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  • Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “It’s not that I don’t love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can’t go back and forth forever and we’ve already said goodbye.” Through these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal...
  • Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finn and Dia's story continues in Dear Heart, I Miss You, a second chance, college romance!Expected Release Date: May 20, 2022. Release date will be moved up...
  • Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ariyanna "Ari" Ramirez has had enough of no love. After a two-year relationship filled with more heartbreak than happiness, she is starting over. When she meets handsome, suave, single father, Simeon "Sime" Cartwright, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. Their romance is one for the ages, but nothing worth having comes easy and Ari is paying the ultimate price...
  • Diamond by D. Camille

    Diamond by D. Camille

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “He who marries beauty, marries trouble...” ~ Nigerian proverb Diamond Black is the oldest of the Heirs, raised and trained to be elite. Since the day she was born, Diamond has been her own person, and not afraid of anyone or anything. After graduating college and traveling the world for a few years, Diamond is returning home to her family and the newest mission for the group of Heirs...
  • Troy by Dale Mayer

    Troy by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SEAL of Honor: TroyWhen a friend of Tesla's sends out an SOS on the lowdown on an oil rig in trouble, Troy has a good idea what he's getting into. As far as he is concerned, the maximum danger, the potential for betrayal, and the chances of not coming home sounded like the right kind of job for him.After all, he lived alone...
  • The Elements Series Complete Box Set by Brittainy Cherry

    The Elements Series Complete Box Set by Brittainy Cherry

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *This box set includes four full length, bestselling novels.* THE AIR HE BREATHES I was warned about Tristan Cole. “Stay away from him,” people said. “He’s cruel.” “He’s cold.” “He’s damaged.” It’s easy to judge a man because of his past. To look at Tristan and see a monster. But I couldn’t do that...
  • When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after...
  • Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen...
  • Who's Loving You by Mary B. Morrison

    Who's Loving You by Mary B. Morrison

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison sizzles with her edgy, new novel Who's Loving You. When Honey Thomas receives a sudden stroke of good luck, she gets a second chance--and the man of her dreams. But as Honey is about to discover, anything worth having in life comes with a high price..
  • Night of Seduction/Heaven's Gate by Iris Bolling

    Night of Seduction/Heaven's Gate by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Night of Seduction can change your outlook on life and open Heaven's Gate. Night of SeductionMusic Executive Jason Davies made a mistake. That result was a gift of love, his daughter Sierra. Accepting his responsibility as a father, he moves the mother of his daughter, Latoya Wright into his home. Expectantly, she wreaks so much havoc in his life he completely gives up on love...
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    drama  suspense  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc
  • Killian by Dale Mayer

    Killian by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killian is called up to retrieve a woman who’s been kidnapped, then escaped, only to be captured again.With a sketchy SOS coming in, he’s tracking her from Vancouver to Alaska, where the intel finally stops.The apple of her father’s eye, Cisco was a late gift in his life. But when it counted, he wasn’t there for her, leaving her alone and unprotected...
  • Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Corbin is tracking a cabinet minister’s pregnant daughter, who’d been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women’s cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time...
  • Hoss by MariaLisa deMora

    Hoss by MariaLisa deMora

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Isaiah Rogers grew up on his family farm in Alabama. Loved by his family, he’s a country boy at heart, a southern gentleman by raising. The path to northern Indiana was twisted and long, but this sensitive man found a comfortable niche as a member of the Rebel Wayfarers, vice-president of their affluent and growing Fort Wayne chapter...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Diesel by Dale Mayer

    Diesel by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Diesel book 13 in The Mavericks series.Traveling to China to retrieve a kidnapped scientist shows Diesel the depths of human depravity. Not that he needs more proof. He's been doing this type of work for a decade. This is the first time though the person he was rescuing was this interesting...
  • Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again by Sharon Carter

    Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again by Sharon Carter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Devastated by the death of her husband in a horrific car accident, Sage lives with a protective armor around her heart. Nick, hearbroken after catching his wife cheating on him, has only casual relationships with women untuil he meets Sage at a fundrasier and falls for her immediately. Sageis  attracted to the succesful benefactor, Nick, but refuses to allow him in...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  romance  fiction  contemporary  black-mc  poc-mc  book
  • Black Magic by D. Camille

    Black Magic by D. Camille

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty year old billionaire Jordan Black is all about handling his business, in the boardroom and most definitely in the bedroom; and his business is controlling everything and everyone around him. That is, until he meets Sage Parker, the ultimate temptation and the younger sister of his close friend and business associate, which makes her the forbidden fruit he will never taste...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Tempting Fate by Kylie Hillman, Judi Perkins

    Tempting Fate by Kylie Hillman, Judi Perkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Revenge or the love of his life? Her soul mate versus her family? Whatever they chose, someone loses. Mik and Maddi. Mad Dog and his Angel. Mikhail Kennedy and Madelaine O'Brien. One without the other just doesn't seem right. They're made for each other; soul mates who've survived every obstacle thrown in their way. It should be smooth sailing from now on...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  biker  book  contemporary  crime
  • SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan

    SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After twenty-five years of active duty, US Navy SEAL Commander Eric Lopez chaffed at his forced medical retirement. Bored, he jumped at the opportunity to work for a DHS Secret Division Command. The new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility had just opened and was already embroiled in controversy. One group protesting the facility want it shut down due to safety concerns...
  • Three Complete Novels: Heaven/Dawn/Ruby by V.C. Andrews

    Three Complete Novels: Heaven/Dawn/Ruby by V.C. Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This volume features the first novels in three thrilling V.C. Andrews' series: "Heaven, Dawn, " and "Ruby"--an unprecedented hardcover collection--complete and unabridged--at an inviting price! Available...
  • Perfect Match: Enemies to Lovers Romance by Leia Stone

    Perfect Match: Enemies to Lovers Romance by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millie Byers Widowed at twenty-six.When I fell in love with Colin Byers at sixteen, I never expected that I’d lose him the day after we finally got married. The love of my life; my soulmate; stolen from me by a quirk of fate. After this my life spirals out of control, leaving me broke, alone, and losing the only thing I had left: my cupcake shop.Looks like it’s time for an early midlife crisis...
  • A Legal Affair by Maureen Smith

    A Legal Affair by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caleb Thorne was used to having plenty of female attention. And yet the hot young law professor had never crossed the line with a student until he met Daniela. There was something different about her--with her fierce attitude, ambition and to-die-for body. Something he was determined to uncover, layer by silky layer...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-author  steamy
  • Shackled Lily by T.L. Gray

    Shackled Lily by T.L. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beautiful, selfish and spoiled Kaitlyn “Issy” Summers had it all, or so everyone thought. Then, one night changed everything. Now trapped in the world that destroyed her to begin with, Issy finds herself in the arms of the one man she vowed to forget. Issy Summers spent her life hardening and numbing her heart to the world...
  • The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd

    The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Keatyn’s crazy life comes together in one perfect script in this special combined addition of the first three books in The Keatyn Chronicles. Book 1 - Stalk Me Keatyn’s life is following the script she wrote for the perfect high school experience. She's popular, goes to the best parties, dates the hottest guy, and sits at the most-coveted lunch table...
  • Alessandro by Kylie Kent

    Alessandro by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    AlessandroBeing the heir of the Don of the Valentino Crime Family comes with its perks.Money, power, everything I’ve ever wanted I’ve gotten.And the girl who’s currently chugging down a beer from a red solo cup isn’t going to be any different.I want her. Which means she’s already mine. Her fate has been decided.Her eyes hold a sadness I want to drown in...
  • 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...
  • The SEAL's Pregnant Ex by Leslie North

    The SEAL's Pregnant Ex by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love brought them together, but will the past tear them apart?When one of his brothers in arms is revealed to be a traitor, Navy SEAL Alex Vale just wants some time alone, to put the past behind him. But when he gets home, he’s shocked to find his ex-girlfriend, Soledad Hayes, is in his house...
  • Cursed Fate by T.H. Snyder

    Cursed Fate by T.H. Snyder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is recommended for readers 18 years of age and older. It contains adult language and sexual scenes not intended for young readers. Change. Simple for some, life altering for others. Steve Zotto made a drastic decision in his life, one that was meant to create a fresh start...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  romance
  • Dark Child:  (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NOT EVERY SCAR IS VISIBLE… What do you do when the girl you want can’t even remember your name? This pretty, long-legged, fiery girl who makes me weak in the knees. Of all the chicks who flirt with me, hang around me, I could have my pick, but no… I want psycho girl . One day she ignores my existence, and the next she smiles and talks to me as if she knows me, as if she wants me...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  university  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  romance
  • Hatch by Dale Mayer

    Hatch by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hatch is more than happy to step up and to rescue the missing father-and-daughter archeological duo. Now if only it were that easy. They’d been questioned by the Egyptian government and released, with a warning to not leave Cairo. But, when their hotel room is found empty, most believe they took off ahead of punishment—but not Hatch’s team...
  • Secret Santa by MariaLisa deMora

    Secret Santa by MariaLisa deMora

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For those of us who long for love and companionship in our afternoons. Sometimes we simply need a reminder to keep the faith and that love is not something you discover. It cannot be acquired or invented. Trust that love will come looking for you when you are ready. Be happy, and be hopeful. I see good things...
  • Shadow in the Desert by Becca Jameson

    Shadow in the Desert by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a disastrous career-ending mission, he never expected to be sent back into the shadows.For months Ajax has been languishing on his sister’s couch, drowning himself in beer and whiskey. It was the only way to bury the pain of losing his entire SEAL team during a mission he does not remember. Until he discovers everything he’s been told about that day was a lie...
  • What We Won't Do For Love by Mz. Robinson

    What We Won't Do For Love by Mz. Robinson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Octavia Ellis is a sexy and independent woman who plays it safe when it comes down to relationships. She lives by one rule: keep it strictly sexual. Octavia is living her life just the way she wants. No man. No issues. No drama. When she meets the handsome Damon Whitmore, everything changes. Octavia soon finds that Damon has become a part of her world and her heart...
  • Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only kinds of luck I knew were bad and worse...until my life hung in the balance. I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls. I couldn’t resist him for long...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  university  adult  alpha-mc  angst  audiobook  book
  • Edge of the Heat 5 by Lisa Ladew

    Edge of the Heat 5 by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *** You do not need to have read the first 4 books in the series to enjoy Book 5. Jerry Mansko, a fun-loving Paramedic/Firefighter is in physical therapy for a major injury to his leg. His therapist, Sara Acosta, fascinates him from the first time he sees her. But there's something unavailable and even a little dark about Sara...
  • Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s fighting for their fairytale. Charlotte Hayes lost her slipper – err shoe – the first night she met Spencer Beckett, A.K.A Princeton Charming. She fell into his arms and their lives were changed. Forever. One kiss and she was smitten. One date and she was head over heels. One tragedy and her heart was his...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  university  adult  alpha-mc  angst  audiobook  book
  • Pretty Scars by C.D. Reiss

    Pretty Scars by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In Carrie Drazen’s diamond-studded world, beauty is everything: a blessing, a commodity, and a curse. Her beauty got her past the velvet ropes and into high society, but it ripped her away from the man she loved and chained her to an unbearable life...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  university  abuse  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey

    Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Above an exclusive men's store on Rodeo Drive there is a private club called Butterfly, where women are free to act out their secret erotic fantasies. Only the most beautiful and powerful women in Beverly Hills are invited to join... JESSICA--The lawyer, who longs for the days when men were men, and women dressed to please them...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • The Arrangement 15: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    The Arrangement 15: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    THE SERIES WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD Volume 15 in the New York Times Bestselling Arrangement Serials It's hard to trust anyone anymore. Everyone is suspect. And I have no reprieve, no rest. I can't sleep after all I've been through. Sean is slipping away, receding back into the monster he was. Alone, I'm being smothered by death's cold shroud...
  • What if we Drown by Sarah Sprinz, Leonie Landa

    What if we Drown by Sarah Sprinz, Leonie Landa

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    „Sie möchte endlich nach vorne blicken. Er macht es ihr unmöglich“Ein Neuanfang – das ist Lauries sehnlichster Wunsch, als sie nach dem tragischen Tod ihres Bruders an die Westküste Kanadas zieht. Noch vor der ersten Vorlesung ihres Medizinstudiums an der University of British Columbia lernt sie Sam kennen und spürt sofort, dass er sie auf eine nie gekannte Weise versteht...
  • Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Since Chase Falladay came to her rescue two years ago, Kia Stanton has never been able to forget the powerful man or the kind of life he leads. So two years later when she runs into Chase and his friend, Khalid, and leaves with them that night, she knows exactly where it is all heading. However, little prepares her for what it is like to be in Chase's arms, and in his bed...
  • Pranked by Love by Sunniva Dee

    Pranked by Love by Sunniva Dee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saki Marshall used to always follow the Blossom girls’ house rules:1) Thou shalt prank the Dudes, thy beautiful fraternity neighbors, all day, every day.2) Thou shalt not lose thy heart to them: no fraternizing with the arch-frat-enemy...
  • Obliterate by Autumn Grey

    Obliterate by Autumn Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I knew the moment I gave in to pursuing Selene that trouble would follow me. It always does. I should have resisted." Remington St. Germain is at a crossroads. He can either go after the one person who makes him feel as if he matters—the only person to ever calm the demons that roam his mind—or forget about her. The latter is not an option, even though there is a chance she might reject him...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  romance
  • Ghost by Stephanie Rowe

    Ghost by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His sister was brutally murdered, and Ben Forsett was convicted for the crime. On the run from the authorities, he is in a race against time to find the real killer before the psychopath targets his next victim. The last thing Ben can afford is a distraction, so when he meets a brave, sensual woman who ignites a dark desire within him, he knows they're both in trouble...
  • Forbidden Love by Evan Grace

    Forbidden Love by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Violet Carmichael knew her second year of college would be tough, but nothing could have prepared her for what was about to happen…Violet’s goal is clear—to finish college and work alongside her father and uncle at their family business—but she has one major problem...
  • A Baby, Quick! by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    A Baby, Quick! by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He never thought he’d be a fatherBut now he needs a baby, quick!JUSTIN:I’m a busy man,I don’t have time for a relationship,So when I learned that the hot-as-hell woman I’d just gotten with had a baby…Well, I got out of there quick...
  • The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A murdered coach. His missing daughter. A sadistic killer.After a summer apart, Theo and Auggie reunite at the beginning of another school year, determined to make a relationship work in spite of their age difference—and other obstacles...
    Categorized as:
    university  drama  suspense  mlm  mystery  contemporary  lgbtq  age-gap
  • Penance and Promises by L.A. Cotton

    Penance and Promises by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An alternate title/cover for this ASIN can be found here.Seven years ago, Ana Parry walked into Chastity Falls Academy and changed the lives of Jackson Pierce and Braiden Donohue. Her arrival set into motion a series of events that none of them could have ever predicted.But they got out. Escaping Chastity Falls, they left behind a life built on lies and secrets, danger and fear...
  • Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Derek Reiner is an epic, consuming, forever, kind of love. He’s also at the center of my deepest heartache.While he focuses on his personal growth, I figure out my future.As much as I want him in it, I won't choose Derek at the expense of myself.Not anymore.My rockstar may be desperate and restless, but I’m calm and decisive.Some epic loves burn out before they have the chance to blaze...
  • Hooking Her Up by Cassi Hart

    Hooking Her Up by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kayla All of my life, I’ve worked hard to be perfect. From my appearance to my academics, I was expected to do my best, and I went above and beyond. If I’m being honest, it’s exhausting. I dream of having the chance to let it all go, to live my life without the fear of being or doing exactly what’s expected of me. But they’re called dreams for a reason...
  • Ten Firemen's Ignition by Nicole Casey

    Ten Firemen's Ignition by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say playing with fire is dangerous, but with ten men like these, I’m ready to ignite. Back in my hometown to investigate an arson case, I never expected the sparks to fly in more ways than one. It's my first time back since my mom's death tore my life apart, a past I vowed to leave behind...
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