Books like 'The Setup (A Bro Code Standalone)'
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Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy, small town, opposites attract rom com! He wears suits and ties. He'll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God's sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is. She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can't he get her out of his mind? But he can't... -
![F*ck It by C.M. Owens, S.M. Shade]()
F*ck It by C.M. Owens, S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s a woman supposed to do after watching her cheating ex's wedding implode?Apparently, the answer is get fired.And evicted.And move to another state to start over as an independent woman who would rather stick her tit in a beehive than get into another relationship.It’s fine. Really.The only thing messing with my new, badass single girl life is an encounter with my childhood crush... -
![Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler]()
Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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![Hard to Love by K. Bromberg]()
Hard to Love by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart . . .He was the one-night stand that didn’t exactly go as planned. Now he’s standing before me as if he’s never seen me naked, telling my manager he’ll take the job. Reluctantly.Finn Sanderson.Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell... -
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![Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe]()
Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing a dog walker isn’t as glamorous as you might imagine.Unless, of course, you’re walking a tech billionaire’s German shepherd mix... -
![Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen]()
Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo enemies. One bed. What could possibly go wrong?Our new general manager is the most difficult man on the planet. The night before Drake begins working at my family's hotel, he finds me in the bar, trying to get rid of a boring date. But the guy won’t take even a not-so-subtle hint.Then Drake surprises me and comes to our table, but only to reprimand ME about dating in our workplace...Categorized as:
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![Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross]()
Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLola Landry stares through the window of her locked car with the keys in the ignition and the radio blaring Beck’s “Loser.” While standing there and sweltering in the soupy Tennessee humidity, she wonders how her orderly life had crashed and burned so badly... -
![Riptide by Kathryn Nolan]()
Riptide by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance... -
![Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan]()
Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlotteI’m not just kissing the rival… I’m falling for him.Spencer Pennington has always been a shameless flirt, but when it came to being the best in our MBA program, all bets were off, and the competition was on.Fast-forward a few years, and all it takes is a bar at a failed wedding and my silly kiss-rating system to lock lips with the enemy...Categorized as:
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![It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks]()
It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first time I meet Joe Channing he’s dressed head-to-toe in black, lurking around my grandmother's house.Up to no good? All signs point to yes.Dangerous? Obviously. Just look at him.Sexy as hell? With those blue eyes and that wicked smile—I mean, he isn’t NOT good-looking...The second time I see him, he’s trying to kill my grandmother. At least it looks that way. At first... -
![Clash by Belle Aurora, Arijana Karčić]()
Clash by Belle Aurora, Arijana Karčić
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConnor Clash was everything I wasn't. He taught me how to live.I didn't mean for things to go the way they did. But Connor was beautiful, and I was lonely.Falling in love wasn't part of the plan. He betrayed me, and I was scarred.Before I got the job, I didn't know who he was. Now I saw him every night in my dreams.We were two people, worlds apart, holding each other at arms length... -
![Off Camera by Chelsea Curto]()
Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAvery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job... -
![Hate the Player by Max Monroe]()
Hate the Player by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Roses are red, violets are blue, stay away from Andrew Watson’s *ahem* because no other women ever do.”That’s quite the way to start a conversation at a casual lunch, huh? Grilled chicken, French fries, and pelvic-fatigue, oh my!And that’s not even the worst of it.My friend Raquel didn’t pull any punches when she warned me about my brand-new costar and his notoriously player-esque ways... -
![Taste by Melanie Harlow]()
Taste by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe last person on earth I want to be stranded with is Gianni Lupo.But thanks to the blizzard of the century, I’m trapped in a roadside motel room with that cocky bastard for two straight days.With one small bed.Some women might thank Mother Nature for delivering a polar vortex that maroons them with six feet of solid muscle, those deep blue eyes, that sexy grin--but not me... -
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![Seduced by Snowfall by Jennifer Bernard]()
Seduced by Snowfall by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Bethany Morrison is used to being the responsible one. The serious doctor everyone relies on. She isn’t used to needing a rescue--especially from a sexy, lighthearted firefighter like Nate Prudhoe. And yet ever since she moved to Lost Harbor, Alaska, he’s been there for her... -
![For The Taking: A Standalone Marriage of Convenience Romance by Brenna Aubrey]()
For The Taking: A Standalone Marriage of Convenience Romance by Brenna Aubrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo I married my nemesis…My new life in the States and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution—marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying co-worker.Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them... -
![The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal]()
The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Eldridge’s life as a college reference librarian was simple, predictable, and boring. That was how she liked it, at least until a mysterious stranger showed up with an unbelievable offer. Soon Maggie found herself giving up everything familiar to move cross-country for the chance at an adventure she didn’t know she’d been missing.Cameron Ridge thrived on discipline...Categorized as:
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![Conflicting Ventures by A.K. Landow]()
Conflicting Ventures by A.K. Landow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkylar Lawrence is the quiet sister. The one that doesn’t need to be the center of attention. The one who wants happiness above all else. She’s been content to stay in the background and support her sisters as their stars shine bright.She internalizes her struggles. The lingering pain of losing her father, followed by the ending of her relationship with the man she thought was her forever...Categorized as:
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![Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent]()
Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPower outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes... -
![The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford]()
The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmily Lane is supposed to be on vacation. Instead, she’s in a meeting where a new hire steals the promotion she’s been slotted for. To make matters worse, the promotion thief is a bit of a jerk both inside and outside cubicle walls.Needing an escape, Emily takes on her sister’s dare to work for her calligraphy company. After all, Emily has been perfecting her pointed pen skills for over a decade... -
![Unattainable (Night Time Television) by Jamie Schlosser]()
Unattainable (Night Time Television) by Jamie Schlosser
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last person I expected to see on this tropical island is my ex. Although, since I never actually broke up with her, isn’t she technically still my girlfriend? Yeah, I’ve got some explaining to do. And groveling. Probably some begging, too. Good thing we’re stuck at this resort together for the next three weeks... -
![Shut Up And Kiss Me by Lauren Blakely]()
Shut Up And Kiss Me by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a scorching one-night stand between best friends absolutely, definitely shouldn’t happen again...How to resist sleeping with your best friend when you’re stuck in a hotel room in Vegas with the charming, glasses-wearing hottie.1. Slather your face in a grapefruit mask2. Wear a big, fluffy robe3. Make him do the same.Oops.Didn’t work. Turns out our libidos had other plans.But, no biggie... -
![Good to Be Bad by Lili Valente, Lauren Blakely]()
Good to Be Bad by Lili Valente, Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one time.But that red-hot one night stand from the party?The sexy man in the suit who gave me more Os in a few hours than I've had in a year?Turns out my charming British stranger is keeping a little secret.He's as much of a whiz in the kitchen as he is in the bedroom and soon we'll be going head-to-head in NYC's biggest bake off.My one-time lover is now my enemy... -
![Between a Rock and a Hot Mess by Phyllis Bourne]()
Between a Rock and a Hot Mess by Phyllis Bourne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiley Sinclair has man problems. Trouble is, everyone has one but her. After years on the sidelines at weddings, the head of Sinclair Construction now sits home alone on what used to be girl’s night. Her only companions are television, a bottle of wine and a crush on a stranger she doesn’t have the guts to approach. Too bad she isn’t more like the daring heroine of her favorite show Hot Mess... -
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![Fragile by A.K. Evans]()
Fragile by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the lead singer of a wildly popular industrial rock band, Cash Morris has never had to work too hard when it comes to women. They’re all falling at his feet before he even opens his mouth. So when he walks into a small-town New Hampshire hotel and spots the manager, he expects her to do the same. Only, she doesn’t, and that leaves him intrigued... -
![Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh]()
Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrayson Daly and I aren’t just rivals. We’re enemies. Born minutes apart on the same day in the same hospital, our parents thought this meant we were somehow destined to be together. We knew were we just destined to beat each other. Competition boiled over until junior year, when the cold war turned into an unexpected peace offering... -
![My Perfect Enemy by Jessica Prince]()
My Perfect Enemy by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRule number 1: Never fall for the enemy.Rule number 2: Never Get involved with a local. Luna Copeland lives by those rules, which complicates things tremendously when her new boss turns out to be a former one-night stand. As if that isn’t bad enough, he’s also a world-class jerk. But she just can’t make herself stop thinking about their one night together... -
![Crave by Evelyn Sola]()
Crave by Evelyn Sola
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSandra Before THAT night, the over the top party and the cake incident, I spent Saturday nights with girlfriends, lamenting my life over margaritas. I wasn’t ready for Jacob Clark. He was sin and dark edges, wrapped in regret. He was my Kryptonite. His words oozed over me like warm honey. His dark eyes pricked my soul, and his touch….those fingers set my skin on fire... -
![907 For Keeps Way by Adriana Locke]()
907 For Keeps Way by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone in town wants the smoldering personal trainer. He has his sights set on a curvy (and newly divorced) single mother. Cherry Falls is filled with returning characters and iconic destinations that will begin to feel like family. When you leave the city, and drive into Cherry Falls, it’s like you’ve finally come home... -
![Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain]()
Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMYRTLE I’m a just an erotic woman who likes control. And edgy sex. And hard men. At the same time. So starting an outreach class at the TDH community center to teach other women how to put the dom in dominatrix was inevitable. Even if I was only doing it to use my boss, Pierce, as my submissive example and pay him back for humiliating me in front of the whole world last summer... -
![Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary]()
Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate fakers—and Dax Nyhart is as fake as they come.I also hate to lose.My nemesis has been stealing all the best clients for the last year at the marketing firm where we both work—and not because he’s better than me. Because 1) his uncle is the boss and 2) he kisses up to people.And I’m sick of it.So when he asks me to fake an engagement so he can land another job—far away from me—I agree...Categorized as:
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![La formula dell'attrazione by Paola Chiozza]()
La formula dell'attrazione by Paola Chiozza
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVenere in acquario? Luna nella terza casa? Rebecca Pennington non crede nelle stelle, ma ci lavora. È ingegnere aerospaziale, risolve il Cubo di Rubik in sette secondi e nella vita ha una sola certezza matematica: odierà in eterno Chase Reeve Goldsmith.Poco importa che lui sia l'uomo più sexy, ricco e intelligente che abbia mai conosciuto, sarà sempre il suo peggior nemico...Categorized as:
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![The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James]()
The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDARCYThe death of my father not only rips out my heart but tears open my entire life.His funeral brings the appearance of his bastard son, the byproduct of my father’s apparent misadventures. Wren Porter is a prickly, untrusting beef cake in an ill-fitting suit, and he looks so much more the part of a Ritcherson than I do... -
![Double Shot: An Enemies-to-Lovers Office Romance by Holly Renee]()
Double Shot: An Enemies-to-Lovers Office Romance by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow do you screw up your life in three steps? Easy. Step one: Graduate from college with no prospective jobs lined up. Step two: Move back home with your parents because no job unfortunately equals no money. Step three: Forget to Facebook stalk the guy who broke your heart before accepting a job in a town that has a smaller population than a frat party on a Wednesday night... -
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![My Sister's Flirty Friend by Piper Rayne]()
My Sister's Flirty Friend by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI broke the cardinal rule and slept with my sister’s best friend.Granted, I’d just found out that I was now a single father to a three-year-old little girl and was low on willpower.It should also be noted that there’s been sexual tension between us for years. There’s no way it would be a surprise if anyone in our small town found out. That is if we were telling people, which we’re not... -
![Strictly the Worst by Carrie Elks]()
Strictly the Worst by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLinc Salinger and I have nothing in common. He’s a smooth PR executive; I’m his disciplined office rival. And he’s just stolen the project I’ve been working on for months. After tough negotiation I manage to bargain my way back on, but there’s a catch. We have to travel to a tropical island and present to the client together. Sharing a beach cottage with only one bed, we plan to stay professional...Categorized as:
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![The Day the Jerk Started Falling by Max Monroe]()
The Day the Jerk Started Falling by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Oliver Arsen, but my mates call me Ollie. I live hard and love harder, and it’s love that usually gets me in the most trouble. According to the greater population, I’m the ultimate jerk. My affection tends to be short-lived—a quality I’ve been assured multiple times by the fairer sex isn’t becoming—and the leaving part of loving and leaving has always come natural... -
![Look But Don't Touch by Olivia Hayle]()
Look But Don't Touch by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrant Wood. Even his name is sharp and unforgiving. I’ve disliked him since the first time we met, all those years ago. He took one look at me and dismissed me as vapid and ignorant. The spoiled young daughter of his business associate. Sure, I’d done my best to live up to that image lately, but the judgment still stung. We had carefully avoided each other ever since. It was a perfect plan... -
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![Arrogant Savior: A Hero Club Novel by Terri E. Laine]()
Arrogant Savior: A Hero Club Novel by Terri E. Laine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis standalone contemporary novel set in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s new Cocky Hero Club World! and features Grant King!!! (from my All The King's Sons world), inspired by Playboy Pilot, one of the original books in Vi and Penelope’s blockbuster series. Blurb...A last-minute trip puts me face to face with the most arrogant man I’ve ever met.The pilot...Categorized as:
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![Outwait by Lisa Suzanne]()
Outwait by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the outside, Carson King looks like he has it all. He’s next in line to be CEO of King Communications, he’s hot and single, and he’s at the center of the New York social scene. He has a different woman on his arm every night, and he wouldn’t change a single thing about his life…until Sylvie Baker storms into his boardroom. Sylvie Baker actually does have it all... -
![Ezra by Kate Tilney]()
Ezra by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy heroine. A brave mountain man. Two enemies become lovers in this short, steamy romance.WrenI head to Alaska to help friends set up "Camp Mountain Man," a place where women can live out their fantasies of falling for a mountain man. The only problem? My friends forgot to tell the mountain men who own the lodge that I'm coming. When the lodge's owner finds out, he's MAD... -
![Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli]()
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRival engineers dabble in personal chemistry while at a tropical company retreat in this smart, zippy romcom. Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of color to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher—the boss’s son...Categorized as:
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![The King of Black Diamonds by Nicole S. Goodin]()
The King of Black Diamonds by Nicole S. Goodin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew country, new town, new school... all in my final year of high school. Just what every teenage girl dreams of.I didn't come here with the intention to stir up trouble, but sometimes a fire needs a little friction to really ignite.That's exactly what happens when I cross paths with him.Cullen Carrington... -
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![Courtney by Lana Dash]()
Courtney by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Curvy Girl Sweet & Steamy Secret Identity Romantic Comedy COURTNEYFictional couples surround me every day, working at a bookstore. And yet, even after reading a lifetime worth of romance, I still can't get my own love life in order. But at my book club meeting, when I accidentally knock hot coffee onto the lap of the cute nerd at the next table, my luck might be about to change... -
![Alive At Night by Amelie Rhys]()
Alive At Night by Amelie Rhys
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer childhood enemies Julian and Juniper are forced to work together, but a simple exchange could change everything—he needs help with his case and she needs a fake boyfriend.**JULIAN BRIGGS has just landed his first job as an associate attorney...Categorized as:
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![Back Stage by T. Gephart]()
Back Stage by T. Gephart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRock Star? Angie Morelli was not one. Growing up next to Power Station’s drummer didn’t guarantee a taste of the limelight, unless you count catcalls at low paying gigs in seedy bars and second-rate venues. She was okay with that; working her ass off at her dad’s mechanic shop during the day meant she could live her dream at night... -
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Fix It Up by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“The chance of a lifetime. With one little catch.” All Brinley Spears has ever dreamed about since she completed design school four years ago was getting noticed. By the right people. By the right companies. Anyone who could finally help launch her career onto a new level... -
![The Rule Breaker by Cat Carmine]()
The Rule Breaker by Cat Carmine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the bad boy … but I’m the one breaking all the rules. I’ve always been the quintessential good girl. I don’t just follow the rules — I write them. As an advice columnist, I’m always telling people how to not screw up their lives. So you’d think I’d know better than to bang some random guy in a bar bathroom. But nope. Apparently not. Now I’ve got even bigger problems, though... -
![Garrett by Karla Sorensen]()
Garrett by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe one thing Garrett Calder and Aurora Anderson have in common is that they absolutely hate each other. Garrett has the job that Aurora has worked for and wanted for years and it was handed to him on a silver platter, just like everything else in his life...
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