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Where it all Began: A Small Town Love Story (Blue Moon) by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“This would be a lot easier if you had a sense of humor.” “This would be a lot easier if you were a man.” Author’s Note: Do NOT read this book until you’ve read at least Blue Moon #3, or even better #4. I’m protecting your reader experience here. I promise... -
![Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens]()
Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSALEM Just some fun. Just one night of reckless, harmless, wild fun. That's what I told myself the night I hooked up with quite possibly the sexiest guy I've ever known. Only, I didn't want to KNOW him. Life is a series of temporary situations, or so it's always been for me... -
![Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens]()
Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBELLA New life. New job. New home. New goals... I vowed to make drastic changes and to never fall back into old habits. But then Ethan Noles showed up and blew all my good intentions to hell. I should have stayed away. I shouldn't have played his game. But I did. Now I just hope I don't regret it. ETHAN Bella is the type of girl you can't help but chase, because she doesn't want to be caught... -
![Creed by Cee Bowerman]()
Creed by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCreed Tempest is content with the solitary life he’s chosen. The only people he needs around are his siblings. He’s got a handful of friends that are important to him, but there’s no special someone to warm his bed. Oddly enough, he’s fine with that. There’s less drama that way, he tells himself.When a beautiful woman and her children move in next door, Creed’s life is turned upside down... -
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![Say It's Forever by A L Jackson]()
Say It's Forever by A L Jackson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a close proximity, single-parent stand-alone romance about a woman on the run and the man who will do anything to save her…Jud Lawson found me stranded in the rain.Broken down on the side of the road in a deserted neighborhood with my piece of crap car.I wasn’t looking for a hero, and definitely not one who looks like him... -
![Wilder by C.M. Owens]()
Wilder by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWild Ones Tip #349 If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough. My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking. What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime. What we got? Two sexy mountain men... -
![Unraveling Him by Claire Kingsley]()
Unraveling Him by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Small Town Family Romance. She’s the sunshine to his storm cloud Stoic, growly Evan Bailey has enough on his plate. A growing business, a pack of brothers who drive him crazy, a gossip-loving small town, and a rivalry that runs deeper than any family feud. Love? That’s a hard pass. He already learned the hard way that he’s better off alone. Fiona Gallagher has a problem... -
![Make Me by C.M. Owens]()
Make Me by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDALE I'm a mature and very pragmatic person, whom others like to call boring. At least I was...until Harley came back into town... What do you do when a girl comes back for some petty revenge against you and seduction is part of her game? You pretend to be a millionaire dom, of course. Yeah...it sounded better in theory... -
![Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens]()
Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite 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.. -
![A Redo by C.M. Owens]()
A Redo by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAllie Thrash Wren Prize is the asshole who got me pregnant seven years ago. And gave me a false name. And walked out of the hotel without a backward glance. Sure, I know I wanted to have sex just as much as he did, but I didn't want to be tossed aside like garbage the second it was done. I also wasn't planning to get pregnant... -
![Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn]()
Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRacer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he’s been rude, irritable, and unbearable. And worse? He's broke. A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell... -
![Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron]()
Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe’s hard up.He’s just hard…After an ill-fated one-night stand, Wyatt Landry was the last person I ever expected to see again.By design, mind you, as I spent the last two years avoiding him.He was only ever meant to be a good time—a really good time—and now, thanks to one teensy little mistake, he’s back in my life and wielding an entirely different set of tools... -
![Drifter by Kristy Marie]()
Drifter by Kristy Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTit for tat. These are the rules I live by. But don’t think this is some kind of cutesy story of a boy and a girl with a simple misunderstanding. This a story of a girl who hates and a boy who loves. This is a story about how weakness became my strength. This is our story. Drifter is a stand-alone in the Commander in Briefs Series. The series has crossover characters from each novel...Categorized as:
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![I'll Just Date Myself by Lani Lynn Vale]()
I'll Just Date Myself by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNormally when you say, “I have a stalker,” you think bad thoughts. That wasn’t the kind ofstalker Folsom was when it came to Kobe Sano. Folsom liked to call herself a “guardian angel indisguise.”The first time he catches her attention, he’s been assigned to hunt her down and throw away thekey. All she did was steal someone else’s child. Well, embryo, that is... -
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![Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie]()
Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen I slap the handcuffs on her I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail. Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life. I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one. The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake. I finally have what I want. Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends— Life is good... -
![Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley]()
Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere wasn't anything Arden wouldn't do for her family, even if it meant having to brave The Last Riders in their own clubhouse. There, she found herself thrust out of her comfort zone and seeing things that she was too shy to watch on Pay-Per-View. She needed The Last Riders' help to save her younger brother, but who was going to be the one to save her from them? One thing was for certain.. -
![Filthy Little Midlife Fling by Lilian Monroe]()
Filthy Little Midlife Fling by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's about to discover exactly what this hunky, small-town mechanic is hiding under the hood...I’m having a bad week.First, I get a call from my scumbag ex-husband asking for a favor. He wants to hire me to organize his new house.The house he’s sharing with his new wife.The one he cheated on me with.But the worst part? I’m so broke I might have to take the job... -
![Tangle by Adriana Locke]()
Tangle by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious... -
![Loathing a Landon by Ruth Cardello]()
Loathing a Landon by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCooper Landon knows what it’s like to be left behind, lied to, and betrayed. At sixteen, angry and broke, he tried to rob a small-town hardware store. Instead of money, what he got was a good beating and a second chance. Pete Glenford took him in, taught him he wasn’t worthless, welcomed him into his family, and gave him a purpose... -
![Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy]()
Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaura Benson has her life together, thank you very much. Her jewelry store in San Francisco is doing wonderfully. Her design skills will soon have her traveling to London, designing a new line that should build her reputation world wide. She's on top, which is where she likes to be - especially when it comes to men... -
![Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant]()
Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCOMING MAY 19, 2020She can't let him score… Call it superstition, but when a guy bats as hot as Brooks Elliott, you don't mess with what's working. And what's working is him keeping his pants zipped and doing all of his scoring on the field... -
![Hoping for Love by Marie Force]()
Hoping for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAll her life, Grace Ryan was the “fat girl.” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life as her twenties slipped away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time... -
![Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBain met Diana, a.k.a. Luce, the night before he was set to deploy to Afghanistan.It’s not every day that you take your brother’s girlfriend to prom because he refuses to put out the effort.That night was one of the best nights of his life and the next day, he leaves and doesn’t see her again.But there are letters. Not many, but enough for them to form a connection... -
![Impact by Danielle Norman]()
Impact by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey always say that two wrongs don’t make a right... Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile... Her curves... Wrong has never felt so right... -
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![Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis]()
Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now I’m living in middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares. Did I mention that she and her son are my new neighbors? If you talk to the locals, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football... -
![Pit Stop: Baby! by Taryn Quinn]()
Pit Stop: Baby! by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe had the hottest hookup ever. And now, she’s having my baby. I’m a carefree single guy. A successful race car driver who enjoys hitting the track—hard. I don’t do commitments. Hell, I rarely even do repeats. Until I spent the night with a gorgeous, funny woman who rocked my world. No names. No identifying details. Just lots and lots of pleasure... -
![Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray]()
Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst rule in the sister’s handbook: don’t date your sister’s ex-boyfriend.Oops.If there was one man on the planet I shouldn’t be looking at twice, it’s Daire Beneventi. Sure, he’s my sister’s ex, but he’s also the leather jacket to my quilt tote bag... -
![Grace by Megan O'Brien]()
Grace by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the only daughter of the Knights MC President, Grace Jackson was raised in the life. Her pop would keep her in a protective bubble if he had his way, and her job is less than a dream, but she loves her life and the small town of Hawthorne where she was raised. The moment Ruston King, president of the Royal Bloods, sets eyes on Grace, he’s determined to make the club princess his queen... -
![Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise, Angela Casella]()
Matchmaking a Single Dad by Angela Denise, Angela Casella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re all wrong for each other…but sometimes two wrongs do make a right.ColeThe only woman I need in my life is my eight-year-old daughter, Jane. As a widowed brewery owner, I don’t have the time or inclination for anything more serious than a one night stand... -
![A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella]()
A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hate him...but I also want to touch his abs. Is that normal?GraceMy boss, the famous romance novelist, always said she’d open doors for me when I finished writing my first book. Only I have...and she hasn’t. Worse, I just met her new brand manager, and I know him.Enoch “the Suit” Laskin made my life miserable in business school, right up until he seduced me... -
![On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne]()
On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Winter Games have begun… I’m the life of the party. A little loud and some buzz kills might say obnoxious, but if you’re around me I guarantee you’ll have a good time. Unless your name is Demi Harrison. If that’s the case, you’d act like I’m the devil incarnate and go out of your way to avoid me. Which makes zero sense because at the last Olympic Games I rocked her world... -
![Big Bad Cowboy by Carly Bloom]()
Big Bad Cowboy by Carly Bloom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the New York Times tradition of Lori Wilde and Carolyn Brown comes the first book in a new western romance series from Forever debut author Carly Bloom about a no-strings cowboy fling with a fairy tale twist. Who's afraid of the big, bad cowboy? After one too many heartbreaks, Travis Blake hung up his cowboy hat and put Big Verde, Texas, behind him... -
![Somebody to Love by Wendy Vella]()
Somebody to Love by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the bad boy no one trustedBailey’s burned out and not sure what leads her back to Ryker Falls, but has a feeling it’s got something to do with closure. Bad boy Joe Trainer was once her soulmate, but she isn’t sure she has a soul anymore. Finding he’s made something of his life is a shock, as he’d been on a one-way trip to hell when she left...Categorized as:
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![Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan]()
Kissing the Rival by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlotteI’m not just kissing the rival… I’m falling for him.Spencer Pennington has always been a shameless flirt, but when it came to being the best in our MBA program, all bets were off, and the competition was on.Fast-forward a few years, and all it takes is a bar at a failed wedding and my silly kiss-rating system to lock lips with the enemy... -
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![Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole]()
Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules.Garrett MarshAs the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason... -
![The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm... -
![Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec]()
Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Hawks fans still in shock after centerfielder, Shepherd Oliver, sustained season-ending injury last night in the 5th inning of the playoffs against Chicago.”Two years ago, I was a pretty big deal. I thought I had it all, until a blast from my past popped up on my social media feed, keeping my ego in check and reminding me how basic I am. Except sassy Wren Bennett isn’t just a blast from my past... -
![Taste by Melanie Harlow]()
Taste by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe last person on earth I want to be stranded with is Gianni Lupo.But thanks to the blizzard of the century, I’m trapped in a roadside motel room with that cocky bastard for two straight days.With one small bed.Some women might thank Mother Nature for delivering a polar vortex that maroons them with six feet of solid muscle, those deep blue eyes, that sexy grin--but not me... -
![Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir]()
Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to do better - and vice versa. The day he left town was the best day of my life. Ten years later, the day he came back was the worst. Now he’s my co-worker. Grown-up Eli Loveless is sexy as sin... -
![Perfect Chance by Molly McLain]()
Perfect Chance by Molly McLain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaden McMurray & Carly Walsh are coming to Mason Creek!We shared a single night together. No last names, no strings, no promises. Two months later, chance brings us together again. But this time around, things aren’t nearly as simple. In fact, they’re downright complicated... -
![Falling for the Enemy by J.E. Parker]()
Falling for the Enemy by J.E. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for the enemy will lead to my ruin.My name is Arianna Ivanova, and the city of Charleston belongs to me. Both ruthless and cunning, I rule my empire with an iron fist. Those that challenge me, daring to take aim at my blood-stained crown, die by my hand. That changes, however, when he walks into my life.Alejandro Santiago is the curveball I never saw coming...Categorized as:
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![Cry About It by Maggie C. Gates]()
Cry About It by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings-Joelle-You know what they say about enemies.* Know the enemy* Keep the enemy close* Outsmart the enemy* Make out with the enemyOkay, maybe not that last part. And maybe that’s what got me in trouble with Vaughan Thompson. But in my defense, he started it. That city boy should have known better than to act a fool in these parts.I don't get mad. I get even... -
![Changing Lanes by Maren Lee]()
Changing Lanes by Maren Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLane Bennett is the new hotshot lead public defender of Bounty County. A transplant from Chicago to Montana, Lane ran from the big city to escape a bad breakup, a far-too-stressful job, and all the anxiety issues that came along with it. But kicking ass and taking names as a small town public defender often pits her against the hottie Sheriff's Department deputies...Categorized as:
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![The Right Stuff by Brill Harper]()
The Right Stuff by Brill Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being cleaned out by her bigamist embezzling husband, socially awkward academic Tru Stanhope finds herself with one remaining asset: a dive bar in the podunk town of Brazen Bay. Well, half a bar. The other half is owned by the infuriatingly hot Nash McKendrick... -
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![Square Deal by Maggie C. Gates]()
Square Deal by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Call me crazy, but I didn't think Miss Hard-Ass of Happily Ever Afters would have a one-night stand with her best friend's best man."Weddings have a way of turning the most cynical person into a puddle of sappy, blubbering goo. After all my years of experience as a wedding planner, I should know. And the biggest problem with that?I’m Hannah Jane Hayes, and I’m already a complete sap...Categorized as:
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![A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, it’s not happening again. Thing is, she’s a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. It’s time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. I’m not the only one dreaming about it all day... -
![Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come.. -
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Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now.He needs to figure out a way to get over her.Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work... -
![Bro Code Hell by Marika Ray]()
Bro Code Hell by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiving with my older brother’s best friend wasn’t even my worst idea lately.Keeping it a secret from my brother was on the list too. Oh, and actually falling (literally) for Blaze Hellman—when every frown clearly said to stay away—was most definitely at the top of the list.I was kind of a genius normally... -
![I Like Me Better by Susan Renee]()
I Like Me Better by Susan Renee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSugar and spice and everything nice?No way.She’s sugar and sass and a pain in my...well...you know.It was just supposed to be a two-month leave from my cushy job in Chicago. Stabilize the family bakery business following the death of my father, and then get back to the city. It would have gone flawlessly had I not run smack dab into Hadley Hutton on my first night back...
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