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  • 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...
  • My Kinda Mess by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    My Kinda Mess by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All her life, Lexi Summer has dreamed of one thing: to become a mother. As the youngest of six, she’s accustomed to the chaos and camaraderie that comes with a big family, which is why she has been anxious to get a jump on this next phase in her life. She thought she had it all: the perfect house, husband, and future. Until one secret rips it all apart...
  • The Fisherman Series: Special Edition by Jewel E. Ann

    The Fisherman Series: Special Edition by Jewel E. Ann

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FEATURED IN THIS EDITION:• Special Edition Cover• A foreward from the author• The Naked Fisherman• The Lost Fisherman• Bonus content: select chapters from Fisher's point of viewUSA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Jewel E...
  • Destroying Declan by Megyn Ward

    Destroying Declan by Megyn Ward

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Declan Gilroy is an assh*le. Eight years ago, he pushed his way into my life and made himself at home. Made me believe he was different. Made me love him. And then he destroyed me. Left me. Broke my heart. And I’ll never forgive him for it. Never. I’ve spent the last eight years watching him move on. Live his life like what he did to me meant nothing. Like I meant nothing...
  • Suppression by Laramie Briscoe

    Suppression by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author, the second book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series If you don't love, you can't get hurt... Nick Kepler One thing my childhood taught me was never show my emotions. Don’t make memories. Don’t count on other people. Don’t hope for the best. All that changed when I was adopted by Ryan and Whitney Kepler...
  • Escape With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novel by Kristen Proby

    Escape With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novel by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes ESCAPE WITH ME, an all-new stand-alone novel in her beloved WITH ME IN SEATTLE SERIES!Keegan O’Callaghan has been told he’s married to his pub. It’s true. He’s happiest when he’s pulling taps and filling drink orders, so long as he can keep an eye on his family and ensure that all is well...
  • Seduced by a Knight by Té Russ

    Seduced by a Knight by Té Russ

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being burned by love, Londyn Freedman ends up in Sweet Rapids, Nevada, helping out at her uncle’s bookstore. She’s not looking to get caught up in another relationship, but she can’t deny the instant attraction she feels when she meets artist, Ramsey Knight.Ramsey is caught up in Londyn’s spell from the first moment he hears her sing...
  • Inevitably You by Abby Brooks

    Inevitably You by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places. When I meet David Carmichael it's as if the universe offered him as an apology for my life up to this point. With his protective arm around me, he promises to keep me safe from the demons of my not-so-distant past. But David has demons of his own … and even if meeting him felt like destiny, maybe karma isn't so cut and dry...
  • Daisy by Gemma Weir

    Daisy by Gemma Weir

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Daisy. They say eyes are the windows to the soul. I thought that was bullshit until I saw hers. Huge doe eyes that should have sparkled with happiness and laughter were dead and lifeless. That was the moment that changed everything. Two random meetings, nine emails, four days and a broken Angel that changed my entire world. Angel. Such a silly name for a beautiful boy...
  • Fool for Love by Marie Force

    Fool for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sometimes you have to rock the boat . . . Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. And for just as long, Janey has had a boyfriend--now fiance-- doctor-in-training, David Lawrence...
  • To Believe by Carolyn Brown

    To Believe by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Roseanna Cahill didn't believe in happily-ever-after anymore. Not after a marriage that should never have started and which ended after four years. Country hearts like hers didn t mix with city hearts like that of Colin Vance Fields III, better known as Trey. She thought she'd seen the last of Trey but then his sister showed up at her door begging for her help...
  • A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a small town, single parent romance.Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family’s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit...
  • The Milkman by Tabatha Kiss

    The Milkman by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tabatha Kiss... The neglected housewife. The irresistible milkman. We all know the story... but you've never heard it like this before! Nathaniel Scott is back. I never looked twice at him in high school. Now, five years later, he's the town's new milkman. Handsome, charming, and so eager to please...
  • Catch of the Day by Jane Fox

    Catch of the Day by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zeke: My life is busy enough with the time I spend as a commercial fisherman. The last thing I need is to be distracted by romance, but when I meet Daya, she’s suddenly all I can think about.Daya: I’m not sure that Maine’s the right place for me—until a certain broad, buff, and bearded fisherman walks through the door of the restaurant where I work.Sometimes fate needs a little help...
  • In Too Deep by Rebecca Sharp

    In Too Deep by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a heart-wrenching and sexy standalone in the Winter Games series...Life has thrown Tammy Lucas one curveball after another, disrupting her perfectly-ordered plans...
  • All Autumn by Sandra Owens

    All Autumn by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Autumn Stratton has it all. Or so she thinks until she catches her two-timing husband with his pants around his ankles. There is much Autumn can forgive but infidelity isn’t one of them. Since she obviously can’t trust her judgment in men, she decides they are only good for one thing… Connor Hunter has been friends with Autumn since the first grade, and she’s like a sister to him...
  • Carol's Image by Maryann Jordan

    Carol's Image by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Detective Tom Rivers first meets beautiful Carol Fletcher, he thinks he has been visited by an angel. The gentle ER nurse attending him after an accident, captivates him and when she slips away, he searches diligently to find her. A man used to getting what he wants, Tom works to earn Carol’s trust, knowing that she is the woman for him...
  • Getting to Her: a Sapphire Falls BONUS novella by Erin Nicholas

    Getting to Her: a Sapphire Falls BONUS novella by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    See where it all began between Hailey Conner and Ty Bennett! This is a novella that adds to the story in book six of the Sapphire Falls series, Getting Over It. You do *not* need to read this novella to enjoy the novel. This is strictly bonus content! It can be read before or after that book, but it is not a stand alone story...
  • Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron

    Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    99 cents for a LIMITED TIME. This set will NEVER be priced this low again. Darkness lurks in the heart of the Louisiana elite, and only one will be able to rule them as Sovereign. Sinclair Vinemont will compete for the title, and has acquired Stella Rousseau for that very purpose. Breaking her is part of the game. Loving her is the most dangerous play of all...
  • Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of bestselling novels 5 YEARS LATER & LET YOU GO comes the heart wrenching, bestselling story about a couple who lost the unthinkable... and then lost each other. With a chance encounter, the spark they once lost is still there... but what if it's too late for them? He was the one I loved.I was the one who walked away.We both know why.I was never supposed to see him again...
  • Forged by Fire by Eddie Cleveland

    Forged by Fire by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Listen to me, I never wanted to go with you, got it? Never. The only reason I said all that crap is because I was trying to get laid.” I can see the last glimmers of hope dying out in her eyes like the fading streaks of rosy sunlight across the sunset. I want to shut my mouth. I want to tell her I’m lying. That I love her with my entire body, mind, and soul...
  • No Reservations by Stephanie Rose

    No Reservations by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is it too late to correct the biggest mistake of my life? While drowning in a mess of sorrow and grief, I lost the only woman I ever loved. I didn’t realize what I’d done until it was too late. Thea still owned my thoughts, my dreams, and my heart. I never expected to see her again, much less have to work with her for almost the entire summer...
  • Fight From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Fight From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a forbidden office romance happens in this small town, one night might blossom into something more than either ever expected.Pam Carter loves all things bright and beautiful, but as manager of the local gardening center and moonlighting as a personal assistant, life isn’t always blooming lilacs. Especially when she has a crush on the one man she shouldn’t..
  • Pushing the Boundaries by Jessica Prince

    Pushing the Boundaries by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Living in the small town of Cloverleaf, watching her friends settle down one by one, all Lizzy wants is her own happily ever after. But with each failed date she starts to believe that finding the one man who will look at her like she’s his reason for living is practically impossible...
  • Raven's Climb by Tiffany Casper

    Raven's Climb by Tiffany Casper

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I wasn’t one of those girls that just rolled over and got over something. No, I could hold a mean grudge, and that was what I had been doing for going on seven years. And I didn’t see that stopping any time soon.Why oh why in all of the hospitals in all of the United States, had this job been the only one available for me to take?Seven years ago something vile and despicable had ruined me...
  • 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...
  • Bang on Loosely by Lili Valente

    Bang on Loosely by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Pop Quiz: You just hate-banged a rock star you vowed to loathe until the end of time. What do you do next? Hint: You don’t agree to be his fake girlfriend. You don’t sleep with him again. And you certainly don’t fall in love… Oops…Cutter and Theodora’s laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers romance is coming your way February 2020...
  • Made for You by Kelly Elliott

    Made for You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One decision. Two lives ripped apart. For Holden Warner and Emylie Sanchez, the road back to each other has been long and jagged. Each of them hiding from the truth, but unwilling to move on from the love they share. When life no longer allows them to run from their past, they soon realize they’re two souls who will never fit anywhere except … with each other...
  • Chaser by Charity Ferrell

    Chaser by Charity Ferrell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Things I never thought would happen:Meeting my boyfriend’s secret wife.Finding out I’m pregnant with his baby.Pretending my best friend is the father.In public, we fake a relationship.In private, we try not to fall in love.The more we pretend, the more we forget it’s only temporary.If only we had known it would change everything...
  • Fire by Molly McAdams

    Fire by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m the oldest of all the Dixon boys.Yeah, that family.And, yeah, that Dixon. The one with a notorious temper and devastating fists.My family tried everything short of giving up on me, but there’s only one person who can calm me.Savannah Riley Dixon.Girl next door. My best friend.Sweeter than honey and stronger than whiskey. And the answer to my enraged soul...
  • HAWKE by Jescie Hall

    HAWKE by Jescie Hall

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nicole never imagined anyone other than her seemingly perfect boyfriend, Patrick, could grab her attention. That is, until ex-convict Cameron Hawke unexpectedly becomes their roommate, turning her entire, calculated little world upside down. The tension in the house is thick as Hawke's lifestyle clashes abruptly with hers...
  • Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie by Melanie Shawn

    Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Independent, talented, and beautiful–inside and out–Haley Sloan knew exactly what she wanted out of life. With her designer lingerie business booming, her career was moving forward, but her heart stayed in the same place it had for four years…hopelessly in love with the single father across the street...
  • On the DL by Laramie Briscoe

    On the DL by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A second-chance romance as scorching hot as a baseball diamond in August. Slater "Savage" Harlow Winning the MVP award for the Birmingham Bandits last year was the highlight of my baseball career. It was the culmination of childhood dreams, calculated adult decisions, sacrifice, and a hell of a lot of focus. Tearing my ACL in spring training? Not what I expected at all...
  • The Other Guy: A Textdoor Neighbor Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    The Other Guy: A Textdoor Neighbor Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm The Other Guy.No, it's not what you're thinking so calm down. And yes, I just dared to say the words "calm down".He's the guy your mama warned you about.I just so happened to be his number neighbor.Yeah, you read that right.I'm the Textdoor Neighbor to the guy having one night stands with seemingly the entire town.And I'm the lucky one who gets to "break up" with his not so lucky conquests...
  • The Baby Project by Miranda Liasson

    The Baby Project by Miranda Liasson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liz Kingston spends her life delivering babies and longs for one of her own. All she needs is someone with fabulous genetic material. Who better to ask than her sexy ex-fling, who has no interest in ever settling down or being a father. International correspondent Grant Wilbanks loves danger and travelling the world...
  • Wildflower by Mae Wood

    Wildflower by Mae Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the prize is love, sometimes you get stung. But if you’re lucky, you just might hit the sweet spot… Juliana Burton needs a medal at Speakeasy's beer festival to push her brand-new brewery into the spotlight. She thinks she knows how to do it, too--with a beer made exclusively from Vermont hops, barley and the best honey in the state...
  • At Home on Marigold Lane by Debbie Mason

    At Home on Marigold Lane by Debbie Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    True love deserves a second chance.For family and marriage therapist Brianna MacLeod, moving back home to Highland Falls after a disastrous divorce feels downright embarrassing. Bri blames herself for missing the red flags in her relationship and worries she’s no longer qualified to do the job she loves...
  • Grady by M. Tasia

    Grady by M. Tasia

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WATCH OUT FOR After coming out, Grady Reynolds is disowned by his family, and is forced to leave his job in the Dallas PD. Becoming an officer in the small town of Brighton, Grady has to start over while feeling adrift and alone. When he meets firefighter Ben Mason, life takes a sudden, happy turn until Ben tells Grady they have to keep their relationship on the DL...
  • Just Like Magic by Tara Wyatt

    Just Like Magic by Tara Wyatt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With forty knocking on my door, it feels like my life is falling apart, especially after my recent divorce.Worse, I'm staring down an important deadline while tackling the worst writer’s block of my career. I need a change, and fast, so I put New York City in my rearview mirror and head north to the picturesque small town of Gossamer Falls...
  • RUIN by Skye Jordan

    RUIN by Skye Jordan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Another pulse-pounding Renegades book from New York Times bestselling author Skye Jordan!Cameron Riggs never set out to be a stunt man. Renegades was meant to be a pit stop on the way to his next "real" career, but eighteen months later he's still there, searching for the brotherhood he's always wanted...
  • Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius

    Lie to Me by Angela Verdenius

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryder Montague and Dee Miller have been striking sparks off each other for years. They’ve blown hot and cold, argued, laughed, and clashed. Half the townsfolk wonder if they’ll kill each other, the other half if it will turn to romance...
  • Inflame by Laramie Briscoe

    Inflame by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From a USA Today Bestseller comes a new series about single parents! Single-Dad Firefighter Since my divorce five years ago, these are the two labels I've identified with. Now, I'm ready for more. Ready to give dating a shot, even with an eight-year-old daughter and twenty-four hour shifts needing my attention...
  • What The Heart Finds by Jessica Gadziala

    What The Heart Finds by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    * The Stars Landing novels are all independent and stand alone books that can be read as a series. For those interested, this is #3 * When ambitious LENA EDWARDS receives orders from her boss to go to an inn located in a small town called Stars Landing, she follows her orders in the hopes that she will finally receive a well deserved promotion...
  • Tempted Cowboy by Frankie Love

    Tempted Cowboy by Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It seems we’ve both been sent to Buckle Down Ranch as punishment.My father thinks I need to learn the value of hard work before he’ll hand over the reins of the family ranch.And Liv? I have no idea what terrible deeds she’s done, but I intend to find out.God knows the gorgeous girl is miserable out here...
  • A Navy SEAL for Christmas by Zoe York

    A Navy SEAL for Christmas by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Navy SEAL Ben Simmons' return from an overseas tour hasn't gone exactly to plan. He surprises even himself by agreeing to be a model in a life-drawing art class, because the alternative is a lonely, boring holiday break. For high school teacher Chelsea Doyle, who is spending Christmas alone for the first time in her life, the art class she's signed up for should be a highlight...
  • Sugar and the Skeptic by Megan Wade

    Sugar and the Skeptic by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rafe thinks things like soulwinks and love at first sight are utter nonsense. He’s not having any of it. Of course, until a certain someone breezes in off the streets of Whisper Valley and sets his world spinning in a new direction...
  • Give Me This by Anna Brooks

    Give Me This by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Can be read as a standalone.* One truth can explain everything. Declan Kelly has spent his entire adult life saving people, all the while avoiding any real connections or emotions. He’s already been destroyed once, and after she ruined him, he knows he’ll never love again. Almost two decades later, Declan moves back home to raise his daughter around his family...
  • Jessie Belle by Jennifer Peel

    Jessie Belle by Jennifer Peel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nestled in the picturesque Rocky Mountains, lies the quaint town of Merryton, Colorado. You will never find finer people or better friends. But try keeping a secret in Merryton and you will soon find that the good townspeople are better than any private investigator or undercover journalist...
  • Clipped by Remy Blake

    Clipped by Remy Blake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I left my hometown, I had no plans to return. New city - new me. But when a family emergency brings me back home, I'm forced to pack up my life and take the only available job. Wesley Steele is the owner of Good Wood Tree Removal Inc. and the boss from hell. A typical lumberjack, he’s bearded, arrogant and offensive. He’s everything I despise in a man...
  • Until That Knight by Melissa Williams

    Until That Knight by Melissa Williams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Until That Knight is coming to Aurora Rose Reynolds' Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until Talon or Until Cobi, then add Until That Knight to your TBR list.In the glimmering light of a hotel ballroom, I see my future and I despise it.Growing up in the glamor of New York’s elite has left me feeling cold and cynical...
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