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  • Scandalized by Ivy Owens

    Scandalized by Ivy Owens

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A one-night stand between two old childhood friends turns into something more, but when a scandal threatens to tear them apart, they must decide how hard to fight for love—a steamy romance debut perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Kennedy Ryan​...
  • Your Endless Love by Layla Hagen

    Your Endless Love by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *A new sizzling romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* This book is a standalone. Each book in the series follows a different couple. Summer Bennett knows that happily-ever-afters are not make-believe. After all, her siblings all found their soulmates, so she’s optimistic her prince charming will come along too...eventually...
  • Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Despite the fact it seemed like Base Masters was all over Sterling Shore, I'd never really known much about him, aside from random factoids. Things like... he's a semi-estranged cousin of one of my brother's friends, plays guitar in a local band, and he doesn't get mentioned much unless he's on stage. Until..
  • Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A surprise baby romance from USA Today bestselling author Layla HagenThe first time I met Travis Maxwell, he completely charmed me. We spent a glorious week together, knowing that we'd go our separate ways in the end.One month later, two blue lines turn my life upside down. I'm pregnant. And the number Travis gave me is no longer in service...
  • What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Liam has always preferred spending his life inside books, only looking up to occasionally growl at customers in his shop. Until the day someone new comes to town. A woman who could keep up with him, someone who sees beyond his guards, who makes him want something decidedly non -fiction for a change. The only problem is, Riley has a secret. One that just might tear them apart...
  • Ghost by Nicole James

    Ghost by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ghost has been living his life under one rule…never fall in love, never get too close, never get tied down to just one woman. Focusing solely on his club, he is able to remain unattached and free…. until a girl from his past is dropped in his lap. She was a line he swore he’d never cross. And now, in order to obtain an alliance his club needs, he’s forced to use her in ways he’d never imagined...
  • Your Fierce Love  (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Your Fierce Love (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    *A sizzling romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* *This book is a standalone* The strong and sexy Blake Bennett is downright irresistible. And Clara Abernathy is doing everything she can to resist his charm. After spending her life in group homes, Clara yearns for the love and warmth of a true family. With the Bennetts treating her like their own, she can't possibly fall for Blake...
  • Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes

    Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can be read as a standalone. I flew across the country with one goal in my mind.... finish my book.... and maybe lick the wounds of my shredded heart. My editor was screaming for the first draft, my agent was nagging for teasers, and my publisher was reminding me that my strict deadline was only months away. However, there was a dilemma. I had writer's block...
  • Sexy Beast: A Single Dad's Club Romance by Piper Rayne

    Sexy Beast: A Single Dad's Club Romance by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From a secret duo of USA Today Bestselling Authors, comes another COMPLETE STANDALONE in the Single Dads Club set of books. It’s time. Time to get a life. Time to start over. Time to move beyond the past. The guys in the Single Dads Club would tell you it was time years ago, but until recently, the risk of hurting my little girl outweighed the benefit of getting a piece of ass...
  • Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A rowdy bar fight and a feisty lawyer have this growly hockey player ready to serve his time in Silver Spoon Falls.Reid LawlessI had one job in Silver Spoon Falls: make the hockey team, the Falcons, look good. My plan went off the rails when fists started flying at a local bar, and a Barney Fife lookalike took me to jail...
  • Undeniable by C.A. Harms

    Undeniable by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes in life you are forced to do things you may not agree with. Family meant everything to Jude Calvert. He would do whatever it took to keep them safe and provide for them no matter what it took to make that happen. Even if that meant putting his own safety at risk, he had no other choice. Callie Raine has always felt a heavy attraction toward Jude. He was fascinating...
  • Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs. Alex Stone has a nice ring to it...
  • Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan...
  • Untamable by Jamie Schlosser

    Untamable by Jamie Schlosser

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emery Matheson knows p*ssies. Cats, that is. As the star of a reality show called The P*ssy Tamer, it’s his job to fix extreme feline behavioral issues. When he hears about his next project—a lonely cat hoarder named Estelle—he expects a little old widow, not the blond bombshell who opens the door. With a 100 percent success rate, Emery has never had trouble finishing a job...
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    celebrity  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  animals  book  comedy
  • The Manny by Piper Rayne

    The Manny by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She needed a nanny. I needed a lead actress. Somehow I became The Manny.  Secrets and lies are a killer way to start any partnership--especially a horizontal one. Now, I'm a glass half full kinda of guy, so, after the 'you're fired' speech was directed at me, I figure now's the time to be the screenwriter I came to sunny California to be...
  • Work Violation by B.J. Harvey

    Work Violation by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Book 2 in the Cook County Rom com series** Ronnie Nelson likes to be chased. Jaxon Cook loves a challenge. Ronnie wants a man who pulls out all the stops. Jax doesn't stop until he gets what he wants. Seems like a match made in heaven...
  • Xavier's Kitten by Nichole Rose

    Xavier's Kitten by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You've met his twin, Tate Grimes, now get ready to meet Xavier in Xavier's Kitten! Welcome to Silver Spoon Falls, TX. The men here are known for having it all. Except there's a shortage of eligible ladies in town to share it with. These determined men won't let that slow them down...
  • Just One Kiss by Layla Hagen

    Just One Kiss by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Money, power plays, negotiations…it's what I'm good at. In the boardroom, I get exactly what I want. In the bedroom, there's no difference. When I meet Heather, the feisty, single mom, who's hanging by a thread, I can’t get enough of her. The way she gives in to me is intoxicating, but I need more than hot nights and sexy dates...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  audiobook  billionaire  book
  • Because Beards by Alexis Alvarez, Kacey Shea

    Because Beards by Alexis Alvarez, Kacey Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Be it a little scruff or a full length beard, there’s nothing more attractive than a man with a well-groomed face. Masculine. Powerful. Sexy. Devoted. Lose yourself in this tantalizing collection of original short stories by your favorite romance authors in support of a great cause...
  • My Favorite Mistake by R.L. Kenderson

    My Favorite Mistake by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My First Mistake:Breaking up with my boyfriend right before I turn thirty.Second Mistake:Requesting my expert in the sack best friend, Griffin, give me a leg-shaking orgasm as a birthday gift.My Third Mistake:Lying to myself that I wouldn’t fall for my best friend just because we slept together.My Fourth Mistake:Accidentally telling Griffin I love him.And losing our friendship forever...
  • Not Always by Ancelli

    Not Always by Ancelli

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do you believe in change? What makes a man want to do better? Jose Martinez doesn’t know what he wants, but he knows he needs to change his bad boy ways for his son and himself. Given a second chance, he relocates with his brother, leaving behind all the things that tend to get him in trouble, including Olga, the mother of his child...
  • Reviving the Rhythm by Amy Kaybach

    Reviving the Rhythm by Amy Kaybach

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third book in the Blind Rebels rock star romance series plunges drummer, Sammy, into an abyss of uncertainty after an accident threatens not just his life but the only safe place he has left. Despite the sudden dark storm that assumes control of his existence, a ray of sun peeks into his life from his past that might pull him out of the depths...
  • Just One Touch by C.A. Harms

    Just One Touch by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should have known this would happen... Nothing about my fraternity was ever simple. Parties, tequila – tons of tequila – and wild souvenirs from our kind of crazy. Never, and I do mean never, did I expect my brother’s girl to target me in a midnight prank. A prank that backfired and left me squealing in pain...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Submitting to Slade: Silver Spoon After Dark by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission.Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret...
  • A Leap of Faith by T. Gephart, Emma Wilder

    A Leap of Faith by T. Gephart, Emma Wilder

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lexi and Alex's passion for each other shows no signs of waning, but the road ahead is by no means easy. While Lexi loves Alex, she struggles to retain her individual identity while being a partner in a high-profile relationship. On her first international tour as Power Station's publicist and Alex's official girlfriend, Lexi is initiated into the crazy lifestyle of a rock star...
    Categorized as:
    humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Unwrapped by Jessica Gadziala

    Unwrapped by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lyra was determined to have a classic, good old-fashioned, traditional Christmas this year complete with snow, gingerbread houses, lights, and wrapped presents. Even if that meant she had to have it completely on her own...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Charming Fiona by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As I child, I believed in true love and fairytales. I convinced myself that there was one special man out there, made just for me. All I had to do was wait, and one day he would appear. Then I grew up and discovered the ugly truth. Disney movies were full of crap. Relationships took work. People made mistakes...
  • Make It to the Altar by Fiona Cole

    Make It to the Altar by Fiona Cole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It took Kevin and Ana ten years to find their happily ever after, and they can't wait to claim each other as husband and wife. But when one thing after the next goes wrong, they begin to wonder if they’ll ever get to say their ‘I do’s’. As Ana starts to crumble under the stress, Kevin knows that he needs a plan...
  • Wednesday by E. L. Todd

    Wednesday by E. L. Todd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It took me a long time to forgive Hawke—a very long time.But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He’s just what I need, and not just now, but forever.Until disaster strikes...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Crash Ride by T Gephart

    Crash Ride by T Gephart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Megan Winters had lusted over Troy Harris, drummer for international rock band Power Station, for years. Not being the type of girl who was invited backstage, her fantasies had stayed just that, fantasies. When her best friend unexpectedly starts dating one of the other band members it puts her on a crash course at war with her libido. Her solution— they need to have sex...
  • Close by Laurelin Paige, Kayti McGee

    Close by Laurelin Paige, Kayti McGee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everyone wants to get close to a rock star. The bright lights. The music. Those talented fingers strumming… a guitar. Everyone wants to bang a rock star. So why do I keep running from the one who wants me? I’m America’s Sweetheart. I have a reputation. He’s a boy-band icon turned rock god. I’m vanilla. He’s every flavor of bad. And he’s much, much too young for me...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  celebrity  multi-pov  steamy  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From NYT bestselling author Samantha Towle comes a sizzling beach romance, that will leave you hot in all the right places…Dillon Dawson loves to write romance despite her latest relationship ending with her traveling to the Maldives alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. Now, the only thing she wants is two weeks of uninterrupted peace and quiet with absolutely no men in sight...
  • Maximum Rush by Misti Murphy

    Maximum Rush by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rush Hadley wants two months of my time in exchange for the only interview the magic man’s ever done. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. A make or break point in my journalism career. All I have to do is entertain the famous magician. A billionaire playboy who doesn’t understand the word no, he’s stubborn, one-track minded, and set on getting me into his bed...
  • Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say nothing ever changes in this little town. But that's not exactly true. One drunken night has the ability to turn your world upside down. Sam Montgomery is a tough, smart mouth country girl who doesn't trust easily and refuses to get close enough to get hurt. Moon Jacobs is a rowdy roughneck who has earned every bit of the wild reputation he possesses...
  • Booty Camp by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Booty Camp by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Booty Camp [boo-tee-kamp] noun: Two people isolating themselves to get better at the deed.The issue: She's a virgin and crushing on a player.Her hang-up: Wants experience before she makes a move.The solution: Teach her everything I know.My idiotic move: Falling for the girl who wants the other guy.Mila Crawford thinks she needs lessons to be ready for the douchebag she's eyeing...
  • Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Safe. Loved. Protected.As a single mom, my son was my world.From the moment I gave birth to Anthony when I was just a scared teenager, my fate was sealed. I knew that I would do anything; sacrifice anything, to make him feel the love I'd never had. And most days, I was pretty sure I succeeded. Life hadn't always been easy. In fact, it pretty much never was. But that was fine...
  • Twisted Perception by T.L Smith

    Twisted Perception by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This story is not one of rainbows and happily ever after’s, so if you’re looking for that, stop reading. My story is fucked and deluded, just like the person telling it. You see, I’m a trafficker. I traffic gorgeous young men for my clients. The lonely old women whose husbands are more than likely off cheating on them. You’re not going to like me; I’m not going to lie...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  dark
  • Off Key by C.J. Martín

    Off Key by C.J. Martín

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Agreement. Two friends. Three Rules. No one gets hurt… Brandon Kresge has it all. A hot music career. An even hotter body. And tons of adoring fans willing to…yeah. By all appearances his life is perfect. But appearances aren’t always what they seem. Years of experience have made him skilled at hiding the truth. From the media. From his friends. From his band mates...
  • One Week Wingman by Lila Monroe

    One Week Wingman by Lila Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fake date. Real trouble. Fall for a new trope-tactic, fake dating rom-com read from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Sebastian Wainwright is handsome, British, and charming… and the last man you can rely on. Bartending at Mavericks, I’ve seen his love-em-and-leave-em routine up close, and I know better than to become another notch on his king-sized bedpost...
  • Checking It Twice by Claire Hastings

    Checking It Twice by Claire Hastings

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's made a list of her own, and he's just the man to help...Haven Taylor is tired of being called a Goody Two-shoes, and her brother's best friend might be the key to fixing that.DB Elliot is seriously sexy and without a doubt someone she can trust for a no-strings-attached secret fling. After all, she's known him her entire life...
  • Riff by Julie Kriss

    Riff by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I confess: I hooked up with the Road Kings’ bassist after a show thirteen years ago. It was supposed to be just one night - then I’d never see Neal Watts again.But life likes to throw curveballs, and we ended up with a daughter. We could do this, right? We could stay friends for our daughter’s sake, even though we weren’t a couple.Thirteen years of friendship...
  • Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons

    Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I know better than to get involved with celebrities. Especially a Rock God like Sebastian Kane. A man who knows how to make the ladies scream, as evidenced by the leak of his recent sex tape.Which leads to my problem... I'm the girl in the video with him.Grief will make you do crazy things. After all, I'm the smart girl, the good girl, not the rebel...
  • Always Right by Xyla Turner

    Always Right by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MaxineMy sole business is based on enhancing the customer's experience. Therefore, when I walked into the small restaurant in London, expecting to get what I ordered. I was treated rudely by the waitress/owner and her arrogant son had the dirty nerve to come to his wretched mother's aid. I told them both where they could go and stormed out...
  • The Manhattan Series by Willa Thorne

    The Manhattan Series by Willa Thorne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, In a city not so far away, There lived a girl who was in love with her brother's best friend. Years later, their paths crossed again. But he wasn't the same man she once knew. Jaded by the world, he decided to use her as his pawn in a plan for revenge… British businessman, Mason Woodward, seems to have everything going for him...
  • Dad Bod Rockstar by Melissa Schroeder

    Dad Bod Rockstar by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A road-weary rockstar finds love with a small town baker, but will his fame destroy the one woman he has ever loved?NiallA lot of people look at my life and think I have it all. Multiple platinum records, more money than I know what to do with, and a seemingly never ending string of women. Everyone thinks they know me, but very few do...
  • Dating Dutch by Misti Murphy

    Dating Dutch by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Asking my best friend’s sister to help turn me into boyfriend material is a no brainer. What could go wrong? Notorious for my partying lifestyle, I’m the celebrity everyone wants a piece of. Producers, directors, women. And I’m more than happy to oblige. Until it lands me in a sticky situation. A photo with the wrong woman plastered all over social media has my career hanging in the balance...
  • Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm an axe-wielding alpha with absolute resolve:I will not fall in love with Honey. She's my ex-stepdaughter -- and off limits.But it's a hell of a lot easier said than done.Her mom's long gone, and she's still here, in my secluded cabin.She's sweeter than sugar, with a body that makes me think of one thing alone:But I see her eyes linger... and the way she licks her lips.I may be a hard ass..
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • The C Agreement by R.L. Kenderson

    The C Agreement by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All she wanted was to improve her skills when it came to the C.I was the girl next door…with a few extra pounds. My job was demanding and kept me on my toes, but when I was deep in a case, it left me little time for relationships. And because of that, I had some complaints in the bedroom.What I wanted was for someone to teach me to be a better lover...
  • Common Ground by Wendy Smith

    Common Ground by Wendy Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What turned out to be a one night stand left Delaney Carruthers with a little girl who has the same eyes as the hottest commodity in Hollywood. In her small town retreat back in New Zealand, she’s pushed the painful memory of that night as far back as she could and built a successful life. Josh Carter is Hollywood’s golden boy...
  • How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    How to Love a Rockstar by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m a librarian. Dylan’s a rockstar. We can’t possibly be a match despite what the meddlesome matchmakers of the small town of Winter Falls think.No one is more surprised than me when Dylan walks into a wall the first time he catches sight of me. Even more surprising? He immediately asks me out.Um, I don’t think so...
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