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  • Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James

    Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Out of the dark comes a knight she least expects. He’s the Sergeant at Arms for the Dark Knights MC. He enforces the rules and gets his hands dirty. She’s the daughter of a biker. Property of another MC. She’s young. He’s not. He’s lived a life. She’s just finding her way. She’s a bad idea. A very bad idea. One which can quickly turn allies into rivals...
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    age-gap  forbidden-love  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary  dark
  • Silver Lining Love by Melanie Shawn

    Silver Lining Love by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Love Vixen,Six months ago, my life changed forever, and I had no idea it was coming.My sister—the strongest and most selfless person I’ve ever met and the kickass mom to three adorable kids—was killed in a car accident.In an instant, I became the mom to those three adorable kids, and lemme tell ya...I am far from strong. Or kickass...
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    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz

    Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's July, a couple months after Nora returns to Søren at the end of THE SIREN, and while in bed, Søren makes a trade with Nora. He'll do something nice for her and she'll do something nice for him. Of course Nora picks something sexual. But Søren surprises her with his "something nice" request. Read the excerpt below to find out what it is.This story if for mailing list subscribers only...
  • The Complete Hidden Scars Series by A.M. Myers

    The Complete Hidden Scars Series by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A series of three connected standalones that follow Emma Harrington and her brothers, Tucker and Trey, as they each struggle for a love of their own and come together as a family when one of them is in need. It's full of heart and a few laughs, making it impossible to not fall in love with this whole family. HIDDEN SCARS Emma Harrington is an intelligent, confident, sweet and sassy woman...
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    steamy  drama  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his...
  • Covet by Janet Nissenson

    Covet by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-awaited prequel to a love story for the ages. She was the only woman he wanted…but the only one he couldn’t haveIan Gregson had been born into wealth and power – one of the privileged heirs of the top luxury hotel chain in the world. To the outside world, he was seemingly the man who had everything – money, prestige, good looks, charisma – a man who could have any woman he desired...
  • Fly On The Wall by Trista Russell

    Fly On The Wall by Trista Russell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You would have to be a Fly on the Wall to learn of the secret love affair between Paige, a divorced English teacher and Theo, high student and star basketball player. You will be a fly on the sizzling hot walls when this flirtatious and lustful duo takes risks during detentions, school dances, and games...
  • Hook, Line, Professor : A Professor/Student Forbidden Romance - #1 by Shayla Hart

    Hook, Line, Professor : A Professor/Student Forbidden Romance - #1 by Shayla Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Do I detect a touch of desire in those gorgeous blue eyes, or is my boozed-up mind imagining things.."Ever the sceptic, Rein Valdez hoped all of her dreams would come true when she scored a scholarship and got accepted into Oakhill University—a prestigious Fine Arts school in Chicago...
  • How The Heart Breaks by Stacey Marie Brown

    How The Heart Breaks by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was her secret, her sin, the heart she couldn’t love.Emery Robert’s life is everything she wanted. Married to the love of her life, with a good job, and plans for a family in the future. But when Emery’s husband dies tragically, she is the one who stops living.Three years later, at the age of 30, she’s still struggling to move on...
  • Defying Eternity by Melanie Martins

    Defying Eternity by Melanie Martins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Our relationship is ill-fated. Everyone saw it but us.We, on the other hand, thought nothing but death could tear us apart.And like clockwork, death came to tear us apart.” Petra knows her marriage to Alexander Van Dieren is a deadly union.The stakes have never been so high and consequences are to be expected when taking eternal vows...
  • Psycho by V.T. Do

    Psycho by V.T. Do

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The enforcer of the King’s Men MC is a psycho.An unfeeling, apathetically organized chaos.Less human.More monster.He took me to settle a debt.My dad owes the King’s Men money, and I am nothing more than collateral damage.Forced to live with him, to sleep in his bed. Forced to be his.I hate him.Everyone always wants something from me, and he isn’t any different.I should hate him...
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    steamy  high-school  age-gap  shy-mc  dark  contemporary  abuse  biker
  • Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hanna has always dreamt of the day when she’d find the perfect man and start a family of her own. But one horrible dating experience after an another, has her second guessing her ability to trust her own judgment when it comes to men...
  • Being Mrs. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Being Mrs. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They say there is happiness at the end of every love story, but they never truly mention the hardships it takes to get there. With Cane, I’d been through hell and back, and now, I was going to be walking up the alter, promising my life to a man that I’d gambled everything for. Some would call me dumb. Some would deem me insane. Others would say I was a fool in love...
  • I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have lived and I have loved…There’s no better feeling than those little butterflies at the end of a romance story. Top Shelf Romance is proud to present a collection of happily ever afters in collaboration with a cause dedicated to providing stories for those in need.100% of the profits from this anthology will be given to the Live A Thousand Lives charity...
  • The Last Kiss by Anna Bloom

    The Last Kiss by Anna Bloom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life began when I found out it was ending.One Frenchman. One night. No questions. No names.The perfect antidote for a stolen future.Fate though has other plans. This doesn’t feel like a one-night stand, it feels like soulmates for a lifetime.One night can’t be enough because I think we’re falling in love...
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    age-gap  drama  steamy  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Aleatory by Xavier Neal

    Aleatory by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aleatory. As in ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee.As in an adjective. As in a synonym for unpredictable.As in the only word to describe making the mistake of falling for someone who is not only ten years younger than you, but your best friend's son..
  • Defended by Golden Angel

    Defended by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For Melody Williams, her fantasy of a Daddy Dom has always been limited to the books she devours in secret. But when a trip to Black Light brings dominant men out of her imagination and into real life, Melody quickly falls for everything about this exciting new world, including a certain gorgeous lawyer on whom she has a very serious crush...
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    steamy  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Soar by Zara Cox

    Soar by Zara Cox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to The Indigo lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen. Buckle up. Emotional turbulence guaranteed... SOAR, the sizzling conclusion to the next duet in the Indigo Lounge Series. Seven Nights, Seven Highs…the story continues! Dark and sinfully sexy Noah King thought he'd left his past behind in New York. He should have known better...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • His Curvy Bride by Nichole Rose

    His Curvy Bride by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He'll convince this little songbird to trust him with her heart, no matter what.BentleyCami Porter is an angel with the voice to match, but she has no idea just how beautiful she is.From the moment I set eyes on her, I knew she was meant to be mine.She's skittish, shy, and afraid to trust her own voice.But she's the sweetest little thing I've ever seen...
  • Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen

    Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    El sol baña los acantilados y las aguas turquesas del mar de Cornualles cuando Jane Bellamy y Cedric Stone se conocen en el verano de 1939. No están destinados a ser una ecuación perfecta, pero son jóvenes y el amor lo arrolla todo a su paso. Así que esta historia comienza como otras muchas: él y ella se enamoran. Hay primeras palabras, primeras miradas y primeros besos. Y luego nada...
  • The Denim Dom by Tymber Dalton

    The Denim Dom by Tymber Dalton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who needs leather when you can have denim? A denim Dom, that is. Shayla Pierce dumped her lying ex and moved to Florida to start a job at a magazine. An assignment to write about BDSM leads her to discover a new world and make a slew of new friends, including the sinfully sexy Tony Daniels. She’s just not sure she can ever trust again...
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    age-gap  drama  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sinful by Jennifer Dawson

    Sinful by Jennifer Dawson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve wanted my brother’s best friend, Leo Santoro, for too many years to count. No matter what I do, he won’t confront the attraction that burns between us. It’s time to put him behind me once and for all. I have no choice but to call his bluff.And then I will walk away. The last woman I should want is my best friend’s baby sister, Jillian Banks...
  • The 7 Day Stand by Shayla Hart

    The 7 Day Stand by Shayla Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SAVANNAH -I had a clear vision of what my life would be like. First, I was going to open up an event management agency. Then, I was going to marry my gorgeous boyfriend Trent, have two kids, adopt a couple of puppies, and live happily ever after. The American dream.At least that was the plan until my boyfriend dumped me for the fourth time the day before my birthday, and I met him— Logan Pierce...
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    age-gap  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Debauchery by Remy Blake

    Debauchery by Remy Blake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Debauchery is book #3 of the multi-author, King University series. All books can be read as standalone.* * * * * Failing wasn't an option, but apparently falling for my professor was.Attending the prestigious King University is one of the many things I must do to keep my parents happy and my trust fund secure. Having a stellar transcript is another...
  • Tapped: A Blue Collar Bad Boys Book by Brill Harper

    Tapped: A Blue Collar Bad Boys Book by Brill Harper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anker Beck is just doing his time tapping kegs at the neighborhood pub while he socks away money for his dream: to own his own brewery. What he doesn’t have time for are relationships, but not being interested seems to make the women in the bar want him more. That’s when she starts coming in. Mousy, plump Annabelle Rogers, roommate of his co-worker...
  • It Just Feels Right by Hope Ford

    It Just Feels Right by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My friends all tell me that I need to get under one man to get over another.Which seems ridiculous considering I’ve never technically been under any man.But then I meet Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome.He's a man in uniform with possession in his eyes.Our attraction is instant and flammable and everything is perfect.Until I find out just how forbidden he is...
  • Stepbrother Christmas by Olivia T. Turner

    Stepbrother Christmas by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m officially on the naughty list.My new stepbrother August has made sure of that.I’m trying to be good over the Holidays, but my new stepbrother is making that impossible.Good girls don’t have dirty thoughts like the ones August is putting into my head.They don’t kiss their hot stepbrother in front of the Christmas tree...
  • Sold To My Ex's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    Sold To My Ex's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rule one: Never sleep with your boss.Rule two: Definitely don’t sleep with your ex’s dad.I'm learning both the HARD way.Under the bright lights of a charity auction, my heart races...Then I see HIM—a suave, enigmatic older man who doesn’t just watch me—he sees me.He wins a date with me for a staggering $25,000.That night my mysterious bidder had me wanting to do things I'd never admit...
  • Rock Stars Do It Forever by Jasinda Wilder

    Rock Stars Do It Forever by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***Rock Stars Do It is a Big Girls spinoff-sequel series. It is best to read this after Big Girls Do It books 1-5 to avoid major spoilers.***Giving in to impossible love really is like falling: exhilarating, and terrifying. Jamie knew she couldn't pretend she'd ever be okay without Chase in her life. She'd tried it, and it was ripping her apart...
  • High Stakes by Cheryl Douglas

    High Stakes by Cheryl Douglas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former party girl, Alisa Turner, made a deal with her daddy, Trey. He’ll provide the seed money for her new business venture as long as she promises to stay out of trouble. Too bad her good intentions tumble 30,000 feet when she meets a sexy stranger on a flight to sin city...
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    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Daddy's Little Angel by Lila Fox

    Daddy's Little Angel by Lila Fox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eve Sherman had been a prisoner in her own home since she was born. Her father abused and terrorized her and always made her feel like something was wrong with her. She did everything for the man—cook, clean, and even rub his gross, smelly feet. At night she’d pray for someone to save her, and sometimes she just wanted to die thinking she couldn’t take another day like the one before...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  shy-mc  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  insta-love
  • Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn

    Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Obsessive and determined. Law Brentwood is more than a high school kid. He’s more than he appears. Determined and on track to achieve his goals, he’s brought to a stop the day he meets Nell Tucker. When every primal instinct in his DNA surfaces and suddenly his world shifts and now he has new goals to attain.Solitary and private...
  • Acts of Mercy by Eleanor Aldrick

    Acts of Mercy by Eleanor Aldrick

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Fierce Daddies by Lucky Moon

    Fierce Daddies by Lucky Moon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Her Curves, His Duty by Kitty Paris

    Her Curves, His Duty by Kitty Paris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Older Man, Younger Woman High Heat Romance Chelsea: My pervy roommate kicked me out for refusing to go to bed with him. Now, my biggest fear had come true.I was homeless.When a gorgeous off-duty cop offered me a place to stay, I finally accepted. After all, I didn't have many options...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Audrey And The Hero Upstairs by R. Linda

    Audrey And The Hero Upstairs by R. Linda

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My road to recovery began with Brody—the man who saved my life. Without his courage and determination, I’d have died in the fire that took the lives of my entire family. If that’s not a hero, I don’t know what is. Brody has been by my side every step…but the emotional scars are as crippling as the physical ones, even if they’re harder to see...
  • Lured into Love by Melanie Martins

    Lured into Love by Melanie Martins

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “It’s a nasty kind of love. The kind you can’t escape from even if you want to.”Petra should've known better. But her heart has always beaten for the one man that she can't have: her beloved godfather, Alexander Van Dieren...
  • Teacher's Pet by Jordan Silver

    Teacher's Pet by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes the forbidden can be too hard to resist. Even for someone like me… I never would’ve imagined that I could be that person. I’ve read the stories, and seen the fallout. And yet here I am, befallen by the same fate as those who tried and failed before me...
  • My Teacher by Sam Crescent

    My Teacher by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jack Parker has three rules. One, never ever fuck a student. Two, never ever fall for a student. Three, don’t ever break any of the first two rules. He’s just broken every single one. She’s forbidden, a temptation he should resist, but she’s just become his very reason for living. Lucia Deen is used to being bullied, alone, with no one to turn to until he enters her life...
  • Enthralled With You by Jordan Silver

    Enthralled With You by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her mother destroyed his parents' marriage and he had vowed to destroy her before they even met. She was the enemy's daughter after all. But their first meeting didn't go as planned. Instead of the manipulative little schemer he'd been expecting, he found an innocent little lamb instead...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  shy-mc  steamy  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire
  • Tempting Tonio by Mia Madison

    Tempting Tonio by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Antonio Adamo is the sexiest hunk on the planet -- and my dad's boss. I don't care that he's twice my age; he's the only man I've ever wanted. When I get the chance to tease him, I can't resist ..
  • Snow Place Like Home by Olivia T. Turner

    Snow Place Like Home by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Top #50 Amazon Bestseller! I've been in love with my best friend's uncle since I was eight years old.I'm home from college for the Holidays and I'm ready for a Christmas miracle.Because Ethan Hearst is going to be at the same Christmas Eve party as I am.It's time he finally sees me as a woman and no longer as his niece's goofy friend who was always smiling shyly and giggling around him...
  • Toffee Apple by Megan Wade

    Toffee Apple by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Toffee Apples. Hard on the outside, soft in the middle. And as the red-headed chubby child in the family, that’s exactly what I’ve become over the years. Mercilessly teased by my siblings, I found my relief in the library of my high school, overachieving in a bid to win a scholarship to a college far, far away.And I almost have it...
  • Distraction by A.E. Murphy

    Distraction by A.E. Murphy

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Isaac Price is a hard working teacher, forced to move back to the town he hates in order to help his father as his mother's mind spirals from reality, devoured by Alzheimers. Eloise Blackburn is a good student, struggling to get her life back on course after a year where she lost control of everything...
  • Anything He Wants: Castaway #4 by Sara Fawkes

    Anything He Wants: Castaway #4 by Sara Fawkes

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Forgiveness is sought and deadly deadly decisions made in the electrifying climax of the Anything He Wants: Castaway series! They say the sins of the father are passed down on the successive generations, and no more so than in the Hamilton family. What little hope remains in Lucy's heart is shattered by events and the trauma of a madman's pursuit...
    Categorized as:
    drama  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Sex Surrogate by Jessica Gadziala

    The Sex Surrogate by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    AVA has been suffering from sexual dysfunction for years. Tired of not being able to have a normal relationship with a man, she is steered in the direction of DR. CHASE HUDSON, a psychologist and sexual surrogate. When she signed up for her sessions, she wasn't prepared for his god-like good looks or her instant, intense, and growing connection with him. But as things heat up..
  • Dagen zonder jou by Elvira Sastre

    Dagen zonder jou by Elvira Sastre

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Dagen zonder jou is het verhaal van een innige verwantschap door de tijd heen tussen een grootmoeder en haar kleinzoon. Dora, lerares ten tijde van de Tweede Spaanse Republiek, beleefde met Gael de liefde waardoor zij de persoon is geworden die zij is. Ze vertrouwt haar emoties toe aan haar kleinzoon, een beeldhouwer met een bijzondere gevoeligheid...
    Categorized as:
    drama  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Tú y otros desastres naturales by Maria Martinez

    Tú y otros desastres naturales by Maria Martinez

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ¿Qué ocurre cuando todos tus planes se desvanecen?¿Qué sucede cuando estás tan perdida que no sabes hacia dónde dirigir tus pasos? Harper tiene un plan. Es perfecto. La vida que tanto desea, en la punta de los dedos.Sin embargo, una pérdida inesperada hará que todo su mundo se tambalee.Porque los secretos no pueden guardarse para siempre.Porque una sola decisión puede cambiarlo todo...
  • Secrets & Lies by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Secrets & Lies by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I wasn’t supposed to want him. The bronzed god lying by my pool in tight shorts that left little to the imagination. But I was only human, and with the temptation constantly within reach, it was only a matter of time before I could no longer resist.It was wrong. I knew that. He was my son’s age.Hell, he was my son’s friend.But even worse...I was his teacher...
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