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Nothin' Like You by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGetting his way has never been a problem for Reese Jareau. That is, until what he wanted was seemingly unattainable. The baby of the Jareau family has fallen in love with a woman who’s already involved. What started as a work relationship soon turned into a friendship... -
Coming Home To Seashell Cottage by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*Winner of Chill With a Book Book of the Year 2019 Award as Dreaming About Daran* For Clare O’Connell, home is where the heart aches… Since the age of sixteen, Clare O'Connell has lived her life by four strict rules: 1. Don't talk about Ireland 2. Don't think about Ireland 3. Don't go to Ireland 4. Don't let anyone in And so far, it's worked well...Categorized as:
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Trust Again by Mona Kasten
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe's given up on love. But he's not giving up on her. The moment she meets Spencer Cosgrove, Dawn knows she's in trouble. Spencer is sexy. Funny. Charming. Just her type. Or what used to be her type, before she vowed to steer clear of realtionships. Everyone gets hurt in the end, Dawn believes...Categorized as:
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Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomya Hilton has known nothing but a life of ultimatums. From a young age, it was her and her sister Eliza against the world. When both of them find love and start families of their own, Somya finally feels like she has the life she deserves. Then tragedy strikes, leaving both her sister and brother-in-law dead and Somya to care for her niece Jazlynn who is ten at the time... -
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Be Your Everything by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a romance about childhood friends who marry in Vegas and embark on a wild ride to find their happily ever after.With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice... -
Texas Orchids by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI'm a city boy, not a cowboy.I'm way out of my league on a horse ranch in Texas.Falling for the sexy horse vet was never my intention.Especially when I find out she could be dating a killer.Sneaking around with her?Not my brightest idea, but someone's got to protect her.It's just one summer. One casual fling.Until it becomes everything but... -
Fall In Love Again by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverybody knows you don’t marry the rebound guy. And yet, that’s exactly what Charlie does. But once the husband is out of picture — kinda — she’s ready to leap forward with her life. She returns to the neighborhood she left, the business she missed, and into arm’s reach of Nixon — the reason she needed a rebound guy in the first place...Categorized as:
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Not Finished Loving You by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexis Monroe and Jaceon Palmer were college sweethearts. They’d planned their lives and were set to get married until Jaceon reveals a change in the plans they had for the future. Hit with the devastating blow that he no longer wants children, Alexis breaks things off.Years later, she is married with a beautiful daughter and pregnant with her son...Categorized as:
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She Writes Love... by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe circle of life. It's something we all know about but are never truly prepared for the unexpected. The unexpected that comes out of nowhere. No warning, no heads up, nothing. Just God giving us pure bliss and happiness and then taking it away in the blink of an eye... -
Conquering Conner by Megyn Ward
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConner Gilroy was my brother’s best friend.Popular. Smart. Gorgeous. With his cocky grin and perfect family, he was the fantasy of almost every girl I knew, including mine.And for some reason, he wanted me.Me, Henley O’Connell. The ugly bookworm with bright orange hair. Poor white trash with a quick temper and a chip on hershoulder. He confused me and made me angry...Categorized as:
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Having Henley by Megyn Ward
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm the Gilroy your mother warned you about. I'm a simple creature. I drink. I f*ck. I fight. If you're looking to do any of those things, I'm down. But I never do the same woman twice so if you're looking for something a little more long term than the time it takes us to both get off then don't blame me when you get hurt because you've been warned...Categorized as:
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Everything I Desire by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArabella Jenkins has a habit of bouncing from one man to another. For years, she’d been in one relationship after another, not really taking the time to focus on herself or her dreams. After her last relationship comes to an end, her sister challenges her to go ninety days without dating or sex. And she’s totally okay with that… until she meets Denzel... -
Heal My Heart by Kay Shanee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe chemistry between Jaelynn Waters and Kamden Ross could cause an explosion, however, Jaelynn had some healing to tend to, deeming her emotionally unavailable for an all-consuming man like Kamden. Mending her heart takes longer than expected. She’s ready to confess her love but it appears that Kamden is no longer in a place to receive it.Kamden knew Jaelynn was made for him... -
Tampering with Temptation by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ali returns to Memphis after a year, the last thing he expects is to experience romantic feelings for his best friend, Westley. Since the age of twelve, she’s been more like a sister to him than anything. But when he begins to get to know the new her… Ali starts to see her in more tempting ways... -
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Displacement: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s her only option. Her best friend. The one she can count on for anything. The one she… might have a little crush on. She’s the last girl he should be checking for. His best friend. The one who desperately needs a place to stay after being displaced by a fire at her own apartment building. The one who’s always had a piece of his heart even if she never knew it... -
The Business of Lust by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFallyn Mitchell’s perfect life begins to unravel at the seams piece by piece. As life shows her not everything is within her control, she finds solace in her best friend, Stax. For the last ten years, Stax has been the one constant in Fallyn’s life that has been unchanging... -
Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSusan Mallery welcomes you to Happily Inc, where true love isn’t just for fairy tales… Natalie Kaleta will do anything for the artists at her gallery, including risk life, limb and the effect of humidity on her naturally curly hair... -
Second Chances by D. A. Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you were given a second chance at love? Do you throw caution to the wind and follow your heart, or do you build an unbreakable fortress around your heart that only a special kind of man can penetrate? Meet Ella Kemp and Wyatt Easton. Heartbroken over a devastating loss, Ella is fairly certain that personal happiness just isn’t in her future... -
King of Hearts by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKing & Asha. Jackson & Camille. Trei & Zora. Three Couples. Three Days. A holiday they won't forget... -
My Secret Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA three-week affair and he was gone, leaving me with a gift. A baby.This big handsome billionaire had no desire to play his family’s inheritance games.So he traveled instead, running from his old life from country to country.In the process, he picked up photography, falling in love with images of little ones and beautiful women.You can’t take the playboy out of a Bancroft... -
Bayou Dreaming by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake’s heartfelt contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou. Roxanne King left the big city looking for a simpler life, but after years of proving herself on a SWAT team in New York City, being deputy in a sleepy Louisiana parish is something of an adjustment...Categorized as:
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Unforgettable In Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLyssa Spencer is the apple of the Maverick Billionaire's eyes, the sister they adore and vow to protect. But Lyssa isn’t a little girl anymore, and she wishes they could see she’s a grown woman who is perfectly able to take care of herself. Thankfully, her new boss, Cal Danniger, certainly appreciates and respects her abilities. And she appreciates Cal...in every way possible... -
Annabelle and Lee by Danielle Allen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy grandparents had a beach house tucked in a cove on the shore, and I spent every summer until college there. Some of my best childhood memories were from my time at Heathrow Beach. Mostly because I was head over heels in love with my neighbor Lee Thompson. He was adventurous. He was brave. He was twelve. But my eleven-year-old heart knew he’d be the one I’d end up marrying... -
Noble Seduction by Té Russ
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvy Noble’s wanderlust has taken her around the globe. And Duke Covington has been with her every step of the way... -
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My Heart Is A Fool by BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Malena, a young, free spirited woman in the last year of undergraduate school is trying to figure out where her heart belongs with this thing called love. What she fails to grasp is that the love she’s seeking is not dependent of other’s actions, but of her own... -
Cougar by M.A. Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt eighteen, I met a man.A man who turned my world upside down and made me the center of his.He claimed us meeting was fate. I agreed.I was the damsel in distress, and he was my white knight.I became his princess, and he was my prince charming.He gave me the fairy tale.The dream.Until fate circled around and turned my dream into a living nightmare... -
Mythical Creatures by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere was something scarier than flying: falling in love with Callum Callaghan. The confident playboy who never promised more than one night.Back in college he was my friend, and the boy who could’ve broken my heart, if I’d trusted him with it. Instead, I chose his best friend. The last time I saw him, he looked at the heart I held in my hands and walked away.It hadn’t been my heart...Categorized as:
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A Home For Christmas: A Home For Christmas Novella by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have nothing to offer her. He saved my life. I'll do anything to help him. This wasn't supposed to be the way my life turned out. One bad choice has left me homeless. Now, I'm on the street watching a woman about to get carjacked. Here I go again saving others and losing everything. I just hope she's worth my life. He just took a bullet for me. I have to save his life... -
Claimed by a Knight by Té Russ
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last thing Paige Bennett expects while home in Sweet Rapids mourning the loss of her best friend is any romantic entanglements. But when she runs into Remi, she quickly discovers that he might just be the perfect distraction. Former NFL player Remington Knight’s sole focus has been getting his brewing company up and running... -
Reese by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...Categorized as:
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Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her... -
Mess With Me by Kylie Gilmore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlly Bloom attends her college reunion on a mission—a second chance with her first love. Turns out he’s single and…not interested. Their love is doomed! But when Ethan Case, the sexy cop friend of a friend, finds her crying in her spiked punch, he invites her for coffee with his date... -
Mountain Man's Price by Ava Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter finally kicking her lying, cheating husband to the curb, the last thing Violet Miller wants is another man who can’t keep it in his pants. Enter Luke Chase. Motorcycle man, Luke, might be hot and sexy, but he’s also her best friend’s older brother and is known around town for his womanising ways. When Luke offers to scratch Violet’s itch, she reluctantly agrees...Categorized as:
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The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow all four novels and the companion novella are together in one can’t-miss eBook bundle: TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty... -
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More: Ryder Brothers by JD Hawkins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt starts with a bang. As in me and Hadley, the maid of honor, during my brother’s wedding reception. Sure, it was amazing, but I’m a one-and-done kind of guy. After spending years of my life getting screwed over by managers and agents with the Ryder Brothers, I no longer like to commit. I don’t even play music anymore. The secret that I haven’t told anyone- is that I can’t... -
Our Kind of Love by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne of Nashville’s fastest rising stars, Kyle Keenan has it all—fame, fans, and a chance at fortune. But the dream he’s busted his tail for means nothing without the woman who holds his heart. With her sassy smile and pull-no-punches attitude, Abbey is his greatest love—and his greatest regret...Categorized as:
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Powershift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMitch Jensen knows what it’s like to have nothing and claw your way up from the bottom. Living with nothing growing up, he always strives to help those in need. Except, he’s never met someone who didn’t want his help. Scarlett James is running from a life she never wanted but was too afraid to leave...Categorized as:
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The Lost Promise of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA completely gorgeous story about lost loves and small-town secrets that will sweep you away to the Irish coast. Maggie remembers her summers in the village of Sandy Cove in Ireland like they were yesterday. She and her family would swim in the crystal-clear waters, collect beautiful seashells and relax on the sand...Categorized as:
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On the Rocks by Kim Law
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSassy tomboy Ginger Atkinson would rather be captaining a deep-sea fishing boat than baking pies, yet she still wishes she had a man to bake for. Sure, the pretty redhead is happy running her late father’s Turtle Island ferry business, but everyone in the world is finding love except her. Stuck on the wrong side of thirty, she’s trying to accept singlehood by building a dream home—for one...Categorized as:
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It All Comes Back to You by Melissa Wiesner
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn absolutely unforgettable and heart-shattering romance, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Lucy Score and Carley Fortune, that does keeping secrets destroy true love?Anna works two jobs to get herself through college and never, ever talks about her family. It’s easier to keep her distance from everyone until she can finally leave her old life behind...Categorized as:
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LIMITLESS: A Less Than Zero Rockstar Romance: Book 2: Jace & Alex by Kaylene Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She snuck up on me and stole my heart..."Sexy Viking drummer Jace Deveraux used his genius marketing skills to help propel Less than Zero (LTZ) to the top.Friends-with-benefits was the only thing he was capable of.Until free-spirited social media influencer Alexandria LeRoux made him an offer he couldn't refuse.Their secret, spontaneous global hookups were decadent, erotic, extraordinary...Categorized as:
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The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrying to get over a broken heart, twenty-four year old teacher Jet Diekerhof takes a gap year to travel and have an adventure. Her practical farming family is horrified until Jet's older sister Harley gets her a long term sub position at a one room school house in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Jet's grateful it’s 775 miles from her overly involved family—and the guy who broke her heart... -
Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! 10 NEW HOLIDAY ROMANCES From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors To Warm Your Heart And Curl Your Toes! Each Sweet and/or Steamy Story takes place at a unique magical Mistletoe Lodge. Curl up in your favorite chair and treat yourself to a Christmassy-Happily-Ever-After Experience full of jingle bells, mistletoe and JOY, celebrating the spirit of the season...Categorized as:
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Formal Arrangement by Kylie Gilmore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLauren Bishop has her whole summer planned out—working as a nanny for a desperate single dad and finding the elusive Mr. Right. She even signed up for the local matchmaking guru’s Make Love Bloom (TM) service, end of summer guarantee! But somehow her plans got derailed because now she finds herself longing for her emotionally unavailable employer... -
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The Long Route by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLydia never planned to return to Love, GA. She never planned to see Adam again or to rehash the night that changed their lives forever.But when an assignment at work brings her back to Love, she discovers the boy she left behind is not the same man there waiting for her. Adam once thought his future with Lydia was set... -
Montana Hero by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring Flynn Bensen‘s last wildfire rescue, a woman died despite Flynn’s best efforts to save her. He can’t escape his sense of failure or recurring nightmares, but he can escape to Marietta, Montana, to a new job as the head of Crawford County Search and Rescue... -
Cowboy True by Michelle Beattie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s back in his life… and this time he’s not letting go.Gage Granger knew back in high school that his friend and secret crush was desperate to get out of Last Stand, Texas. But with his roots running deep into the Hill Country soil of his family’s ranch, he couldn’t leave and so made the tough decision to let her go...Categorized as:
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Days like This by Laurie Breton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA relationship in transition. A husband with old insecurities. A wife with new uncertainties. A teenage daughter who crashes into their lives with no warning. The love story that began in COMING HOME continues! For two decades, their friendship survived the roller coaster ride to fame and the tumult of her first marriage to his best friend... -
Collide by Melissa Toppen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook One in the Two Hearts Series. Grace Morgan is just like any other new college graduate. Driven, head strong and full of life, or so that’s what she lets everyone think. But Grace is not the girl everyone believes her to be and she hasn’t been for years...Categorized as:
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Run Away with Me by Taylor Holloway
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOur small town wasn't enough for Jason, so he left to conquer the music world. Now he’s come back to conquer me. Jason and I both dreamed of escaping our tiny town, and those dreams brought us together. I was the wholesome cheerleader and Jason was the hot, older bad boy I couldn't resist. Everyone but me thought Jason would never leave the junkyard where he'd been born. Everyone was wrong...
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