Books like 'Star Crossed'
Readers who enjoyed Star Crossed by J.S. Taylor also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Cherished by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe doesn’t know how much he’s cherished… Dale Steel has fallen in love with his intern, Ashley White. She’s vibrant, intelligent, and full of life, despite a past that was far from perfect. She’s everything he’s not…which is why he’s determined to keep her at arm’s length... -
Recluse: Wolfes of Manhattan Two by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA secret lies trapped in the deepest recesses of Roy Wolfe’s mind.And it’s slowly drowning him.When Charlene Waters’s boss married the new CEO of Wolfe Enterprises after a whirlwind romance, she brought her assistant along for the ride. Charlie now has a cushy new job at the billion dollar company, and she’s excited to begin her new venture.Roy Wolfe is a recluse... -
Awakened by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis voice enthralls her. Her vibrancy awakens him. Ashley White can’t wait to begin her internship at Steel Vineyards. As an oenology doctoral candidate, she knows all the theory but lacks practice. Working under renowned winemaker Ryan Steel—and his equally talented nephew, Dale—is an opportunity she can’t refuse.Dale Steel is a loner... -
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsHer dreams leave her in grave danger…Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they’ve fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it’s time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror... -
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The Andrade Series Box Set: Books 1-5 by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 1-5 of Ruth Cardello's Andrade Series. Also sold separately. 5 full-length novels for readers who love hot billionaires, family sagas, mysteries and stories that will leave you smiling and reaching for the next Cardello book. Discover why millions of readers keep returning to this billionaire world. Book 1: Come Away with Me Gio Andrade: Rich, powerful, sexy... -
Wicked Truths by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second book in the brand new duology by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the This Man seriesA desperate passion, a dangerous love story...Eleanor Cole had no idea that when she met the charmingly irresistible Becker Hunt, she was putting her life on the line... -
Something On The Side by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny-the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There's only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14. . . BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life-especially taking care of business for her husband, Tim. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt... -
Submitting to the Lawyer by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill they both let their reluctance to admit they want more from the other cost them everything? Nan Meyers returns to her beloved hometown of Willow Springs a broken woman, ten months after leaving for what was supposed to be a short vacation with her brother... -
The 39 Cupcakes by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Irish cozy mystery. Ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle is stuck chaperoning a group of bratty summer camp kids to an archaeological dig on Whisper Island. After a day of fart jokes, fidget spinners, and fist fights, Maggie's regretting volunteering—and then one of her feral charges discovers a skeleton... -
The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLooks can be deceiving… Emmy-winning journalist Alexandra Reed returns to the DC area with two goals in mind—care for her ailing mom and steer clear of devastatingly handsome Crockett Wilde. But the man who stole her heart, then broke it, is impossible to avoid. As her life spins out of control, she finds pleasure in her secret escape... -
Fortune's Ashes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new power. A new threat. And some very new dangers.Everything is falling apart. I've been cursed with the ability to catch glimpses of the future. It's a power which Lukas despises but it's one that I can't seem to get rid of. I'm also in trouble at work. Somebody else is claiming that they are the one true phoenix and that my entire existence is built on lies... -
Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMakeup. Mannequins. Murder. When ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle scores a lucrative undercover job at the makeup counter at a fashionable Galway department store, she expects discounted lipstick and an easy paycheck. After an altercation with a customer leads to a dead body in Maggie’s bathtub, she and her assistant realize there’s more to the department store case than missing cash... -
That Day by Karen Deen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA day, like no other.They happen once in a lifetime, they say.So why am I 'lucky' enough to have more than one? Here I am living life, minding my own business.Until the man I'd been fantasizing over for a year.Ends up in my bed. The sensual words he whispers late at night.His touch on my skin, ignites my inner vixen.Making me want things I've only ever written in words... -
Perfect Blend by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrody: Keeping my mind off Freedom Mercier is damn near impossible. Destiny has thrown curveball after curveball at us. I want her, but how is this ever going to work?Freedom: I learned early on not to trust anyone with my heart. Never date the same person more than once is my general rule... -
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Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks, Gabra Zackman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNothing on earth can make this vampire fall in love . . .After 499 years of existence, Connor Buchanan has arrived at an inescapable conclusion: he is a cold-hearted SOB. He's been watching his friends—those poor romantic fools—plummet off the cliff into love like a dazed herd of sheep. But not Connor. He knows that love leads to nothing but heartache.Until Marielle . . -
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father... -
Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"A runaway beauty finds love in the brawny arms of a handsome stranger..."Talented surgeon Libby Hart is fleeing to Pine Creek, Maine, when her car spins out of control and crashes into a pond. She is rescued by Michael MacBain, a medieval highlander trapped in the modern world by a wizard's spell... -
Artful Lies by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn irresistible connection, a desire that won't let go... When aspiring antiques dealer Eleanor Cole is handed the chance of a lifetime to work for the Hunt Corporation, the renowned antiques dealers, she doesn't think twice. Only to discover she'll be working up close and personal with the notorious and insanely irresistible Becker Hunt... -
There with You by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor Regan Penhaligon, there’s no better place to run to than the exclusive Ardnoch Estate in the remote Scottish Highlands. Her impulsive behavior has finally caught up with her and Regan’s visit with her sister, Robyn, is an opportunity to hide from someone who has grown dangerously obsessed with her... -
Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIT WAS A CASE SHE COULD SINK HER TEETH INTO...After seven hundred years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally has a career. Well, the start of one, anyway. She's training to be a private investigator, and her first assignment is to find an immortal's mother. It seemed simple enough, until Marguerite wakes up one evening to find herself at the wrong end of a sword... -
Until I found you by Kuristien Elizabeth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate.Can we fight against it? Do we really choose our own path or is it chosen for us? Are the ones in our lives put there for a reason or is it all coincidental?Leyna Blake has had many hardships and heartaches in her 21 years of life. It has left her guarded and untrusting of others. She’s broken, feeling as though there’s nothing left of herself to give... -
Deadly Games by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe stakes are higher ... the risks are steeper ... the chances more fatal.... Rori Maitland has lived her life the way she's wanted it. After retiring from MI6, she's her own woman, few friends, no husband and that is the way she bloody well prefers it. After all, her job is hardly normal. Ian Kinncaid, master of disguise, has been estranged from his family for well over a decade... -
Until You: A Brother's Best Friend Standalone (Off-Limits) by Catharina Maura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeft without a job and evicted from the house she so carefully turned into a home, Aria is offered two choices: move back in with her brother… or take the job her brother’s best friend offers her.Their lives weren’t meant to collide — but everything changes when Grayson realizes that Aria is the mysterious woman behind a wildly popular vigilante platform... -
He's Just a Friend by Mary B. Morrison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Never Again Once More and Soulmates Dissipates delivers her most emotionally and rewarding work to date, a new novel about a woman's quest for the true meaning of love. Having dated twenty-six men in fifty-two weeks, Fancy Taylor wants to settle down. And after a year of living recklessly, she has enough experience to know that if a man is married, he's bad news... -
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Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe's a vampire from the big city . . .Phineas McKinney thought New York City was tough, until he was attacked by Malcontents—evil vampires who consider mortals to be snacks. Saved by the good vampires, Phin swore to devote his now undead life to stopping the Malcontents. He's got his job cut out for him when word comes that their enemy may be hiding in Wyoming... -
With Every Breath by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImani Maxwell is a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park on her way to tenure at her alma mater. She is very compassionate about African-American literature, which is seen in her teachings and her interactions with her students. However, her love life is not fairing as well as her career endeavors... -
Rock Reclaimed by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m the black sheep son. The one no one ever knew about. The one your mum wouldn’t want you to bring home. I have the Kagan face and the Kagan voice and let’s be real—the legendary Kagan d!ck. And now I was a rockstar too, on my way up. Soaring so high no one could rip me back down to earth. Finally, I had it all…and then there was Zoe... -
Royally Treasured by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLennox had big dreams…until one night all her hopes and dreams came crashing down, sending her running back home. Duke is judge, jury, and executioner…when it comes to those who fall under his protection, he’ll stop at nothing to keep them safe... -
Bewitched by You by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJonasKenna makes my chest ache. Every soft blink, every dimpled smile, every bubbly laugh out of her perfect lips is a reminder of what I can never have. Eight years ago, I made a mistake. I promised her brother, my best friend, that I’d never bring her into my world. A promise I regret with every breath in my body... -
Ronan by Diane Darcy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe computer whiz… Ashley Martinez is a brilliant young apps designer in need of a vacation; so, Scotland, here she comes! Dragging her besties along— Ghost Bus Tours, anyone? — it’s time to explore the Highlands! And they don’t disappoint in the least. First day there? Most gorgeous guy ever! So he’s got a bit of a temper problem... -
Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic #1 New York Times bestselling Fever series, the stakes have never been higher and the chemistry has never been hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction, FEVERBORN is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness and the redemptive power of love... -
Little Pink Taxi by Marie Laval
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake a ride with Love Taxis, the cab company with a heart—in a contemporary Scottish romance that will transport you. Rosalie Heart is a well-known face in Irlwick—well, if you drive a bright pink taxi and your signature style is a pink anorak, you’re going to draw a bit of attention. But Rosalie’s company Love Taxis is more than just a gimmick... -
Your Pastor...My Husband by B.M. Hardin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs he a Saint...or is he a Sinner? Maxine thought that she had life all figured out. Despite rough beginnings, she could finally say that above all else...she was happy. Her life changed for the better when she married the respected, adored and handsome Pastor Shelton Cartwright. To her, her husband was nothing less than perfect...at least that was what she'd thought... -
Rescuing Rita by Pepper North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen she walks in the wrong door at the worst time, will anyone be there to help her?Bartender Rita Alma discovers the new owner of the bar with a vast display of drugs. When he forces his full-figured employee out the backdoor, Rita takes the first opportunity to get away while no one else can get hurt... -
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Andre Undercover by Nikki Sex
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m just a small-town girl working undercover as a sex slave in order to expose an international human trafficking ring. Sounds crazy, right? But I’m not alone. The irresistible André Chevalier is with me. Psychoanalyst, philosopher, gentlemen, and friend—the Frenchman is to hot sex what crack is to an addict. I expected danger, risk, exploitation, and constant fear... -
The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOlivia's packing list:1. Sunscreen2. Bathing suit3. Flip-flopsFBI psychologist Olivia Sotiris was looking for a cool ocean breeze, sand between her toes, and a break from her crazy, chaotic, and sometimes all-too-dangerous life. But when she escaped to the small Greek island of Patmos, all she got were meddling grandmothers trying to marry her off...Categorized as:
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How to Murder a Millionaire by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN B072KFXK7R can be found here An Irish cozy mystery featuring murder, millionaires, and mankinis! Armed with her newly issued private investigator's license, Maggie Doyle is on the case…of a sheep that went missing twenty-two years ago... -
Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIf it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost five hundred years and it's not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she's a vampire slayer, intent on killing the "monsters" who killed her parents... -
Spellbound by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLet Sleeping Warlocks Lie... Iain MacGregor knows how his warlock family feels about outsiders discovering the truth of their powers, its forbidden. That doesn't seem to stop him from having accidental magickal discharges whenever he's around the woman who has captured his attention...Categorized as:
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Bitter Legacy by Dal Maclean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon. Detective Sergeant James Henderson’s remarkable gut instincts have put him on a three-year fast track to becoming an inspector. But the advancement of his career has come at a cost. Gay, posh and eager to prove himself in the Metropolitan Police, James has allowed himself few chances for romance. But when the murder of barrister Maria Curzon-Whyte lands in his lap, all that changes... -
A Highland Werewolf Wedding by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsElaine Hawthorn is a gray American werewolf, currently out of work, and on a mission to share in a family treasure. When she arrives in Scotland, she nearly has a head-on collision with one hot, kilt-garbed Highlander, and runs him off the road...Categorized as:
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All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsToni Davis's Christmas wish list1. Springing my best friend from the psych ward.2. Living somewhere that doesn't have coffins in the basement. Occupied coffins.3. Finding Mr. Right. Please make him tall, dark, handsome, and alive.This Christmas isn't so merry for Toni... -
Ignited by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNobody hides forever.Ever since Remy O'Malley discovered her dual identity as a Healer and a Protector, she's kept alive by staying one step ahead of both sides in this centuries-old war. Now someone's trying to draw her out of hiding, using her kidnapped father as bait. To save him, Remy will need every friend she's got. But as new alliances form, old bonds fray... -
Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA tempestuous passion begins with a battle of wills... When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo -- and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine... -
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A Very Gothic Christmas by Christine Feehan, Melanie George
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTWO WICKED AND WONDROUS HOLIDAY NOVELLASAFTER THE MUSIC by CHRISTINE FEEHANTerrified by mysterious threats, Jessica Fitzpatrick spirits away her twin wards, Tara and Trevor, to the remote island mansion of their estranged father, world-famous musician Dillon Wentworth. Ever since the fire that claimed his troubled wife's life and left him horribly disfigured, Dillon has shut out the world... -
Here With Me by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSettled in the tranquil remoteness of the Scottish Highlands, Ardnoch Estate caters to the rich and famous. It is as unattainable and as mysterious as its owner —ex-Hollywood leading man Lachlan Adair—and it's poised on the edge of a dark scandal.After narrowly escaping death, police officer Robyn Penhaligon leaves behind her life in Boston in search of some answers... -
A Secret Scottish Escape by Julie Shackman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Scotland’s sleepiest hamlet becomes the centre of hot gossip, Layla Devlin finds herself caught in a mystery…When Layla’s fiancée has an unexpected heart attack and dies – in another woman’s arms, no less – Layla is determined to pack up and leave Loch Harris, the village she’s always called home... -
Dead Serious Case #5 Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor one brief shining moment, the utter insanity that is Tristan Everett’s world makes sense.He’s marrying the man he loves, has a dead drag queen for a bestie and is surrounded by an amazing found family. Okay, so his life isn’t exactly what you’d call normal. By day, he’s a quiet, mild-mannered forensic pathologist, but the rest of the time, he guides lost souls into the light... -
Heat by Jayne Blue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective Mitch Gates is sworn to protect the one woman he can’t have. Mitch – When my best friend and brother in blue was killed in the line of duty, I swore an oath to protect the woman he meant to marry. Stella. She was never mine, but I’ve loved her since the day I met her. Now she’s back. Targeted by a dangerous crime syndicate, I have to keep her close to keep her safe... -
Paolo DeLuca by Tamika Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a Miami nightclub owner, Paolo takes to heart the code a life for a life, as do all the DeLuca's. That code, for Paolo, extends to the people under his employment. But he also has his own personal rules: Don't f**k the help. But it’s getting more and more difficult for him to keep his eyes off his sultry and sexy mahogany bartender, Lyric Mason...
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