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Outrageous by Marie Force
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe drives him crazy… In more ways than one. Every time Leah Holt encounters Quantum Production’s chief counsel, Emmett Burke, the only thing she can think of is how much she wants to lick him. Everywhere. She’s never had that kind of reaction to a man, and the fact that he’s a much-older colleague makes her out-of-control attraction to him far more complicated than it should be... -
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Crave by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next chapter in one of the most romantic love stories ever told Luxury hotel heir Ian Gregson longed for his beloved Tessa from afar for more than two years, forced to keep his attraction towards her well hidden. But now that his feelings no longer have to remain a secret, he is free to indulge his constant craving for the woman of his dreams... -
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The Auction by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou're invited to New York City's hottest dating event: Kingsley Edge's annual King's Trust Charity Auction.New on the auction block this year is Daniel, a wealthy widower and Dominant. However, he happens to have his eyes on another first-timer in the club's auction: Anya, a strikingly beautiful virgin submissive from his native Canada.Too bad Anya hates him on sight... -
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![Come Together by Jessica Hawkins]()
Come Together by Jessica Hawkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCome Together is the third and final installment of The Cityscape Series. With a single decision, Olivia Germaine’s fantasy has become a reality. Now she is faced with two commitments: one she must make and one she must break... -
![Running Hot by Ainsley St. Claire]()
Running Hot by Ainsley St. Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe must marry. She’s the only one he wants but can’t have. Can he convince her in time?WalkerBecoming Governor is the next step toward my destiny.But, my history will be a problem. The voters always favor a family man.I've done Marcella favors for years and now it’s time to collect.She'll make the perfect Governor's wife.It's all for show, and she knows that... -
![My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker]()
My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy rich father paid off my mother to never tell us who we belonged to.And now my uncle from that family wants to reunite the family.Not a chance. Besides, I’ve got my own shit to focus on.Like my best friend’s little sister. She’s completely off limits.But there’s something that sparked between us a long, long time ago.I need to know if she’s the one. Sure feels like it... -
![A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre]()
A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down. I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more... -
![Found by Rosalind James]()
Found by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'd lived my life according to two principles: discipline and control. Until now. There's that phrase, though, isn't there. "How's that working out for you?" The answer, when it came to Hope Sinclair, was, "not so well." She might be little, she might be sweet, and she might be young, but if I'd thought she'd be compliant anywhere but in bed, I'd learned my lesson... -
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Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinuing where Dirty Rich Cinderella Story left off...Get ready for a steamy honeymoon, and a heart-stopping welcome home for Cole and Lori!The unexpected is about to happen and while Lori has faced the demons of her past, she and Cole will face those of his past now... -
![Club Prive Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker]()
Club Prive Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho is Gavin Manning and why does he keep showing up wherever I go? What does he want from me? These are just a few of the questions law student Carrie Summers asks herself after running into devastatingly handsome Gavin for the third time at the opening of the hottest new club in town, Club Privé... -
![Yours Actually by Nina Levine]()
Yours Actually by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it... -
![Rapturous by M.S. Force, Marie Force]()
Rapturous by M.S. Force, Marie Force
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe story begun in the initial Quantum Trilogy picks up on Oscar night after Academy Award-winning director Hayden Roth kisses the woman he desires above all others, even though he knows she can never be his. Addison York craves her boss’s best friend, Hayden, but he has never given her an ounce of encouragement—until tonight when he kissed her after winning the Oscar... -
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Entrusted by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsElijah Penn Handsome. Successful. Single. And looking for a polyamorous relationship. It has been four years since his wife died, but Elijah knows that there will never be another woman who will claim his heart and he isn’t willing to replace her. He isn’t interested in marriage, but he is interested in something with a future. Logan and Samantha McCoy Attractive. Ambitious. Married... -
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![My Night with a Rockstar by Michelle Mankin, Jane Anthony]()
My Night with a Rockstar by Michelle Mankin, Jane Anthony
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exclusive collection of short stories and story previews based on the writing prompt my night with a rockstar. Included in this anthology are:Hate F*ck by Jane AnthonyRipple Effect by J. BengtssonConverted by Dawn L... -
![Collection by C.D. Reiss]()
Collection by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBonus ContentFor serious fans of Jonathan and Monica Drazen - a compilation of off-the-charts hot little stories you've never seen before!NEVER BEFORE RELEASED - CountA Love LetterQuarantine CouplesNOW UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSERachelFirst MorningA ValentineTwitter ChatBeatAlso includes the novella - Breathe!These shorts are chock full of stories about life in the Drazen house, both before and... -
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The Last Kiss by Anna Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life began when I found out it was ending.One Frenchman. One night. No questions. No names.The perfect antidote for a stolen future.Fate though has other plans. This doesn’t feel like a one-night stand, it feels like soulmates for a lifetime.One night can’t be enough because I think we’re falling in love... -
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![Miss Fortune by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Miss Fortune by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaleb Morrison is the most uptight man I’ve ever met – and he’s my new boss.One moment he’s cold, the next he’s unexpectedly sweet. It’s enough to give me whiplash. Despite my attraction to him, I’m convinced we’re too different to be more than friends.But then he flips the script and I’m left with a decision.Daisy Wilson is the most intriguing woman I’ve ever met – and she’s my new assistant... -
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Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy family calls me Zeke. But the music industry refers to me as Big Z… and women everywhere know why.Being lead guitarist for the hottest band in the world should be enough. But it’s not. Nothing ever is. And I don’t know why.Money. Fame. Girls. I’m drowning in all three. But it’s the sweet, spunky college girl offering up her virginity in exchange for an interview that I can’t get out of my head... -
![The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker]()
The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo More Cliffhangers. The series is now complete! I thought that finding out that Jal was engaged to my half-sister was the worst thing that could happen. Then he told me that it was over, that I was the only person he wanted. For the first time in my life, I'd finally gotten what I wanted… and then he was arrested... -
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The Winning Bid by Michelle Windsor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperate to gain the funds needed to start a new life, Hannah decides to work as a submissive, agreeing to be auctioned off to the highest bidding dominant at Baton Timide, an exclusive members only club. The winning bidder owns the submissive for a weekend of whatever they command. It's her first auction and she's prepared herself for whatever may come... -
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Claimed by Him by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSALE: Only 99c while in pre-order. I used to think that I was doing pretty well for myself, especially considering the tragedies of my past. I was on a fast track to a promising career. Then my world imploded. When twenty-two-year-old Rona Quick finds her plans for her future destroyed, her world goes into a tailspin... -
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Breathe by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim... -
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![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
![Taming Mr. Walker by Rosa Lucas]()
Taming Mr. Walker by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMr. Walker, my big brother’s arrogant, powerful, handsome, and completely unobtainable best friend.He’s a millionaire tech tycoon, and I take calls from angry clients who can’t reset their passwords.He lives in a Grade II listed mansion with holiday homes worldwide, and I rent a room in a flat-share with my best friend and mice.Our worlds couldn’t be farther apart.Falling for him is not an option... -
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Submit by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"You’re mine. The minute I told you to spread your legs and you did it, you were mine. When I told you to beg for it and you did, you were mine. When you put your hands behind your back without being told, I owned you."No. God, no.My name is Monica, and no matter what Jonathan says, I am not submissive... -
![The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose]()
The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis billionaire just broke every rule in the book.JusticePeople say I'm cold. Autocratic. Merciless.They're half right.There's only one woman in the world who gets my blood heated...my niece's best friend, Milan.She's been taunting me for years, pushing every single one of my buttons just because she can.Now, it's my turn.She thinks she knows me... -
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French Kiss by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris... -
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Exposed by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare... -
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Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling... -
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The Billionaire Cinderella Test by Elle James, Myla Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBillionaire Online Dating Service. Let us find your perfect match! Desperate to find a date to his own charity ball, billionaire Gage Tate agrees to give his friend's online dating system a try. Tired of gold-diggers and society debutantes, he wants a woman who isn't after his money, and won't become a bridezilla-wanna-be when exposed to his high-society world and the trappings of wealth... -
![Imperfections Come To Light by Shaniel Watson]()
Imperfections Come To Light by Shaniel Watson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter years of wanting her and fighting against myself, I finally had her. For one brief weekend I was whole, looking into the eyes of the woman I've always loved. The one person I'd do anything for. Catherine Reed is the love of my life, but I blew it when she discovered her sister and I were engaged. But things have changed. I know she doesn't want anything to do with me, she needs time... -
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![His to Cherish by Sierra Cartwright]()
His to Cherish by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly her innocence could save him… Jaded financier Philip Dettmer vowed never to love again—until a chance encounter with the beautifully innocent Emma Monroe tempts him beyond reason. Emma blushes furiously when the billionaire catches her in an elevator holding a copy of the scandalous novel taking the world by storm... -
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Playing with Fire by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wife. Happily ever after. That was never in the cards for me, not with a past like mine.Everything changed when Millie entered my life. The no labels I demanded on our heated encounters became meaningless when she threatened to walk away. There’s only one thing a man can do when he realizes the woman he loves is going to leave forever.I have to fix not only myself, but our relationship... -
![Auctioned to the Billionaire by Cassi Hart]()
Auctioned to the Billionaire by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFelicia I’ve had a crush on my best friend’s dad for as long as I can remember; saving myself for him. But now, faced with a desperate situation, I need to come up with money—quickly. Left with only one option, I’m forced to do the unthinkable. Auction my V-card to the highest bidder. Brock Having it all doesn’t mean much without someone to share your life with... -
![Stay With Me by Alisha Williams]()
Stay With Me by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s my best friends dad. But he wants me to call him Daddy.I just spent the last four years studying to become a nurse.Now I’m sitting on a mountain debt.Rather than spend the rest of my life paying it off, I find a second job where the money is too good to turn down.The plan is, become a high end escort, get a few wealthy clients and quit as soon as I make enough to pay off my student loans... -
![The Royals: Alexander and Clara: Volume One (The Royals Saga) by Geneva Lee]()
The Royals: Alexander and Clara: Volume One (The Royals Saga) by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis special edition features the first three books in the series.Command MeA man with the world at his feet, and he stole a kiss from her.It should have ended there, since Clara has no idea who he is. Except that kiss was caught by someone's camera, and now the picture is splashed on tabloids all over the world. She should have recognized him: Prince Alexander of Cambridge.Royal bad boy... -
![My Favorite Bad Decision by Elizabeth O'Roark]()
My Favorite Bad Decision by Elizabeth O'Roark
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClimbing Kilimanjaro? No thank you.Climbing it with Miller West? Absolutely f***ing not.A full week without showers, a real bed or Internet was bad enough. Spending it with my family’s sworn enemy—the unbearably smug, indecently handsome Miller West—is a bridge too far.I’m determined to remain enemies, even if sparring with him is my favorite thing in the world... -
![Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye]()
Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s my job to protect her, my pleasure to possess her. This little brat needs saving. What she’ll get is a firm hand and a thick dose of discipline. What she’ll get is a daddy. There are three simple rules to the job: protect, keep safe, keep professional. The Marines and then life as a street cop trained me for the first two. …She’s going to make me break the third... -
![Spiral by Zara Cox]()
Spiral by Zara Cox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeven Nights. Seven Highs. Welcome back to The Indigo Lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen… SPIRAL is the latest story in the sizzling Indigo Lounge Series, geared for fans of The Crossfire and The Stark Series... -
![Untether by Elodie Hart]()
Untether by Elodie Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAIDAI've endured fifteen years of underwhelming marital sex with Lord John Russell.One front-page tell-all from his secretary puts an end to that misery pretty efficiently.As the media furore rages around our divorce, two things become abundantly clear.One. It’s time for some decent orgasms.Which is why I’ve joined the Unfurl programme at London’s top sex club, Alchemy.Two... -
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Double or Nothing by Marie Carnay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo billionaire brothers, one curvy jewelry designer, and a week in sin city. This time, two of a kind is the winning hand. Hank and Trenton might be heirs to the biggest casino empire in Las Vegas, but they've never been lucky in love. On the verge of giving up their fantasy of finding one woman to satisfy both their desires, a curvy beauty catches their eye... -
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![Zander's Firecracker by Ember Flint]()
Zander's Firecracker by Ember Flint
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this Protective Alpha Billionaire Older Man & Curvy Beauty Romance Zander Markos is a commanding neat-freak who likes things in perfect order… until he meets a certain little firecracker and she messes everything up. 34-year-old, strait-laced, straight-faced Zander Markos is a lawyer who never cracks a smile if he can help it... -
![The Secret Thief by Nina Lane]()
The Secret Thief by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life is no fairy tale, but it's grim.A twisted affair ruined my career and reputation. The loss of my beloved uncle wrecked my heart. All I have left is an old house in a coastal Maine town crawling with secrets.Then a mysterious, reclusive man offers me a job...as long as I don't ask him any questions or go poking my nose where it doesn't belong.Strange? Yes. Tempting? Unbearably... -
![Not Once but Twice (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Not Once but Twice (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Duert ter Brandt disapproved of Christina's relationship with his brother, Adam, and he made sure they both knew it.True, he didn't stop Chrissy from coming to Holland to work near Adam. Still, he made it clear that her infatuation was not in the best interest of his hospital... -
![Hard Hand by Sierra Cartwright]()
Hard Hand by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving spent too many years living a life of deception, former undercover agent Cole Stewart demands one thing from his relationships—complete honesty. Masked in mystery and draped in decadence, Avery Fisher has the courage to be with a man as dangerous and sexy as him. Cole would know the seductive and vulnerable Avery no matter how clever her disguise... -
![Mr. Black by Laney Powell]()
Mr. Black by Laney Powell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly she can discover if his heart is as black as his name. As the black sheep of Wall Street, I'm aptly named. My father's crimes almost cost me my company, my reputation, and my freedom. When I meet Harper McKay, it’s clear she’s summed me up by my past. We should hate one another. Instead, we’re fighting a passion so hot it threatens to burn us both down... -
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While He Watches by S.E. Law
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhitney’s done some things she isn’t proud of in her past. When financial trouble lurks at the door, she gets desperate and decides to become a cam girl. It’s not what she had in mind for herself by a long shot, but desperate times call for desperate measures.Peter’s bored at home, browsing on his computer. His business practically runs itself these days, and he’s got money coming out of his ears...
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