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  • Crew by Melody Anne

    Crew by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...
  • Rebel by Rebecca Yarros

    Rebel by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She’s Penna Carstairs. The Renegade they call Rebel. FMX-treme Magazine’s sexiest female athlete of the year.There’s no rule in extreme sports she hasn’t broken,No gender barrier she hasn’t demolished. She’s the woman I met in a bar in Vegas.The woman I illegally BASE jumped for.The woman I spent one insane, incredible night with.But now I’m screwed.Or rather…not screwed...
  • Shattered Hearts: The Complete Series by Cassia Leo

    Shattered Hearts: The Complete Series by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “This series was just plain addicting!” “Chris Knight can rock my ovaries.” “I started reading and nothing else mattered.” Five novels from the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts series available in Kindle Unlimited for a limited time. The Shattered Hearts series is a steamy and tender rock star romance spanning an epic 25 years and 1,589 pages...
  • Sweet Ache by K. Bromberg

    Sweet Ache by K. Bromberg

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Slow Burn turns up the heat when a sexy bet turns into so much more…Hawkin Play, the bad boy rock star with a good guy heart, has lived a lifetime of cleaning up after his twin brother’s mistakes. Hunter’s most recent screw-up could land Hawke in jail and risk the band’s future...
  • White Knight by Annie Dyer

    White Knight by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Back then things were simple, being together was easy and exciting. Back then, their only concern was keeping their relationship secret from her brothers. Until she had a choice to make; the hardest decision she ever had to face. Claire Callaghan has dedicated her adult life to two things: her career as a family lawyer and trying to move on from the love she had to give up...
  • Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “All my life I’d always known what the Gentry boys were. A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and wild as wolves..." DRAW They called us ‘those white trash Gentry boys’ until we believed that’s what we were. Our people squatted at the edge of a hellhole prison town for generations. The childhood we endured was the stuff of nightmares...
  • My Secret Love Affair by Ali Parker

    My Secret Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A three-week affair and he was gone, leaving me with a gift. A baby.This big handsome billionaire had no desire to play his family’s inheritance games.So he traveled instead, running from his old life from country to country.In the process, he picked up photography, falling in love with images of little ones and beautiful women.You can’t take the playboy out of a Bancroft...
  • Hudson by Melody Anne

    Hudson by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne begins a sizzling and heartfelt series about Joseph Anderson’s long-lost nephews.Hudson Anderson has watched his brothers fall victim to the marriage flu. He wants nothing to do with it. That is until he meets a fiery Daisy Green who shows up on the property he’s just purchased, calling him a thief, and insisting the property isn’t his...
  • Saving Barrette by Shey Stahl

    Saving Barrette by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say those who smile the brightest hide behind the darkest pasts. From USA Today Bestselling Author Shey Stahl comes a story about finding yourself through an emotionally packed coming-of-age novel of lies and betrayal. Barrette Blake has virtually no memory of the night her world changed forever...
  • Mixed Up with a Marine by Kait Nolan

    Mixed Up with a Marine by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can a Marine turned baker and a jaded contractor find their way to a second chance?Braxton Whitmore needs a change. After leaving the Marines, he’s free to build a new life. But is he gonna be a baker? Really? When his buddy inherits a decrepit bar and proposes they partner up to turn it into a bakery, Brax figures why not? Until his ex comes walking in...
  • That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

    That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn’s second book in the Getting Lucky series brings heart, humor, and heat back to Port Snow. There are two little words every small-town man dreads: She’s back. Harper Sanders, the girl who was supposed to be my forever, has returned to Port Snow, Maine, for good—and she’s bringing back memories of our shared past...
  • Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker

    Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Want 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...
  • After MidKnight by Em Petrova

    After MidKnight by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At the tender age of seventeen, Roades Knight was caught eloping. His parents put a swift end to that, and Roades was forced to break ties with the young Puerto Rican beauty. Five years later, he’s a member of the elite Knight Ops team and his family is once again disappointed in his behavior, after he’s muddled up a mission...
  • Read Between The Lines by Ali Parker

    Read Between The Lines by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Talented. Successful. Wealthy. That’s me, and I look damn good in a three-piece suit or in nothing at all. Nudity is my jam. I’m an artist and my favorite inspiration is the female figure. Curvy. Beautiful. Lush. My life is perfect. Fast cars. Big luxurious home. And we’re opening more galleries across the country. The only thing I don’t have is inconsequential: love...
  • The Lion Heart by Carrie Aarons

    The Lion Heart by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s supposed to be the ruler of this kingdom. The prince poised to take his rightful place on the pitch. Instead, he plays the jester, shunning his legacy. Only I am privy to his lion heart. Kingston Phillips is the heir to England’s football dynasty. The offspring of two of the world’s greatest players, the expectations set on his shoulders could crush the universe...
  • Cowboy Up by Jordan Marie

    Cowboy Up by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say old wounds will heal with time—but that's a damn lie. Blue Lucas knew the moment Meadow moved back to Mason she was going to rip him apart.Seeing her every single day is hell on earth, but he survives it--probably because losing her destroyed the most important parts of him years ago.Meadow has spent her life running away from Blue because who she is will never be enough for what he is...
  • Let's Taco 'Bout Love: Man of the Month: May by Kat Baxter

    Let's Taco 'Bout Love: Man of the Month: May by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A recipe for distraction?Ever since trading my dog tags for a chef's apron, I’ve been focused on making my taco truck, Guac-N-Roll, the most popular in Starlight Bay, MA. I’m determined to stay on top and keep my eye on the ball … of tortilla dough. Nothing can distract me. Until Laurel McLeod walks up to my truck...
  • Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined mother, her wayward son, and their unexpected shot at happiness. Army veteran and former hockey center, Darius “Kaos” Ariti was searching for a new challenge when he joined the Dead Presidents Motorcycle Club. While earning his member patch, he’s compelled to shelter an imperiled woman and her fierce little boy. Now, he's gained a temporary family but is in danger of losing his heart...
  • Defy by L.J. Shen

    Defy by L.J. Shen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    My name is Melody Greene, and I have a confession to make. I slept with my student, a senior in high school. Multiple times. I had multiple orgasms. In multiple positions. I slept with my student and I enjoyed it. I slept with my student and I’d do it all over again if I could turn back time...
  • Come Down Under by Weston Parker

    Come Down Under by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve scored the best internship ever… with an Alphahole.Six more months and I’ll finally have my PhD from Oxford University in hand. All that’s left is this silly internship. Making it international is the only fun part about it. And I’ve won the jackpot on the company and location. I get to work with one of the most successful businessmen in the world...
  • All Tied Up by Ali Parker

    All Tied Up by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve never walked down the aisle, but I get paid to stand beside it.Why I’m a wedding planner is beyond me.Oh yeah. I love the pretty dresses, the food, the glamour and glitz.Getting dressed up and owning the night, though I always go home alone.It’s a weird setup.Being in business is all I’ve ever wanted, and yet the one I chose depresses me beyond belief.Either way, I’m damn good at my job...
  • Nate by Lane Hart

    Nate by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nathan Lewis always finds himself at the wrong place at the wrong time.Burdened by his guilt, Nate’s unable to let go of his painful memories. He keeps to himself, refusing to let anyone else in for fear that they’ll learn the truth.When a nosy reporter starts investigating his past, the skeletons Nate’s kept locked up tight in his closet start to rattle, threatening to surface and ruin him...
  • HATE ME AGAIN: a bad boy romance novel by Jaxson Kidman

    HATE ME AGAIN: a bad boy romance novel by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SHE CAN'T GET ENOUGH. I'M JUST GETTING STARTED Hey, beautiful. I'm back again. One more time. You know what happened between myself and Violet already. Now it's six months later. I'm a changed man, but not in the way you think. And Violet thinks she can run back to her old high school flame to chase my memory away.  That's impossible to do. Once you're with me, you never forget me...
  • The Vow Boxed Set by Lily Zante

    The Vow Boxed Set by Lily Zante

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **PLEASE NOTE: This romance serial consists of 9 installments which vary in length from 25K-45K. All have now been published.** Read the last three books from 'The Billionaire's Love Story', a contemporary romance serial set in New York. Tobias and Savannah finally overcome their past experiences and escape New York in an attempt to get away and deepen their relationship...
  • 7 Tattoo Artists and a Single Mom by Nicole Casey

    7 Tattoo Artists and a Single Mom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who would've thought my life as a single mom could get tangled up with seven rugged tattoo artists? My focus has always been on raising my daughter, shielding her from the scars of my past. Love life? Non-existent. Until my adventurous friend dragged me into Swan and Rose, a tattoo parlor that screamed trouble and temptation...
  • Powershift by Winter Travers

    Powershift by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mitch Jensen knows what it’s like to have nothing and claw your way up from the bottom. Living with nothing growing up, he always strives to help those in need. Except, he’s never met someone who didn’t want his help. Scarlett James is running from a life she never wanted but was too afraid to leave...
  • An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee

    An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The proposition: One year of "marriage" for one million dollars. Sex, yes. Falling in love, no. Desperate to escape crushing poverty and provide for my younger sister, I took the deal. But I violated the rules by falling for Elliot Reed, the gorgeous, brilliant billionaire bad boy...and he broke them by wanting more between us--a bond more profound than any legal contract could provide...
  • Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...
  • Just Playin': Romantic Sports Comedy by Shandi Boyes

    Just Playin': Romantic Sports Comedy by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Presley “Elvis” Carlton was at the top of his game. Number one draft pick, engaged to an up-and-coming model, and voted best player of the decade his first year on the field. Things were golden. . . until an accident saw everything important torn from his grasp...
  • Going Hard by Kelsey Browning

    Going Hard by Kelsey Browning

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Slick sports agent Griffin Steele is living the highlife in Los Angeles, far from the shadow of the North Carolina mountains where he grew up. But when his hometown falls on hard times and needs his help, Grif reluctantly agrees to commute between coasts. He never expects the lush scenery, in the form of pretty tomboy Carlie Beth Parrish, to be such a temptation...
  • Boss Daddy by Crystal Monroe

    Boss Daddy by Crystal Monroe

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One wild night with Grant changed my life forever.Never thought I’d see him again…Until I meet my new neighbor.Seven years ago, I sat next to a gorgeous man in first class.The flight was a bumpy ride…But that was NOTHING compared to what I gave him later.No regrets.Except for one.I didn’t get his contact info.Now he’s my chiseled next-door neighbor.And he just saw me wearing nothing but a towel...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Wilder by Rebecca Yarros

    Wilder by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He’s Paxton Wilder. Twenty-two-year-old, tattooed, smoking-hot leader of the Renegades. Five time X Games medalist. The world is his playground—especially this year—and for the next nine months I’m stuck as his tutor on the Study at Sea program. He’s too busy staging worldwide stunts for his documentary to get to class...
  • To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The good news is, I'm out of exile and I have the woman I love by my side. And I still have my crown, tarnished though it may be. The bad news is...all of that is temporary. There are those that want me as far away from the crown as possible. I still have a killer on my tail who has a more permanent solution in mind. Oh and there's the small matter of all the secrets I'm keeping from Ariel...
  • Play Fast by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Play Fast by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five reasons I should never go near Oz Taylor:• He’s a hot as sin world famous rockstar with a big...ax.• He’s a huge, tattooed older guy with a piercing dark gaze that can destroy a woman’s virginity.• He’s my forever best friend’s older brother.• He hasn’t spoken to me in more than five years.• Oh, and I’m pretty sure he hates me..
  • Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the truth hurts. But living a lie hurts more. Trent’s letter has left me with so many questions. What does he want from me? What do my family want? They’re not usually ones to forgive and forget. I’m finally in a good place. At peace with not having them in my life. I’ve got a good job, I'm standing on my own two feet...
  • Show Me What You Got by Weston Parker

    Show Me What You Got by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s hot, rash, and rude. Oh, and stupidly rich.Just my kind of alpha a-hole. Not!Never in a million years did I expect to find a devious mixture of love and lust overseas. I’m an American girl, living in Australia to help my sick momma. And she’s not getting any better. If nothing else, Mister McHottie is a great distraction...
  • Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sister’s best friend. To top it all off, she’s brilliant. And I’m failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, she’s laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesn’t know how much I want her. I’ve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...
  • Pretending to Be Rich by Weston Parker

    Pretending to Be Rich by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was against my will. But family has a way of forcing you into tight spots, right? My wealthy father wanted me at his swanky benefit and refused to budge. Luckily for me, the most beautiful curvy woman happened to come too. Only one problem: she thinks I’m rich too. No way in hell I can tell her the truth. Women like men that can deck them out in jewels, and that ain’t me...
  • Senn by Lane Hart

    Senn by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The woman is pure evil. Tiny, sexy, manipulative evil. I can’t even blame my stupidity on alcohol. There was only half a beer in my bloodstream when I agreed to get into that cab with her. Why didn’t I just drive us? Because when I asked her, “My place or yours?” her answer was, “In the backseat of the cab.” Six words and she had me under her spell...
  • Hard Rock Fling by Athena Wright

    Hard Rock Fling by Athena Wright

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's just a fling. Rock stars like Ian are known for breaking hearts. I'm not going to let him break mine. Ian Drake, one of the genius twin guitarists of Darkest Days, is known for his brilliant green eyes, his sly grins, and his mischievous flirting. I shouldn't take him seriously when he flirts with me. But there's something about the way he looks at me...
  • Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They call me Sexy Six Cocky? Absof*ckinglutely
 Sexy? That's what they say 
Unstoppable? You bet your ass NFL Golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player--on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family... I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look...
  • Hard Rock Heat by Athena Wright

    Hard Rock Heat by Athena Wright

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Playboy rock star Damon Drake is exasperating. He's infuriating. And he wants me in his bed. It's the worst idea in the world. Damon doesn't do commitment. I don't do casual. He's an impulsive, cocky hothead. I'm the mature one who cleans up everyone's mess. But sparks fly during our every encounter. My body melts at the smallest touch...
  • The Faker by Gina Azzi

    The Faker by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NHL hotshot Torsten Hansen is a lot of things. My husband shouldn't be one of them. One emotional night slinging tequila shots and singing karaoke with the Hawks defenseman turns into more than I bargained for. A wicked hangover, an eviction notice, and a marriage proposal...
  • Too Safe by Abby Millsaps

    Too Safe by Abby Millsaps

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never let them get you to the second location.Even if that location happens to be a lakeside mansion home to four hot-as-sin men.After years of living in survival mode, I’m finally hitting rewind on the story of my life. There’s nothing standing in the way of my bright future at Lake Chapel University.Or so I thought...
  • Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting

    Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s in love with me. The only problem? He thinks I’m someone else.I’ve spent my whole life trying not to get bullied. For my frizzy hair. My freckles. The white patches on my black skin or the gap in my teeth. Not to mention the extra hundred pounds I have on most of my classmates.So when my soldier pen pal wants to see a picture of me, I freak...
  • JOCK by Jacob Chance

    JOCK by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the dean of students asked me for a favor, I had no idea it would mean tutoring Owen Dawson. Me, forced to spend time with Boston University’s notorious quarterback? With his dark hair, chiseled body, and a promising future playing in the NFL, every guy on campus wants to be him. Every girl wants to be under him. Every girl, except me...
  • Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett

    Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “There is a vulnerability there, hovering just below the surface. And I want to pick at it until I expose it. Then I want to kiss it." Two years ago, Emily Burnham had an epiphany about the shallowness of her life. And she made it her mission to become a different person…a better woman. Out from under the controlling thumb of her mother, Emily is tasting the real world for the first time...
  • Always Making Waves by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Always Making Waves by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Water, waves, and women. That’s my focus for my time at Pro-U. As it should be for a guy who looks like me. Unfortunately, I failed English the semester before and now I’m scrambling to keep my spot on the swim team and on the campus. The last place I expected to find help was from a hot goodie-goodie on the girls’ team...
  • All In: Playing to Win by Lane Hart

    All In: Playing to Win by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zack Bradford's ego is so big that it can barely be contained in the stadium where he plays professional football. The quarterback previously named Rookie of the Year and deemed the Sexiest Man Alive is on top of the world. Or at least he was, until he gets hit by a scandal that could end his career...
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