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  • Two Minute Warning by Alexandra Warren

    Two Minute Warning by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s a lot that can happen in two minutes or less…Kendall “Snoop” Dogwood has something to prove.After a devastating ending to his first year with the Houston Skyhawks, getting redemption is the only thing on the veteran quarterback’s mind coming into the new season...
  • Stealing Sawyer by Samantha Christy

    Stealing Sawyer by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I hired her to be my girlfriend. To fix my reputation. To save my career. It’s not that I don’t want a girlfriend. I do. I want it all. Wife, kids, side-by-side burial plots. The problem is – I can’t have any of it. So I’ve made myself untouchable. The quintessential bachelor of baseball. Because it’s not worth the risk. Not even for someone I love...
  • Fiercely Emma   (Cake Series Book Three) by J. Bengtsson

    Fiercely Emma (Cake Series Book Three) by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emma, older sister of renowned rock star Jake McKallister, has crafted a quiet existence for herself. Fiercely independent, scorned at work, and indifferent to relationships, she’s spent the past decade trying to move on from the crime that shook her family to the core...
  • Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hank has worked hard to become the man he is today. He's a loyal friend and brother to the men in his club, a tough but caring employer, and a helpful neighbor to the older woman next door. He had one night of passion with a woman that ghosted him and she’s left a hole in his life that he just can't fill...
  • Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series I’m a P.K., a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do...
  • Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m having the definition of a bad year.Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, look—a hat trick.My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.I need relaxation, not a relationship...
  • Where The Pieces Fall by Blue Saffire

    Where The Pieces Fall by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My world is falling apart. I don’t know how to stop my breath from leaving me. She’s my everything, my woman, my life, my love, my glue. She saw me, even as I tried to hide, but I wanted her to, because I wanted her. Now, I have to find my way back, my way back to my Nicole. At six foot seven, there was no way for me to miss him. I love him with everything I am. That will never be the problem...
  • Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond

    Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A gorgeous rock star. An indecent proposal. How can a girl resist? Struggling barista Katie Bloom doesn’t even know who Jesse Mayes is until she inadvertently wins the coveted role of sex kitten in his hot new music video. But by the time she’s in bed with him, she knows his reputation. Love maker. Heartbreaker...
  • The Swede by Maureen Smith

    The Swede by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scarlett Warner has three passions: singing, drumming, and hockey. She’s already living her dream as frontwoman of an indie rock band. And then she meets NHL superstar Viggo Sandström, her favorite player and secret fantasy. She wanted him from the very first moment she saw him...
  • Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dear 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...
  • Assured by Kaylee Ryan

    Assured by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve always been the guy who plays the field.  I like variety and my career ensures that I can have my pick of women. Until her… I’ve always been the girl who wants more.  I want the white picket fence, the two point five kids and the dog.  That’s what all little girls grow up dreaming about...
  • Nailed Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Nailed Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kit Carlyle isn’t just some woman. Beautiful? Yep. Seductive? Damn straight. She’s also my best friend…and my co-worker. But, hell, I’m a guy with a pulse. Every once in a while, I take a look and think filthy things about her that maybe I shouldn’t. But when her cousin dies and leaves her with a long as hell and sexy bucket list, Kit turns to me for a helping hand...
  • Definite by Kaylee Ryan

    Definite by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lauren captivated me with those big brown eyes of hers, and I knew my life would never be the same. What started out as friendship, has turned into so much more. I was shocked when Tristian asked for my number. There hasn't been a day since that I haven't heard from him. He may be the drummer, but that deep sexy voice, it turns me inside out...
  • Just an Illusion - Encore by D. Kelly

    Just an Illusion - Encore by D. Kelly

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sawyer Weston has done the unthinkable—he’s fallen for his brother's girl. He’d never purposefully hurt Noah, but that’s exactly what’s going to happen if he can’t get Amelia out of his system. A stolen kiss between them finally brings Sawyer to his senses. No matter how much he wants her, Amelia has made her choice...
  • Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton

    Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grantley James is Hollywood’s newest action hero. He’s got the looks, the body and can barely crack a smile, mainly because he has the mother from hell. Phoebe Drinkwater is an Extra on Grantley’s new film. She’s happy and fun loving but will never be as beautiful as her parents’ imaginary youngest daughter, Melania...
  • Indiscreet by Nicole French

    Indiscreet by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sexiest man alive. Playboy movie star. Reckless actor. Will Baker, better known as “Fitz,” is back, and the world has questions...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  celebrity  poc-mc  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • Strike a Chord by J.B. Salsbury

    Strike a Chord by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Taylor Marsten looks like a guy.How was I supposed to know there was a woman hiding beneath her baseball hat and baggy clothes? I piss off the stubborn roadie one time, and she starts a prank war. Back and forth we go using public humiliation as a weapon. Our situation turns complicated when I find myself searching her out. I want to piss her off just to receive retaliation...
  • Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan...
  • Redneck Romeo by Xavier Neal

    Redneck Romeo by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A small town man. A big city woman. A star-crossed love affair that begins in paradise... What starts as five days of fun in the sun leads to two people traveling down an emotional dirt road. Down a highway paved with good intentions but full of unpredicted roadblocks...
  • Halo by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Halo by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Massive world tours. Over a hundred million albums sold. Groupies galore. Every day is a party for Viper and the guys of TBD, the biggest rock band in the world. But it all comes to a screeching halt when the lead singer walks out of the studio one day and never comes back. Ear-blistering vocals. Butchered lyrics. Fame chasers...
  • Undeniable by Delaney Diamond

    Undeniable by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They can’t stand each other…or can they?For years, hard work and perseverance have been the tenets by which Santiago Vila lived his life. As such, he’s achieved everything he’s gone after. Except Abena Dubango. She’s the total package of brains, beauty, and a sense of humor. Even though she wears another man’s ring, he’s never forgotten the moments they spent together...
  • Talk Flirty to Me by Mary B. Moore, Simply Defined Art

    Talk Flirty to Me by Mary B. Moore, Simply Defined Art

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Katy Ever felt like you’ve had a crush on someone your whole life, but they never see you back? That’s what it felt like with Jarrod Kline. I worked in the same building as him, I gave him his jobs, I took his order for lunch… but that was it. Being shy didn’t help either...
  • Broken Beats: An Illusion Series Novel by D. Kelly

    Broken Beats: An Illusion Series Novel by D. Kelly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darren Single father Widower Retired Three things I never thought I’d be by thirty, yet all my daily reality. This is not the life I would have chosen, but it’s the hand I’ve been dealt. I love my daughter. I loved Belle. I’m not interested in more heartache. Relationships are a thing of the past. Until I meet her - She’s the awakening I desperately need, but one I’m not sure I deserve...
  • Dating Roulette by D. Kelly

    Dating Roulette by D. Kelly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bexley Seven Dates. Seven chances to win my heart. It’s not hard – Don’t put ketchup on your eggs. Don’t wear tassely loafers. For the love of all that’s Holy, don’t ogle the waitress. See? Simple… Yet no one can get it right. Tristan Dating Roulette. It’s Bexley’s game. Correction - it’s her life. A constant rotation of dates...
  • Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce

    Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's lost his band, his lover and his grandfather - the friends and family who'd accepted his lifestyle choices.She's lost her career, the love of her life and after a freak accident has to accept she'll never be the same.A chance audition for The Flintlocks could change his life.A move across the country could be the fresh start he needs.She needs to find her way in the world again...
  • Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love comes when you least expect it.AlexI fell in love from the first moment I met her—seriously.And yeah, I realize that may sound ridiculous, but I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.Gabby is one of my best friends. She gets me and accepts me for who I am; unlike my stuffy family. But we’ve been stuck in the friend zone for more than a year and I’m getting restless...
  • One Good Thing by Kacey Shea

    One Good Thing by Kacey Shea

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I have nothing to offer a woman like Cora. Not what she deserves, yet . . . I want her anyway."I never expected to meet the woman of my dreams in a coffee shop. Especially when she’s a famous Hollywood actress and I’m nothing but an overworked, underpaid barista. Only I already have someone special—my son. Providing for him and getting through college are my top priorities...
  • Saving Danger by Katie Reus

    Saving Danger by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To maintain her cover and keep her family off her back, they fake a relationship.Having spent her whole life trying to prove she’s just as capable as her three older brothers, art retrieval expert Ivy Danger has landed the biggest gig of her career, one that will pay off the mortgage of the animal shelter she owns. That is, if she doesn’t die before finishing the job...
  • Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match.Somehow, through a series of events, their lives are thrust together...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Wingspan by Cambria Hebert

    Wingspan by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever feel like you’re being watched?It’s an awareness so familiar I adapted to it long ago.Then I enrolled at Westbrook University to chase my dreamand make up for someone else’s lost one.The prying eyes I’d known almost since birth…They closed.Even still, I never got too close.I made friends with everyone but confided in no one...
  • Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In Choose Me, USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt brings us an unforgettable, heart-wrenching coming-of-age romance... Wearing the nicest suit I own, I stand in the very back with a flask full of whiskey in my inner pocket. I put on a brave face as I watch her walk down the aisle.Because it’s too late...
  • Looking At Forever by Ann Lister

    Looking At Forever by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mick Wheland, Ivory Tower's bad-boy guitarist, has recently realized two important things about himself. He prefers sex with men over women, and the idea of a committed relationship doesn't scare him as much as it once did. He's seen the positive effects of love from watching his band-mates find life partners, and now he's thinking he might be ready for the same himself...
  • Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Kash Knight and I’m a fucking protector… It runs deep in me, this need to dedicate myself to a woman and make her feel secure and cared for in every single way. Not just physically, but emotionally. But when women see my hard body, all they want is for me to pleasure them and give them their ultimate fantasy. I need something more though, someone I can give my heart to...
  • Eyes On You by Laura Kaye

    Eyes On You by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She wants to explore her true desires, and he wants to watch… When a sexy stranger asks Wolf Henrikson to rescue her from a bad date, he never expected to want the woman for himself. But their playful conversation turns into a scorching one-night stand that reveals the shy beauty gets off on the idea of being seen, even if she’s a little scared of it, too. And Wolf loves to watch...
  • Tristan by Karla Sorensen

    Tristan by Karla Sorensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There's one thing you should know about Tristan Whitfield: he’s been in love with Anna for years. There are two problems with that: she has no idea, and she's married. Or at least, she was. Anna Callahan knows three things about her brother’s friend, Tristan: he's quiet, incredibly handsome, and has a smolder that could set the room on fire...
  • Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I wasn’t looking to change my “bad boy of baseball” reputation. At least not until my dream girl, Pop Princess Alexis Bodega, stepped foot in my clubhouse to sing for the stadium on opening day. There’s just one problem, and it’s a big one. Her manager is also her boyfriend, and her father is her agent...
  • Soaring with Fallon by Kristen Proby

    Soaring with Fallon by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby… Fallon McCarthy has climbed the corporate ladder. She’s had the office with the view, the staff, and the plaque on her door...
  • Finding Storm by Samantha Towle

    Finding Storm by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The son of an icon. He was a legend. Rock royalty.A man I never met.But I’m measured against him in every aspect of my life.The only time I feel like me … the real me … is when I’m onstage with my band. But the more we grow in popularity, the more people compare me to him.I’m not him. And I never will be. If only everyone could figure that out for themselves.I need a break from it all...
  • I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan

    I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New Standalone from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Kaylee Ryan “Go to college,” they said. “Get a good job,” they said. “It will be a piece of cake.” Well, whoever they are, they lied. Sure, college was a blast, but after college, not so much. The finding a job to go with my expensive education, that part was not so easy...
  • The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From NYT bestselling author Samantha Towle comes a sizzling beach romance, that will leave you hot in all the right places…Dillon Dawson loves to write romance despite her latest relationship ending with her traveling to the Maldives alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. Now, the only thing she wants is two weeks of uninterrupted peace and quiet with absolutely no men in sight...
  • Fix by Molly McAdams

    Fix by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I’m a lot of things. The youngest Dixon. Town handyman. Best you’ll ever have . . . you’re welcome. One thing I’m not? The guy who falls in love. When Rae Jacobs enters my town with her ever-present laptop and caffeine addiction, she offers me a fleeting glance and a simple demand: Don’t fall in love with her. Bold. Assuming. Laughable, considering she isn’t exactly my type. Wasn’t...
  • Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say nothing ever changes in this little town. But that's not exactly true. One drunken night has the ability to turn your world upside down. Sam Montgomery is a tough, smart mouth country girl who doesn't trust easily and refuses to get close enough to get hurt. Moon Jacobs is a rowdy roughneck who has earned every bit of the wild reputation he possesses...
  • Waiting by Xavier Neal

    Waiting by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes a brand-new, smoking hot, age-gap romance that you DON'T wanna miss!Waiting.As in wey-ting.As in a verb.As in a synonym for anticipating.As in the very thing I didn't realize I was doing for a man ten years younger than me..
  • Pleasure Rush by Farrah Rochon

    Pleasure Rush by Farrah Rochon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Hawaii for her birthday, Manhattan restaurateur Deirdre Smallwood has one mission to accomplish. She's going to shed her humdrum image and do something totally out of character: seduce Thelonius Stokes, the gorgeous ex-linebacker for the New York Sabers. Theo is shocked by the sensual, uninhibited lover warming his bed...
  • Heartthrob by Kate Hunt

    Heartthrob by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After spending my teenage years in the spotlight and my twenties dealing with the aftereffects of fame, I’ve finally found solace in the simple life.I may lead a modest life now as a carpenter, but I’ve got all I need.Then I meet Isla, a vivacious beauty with curves for days, and I’m no longer satisfied.Life might throw us some curveballs, but I know we’re meant to be...
  • Ryker: A Mountain Man Curvy Woman Romance by Kali Hart

    Ryker: A Mountain Man Curvy Woman Romance by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ryker: Harrison Brothers in Alaska Book 3A Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceScarlettRyker and I have been best friends since we were eight years old.We always knew the two of us would be famous.Ryker has made his fame on social media.I found mine in country music.When my very public engagement ends, all I want to do is hide away from the world...
  • Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen

    Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Things every woman should inherently know: Don’t Fall In Love With A ROCKSTAR. Things every Rockstar should remember without fail: Don’t Fall in Love With A Woman Who Loves Her Privacy. But sometimes we need to learn things the hard way. Cadence: I’ve done everything right when it comes to gathering emotional baggage and living a hermit lifestyle...
  • Destiny Laughs by Leslie Pike

    Destiny Laughs by Leslie Pike

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destiny laughs at the well laid plans of Dr. Nash Santini and Farrah Knight. St. Helena's new Veterinarian, is six feet of handsome with a big side of sexy. But the widower isn't using his gifts. His focus is young son, Max. Moving back to his hometown has provided the boy with stability and a big extended family.Farrah cared for her ailing parents for a hard six years...
  • Forever True by Rebecca Gallo

    Forever True by Rebecca Gallo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I said I'd be forever true… My rock star life is lived out in full public view, but I've managed to keep a few secrets. Now my luck has run out. Unexpectedly confronted about my personal life in an interview, I have to choose – the truth or to lie? My relationship with Brigid is my best kept secret. Honesty means exposing Brigid to the prying eyes of the paparazzi...
  • Max by Stacy Gail

    Max by Stacy Gail

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    House of Payne: Max TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence and drug abuse, and the impact of these factors on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you.Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  celebrity  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
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