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The Devil's Angels MC: Book 3 - Pooh by Lola Wright
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPippa: Owning and operating a home for victims of domestic violence doesn’t leave a woman wanting a man in her life. Not a permanent one anyway. Having been a victim myself, I chose to open this refuge to help others that are in a similar situation that I had been. I was one of the lucky ones because my foster mom was always my rock, my safe haven. It was never me alone against the world... -
The Pact by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratings“I need a ride,” I said to a sexy stranger on a Harley.Three hours later? A six-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe was officiating our Vegas wedding at the Happy Chapel.But it’s not love—it’s business—a marriage pact made out of desperation so my career doesn’t go up in flames...Categorized as:
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Worth It by S.M. Shade, C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat's the recipe to the ultimate disaster week? Three unruly friends. A wedding we shouldn't have been invited to. Two unexpected romances. A scoop of sexy. And a double scoop of chaos. Lydia is a good girl who is above revenge. Good thing she has us. No one cheats on our best friend and rides off into the sunset with his new bride. What was supposed to happen? Unleash hell like two badasses... -
Finn Rhodes Forever by Stephanie Archer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe guy who broke my heart is now an arrogant, too-hot firefighter… who’s hell-bent on getting me back. This summer, I have one goal: field work. I need it to finish my PhD. I never expected Finn Rhodes to offer help. He broke my heart twelve years ago, and now that he’s back in town, I want nothing to do with him. Finn wants one thing—me. We were inseparable as kids until everything changed...Categorized as:
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Grumpy Cowboy by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsATTENTION: If you have been a victim of false advertising, you may be entitled to compensation...Categorized as:
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Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke Adler lives for his ranch. It’s the only reason he agreed to get on board with his sister’s grand plan for guests staying on the property.Nothing prepares him for the force of nature that is Samantha Morrison. When she arrives on his ranch to help construct this new part of his business, what he expects and what he gets are two entirely different things.He expects a no-nonsense businessman...Categorized as:
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The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers / sports / grumpy-sunshine / neighbor romanceI, Tillie Jean Rock, am not in love with my brother’s teammate... -
Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsGannon came from loud, passionate Italian stock thatwasn't afraid to smash a plate to make a statement. Paige, on the otherhand, systematically choked down any temper and, with frosty efficiency, made him dance like a damn puppet. From the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author comes a new standalone novel...Categorized as:
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Boss Man Bridegroom by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"Will you do me the greatest honor of all time and be my bridegroom?” she asks, hope in her eyes . . . How did I get here? My assistant, bent on one knee, holding my hand, her expectant face waiting for an answer. Just . . -
And Then You by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHere’s the thing: I am not—I repeat not—boyfriend material. I’m a good time for one night, and that’s it.Figures I manage to get myself into a situation where I have to pretend to be in a relationship.Ah, well. Not much else to do now than suck it up and get it over with.I’m in. I’m out. I’m done.But then... Quinn says he’s curious.He says I’m a liar.He says he wants to see the real me...Categorized as:
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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice, unlike anything you’ve read before.Every serial killer needs a friend.Every game must have a winner.When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul...Categorized as:
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Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDo people say they hate someone’s guts so that they can still fall stupidly, head-over-heels in love with the other parts? Asking for a friend. Okay, fine. I’m not asking for a friend. I’m asking for me—and I’m begging you to tell me that the practice of falling in love with your should-be-enemy is common...Categorized as:
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Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA Rock Star Kidnaps a Runaway Bride… Kidnapping the bride seemed like a good idea at the time. Her fiancé stole my fortune, so I stole his woman. Tit for tat. Or tat for tit. However you want to look at it. The one thing I didn’t expect? Willow Honeycutt, preschool teacher, boy band super fan, is completely crazy. And somehow she’s turned the tables on me...Categorized as:
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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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Tempt Me With Forever by Maria Luís
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever trust a bad boy. That's what Beauty Influencer Lizzie Danvers tells her YouTube subscribers after getting dumped on Instagram. Lizzie may have the devil's luck in choosing men, but she's determined to prove that the age-old "once a playboy, always a playboy" theory is bulletproof. All she needs is thirty days and one sexy commitment-phobe to do it.. -
Egomaniac by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe night I met Drew Jagger, he’d just broken into my new Park Avenue office. I dialed 9-1-1 before proceeding to attack him with my fancy new Krav Maga skills. He quickly restrained me, then chuckled, finding my attempted assault amusing. Of course, my intruder had to be arrogant. Only, turned out, he wasn’t an intruder at all. Drew was the rightful occupant of my new office...Categorized as:
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Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’d rather work for Satan on designing hell than work for billionaire property tycoon Jack Knight. The arrogant playboy treats London like it’s his Monopoly board.To him, I’m just another architect in a small design firm bidding for his project. To me, he’s a ruthless businessman who plays people like pawns. I should know.Of course, my worst nightmare happens. I get to work for the man I hate... -
Making Changes by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSix years with my knight in shining armor. Four years with my knight in dented armor. Two years with my knight in rusted armor. It is time to make a change. Time to find myself, even if it scares the hell out of me. I, Makenzie Mayfair, am leaving my husband. This is my chance to begin again, to rip my backbone out and yell, “I’ve found it... -
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding. I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city.Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He asked me to dance, and our chemistry was off the charts.I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him, considering the wedding I was at...Categorized as:
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Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a love story about taking chances, and the surprises that come with them.My love story all started with a letter.Only it wasn’t from the man I’d eventually fall in love with. It was from his daughter. A sweet little girl named Birdie Maxwell who’d written to the magazine that I worked for...Categorized as:
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Space by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne week.Private cabin.Famous physicist.Still an unrepentant slacker (but now also very, very angry).What's the worst that could happen?All she wants is forgiveness, and all he wants is revenge . .Categorized as:
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The Billionaire Book Club by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Billionaire Book Club Questionnaire #1: Who is your least favorite character in the book? Me—Caplin Hawkins. I am an absolute idiot. #2: Who is your favorite character? Gorgeous, addictive, insanely challenging Ruby. She’s smart, driven, self-confident, and so beautiful, she makes my chest ache. #3 What is your biggest takeaway from the story? Ruby Rockford and I are meant to be...Categorized as:
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Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis roommate thing was a terrible idea. Kendra is a messy-haired, pajama-pants-wearing little ball of sass. The first thing she does is try to make friends with my random from the night before—giving her all sorts of bad ideas. I don’t date. I don’t use words like girlfriend, or I’ll text you later. F*ck that. Relationships aren’t for me...Categorized as:
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Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws, Erin Mallon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA brand new spicy small town romance by Amazon #1 Bestselling author, Amy Daws. This book is the start of a mountain man spinoff series based on the three Fletcher brothers featured in her previous release, Last on the List.Coming April 11Help Wanted: Grumpy Mountain Man seeks baby momma. Job is an incubator position only...Categorized as:
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By a Thread by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsDominic was staring at me like he couldn’t decide whether to chop me into pieces or pull my hair and French kiss me. DominicI got her fired. Okay, so I’d had a bad day and took it out on a bystander in a pizza shop. But there’s nothing innocent about Ally Morales. She proves that her first day of her new job… in my office… after being hired by my mother... -
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
Space Balls: Houston, We Have Liftoff by Sara L. Hudson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBillionaire Rose West suffers no fools.Growing up abandoned by her parents and left to the socialite wolves at an all-girl boarding school, Rose learned early on how to survive with a smile, a wink, and cleavage full of cash...Categorized as:
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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
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... -
So This Is War by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDid I think I was going to fall for my coach's daughter? The answer would be no. I'm still unclear on how I got into this predicament in the first place. A year ago, I was a man with one thought on his mind, the redhead I met at a hotel bar. Twelve months later, I found her. Unfortunately for me, she not only happens to be my very off-limits coach's daughter, but also . .Categorized as:
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Desserts for Stressed People by Letizia Lorini
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNothing brings stressed people together like desserts.Revenge is a dish best served scorching hot. That’s why professionally stressed and dessert loving Heaven Wilson creates a fake profile on the app her cheating boyfriend is using to find hookups...Categorized as:
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Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJamie is proud of everything he’s achieved. A consultant anaesthetist and the Medical Education Director – he’s a pretty big deal. So when one of his medical students falls asleep, right in the middle of a tutorial, he is furious. He’s a bloody good teacher, damn it! Maybe he could have been a little more understanding. Maybe he didn’t have to try and humiliate her... -
Beard in Mind by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling seriesSemi Finalist: Goodreads Choice Awards, Best Romance 2017All is fair in love and auto maintenance. Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother...Categorized as:
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A Man Worth Shaving For by Michelle Pennington
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur goodnight kiss should have been goodbye.We meant it to be.But Monday morning there was Logan Jennings, in my office, deciding the fate of the company I love...and my job.I never should have said the things I said or let myself feel the things I felt because connections like this don't just go away. Even when you desperately need them to... -
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My Favorite Boss by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGet ready to laugh out loud in the office from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland - My new boss—Alexander BaneAptly named since he’s the bane of my existence.Please isn’t in his vocabulary.He grunts, growls, and demands.If only he didn’t look so sexy when doing so.If only his mouth weren’t so addictive when kissing mine.He’s quickly becoming my favorite boss.Which is wrong...Categorized as:
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The Pretend Fiancé Fiasco by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA reclusive former celebrity, a recovering good girl, and small town trouble...It started as a joke. After a string of bad boyfriends, I made up a fake boyfriend so people would quit asking when I was going to meet a grumpy lumberjack trying to save his mama’s inn in my adopted hometown.When my grandma demanded proof from afar, I sent her a picture of me and my “boyfriend...Categorized as:
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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, Charlotte North
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERTessa Bailey is back with a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who’s cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong...Categorized as:
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Boy Toy by Sarina Bowen, Tanya Eby
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA brand new romantic comedy from your favorite snort-laughing duo! Liam The moment Sadie Matthews walks through the daycare center door, I feel my world tilt in her direction. Again. I fell for her when I was fourteen, and I'm still not over her. Problem: she still thinks of me as a teen she used to babysit. But I've learned a few things about pleasing a woman in the last fifteen years... -
The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhy am I holding a box of stolen memorabilia formerly owned by my ex-boyfriend's boss in my arms? It's called . . . revenge. After failing my last semester for my masters degree, I decided to come back to my hometown of Almond Bay and wallow in self pity while my boyfriend told me everything was going to be okay. To my dismay, instead of open arms, he greeted me with a box to move my things...Categorized as:
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The Lineup by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWant to know a secret? It's about that girl over there. Don’t look, but she’s the one in the power suit—with the long, black hair and the serious expression, the one I’m about to go on a date with . . . Yeah, according to her, she “accidentally” donated an obscene amount of money to my charity — The Lineup — to win said date but I found out the truth. Miss...Categorized as:
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See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Did you have relations with my brother . . ." Good question. I’d like to preface this by saying it was never my intention to ever get involved in a workplace romance, let alone get involved with the most surly, agitating, and pompous man I’ve ever met who just so happens to be my new friend’s brother...Categorized as:
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That Guy by Kim Jones
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHe’s That Guy. You know, the hero in almost every romance novel. The super-rich, powerful CEO who is beyond sexy. Lives in a penthouse. Is wicked in bed. Has massive…feet. Is kind of a jerk, but really he’s not because he harbors some major secret that, once revealed, explains why he is the way he is—therefore completely redeeming himself and making all the readers who hated to love him swoon…... -
The Secret by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDear Fellow Bookworms, I need your help.I, Rachel Rose, am in quite the pickle with a hot-as-sin English Lit professor by the name of Ty Winslow, and I don’t know how to get out of it.Let me break it down for you:Girl meets Guy.Girl gives Guy her underwear on a dare but nothing else identifying (like her name or number) because she plans to never see Guy again... -
Musical Games by Evie Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s never been kissed, and she’s about to rock his world… Bubbly actress Sam is on the brink of the bigtime — all she needs is one lucky break. But when she drops everything for the chance to meet Hollywood’s biggest star, she blows it by blurting out a lie.Now, she’s got ten days to write an album with a man who wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Conflicting Ventures by A.K. Landow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkylar Lawrence is the quiet sister. The one that doesn’t need to be the center of attention. The one who wants happiness above all else. She’s been content to stay in the background and support her sisters as their stars shine bright.She internalizes her struggles. The lingering pain of losing her father, followed by the ending of her relationship with the man she thought was her forever...Categorized as:
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Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPower outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes... -
Set My Heart Bonfire by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a dashing millionaire who thinks everything in life is one big joke, probably because he bathes in piles of money each morning. He’s also my new neighbor, and after a humiliating experience in the cemetery that is my backyard, he becomes my shadow, showing up everywhere just to annoy me.I’m not a fan of happy people...Categorized as:
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The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeep it simple, stupid.After spending his whole life taking care of his family, Fernando Lopez is ready for simple. His younger brothers have grown up and moved out of the house. His mom is stable—or as close to stable as she’s ever going to get. He’s even got a shot at his dream job if he can just play his cards right.Everything is going great until one morning, Fer finds a baby in his kitchen...Categorized as:
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Hate Notes by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances…It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old...Categorized as:
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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 106 ratingsAs a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof...Categorized as:
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