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  • Ravenous by Helen Hardt

    Ravenous by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bryce Simpson did the only thing he could. He spurned Marjorie Steel. Even though he’ll be living on her ranch, he is determined to stay away from her. She’s worthy of more than he can even think about giving, especially now that long-buried memories are surfacing and he’s learning that his father’s sins may go even deeper than he imagined...
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    age-gap  family  suspense  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye.Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves...
  • Blood & Bones: Easy by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Easy by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When life comes crashing down around you, the only thing left to do is pick up the pieces… Easy’s a man who made a mistake and paid for it with four years of his life.A man who trusted someone who turned around and screwed him so hard it landed him in prison.A man who spent years searching for where he belonged.Who found his place after he joined the Blood Fury MC.Who finally found his “easy...
  • Colton by Marie James

    Colton by Marie James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Detective Colton Matthews has experienced a lot in the last ten years.Promotions.Divorce.Single-dad life.His work life is as full of surprises as his home life.But nothing prepared him for her.Saying yes to the favor asked of the Cerberus MC was a no brainer.He’s a good guy helping other good guys...
  • Bayou Devils MC 1-4 by A.M. Myers

    Bayou Devils MC 1-4 by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Bayou Devils MC will bring you to your knees!HOPELESSLY DEVOTED:Logan “Storm” Chambers is no stranger to pain. Suffering through loss after loss has left him a shell of the man he used to be. He’s unable to move on but he’s learned to survive...
  • Four Weddings and a Vendetta by S.J. McCoy

    Four Weddings and a Vendetta by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Each of the Remington brothers has met their special lady. They're ready to get married, settle down and embark upon the next chapter of their lives. You are cordially invited to join Mason and Gina, Shane and Cassidy, Carter and Summer, and Beau and Corinne in their celebrations. Of course, things never go smoothly when you're planning a wedding - let alone four of them...
  • Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy It’s funny how the things we most desire are usually the same things we’re meant to avoid. Just like Eve’s temptation with that damned apple, Mikhail Petrov is the one person I can’t seem to resist. Even though our union incites war in the streets of New York, causing more bloodshed than the city’s seen in a long time...
  • Breaking Point by Elle James

    Breaking Point by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delta Force Operative John “Tank” Sanders is a few years away from retirement. The old man on the team, he keeps his head down and his heart guarded. Burned in a relationship as a young man, he’s sworn off getting involved. Love isn’t for him and no woman is worth the effort. To save money while building a house, he moves into his RV and parks it at a local trailer park...
  • Keeping Her by Jordan Marie

    Keeping Her by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One kiss from those cherry lips and I knew she was meant to be mine.I’m claiming her and I won’t be letting her go.Luke “Grunt” Stafford had one job.He didn’t like it, but when your President gives you an order you usually follow it.He didn’t plan on the feisty redhead that showed up and rocked his world.Jasmine Blake knows how her family and friends see her...
  • Once You're Mine by Barbara Freethy

    Once You're Mine by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a page-turning, poignant and thrilling romantic suspense novel about love, courage and risking it all! Firefighter Dylan Callaway is no coward when it comes to running into burning buildings but running into love with a beautiful and seriously annoying brunette is another story...
  • Pink Lemonade by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Pink Lemonade by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Could she dare to live her fantasies?After meeting a handsome man in the park, Tori Reinhart flees back to the safety of Little Cakes. He couldn't possibly be interested in anyone as shy and inexperienced as her, and she's sure she'll never see him again.Evan Parker lives two lives...
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    age-gap  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  insta-love  steamy
  • UnScripted: An older man finds his younger woman and together, true love by Jax Hart

    UnScripted: An older man finds his younger woman and together, true love by Jax Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When she told me Sons of Anarchy was her favorite show, I knew I was in trouble. When she said I'm what Jax would look like if he didn't die, I knew I was screwed. I was her fantasy man... all grown up. But I'm no pretty boy acting in a show. This is real life sweetheart. It's ugly. It's raw. Unscripted. Meat a.ka...
  • Capone's Wild Thing by Ciara St. James

    Capone's Wild Thing by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Capone never expects to be knocked for a loop when he enters the MC’s new business, the local gym. However, that’s exactly what happens when he lays eyes on Mackenzie Mathews, aka Mac. A woman has never affected him like she does, only she should be off-limits. She’s an employee, but Capone can’t seem to forget about the feisty amateur MMA fighter...
  • The Fire Inside by Kathryn Shay

    The Fire Inside by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fire Department Psychologist Jack Harrison has spent his life helping firefighters in Hidden Cove deal with firefighting deaths, PTSD, broken marriages, the fear of spouses for their loved ones, and a variety of firefighter romances. He is especially beloved by the Malvasos, as revealed in the previous family saga novels...
  • Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz

    Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's July, a couple months after Nora returns to Søren at the end of THE SIREN, and while in bed, Søren makes a trade with Nora. He'll do something nice for her and she'll do something nice for him. Of course Nora picks something sexual. But Søren surprises her with his "something nice" request. Read the excerpt below to find out what it is.This story if for mailing list subscribers only...
  • Once in a Lifetime by Leeanna Morgan

    Once in a Lifetime by Leeanna Morgan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Samantha Jones works at Fletcher Security. She develops state-of-the-art surveillance drones, hacks computer networks, and makes life difficult for anyone on the wrong side of the law. When she's asked to help Caleb Andrews complete a top-secret project, her IT skills aren't the only thing that will be tested to the limit...
  • Off Limits by Penny Dee

    Off Limits by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm about to break the biggest rule of all. RUGER I was sixteen when she was born. The niece of my best friend. An angel with bright blue eyes and hair the color of night. Through the years I’ve seen her grow from an adorable dimpled cupid into a strong, independent beauty. Into a goddess. A temptress. Fate has brought us together. But she is off limits...
  • Being Lost by Manda Mellett

    Being Lost by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LostAll my life, it seems, I’ve made mistakes. Once, I lost everything. Failure seems to follow me around.I didn’t spot what a snake Snake was—he had planned a mutiny right under my nose. Yeah, he did well when he appointed me as his VP. I followed him blindly, never suspecting a thing.Now Snake is dead and I’m the prez...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Grumbler's Ride: Satan's Devils MC San Diego #2 by Manda Mellett

    Grumbler's Ride: Satan's Devils MC San Diego #2 by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    GrumblerI’ve given this club more years of my life than I care to remember, most recently giving them my all as sergeant-at-arms. My life is settled and just the way I like it. I’m too old to change now.I’ve never had a woman to call my own, nor fathered kids, and never felt I missed out. My brothers sometimes joke my motorcycle is my old lady, and I can’t argue...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Bucked by Heather Slade

    Bucked by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's a city slicker. He's a cowboy to the core. Together, opposites may attract but, will sparks fly.BUCK Getting called back to the ranchAfter my dad dies,I know I have my work cut out for me.As a CIA operative, I can juggle it all.Always have.Always will.But when she needs my help,I can't possibly refuse.After all, she's the sexiest city slickerThis BUCK has ever seen...
  • The Billionaire's Secret Life by Lisa Ladew

    The Billionaire's Secret Life by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a life-threatening incident, Daxton loses his very identity, but gains true love...
  • Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his...
  • Seduced in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Seduced in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Montgomery Ink: Boulder series concludes with a fake relationship where the heat and emotional connection are anything but false.The moment Madison McClard’s parents tell her that her ex is getting married, there’s no getting out of their latest scheme. One moment she’s trying to get out of their clutches. The next, they’re telling her exactly who she’ll marry to save the family name...
  • Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the right path isn’t the easiest one.Weston Bradford entered my world in a whirlwind. Or, more accurately, during a torrential downpour. After our brief encounter, I didn’t think I’d ever see the attractive man with mesmerizing blue eyes again. Not in a city the size of Atlanta...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc  sad
  • Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns with the next generation of Montgomerys and a second chance romance bound in memory and heat.Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...
  • Hardball by Lisa Suzanne

    Hardball by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was issued an ultimatum between the two loves of my life: her or the game. No matter what I choose, I have to give up something I love. Spring training is my first chance to show the world that Cooper Noah is back after the elbow injury that took me out of the game. It’s the stage I stand on to prove I’m the starter the Vegas Heat is paying big bucks for. But my heart isn’t in any of it...
  • Aspen's Defense by Nichole Rose

    Aspen's Defense by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love...
  • True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    People magazine declared that Nora Roberts "is at the top of her game," and there's no greater evidence of that than these three novels. From the horse farms of Virginia to the rugged beauty of Montana, to an island off the coast of Georgia, these novels showcase Nora Roberts' talents for intense drama, vivid characters, and fast-paced suspense. True Betrayals, narrated by Rose Anne Shansky...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  suspense  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Crossroads: by D.D. Prince

    Crossroads: by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The biker was leather, wind, muscles, and Alpha. Christian Forker was a beautiful biker. And if I had my way, he was going to be mine. Jojo Valentine, biker princess, wants a beautiful biker of her own.Unfortunately, her father is Prez and her three brothers are members of The Dominion Brotherhood and act as a virtual chastity belt...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary
  • Closer To You by Barbara Freethy

    Closer To You by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Renowned scientist Ian Callaway believes in numbers, logic and reason. His life is an equation that always adds up, until his mentor asks him to do him a small favor. This favor sends him out of his lab and smack into Grace O'Malley, a free-spirited, beautiful elementary school teacher, who believes in love and miracles...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays  mystery
  • Whiskey Undone by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Whiskey Undone by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two best friends follow a dangerous and seductive path in the final standalone novel of the bestselling Whiskey and Lies series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan. Ainsley Harris has always kept a secret from her best friend. She’s stood by his side, helped him raise his daughter, and tried to keep her distance even though she’s been in love with him for years...
  • Can't Let Go by Barbara Freethy

    Can't Let Go by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Talented graphic artist and animator Annie Callaway has been commissioned by a Hollywood studio to create the next superhero blockbuster movie, but a bout of creative block has Annie searching the Southern California beach scene for inspiration...
  • Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd

    Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A The Disciples & Five Points' Mob Collection CrossoverShe was an assignment. A selfish brat who'd run away from home and who’d found refuge in an MC. A spoiled pain in my ass that I had to bring back to Daddy. Only, Isabelle is nothing like the picture my initial research painted. Yes, she's a brat. Yes, she's insecure. And yes, she's a Disciple…sort of. But she's so much more than that...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  forbidden-love  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Filthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Filthy Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Filthy Playboy is the third book in the Cocky Suits Chicago series. If you loved Cocky Playboy and Possessive Playboy then you will fall head over heels in love with Filthy Playboy as we introduce you to Dexter and Abigail...
  • Follow You Anywhere by Weston Parker

    Follow You Anywhere by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My new boss is so hot, it hurts. I needed a job, but working as this guy’s personal assistant is going to get me into trouble. I’ve never in my life given into a man the way I want to give into him. And the fact that he’s a single father scares me and draws me in deeper. Where most women are after his wallet, I find myself wanting so much more than I ever have before...
  • Into the Blood by B.T. Urruela

    Into the Blood by B.T. Urruela

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being released from prison, Xander Evans needs to find the sister he hasn’t seen in years. She holds the key to healing a past he hasn’t come to terms with. That desire has him making the difficult decision of leaving Paige behind. When he discovers just how much trouble Gabriela is in, he fears even he can’t help her survive...
  • Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silas: 

I'm a hard man; I've had to be thanks to my father. I protect those I love and care for with everything I have and nothing gets to me. Until the day I carried a slip of a woman, Destiny, out of the hell she had been held in, I took what I wanted with no regrets...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Sydney's Battle by Elizabeth Knox

    Sydney's Battle by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SydneyI’m in love with a criminal, which shouldn’t be a problem, the only issue is he’s an enemy of my father’s club.An enemy he’s held captive for ages, and I managed to fall in love with him.I was warned not to talk to him, but I couldn’t help it. Since I was a child my mother always instilled the fact there is good in everyone, even those we don’t believe have any...
  • The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter

    The Lost Sheenan's Bride by Jane Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trying 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...
  • LuLLaY: Portland ME, a Christmas Novella by Freya Barker

    LuLLaY: Portland ME, a Christmas Novella by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Faith failed him. Ambition drove her. Serendipity brought them together. They’ve never met, but their paths run in the same direction—home for the holidays. Yet their reasons for leaving are as different as the reasons they return. Meeting by chance along a 1400 mile stretch of highway when a snowstorm grinds traffic to a halt, they have no choice but to jointly ride it out...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  suspense  adult  book  children  contemporary  fiction
  • The Runaway by Jennifer Bernard

    The Runaway by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He knew she’d be nothing but trouble… The moment she drifted into his marina, Mark Castellani knew Gracie was different. Resisting the blond pixie’s breezy approach to life is difficult, but Mark’s had years of practice living for simple pleasures that don’t extend beyond the next sunrise...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  contemporary  fiction  humor  book  adult  romance
  • Clean Slate by Liberty Parker

    Clean Slate by Liberty Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emory Emory Masters has a life she loves, working with her sisters in their tattoo parlor. Helping people find the thing that will allow them to show their artistic side makes her smile. And then there’s Marcus...
  • Eight Reasons Why - Sweet Version by Jeannette Winters

    Eight Reasons Why - Sweet Version by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enjoy this clean and wholesome version of Eight Reasons Why. Same story without the spice. The Sweet version still contains adult situations and relationships. If you prefer the hotter version be sure to download the original.Caydan Pintino had been preparing his whole life for this; to avenge what happened to his mother. He was willing to risk it all...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  family  contemporary  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Owen by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Owen by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    -- Amazon ReviewerNo more bar fights, making enemies, or saying goodbye to friends who got caught in the crossfire of our dangerous lifestyle.Things are better.But it’s impossible for it to stay that way for long.I’m not that lucky.Evangeline Snow is the girl from my past who I didn’t deserve.Her father made sure I knew that...
  • aBound Wedding by Ryan Michele

    aBound Wedding by Ryan Michele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cooper & Bristyl are getting married. Join them in St. Pete with all the Ravage MC...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  family  biker  contemporary  epic  fiction  romance  book
  • I'll Make You Love Me by Shay Davis

    I'll Make You Love Me by Shay Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Age ain’t nothing but a number until Philomena Brandt finds herself falling in love with someone almost half her age. Jamir is everything she didn’t know she needed, but loving a man who is only two years older than her son causes a mental hurdle Mena isn’t sure she can overcome.Jamir could care less about the year he was born, the year Philomena was born, or the gap in between...
  • Tempted and Taken by Mari Carr

    Tempted and Taken by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Billionaire Enemies to Lovers RomanceSome mistakes are worth repeating.Liza knows that cocky billionaire Matt Russo is the wrong man for her...
  • Learn for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Learn for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One day she was there; the next she was gone.Zeke mourned the loss of his blue-haired angel, missed the sound of her voice and the touch of her hand on his. She'd been there while his broken body tried to heal, had soothed him when the pain was consuming, bewitched him with her laugh and ever-present smile.Nothing could happen between them, he'd known that from the start...
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