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  • Letters to Molly by Devney Perry

    Letters to Molly by Devney Perry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Molly and Finn Alcott had the picture-perfect marriage. With two gorgeous children, a lovely home and their own business, they were the couple others aspired to be. But when news of their divorce spreads through town like wildfire, it sends their beautiful image up in flames. Molly spends years mending her broken heart. She finds joy in a life centered around her kids and career...
  • The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster

    The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when you’re not looking for love, but it walks in the door? Madigan Wicked’s heart is not up for grabs. She’s been there, done that, and she’s not going back for seconds...
  • The Faith in Flowers: A Poppy Creek Novel by Rachael Bloome

    The Faith in Flowers: A Poppy Creek Novel by Rachael Bloome

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An extravagant wedding to plan. A blossoming childhood crush. And a secret ready to uproot everything... When event planner, Olivia Parker, heads home to help plan her brother’s wedding, she decides to keep her painful divorce a secret so she doesn’t ruin his big day...
  • Going Wild by C.M. Owens

    Going Wild by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Wild Ones Tip #109 We’re the reason the gene pool needs a lifeguard. People often ask me what in the hell convinced me to move to Tomahawk, Washington, where the four corners of crazy are known as the Wild Ones...
  • Meant for Love by Marie Force

    Meant for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It's been twelve years since Jenny Wilks lost her fiancé in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Since then she's been floundering, trying to find her way. Taking the job as lighthouse keeper on Gansett Island was the best thing she could've done for herself. On the island she's found amazing friends and a wonderful new life. There's only one thing missing and that's romance...
  • Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Wilder by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wild Ones Tip #349 If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough. My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking. What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime. What we got? Two sexy mountain men...
  • Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison

    Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss and redemption.Samantha I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. Until someone else answered his phone and my perfect life shattered. When he died, I was left with answers he couldn't give me and a box full of lies. He left me broken...
  • Mad About Moon by Melissa Foster

    Mad About Moon by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fall in love with Jed and Josie in this emotionally captivating, sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster...
  • Chasing Tomorrow by S.J. McCoy

    Chasing Tomorrow by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ben Walton grew up in Summer Lake, he's always known that he belongs there. His goal in life has always been to grow the resort that his family has owned for generations. Charlotte DeWinter spent her childhood summers at the lake, staying with her grandparents. From the age of ten, she believed she would marry Ben someday. Ben believed it too...
  • My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black

    My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alone. Everything changed for Meghan Summer that fateful February night. All she had, all she saw in her future, was stripped away in the blink of an eye. Even though she finds herself surrounded by her growing family, at the end of the day, there’s nothing but a gaping hole where her heart once beat. Or so she thinks… Her. Nick Adams shouldn’t want her...
  • Until My Last Breath by Tiffany Patterson

    Until My Last Breath by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You’ve met my sons. But that’s only half of the story that began over four decades ago. I knew before any of them were conceived who they were, and the men they’d grow up to be. More importantly, from the first moment I touched her, I knew Deborah Tate would be the woman I shared my life with, who would bear my children, and stand by my side as we raised them...
  • Triple Dare by C.M. Owens

    Triple Dare by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    RUBY KROSS Who is Corbin Sterling to me? That's what people always want to know. He was my first friend. He was the love of my life. And he was my only heartbreak. The problem is that I love the big jerk, and I've refused to give up our friendship, even if it does mean it'll eventually ruin me. So, to answer the question... Corbin Fucking Sterling is the Bane of my existence; that's what he is...
  • Falling for Love by Marie Force

    Falling for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Since he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay a few years ago, Grant McCarthy's personal and professional lives have fallen apart. Abby, the woman he was supposed to marry, is engaged to someone else, and Grant is back at home on Gansett Island helping to run the family marina business while his father recovers from a serious injury...
  • Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens

    Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Alternative Cover Edition of ASIN B072YXCNK1When you live in a place where “turbo speed” internet is a slight step above dial-up, men carry on nine-year beard-growing challenges out of stubborn pride, and your brothers do things like nail all your panties to the outside of your cabin just for funsies, you tend to be a little crazy. You can call it a "locational" hazard, if you will...
  • Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life is full of ups and downs. Events that shape who you are, even those that are filled with heartbreak and tragedy. What do you do when actions bring devastation? How do you pick up the pieces and keep moving forward? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected fall...
  • Sawman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Sawman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Slow-simmering romance, secrets by the dozen, heart-warming triumph, and a crew of sexy lumberjack werebears come together to tell Brighton’s story in this fourth installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Brighton Beck’s inner grizzly is out of control. It’s been months since he killed his tormentor, but just seeing the man who stole his voice has put his bear on a bender...
  • The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Former rock star Xander Sinclair may be out of rehab, but he’s not out of the woods. Still haunted by his parents’ murders, he has secluded himself in his Amesport mansion and dodges any attempted contact from his two brothers. Struggling not to fall into relapse, he believes he’s battling his demons alone. That is, until Samantha arrives to work as his live-in housekeeper...
  • Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott

    Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was only meant to be a short trip—up to Chicago for two days and then back to Texas. At least, that was the plan until a massive snowstorm leaves me trapped in Chicago at a local hotel with no definite timeframe of when I can go back home. If that wasn’t a crazy-enough turn of events—I wake up to a beautiful princess standing in my hotel room...
  • Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy

    Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Laura Benson has her life together, thank you very much. Her jewelry store in San Francisco is doing wonderfully. Her design skills will soon have her traveling to London, designing a new line that should build her reputation world wide. She's on top, which is where she likes to be - especially when it comes to men...
  • Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Seaside ChronicleNovember 1, 2022Keepin’ it ReelSeasiders,We all know the youngest Bradley sibling must be the most carefree of the bunch. Last this writer heard, Palmer was employed with at least five different jobs. Pet walker, house sitter, vet receptionist, nanny, and the least of my favorite, pooper scooper. To each her own, I guess...
  • Sterling Streak by L.B. Dunbar

    Sterling Streak by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the playing field for a possible winning streak.They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, I’m just a country girl who likes to sing. I don’t hate men, I’m just struggling to find a good one...
  • Hoping for Love by Marie Force

    Hoping for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    All her life, Grace Ryan was the “fat girl.” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life as her twenties slipped away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time...
  • Impact by Danielle Norman

    Impact by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They always say that two wrongs don’t make a right... Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile... Her curves... Wrong has never felt so right...
  • Make Me Beg by Julie Kriss

    Make Me Beg by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You wouldn't believe Dex Riggs and I are from the same town. He's the ultimate bad boy; I'm the one who goes by the book. He's a sexy former cop with a shady past; I'm the girl who married her high school sweetheart. But now my marriage is over, I'm burned out on my business, and worst of all, I never got the baby I wanted. And now I never will. Unless Dex is willing to make a deal...
  • Hey, Whiskey by Kaylee Ryan

    Hey, Whiskey by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New standalone from NYT Bestselling Author Kaylee Ryan I’m over this year, and I’m over relationships. I’ve learned that the only person you can count on in life is yourself. Moving forward, I’m living for me. Working toward standing on my own two feet, that’s my goal. Funny how meeting him changed my path...
  • Hopelessly Devoted: by Bink Cummings

    Hopelessly Devoted: by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Must read: Hopelessly Shattered & Hopeful Whispers previously. Pregnant- ✔ Deaths - ✔ A Baby – ✔ Stress that could make even the strongest woman crack – ✔ ✔ A year ago if you told me I’d wind up where I am today, I’d have you committed for insanity...
  • Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes you have to talk to work things out. Luckily that works best without clothes. Petal I’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life.  He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak.  Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read.  It’s hard. Sometimes you give up… And regret it your entire life...
  • Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy

    Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A second chance, surprise pregnancy romance.He was my high school sweetheart.My dream guy. My soul mate.And as of yesterday... my ex-husband.He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights.It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career...
  • Drunk on You by Harper Sloan

    Drunk on You by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It was supposed to be fun. A mutual use of each other's bodies. To be a ruse to the world around us. I wanted to be free from my ex, and he wanted to escape his. One drunken night turned a joke into a life-changing moment. He warned me not to fall for him, and I should've listened. He intoxicated me. He made me crave him. He ruined me. In the end, I'll never be the same...
  • Sing Like Nobody's Listening by S.J. McCoy

    Sing Like Nobody's Listening by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kenzie Reid is a survivor. She's been out on her own since she was seventeen years old. She may not have much to show for it, but she's made her own way in the world. Other than her sister, Megan, no one has ever cared whether she lived or died—not even her own parents...
  • Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance...
  • Rain After Fire by Amber Kelly

    Rain After Fire by Amber Kelly

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you play with fire, expect to get burned.I learned at a young age to trust no one, protect myself, and guard my heart. All lessons my mother burned into me. She may not have had a lot to offer in way of help but she poured all she had into me and made me the independent woman I am today. So after laying her to rest, I packed my belongings and moved to the place that she talked about often...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  female-mc  kind-mc  adult  angst  book  contemporary  epic
  • Saving His Sunshine: A Firefighter Romance by Nichole Rose

    Saving His Sunshine: A Firefighter Romance by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can an adorable menace of a dog, a bakery under fire, and one irresistible firefighter change this curvy girl's life forever?Alessandro BangerI’m used to my dog causing trouble. It’s what he does.But breaking into my sassy neighbor’s house might be a new low even for him.Or else he’s a genius, because Jesus. I did not know we moved in next to an angel...
  • The Color of Love by Sharon Sala

    The Color of Love by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Sharon Sala's Blessings, Georgia series is filled with unforgettable charm and delight!" —ROBYN CARR, #1 New York Times bestselling author He might be winning her heart before she even knows who he is... Welcome to Blessings, Georgia, the small town with a big heart! Anyone from a small town can tell you that gossip never stays quiet for long...
  • Unexpected Fight by Kaylee Ryan, Callie Dalton

    Unexpected Fight by Kaylee Ryan, Callie Dalton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    No matter how much you plan or try to prepare for what's to come, life always sends you on an alternate path. We're taking each curve in the road as it bends. Except what do you do when you don't see the curve coming? We're struggling, learning to navigate in total darkness. One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, we're learning to live with our unexpected fight...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  multi-pov  adult  aliens  angst  audiobook  book
  • Terror's Temptress by Ciara St. James

    Terror's Temptress by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Terror:His name and person strike fear into the hearts of men.He’s the ultra-alpha leader of the Dublin Falls Archangel’s Warriors MC.He’s living the ultimate biker’s dream.He’s content until he sees her.All it took was one look, and he’ll do whatever it takes to have her.Even go up against her father.Or go to war with his club’s enemies and her secret one...
  • Crazy For Your Love by Lexi Ryan

    Crazy For Your Love by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong? The only thing worse than being single at my sister’s wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape. Now I need a date, and fast...
  • Until Talon by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until Talon by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Mia Allenton’s sister calls, asking her for help after finding out her husband cheated, Mia packs up her life in Montana and moves to Tennessee to be there for her and her three girls. As Mia begins to settle in, a tornado comes through, bringing along with it Talon Mayson, a man determined to prove to her that good men do exist...
  • Flower by Jaclyn Combe

    Flower by Jaclyn Combe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AvaI am the pretty blonde cheerleader adored by all.The popular girl, living that so-called perfect life.But when my childhood sweetheart betrays me in the worst possible way, my entire world comes crashing down around me.They say you should always expect the unexpected in life. But the one thing I never expected… was him.MasonI am the high school nerd...
  • Fearless at Heart by Zoe York

    Fearless at Heart by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For twenty years, Seth Kincaid has kept his visits to his home town brief. He’s not avoiding January Howe, exactly—he’s giving his high school girlfriend space. But that distance evaporates when she takes over her family’s marina for the summer...
  • Baring it All by Tory Baker

    Baring it All by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I live life for the thrills and Stormy is straight adrenaline.She goes straight to my… heart. If there’s one girl out there I shouldn’t mess with, it’s Stormy.Everything about her screams off limits.She’s too young, hurting from being screwed over, and my niece’s best friend. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no saint.But this girl is the biggest temptation I’ve ever had...
  • Romancing the Mountain Man (Galentine's Getaway) by Kat Baxter

    Romancing the Mountain Man (Galentine's Getaway) by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Grumpy Meets Sunshine/Curvy Girl RomancePaigeThere was really no way for me to know that the helpful woman from the sheriff’s office who gave me a camping permit was sending me to camp on her brother’s land in a misguided attempt at matchmaking. Or that he’d be so annoyed when he found me setting up my tent...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance…Maggie Ellis just wants to be left alone...
  • Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It wasn’t fair that the man I hated with a passion was so freaking gorgeous.Things in Layla Fox’s life were going great. She had a fantastic job, amazing friends, and a killer apartment. There was just one tiny glitch in all that perfect. Her upstairs neighbor was the very definition of tall, dark, and handsome . . . and she hated the man with every cell in her body...
  • Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black

    Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Holly Jenkins watched her best friend finally get her happily ever after. While there’s no one more deserving than Avery Jackson, Holly can’t fight the longing and ache that settles in her chest when she thinks about her own solitary life. After kissing so many frogs, Holly starts to wonder if Prince Charming even exists. Jase Bentley is worn out...
  • Every Time I Fall by Lexi Ryan

    Every Time I Fall by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Time I Fall, a sexy standalone romance about a woman learning to love herself and the guy who’s loved her all along.He’s my brother’s best friend.The hot guy with the heart of gold I’ve never let myself want.Guys like Dean don’t go for girls like me.Curvy. Thick. A big girl...
  • Sweet Spot by Amy Knupp

    Sweet Spot by Amy Knupp

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01KE64YWOFormer marketing whiz Kennedy Lowell knows bartending isn’t her destiny. After derailing her life to epic proportions in one fell swoop, though, she’s content with the easy refuge of pouring drinks and keeping to herself. But the arrival of her sexy new boss and two wannabe friends who won’t take no for an answer throws Kennedy into a tailspin...
  • All That I Am by Rachel Brookes

    All That I Am by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A kickass home décor boutique – tick A sassy mouth and absolutely no filter – tick A wall so strong no man could ever tear it down - tick, tick, tick! Or so I thought. Until I meet Detective Ben Hunt, the owner of exquisite blue eyes, a god-like physique and a seductive smirk that makes me weak at the knees. He charges into my life like a force of nature...
  • Guilty Pleasure by Jessica Prince

    Guilty Pleasure by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The only thing worse than living in a town where everyone hates you is having to work for the man who broke your heart.Redemption, Tennessee held nothing but painful memories that Lark Ashton had no desire to rehash. After the only man she's ever loved crush her soul and spirit, and all her friends turned their backs on her, she swore to herself she'd never go back...
  • Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala

    Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the love in a small town happy ending you're looking for.Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it...
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