Books like 'Against All Odds'
Readers who enjoyed Against All Odds by Kels Barnholdt also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Love UnExpected by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove UnExpected – book 2 of the Love’s Improbable Possibility series: Just when Rayna believed she had successfully settled her feet in Los Angeles, efficaciously eluding near-career demise, Azmir Jacobs has infiltrated her mind and world, and now is meticulously thawing her heart... -
![Drama High: Second Chance by L. Divine]()
Drama High: Second Chance by L. Divine
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBack for another dose of high drama, Compton’s sassiest, Jayd Jackson, is about to discover it really is a different world when she starts dating South Bay High's finest white boy…All Jayd Jackson wants is a drama-free year at South Bay High, a.k.a. Drama High. But it doesn't seem she's going to get it... -
![Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown]()
Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when two people from different worlds find solace in each other?Alaina Jareau was born into a life of privilege. With the world at her fingertips, there was never much that she longed for that money couldn’t buy… except true happiness. For years now, she’s been hiding behind her influencer persona, showing off her life of luxury... -
![Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier]()
Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn old friend. A bad smell. A body stuffed into a wall. You'll never escape. After she left her abusive husband thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele became a fighter. Over the years, she picked up martial arts and street fighting tactics, and now that she works for the Parker Investigative Agency, she can handle a weapon. But the battle with her inner demons? Not so easy... -
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![The Original Crowd by Tijan]()
The Original Crowd by Tijan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned... -
![Drama High: Pushin' by L. Divine]()
Drama High: Pushin' by L. Divine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only there was a potion to make all Jayd Jackson's troubles disappear. . . Even though Jayd's finished with the AP exams and finally has some space of her own at her mother's house, she's got to deal with the drama all around her... -
![Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei]()
Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJulia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares... -
![The Coast Road Home by Vickie McKeehan]()
The Coast Road Home by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years ago, it was a beautiful March Saturday in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The sun was out. The day, a chilly prelude to spring. Divorced mom, Marley Lennox, wanted nothing more than to spend time with her two kids at the family farm, a peaceful setting outside town. They’d all been looking forward to helping tend to the newborn calf and spending a quiet weekend in the countryside... -
![Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker]()
Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t date, ever. Casual sex is all I need.Relationships? Well, my dark past crushed that fairytale fantasy for me. Instead, I’m all into my PI firm. After a snail’s pace start, I have my first big client. There’s just one snag, I have to do research in my hometown, a place I never wanted to see again in my life... -
![One Day I Saw a Black King by J.D. Mason]()
One Day I Saw a Black King by J.D. Mason
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"He stared at himself in the mirror, wondering how he'd managed to lose track of time. Complacency had managed to set in again. . . A decent job, warm home, food on the table, and a body to curl up next to at night; he'd made the mistake of getting comfortable. Comfort fooled him into thinking it was all good when it wasn't. Damn nightmares had a way of reminding him of that... -
![EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris]()
EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey said my presence changed the atmosphere in any room I entered. According to my mother—it was in my name. According to my twin brother—it was in my soul. The truth could be found somewhere in between. I led with love in all of my endeavors... -
![A Proscriptive Relationship by Jordan Lynde]()
A Proscriptive Relationship by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHolly's new, young teacher has a dark past, and a dangerous future. She soon finds herself charmed by his ways, and gets thrown into the chaos. Who knew having an ex-gangster for a teacher could be so troublesome? As Holly and Mr. Heywood grow closer, more questions about his past come upon Holly, as does danger. What is Mr... -
![Falsa Identidad by Aryam Shields]()
Falsa Identidad by Aryam Shields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa vida de Alessio Méndez cambia completamente al conocer a Valentino Rinaldi, un hombre cruel y perverso, que le propone un trato que solucionaría todos sus problemas económicos. A cambio, deberá contraer matrimonio con Mackenzie Franco y tomar su identidad por un año.En medio de mentiras, venganzas y secretos las vidas de Alessio, Valentino y Mackenzie entrarán en una espiral de emocione... -
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![Love's Deep Cover by Charity Shane]()
Love's Deep Cover by Charity Shane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome people believe that in the eyes, heart, and mind of the one you love, you will become in essence, a new person. For the sake of her heart, Reyna prays that this belief is true.After the death of a prominent federal director, a FBI rookie, is handed a dream assignment. She is going undercover to obtain intel on the underground gun trade in Crescent Falls... -
![Roman: A Zambrano Crime Family Novel by Olivia Deici]()
Roman: A Zambrano Crime Family Novel by Olivia Deici
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Miami underground, where things are about to be shaken up for the mafia families who reign. ROMAN Izabella Laurenti was pushy, annoying, smart, and drop dead gorgeous. She was also the owner of a building my father wanted. As it turns out, every freaking mafia family wanted it, too- the Russians, Italians, and the Irish. But no one ever denies a Zambrano... -
![Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker]()
Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping score is the quickest way to lose. Anica Maggard was born under a lucky star. Her big sister became her very best friend. Her debut novel was an instant bestseller. She lived in the apartment of her dreams at the age of twenty-five. But luck changes. . . and sometimes it runs out entirely.Cancer steals her sister, and that loss robs Anica of her words... -
![Wagering On Wendy by Tara Crescent]()
Wagering On Wendy by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA steamy ménage. A secret baby. A full-length, standalone romance with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers. Hudson: I’m not looking for anything serious. My ex-wife was a gold-digger who pretended to be knocked up so I’d be forced to marry her. I’ve learned my lesson. You want panty-melting, toe-curling sex? I’m your man. But I’m not available for anything else... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
![The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn]()
The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRomantic Comedy / Funny Romance for ANY MOTHER who wants to laugh, feel good, relax and fall in love. If you liked the Unmumsy Mum, Hurrah for Gin and the List, you’ll LOVE this new romantic comedy. As a mother, I imagined myself somewhere between Mary Poppins and Jules Oliver... -
![All for You by Melody Grace]()
All for You by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMillions of readers around the world have fallen in love with Melody Grace’s bestselling contemporary romances. Now discover the romance, laughter, and happily-ever-afters waiting for you in her new series, Sweetbriar Cove! Summer Bloom lives for adventure -- and buttercream bourbon frosting...Categorized as:
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![Mafia by Alessandra Neymar]()
Mafia by Alessandra Neymar
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSoy yo, esa parte que habita en cada uno de vosotros. Que os roba la razón,que os corrompe, que os envía a un lugar del que ya no podréis regresar. Soy yo quien os extorsiona, quien os arrebata un sentimiento noble y puro. Dime, ¿de verdad quieres enfrentarte a mí? ¿Resistirás la pérdida? ¿El dolor? ¿El vacío? Sabes que no... Pero ya no puedes huir de mí. Ya me he convertido en parte de ti mismo... -
![Obliterate by Autumn Grey]()
Obliterate by Autumn Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I knew the moment I gave in to pursuing Selene that trouble would follow me. It always does. I should have resisted." Remington St. Germain is at a crossroads. He can either go after the one person who makes him feel as if he matters—the only person to ever calm the demons that roam his mind—or forget about her. The latter is not an option, even though there is a chance she might reject him... -
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![Power Play: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish]()
Power Play: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish comes two daring tales that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.Filthy RichesI’m just a girl, with dreams too big and hopes verging on hopeless.I never planned to become his.Nathan Stone. Fiercely handsome. Powerful.The pull between us borders on primal... -
![LA Misbehaved - Complete by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild]()
LA Misbehaved - Complete by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsL.A. Misbehaved is a 324 pages stand-alone sequel to Married a Stripper. My best friend just got married – for real this time – and she's having a baby. Then, she tells me that she and Kaleb are moving to L.A.. That's just the beginning of my world imploding. When Astra Traore played matchmaker for her best friend, Piety, she never imagined that it would lead her to a new life in Los Angeles... -
![Reunited: A Novella by Helen Hardt]()
Reunited: A Novella by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue love comes once in a lifetime. Will she grab her second chance? When Kathryn Abbott moves back to her hometown following her divorce, she doesn’t expect to run into Brett Falcone, the Italian Stallion. If possible, he’s even more appealing than he was twenty years ago when she, the nerd queen, tutored the popular baseball star... -
![Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton]()
Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing she knows better than walking into a disaster is digging herself out of one.Tess Greene knows disaster—dating disasters, computer disasters, family disasters, you name it. But just when her life is finally almost perfect, she’s targeted by an internet celebrity who runs a revenge porn site admired by douchebags across the country... -
![Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams]()
Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re the daughters of celebrities—the kind all the teen mags gossip about! But the It Girls of Hollywood High are about to discover that fame has a price. And no friendship—or romance—is safe…. London Phillips will diet as her mother demands. She’ll even date the billionaire her mother has chosen for her. But she won’t give up her secret hottie, Justice Banks... -
![Come Home To Me by Abby Brooks]()
Come Home To Me by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Previously named 'When Sarah Falls'.)Abby Brooks presents the captivating story of a broken woman and the man who helps her heal from her past in the fifth book in her sweet and sexy BROOKSIDE series...I say I've set out on an adventure, but I'm lying. Deep down, I know the truth. I'm running. From my past. From my future. From everything... -
![Vista Chinesa by Tatiana Salem Levy]()
Vista Chinesa by Tatiana Salem Levy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspired by a real event, this is the story of a woman and a city that were violated.It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place, and the 2016 Olympics are in sight. It is a time of hope and of frenzied construction.Júlia is a partner with an architecture firm that is planning projects for the future Vila Olímpica... -
![Unbroken Rules by Eliah Greenwood]()
Unbroken Rules by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLies, passion, betrayal. Discover the last book of the teen sensation that captured 30,000,000 hearts across the globe today! Haze and Winter’s relationship has been a fight from day one. From crazy exes, to psycho families, to heart-wrenching betrayal, the couple has been through hell and back and lived to tell the tale... -
![Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley]()
Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . .Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie-the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak-are safely behind her... -
![Lesser Evil by Lesley Pearse]()
Lesser Evil by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWould you cross the street if wickedness lived there? When Fifi moves to London with her bricklayer boyfriend Dan, her mother is outraged. Despite initial feelings of horror at her new surroundings, Fifi finds the freedom from her middle-class family background exhilarating... -
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![The Guest List by Fern Michaels]()
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![When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson]()
When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it make?' In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers... -
![Mel by Liz Berry]()
Mel by Liz Berry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her mother is hospitalized after suffering a mental breakdown, seventeen-year-old Mel redecorates the house, initiates a neighborhood clean-up, and becomes involved with a rock star... -
![Inconvenient Love by Elizabeth LaShaun]()
Inconvenient Love by Elizabeth LaShaun
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe can control a lot of things, but our heart is not one of them....... Kinji Rockwell is a sassy, young journalist climbing the corporate ladder at one of Chicago's leading newspapers. When asked to go undercover on a deadly case, she is stunned. Though fully aware of the consequences; the money and promise of becoming lead journalist are just too enticing... -
![Burned by McKayla Box]()
Burned by McKayla Box
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a part of Del Sol now.I've made friends.Archer and I are together.My life should be good. But I still have one secret.And it's the one that might blow everything up.Because it has before.Not everyone here is my friend.Not even close.I know they'd like nothing better than to see that explosion.And to watch me go down in flames.WARNING: Burned is the second book in The Del Sol High series... -
![The Way Back Home by Alecia Whitaker]()
The Way Back Home by Alecia Whitaker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMusic sensation Bird Barrett is hitting the road, headlining her first national tour after the launch of her second album. Singing to sold-out crowds can mess with a girl's sense of perspective though. Luckily Bird has her older brother Dylan and her best friend Stella along for the ride to keep her grounded... -
![The Gamble by Tara Crescent]()
The Gamble by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a gambler. I can’t resist the draw of a good game. But I never, ever, risk my heart.Seven months ago, I had an unforgettable one-night stand with Dominic and Carter. The two of them were tempting—so tempting—but in the middle of the night, I panicked. Before the fantasy could give way to cold reality, I ran away, never to hear from them again.Or so I thought... -
![For Better, For Worse, Forever by Lurlene McDaniel]()
For Better, For Worse, Forever by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrief-stricken by the loss of Mark Gianni, April Lancaster and her parents have gone to the island of St. Croix for an extended vacation. One day on the beach, April meets bitter, lonely 18-year-old Brandon Benedict. Brandon blames his father for his mother's recent suicide. April is still trying to come to terms with her own grief. The two become very close.. -
![Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian]()
Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe's Back.... After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D.C... -
![The Wideness of the Sea by Katie Curtis]()
The Wideness of the Sea by Katie Curtis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnna Goodrich is a 28-year-old artist in New York City, out on a Friday night in the city when she gets the call that her uncle has suddenly died. When she returns home to mid-coast Maine for his funeral, she faces all that she left behind when she left seven years earlier. The pain of her own mother’s death, the fractured relationships with her father, and her first love... -
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![Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel]()
Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTwin boys grow up in the same family, in the same town. Dramatically different, they become bitter enemies, even as children: one good, one bad. One leaves his peaceful hometown, but when all else fails, the prodigal son returns, twenty years later, moving into his parents' lakeside cottage. But the reunion of the brothers, sweet and healing at first, exposes shattering revelations.. -
![Tell It to the Skies by Erica James]()
Tell It to the Skies by Erica James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe beautiful city of Venice has been Lydia's home for many years, a place where she has found peace and fulfillment. Then one day she glimpses a young man's face in the crowd that threatens to change everything. He's a heart-stopping reminder of a dreadful secret she believed she had banished to the past... -
![Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt sixteen, Melissa Austin has always worked hard to make things go her way. As the school year begins, her grades are up and she's even landed a coveted spot on the high school Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.Then suddenly Melissa must face some devastating news about her health... -
![Auctioned to the Mobster by Cassi Hart]()
Auctioned to the Mobster by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDante What should you do when you find a snake? Cut it's head off. I've got a traitor stealing from me. I intend to uncover the miserable thief and end it. No one disrespects me and gets aways with it. That's the only reason I'm in this discusting place. Then she appears and the world stops. My raven haired beauty. Long, lucious legs, every bit of her is perfect... -
![Um prefácio para Olívia Guerra by Liana Ferraz]()
Um prefácio para Olívia Guerra by Liana Ferraz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaristela tinha apenas oito anos quando presenciou a própria mãe, a então desconhecida poeta Olívia Guerra, saltar da varanda do apartamento onde moravam. O tempo passou e hoje Olívia é celebrada veementemente. Seus livros inspiram teses acadêmicas, seu rosto ilustra canecas, seus versos estampam camisetas... -
![Brenna Blixen Novels Bundle: Double Clutch, Junk Miles, Slow Twitch by Liz Reinhardt]()
Brenna Blixen Novels Bundle: Double Clutch, Junk Miles, Slow Twitch by Liz Reinhardt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiz Reinhardt's mature YA Brenna Blixen series is now available in a single volume. Brenna explores the ups and downs of young love with loyal and determined Jake Kelly and lovable badass Saxon Maclean at her side. This bundle includes the following: Double Clutch What happens when you fall for the perfect guy...twice..
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