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Altered: Carter Kids #6 by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHope Carter used to believe in happily ever afters. She has always tried to do the right thing – be the good girl everyone expects her to be. Until her uncle’s former cellmate crashed into her world, altering her otherwise inevitable existence. He’s bad. He’s wrong. He’s dangerous. He’s everything she never knew she wanted... -
![Something Like Spring by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Spring by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNothing in this world is permanent. Friends, lovers, even family, can all disappear in the blink of an eye. Without these anchors, it's all too easy to find oneself drifting. Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures... -
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The Endgame Is You by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlay hard ... Fight hard ... Love hard.The time has come for Cameron, Jason, and Asher to hang up their Rixon Raider jerseys and head off to college with the girls they love.But will their relationships stand the test of college life, new friendships, and most of all, football?*The Endgame Is You is a Rixon Raiders Epilogue. It must be read after the other books in the series... -
![Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak]()
Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve never been kissed.I know…it’s a huge problem.It all started because I fell in love with my best friend, Axel Stevens. I decided to save my first kiss for him. But…he didn’t fall in love with me back.For the first time in years, he’s finally single though. And I have the perfect plan.I reinvented myself over the summer... -
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![Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins]()
Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBRAND NEW IN THE HIT SERIES WITH OVER 250,000 SOLD I told her I hope he knows how lucky he is. ERIC: The waitress with the bird tattoo up her middle finger has gotten my attention by not caring if she does. My team thinks it’s hilarious that she’s not into me. I think it’s almost as fascinating as she is. Trouble is she likes musician types... And has one for a boyfriend... -
![Never Lasting by Julia Wolf]()
Never Lasting by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTali DiPietro is a good girl with a streak of punk rock rebel. Before I left for college, my mom told me not to settle down with the first guy who crosses my path. Sage advice, sure, but that’s hard to do after I share an elevator with a guy who is nothing like the boys back home... -
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![Sad Love by M.J. Fields]()
Sad Love by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove had not been something that has been easy for Tessa Ross and Lucas Links. In book three of MJ Fields Love series we follow Tessa and Luke through their college years... -
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New Love by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn book two of the "Love" series, Tessa and Lucas have decided it best to be friends.But is it possible when they share a love as deep as theirs?Follow Luke as he tries to be the man he realized he wanted to become when he fell in love with Tessa.Follow Tessa as tries to stay strong for herself and Lucas through loss, life, and new love... -
![Defining Us by Karen Deen]()
Defining Us by Karen Deen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's my brother's best friend.No one can know he visits my dreams each night.In the naughtiest of ways. But they are just fantasies.They'll never be anything else. Until that accidental kiss, changes everything.His eyes now roam my body.I can't ignore the heat he arouses in me.I'm just longing for his touch. But he's about to leave, and I need to stay...Categorized as:
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![In His Kiss by Christina Tetreault]()
In His Kiss by Christina Tetreault
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ella Bridge fell for Alfred Striker, she thought she’d found the one. But then, days before she left for France as part of a professor exchange program, Striker walked away. Now she’s back home in North Salem, determined to ignore him no matter how tempting she still finds him. Before Ella, Striker lived a carefree life, responsible for no one’s happiness but his own...Categorized as:
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![Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller]()
Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Guilt. A painful, lonely feeling. It seeps into your pores slowly as you go through life day by day. Like a disease, it blackens your heart with thoughts and memories of what you did, or in my case, what you didn’t do.” Surviving the storm was only the beginning for Jules. Surviving the guilt? That is something only love can help her overcome... -
![When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design]()
When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTime is said to heal all wounds. Kennedy Conrad embraces survival. Group therapy, friends, and dance are helping her find the person she was. Overcoming the darkest period of her past is getting easier every day. Still, the ache in her chest tells her something is missing. Him. The more precious something is, the harder you fight for it. Graham Black embraces change... -
![Where the Night Ends by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb]()
Where the Night Ends by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt only takes one night—one moment, one small snippet of time—to change everything. At sixteen-years-old, Sebastian Baxter taught me that. He taught me a lot of things. He never had to work for my heart. In some unexplainable way I think it had always belonged to him anyway... -
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![Mackenzie by M.A. Foster]()
Mackenzie by M.A. Foster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor every action, there’s a reaction. Or in my case, a consequence. One night. One party. One girl. One time. One unforeseen tragedy. Two shattered hearts. Two lives changed forever... -
![Chasing Day by Twyla Turner]()
Chasing Day by Twyla Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wonder Years Daylen Daniels and Chase McCoy are as different as night and day. Chase is the beautiful golden boy. Gorgeous, popular, and the quarterback of the football team. Daylen is the quiet introvert. Lovely curves, shy, and sees herself as an orchestra geek... -
![In Your Honor by Heidi Hutchinson]()
In Your Honor by Heidi Hutchinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was as wild and unpredictable as a prairie storm. She was trying to pretend like he wasn't everything she ever wanted. How long can a storm be in stasis before lightning strikes? Double Blind Study is taking charge of their future. Coming off of one of the most successful tours to date, they start their own label and decide to get back to what they love the most: the music... -
![MindF*ck by Danyell A. Wallace]()
MindF*ck by Danyell A. Wallace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClayton had it all: good looks, star soccer player, and the unlikeliest girl of his dreams. Life wasn't good. It was great. Until a family tragedy strikes and shatters Clayton's world as he knows it, along with his memory. As Clayton struggles to put the pieces of his life back together, his beautiful, brown-skinned guardian angel with the wavy hair and soulful eyes is with him the entire way... -
![Unbound by Shey Stahl]()
Unbound by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Hurting makes you react in ways you shouldn’t. Makes you lie and use others until the pain’s gone and what you suddenly feel is nothing but loneliness. The way it should have been in the beginning.” There’s one place Rawley Walker feels at home. On a stage, gripping a mic in a darkened bar... -
![The Roommate Route by Mariah Dietz]()
The Roommate Route by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Mariah Dietz Delivers a delicious and page-turning, forced-proximity, found family, standalone sports romance you don't want to miss!Nolan Payne, wide receiver for the Camden Knights is equal parts impulsive and reckless, and utterly addictive.He’s also my new roommate.My orderly existence implodes when Nolan proposes…. a situation... -
![Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster]()
Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLET ME HEAL YOUR HEART Book Four in Lily Foster’s LET ME series First loves are not easily forgotten… Anna has endured more by the age of eighteen than most do in a lifetime. Unless you know her, you see only the beautiful, privileged, bright college freshman who seems to have it all. Few people know what she’s gone through or know who she really is...Categorized as:
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Maxen by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrooke - He broke me. Maxen Ryder tore my heart out, crushed it, and had me questioning my self-worth, and nobody but me gets that pleasure. All I want is to move on and forget about the boy who opened me up to a world of hurt, but why is it that every move I make always has me going back? He's not that boy I used to know. He's become a man overnight and I'm not sure I'm strong enough to resist... -
![Double Threat My Bleep by Julie Prestsater]()
Double Threat My Bleep by Julie Prestsater
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan Miller's someday came and she and Alex Aguilar are a couple. She nabbed her dream guy and couldn't be happier. The only problem is, he is miles away in college and Meg is stuck at Carver High dealing with girl drama, boy problems and the fact that Alex is constantly surrounded by half naked girls...Categorized as:
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![Broken by Love by C.A. Harms]()
Broken by Love by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKate thought she and Carson had finally reached level ground. They had moved in together and were preparing for the arrival of their baby. She never thought they would only be driven further apart by his withdrawn and distant behavior. Carson had always had his freedom, and for a moment, he thought he could still live that life. Only Kate needs more... -
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![Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn]()
Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDex is many things, a college senior, the bassist for The Invisibles, a son, a friend, everything but a boyfriend. Everybody knows him as the shallow guy who’s up for a good time anytime. People rarely take the time to see the loyal guy lying just beneath the happy-go-lucky façade. There are parts of Dex’s life he keeps hidden. Ones he believes no one would understand... -
![Reject Me by Jennifer Foor]()
Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it...Categorized as:
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![Tamed by K.A. Robinson]()
Tamed by K.A. Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Book five of the Torn Series, but this novel can be read as a standalone*** Mistakes—my life has been full of them. Time and time again, I’ve tried to change, tried to make the right choices, but it doesn’t matter. I always screw up. I hoped that Adam would be different, that he wouldn’t be a mistake. Our relationship was supposed to be about sex and nothing more... -
![Undescribable Box Set by Shantel Tessier]()
Undescribable Box Set by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**ON SALE FOR .99 CENTS UNTIL JAN 19TH. REGULAR PRICE WILL BE 5.99** The Undescribable Box Set is three books in one. Undescribable, Unbearable and Uncontrollable. Burned by her past, Samantha begins to build a new life for herself. Focusing on her new friends and rebuilding her broken life, Samantha is content...Categorized as:
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![I Knew You Were Trouble by Paige Toon]()
I Knew You Were Trouble by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife as the undercover daughter of a rock god isn't going to be easy...Categorized as:
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![Silent Treatment by Jackie Williams]()
Silent Treatment by Jackie Williams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDancing for a new boy band should be a teenager’s dream come true, but success comes at a price.Driven by jealousy, Jennifer’s spiteful attack almost ends Carrie’s fabulous new dancing career, but luckily the strong hands and caring heart of the gorgeous Daniel Lewis, are there to pick up the pieces... -
![She Laughs in Pink by Jessica Calla]()
She Laughs in Pink by Jessica Calla
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years after her twin is murdered, Juliet Anderson still struggles with guilt, her parents, and her relationships. Two things keep her from falling into a deep, dark place--dancing and her best friend, Ben. So when Ben decides to play football for New Jersey University, Juliet doesn't hesitate. She follows. Finally away from her past, there is nothing to stand in the way... -
![Forever Love by Chelsea Landon, Megan Smith]()
Forever Love by Chelsea Landon, Megan Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a limited time only, enjoy books one, Forever Dark, and two, Forever Light, in the Forever Love Series together. Forever changed by one night that leaves their lives, love, and sacrifices forever altered... -
![Coach Love by Liz Crowe]()
Coach Love by Liz Crowe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Family Saga with humor, heat and heart--not to mention beer, bourbon and basketball! The smoldering intensity of first love ~ the forbidden fantasy of temptation ~ the cold hard facts of real life. When one man’s hopes are dashed apart in a split second after years spent chasing a dream, he returns home to Kentucky furious at the world and everyone around him... -
![Never Over You by Ryleigh Andrews]()
Never Over You by Ryleigh Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrange how life deals the cards sometimes … Life was perfect for Mia Devereux. “You can always have me, Mia. I’m always yours. Forever, suga.” She had everything she always wanted. But maybe life wasn’t so perfect after all. One event threatens her happily ever after... -
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![Somewhere in Between by Samatha Harris]()
Somewhere in Between by Samatha Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexandra McCabe is disconnected from the world, grieving the loss of her parents...Content with studying and keeping to herself, Alex has no interest in the campus playboy, Drew Collins, trying to get close to her. But even dousing him with beer doesn't deter the easy-going charmer, and against her better judgment, the pair fall into a reluctant friendship... -
![The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga]()
The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year old Cally accepted her fate as one of the guys, so when she meets Blake, a hot snowboarder who sees her for more than her aerials on the slopes, she falls fast and hard. But their romance can only last as long as vacation. Or so she thinks... -
![Bound by Stephie Walls]()
Bound by Stephie Walls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI want to prove my worth, show them what I have. I may be flawed; we all are. But I'm smart, driven, and ready to take on the world. No one needs to know the rest. I wasn't counting on him, couldn't imagine someone like him coming into my life. The blue eyes, the chiseled body, the man I can't resist. Truthfully, I have no plans of ever resisting him... -
![Natalia by Belle Winters]()
Natalia by Belle Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Bull and Nettie's story... Is what's happening between them strictly lust... or something more? Are they going to be able to face their fears and allow themselves to have what they truly want - or are their pasts just too deep, too dark, too complicated, too... connected that there is no hope for the happily ever after that they deserve... -
![Puck Buddies by Teagan Kade]()
Puck Buddies by Teagan Kade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s never had an ‘O’. I’ve never hooked up with a teacher. I came to this icy hellhole of a college for hockey, for redemption, but what I found was a whole lot better. Harper Dunham wanted to experience the big O… and I used by my big D to deliver. I didn’t discover she was my new cultural studies teacher until the following morning, the taste of her still on my lips, her panties in my pocket... -
![Wishing on a Star by Terri Osburn]()
Wishing on a Star by Terri Osburn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Terri Osburn brings you the third installment in the Shooting Stars Series, featuring the dreamers and hopefuls who pass through the doors of the hottest new label in town, Shooting Stars Records.Jesse Gold is teetering on the edge. Her duet partner defected to go solo... -
![The Accidental Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin]()
The Accidental Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan an accident lead to love? All signs point to yes. Some accidents tear your world apart, others put your right where you were always meant to be.Armed with a Magic 8 ball and a quirky best friend, Lucy Adams tries to pick up the pieces of her life after a car accident shattered things apart. The trouble is, her life just doesn't seem to fit back together the way it used to...Categorized as:
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![When To Let Go by J.M. Sevilla]()
When To Let Go by J.M. Sevilla
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree stories. One book. Six lives intertwined. This is a story that starts at childhood and ends with adulthood. It's about the first time your lips meet and the last time they part. It's the free falling of love and the pain of crashing. It's broken promises and stolen kisses. It's reaching for the sky and letting dreams slip away... -
![The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham]()
The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou will never forget your first date, your first kiss, or your first love. You will also never forget how it felt when it was torn apart. Seventeen-year old Grace Hathaway does not give much thought to falling in love, until the day that Ian Taylor, rebel and misfit walks into her math class. From their first conversation, Grace is mesmerized by Ian's charisma and rock star façade...Categorized as:
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![Dare You to Fall for the Catcher by Lacy Andersen]()
Dare You to Fall for the Catcher by Lacy Andersen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little dare never hurt anybody...Running is my life. It’s one of the few things I’m good at and I dominate on the track. But my take-no-prisoners reputation doesn’t scare everyone. There’s still one boy who’s not afraid to get under my skin...Jayden Paul. Catcher of the varsity baseball team. Hottie of the year. And the thorn in my side ever since we kissed in sixth grade (on a silly dare!)...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Girl by Sierra Hill]()
Sweet Girl by Sierra Hill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKylah I’ve always lived in the shadows of my athletic older brother and my charismatic twin sister. And that’s okay by me. I don’t mind being known as the shy wallflower. The gawky geek. The sweet, virginal girl. Well, that’s one label I’ve been trying to rid myself of since starting my freshman year in college this year. The thing is, no one’s ever looked twice at me. Until I met Van Gerard...Categorized as:
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![Third and Long by Kata Čuić]()
Third and Long by Kata Čuić
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot everyone plays by the rules. Eva Papageorgiou has it all: the popularity that always felt so elusive in high school, looks that men can’t ignore, and a boyfriend that other women covet. She’s gorgeous, powerful; she has the world at her fingertips. And it’s all a lie. The problem with living a lie is how easy it is to forget who you’re lying to...Categorized as:
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![For Three Seconds by C. Lymari]()
For Three Seconds by C. Lymari
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI fell in love with Gavin Dunn when I was twelve. All it took was one game of spin the bottle and I was ruined. One kiss, and three seconds, and no matter how many boys I kissed, they didn’t make me feel like he did. The problem? He belonged to my best friend. I kissed him first. She kissed him last. He once chose me, and I chose her... -
![Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen]()
Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little dare never hurt anybody...My whole life's been about following in my parents' footsteps: ace school and then get into med school. And that means that my dream to become a world-famous artist isn’t part of the plan. Neither is the game of spin-the-bottle that leads me to the second most humiliating moment of my life with Mason Finnick... -
![Breaking Rules by S.B. Alexander]()
Breaking Rules by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a hunky quarterback. She’s a talented artist. He’s sworn off girls. She’s fighting to protect her honor. Brooding, high school quarterback, Train Everly, was on the fast track to play football at the University of South Carolina until one misstep at a party put his chances in jeopardy. Now in his senior year, he’s sworn off dates, no steady relationships and definitely no sex...Categorized as:
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![Finding Autumn by Heather Topham Wood]()
Finding Autumn by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo years earlier, Blake Preston received a phone call that would change everything. His stepfather—a man he trusted and admired—had been accused of sexually assaulting one of his students. His stepfather declared his innocence and Blake chose to stay loyal to the man who had raised him as his own.Cook University is the one place Blake can keep his anonymity...
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