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  • Finding Elodie by Susan Stoker

    Finding Elodie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Renowned chef Elodie Winters’ dream job, private chef to a powerful family in New York, quickly becomes a nightmare when her employer turns out to be the head of a notorious mob family. Now on the run, she thinks she’s finally safe, having landed in the middle of the Arabian Sea, cook on the Asaka Express cargo ship...
  • Make Me by Lani Lynn Vale

    Make Me by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Royal St. James got her name when she was born. Not because her mother loved her royally, but because Royal was a giant pain in the ass. She’s spent her entire life fighting to live, and the last thing she needs is to deal with some pretty-boy police officer who wouldn’t know a hardship if it came up and bit him in the…you know. Justice Rector wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth...
  • Depends On Who's Asking by Lani Lynn Vale

    Depends On Who's Asking by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…nope. No. Nuh-uh. That’s a lie. The moment that Caro wakes up, she knows that she’s not alone. One thump-thump from the living room and she quickly moves into action. One 9-1-1 call later, and she’s ready to defend herself...
  • Get Bucked by Lani Lynn Vale

    Get Bucked by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Darby has always been ‘that’ guy.The guy that no man, woman, or child wants around their loved one.See, a long time ago he made some bad decisions. Those bad decisions have haunted him ever since. No matter what he does, people still see him as the town’s screw up. The boy that sold his soul to the Devil. Years later, he’s turned himself around...
  • I Don't Dance by Lani Lynn Vale

    I Don't Dance by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Her Blaine didn't understand the true meaning of lonely until she spent her first Christmas away from her husband. She was never one to believe in love at first sight. Then she met Elliott while he was on leave from the Army. From that moment on, they loved fiercely, and never wasted a day. She knew that deployment was a very real possibility… one that scared her to death...
  • Ask Me If I Care by Lani Lynn Vale

    Ask Me If I Care by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ares saw him for the first time at a Kilgore Police Department benefit dinner. She’d gone with her dad as his plus one. Hayes Greer had gone by himself and brooded silently across the same table as her, drinking whiskey and not saying a word.It only took that one time for her to become interested...
  • Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale

    Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway. Flint Stone is a professional in every way. He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up...
  • Any Day Now by Lani Lynn Vale

    Any Day Now by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Amelia loves her good friend, Avery. So much so that she agrees to do the stupidest thing ever. A stranger photo shoot. You know the type. The photographer takes photos of two individuals. Two individuals that, until that day, have never met in their life. The moment she shows up at the photo shoot, she knows that she made a terrible decision...
  • Say It Ain't So by Lani Lynn Vale

    Say It Ain't So by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He should’ve never left his house. He should’ve stayed at home. He has a legitimate excuse—he’s running a fever and he’s fairly sure he’s developing pneumonia. He should have called in sick…but he doesn’t. He goes to work, because his team is relying on him. First, he has to sign about eight thousand calendars—all from women who purchased said calendars to benefit the Fallen Officer fundraiser...
  • Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Daisy is a Little fending for herself in a scary world. All her life she’s taken care of everyone else. And she’s completely drained. She needed a change of pace. She never expected that moving forward would bring her straight back to her past. And the boy she’d been forced to leave so many years ago. Only, he’s no longer a boy. He’s hard. Rough. Stern. Dominant. He both arouses and terrifies her...
  • Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Honeymoon Angel A Family Justice Novella The Counselor and his Desert Angel These two went to hell and back as a couple Their history was messy and complicated Until … Angelina Marquez returned to Arizona and confronted the elephant in the room And who or what was that elephant? Why, Parker Sullivan, of course! An honorary Marquez and her brother’s best friend, Parker is the...
  • TNT by Giulia Lagomarsino

    TNT by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After walking into his girlfriend's house and finding her murdered, Tony is struggling to get back to normal. Everyone's looking at him like he's damaged, but they don't know the truth. And when they find out, they won't ever look at him the same again. But a one night stand changes everything...
  • Casual Encounter: The Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Casual Encounter: The Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Save 50% with this limited edition box set! All five Casual Encounter novellas from USA Today bestselling author, M.S. Parker. The complete series at one sweet price. My wedding day was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Instead, my heart was shattered into a million pieces...
  • Misadventures on the Rebound by Lauren Rowe

    Misadventures on the Rebound by Lauren Rowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** After getting canned from her dream job this morning and played in spectacular fashion by her boyfriend this afternoon, Savannah “Savvy” Valentine is having a truly awful day. Which is why she’s currently drowning her sorrows in whiskey and self-pity in a shabby bar along the route to Las Vegas...
  • Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux

    Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alpha former-military biker.Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming...
  • Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce

    Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Quinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts...
  • Daddy's Sweet Girl by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Sweet Girl by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On the surface Kent Jensen is an easygoing guy. But underneath lies a core of steel. He’s a Dom who is looking for a sub who will give him everything. Total control. What he is not looking for is a Little who is in a world of trouble... Abby’s life is so out of control she doesn’t even know how to begin to fix it. She’s worn out, broke and trying to pay off her brother’s debts...
  • Bion by Alexi Ferreira

    Bion by Alexi Ferreira

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BION The moment I see her I know, it's like I found the meaning to my existence, but then they try to take her from me. I've waited too long to lose her now, if they think they can take what is mine they will have to go through me...
  • Hot for a Cop by Whitley Cox

    Hot for a Cop by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drawn together by the future, torn apart by the past. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again. This is Lauren's story ... Being a single mom was never the plan for Lauren...
  • Storm by Kali Hart

    Storm by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AspenI can’t think of a better place to spend my last week in Alaska than in Three Rivers.Twenty years as a pilot in the Army has come and gone.Many of the veterans I served with have settled in the small town.It’s only fitting I spend my last days catching up with them.Plus, I’m determined to show my bestie a good time...
  • The Holidays Series by Tara Sivec

    The Holidays Series by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The crazy Holidays family stories are now available in one, special edition book bundle! Included in this bundle: *The Stocking Was Hung (The Holidays #1) *Cupid Has a Heart-On (The Holidays #2) *The Firework Exploded (The Holidays #3) *The Bunny is Coming (The Holidays #4) *A Note from Aunt Bobbie *A preview of The Pumpkin Was Stuffed, A Holidays Family Halloween Short...
  • Hot SEAL in Hollywood by Cat Johnson

    Hot SEAL in Hollywood by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hot SEAL Rick Mann is out of his element and going out of his mind navigating some treacherous and unfamiliar terrain . . . Hollywood. Give Rick a clear enemy he can capture or kill and he’s good. But in La La Land nothing is simple or what it seems. LA is driving a wedge between Rick and the one woman he loves, actress Sierra Cox...
  • Turn Up the Heat by Weston Parker

    Turn Up the Heat by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fighting fires keeps me focused on the present and not the past. My days in the military haunt the fuck out of me, waking me up late in the night, causing my world to spin in vicious cycles. But it’s under control, or so I thought. The guys are noticing something is up with me. All I want is peace. But that shit evades me. And then everything changes. Because of her...
  • Piped Down by Nichole Rose

    Piped Down by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This grumpy mountain man is good at laying pipe. But can he convince his mystery woman to give him a chance?Caleb MaverickTaking a last-minute plumbing project wasn't on my agenda.Neither was the curvy little ball of sunshine who answered the door.Or her devilish little dog.Now I'm waist-deep in water with hearts in my eyes.The dog likes me. The woman? Not so much...
  • Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knocked up my one-night stand.But I won’t let anyone tell me that was a mistake. Well, it started as a one-night stand. Veronica left the morning after with a promise to come knocking on my hotel room again the next time she came through Las Vegas. Color me surprised when she actually followed through the year after that. And the year after that...
  • We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter Raven: A force of nature, the epitome of a broody alpha male. Enigmatic, broody alpha male. Guess I gotta push that out because I am his therapist now. Turns out, he is going to be my most challenging client ever! Everything about this relationship is wrong. He’s ex-military, running away from demons of his past, And I’m supposed to be treating him...
  • Blade by C.M. Steele

    Blade by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger...
  • Sugar Pie by Mae Harden

    Sugar Pie by Mae Harden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ♥ Willow ♥My great aunt’s dying wish was to re-open her family’s legacy, the Sugar Creek bakery, and come hell or high water, I’m going to make it happen in her stead. Transferring from L.A., I can deal with the biting cold, an overdose of Valentine’s Day spirit, an apparent saboteur, and even the small town gossip surrounding my (in)famous mother...
  • 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...
  • Rescued by the SEAL by Fiona Davenport

    Rescued by the SEAL by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Huntley Reed was convinced that military relationships were doomed to fail. He’d seen too many marriages go down in flames to think he could make one work. But he didn’t feel as though he was missing out until he met Cora Davis.Huntley tried to stay away from the gorgeous bank teller, but he could only stay away for so long...
  • Beneath the Fallen Stars by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Beneath the Fallen Stars by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ShayneI’ve never had anyone look at me the way he looks at me, like I could be his whole world. Ford is different from other guys. For starters, he doesn’t know about my troubled past—the one this small town won’t let me forget, no matter how hard I try. Being with him, I can be myself. Without judgment. Without pretending. He’s unlocked a part of me I wasn’t sure still existed...
  • Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loving his curvy lamb will be this former SEAL's easiest ride yet. ShepAinsley Foster has the brightest eyes and sweetest smile I've ever seen.Whatever she's running from sent her straight to my gym.I want her to run right into my arms.But earning her trust is no easy feat.All she knows of motorcycle clubs is what she's seen on the news...
  • Sweet Ride by Megan Wade

    Sweet Ride by Megan Wade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s a Harley-riding biker, and she’s a Vespa-riding lawyer. They say opposite’s attract. But when these two collide, anything could happen.It’s not a normal day at the office when a giant, tattooed biker walks in and demands you give up everything you’re working on to help him keep custody of his kid.And after that day, I never have a ‘normal day’ again...
  • Ride Me Sweetheart by Jordan Marie

    Ride Me Sweetheart by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the Vice President of the Chrome Saints MC, “Keys” Valor is a complete cynic.Nothing could surprise him. He’s seen the absolute worst in people. But he’s never seen the likes of Finley Akers. She’s sassy and sweet, with a body that makes every single part of him stand at attention. In his world women only have one use. And he sure wouldn’t mind taking Finley for a ride, but that’s it...
  • Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arrow Hamlin was being a good samaritan when he stopped to help someone with a flat tire. He never expected his act of kindness would lead him to the woman who was meant to be his. Or that she’d be on the run from a dangerous situation.Sage Elsher was stunned by a violent encounter in her own home. She had no idea who to trust until Arrow came to her rescue...
  • Reaper by Michelle Dups

    Reaper by Michelle Dups

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    REAPERCalled back home from the military to a village overrun by crime, my father in a coma in the hospital. My family and our businesses threatened. The last thing I expected during all the turmoil was to meet the perfect woman.When a Crow man meets his one, he knows.ABBYAs a single mum and business owner, I was happily going through life, working hard to provide for myself and my teenage son...
  • Tightly Wound by Mia Dymond

    Tightly Wound by Mia Dymond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Claire Steele has spent her whole life dodging shadows. Psychic since birth, she uses her talent to chase the evil lurking in the recesses of her mind.For years, Lt. Malcolm "Shadow" Windsor has walked the fragile boundary of friendship, silently waiting for Claire to acknowledge her love for him. An ex-Navy SEAL and expert tracker, he knows patience is the key to her surrender...
  • Manhandled by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Manhandled by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Faith Keystone, but my friends call me Keys.  I’m the piano player for Hammered. Did I mention I'm the only female in my band?  That means I technically have five older brothers.  Can't forget my manager and security team, too. Alone time is nonexistent. I escaped an overbearing family to join this happy circus, and most of the time it's awesome...
  • Crash Ride by T Gephart

    Crash Ride by T Gephart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Megan Winters had lusted over Troy Harris, drummer for international rock band Power Station, for years. Not being the type of girl who was invited backstage, her fantasies had stayed just that, fantasies. When her best friend unexpectedly starts dating one of the other band members it puts her on a crash course at war with her libido. Her solution— they need to have sex...
  • Brothers in Blue: Matt by Jeanne St. James

    Brothers in Blue: Matt by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet the men of Manning Grove, three small-town cops and brothers, who meet the women who will change the rest of their lives. This is Matt’s story…As a former Marine, Matt Bryson has dealt with PTSD ever since coming home from the Middle East. He finds himself fortunate to be able to return to his job as a cop at the local police department with his brothers Max and Marc.Dr...
  • An Alpha's Trust by Kasey Martin

    An Alpha's Trust by Kasey Martin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was an ordinary evening for Tamara Gibson, another lackluster night in her mundane life, until she found herself a victim of a heinous attack. One night changed her life forever. It was also the night she met him. A man who she was instantly attracted to, even through the haze of a concussion...
  • Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New town. New job. New Me. New boyfriend? At least that’s what the hot Mountain Man staring me down with hungry eyes seems to think. Julian works in Search and Rescue in the Greene Mountains. He also owns the bungee jump, and that’s where I meet him. Those beautiful possessive eyes stare me down as he straps the cord around my ankles...
  • Until Leo: Happily Ever Alpha World by Rochelle Paige

    Until Leo: Happily Ever Alpha World by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Having been burned in the past, Leo wasn't sure he believed in the boom. Not even seeing the happily married Mayson couples had him convinced...until he met Carrie and felt it for himself. Carrie wasn't looking for love when she crashed into the hot cop, but that's exactly what she found. Then his past reared its ugly head, and she found a strength she didn't know she had...until Leo...
  • Until Brandon (Kindle Worlds: Happily Ever Alpha) by Natasha Madison

    Until Brandon (Kindle Worlds: Happily Ever Alpha) by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Brandon Anytime I heard someone speak of the boom, I laughed. Surely only crazy people believe they can fall in love as soon as they lay eyes on someone. I thought it was all in their heads until the moment she walked into my office asking for a job. The instant my gaze locked with hers, I knew she was mine, and I would do anything in my power to protect her...
  • Pitch Please by Lani Lynn Vale

    Pitch Please by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Baseball is life, the rest is just details. Everyone who’s played the game has heard those words a time or two. But Hancock has heard them his entire life from his parents. His family has lived and breathed baseball even before he started little league...
  • High-Stakes Loving by Fiona Archer

    High-Stakes Loving by Fiona Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former SEALs Quinn and Mike have discovered in King's Bluff, Wyoming, a town that embraces ménage and BDSM lifestyles. Even better, they found a sweet woman they could love--if they could only gain the shy librarian's trust. Overhearing that she adores capture fantasy books, the two Doms know exactly how to get her attention. Trapped between two experienced Masters, Reagan surrenders...
  • Healing Souls by Dixie Lynn Dwyer

    Healing Souls by Dixie Lynn Dwyer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren LoveXtreme Forever: Erotic Ménage Romance, M/F/M/M/M/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Sometimes the greatest fight one has, is the one within themselves. Cora only knows abuse and pain. She no longer believes that any man would want her after all she has sustained. Her focus is on her children and making a future for them of love, safety and security...
  • Archer by Kali Hart

    Archer by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Libby I gave up on love.I'm a single mom with two kids who mean the world to me.They're all I need.But when I meet Archer, I start to feel things I haven't felt in years.He makes me want to open my heart again.I can't decide if he's worth the risk.ArcherLocking my keys in my truck turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.It's the reason I meet Libby and her two amazing kids...
  • Meant To Be by Tory Baker

    Meant To Be by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being medically discharged from the SEALS, Liam Stevens worked himself to the bone to make a good life. He thought he had it all planned out, but those plans changed when he saw a blonde beauty stranded along the side of the road. Everly wasn’t your usual damsel in distress. She had an independent streak a mile long...
  • Ray by Maren Smith

    Ray by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four men... One challenge.The Dad Bod Doms are ready to put the spark back in their relationships and prove their mettle.By trying to save my marriage… I may have just ended it.I have an amazing wife and I’m not about to lose her because I stopped putting in an effort.As a former Army Captain, I decided to bite the bullet and get my act together...
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