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Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsParkerOf all the hot guys in the club, of course I find myself tangled up with a baseball player. Our chemistry is out of the park, igniting as his athletic body moves next to mine.I know exactly who he is, but the infamous Holden Bailey has no idea who I am, or my connection to the team. I prefer it that way. I give in to one dance with Holden and send him home alone... -
Palm South University: Season 3 Box Set by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrama. Lies. Sex. Welcome to Palm South University. The weather isn’t the only thing heating up in South Florida. At a school where fraternities and sororities don’t exactly play by the rules, relationships are bound to be tested... -
Ray of Life by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAusten and I could never have something real.She's still hung up on her ex. I'm still in love with Rae.So we'll just stay friends.But I miss her all the time. When I'm lying next to someone else, I wonder if she misses me too... -
Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant the most romantic honeymoon experience you can get? I’m your gal.Unfortunately, it isn’t by experience that I know these things.Love doesn’t come easily to an overworked type-A planner who manages romance at the most luxurious resort in the Virgin Islands.I have far too many boxes to check to be checking out anything but forms, schedules, and rose petals.God, the rose petals in this place... -
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Having You Is Never Enough by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhile Cayson is battling his decision about medical school, he notices Slade’s peculiar behavior. Slade never seems to be where he says he is, and it’s clear he’s hiding something from everyone. Cayson is certain he has a girlfriend, and the more Slade denies it, the more hurt Cayson feels... -
True Story by Ni-Ni Simone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's a girl to do when love has her caught up? That's the plight of eighteen-year-old Seven McKnight. Her freshman year at Stiles University turned out to be a tug of war for her heart and her sophomore year promised more of the same... -
All He Feels: Dax & Ginny by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way!One night sealed their fate… Virginia “Ginny” Valentine didn’t think she could feel so connected to another person after one night of "just talking." The beautiful and famous country singer had everything in her life...everything but that connection... -
Loving Jackson by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStand-alone Wishing Well, Texas romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Jackson BriggsI was known for two things: my career, and being a bachelor. The former had a lot do with the latter. As a cinematographer, I'd spent my life traveling the world, consumed by my work, leaving no time for anything else--including love... -
Greek by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the Palm South University Series...Sisterhood is forever, but can it survive life’s biggest curveballs?Erin fights for justice while Bear continues to fight his demons in order to be the man he wants to be for the woman he loves. Skyler considers what will come after graduation -- and whether or not Kip will be a part of the plan... -
She's My Baby by Adrianne Byrd
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"No husband, no boyfriend, no pets and definitely "no" children..." These were the "rules" that took magazine CEO Leila Owens to the top. Always in charge, in control, she was never rattled. Until she finds a baby in her kitchen on Christmas--and a sexy neighbor wearing next to nothing knocking at her front door... -
Avah Maldita by simplychummy, Karen Ramirez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Avah Chen is living large, and she is always in charge. She finds herself in good company of her fabulous friends in high places and unexpected ones from around the corner. You would think there's no stopping this little fierce maldita dahil tila nasa kanya na ang lahat - magarang bahay, matagumpay na negosyo at iba pang karangyaan... -
Invisible Love Letter by Callie Anderson, Jennifer Roberts-Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove is fatal; a snake that slithers into your life, poisons you with its venom, and leaves you there to die. I swore I wouldn’t be my parents. I swore I would stay away from the limelight. Falling in love with a musician was definitely out of the question. Weston Carter was all kinds of wrong for a girl like me. He was musician, a womanizer, and a first class heartbreaker... -
Mistletoe Kisses by Ali Dean, Alley Ciz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you ready to fall in love under the mistletoe?Join fourteen bestselling authors as they take you back to some of their favorite worlds, with this collection of all-new young and new adult short stories.‘Tis the season for friendship, family, first love, and FEELS... -
Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix Tequila with a house full of rowdy Fraternity brothers who have no boundaries? A cucumber, a pink thong, and a bottle of lube. Oh yeah, and super glue. There is always super glue… Parties, drinking, and plenty of mornings where you can’t remember what you did the night before...that was my life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered in my mind... -
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Just One Look: Leah & Lance by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Leah Porter is tired of the carousel of a-holes she's been riding for years. It does nothing but go round and round in circles, and she's ready to get off.She's made a resolution, and she plans to stick to it--no more dating anyone she's attracted to... -
Wheeler by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThroughout my time as an elite hockey player, I’ve had a few hookups.But there's only one I can’t get out of my mind.Stella left me high and dry in Costa Rica with a bruised ego and a broken heart after a single perfect day.I wish I’d ignored all the rules with her. I wish I’d made her mine in every way that mattered... -
Ruin Series Boxed Set by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor a limited time get the first two books+the bonus epilogue in the NYT bestselling stand alone Ruin series. Special price only until the third book in the series releases October 6RUINI'm not your typical girl. I've been running away from the memories that haunt me for so long that depression has become my only comfort. I was content in the darkness... until Wes Michels offered to be my light... -
More of You by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is sweet until it’s not… I followed my dreams when I wanted to follow my heart. I spent the summer touring with the band. Cruz Winslow is the love of my life and being with him 24/7 was amazing, until it came to an end. I needed to go back to school while he finished up his commitment to Exiled.But, that one decision threatened to tear us apart... -
Wish Come True by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated third and final book in the Blogger Diaries Trilogy. Kayla's Chick Rant and Book Blog April 17, 2016 They say when you quit trying so hard, things will finally fall into place. So, I let go of my failed marriage to Aiden, focused all my attention on my daughter and finishing school while working a full-time job, and suddenly... Barely breathing turned into surviving... -
Excess All Areas by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the going gets tough Freya Johnson gets going! Humiliated by her boyfriend the day she turns thirty, Freya boards a last minute flight to Corfu to visit her best friend Emma. Little does she know - this holiday will change her life forever. Enter Hollywood film star Nicholas Kaden whose entourage is stirring up the village of Kassiopi while filming his new movie... -
Legacy by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWritten like your favorite drama television show, the Palm South University series has been called "a mix of Greek meets Gossip Girl with a dash of Friends." Follow seven college students as they maneuver unrequited love, teacher/student romance, the tangles of “no strings” relationships, love triangles and more... -
Undesired Lust by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey used to be the perfect team. Two years ago, songstress Sidney Higgins ruined her life by sleeping with not one, but two of the famous Reckless Beat men, Mason Lynch and Sean Taiden... -
Smittened by Jamie Farrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDahlia Mallard is determined save her ice cream shop by getting country music superstar Billy Brenton to attend her risqué flavor-tasting event. But the closest she can get to Billy is his drummer, the womanizing Mikey Diamond. The more she gets to know Mikey, the more she wants to save him from his bad boy ways... -
Royal Chase by Sariah Wilson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBooking her client, Prince Dante of Monterra, on reality show Marry Me is a royal coup for PR agent Lemon Beauchamp. But thanks to a last-minute glitch, Lemon must pretend to be one of the contestants vying to win the playboy prince’s love and then live happily ever after—at least until the publicity tour ends... -
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Shatter by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSometimes the only way to heal... is to shatter. Rock star Alec Daniels has it all. Love, fame, money... But being in the limelight isn't all it's cracked up to be, and after one bad choice comes back to haunt him he is left picking up the pieces of his carefully constructed life... -
Sing for Me by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve never met and he doesn’t know that I exist. But he's the only person who can comfort me. He’s the only person who understands how this hurts. His lyrics keep me from falling apart. And they pull me closer. I’m falling for the man who’s plucking every one of my heartstrings. I’m falling for Miles Webb. And I’m content to keep lusting after a stranger. Until we meet. And he wants me... -
Hailey by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHailey I thought I knew. I thought I knew what life had in store for me. Until the day I met HIM. Until the moment he said hello. Until the second he touched me. Until the times he made love to me over and over claiming me EVERY. TIME. Then our time was up, and I left my heart with him. Fate brought us back together. But, does he still want me, as much as I want him? Plans be damned... -
Confessions Of A Frat Girl by Abigail Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConfession One: Musical theatre and chess were my true loves. I was a mixture of nerd and drama queen. I liked to think of myself as raspberry ripple ice cream. The perfect combination of sauce to creamy goodness. Confession Two: I was an adaptable kind of girl. Until it came to my dreams...Categorized as:
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Sweet Susie Sweet by Katie Graykowski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom International Bestselling author Katie Graykowski comes a hilarious tale of love, laughter, and a high velocity potato cannon. Susie Sweet is out for her early run, she comes across a stranded motorist. When she knocks on the driver’s side door to see if she can help, the driver rolls down the window and she staring into Hollywood’s favorite romcom leading man, Dane Bennett... -
How to Seduce a Rockstar by Arabella Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready to toss your panties on stage — it’s gonna get wild!My life was getting boring. Predictable. I needed to shake things up a bit, so my roommate helped me come up with a plan — we called it O.L.D. Operation Limp… Well, never mind about the ‘D’. Yeah, the limp part sounds yucky, right? Don’t judge — that’s just because of logistics. It’ll work out.O.L.D. is a big success... -
Running Home to You by Suzanne Sweeney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00IFR0XP2 Juliette Fletcher thought she had it all – a strikingly handsome man who adores her, a new business venture with her best friends by her side, and a dream house right on the beach. But appearances can be deceiving and everything comes at a cost... -
Caught in a Jam by Lila Felix
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve loved her since we were kids. But loving someone gets tough when they don’t love you back. Nixon Black has made mistakes. He made one mistake that would change his life forever. Now he’s working and in school—and he’s got a three year old. He gave up dating when Scout was born, but every night he retreats to another life in his mind, one he could’ve had with her... -
All the Way by M. Mabie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot contemporary romance from the author of the Wake Series. I’m a man’s man. A bro. A pal. A dude. And I love women. Am I a saint? Far from it. Do I go out with a lot of women? You’re damn right. I date them all. Shy. Loud. Too busy. Lonely. High maintenance. No confidence. No filter. Bad habits. Naive. Beautiful ones... -
Tyler & Stella by Heidi Joy Tretheway
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStella Ramsey always says bad boys can’t break your heart. They don’t call, don’t cuddle and don’t send flowers—but what do you expect? No strings means no regrets. When the biggest story of her fledgling music journalism career nearly ruins her relationship with her best friend, Stella has one chance to redeem herself... -
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Dating Dr. Notorious by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing the best in her field doesn't seem to help famously successful sex therapist, Dr. Regina Logan, who manages to fix everyone’s love life but her own. Men won't date her. Her brutal honesty about physical matters intimidates most males. It also doesn’t help her love life that the press publishes every dating move she makes... -
The One by Danielle Allen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe One (Part 1 of 2) The cattiness. The fights. The shaming. I don’t generally watch reality television, but I definitely don’t watch reality dating shows. Besides the fact that it’s completely staged, it’s a horrible depiction of people—women especially. Women are pitted against each other to compete for the affection of a man they “fall in love” with after a week or two. I call B.S... -
Chess Not Checkers by Annah Conwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe thinks he’s an arrogant jerk. All Jasmine Chamberlain wants is to make her family proud. She owes them everything and intends to pay them back by being the best student, cheerleader, and chess player the university has ever seen.Unfortunately for her, on her first day of chess club, she gets paired with an arrogant, flirty, hotshot quarterback with an affinity for pushing her buttons... -
Let Me In by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**This is a STANDALONE! You do not need to read book 1 in order to enjoy LET ME IN *** Grant is damaged, selfish, and undeserving of love…or so he thinks. Jessa is happy, in love, and has overcome her past…or so she thinks. Grant and Jessa can’t stop thinking about one another since being introduced at a party a month ago...Categorized as:
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Strum Your Heart Out by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSpecial new release price of 2.99. Price goes up 11/23 Best friends aren't supposed to fall in love. College senior Kara Kendrick is not about to let lust ruin a good friendship. Yes, her rock star guitarist best friend Drew Denton is stubborn, over-protective, and quick to threaten violence on anyone who hurts her. He's also the only person she's ever trusted. He makes her laugh... -
Rocked: Joe and Liss by Clara Bayard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's dreaming of a life of excitement and romance. He's searching for something real. When rock sensation Joe Hawk wanders into the diner where Liss works her dark night is brightened by his incredibly blue eyes and sexy smile. The attraction is immediate and every moment is charged with erotic heat. The first impression is easy. Taking the next step is much harder... -
A Little Bit of Truth by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a standalone novel. Marie... I made the mistake of sleeping with my best friend. Now he wants more, but he knows I have a three night rule. His persistence is irritating, I might just give in to keep him happy. I'm sure having a few more nights of fun with him won't ruin our relationship. Neither of us like commitment so it's perfect. Just great sex with no strings... -
Spied by J.M. Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGia Keats works both sides of love’s dirty business. Some days are spent at Silhouette Bridal Boutique, helping brides prepare for their delusional walk to happily ever after. Other days she clocks hours for Duplicity, spying on cheaters and crushing their plans for future trysts. The two jobs are a solid reminder to ignore the dead thing inside her chest and to stay out of love’s sight... -
Easy Love: A Modern Romance by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow 20-Somethings Find Love in New York: 1. Meet for tapas. 2. Pretend you care more about his day than your career circling the drain. 3. Stumble to your place. Kick him out before he trips on dirty laundry. (Literal or figurative.) It’s easy. That’s how I like it. Before you crown me the least romantic person in Manhattan, meet my competition. Dr. Wesley Robinson... -
Meet Cute by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvelyn I’d heard people talking about the smoking hot guy that opened up a tattoo parlor just off the plaza, so even before I met Nick, I knew he was sexy as hell. What I didn’t know about him was that he was also sweet, kind, and funny. Or that he had a daughter I would adore from the second I met her. Or that when I was with them, I would truly know what it felt like to be home... -
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EVER LONELY by Kimberly Lauren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lauren comes a story of lights, camera, flashes! Ever James is a platinum-selling rock star, who has purposely made a reputation for herself as the industry’s favorite wild girl. She’s been photographed partying hard and dating the hottest actors... -
Falling to Centerpieces by Ellie Cahill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe plan: best friends Clio and Nicole take a fun road trip across Michigan to deliver the centerpieces to their friend Katie’s wedding, giving the groom’s cousin, August, a ride for the big day. Nicole planned everything, from borrowing her mom’s minivan, to hotel accommodations, and the perfect amount of sight-seeing along the way... -
Girl Geek: A Gaming The System Prequel by Brenna Aubrey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the perfect escape. Until things get real... Mia Strong is beyond stressed out. With pre-med courses, the looming qualifying exam, a job, and her mother's serious health problems, she’s feeling the pressure from all sides. As a distraction, she turns to online gaming and her newest addiction, Dragon Epoch. Mia seeks an escape into fantasy—never dreaming that she’d find something real... -
Melody's Crush by Alora Dillon, Donna Hunter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings18 year old Melody Jenkins has spent the last 3 years of high school crushing on one guy, Jake Kensington, who sees her as no more than a sister from another mister and best friend. Not wanting to risk their friendship, Melody has kept her crush a secret and her emotions in check whenever she's around him... which is daily since they live on the same property... -
Good Cop by Liz Kelly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGood Cop is a full length, fun, sexy ride of a novel. Lolly DuVal has signed on to help Henderson's 'Golden Boy' learn to loosen up, shake his good cop image, and embrace his inner bad-boy.Yum! At the same time, she's coaching the town's notorious 'Great Seducer' on how to appreciate women outside the bedroom.Hmmm. And the two of them are best friends... -
Only for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoose ends left loose for too long tend to strangle. Cole and Violet knew it wouldn’t be easy. They knew their relationship would take work. But when the press finds out about Violet Lynn’s newest boyfriend, they start digging. And when his past come to light, exposing all of his family’s secrets, their relationship begins to fray...
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