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The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O'Roark
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThere’s a devil on my shoulder, and every Monday morning she announces herself. She’s this delicious flame in my chest, a flurry of whispered suggestions in my ear. Suggestions I ignore…because every single one of them is about Ben Tate.Ben—Stealer of Clients, Evicter of Homeless Women, Nemesis... -
![Chess: Conner Brothers Construction, Book 7 (CBC) by Cee Bowerman]()
Chess: Conner Brothers Construction, Book 7 (CBC) by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter Chess’s family was decimated by loss, it was slowly healed by his brothers finding love and creating families of their own. At one point, Chess thought he’d found that same kind of love, too, but that relationship just wasn’t meant to be. Brokenhearted, Chess focused on his work and family until a chance meeting introduced him to the woman who would change his life forever... -
![Fences: Smith Mountain Lake Series - Book Three by Inglath Cooper]()
Fences: Smith Mountain Lake Series - Book Three by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan true love ever overcome betrayal? At eighteen, Tate Callahan left Smith Mountain Lake with no intention of ever coming back. The one thing he'd believed in after a lifetime of growing up in foster homes was his love for Jillie Andrews and her love for him... -
![Sweet Lies Bitter Truths by Lily Perozo]()
Sweet Lies Bitter Truths by Lily Perozo
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSamuel Garnett, the director of an important law firm and a successful attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, has Brazilian roots and a great love for Capoeira. He lives life to its fullest without limits. He is an experienced, adventurous, passionate and intense young man... -
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![Having Henley by Megyn Ward]()
Having Henley by Megyn Ward
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm the Gilroy your mother warned you about. I'm a simple creature. I drink. I f*ck. I fight. If you're looking to do any of those things, I'm down. But I never do the same woman twice so if you're looking for something a little more long term than the time it takes us to both get off then don't blame me when you get hurt because you've been warned...Categorized as:
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![Brooks' Bride: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 4 by Darlene Tallman]()
Brooks' Bride: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 4 by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHayley Mize is a small-town girl with goals and dreams. A product of the system, she’s used to keeping her head down and making her way through life unseen. She doesn’t make waves. She doesn’t do anything that could possibly attract the wrong attention. The night she goes to a party with her friend, Elsa, at the Poseidon’s Warriors MC clubhouse, those dreams go up in smoke... -
![White Knight by Annie Dyer]()
White Knight by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack then things were simple, being together was easy and exciting. Back then, their only concern was keeping their relationship secret from her brothers. Until she had a choice to make; the hardest decision she ever had to face. Claire Callaghan has dedicated her adult life to two things: her career as a family lawyer and trying to move on from the love she had to give up... -
![Rake by Helen Hardt]()
Rake by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReid Wolfe is a master of seducing women.This time, his life may depend on it.He’s known as the Wolfe of Manhattan. Reid Wolfe sees women as playthings, and most are happy to be arm candy and bed warmers for the handsome billionaire rake. He knows the art of seduction like no other, so surely he can get a Las Vegas showgirl into his bed in record time... -
![Halton by Melanie Moreland]()
Halton by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen love turns to hate—that’s where I come in. I’m Halton Andrew Smithers, attorney. Hal to my clients and friends. Messy divorces, deadbeat dads, runaway wives, cheating partners—I handle them all.I know the seedy side of love, and it isn’t pretty. I avoid emotional attachments—I’ve seen all too often when hot passion turns to frozen tundra.I satisfy myself with helping people behind the scenes... -
![All He Desires by Brenda Jackson]()
All He Desires by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Voluptuous Woman More to Hold. More to Love. Bare Essentials Voluptuous Orlando Judge Dominique Kincaid finds lust at first sight in the form of a handsome morning jogger who fuels her fantasies. But when he steps into her courtroom as a hotshot attorney, she finds it hard to remain the Honorable Judge Kincaid... -
![Collateral Damage: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Collateral Damage: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the second book in The Cortell Brothers series. It is recommended they are read in order... -
![The Partnership by Annie Dyer]()
The Partnership by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s setting the rules.She’s breaking them all…Playboy. Poser. Partner.It’s always the first two I’ve been known for. With the rest of my siblings in grown-up relationships, I decided it was time to prove I was more than just my reputation, and take my partnership in my family’s law firm seriously.Ambitious.Hardworking.No more spilling coffee on the photocopier... -
![Water of Life by Jennifer Bramseth]()
Water of Life by Jennifer Bramseth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidowed judge and single parent Cara Forrest lives a grief-filled existence, sustained by the light of her life, her young son. She has no time or inclination to lose her heart again—especially to the likes of Drake Mercer, the rakish attorney who appears in her court on a weekly basis... -
![Sullivan by Laramie Briscoe]()
Sullivan by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSullivan BakerMoving to Laurel Springs and joining the LSERT was the best spur-of-the-moment decision I ever made. Here, out from under the expectations of my Police Chief father, I’m thriving.I’ve found a boldness and confidence I never had in Paradise Lost.And a woman who I can’t stop thinking about, dreaming about, and can’t seem to stay away from... -
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![Second Chance Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker]()
Second Chance Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow isn’t the time for a beautiful single mom to steal my heart. Especially not one that I’ve loved before. I’m not that boy anymore, though. Life has been less than kind. My father abandoning us and leaving me to be the man of the house at a young age started the chip growing on my shoulder. He moved on to another life and I helped my family mend as best I could... -
![Afternoon Delight by Piper Rayne]()
Afternoon Delight by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSPECIAL RELEASE PRICE of $2.99 for a LIMITED TIME! "I just kept flying through the pages, heart in my throat." ~ Nerdy, Dirty and Flirty Book Blog The perfect man for me is the one who broke my heart. #thanksbutnothanksOnce bitten.Twice shy.Yeah, I wish.I'm on a mission to find myself a nice, solid, respectable man... -
![The Irresistible Billionaire by Serenity Woods]()
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![Going Hard by Kelsey Browning]()
Going Hard by Kelsey Browning
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSlick sports agent Griffin Steele is living the highlife in Los Angeles, far from the shadow of the North Carolina mountains where he grew up. But when his hometown falls on hard times and needs his help, Grif reluctantly agrees to commute between coasts. He never expects the lush scenery, in the form of pretty tomboy Carlie Beth Parrish, to be such a temptation... -
![Replay by Amy Daws]()
Replay by Amy Daws
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNot all players deserve a second chance… no matter how hot their first chance was. Football club lawyer, Santino Rossi is known in the locker room as the two-month chump. For years he’s been on a mission to find someone he can share his basil plant with and cure him of his former playboy ways... -
![A Merry Little Christmas by Melanie Schuster]()
A Merry Little Christmas by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMerry Little Christmas, A, by Schuster,... -
![Just Before Dawn by Rochelle Alers]()
Just Before Dawn by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSudden PassionAfter prosecuting the biggest case of her career, New York district attorney Sara Sterling was looking forward to relaxing amid starry desert nights in her childhood home in New Mexico. Then she met enigmatic neighbor Salem Lassiter, who inspired an inescapable hunger…and made her reassess everything she thought she valued... -
![Tempting the Artist by Sharon C. Cooper]()
Tempting the Artist by Sharon C. Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristina “CJ” Jenkins, a free-spirited painter by trade is juggling her obligation to the family construction business, with the demands of her secret passion. A secret life she has successfully hidden until recently. When sexy, bad-boy attorney, Luke Hayden, enters the picture, he steals her heart. But the truth of Christina’s double life buried under lies, threatens to destroy them both... -
![Naughty All Night by Jennifer Bernard]()
Naughty All Night by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA standalone novel in the sizzling Lost Harbor, Alaska series Kate Robinson has had a talent for trouble since she was a young teen in Lost Harbor, Alaska, during summertime visits to her grandmother’s peony farm. It’s the only true home she’s ever known, so it’s where she retreats when REAL trouble chases her out of California, her legal career in ruins... -
![It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker]()
It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is quickly becoming my least favorite four-letter word.I let a girl into my heart once, and she nearly destroyed me.The last time I saw her she was in the back seat of her father’s car, leaving me forever.No goodbye.No mercy.That was ten years ago.Now the sexy vixen from my past is back in town looking to hire a consultant.This is my way back in.But not for redemption or a second chance... -
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![Sensation Fantasies 1 by Kimberly Knight]()
Sensation Fantasies 1 by Kimberly Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Knight, comes a short, steamy read that you won't want to put down. Sensation. A sacred place free from judgment or inhibitions. The only rule: Ask before you touch... -
![A CATALINA COVE CHRISTMAS by Brenda Jackson]()
A CATALINA COVE CHRISTMAS by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year ago Isaac Elloren returned to his hometown of Catalina Cove seeking peace, quiet and happiness. However, his high school's holiday homecoming is about to cause turmoil in his life when his childhood sweetheart/ex-wife returns for the reunion. He wants to hate her for choosing a career over their marriage but discovers there's a thin line between love and hate... -
![Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson]()
Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! 10 NEW HOLIDAY ROMANCES From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors To Warm Your Heart And Curl Your Toes! Each Sweet and/or Steamy Story takes place at a unique magical Mistletoe Lodge. Curl up in your favorite chair and treat yourself to a Christmassy-Happily-Ever-After Experience full of jingle bells, mistletoe and JOY, celebrating the spirit of the season...Categorized as:
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![The Long Route by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Long Route by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLydia never planned to return to Love, GA. She never planned to see Adam again or to rehash the night that changed their lives forever.But when an assignment at work brings her back to Love, she discovers the boy she left behind is not the same man there waiting for her. Adam once thought his future with Lydia was set... -
![Secret Sins and Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss]()
Secret Sins and Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere were three of us. Strat. A rock god who walked on air. Indy. A handsome musician smart enough to live through stardom. Me, a girl with everything to lose and nothing she wanted to keep. I loved them both. They say three's a crowd, but maybe I liked crowds...until the one thing I wanted to keep was stolen out of my arms. I left that world, straightened up, went to law school... -
![What Matters Most by Barbara Longley]()
What Matters Most by Barbara Longley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJOSEY HANEY, plumber extraordinaire, ace car mechanic and a fairly competent carpenter, doesn’t deal well with change. With her two brothers wrapped up in their own domestic bliss, and her grandparents recently retired from the family business, Jo feels left out and adrift. When she meets William Prescott, the mutual attraction is instantaneous, but she’s blue collar and he’s white collar... -
![Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis story was previously published in the HOT ON ICE anthology. Hotshot hockey center Finn Donnelly wants nothing more than to take The Cup to his best friend's grave after the Rage's big win. The problem is, that also means returning to his hometown and seeing January Sinclair, a.k.a., the woman he left behind. She might be as beautiful and fiery as ever, but Finn's ghosts belong in the past... -
![Love is Coming to Town by Alexa Rivers, Claire Wilder]()
Love is Coming to Town by Alexa Rivers, Claire Wilder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s a small town Christmas without a little romance?Fake relationships, second chances, friends to lovers, and sexy brother’s best friends.Mix in some small town gossip, meddling matchmakers, and Christmas magic and you have a perfect holiday escape. Finding His Cheer by Claire WilderHe loved and lost. She’s just lost... -
![Buried Castles by Monica Alexander]()
Buried Castles by Monica Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily Cole thought she was going to have the best summer of her life when she met Zack Easton, the dark, mysterious, gorgeous, guitar playing guy who captured her heart at first glance. He encouraged her to take risks and act without thinking, but more than that, he taught her what it was like to fall head-over-heels in love with someone...Categorized as:
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![Turn My World Around by Kait Nolan]()
Turn My World Around by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe road to redemption...Struggling single mom Corinne Dawson doesn't have time for fun. She's too busy making a new life for her son and trying to avoid being dragged down by the ghost of who she used to be. But when an accident knocks her boss out of a local dance competition fund-raiser, she finds herself face-to-face with the worst mistake from her past...Categorized as:
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![The Sunrise Cove Inn by Katie Winters]()
The Sunrise Cove Inn by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA divorced criminal lawyer. Her first love. The island she abandoned for a better life over twenty years ago.Susan Sheridan knows Martha’s Vineyard like the back of her hand. She grew up there as the eldest of the three Sheridan Sisters, their father the longtime owner of the Sunrise Cove Inn in Oak Bluffs... -
![Heartless by Cheryl Douglas]()
Heartless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerek McCall was devastated when his college girlfriend married his best friend, Josh Cooper. He respected the boundaries of friendship for years, but one night they gave in to temptation. Feeling guilty for betraying his best friend, Derek left town determined to put the past and Ashley behind him. Ashley Cooper has loved two men in her life, her ex-husband, Josh, and her ex-boyfriend, Derek... -
![Not Leaving by Leigh Ann Lunsford]()
Not Leaving by Leigh Ann Lunsford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAddison Parker has loved one boy all her life, Tyler James. She met him the first day of school after moving to Tennessee to live with her grandparents. Through death, raising her younger siblings, betrayal, and heartbreak, he has been there. She has forgiven him for many things, but this time when he leaves, she decides he is not her future anymore. Tyler James loves Addison Parker... -
![Blackthorne by Lexxie Couper]()
Blackthorne by Lexxie Couper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJosh Blackthorne never planned to follow in his father’s rock-star footsteps. But music is in his genes, and he was born into this world of fame. Finding someone who isn’t fazed by all that is unique, but the novelty of being liked for who he is by Caitlin Reynolds quickly turns to something more when he gets to know her better. Josh makes Caitlin laugh, something she hasn’t done in a while... -
![A Crystal Lake Novel Boxed Set 1-3 by Juliana Stone]()
A Crystal Lake Novel Boxed Set 1-3 by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis boxed set includes the first three titles in the Crystal Lake series. The Thing About TroubleCam Booker learned the hard way that commitment and love aren’t for him. Fresh out of a relationship that nearly saw him go to jail, he’s focused on building a life and his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down... -
![Guilty For You by A.M. McCoy]()
Guilty For You by A.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFox St. Claire is everything I shouldn't want. He's dangerous, dark, and the muscle of a secretive motorcycle club. Even worse? He's my brother's best friend.I knew falling for him wouldn’t end well, but our simple friendship quickly morphed into more, blurring the lines of what we knew was wrong but felt so right... -
![Loving the Chase by Sharla Lovelace]()
Loving the Chase by Sharla Lovelace
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharming, adventurous Zach Chase has always craved the spotlight, and now he’s on the hunt for publicity for his family’s storm-chasing business. So when a reality TV network approaches him with the idea for a show profiling their work, he can’t resist. But the last person he expects to walk into the meeting is the former love of his life...Categorized as:
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![Daring Wes by Jules Barnard, Zachary Webber]()
Daring Wes by Jules Barnard, Zachary Webber
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA second chance could either save him or destroy him...Wes Cade was born with a competitive streak a mile wide. Ever since he could walk, he's made it a point to never lose. And he never did, until his girlfriend left him senior year of college and his professional golf career tanked.Over the past four years, Wes has fought to regain his winning edge... -
![Notorious: A Novel by Diana Palmer]()
Notorious: A Novel by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrusting him is dangerous. But resisting him is almost impossible. New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's Long, Tall Texans series returns with secrets…and dangerous seduction. Gaby Dupont knows some men shouldn't be trusted. Ever. Especially not high-profile lawyer Nicholas Chandler... -
![When You're Mine by K. Langston]()
When You're Mine by K. Langston
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Barrett Shaw, there wasn’t much more to life than his career. Still climbing his way to the top, he could do without the distractions and complications of love. But the road to success is a lonely one, and Barrett was starting to think he would never meet a woman who could capture and keep his attention like a courtroom... -
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![Mend by Kivrin Wilson]()
Mend by Kivrin Wilson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPAIGE Logan McKinley. My ex. I knew he was trouble from the first moment I laid eyes on him. Fresh out of law school with a new job at one of San Diego’s biggest firms, I was supposed to focus on my career. No distractions, no men, and especially no office romances. Then I met Logan... -
![Three Sweet Nothings by Nikki Sloane]()
Three Sweet Nothings by Nikki Sloane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive years ago, we’d been together and on fire, but the flames burned us both. Now she’s back in my life and is all my wildest fantasies in the flesh. I want her. The desire is too powerful to argue against, but I’m not interested in what we had. This is an arrangement about pleasure and finding out who we are behind closed doors... -
![Prince Bryan by J.S. Scott]()
Prince Bryan by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrince Bryan by J. S. Scott Get married . . . or die. Prince Bryan Demande was left with only two unpalatable choices. When he decides to take his chances rather than marry, his father and the busybody royal adviser take matters into their own hands. Like it or not, Bryan is delivered a kidnapped bride, and it isn't a woman who's a total stranger... -
![Blink by Rick R. Reed]()
Blink by Rick R. Reed
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife can change in the blink of an eye. That's a truth Andy Slater learns as a young man in 1982, taking the Chicago 'L' to work every morning. Andy's life is laid out before him: a good job, marriage to his female college sweetheart, and the white picket fence existence he believes in. But when he sees Carlos Castillo for the first time, Carlos’s dark eyes and Latin appeal mesmerize him... -
![Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer]()
Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Now available: Amazon, B&N, iTunes, and Kobo!**Used… Broken… Confused…It only took one drunken mistake four years ago for Maddie Harrington to learn that when you fully give yourself over to a man, you should never expect anything in return. Since that night, her views on love have become distorted, believing men would only want her for the pleasure her body could bring them... -
![The Once And Future Prince by Olivia Gates]()
The Once And Future Prince by Olivia Gates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt Her Royal Ex-Lover's Command He would have been king of Castaldini...until scandal sent Prince Leandro D'Agostino into exile. Now Phoebe Alexander, his secret lover who'd refused to leave with him, had come to convince him to accept his rightful crown. But the pain of betrayal still coursed through Leandro's veins. He would rule only if Phoebe bowed to his wishes...
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