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Beyond Reckless by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood doesn’t make you family, loyalty does. Marcel “Teller” Whelan, Treasurer of the Lost Kings MC, has always been two things—honest and responsible. At ten years old, he was already taking care of his baby sister. At eighteen, he patched into the Lost Kings MC and took a major role in shaping the club’s future...Categorized as:
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Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl... -
![The Outlaw by Amelia Shea]()
The Outlaw by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of living under the thumb of her family, Vada Zink has finally broken free, embarking on her new life, living it on her own terms. With her newfound independence, she sets her sights on pursuing her lifelong dream of teaching, settling into a place she can finally call home and begin truly living...Categorized as:
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![Reveal by K. Bromberg]()
Reveal by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes the raw, sexy, and jaw-dropping finale to the Wicked Ways series. I play to win, and I won’t let anything—or anyone—get in the way of what I want. The first time I met Vaughn Sanders, I knew I wanted her. Confident, intelligent, and downright sexy. I thought I knew how to play her game. I was ready and willing for the challenge... -
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![Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley]()
Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve always been the good girl, doing what people expect. But when I find myself dumped, instead of engaged, I realize it’s time for a change. I want to stop being so timid. Take risks. Find my naughty side. And who better to help me than my friend Lucas? Sure, Lucas is sexy as sin, with a smile that turns my brain inside out and a body that makes me think a lot of very bad girl thoughts...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf]()
Dirty Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s obsessed with her.She wants nothing to do with him.Rick Lawrence doesn’t get attached to women. He beds them and sends them on their way.Then, he sees her.Mary Patrick is the ultimate good girl—religious, moral, responsible. She spends all her time at church or with her nose in a book.The second he lays eyes on her he must have her.She makes him want to be better...Categorized as:
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Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLennon McCartney is not a broken man. Because being broken implies being whole once. When a horrific accident deprives him of the one thing he loves―his talent as a fierce and explosive drummer―Lennon is left with a life chained by an abusive mother, by crushing guilt over a tragic past. A life he doesn’t want.Dr. Georgia Starr is a legend... -
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Jeremy by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the fifth and final book in the In Safe Hands Series. Book one is titled Landon, and is free. Melissa I escaped. For the first time in almost four years, I’m free. My freedom came at a steep cost, leaving me on my own with no family or friends. I have a lot of healing to do, and this beautiful lake house seems like a perfect setting to find myself again. I can do this... -
![Burn by C.D. Reiss]()
Burn by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHere's how it's going to be, Goddess.Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.I'm going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely and without reservation... -
![Callous Heir by Michelle Heard]()
Callous Heir by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made the mistake of falling for one of my brother’s friends. As if that wasn’t stupid enough, I then declared my love to him.Yeah, I know. Big mistake. Huge mistake.But here I am with my rejected feelings, and Noah won’t even look at me. Whenever he has to talk to me, his words are blunt. Yet they cut deeper than any knife...Categorized as:
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![Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala]()
Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt 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... -
![Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright]()
Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
![Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles]()
Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's all I've dreamed of for years, but she's my employee...and around her, I turn into a stuttering teenage boy.We’ve been dancing around each other for years. It’s not a dance I’m proud of. The day we met, I fell out of my chair. Now, we’re stuck in this repeating pattern: she corners me, I freeze then I bolt. I’m 33 years old and I should be able to handle a woman better than this...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett]()
Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe never wanted to be anyone’s hero… Asher Knight is tall, dark, and wickedly handsome. He’s also irrevocably broken. Submerging himself in long hours at work by day and debauchery at The Wicked Horse by night, Asher uses work and play to numb the pain and guilt he feels over the death of his wife. What isn’t satisfied with one will surely be resolved by the other... -
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![Control by C.D. Reiss]()
Control by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat you’re breaking isn’t some little, meaningless coupling. We aren’t some casual fuck, and we never were. Not from the first night. Not from the first time I laid eyes on you. You were built for me. I denied it as long as I could, but we were meant to be together. You are the sea under my sky. We’re bound at the horizon... -
![Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson]()
Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHate… Anger… Distrust… it fed the animal. Status… Money… Power it’s all women want. Never yield… Never give them a piece of who you are. These were the ideals that Seth Montgomery had lived with since he was a child. After his mother abandoned their family for another man, the same man who took everything from Seth’s father, Seth’s life turned dark. He’d never give a woman all that control... -
![The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne]()
The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author Lisa Suzanne's rock star romance has lovers becoming enemies when a weekend fling turns into the competition of their lives. I haven’t even earned the position yet and I’m already living like a rock star. I spend my weekend on someone else’s dime in a swanky Los Angeles hotel with a gorgeous woman. She’s looking for a fling, so I give her what she wants... -
![Charming CEO by Lila Monroe]()
Charming CEO by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"He's the bane of my existence... and my brother's best friend!" Fall for a new trope-tactic off-limits rom-com from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Flynn McCord is ruggedly charming, impossibly annoying, and… my brother’s best friend. He’s been driving me crazy as long as I can remember - and not even in a sexy, fun ‘oh my god, don’t stop’ kind of way...Categorized as:
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![Cruel North by J.B. Salsbury]()
Cruel North by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruel North is an angsty second-chance, enemies to lovers romance where the most hated man in the North Brothers world finally gets brought to his knees.A teenage girl with my eyes and a familiar glare, strolls into my life and she’s calling me Dad. Vanessa was my high school girlfriend and the smartest person I knew. She had a plan, a future, and she swore nothing would get in the way...Categorized as:
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![Bad Mood Boss by Ali Parker]()
Bad Mood Boss by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. My grumpy ex.Maybe it’s because one of his new billion-dollar toys is broken and I’m the only one brainy enough to fix it.So sad. Sorry, not sorry.He thinks I’m stubborn, obnoxious, and worst of all, smarter than him.He’d be right. Tough situation for the hottie, for sure.But for me? I’m loving every crabby second of it.I love the offer he makes...Categorized as:
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![Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate]()
Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Mercy by Sara Cate]()
Mercy by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI don’t want to hurt him—I just want to punish him. It’s bad enough being the only female owner of the Salacious Players’ Club, but I’m also the only one without a kink, or so I thought. Imagine my surprise when the kink quiz suggests that I’m not so vanilla after all. In fact, I’m a lot more like Emerson Grant than I thought.Just one problem—I have no idea how to be a Domme...Categorized as:
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![One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely]()
One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy enemies-to-lovers standalone, rich with masquerades, billionaires and forbidden trysts!When the invitation arrived, it detailed the rules of the masquerade--no names, no identities.I set one more--find a most wicked man for one night, the kind who'll bring me deliciously naughty pleasure... -
![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
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![Forever a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn]()
Forever a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***THIS IS BOOK THREE IN THE BOURBON SERIES*** Series order: Becoming a Jett Girl Being a Jett Girl Forever a Jett Girl Justice. Faith. Power The words I live my life by, the three keys to my success, the foundation I built my entire empire on and now Goldie holds them all in the palm of her hands. She once was a Jett Girl, a piece of me, a safety net I grew to depend on... -
![Baby Fever Promise by Nicole Snow]()
Baby Fever Promise by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWE CAN'T DO THIS AGAIN. I'M FAKING OUR SECOND CHANCE... ROBBIOnce, Lucus Shaw was my everything.First kiss. First surrender. First man to promise me a ring, children, a life together.I remember his rogue smirk, his soul stinging kiss, the blistering words that always made him a little dangerous.I gave him my body for one insatiable night. He gave me secrets, heartbreak, and hatred...Categorized as:
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![The Ring by Sandi Lynn]()
The Ring by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author Sandi Lynn comes a brand new romance about the lives of two people bound by destiny. Adalyn It all started with a ring. A beautiful ring I found at the bottom of the ocean while scuba diving on vacation. From the moment the ring was in my possession, bad luck followed me everywhere and turned my entire life upside down... -
![Give Me Yesterday by K. Webster, Elle Christensen]()
Give Me Yesterday by K. Webster, Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHigh powered divorce lawyer, Victoria Larkin, is known as the ice queen. Tough. Emotionless. What they don’t know, is that ten years ago, she lost everything. Including her hope for the future. Chase Monroe struggles with his own demons. Devastated by guilt and on a mission to correct his past, he uses his skills as a college psychology professor to help others move beyond their grief... -
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Careless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt... -
![Brutal Secret by Laurelin Paige]()
Brutal Secret by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was supposed to be one night. Now he's obsessed. When my one-night-stand turns into an all-time-fail, I vow not to tell anyone about the much older hottie who walked out on me mid-deed. (On my twenty-first birthday, no less.) Too bad I bump into my almost lover at my mother’s wedding a few months later...Categorized as:
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![One for the Money by Skye Warren]()
One for the Money by Skye Warren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFinn Hughes knows about secrets. His family is as wealthy as the Rockefellers. And as powerful as the Kennedys. No one knows that the men in his line have a debilitating, early-onset illness. He's managed the business from a young age while his father served as the figurehead. All the while knowing there's a ticking clock on his ability to lead.Eva Morelli is the oldest daughter...Categorized as:
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![Monica by C.D. Reiss]()
Monica by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it... -
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Submit by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"You’re mine. The minute I told you to spread your legs and you did it, you were mine. When I told you to beg for it and you did, you were mine. When you put your hands behind your back without being told, I owned you."No. God, no.My name is Monica, and no matter what Jonathan says, I am not submissive... -
![French Kiss by Scarlett Avery]()
French Kiss by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris... -
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![Exposed by Scarlett Avery]()
Exposed by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare... -
![Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery]()
Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling... -
![Eraser Platinum by Megan Keith]()
Eraser Platinum by Megan Keith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife He believes his life begins and ends with her. Truth She believes in staying true to herself. Together they have overcome so many obstacles, yet happiness still eludes them. Their lives may be heading in different directions … And that truth will cause them pain... -
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The Heat by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe hates me on sight. I want her on sight. We don’t just argue, we explode. As the newly minted CEO of Watts Enterprises, the billion-dollar company with the world’s worst "green" reputation, it’s my job to produce the products consumers clamor for. But Atlee Young, an environmental attorney with more passion and will than I’ve ever seen, thinks differently... -
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![Tag by Stacy Gail]()
Tag by Stacy Gail
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious. Anonymous. Genius.No one knows the identity of the famous urban artist known only as Tag, and that’s just the way Tag likes it. He got his start in one of the most gang-ridden neighborhoods in Chicago by anonymously tagging his world with beautiful graffiti, and that anonymity kept him alive... -
![Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons]()
Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI know better than to get involved with celebrities. Especially a Rock God like Sebastian Kane. A man who knows how to make the ladies scream, as evidenced by the leak of his recent sex tape.Which leads to my problem... I'm the girl in the video with him.Grief will make you do crazy things. After all, I'm the smart girl, the good girl, not the rebel...Categorized as:
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![The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
![Wet Dreams by Emily Bishop]()
Wet Dreams by Emily Bishop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew with one look. She’s the one. The face of my modeling agency empire. What are the chances I would find her working at the local diner? Years of fake Barbie’s have built a fortress around me. Demi’s not like the others. We have a real connection. One that makes it hard to keep it professional. I’ll smile. She’ll blush. I’ll rise to the occasion. She’ll bend over backwards to accommodate... -
![Scarred Crown by W. Million]()
Scarred Crown by W. Million
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPRINCE NICHOLASYears ago, she owned my heart.As my childhood friend, she knew all my secrets,And my true feelings about everything,Except her.When she hurt me,It was too much,Picking the one person I loathed,Over me.Being the son of a king isn't easy,Being the second son is even harder,Which is why I left,To work harder,For myself,For my family,But away from the pain... -
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![Shades of Red by Willow Prescott]()
Shades of Red by Willow Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors... -
![Hawke by Anise Storm]()
Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![31 Days of Winter by C.J. Fallowfield]()
31 Days of Winter by C.J. Fallowfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Scottish island. One sexy caretaker. One unimaginable secret.A month, that’s all I needed, all I wanted.An escape from the nightmare, the betrayal, that had become my life.But the second I set foot in the Highlands, and he greets me with that oh-so-sexy smile and irresistible charm, one thing is certain.This trip is going to change everything... -
![The Manhattan Series by Willa Thorne]()
The Manhattan Series by Willa Thorne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, In a city not so far away, There lived a girl who was in love with her brother's best friend. Years later, their paths crossed again. But he wasn't the same man she once knew. Jaded by the world, he decided to use her as his pawn in a plan for revenge… British businessman, Mason Woodward, seems to have everything going for him... -
![A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman]()
A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe literally left me on the side of the road.Tossed from his tour bus because he was a bad boy rock star.And I was just some chick who could sing.That’s only reason one of a million why I hate Reed.I get it though - he’s hot, plays bass with those long fingers that leave you wondering what else they could do... But he’s evil... -
![Dark Lies by Clarissa Wild]()
Dark Lies by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery dark wish,Costs a lie to make reality.“Punish me.”Just two words sealed my fate.Eli took me and made me his.I didn’t know the submission he’d demand from me.Or the secrets I kept buried deep inside.But there was more beyond this dark wish of mine.More hidden behind those perfect dark lies of his.Because it wasn’t just my soul that craved redemption...
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