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Rhythm of the Road by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe open road has owned my heart for as long as I can remember.Until a certain sassy little singer stole it.Hookups don’t lead to happily ever afters.A couple nights together. Nothing more.We made no promises.Our worlds couldn’t be more opposite.She’s sweet lyrics and sunshine.I’m danger and destruction.She’s miles away, but all I see when I close my eyes... -
Little Jack by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHolly Lane has spent her life under the crushing thumbs of her cop father and controlling mother. Now, well into her twenties, she’s finally getting a fresh start and moving into her own apartment... -
Diamond in the Dust by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife is the dirt where I’ve buried the secrets of my past.With a few careless words, those rotting memories have been uncovered.For years, I healed the past by living in the moment.Until I found the woman who would be my future.Now all those unspoken secrets have the power to destroy everything.What started out as a simple rescue has taken me down a road I never could’ve imagined... -
Thick by Scott Hildreth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBOBBI - Tate Reynolds was muscular, tattooed, and handsome. Seeing beyond his physical attributes allowed me to understand that the man beneath all the muscles was a compassionate, kind, and understanding romantic. I wanted him so bad I could taste it. There was only one real problem. He was an inmate in prison. And, I was a prison guard. TATE - Bobbi Madden was gorgeous...Categorized as:
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Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...Categorized as:
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Heal Me Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan two brothers work together to heal the pain of a woman who swore she’d never love again?Headed to an isolated cabin to try to work on their fractured relationship, Doc and his brother run into a spot of trouble. Their savior is an unlikely one, a Little with a shield so thick it will take both of them working together to penetrate it.Caley isn’t interested in the real world... -
Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgony may be a natural flirt, but that didn’t stop him from dreaming of having a woman of his own to love and have a family with. Years of watching his friends get their happily ever after lives has worn him down. He’s at the point of admitting it isn’t in the cards for him... -
Tangled by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCricket is used to relying on no one but herself. Working two jobs to get through nursing school, she has no time for anything but studying and paying the bills. When three hot cowboys give her a night to remember, she believes it's just that. One night. For Sutton, Archer and Lee, Cricket's the one who got away. Hell, she's The One. Period... -
7 Tattoo Artists and a Single Mom by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho 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... -
Misadventures on the Rebound by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** After getting canned from her dream job this morning and played in spectacular fashion by her boyfriend this afternoon, Savannah “Savvy” Valentine is having a truly awful day. Which is why she’s currently drowning her sorrows in whiskey and self-pity in a shabby bar along the route to Las Vegas... -
Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlpha former-military biker.Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming... -
Bion by Alexi Ferreira
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBION The moment I see her I know, it's like I found the meaning to my existence, but then they try to take her from me. I've waited too long to lose her now, if they think they can take what is mine they will have to go through me... -
Rough Ride by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSevan has been keeping secrets. She’s not the errand boy everyone at the Wildfire outlaw motorcycle gang thinks she is. No, she’s been playing a dangerous game, hunting their president from inside their ranks in the name of revenge. And if anyone finds out, they won’t hesitate to kill her... -
Secret Baby for the Navy SEALs: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConceiving a child with a Navy SEAL is complicated. By having a baby with three of them... all hellbent on being the father? Turns out love is the most complicated mission of all.NY-tough agency owner Juliana Emerson has never taken no for an answer. So after choosing the ultimate donor to father her child, and then learning his sample was lost? She takes matters into her own hands, as usual... -
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Nashville Days: by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the hottest summer on record …Travis Tucker is the ultra-hot lead singer in a country-rock band whose four albums have all hit number one. Life as a superstar is good. The only problem is, he gets swarmed wherever he goes. So he decides to buy himself a secret country getaway to work on his next record and clear his head.Ruby Hayes is on a mission... -
Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe best souvenirs for a Daddy? His perfect Littles. On vacation at the coast, Zeke expects to find sand, ocean breezes, and relaxation. To his delight, he discovers two captivating locals who he suspects are Littles. Ali and Ace are best friends and lovers. Determined to stay together, the duo know that someone is missing from their lives... -
Blade by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger... -
Their Virgin Brat by S.C. Daiko
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuper-hot twins for one bratty girl Liam and Aiden Dad has remarried and our new step-sibling is a brat. But we're good at soothing difficult mares; a slip of a girl should be no problem. When we learn the brat still has her V-card, riding horses isn't the only thing on our minds. We can't stop thinking about bratty Samantha, breaking her in and making her ours. Just for a short time... -
Taken By My Brothers’ Best Friends by Summer Haze
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCrashing into my brothers' best friends was a mistake.Letting them stay might be an even bigger one.After I rear-ended their truck, I thought I'd just get a lecture and be done. But when Dean, Reed, and Lennon decided to move onto our ranch to help out, things got complicated fast. They’re not just here to work—they’re here to keep an eye on me, whether I like it or not... -
Rescued by the SEAL by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHuntley Reed was convinced that military relationships were doomed to fail. He’d seen too many marriages go down in flames to think he could make one work. But he didn’t feel as though he was missing out until he met Cora Davis.Huntley tried to stay away from the gorgeous bank teller, but he could only stay away for so long... -
Easy Ride by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoving his curvy lamb will be this former SEAL's easiest ride yet. ShepAinsley Foster has the brightest eyes and sweetest smile I've ever seen.Whatever she's running from sent her straight to my gym.I want her to run right into my arms.But earning her trust is no easy feat.All she knows of motorcycle clubs is what she's seen on the news... -
Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArrow Hamlin was being a good samaritan when he stopped to help someone with a flat tire. He never expected his act of kindness would lead him to the woman who was meant to be his. Or that she’d be on the run from a dangerous situation.Sage Elsher was stunned by a violent encounter in her own home. She had no idea who to trust until Arrow came to her rescue... -
Unwritten Rules by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI tried to protect her. I tried to resist her… Marcum I’m done with women. Women can’t handle me, and at my age, I’m not about to change. Then I met Toi. Too young. Too vibrant. Too naïve. I took her as payment for a debt owed. I didn’t want to. I had to do it. I did it for her. She was too vulnerable. She needs someone to watch over her, to keep her safe. That’s all this is... -
Wife to the Marines: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHREE US Marines seeking ONE wife to satisfy our insanely busy lifestyle...My friends can be real jerks sometimes, especially when they set up a fake dating profile in my name asking for three guys instead of one! But then this incredible response comes through, and I just can't ignore it. I'm too obsessed with it... along with the trio of gorgeous photos I can't stop drooling over... -
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Dark Horse by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe needed it. The new job. The new city. The new life. The second chance. And nothing could stand in his way. Except, maybe, the sexy as hell spitfire he found himself suddenly in competition with for a job he thought was his... -
Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew town. New job. New Me. New boyfriend? At least that’s what the hot Mountain Man staring me down with hungry eyes seems to think. Julian works in Search and Rescue in the Greene Mountains. He also owns the bungee jump, and that’s where I meet him. Those beautiful possessive eyes stare me down as he straps the cord around my ankles... -
Stunt Doubled by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMovie star Aiden Hunt is as arrogant as he is handsome. It also turns out that:• He’s my stepbrother• We hate each other on sight• I have to move in with him, his twin brother, and their best friendWhen my career goes up in flames, I have no choice but to call my estranged father. He gets me a job on the set of a movie, but there’s a catch. The stepbrothers I never wanted to meet work there, too...Categorized as:
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Her Rough Mountain Outlaw by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDominant, wild, and alpha af. This single mom just got tangled up with the hardest new outlaw on the mountain. And he’s about to show her how a real man claims what’s his. I was a beast . A devil on two wheels. A rebel outlaw with a gun on my hip and a bigger one between my legs... -
Until Brandon (Kindle Worlds: Happily Ever Alpha) by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrandon Anytime I heard someone speak of the boom, I laughed. Surely only crazy people believe they can fall in love as soon as they lay eyes on someone. I thought it was all in their heads until the moment she walked into my office asking for a job. The instant my gaze locked with hers, I knew she was mine, and I would do anything in my power to protect her...Categorized as:
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High-Stakes Loving by Fiona Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer SEALs Quinn and Mike have discovered in King's Bluff, Wyoming, a town that embraces ménage and BDSM lifestyles. Even better, they found a sweet woman they could love--if they could only gain the shy librarian's trust. Overhearing that she adores capture fantasy books, the two Doms know exactly how to get her attention. Trapped between two experienced Masters, Reagan surrenders... -
Naughty & Nice by Kelli Callahan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI might be a nice girl, but I'm going to make the naughty list this year... I was shopping at the mall when I saw him. The hottest guy I had ever laid eyes on. He was everything I wanted for Christmas. But he wasn't alone. He had a twin brother that was just as hot. Why settle for one candy cane when I can have two? I've been the nice girl my whole life... -
Meant To Be by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being medically discharged from the SEALS, Liam Stevens worked himself to the bone to make a good life. He thought he had it all planned out, but those plans changed when he saw a blonde beauty stranded along the side of the road. Everly wasn’t your usual damsel in distress. She had an independent streak a mile long... -
Elliot by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElliot & Dakota's storyWe all made a pact. We’ve survived basic together, shared duty stations, and gone to war together. But the needs of the Army have separated us multiple times. That’s why we agreed that when each of us got out, we’d each settle down in the same mountainside town of Three Rivers... -
Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued... -
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Accidental Hero by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about.Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered.Isn't that how most horror stories start?Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant.Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am...Categorized as:
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Luke by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLexi - All I planned on doing was flipping the house and selling it... -
The Sergeant by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.Eyes are on me all the time, at work, at home, on the beach. My stalker has already killed once, and I’m his next target... -
Third Time's A Charm by Persephone Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the world I’m beautiful, successful, talented.The total package.I’m the founder and owner of the world’s largest animal rescue and adoption center. We can rescue any animal, from a turtle to a lion. And, if we can’t find a pre established sanctuary for it to thrive, we make one.It’s what I’m good at. It’s where my heart belongs.Yet, my family doesn’t understand just how content I am in life... -
Conley by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Calico shows up at the Garage with a busted car, I know she's in trouble.Her four-wheel piece-of-shit is filled to the brim with her and her son's belongings. She's running from something. From someone.She's been through hell, and she's not interested in getting involved with a biker like me.But she isn't going anywhere. One look at her curves and I know she's mine... -
Angel Kisses by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little New Years' magic will send a former SEAL and his curvy girl up in flames.Masen StarksSix months ago, I found my future.Theia Perry is the sweetest little angel I've ever met.When I'm with her, I'm invincible.But she doesn't need a damaged soldier like me messing up her life.I shouldn't have asked her to this New Year's Eve party.But I can't bring myself to regret it... -
Shared by the Firefighters: An MFM Firefighter Novella by Eddie Cleveland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFind 'em hot, leave 'em wet! This is my fresh start. My new life. And it's on my terms. My entire life my drunk father told me I was a waste of life. In his eyes, I'm nothing but an overweight failure. Well, I refuse to see myself through his eyes anymore. I packed up my stuff and drove across the country. Now I'm opening a pottery studio right next to the town fire station... -
Saved by the Officers by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI escaped my gilded cage, took my daughter and ran.Straight to the FBI, who moved us into witness protection until they can indict and arrest my husband.I have no one. No friends. No family.Until my two sexy-as-sin neighbors stop by.Shade, the brooding, silent one.Trap, the jokester.After years of being forgotten, together they ignite heart-pounding passion I never believed possible... -
Dirty Thief by Tia Louise
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAvaWhen I was young, I stole to survive. I lived on the streets. I didn’t have a choice.Everything changed when I fell in love. My husband is a brooding, sexy, dominating alpha. He’s a king, and I left behind my life of crime to be his wife.Now I live in a palace. I have everything I could ever want... -
Room Three: They Like to Bite by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsELLAI’ve explored a lot within the walls of Club Sin, but it hasn’t been quite right. I’ve found pleasure, but I’m still searching for what or who makes my body come alive like it never has before. It’s a place where no one knows more than I want them to, and I feel free. I wasn’t expecting to walk in one night to find three men who I haven’t seen in ten years... -
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Tempt Her by Kelly Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBehind every good woman are three men ready to tempt her.I’ve snapped the necks of evil men already — but there’s one I never got to, and he took the most from me.So when a blonde beauty queen opens the door with tears in her eyes, heads are gonna roll. But I have my orders. I’m just here to paint the walls, not save a snobby seductress from a cruel man... -
Wild Curves by Sadie King
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fake relationship for a weekend; a biker who wants more and a shy girl who can’t give him the one thing he wants…Mom’s coming to visit and she expects to meet my new boyfriend.Spoiler I don’t have a boyfriend. I pretended I did to get Mom off my back, I didn’t expect her to show up on the mountain... -
Possessing Liberty by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love never hurt so good.KillianI'm a military man…rough, demanding, and used to being obeyed.I don't do love. I don't date. I don't have time for either.But Liberty Connor has me rethinking everything.One kiss from those sweet lips, and I'm hers.How do you convince an angel to fall for the devil?You possess her.LibertyKillian Thorne is my worst nightmare.Bossy, scarred…and hot as Hades... -
Lucky Ride by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy lucky Clover practically landed in my lap, and I would do anything to keep her right there for the rest of our lives, but our town is full of a dangerous element disguised as the good guys.When one crosses the line, my sweet Clover becomes their target, bringing them into my crosshairs... -
Protect You by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis SEAL will wage war to win a future with his feisty girl.BryantI loved Gia Duncan the day I met her.But I knew I had to ship out, so I said nothing.I'm back now, and all I want is to claim my girl.I think I have a real chance until I say something stupid.Now she wants nothing to do with me, but that's too bad.An angry client is targeting her, and I'm her first line of defense... -
Cooper by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCooper: Tate Family Holidays An Alpha Man and Curvy Younger Woman Christmas Romance Cooper I fell in love with her in a letter. A year of writing back and forth to each other and I knew she was the one. I knew that I loved her. But when I finally meet her, she’s nothing like what I thought. I should just pack up and leave… but there’s something holding me back. Ivy I love him. Plain and simple...
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