Books like 'That Certain Something'
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Chocolate Lovers: Sweet Stories About Love, Friendship, and Inappropriate Behavior by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Chocolate Lovers gang and their crazy stories come together in one, special edition book!Book 1 - Seduction and Snacks:2012 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee - Best Romance2013 Indie Romance Convention Award for Best Indie First BookClaire is a twenty-something, single mom that grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start her own business to... -
![The Billionaire's Forbidden Little Sister by Max Monroe]()
The Billionaire's Forbidden Little Sister by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTheo Cruz, a New York man known for his family’s billion-dollar empire, Cruz Enterprises, has been indicted this afternoon in the Court of Public Opinion on charges of Bro-Code Conspiracy. Chief counsel for the prosecution, Caplin Hawkins, spoke candidly about the accusation. “Once thought of as a best friend to many—including myself—Theo Cruz has officially turned his back on human decency... -
![Just Three Words by Melissa Brayden]()
Just Three Words by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSometimes the one you want is the one you least suspect...Accountant Samantha Ennis craves order and structure. As the bookkeeper at the boutique advertising agency she owns with her three best friends, it’s her job to apply logic to the chaos. When one of those best friends, laid back Hunter Blair, moves in to share her loft apartment, Sam’s carefully organised world is thrown wildly askew... -
![Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter]()
Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn offbeat lesbian romantic comedy starring penguins, plotting, and payback.Muffin maker Olivia Roberts has had it with her awful exes taking advantage of her good nature. The theft of her nana’s beloved stuffed penguin is the absolute last straw.She puts up an ad at her local crime bookstore for a henchperson to help her enact a little mild revenge... -
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![Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring]()
Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDear Mr. Brodie,I hope this email finds you well. Your well-being and personal growth are of the utmost importance to me, as a therapist. As such, I have decided it is in your best interest to continue individual therapy with another practitioner. This is due to the potential for boundaries being crossed between us.Attached is a list of colleagues I would recommend for you... -
![Mutual Benefits by H.P. Munro]()
Mutual Benefits by H.P. Munro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsComing out to your loved ones is stressful, so when Hannah Melville’s family not only accept but celebrate her accidental announcement, it should be a relief. Which it would be, if Hannah was gay.Ashley West isn’t looking for a relationship. When she’s set up by her mother on a blind date, she’s ready to nip any expectations in the bud. She’s less prepared for her love interest to be straight... -
![A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson]()
A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLizzie Petrie doesn’t know how to handle life in the best of times. When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion... -
![Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow]()
Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJADE:I didn’t have the easiest childhood. An absent father and eccentric mother caused me to have to grow up fast and left me damaged in relationships. Control is important to me. I maintain control in my relationships with men, never letting them get too close.Four years ago, I met a much older man that gave me the best night of my life... -
![Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers]()
Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm not ready to be a single dad...I had my life all figured out.Hockey. A revolving door of women. No strings. No worries.Until my sister runs off with a man she's just met and leaves my nine-year-old niece in my living room with nothing but a backpack, a stuffed snake named Leo, and a broken heart.I need help... -
![Tide Together by Melanie Summers]()
Tide Together by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a stressed-out bridesmaid and a laidback pilot are stranded alone together on a sun-kissed Caribbean island?Paige Chadwick is having the worst day of her life. Her tyrant boss has made her three days late for her sister’s destination wedding trip, and now she’s stuck on the wrong Caribbean island with the wedding just hours away... -
![More Fun With Dick And Shane by Gillibran Brown]()
More Fun With Dick And Shane by Gillibran Brown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe houseboy is back... Gillibran Brown returns with more day to day tales about life and love. Being a houseboy to two demanding men is no easy task. There’s more to it than first meets the eye. Gilli has to be all things from chief cook and bottle washer to cleaner and gardener. When he’s good he’s very very good and when he’s bad…he gets his comeuppance... -
![Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent]()
Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all started with a game of Truth or Dare... It's bad enough I got arrested for prostitution on Christmas Eve. Alleged prostitution, mind you. I didn't do it. Of course I didn't. The cops say I offered up a certain sex act for a $5 gasoline gift card, but honey? My sex acts are worth way, way more... -
![Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan]()
Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA swoony, age gap, brother’s best friend, runaway bride romance from bestselling author, Chelle Sloan... -
![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... -
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![The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be harmless. One fake date with an off-limits football player I'd never date for real.Plot twist—Harry Westbrook is the exact opposite of harmless.My first mistake? Underestimating that boyish smile, those playful eyes, the charming words on those perfect lips. He claims to have a crush on me... -
![Aftermath by Alexis Hall]()
Aftermath by Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEnjoy this free erotic short, courtesy of Alexis Hall and Riptide Publishing.A moment of homecoming for Ash and Darian . . .Immediately after the events of Glitterland, Ash and Darian return to Ash’s flat and explore everything that’s changed . . . and everything that’s stayed the same... -
![Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMackey Sanders doesn't do anything easy—rehab is no exception. Never one to follow orders for the sake of being orderly, Mackey needs a reason, something real, to make him agree to Trav's terms of getting clean... -
![Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMackey's fragile recovery from his bout with self-destruction is complicated even further by his feelings for Trav—and Trav's feelings back. Trav is older, and he should know better, but now that Mackey is drug-free and conquering his demons, all he can see is the stunning, brilliant man who existed under the stain of pain and excess... -
![Date The Billionaire by Summer Cooper]()
Date The Billionaire by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m sick of the billionaire lifestyle. I’m sick of f*cking women who are just after my money! So, I go back to the only place I feel truly safe... grandma’s, my only family. Just as I started to think I might finally catch a break, grandma announced that she’s going to ‘help’ me find true love — she’s signed me up to a reality TV dating show! Life is just f*cking great... -
![Show Time by Tawna Fenske]()
Show Time by Tawna Fenske
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a wacky concept. Take an abandoned cult compound and cast the cops, teachers, farmers, and nurses needed for a self-contained community. Throw in some cameras and presto! Instant TV hit.There’s only one family with the chops to make it work, so the Judsons pack up their LA lives for a fresh start in rural Oregon. Big brother Dean has brokered billions in Hollywood deals... -
![Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec]()
Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe entire Chocoholics series is now available in one, special edition book! *This series is a spinoff from the Chocolate Lovers books and should be read after that series.* Book 1 – Love and Lists: Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn’t stop talking about his penis... -
![Boys, Toys - Oh My! Volume 1 by A.M. Willard]()
Boys, Toys - Oh My! Volume 1 by A.M. Willard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Warning this could cause strange looks for the laugh out loud moments... It could cause you to pee your pants... Most of all... It could cause you to escape from a long day.* Charlie Evans is the kind of woman who turns crimson red when she hears the word penis, so just imagine what happens when she has to say it to a crowd of strangers... -
![Undertow by Willow Summers]()
Undertow by Willow Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaugh-out-loud romantic comedy by USA Today Bestseller Willow Summers! CODE NAME: UNDERTOW The ladies see this wave coming at them, and they don’t know whether to swim away, or toward it. It won’t matter. They call me Undertow for a reason. Nights with me are sweet agony. I’m a wild spirit. No one has tied me down, and no one has come back from the pull of the undertow... -
![Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent]()
Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBOOK SEVEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RANDOM SERIES: I guzzled another flute of Champagne and froze, the liquid in my throat, waiting to be swallowed. Tyler was here. We’d met a few times before, in passing. He was the substitute bass player for the band; I was the lead guitar player’s girlfriend’s best friend... -
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![These Walls Can Talk: A New Play by Erin Mallon]()
These Walls Can Talk: A New Play by Erin Mallon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's totally normal to fall in love with an audiobook narrator's voice, right?Right. Just ask Vera, who listens to "her" guy whenever and wherever she can: while driving, working, parenting, cooking, cleaning, showering... you name it. But now, she's bringing him into the bedroom. And her husband is less than pleased... -
![Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers]()
Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLincolnIt’s been six years since Jazyln Benson skated out of my life and now that she’s back, I’m determined to make her mine.But things are different this time around.She’s the new owner of the Nashville Devils which makes her my boss. She has the power to destroy my career and being seen with me would destroy hers. She’s the one woman who’s supposed to be off limits...Categorized as:
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![Beautiful Beginning by Christina Lauren]()
Beautiful Beginning by Christina Lauren
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBack when not being able to stand each other also meant not being able to keep their hands off each other in Beautiful Bastard, neither Bennett nor Chloe could have seen this day coming.An exasperated bride who just wants to elope. A determined groom whose only focus is getting to the wedding night. And—of course—a whole lot of name calling... -
![Single Girl Rules #BananaParty by Ivy Smoak]()
Single Girl Rules #BananaParty by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle Girl Rule #2: Girls’ night is every Friday. No exceptions.It’s finally here.Friday.Girls’ night!And to celebrate, I got tickets to the hottest party in the city... -
![Play Boy by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Play Boy by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's my best friend. He's a player...And now, he wants me in his bed. Charlie Hartley is the thing that addictions are made of. At least that's what I've heard from the parade of desperate women who've gone through his bedroom's revolving door. Brash and unapologetic, tattooed and insanely handsome... -
![Legal by Bree Dahlia]()
Legal by Bree Dahlia
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTaboo. Wrong. Off limits. I know the drill. I know the rules. But damn, if he doesn’t get under my skin. And into my bed. There’s no reason for a woman like me, Successful, established, independent, To ever be sleeping with a younger man. A younger man with a hard, rugged, sculptured body. A body that can go all night. All night. I can’t resist, can’t turn him down... -
![Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer]()
Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsComing out is easier when you’ve got someone by your side. At least that’s how the hyper-private Quinn Kincaid sees it. When her publicist suggests a good old-fashioned sham of a Hollywood relationship, Quinn reluctantly agrees... -
![That Wild Player: A Standalone Bad Boy Billionaire & (Former) Good Girl Romantic Comedy by Nadia Lee]()
That Wild Player: A Standalone Bad Boy Billionaire & (Former) Good Girl Romantic Comedy by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm a good girl. I work hard, follow the rules, and only want a future with Mr. Right, complete with a white picket fence, 1.5 children and a dog. What do I have instead? A "Dear Jane" email from my ex, who CCd it to my best friends and their fiancés. My friends realizing that I've never had an orgasm is the cherry on the train-wreck cake of my love life... -
![Big Pickle by J.J. Knight]()
Big Pickle by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s kind of a big dill.An enemies-to-lovers, secret boss, gut-splittingly hilarious rom com from USA Today bestselling author J.J. Knight.They call me Big Pickle.It’s not what you think.(Although that’s true too.)I happen to be the oldest Pickle in the family deli business. And we have the best salami.Take that one however you like... -
![Shopping for a Billionaire's Fiancee by Julia Kent]()
Shopping for a Billionaire's Fiancee by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAll of our best dates end up in the emergency room.... I planned the perfect proposal. Plenty of lobster, caviar, champagne and--her favorite--tiramisu. The perfect setting. The perfect woman. The perfect everything. Dad gave me my late mother's engagement ring, platinum and diamonds galore... -
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![Life As We Know It by J.D. Hollyfield]()
Life As We Know It by J.D. Hollyfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife has not been easy for Penelope Summers. Specifically, the last month, when her high-profile boyfriend dumped her, her indecent exposure record surfaced, and her favorite thing in the world, tequila, failed her. Good thing for Penelope, she has her best friend to pick her up, and take her on the vacation of a lifetime. A seven-day cruise that will change the direction of her downward spiral... -
![Billionaire Retreat: A Secret Baby Second Chance Romance by Summer Cooper]()
Billionaire Retreat: A Secret Baby Second Chance Romance by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNina Charles is an actress, struggling to find herself and her way in sunny L.A. After nonstop bad luck, she’s relieved when she finally lands a gig as an entertainment specialist for an exclusive, private resort. She promptly realizes that the resort caters to rich men looking for a wild time... -
![Billionaire's Game by Summer Cooper]()
Billionaire's Game by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I fell asleep against his chest feeling many emotions, but amidst them all, one emotion stood out and that was love." Lesli is used to one thing: Being the youngest and smartest person in the room. But now college is over and she’s not sure who she is or what she wants from life. On a whim, she decides to move to Florida to work for her cousin’s nonprofit organization, Ophelia’s Angels... -
![The One That Got Away by Amari Nylix]()
The One That Got Away by Amari Nylix
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCold showers are required for this steamy series…after all, it gets hot in Texas!The second installment in Amari Nylix’s addictive new series, Austin Heat: The One That Got Away, will make you laugh out loud, gasp, and shake your head while you find yourself rooting for Jake and Rakell... -
![Single Girl Rules #GoddessContest by Ivy Smoak]()
Single Girl Rules #GoddessContest by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy BFF has been kidnapped.And in less than 24 hours, her kidnapper is going to auction off her virginity.Don’t get me wrong – it’s amazing to have your virginity auctioned off.Especially if a guy is willing to pay millions for it.What a compliment!But I can’t let my BFF lose her V-card all alone.So I’ll do whatever it takes to save her.WHATEVER IT TAKES... -
![Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝]()
Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow... -
![Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully]()
Reunited in Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s the love he foolishly let go…Ava Harrington, brilliant billionaire businesswoman, has conquered the world. And yet, scarred by a love lost fifteen years ago, she's built a wall around her heart, swearing off love forever.Ransom Yates’s culinary genius has taken him to the pinnacle of success as a magnetic celebrity chef... -
![Bang by Sabrina Stark]()
Bang by Sabrina Stark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne hard billionaire. One college grad turned nanny. And a massive mansion that's way too small for their growing attraction.Mason Blastoviak. This self-made billionaire doesn't bang the Help. He doesn't get involved. And he never, ever falls in love.Cami O'Neal. This recent teaching grad doesn't do strangers. She doesn't neglect her charge... -
![Honeymoon from Hell III by R.L. Mathewson]()
Honeymoon from Hell III by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor years, Connor has gone out of his way to make Rory miserable, but now that he finally had her, in his arms where she belonged, he was determined to keep her there... -
![Scarlet Toys by S.M. Shade]()
Scarlet Toys by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLiving on Violet Circle, a place that’s less of a neighborhood and more of an insane asylum poured into the street, I thought I was prepared for anything. After you’ve seen a woman strip down at the laundry room to wash the clothes she’s wearing, then saunter across the street naked, you’ve seen it all, right? How naïve I was... -
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![No Strings by Lucy Bexley]()
No Strings by Lucy Bexley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo Strings is a sapphic age-gap romance.Fun is the one thing Elsie Webb takes seriously. Though she’d be having a lot more of it if Haelstrom Media paid her enough to actually get out of debt. She’s determined to hold out on contract negotiations for her kids’ television show Fangley Heights until she gets what she deserves... -
![Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander]()
Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKellen McLin has been waiting for her moment for a long time. She says when two people who are meant to be together find each other, they know it instantly. Kellen believes her moment girl has finally arrived, but there’s one big problem—she’s a Sealy. The McLins and the Sealys are south Louisiana’s version of the Hatfields and the McCoys... -
![Turbulence by E.J. Noyes]()
Turbulence by E.J. Noyes
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStockbroker Isabelle Rhodes has a lot of money, a lot of trust issues, and a whole lot of reasons to believe her ex-girlfriend was right when she said that Isabelle sucked at relationships. With that accusation stuck in her head, Isabelle throws caution to the wind and dives into her first one-night stand... -
![Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner]()
Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the second book in his SIZZLING new summer series! WADE I just asked my cocky, demanding, bodybuilder best friend to be my personal trainer. What was I thinking?? I need his help. My acting career is in a rut, since apparently talent and a pretty face can only carry you so far if you don't have a perfect ripped body... -
![The Wedding Season by Kayley Loring]()
The Wedding Season by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt may be a creative marriage made in heaven, but Erin Duffy is cordially inviting Scott Braddock to go to hell… ERIN: There are millions of guys in L.A. so I why do I keep bumping into my nemesis Scott Braddock? He’s hot. He’s rich. He’s cocky. I’ve been competitive with him as a writer since college, and my former dormmate lost her mind after he had hot sex with her... -
![A Purrfect Gift by Jae]()
A Purrfect Gift by Jae
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLena has just moved to Freiburg with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they are a welcome-to-the-building Advent calendar from her new neighbors.Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner...
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