never me alone against the world...
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    alpha-mc  friends-to-lovers  humor  steamy  adult  biker  book  comedy
  • Banking the Billionaire by Max Monroe

    Banking the Billionaire by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Uninhibited. Sarcastic. Confident. Beautiful. With a thriving photography career that allows her to travel all over the world and capture the hottest of men behind her camera lens, Cassie Phillips is the woman who can’t be tamed. Adrenaline-junkie. Jokester. Billionaire. Hot-as-sin...
  • Forever Now by Ruth Cardello

    Forever Now by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kade: For the first thirty years of his life, Kade Thompson knew exactly who he was and where his life in Australia was going. He made tough choices he thought his family needed—even if it meant leaving behind the one woman who had his heart. A phone call changes everything...
  • Worth It by S.M. Shade, C.M. Owens

    Worth It by S.M. Shade, C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    What's the recipe to the ultimate disaster week? Three unruly friends. A wedding we shouldn't have been invited to. Two unexpected romances. A scoop of sexy. And a double scoop of chaos. Lydia is a good girl who is above revenge. Good thing she has us. No one cheats on our best friend and rides off into the sunset with his new bride. What was supposed to happen? Unleash hell like two badasses...
  • Chocolate Lovers: Sweet Stories About Love, Friendship, and Inappropriate Behavior by Tara Sivec

    Chocolate Lovers: Sweet Stories About Love, Friendship, and Inappropriate Behavior by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Chocolate Lovers gang and their crazy stories come together in one, special edition book!Book 1 - Seduction and Snacks:2012 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee - Best Romance2013 Indie Romance Convention Award for Best Indie First BookClaire is a twenty-something, single mom that grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start her own business to...
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    alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  female-mc
  • Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wild Ones Tip #349 If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough. My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking. What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime. What we got? Two sexy mountain men...
  • Sidebarred by Emma Chase, Sebastian York

    Sidebarred by Emma Chase, Sebastian York

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There was a time when Jake Becker had it all together. He was controlled, driven, ruthless—in and out of the courtroom.Then, six irresistible orphans and their heartbreakingly beautiful aunt crashed into his perfectly ordered life. They changed everything. They changed him. Now he’s a husband, an upstanding member of society, a father figure—a family man. And he’s pretty damn good at it...
  • Banking Her by Max Monroe

    Banking Her by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When one Rulebook closes… Thatch and Cassie have finally found their perfect balance of good and sweet, crazy and playful, and most importantly, hot and insatiable...
  • Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score

    Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Gannon came from loud, passionate Italian stock thatwasn't afraid to smash a plate to make a statement. Paige, on the otherhand, systematically choked down any temper and, with frosty efficiency, made him dance like a damn puppet. From the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author comes a new standalone novel...
  • Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens

    Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Alternative Cover Edition of ASIN B072YXCNK1When you live in a place where “turbo speed” internet is a slight step above dial-up, men carry on nine-year beard-growing challenges out of stubborn pride, and your brothers do things like nail all your panties to the outside of your cabin just for funsies, you tend to be a little crazy. You can call it a "locational" hazard, if you will...
  • Double Feature: The Game Plan & Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson

    Double Feature: The Game Plan & Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the NY Times Best Selling Series comes a Double Feature... The Game Plan Spend the next 40 years in prison or break her lease early? Normally she’d be able to say that this one was a no-brainer, but things have definitely changed since she was forced to move in across the hall from Danny Bradford...
  • Body Check by Maria Luis

    Body Check by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They call me the Bad*ss of Hockey. The Beast of the Northeast. And I’m not just referring to my stick play on the ice. As Captain for the Boston Blades, I’ve spent years working toward bringing home the Stanley Cup. But when the owners sell us out to Hollywood, suddenly we’re not just playing for thousands of fans, we’re cracking open our lives on a new reality show, Getting Pucked...
  • The Sex Education of M.E. by L.B. Dunbar

    The Sex Education of M.E. by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m forty, flabby, and frustrated. Don’t get me wrong, I have a good home, a decent job, and great children. I had a loving marriage for twenty years where we had our ups and downs. It wasn’t perfect; but it wasn’t awful. Then he died. After the grief took its course, and the reality of my life set in, I grew frustrated. It wasn’t the bills or the struggle to keep my interest in my work...
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    alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  drama
  • Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas

    Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’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...
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    alpha-mc  humor  male-mc  workplace  adult  age-gap  billionaire  book
  • Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    JADE:I didn’t have the easiest childhood. An absent father and eccentric mother caused me to have to grow up fast and left me damaged in relationships. Control is important to me. I maintain control in my relationships with men, never letting them get too close.Four years ago, I met a much older man that gave me the best night of my life...
  • 69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer

    69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    After personal assistant Kiersten Abbott wins sixty-nine million dollars in the lotto, she suddenly has more than enough money to quit her impossibly demanding job. But where’s the fun in that? She decides to stay and exact a little revenge on her insufferable ass of a boss. Billionaire Cole Harrington quickly figures out something’s afoot with his usually agreeable personal assistant...
  • Tales of a New York Waitress by Samantha Garman

    Tales of a New York Waitress by Samantha Garman

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein's life:1) Sucky.2) Really sucky.3) Major suck-fest.D) All of the above.I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I'll let you connect the dots.Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I'm doing. And I'm not just talkin' about life.This should be interesting...
  • Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm not ready to be a single dad...I had my life all figured out.Hockey. A revolving door of women. No strings. No worries.Until my sister runs off with a man she's just met and leaves my nine-year-old niece in my living room with nothing but a backpack, a stuffed snake named Leo, and a broken heart.I need help...
  • Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Romantic Comedy by S.K. Rose - Coming 8.22.19My name is Scarlett Mavis. I have a sweet tooth, no filters, and video games are my life. Let me clarify that last part: They’re not a hobby; they’re not a way to kill the time; They. Are. My. LIFE. Where family, men, and humans, in general, have failed me, video games are always there waiting for me to return to their warm and accepting embrace...
  • Tangled Extra Scenes by Emma Chase

    Tangled Extra Scenes by Emma Chase

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A few extra scenes of Drew's and Kate's life together as a couple...
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    alpha-mc  humor  male-mc  steamy  adult  audiobook  billionaire  book
  • Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Harvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub...
  • The Fourth Guy by Misti Murphy

    The Fourth Guy by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s something so simple about dating the guy you know will hurt you, don’t you think? There’s no risking your feelings. No wondering whether your past will affect your future.Hello, my name is Sadie, and I am addicted to dating the wrong guy. Self-absorbed, cheaters, dangerous—you name it, I’ve dated it.Until I meet him. Makai Fleetwood. Six foot plus change. Brown eyes. Killer smile...
  • Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A swoony, age gap, brother’s best friend, runaway bride romance from bestselling author, Chelle Sloan...
  • The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm...
  • Deal Makers by Laura Lee

    Deal Makers by Laura Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’VE OFFICIALLY SCREWED THE POOCH. I mean, not literally, because that would be disgusting. But I did break one of the cardinal rules of Bro Code, which is equally appalling. You see, I fell in love with my best friend’s sister after he explicitly forbid me to go near her. As if that weren’t bad enough, I went ahead and married her while sh*tfaced in Vegas...
  • Tempt The Playboy by Natasha Madison

    Tempt The Playboy by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    play·boy ˈplāˌboi/ noun a wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or is sexually promiscuous. Synonyms: socialite, pleasure seeker. Noah I have it all, money, looks, and any woman I want. Till I meet her and my universe is knocked on its ass and she wants nothing to do with me. Kaleigh My motto: never date the same man twice...
  • Sweet Obsession by J. Daniels, Jeremy Arthur

    Sweet Obsession by J. Daniels, Jeremy Arthur

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Everyone knows Brooke Wicks loves to have a good time. She’s not interested in getting serious, settling down, or limiting herself to one man. So when she meets the sexy, irresistible Mason King, she sees another opportunity to let loose and go wild...
  • 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...
  • A Very Bossy Christmas by Kayley Loring

    A Very Bossy Christmas by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What’s the actual last thing you’d ever want your executive assistant to see you doing the morning after you had hot, drunk, angry sex with her in a terrible hotel room? Dancing around your terrible hotel room to “Come and Get Your Love” like Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy—naked? Yeah. Me too.And yet, here we are...
  • Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe

    Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a new three book series of Romantic Comedy standalones.I’m Dr. Nick Raines.Brain surgeon and notorious over-thinker, I take the analytical approach with everything, until I can determine the best, carefully calculated plan of action...
  • Un cuento perfecto by Elísabet Benavent

    Un cuento perfecto by Elísabet Benavent

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    ¿Qué sucede cuando descubres que el final de tu cuento no es como soñabas?Érase una vez una mujer que lo tenía todo y un chico que no tenía nada.Érase una vez una historia de amor entre el éxito y la duda.Érase una vez un cuento perfecto...
  • Sterling by Willow Summers

    Sterling by Willow Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CODE NAME: STERLING ​ What are you looking for? ​ To be treated like a princess? Or a queen? ​ They call me Sterling because I make women feel like royalty. I give ladies a taste of the good life. ​ But all that has to be put on hold when I go visit family for the holidays. My dad would pitch a fit if he knew what I did for a living. Especially considering what I gave up...
  • Chasing Me by Cat Mason

    Chasing Me by Cat Mason

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the flashy frontman for the band Shaft definitely has its perks. Hunter Chesterfield, is infamous for exploiting them all shamelessly. When he isn't busy commanding the stage and wooing every groupie in sight, he's living for the three Bs; Bitches, Booze, and Bacon. He has it all, or so he thought. Women have always been disposable to Hunter. Frisbees to toss away once's he had his fun...
    Categorized as:
    humor  kind-mc  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  dark
  • A Reclusive Heart by R.L. Mathewson

    A Reclusive Heart by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This is an alternate-cover edition for ASIN B006977QA0.Tired of being walked all over and ignored, Jamie decided that it was time to make something out of her life. She sold her company, signed a contract and was determined to live it up. Only problem, she was a bit of a recluse, painfully shy, kind of clumsy and didn't know the first thing about living it up...
  • Love and Lists by Tara Sivec

    Love and Lists by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Love and Lists is the first book in the Chocolate Lovers spinoff - Chocoholics: The foul-mouthed offspring tell their stories. Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn't stop talking about his penis. He's also always had their unsolicited advice and uncanny knack of embarrassing him at all costs...
  • A Navesink Bank Christmas by Jessica Gadziala

    A Navesink Bank Christmas by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What you have all been asking for! 5 short Christmas stories.Where we revisit couples of the past.Reign & Summer.Cash & Lo.Wolf & Janie.Breaker & Alex.Paine & Elsie...
  • Play Boy by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Play Boy by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's my best friend. He's a player...And now, he wants me in his bed. Charlie Hartley is the thing that addictions are made of. At least that's what I've heard from the parade of desperate women who've gone through his bedroom's revolving door. Brash and unapologetic, tattooed and insanely handsome...
  • That Wild Player: A Standalone Bad Boy Billionaire & (Former) Good Girl Romantic Comedy by Nadia Lee

    That Wild Player: A Standalone Bad Boy Billionaire & (Former) Good Girl Romantic Comedy by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm a good girl. I work hard, follow the rules, and only want a future with Mr. Right, complete with a white picket fence, 1.5 children and a dog. What do I have instead? A "Dear Jane" email from my ex, who CCd it to my best friends and their fiancés. My friends realizing that I've never had an orgasm is the cherry on the train-wreck cake of my love life...
  • Playing House: A Small Town Brother’s Best Friend Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing House: A Small Town Brother’s Best Friend Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I only showed up to crash my best friend's sister's wedding. So how did I become the groom?! Oops!When I charged up those courthouse steps to stop Sera's wedding, I didn't exactly have a plan.But there's no way I was letting my best friend's little sister marry some no-good tool who doesn't deserve her.Let's just say things got out of control. Fast.Now, the wedding is off. And Sera is crushed...
  • Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

    Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Maxx Reynolds needs help.His shop, house, and life are all in a state of disarray.In desperation, he turns to the internet to hire a new employee, thinking it will make his life easierWhat he expects is a fellow named Charly.What he gets is a quirky, sassy, red-head namedCharlynn who runs circles around him.And she’s all woman.He can’t stand her.He can’t keep his hands off her either...
  • Puck Me Baby: A Sexy, Flirty, Bun-In-The-Oven Romance by Lili Valente

    Puck Me Baby: A Sexy, Flirty, Bun-In-The-Oven Romance by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A RED HOT Standalone romantic comedy from USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente..."You're going to be a daddy." Looking up into Alexi Petrov's dark eyes as I break the news, I'm scared out of my mind. This man is the most terrifying defender in the NHL, and if it weren't for my sporty new baby bump, I probably wouldn't believe we hooked up that night. (Yes, I've sworn off margaritas for life...
  • Irresistible by R.L. Mathewson

    Irresistible by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From bestselling author R.L. Mathewson comes the long-awaited Neighbor from Hell Novel…Irresistible.There weren’t many things that Aidan regretted, but that night he’d spent with the woman that he couldn’t stop thinking about was definitely one of them. He’d always been careful, always did the right thing, and now…Now he had to figure out a way to fix this before it was too late...
  • Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely

    Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Hands down, my favorite thing in the world is to score. Touchdowns. Don't let the fact that I'm the leading pick in the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction fool you. These days, I'm only a player on the field. I've kept my pants zipped all season long -- and it has been long -- because nothing's more important than leading my team to victory every week...
  • Tapping Her by Max Monroe

    Tapping Her by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A secret duo of romance authors team up under the pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you more from their sexy, laugh-out-loud new series. Can you ever get enough Billionaire Bad Boys? Blissful in Bora Bora… Kline and Georgia Brooks are fresh off their wedding and ready to indulge in the honeymoon of a lifetime...
  • Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe

    Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A secret duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you a sexy, laugh-out-loud new series. Are you ready to meet the Billionaire Bad Boys?Blind dates? Online dating profiles? Been there, done that.Georgia Cummings has zero luck with dating, and the era of the internet is not her friend...
  • Life As We Know It by J.D. Hollyfield

    Life As We Know It by J.D. Hollyfield

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life has not been easy for Penelope Summers. Specifically, the last month, when her high-profile boyfriend dumped her, her indecent exposure record surfaced, and her favorite thing in the world, tequila, failed her. Good thing for Penelope, she has her best friend to pick her up, and take her on the vacation of a lifetime. A seven-day cruise that will change the direction of her downward spiral...
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    alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  female-mc
  • Bootyversary by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Bootyversary by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bootyversary [boo-tee-ver--sa-ry] noun: when someone has had the same booty call for a year.The issue: Peyton's sworn off military men.The compromise: A booty call when I'm on leave.The reason tonight changes everything: It's our one-year BOOTYVERSARY.It's supposed to be magic - me telling her she's the one.But Peyton has other ideas.And she sure as hell isn't prepared to wear a ring.Yet...
  • Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the fourth and FINAL book in his SIZZLING new summer series! "It is an important game. And my final one. Because I’ll get what I want at last." GARRET My dominant, powerful, handsome boss Mr. Kevin Kingston is about to take me on a business trip where I will be waiting on him hand and foot, and catering to his every need...
  • Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve always loved her, but I made a promise that I’d never touch her. That promise was the worst mistake I ever made. Because I just broke it. ♥ ♥ ♥She’s always been off-limits. Her brother, and my best friend, made that very clear years ago. My mind may have gotten the message, but my heart didn’t listen. But Emily doesn’t have just one brother...
  • Must Love Hogs by Xavier Neal

    Must Love Hogs by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty.Single.And apparently a pig parent in a custody battle...Olivia "Ollie" Steele isn't expecting to take care of the pet pig her ex boyfriend randomly leaves behind, but when a handsome, green eyed stranger comes by demanding custody, she absolutely refuses to let go of her new pink pal...
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