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  • Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond

    Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A heart-wrenching, tortured hero romance, featuring a broken man in need of redemption and the lively heroine who sees through the madness to the man worth saving.He was lost when I found him…Everyone says that Cary Clarke, former rock star and reclusive music producer, is crazy.That he fell apart after the death of his best friend.That he shut everyone out and locked himself away...
  • Flame by Helen Hardt

    Flame by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him.Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her...
  • Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I've got skeletons in my closet.So what? Who doesn't?But I find myself wanting to raid her closet.I'm familiar with strong women who rock the business world.But I've never met a woman like this before.I don't want to share her. I don't want her to slip through my fingertips.But if I don't keep her, someone else will...
  • His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever hear the kid song, Jack and Beau sitting in a tree K I S S I N G?Well, she met me when I was up in a tree, but kissing her has never been an option. She isn’t the kind to fall for a daredevil.And I’m a Formula One race car driver. Adrenaline Junkie is my middle name. Taking risks and tossing my fate to the wind is what I do.Being her friend is no longer enough...
  • Theirs For The Night by Julie Capulet

    Theirs For The Night by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Mia Taylor, things couldn’t get much worse. She’s working a dead-end job and she’s stuck in a dead-end town. When her neighbor steals her life savings and threatens her, it’s the last straw. She skips town in her old, rusted-out car, which she can only hope will get her as far as Texas. And it does – barely – rolling to a sputtering stop on the side of a lonesome highway...
  • Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I know what it's like to not have a father.Or a mother.I don't want Diesel to know how that feels. Maybe I should stay out of it, but I can't.I love him too much.Just when I think everything is going well, the unexpected happens. The enemy that's been lurking in the shadows finally presents themselves. And it wasn't who I expected...
  • Waiting Game by G.A. Mazurke, Serena Akeroyd

    Waiting Game by G.A. Mazurke, Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No-strings-attached hook-ups are my jam. After a hockey player hires me to improve his skating skills, sparks fly and a second-night stand sounds like a damn good time. I have zero regrets……till he ghosts me. Now that I’ve lost my summer gig, I get on with my life, picking up an old side hustle to keep myself afloat...
  • Chaos by Timberlyn Scott

    Chaos by Timberlyn Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the FINAL book in the Unhinged Trilogy, the conclusion to Sebastian and Payton's story. Secrets... The secrets are still there, plaguing me, disrupting my everyday life, only now... the unthinkable has happened. Lies... Payton insists that it is time that I deal with the lies that seem to make up my entire existence, the ones that have produced the chaos in my head...
  • Levi's Blue by Michelle Leighton

    Levi's Blue by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love. Levi Michaelson. He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind about him. I agreed. Probably not my smartest decision. He was everything I knew to avoid—gorgeous, charming, sexy as hell—but I couldn’t help myself. When he touched me the whole world disappeared...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  multi-pov  sad  secrets  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Game Ender by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author BJ Harvey comes the fourth and final book in the Game series and this time, it's the last two single friends left standing; the reformed playboy and the single mom. *** "You have chlamydia." Three words no man wants to hear...
  • Tommy Boy: A Panty Whisperer Prequel by Sloane Howell

    Tommy Boy: A Panty Whisperer Prequel by Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For a LIMITED time Panty Whisperer: The Complete Series is ON SALE for 99 cents Can your whole life change in one moment? Away at college, Crystal Castles Clark loves programming computers and playing video games. She doesn’t have time to waste with relationships that are going nowhere and jerks that just want to get in her pants...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship  humor
  • Charmed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Charmed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charmed by Her Curves is a short, sweet, and steamy romance book featuring a curvy heroine and a sexy alpha hero. It is the third in the Holly Street Holidays series but can be read as a standalone with a HEA and no cliffhangers!Tiegan‘Tis the season to be jolly.Unless, like me, you're homeless and jobless just in time for the holidays...
  • Amazed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by Liz Fox

    Amazed by Her Curves: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amazed by Her Curves is a short, sweet, and steamy romance book featuring a curvy heroine and a sexy alpha hero. It is the second in the Holly Street Holiday series but can be read as a standalone with a HEA and no cliffhangers! Esther I like old things—antiques and my best friend, Grandma Ruthie.When she invites me to her annual holiday bash, I’m looking forward to it...
  • His Holiday Surprise: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    His Holiday Surprise: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The holidays are ruined when a blizzard keeps Evelyn from getting home, until a handsome stranger offers her a place to stay...One click this curvy woman holiday romance!EvelynAll I want to do is give my son a great Christmas.But when our flight is canceled,I don’t know what to do.Until a handsome stranger invites us to his place.Shep is handsome, generous, and makes me want to decorate his tree...
  • Can't Let Go: River Bend, #5 by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Can't Let Go: River Bend, #5 by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone has a secret… Reed Fletcher has spent years perfecting his reputation as River Bend’s most shameless player. Don’t confuse him with a heartless asshole—he’s just honest about what he wants and he’ll do anything to get it. Being born under less than perfect circumstances has given him no other choice...
  • Be My Flirty Firefighter by C.L. Cruz

    Be My Flirty Firefighter by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's a photographer stuck in a rut. He's a firefighter who loves the unexpected. Will the sparks between them amount to something more?AndyAs a photographer, I’ve endured more weddings than any single woman should have to.But I love my job, even if it is a little routine.Then I land a gig shooting promo materials for a local firefighter bachelor auction...
  • Caleb by Kate Tilney

    Caleb by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A curvy woman, mountain man instalove short and steamy romance!ABBIEI'm looking for adventure and maybe a little romance when I stumble upon the website for Camp Mountain Man. For the first time in my life, I impulsively book a ticket to Alaska to find out what happens.But I never imagined I'd be sharing a cabin with someone so sexy, or as gruff, as Caleb. He's like a fantasy...
  • Wyatt by Kate Tilney

    Wyatt by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A curvy woman, mountain man instalove short and steamy romance!CHARLOTTEMy friends chipped in to send me to Camp Mountain Man. As a single mom, I don't get out much. (Okay, I get out almost never.) But after having my heart broken before, I'm not ready to let my guard down to romance.My hypochondriac five-year-old has other plans...
  • Avoiding Temptation by Tracy Lorraine

    Avoiding Temptation by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First rule of teaching... don’t fall for a student. Finally living the life of my dreams in a city I’d always wanted to experience was supposed to be a clean slate. Until him... My prim and proper world is turned upside down when he walks into my college classroom, demanding attention with a single look, his braces and glasses at complete odds with his defined body and bad boy tattoos...
  • Hunter by Kali Hart

    Hunter by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter & Jordynn's storyWe all made a pact. We’ve survived basic together, shared duty stations, and gone to war together. But the needs of the Army have separated us multiple times. That’s why we agreed that when each of us got out, we’d each settle down in the same mountainside town of Three Rivers...
  • Taming Trouble by Jiffy Kate

    Taming Trouble by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The day Tucker Benoit left his father's farm in French Settlement to pursue his love of music was the best day of his life. Or so he thought... After years of booze, girls, drugs, and gigs, Tucker finds himself back where he started. Only this time, he finds solace on the farm that once isolated him from the world...
  • Brewing Sunshine: a Steamy Small Town Romance by Taryn Quinn

    Brewing Sunshine: a Steamy Small Town Romance by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She calls me Viking, and she’s not wrong. I’m rough around the edges and work as hard as I play. What she’s going to find out is that I love even harder.I knew from the moment I met her she was made for me.The problem?My Kira is stubborn and she takes her job very seriously. We both want to prove ourselves and make the new Brothers Three Taproom a success...
  • Right or Wrong: An Alpha Man Curvy Woman Romance by Liz Fox

    Right or Wrong: An Alpha Man Curvy Woman Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A short, sweet, & steamy romance featuring a curvy woman and the alpha man who claims her. Cassie I wanted to be a mother, not a business owner. But life had other plans.Now, my employees are like my kids and my heart is closed for business.When I need help and I’m all alone, a near stranger sweeps me off my feet. Literally.He's the exact opposite of what I went for in the past.Although..
  • Brooks by Kali Hart

    Brooks by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CharlotteWhen my best friend asked me to abandon the city for the small-town life, I took a chance and said yes.I was unhappy in the corporate world and ready for a change.I also made a promise to focus on myself for one year.A whole year to avoid all complications, especially of the male variety.That promise was a whole lot easier to keep until Brooks Montgomery showed up in my life...
  • Fragile by A.K. Evans

    Fragile by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the lead singer of a wildly popular industrial rock band, Cash Morris has never had to work too hard when it comes to women. They’re all falling at his feet before he even opens his mouth. So when he walks into a small-town New Hampshire hotel and spots the manager, he expects her to do the same. Only, she doesn’t, and that leaves him intrigued...
  • 216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner

    216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The town of Cherry Falls is a lot of things, but exciting is not one of them.Which makes my job as a reporter for the town paper really freaking hard.The front page of the last issue featured a story about a raccoon who looked like Samuel L. Jackson.Not exactly thrilling.But when I'm forced to cover the new albino calf on the Cherry Blossom Ranch...I find out the meaning of thrilling...
  • The Truth About Lennon by K.L. Grayson

    The Truth About Lennon by K.L. Grayson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lennon Barrick-St. James is making headlines as New York City’s hottest new socialite. Only she isn’t new at all. One well-intentioned night gone horribly wrong has landed the daughter of vice presidential candidate Christopher St. James on the front page of every newspaper and magazine in the country...
  • Unraveling by Timberlyn Scott

    Unraveling by Timberlyn Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Secrets and lies… No good ever comes of them. My life is proof. For eleven years, I’ve suffered from a suspicion that has waged a war inside my head, filled me with rage. Left me feeling helpless. But then she came along. The darkness continues to consume me, but when I’m with her, I can ignore it, push it away. Even if only for a little while. Payton calms me...
  • Eyes On You by Laura Kaye

    Eyes On You by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She wants to explore her true desires, and he wants to watch… When a sexy stranger asks Wolf Henrikson to rescue her from a bad date, he never expected to want the woman for himself. But their playful conversation turns into a scorching one-night stand that reveals the shy beauty gets off on the idea of being seen, even if she’s a little scared of it, too. And Wolf loves to watch...
  • Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ryder Two years of silence and no goodbye—she slipped away and through my fingers, leaving me with nothing but questions… and a heavy heart from missing her. I know what we had was real, that our love was once in a lifetime. Now she’s back from her Parisian fashion internship, and I'm ready for answers, desperate to understand why she couldn't just stay...
  • Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I wasn’t looking to change my “bad boy of baseball” reputation. At least not until my dream girl, Pop Princess Alexis Bodega, stepped foot in my clubhouse to sing for the stadium on opening day. There’s just one problem, and it’s a big one. Her manager is also her boyfriend, and her father is her agent...
  • Craving Hawk by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Craving Hawk by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tommy Hawthorne thought Heather Collins was sexy. It didn’t matter what color her hair was or how many piercings she added to her face. She just did it for him. Unfortunately, when they were kids she only had eyes for his baby brother, and when Mick died, Tommy lost all contact with Heather. A few years later, they’re thrown together when the Aces and Eights Motorcycle Club goes on lockdown...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  multi-pov  sad  secrets  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  angst
  • Within These Walls by J.L. Berg

    Within These Walls by J.L. Berg

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Within these walls, he became my solace, my sanctuary and my strength. I am not strong. I am just a survivor of circumstance. Isn’t that what we all do? Survive? Each of us has our own set of circumstances to muddle through. Mine are just more…complicated. Born with a severe heart defect, I’ve seen the inside of a hospital room more than my own bedroom...
  • The Game - Kirsten Backhard by Shawnte Borris

    The Game - Kirsten Backhard by Shawnte Borris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00FHN5988 Kirsten Backhard is a highly respected senior negotiating executive based in Toronto. She plays with some of the most powerful men in her field. Kirsten is confident, sexy, and hell on heels. She fights with a straight face, doesn’t back down easily, and believes in using her ASSets to get the deal done her way...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  steamy
  • Vick: An OTT Mountain Man Romance by Flora Madison

    Vick: An OTT Mountain Man Romance by Flora Madison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • His Holiday Cheer: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    His Holiday Cheer: A Curvy Woman Holiday Romance by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grace’s high school crush is home for the holidays, and it turns out he’s become a handsome Mr. Scrooge. Will she have time to show him some holiday cheer?One click this curvy woman holiday romance!GraceHe was my first love,But he left me behind to make his fortune in the city.Now he’s back for the holidays,And I keep running into him.Colton is tall, handsome, and as yummy as a sugar cookie...
  • Callum by Kate Tilney

    Callum by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The captain of a mountain search and rescue team. A curvy journalist. These enemies to lovers find instalove romance in the Pacific Northwest.RoseAfter years of paying my dues as a low-level reporter, I finally have my own features beat in beautiful Seattle. And now, I get my first big story: a series on the Jade Mountain Search & Rescue team...
  • Heartthrob by Kate Hunt

    Heartthrob by Kate Hunt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After spending my teenage years in the spotlight and my twenties dealing with the aftereffects of fame, I’ve finally found solace in the simple life.I may lead a modest life now as a carpenter, but I’ve got all I need.Then I meet Isla, a vivacious beauty with curves for days, and I’m no longer satisfied.Life might throw us some curveballs, but I know we’re meant to be...
  • Reed by Kali Hart

    Reed by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceReedI don’t do lying.Too many lies in past relationships have left me jaded.It’s why I’ve been single this long.But when I meet Lindsay, I have a hard time remembering why I’ve sworn off women.It doesn’t matter that she’s a guest.Or that she’s not staying.Because once we’re stranded together—alone—all bets are off.I have to make her mine...
  • Lincoln by Kali Hart

    Lincoln by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceJaydaBefore she died, I promised my mom I would try to mend the broken relationship with my dad.The problem is, the only language my father speaks is money.When he offers to take me on a trip of my choice for my twenty-fifth birthday, I try to find common ground.The wildlife lover in me chooses an Alaskan adventure...
  • Charlotte by Lana Dash

    Charlotte by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Curvy Girl Sweet and Steamy Opposites Attract Romantic ComedyCHARLOTTE I read about assertive women in my romance novels, but I can’t find the confidence when I’m around gorgeous men. It’s never more evident when I’m mistaken for a bride at a bachelorette party and the hottest guy in the club dances for me...
  • Macarons & the Mountain Man by Tarin Lex

    Macarons & the Mountain Man by Tarin Lex

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Christmas Day heartache drove me into the mountains.North, like my name.I guess I am a grinch. The one they all love to hate.But when I lay eyes on Mabel Monroe outside of my cabin, that all changes.She’s sugar and spice and everything nice.And I’m smitten as heck.Now that she’s walked into my woods, into my life, into my heart…I might have to keep her here forever...
  • Destiny Laughs by Leslie Pike

    Destiny Laughs by Leslie Pike

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destiny laughs at the well laid plans of Dr. Nash Santini and Farrah Knight. St. Helena's new Veterinarian, is six feet of handsome with a big side of sexy. But the widower isn't using his gifts. His focus is young son, Max. Moving back to his hometown has provided the boy with stability and a big extended family.Farrah cared for her ailing parents for a hard six years...
  • Jagger by Kate Tilney

    Jagger by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mountain search and rescue team hero. A curvy heroine. An older man and younger woman find instalove romance in the Pacific Northwest.VivianI'm not very good at letting loose and having fun. That's why I'm playing the stupid claw machine game at a bar while my friends throw back beers to unwind after our college mid-term exams...
  • Griffin by Kate Tilney

    Griffin by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mountain search and rescue team doctor and a curvy woman find instalove romance when they’re stranded together in the Pacific Northwest...
  • Riggins by Kate Tilney

    Riggins by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A retired cross country skier/ mountain search and rescue team volunteer and his best-friend’s curvy sister find instalove romance in the Pacific Northwest.ClaraWhen my dog chases after a squirrel and nearly throws me off of a mountain, I'm so embarrassed, I could cry. When a stranger calls the Jade Mountain Search & Rescue team to come and help me after said fall, I could die...
  • Be My Dishy Doctor by Kate Tilney

    Be My Dishy Doctor by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A curvy guest at a lodge and a dishy doctor who makes house calls find that opposites attract in the Alaskan wilderness.LucyFor the record, I didn’t even want to come here. When my best friends suggested we take a trip for Singles Awareness Day, I was thinking of the Caribbean. But I was overruled, so now we’re stuck in a cold, snowy mountain lodge...
  • Mr. March by Kate Tilney

    Mr. March by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    an older man, curvy younger woman short instalove...
  • Arlo by Kate Tilney

    Arlo by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Berg by Kate Tilney

    Berg by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    a mountain man, curvy woman...
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