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Tempted by Love: Jack "Jock" Steele by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJack "Jock" SteeleEnjoy heart-meltingly beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance in Tempted by Love, an emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the little girl who helps them heal... -
![Be Your Everything by Catherine Bybee]()
Be Your Everything by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a romance about childhood friends who marry in Vegas and embark on a wild ride to find their happily ever after.With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice... -
![Love After Dark by Marie Force]()
Love After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPaul Martinez has been run ragged by the demands of managing the family’s landscaping business and his mother’s battle with dementia. It’s been so long since he had sex, he can’t remember the last time... -
![Every Tear You Cry by J.E. Parker]()
Every Tear You Cry by J.E. Parker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo broken families. One second chance. -Clara- Marriage almost killed me. All I ever wanted was my Prince Charming. Instead, life gave me a monster. That nightmare is over, but my sons and I will never be the same. I'll do anything to make them happy. Anything except fall in love again. But when Brantley and his daughter come into our lives, my resolve fades... -
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![The Whole Time by Catherine Bybee]()
The Whole Time by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a tale of a strong-willed dancer exercising her independence and the rich biker she can’t let go.Salena Barone has broken free of her family and moved into an apartment above the D’Angelos' restaurant, where she works as a manager—without a husband, thank you very much...Categorized as:
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![Slope of Love by Melissa Foster]()
Slope of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOlympic gold medalist skiers Jayla Stone and Rush Remington have been best friends for years. They've seen each other at their best and worst and have kept each other's secrets without fail. Only there's one secret Rush has kept close to his chest. After months of introspection, Rush realizes he's been filling his bed but not tending to his heart... -
![California Sunsets by Bella Andre, Nicky Arden]()
California Sunsets by Bella Andre, Nicky Arden
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the Davenport family! Six brothers and sisters who call picturesque Carmel-by-the-Sea home. Successful, brilliant, and passionate, the only thing they all still need is the perfect partner in love and life. Erin Davenport always imagined she’d end up with a quiet man. Someone like her. Then she met Jay Malone. He’s the loudest, pushiest, most sales-oriented man she’s ever met... -
![This Is Wild by Natasha Madison]()
This Is Wild by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City... -
![The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles]()
The Calendar of New Beginnings by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing international photojournalist Lucy O’Brien expected when she returned to her hometown was for her mother to ask her to shoot photos for a ‘Calendar Girls’-like calendar…Of course, it’s all for a good cause—raising money for breast cancer. Lucy agrees to help—ribald photos and all... -
![Should I Tell You? by Jill Mansell]()
Should I Tell You? by Jill Mansell
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmber, Lachlan and Raffaele met as teenagers in the Cornish seaside home of kind-hearted foster parents. Years on, the bond between them is unbreakableBut Amber has a secret. She's in love with Lachlan. She can't tell him, because that would never work - he's definitely not the settling-down type... -
![Coming Together (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless]()
Coming Together (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken heart and shattered dreams... Austin Connelly had it all: loving family, a growing and profitable business, the perfect woman warming his bed at night... When she completely disappears from his life, well kept secrets begin to emerge. He finds out his best friend’s girlfriend is also his half-sister, and he believes someone is sabotaging his company... -
![Cougar by M.A. Foster]()
Cougar by M.A. Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt eighteen, I met a man.A man who turned my world upside down and made me the center of his.He claimed us meeting was fate. I agreed.I was the damsel in distress, and he was my white knight.I became his princess, and he was my prince charming.He gave me the fairy tale.The dream.Until fate circled around and turned my dream into a living nightmare... -
![Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight]()
Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen loss happens and grief holds you hostage, is there ever an escape? Can one person really be the answer to all your prayers and the balm to all the open wounds on your heart?Elizabeth Wallace has always been a punk rock kind of gal, yet in high school she nabbed the golden boy and jock, Lyle Foster... -
![One Hundred Decisions by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Decisions by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, where home and family take on a whole new meaning… Aspen Cove has offered Natalie Keane the peace and quiet she lacked growing up in foster care. While fear of getting too close to anyone has led her to settle on the outskirts of town, she’s found a happy routine, until life throws her a massive curveball in the form of the little brother she never knew existed... -
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![One Hundred Lessons by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Lessons by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, where love lives and lessons abound for those willing to learn …Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams of the good life until her cheating husband stole them away. When the scandal broke, she moved to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds and start over... -
![Logan by Samantha Chase]()
Logan by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the Blackthorne men, each one as hot, fast, and smooth as the whisky that built the family fortune, and the yachts and race cars that bear their name. From proud Scottish stock, Blackthornes never lose. But, one by one, the seven sexy men in this family are about to risk everything when they fall for strong and beautiful women who test their mettle in life…and love... -
![Work Violation by B.J. Harvey]()
Work Violation by B.J. Harvey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Book 2 in the Cook County Rom com series** Ronnie Nelson likes to be chased. Jaxon Cook loves a challenge. Ronnie wants a man who pulls out all the stops. Jax doesn't stop until he gets what he wants. Seems like a match made in heaven... -
![Gus by L. Wilder]()
Gus by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series. Get ready for this MC alpha to melt your heart.Club life isn't for everyone, but for me--it was everything.I was a man who'd always demonstrated loyalty, pride, and grit... -
![Falling in Love All Over Again by Bella Andre]()
Falling in Love All Over Again by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sullivans Babymoon Novella Catch up with the whole Sullivan clan in this funny, sizzling hot, heartwarming novella! Lori "Naughty" Sullivan has always been a force of nature--and marriage to Grayson Tyler, her sexy cowboy, hasn't mellowed her out one bit. She's still dancing in stilettos, laughing too loud, and lovingly plotting new ways to drive her husband crazy... -
![My Way to You by Catherine Bybee]()
My Way to You by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn Amazon Charts bestseller. A woman’s journey through tragedy leads to the discovery of love in a novel about hope and survival by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee. When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress... -
![The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott]()
The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFate has a way of stepping in and righting itself when we least expect it. Maddison Powers has been regretting the biggest mistake of her life when she walked away from the only man who has ever sparked something deep inside her. After comparing every guy she dates to Cale Blackwood, she finally gives up all hope of ever finding him. One dare by Maddison throws Cale back into her life.. -
![The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter]()
The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrying to get over a broken heart, twenty-four year old teacher Jet Diekerhof takes a gap year to travel and have an adventure. Her practical farming family is horrified until Jet's older sister Harley gets her a long term sub position at a one room school house in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Jet's grateful it’s 775 miles from her overly involved family—and the guy who broke her heart... -
![Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson]()
Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! 10 NEW HOLIDAY ROMANCES From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors To Warm Your Heart And Curl Your Toes! Each Sweet and/or Steamy Story takes place at a unique magical Mistletoe Lodge. Curl up in your favorite chair and treat yourself to a Christmassy-Happily-Ever-After Experience full of jingle bells, mistletoe and JOY, celebrating the spirit of the season...Categorized as:
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![Playing with Fire by Lili Valente]()
Playing with Fire by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThou shalt not bang your best friend. That commandment would be a lot easier if Maddie wasn’t the sexiest siren ever to wade into a tide pool. Or if I was good at resisting temptation.I’m the troublemaker, the firefighter who enjoys getting a little too close to the flames. And the trouble is double, since Maddie’s sister is about to marry my brother. That makes a tryst even riskier... -
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![Whirlwind by Cat Porter]()
Whirlwind by Cat Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Book 1 in a highly addictive and scorching hot Friends-to-Lovers Rockstar Romance duet set in the world of the acclaimed Lock & Key MC Romance series!*BeckOn the final night of my band's sold-out world tour, my high life comes crashing down on me.Girlfriend. Band. Best friend. All of it. Blindsided, humiliated, pissed off, I take off and slam right into Violet... -
![Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Kissing Carly (Kiss A Cowboy Series) by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow available! She never expected to fall in love… Carly Stevens loves to have fun but her carefree lifestyle has finally caught up with her. Broke and in debt, she heads to Montana to spend the summer with her sister, Andi Brennan, at the Brennan ranch. Her sister agrees she can stay on two conditions—she works to pay down her debt and changes her wild-girl ways... -
![Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne]()
Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes with men… After two failed marriages, sculptor Lindsay West swears she’ll never marry again. What’s the point? Marriage is like agreeing to eat the same flavor of ice cream for the rest of your life. No, thanks. While she’s in Berlin as part of an artist-in-residence program, her studio is robbed and she suddenly finds herself in a desperate situation... -
![Montana Hero by Debra Salonen]()
Montana Hero by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring Flynn Bensen‘s last wildfire rescue, a woman died despite Flynn’s best efforts to save her. He can’t escape his sense of failure or recurring nightmares, but he can escape to Marietta, Montana, to a new job as the head of Crawford County Search and Rescue... -
![Embraced in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Embraced in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga continues with an unforgettable romance where two best friends make a bet that could change their lives forever.Bristol Montgomery and Marcus Stearn have been best friends for so long, they sometimes forget when they weren't as close as they are now...Categorized as:
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![Days like This by Laurie Breton]()
Days like This by Laurie Breton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA relationship in transition. A husband with old insecurities. A wife with new uncertainties. A teenage daughter who crashes into their lives with no warning. The love story that began in COMING HOME continues! For two decades, their friendship survived the roller coaster ride to fame and the tumult of her first marriage to his best friend... -
![Family Rules by Jacki James]()
Family Rules by Jacki James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJustin had three simple rules for dating: No co-workers, no repeats, and absolutely no men with kids. He was happy with those rules. And no one had ever tempted him to break them. Until a night on the prowl had him crossing paths with an adorably geeky accountant. Mark spent the last year being the best dad possible to his little girl while enjoying life as an openly gay man for the first time... -
![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... -
![Waiting For You by Claudia Connor]()
Waiting For You by Claudia Connor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen ER nurse Nora Sellers is hurt in a hospital scuffle, firefighter Zach Walker blames himself. Blaming himself is nothing new. He’s been blaming himself for years for the trauma his baby sister endured as a teenager. Though with his happy–go–lucky attitude no one would know it... -
![Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeaving his enormous family behind, native New Yorker, Elijah, decides to move to Brighton Pier for a fresh start. Being part of a large LGBTQ community and landing his dream job at Inkubus, a local tattoo shop, is too big of a draw for him to turn down... -
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![Meant to Be by Nan Reinhardt]()
Meant to Be by Nan Reinhardt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan a near-tragedy help two best friends realize they’re meant to be so much more? Best friends since grade school, high-powered Chicago attorney, Sean Flaherty, and small-town mayor Megan Mackenzie have always shared a special bond. When Sean is shot by a client’s angry ex, Megan rushes to his side, terrified she’s about to lose her long-time confidant...Categorized as:
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![Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette]()
Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Top 2019 Reads List!" -Guide To Romance Novels Just Ten Seconds That's all it took for my life to change forever. I left my posh life in Manhattan and escaped to the Hudson Valley in hopes of a fresh start. It wasn't until I happened upon a bereavement group when I finally found a place I felt understood. I told them my husband was dead when, really, I was the one who had died inside... -
![Catching Fireflies by Sherryl Woods]()
Catching Fireflies by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen bullying threatens to destroy a teen’s life, painful memories resurface for dedicated high school teacher Laura Reed and pediatrician J.C. Fullerton. With the support of the Sweet Magnolias, they bring the town together to ensure that a promising student’s future isn’t ruined. And to establish once and for all that bullying has no place in Serenity, South Carolina. Both J.C... -
![Always A Bridesmaid by Rachel Hanna]()
Always A Bridesmaid by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt seems like she’s always the bridesmaid……and she’s just trying to do her sister a favor.He’s trying to start over in a new town, and they don’t like each other one bit. But, when he steps in to save her unexpectedly, they both start to regret it.She’s used to being an in-charge attorney, and he’s a Southern guy through and through... -
![Flare by Posy Roberts]()
Flare by Posy Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll he hopes for are moments of calm and a happily ever after.Hugo and Kevin have lived in chaos for months. As they put their lives back together after tragedy, stability is Hugo’s goal.Hugo is acting again. Kevin hires a nanny to help with the kids as they discover their new normal, and Hugo practically lives full time with Kevin, Brooke, and Finn... -
![The Lost Daughter of Pigeon Hollow by Inglath Cooper]()
The Lost Daughter of Pigeon Hollow by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRITA® Award—winning author Inglath Cooper delivers a classic story of love and forgiveness.Willa Addison doesn’t believe in fairy tales. She’s too busy running her mother’s diner and raising her wild teenage sister. She doesn’t like to dwell on the dreams she once had, dreams she put on hold. Then Owen Miller walks into her diner and changes her life... -
![Texas Fury / Texas Sunrise by Fern Michaels]()
Texas Fury / Texas Sunrise by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSizzling and sexy, these two novels in the Texas series complete Fern Michaels’s saga of the privileged Coleman family, whose lifelong drama of heartbreak and triumph has captivated millions of readers. TEXAS FURY For Amelia Coleman Assante, the last surviving child of a legendary tycoon, it is a time of transition... -
![Tainted by Love by Gillian Jones]()
Tainted by Love by Gillian Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Hendrix Hills.When I was twenty-nine, I fell in love with a girl.We loved fast. We loved hard.But our love was tainted.My name is Trinity Adams.When I was twenty-seven, I fell in love with a boy.We loved fast. We loved hard.It’s too bad my blood was tainted. Warning: Not your traditional HEA. May contain emotional triggers for some... -
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Safeguard by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJilted. Living in a glorified closet. The world’s worst bar waitress. I just need to keep a roof over my head and make tuition payments until I can finish graduate school. Then my real life will start. But right now, long nights at the Speakeasy have me burning the candle at both ends and the wax melting all over my fingers... -
![How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray]()
How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophia Whittington is the girl next door. And Dillon Cunningham hates hers with the fire of a thousand suns... Only, it's not hate as much as... something else. The things that happened between them in high school, coupled with the loss of his dad, are a big part of what drove Dillon to decide that his future would be far, far away from Solano Creek, his family, and especially, Sophia... -
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![Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis]()
Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCameron Lewis is left reeling when his perfect life—two beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a house on the lake—is ripped apart by loss. Kade Ramsey is living the American dream with a wife, two amazing children, and a comfortable job. But dreams are often only illusions, and Kade discovers his life isn’t all he thought it to be. Kade and Cam have been friends for years... -
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Hanson by Kat Savage
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHanson Serrano is a complicated man—even his therapist tries to convince him to put his trust in someone. But the youngest member of the Bird’s Eye crew isn’t too concerned. He’s got no plans to settle down anytime soon.That is, until he runs into Thea James—literally. One nasty spill on the sidewalk later, and this brooding Brazilian can’t take his eyes off her fiery red curls and curvy backside... -
![Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly]()
Come Away With Me by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the handsome loner win the heart of the single mom? He's about to find out on their Vegas road trip.Single mom Skylar James is absolutely not interested in the broody, inked artist who works in her brother’s motorcycle repair shop. She’s focused on her four-year-old son and her thriving business as an image consultant...Categorized as:
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![Angle of Pursuit by Jamie Bennett]()
Angle of Pursuit by Jamie Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAubin had a plan…and this wasn’t it.Never, not once in a million years, did Aubin Frazier think that she would end up like single again, rejected by her family and friends, and totally broke...Categorized as:
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![This Thing Called Love by Olivia Miles]()
This Thing Called Love by Olivia Miles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPhotographer Hannah Donovan left Oyster Bay with a broken heart and a dream that never came true. Now, back in town for her cousin Bridget’s wedding, she’s struggling to mend relationships with her family and put recent disappointments behind her. Love is the last thing she has on her mind, especially when the local gossip mill starts hinting at a reunion between her and Danny Fletcher... -
![Every Sweet Regret by Lexi Ryan]()
Every Sweet Regret by Lexi Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Sweet Regret, a sexy standalone romance about a single dad and the reformed party girl who’s loved him all her life. For as long as I can remember, Kace Matthews has been my brother’s best friend and my not-so-secret crush. But I knew nothing would ever happen between us...Categorized as:
children female-mc friends-to-lovers adult anthologies contemporary fiction multi-pov
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