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Crave by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next chapter in one of the most romantic love stories ever told Luxury hotel heir Ian Gregson longed for his beloved Tessa from afar for more than two years, forced to keep his attraction towards her well hidden. But now that his feelings no longer have to remain a secret, he is free to indulge his constant craving for the woman of his dreams... -
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Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJonathan Drazen. Gorgeous. Check. Charming. Check. Smart. Check. Rich. Hey... I'm not gonna complain. All the ingredients for a few nights of mind-blowing pleasure are right there. He's made it perfectly clear he can't love me, and I'm not out to fall in love either. But I can't stay away from him. He's got this bossy way about him in bed... -
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Coda by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe stunning epilogue to the bestselling Submission Series. Did you want a pat little ending about Jonathan and I riding off into the sunset? Did you want flowers and stars? Man, I wish it was all soft filters and violins. I wish we could fight about who cleaned the bathroom or who was cooking dinner. But I knew I was never destined for simple contentment. I almost committed murder for him... -
![Running Hot by Ainsley St. Claire]()
Running Hot by Ainsley St. Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe must marry. She’s the only one he wants but can’t have. Can he convince her in time?WalkerBecoming Governor is the next step toward my destiny.But, my history will be a problem. The voters always favor a family man.I've done Marcella favors for years and now it’s time to collect.She'll make the perfect Governor's wife.It's all for show, and she knows that... -
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![Black Butterfly by Tiffany Patterson]()
Black Butterfly by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEach book in the Black Burlesque Series are STANDALONE novels. Book 1: Black Pearl Book 2: Black Dahlia Andre Collins is not looking for love. In fact, love is the last thing on his mind as he continues to run one of the country’s most successful financial services firms alongside his brother. Andre is steadfast in the belief that love and marriage just aren’t for him... -
![Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright]()
Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
![Crazy Beautiful by Jessica Prince]()
Crazy Beautiful by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheir marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. Or at least that was what they told themselves.Poppy Weston had been burned enough times by undeserving men to know her heart was best left under lock and key. She was content with her life, even with the lack of romance. Then Jase Hyland walked into Redbud Inn and offered her something she couldn't refuse...Categorized as:
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![Submit to Desire by Tiffany Reisz]()
Submit to Desire by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharlotte Brand is tired of dull boyfriends and boring sex. Kingsley Edge, who owns clubs rumored to supply more than just cocktails, seems just the man to revive her: intense, sophisticated...and looking for a submissive he can train for an elite client.Charlotte is seduced by the offer...and by Kingsley himself. Soon they are engaged in a series of lessons that test her darkest desires... -
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Dirty Sexy Games by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe conclusion to Dirty Sexy Player, the highly anticipated spin-off duet of Dirty Filthy Rich Men...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Sexy Player by Laurelin Paige]()
Dirty Sexy Player by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAvailable in audio first, New York Times best-selling author Laurelin Paige's newest red-hot romance! Weston King knows how to play. But wild nights and owning an extensive collection of women's panties don't carry the thrill they once did, so when his business partner Donovan suggests an outrageous plan to allow them to take over their competition, Wes takes him up on the offer...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker]()
The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo More Cliffhangers. The series is now complete! I thought that finding out that Jal was engaged to my half-sister was the worst thing that could happen. Then he told me that it was over, that I was the only person he wanted. For the first time in my life, I'd finally gotten what I wanted… and then he was arrested... -
![Fake it Baby: A Best Friend's Brother Romance by Tia Siren, Cosmic Letterz]()
Fake it Baby: A Best Friend's Brother Romance by Tia Siren, Cosmic Letterz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m back to adopt my sister’s baby girl. My sister’s best friend wants her too. She hates me. Too bad she's stuck with me. Because a fake marriage is our only chance at a real family. They say I'm a playboy. Having billions makes it easy. I can get any woman I want, except the one who really matters. Avery - my little sister's best friend. Years ago, she begged me to take her... -
![The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan]()
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
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![The Hunt for Summer by D.H. Sidebottom]()
The Hunt for Summer by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person’ Layla Summers has run from her past for the last six years, and life is currently peaceful and controlled. That is until Hunter, a hot and hard Dom who frequents The Black Panther where Layla works as an erotic dancer, takes an interest in her... -
![Almost a Wedding by Ruth Cardello]()
Almost a Wedding by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBarrett When Paul asked me to be his best man, I didn’t think we’d make it this far. He’s 0 for 3 on engagements, but he says he’s serious this time. The moment I meet Audrey, the maid of honor, I’m conflicted. She’s recovering from an injury. She needs my help, but all I want is to help her into my bed... -
![Mr. Dean by Mary Jennings]()
Mr. Dean by Mary Jennings
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a New York City realtor, I’m not afraid of driving a hard bargain.But negotiating with Elijah Dean, the chiseled jaw, billionaire real estate developer, is enough to take my breath away.Especially when it comes to the sort of deal he’s proposing.For the next three months, Elijah wants me to be his fake fiancé... -
![Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel]()
Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a list of all my darkest fantasies.It was a meaningless joke—Right up until my arranged husband found it.Now it’s his mission to check off Every. Single. Box….The first time I meet my arranged husband, it’s a total nightmare.His family is caught in a bloody civil war, and now is the worst time imaginable to get involved with a wicked man like him... -
![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
![White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig]()
White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank... -
![The Unwanted Bride by Nadia Lee]()
The Unwanted Bride by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe got a fake fiancée to avoid an arranged marriage...except she turns out to be his arranged wife after all.Ambitious, driven and independent, billionaire Huxley Lasker refuses to marry the vapid bride his family has chosen to further their legal dynasty. Instead, he asks Grace Lain, a hot one-night stand from a few weeks earlier, to be his fake fiancée... -
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Monica by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it... -
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Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 4: My Master by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn Inside Out novella...The secret life of Rebecca and the men who have seduced her... -
![Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove]()
Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolson Hart and Gabriella Martinelli...destined to be together, fated to be torn apart. After avoiding his father for years, Kolson knew asking his father, Langston Hart, for a favor would be like selling his soul to the devil. Only the devil wants more ... more than Kolson is willing to pay. But some promises can't be broken, not without losing what's most important... -
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![The Heat by Alice Ward]()
The Heat by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe hates me on sight. I want her on sight. We don’t just argue, we explode. As the newly minted CEO of Watts Enterprises, the billion-dollar company with the world’s worst "green" reputation, it’s my job to produce the products consumers clamor for. But Atlee Young, an environmental attorney with more passion and will than I’ve ever seen, thinks differently... -
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London Bridge by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Deception by Fallon Hart]()
Deception by Fallon Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst comes lies, then comes marriage...It was only a matter of time before my twin sister brought chaos into my quiet life. Mel's messed with the wrong people. Now she's in danger and needs my help. She's the only family I have left and she knows I'll do whatever it takes to make sure she stays safe.Unfortunately helping her means pretending to be her...Categorized as:
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![The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
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Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![Bitter Confessions by Mia Knight]()
Bitter Confessions by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Roth is ruthless, manipulative, deceitful, and a potential sociopath. He may also be the only person standing between her family and ruin.A series of confessions reveals that Roth isn’t the only one hiding damning secrets. Her family isn’t as innocent as they appear, and Roth may be the only one who can save them...Categorized as:
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Surprise Gift by R.R. Banks
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Arrogant Elitist Jerk, I QUIT. My billionaire boss is a type-A control freak. And the thing he wants to control most is me. Cocky and infuriating all wrapped up in one gorgeous package. If only I could forget our one-night fling... Then one day my title changed. From secretary to Henry Clyburne's fiancée. "Just fake it for a night", he said. I played the part... -
![A Maine Christmas...or Two - A Duet: The Billionaire's Angel & A Mermaid Isle Christmas (The Sinclairs 0.5 included) by J.S. Scott, Cali MacKay]()
A Maine Christmas...or Two - A Duet: The Billionaire's Angel & A Mermaid Isle Christmas (The Sinclairs 0.5 included) by J.S. Scott, Cali MacKay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Maine Christmas…Or Two 180 pages - Estimated This book contains two brand new, steamy, contemporary romance Christmas stories from NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author J.S. Scott and Cali MacKay.Although these stories are connected to both authors’ current series, they are easily stand-alone reads with no cliff hangers. The Billionaire’s Angel by J.S... -
![My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn]()
My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a motorcycle accident left her with a fractured pelvis, former dare devil and actress Kira Harmony cannot have sex without pain. Unwilling to give up on her dreams of someday having a normal love life, she has come to Club Wicked to find a Dom. And not just any Dom... -
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DELVE by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was my brother’s best friend. He was seven years older than me. He was a pig when it came to casual sex; indulging in one night stands like they were going out of style. So why did I want to tear his clothes off every time we got within five feet of each other? She was only eighteen years old when we met for the first time... -
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![The Unrestrained Series Collection by S.E. Lund]()
The Unrestrained Series Collection by S.E. Lund
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Unrestrained Series Collection gathers together all three books in the series, including The Agreement, The Commitment and the conclusion, Unrestrained. Now, readers can enjoy all three books in one volume and experience for themselves as Dr. Delish / gentle Master D seduces and wins the heart of the sometimes-reluctant but hopelessly smitten Ms. Bennet... -
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Unblocked - Episode Two by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne taste was all it took. Derek Block demands more. Frankie Jordan wants to run. Pleasure complicates business. But some passion is just too hard to resist. Things are getting hotter as real estate gets real…. This is Episode Two of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series... -
![One Wright Stand: A One-Night Stand Small Town Romance (Wright series) by K.A. Linde]()
One Wright Stand: A One-Night Stand Small Town Romance (Wright series) by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA one-night stand prequel romance to USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s Wright with Benefits… I can’t tear my eyes away from the stranger.He’s too hot for this small town. Too polished for this seedy bar. And a hundred percent my type. Tall, dark, and handsome in a suit with brooding eyes that say he’d lay waste to my body. And I’d let him.Our connection is immediate... -
![More Than Crave You by Shayla Black]()
More Than Crave You by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm Evan Cook—billionaire tech entrepreneur and widower. Professionally, I’ve got it all. But since my wife died, my personal life has fallen apart. Remarrying seems like the obvious answer, so I place an ad. I'm not asking for much. The ideal woman only needs to be smart, organized, pretty, and helpful—both in and out of bed—without expecting romance... -
![A Very Fake Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery]()
A Very Fake Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe commitment phobic billionaire agreed to be my fake boyfriend to a wedding from hell. He never signed up for a surprise baby.When my evil stepsister announces her wedding to the cheating boyfriend she stole from me, I’m determined to be a no-show.My Irish mother won’t hear of it. She’s dead set on her crusade to hold this family together, so she makes it mandatory I suck it up... -
![The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan]()
The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe needed a wife on paper, she needed a way to pay for school. Neither bargained for the danger their marriage-of-convenience brought on. CEO Jack Sutton isn't about to be backed into a corner by the stipulations of his mother's will. She might have wanted to be sure he was married by the time he was thirty, but that doesn't mean he needs to give in...Categorized as:
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![The Russian's Dangerous Game by Elizabeth Lennox]()
The Russian's Dangerous Game by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? As a budding newspaper reporter, Brianna Stewart knows that if she ever wants to move up in her career, she needs to break a big story. Her target: Rocco Antoniv - a great white shark of the business world whose methods are as enigmatic as his looks are captivating... -
![The Sheik's Convenient Bride by Elizabeth Lennox]()
The Sheik's Convenient Bride by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only reason Kylie had come back to the palace was to prove to everyone that she was over Tarek. Her girlish infatuation was a thing of the past... -
![Love's Gamble by Theodora Taylor]()
Love's Gamble by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stakes have never been higher… When aspiring private investigator Prudence Washington delivers legal documents to Max Benton, she receives an unexpected marriage proposal. Notorious playboy Max needs a fake wife in order to receive his hefty inheritance. Agreeing to the plan will help Pru's bank balance…and vacationing with the sexy billionaire is doing wonders for her libido...Categorized as:
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![How To Master A Millionaire by Talia Hunter]()
How To Master A Millionaire by Talia Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’ll learn to tame him… When he scores the lead role in a feature film, millionaire model-turned-actor Max Oberon won’t let anything mess up his big break. But there’s a problem. His character’s submissive relationship is a big part of the movie, and Max can’t seem to make it convincing. Solution? Five days with a dominatrix should help him overcome his need for total control... -
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![LUCAS (Billionaire Bastards, Book Two) by Ivy Carter]()
LUCAS (Billionaire Bastards, Book Two) by Ivy Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLUCAS (Billionaire Bastards, Book Two) is a full-length standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA Strike One. He beat someone up right in front of me, picked him up by his neck and threw him across the room like it was nothing. He was defending my honor, but still. Can you say anger issues? Strike Two... -
![Blind by Lydia Michaels]()
Blind by Lydia Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsnerd: /nərd/ (n.) : A single-minded, sophisticated individual who is often unsatisfied with anything less than mastery when pertaining to a subject of interest. (e.g. The girl that broke his heart.) Scarlet Farrow is disappointed—and a little drunk—after another disastrous blind date... -
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Hard Hand by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving spent too many years living a life of deception, former undercover agent Cole Stewart demands one thing from his relationships—complete honesty. Masked in mystery and draped in decadence, Avery Fisher has the courage to be with a man as dangerous and sexy as him. Cole would know the seductive and vulnerable Avery no matter how clever her disguise... -
![Bartered to the Sheikh by Clare Connelly]()
Bartered to the Sheikh by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSally Ibarra has royal blood in her veins, and the power to bring peace to the war-torn kingdom of Tari’ell. But the price is marriage to the powerful Sheikh Khalid Ash-Hareth and she is certainly no match for this man. One look at him and her body begins to tremble; his touch sparks flames in her soul. Khalid has already lost one fiancé...Categorized as:
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D is for... by L. DuBois
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a new game at LA’s most exclusive BDSM club, and everyone has to play.Cleo knew the overseers of Las Palmas, L.A.’s most exclusive BDSM club, would use their new checklist game to pair her with one of the more serious Doms. She never dreamed she’d end up with the Dom who has the power to destroy her soul—her first Master, and ex-husband, Hadrian.Hadrian hasn’t been to the club in years... -
![Love & Other Lies by Jackie Walker]()
Love & Other Lies by Jackie Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeparating the truth from the lies has never been harder. Pun intended. It started as a little white lie.A temporary marriage of convenience that would only last a few days — then we’d go back to just being friends.After all, Cort Amos and I aren’t in love...
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