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Fain: Texas Kings MC Book 12 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFain Tempest has worked hard to overcome the demons from his past and make a new life for himself. He left his family behind and found a new one with the Texas Kings MC. The brotherhood he has now is almost enough to make up for the family he left behind.A little more than a year ago, he saw an old friend in a new light and has been fighting that attraction ever since... -
Tall, Dark and Irresistible by Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA complete stand-alone story, TALL, DARK & IRRESISTIBLE is a fun, flirty swoon-worthy romance! When it comes to love and happily ever after, Leo Stone is a disbeliever. Having been left at the altar by the one woman he thought he'd spend the rest of his life with, he's vowed to keep his heart to himself and enjoy the one thing he knows won't affect his emotions . . . hot, dirty sex...Categorized as:
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Bosco by Geri Glenn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSarah I was just six months pregnant when I lost the man I was going to marry. Mouse was caught in the crosshairs of a war between the Kings of Korruption MC and a rival club, leaving me to raise our daughter alone. Brokenhearted, angry, and terrified, I struggle through life, determined to raise my daughter the best way I know how...Categorized as:
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Beneath the Secrets by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when the only girl you’ve ever lusted comes crashing back into the picture? Nothing. Don’t construe my lack of interest the wrong way. The last time I saw Ava, she was no doubt attractive... -
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Hope Town Books 1-3 by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor the first time ever, the Hope Town books are being bundled! Join us for the first three books in the series! Complete with all new bonus content! You fell in love with them as children in the Corps Security Series, but now, watch them fall in love with a spin-off series of their own, the Hope Town Series... -
Dezi's Diamond by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen opposites attract... anything can happen... Dezi was a plain-and-simple type of guy. He loved working for Levi's company and had enjoyed the jobs he'd been given so far. When a businesswoman contacted Ice over, well, ice, ... things got interesting.Diamond was an exclusive jewelry designer, born and raised in the industry, working within her father's diamond company... -
Touch of Heaven by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWarrick Mayne has spent twelve years blaming Raina St. James for ruining his sister's life. Now the self-made millionaire has the perfect opportunity for payback--knocking down Raina's luxury day spa to build an office complex. But his plan has met a hitch, in the delectable form of Raina herself... -
Fool for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be for a few months, so where was the harm in going along with it? That is, until the fake engagement Landon and I came up with after a misunderstanding threw us both into the spotlight, and threatened to destroy the lives we had both worked so hard for.Somewhere along the way, though, we realized everything had changed...Categorized as:
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Another Motherfaker by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov
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The Beast by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsa dark mafia...Categorized as:
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Tight End by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI knew playing with my feelings was a huge gamble with someone like him, but I did it anyway. And now I’ve learned the hard lesson that gambling and life in Vegas just aren’t for me.I have a lot of decisions I need to make on my own, so I take a job that will allow me to relocate, regroup, and make new friends as I try to figure out what comes next for me... -
Tight Laced by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne of us will have to give up the future we’ve dreamed of if we’re going to make this work. It’s not going to be me. We can’t both have that same thought if we want to stay together when our contract ends.But the more I see him struggle against the things his mother does to him, the harder I fall. The more his ex tries to get in his way, the more I want to stand up for him...Categorized as:
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Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights. Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown up, he’s watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn’t made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual...Categorized as:
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Make Me Beg by Julie Kriss
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou wouldn't believe Dex Riggs and I are from the same town. He's the ultimate bad boy; I'm the one who goes by the book. He's a sexy former cop with a shady past; I'm the girl who married her high school sweetheart. But now my marriage is over, I'm burned out on my business, and worst of all, I never got the baby I wanted. And now I never will. Unless Dex is willing to make a deal...Categorized as:
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Caspian: A Carolina Reapers Novel by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s the girl next door, and for the next two weeks I’ll be her NHL star boyfriend.When Ryleigh Dunham needs a date for my sister’s wedding—one confident and sexy enough to make her ex jealous—I’m more than happy to sign up for the job.After all, Ryleigh isn’t the feisty teenager I used to know—now she’s all fiery passion, delectable curves, and a smart mouth I can’t get enough of...Categorized as:
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Micah: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is Micah and Holly's story! Love big, tough billionaires who are complete softies for their women? You're going to love Micah.I'm worth billions, but i'd trade it all for her ring on my finger.Holly's husband was an abusive POS, and now that he's out of the way, it's time to make her mine.She's been hurt, scarred, but she's so f*cking tough, she saved herself. She made it out alive...Categorized as:
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Snowy Ever After by Samantha Chase, Stefanie London
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat could be better than a holiday wedding?How about two?Join bestselling authors Samantha Chase and Stefanie London for a whole lot of love this holiday season with Snowy Ever After!With some of your favorite Magnolia Sound and Patterson’s Bluff residents, we can guarantee you’ll get all those small town, holiday feels with guaranteed happily ever afters and I Do’s!WEDDING WONDERLAND by...Categorized as:
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Nice Guys Collection With Added Bonus Material by Kindle Alexander, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you met the Nice Guys? Available for a limited time! Here's your chance to get the complete Nice Guys collection with an additional 30,000 words of bonus material for the low price of $2.99 for fourteen days only...Categorized as:
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Captivated by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLucie Werner’s life has never followed the path she envisioned for herself and five years ago, it veered off course yet again. This time after one erotic night of passion with the man she’d been captivated by since the first day she met him... -
Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her... -
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...Categorized as:
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At First Meet by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues the Montgomery Ink Legacy series with an emotional, friends-to-lovers romance where second chances begin with a promise.I fell in love with the wrong man and learned the hard way to ask for help.I don’t plan on falling again and have no intention of trying.But when I get invited to a high-powered CEO retreat, I know I can’t say no...Categorized as:
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Rebel by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's the law in town.Holds the handcuffs. The beauty can put them on me. Anytime.One look and I'll do anything for the woman.Even help her break every rule she's vowed to uphold.Because sometimes doing things wrong is the only way to make it right...Categorized as:
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Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan... -
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Justus by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJustus I’m not conceited.Really, I’m not. It just so happens I have a body a Greek God would be jealous of, and a face that could make an angel weep. Other than that, I’m just your everyday normal guy who happens to take his clothes off for money... -
Distraction by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTime doesn’t always heal a broken heart. Sometimes the only thing it does is fill the darkness with more shadows, more pain. Dylan Thomas has spent the past decade living in the shadows, mourning the loss of his wife, his best friend, his very reason for breathing. He long ago accepted that he would never feel again, that he was damned to a world without light, without hope... -
A Night of Seduction by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I don't want lessons in seduction. I want lessons in submission." The offer is too tempting to let slide through his fingers. Having been the star of his fantasies for years now, the chance to guide Casey Sullivan step-by-step, night-by-night, O-by-ecstatic-O in how to let go of control is a dream come true for Nate Harper. The hands-on training begins tonight, in the first night of seduction... -
Rebel North by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a city where image is everything, Gabriella turns heads for all the wrong reasons.The marks that slash across her neck and face turn people away. But I see the beauty that lies beneath, feel a kinship to her pain.I regret the way she found me—mugged and left for dead. I should walk away, follow the rules, but I can’t. I want to see her again. There’s only one problem... -
Crazy For Your Love by Lexi Ryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong? The only thing worse than being single at my sister’s wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape. Now I need a date, and fast...Categorized as:
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Undeniable by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey can’t stand each other…or can they?For years, hard work and perseverance have been the tenets by which Santiago Vila lived his life. As such, he’s achieved everything he’s gone after. Except Abena Dubango. She’s the total package of brains, beauty, and a sense of humor. Even though she wears another man’s ring, he’s never forgotten the moments they spent together... -
If We Dare by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fake relationship, friends to lovers romance from USA Today Bestselling author J.H. Croix!WalkerI’m definitely not looking for love, but I need a date. A fake date for a wedding.Jade owes me a favor. Because I rescued her from a dumpster—don’t ask. Jade might turn my crank, but she’s hands off when it comes to men. She’s perfect... -
Gin & Jewels by Kimberly Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Kimberly Knight, comes book five in her strong, sexy, and suspenseful Saddles & Racks series. The few … Bradley Rhodes had always wanted to be a Marine Raider. First to enter a fight, he quickly became the person everyone turned to for assistance...Categorized as:
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Dirty Trust by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere was no forgetting the past. Mistakes were made, but now he’s ready to right his wrong. Iker Baldwin was used to making hard decisions in his line of work. For the SWAT team, it could be a matter of life or death. As a seasoned officer, protecting and serving was what he did. So when he had to decide what to do in his personal life, he chose to protect... -
Please Don’t Go, Girl by Naima Simone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m no one’s knight in shining armor. My weapons of choice are my drumsticks and my di—Yeah, you get what I’m saying.Yet, here I am, riding to the rescue to save Lena Graves from an ugly confrontation with her a-hole ex. It’s not like I’ve given the little secretary, who happens to be the friend of my best friend’s girl, much thought...Categorized as:
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Under Your Influence by J.L. Caid, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy boyfriend dumped me on February 13th. How lucky, right?No worries, I have my revenge planned. He's with another woman and my plans are going to be 'shattering.'That is, until a cop stops me. And not only does he stop me from what is probably a felony, he makes my heart skip a beat and makes me forget how to breathe.Before I know it I'm spilling everything to him. He keeps me out of jail..Categorized as:
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Saving Danger by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo maintain her cover and keep her family off her back, they fake a relationship.Having spent her whole life trying to prove she’s just as capable as her three older brothers, art retrieval expert Ivy Danger has landed the biggest gig of her career, one that will pay off the mortgage of the animal shelter she owns. That is, if she doesn’t die before finishing the job...Categorized as:
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Fake it Baby: A Best Friend's Brother Romance by Tia Siren, Cosmic Letterz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m back to adopt my sister’s baby girl. My sister’s best friend wants her too. She hates me. Too bad she's stuck with me. Because a fake marriage is our only chance at a real family. They say I'm a playboy. Having billions makes it easy. I can get any woman I want, except the one who really matters. Avery - my little sister's best friend. Years ago, she begged me to take her...Categorized as:
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Lone Star Sheriff by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCalebI’ve known Madison Crawford was mine since we were teenagers. Timing, circumstances, and my good manners have kept me from claiming her as my own. Now, the ex who left her at the altar is back asking for a second chance, and I’m done playing by the rules. She thinks I’m nothing more than a stick-in-the-mud, but she’s about to find out what happens when I’m not in uniform. No more Mr... -
The One I Love by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Sexy, Friends to Lovers, Secret Relationship, Small-Town Romance by bestselling author Chelle Sloan.I can’t remember a time when I haven’t loved my childhood best friend, Amelia.Her big brown eyes and beautiful smile have had a hold on me since we were teenagers.Hell, I even love her kids as if they were my own.Now, she’s divorced, and after twenty years, it’s time to make my move...Categorized as:
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Whoa by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMost people think I’m a moron. In actuality, I’m a man with a plan.It’s one of those three-year plans that takes longer than three years.Still, I’ve been making it happen. Checking off those to-dos and turning them into to-dones.Everything is almost lined up.And then my phone rings.By the time I get to Jess, she’s unconscious and bleeding.My carefully crafted plan blows up in my face...Categorized as:
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My Addiction: Second Chances Series by S.K. Lessly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake every chance you get in life because some things only happen once! Ayana... I want him... There's no other way to say it; I want this man. Oh, I've wanted him since forever. He's just amazing. He's that perfect man you can't help but dream about. He has an amazing heart. He'll do anything for you. He has a smile that will make you melt where you stand... -
Wanting Shaw by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust the sight of her is enough to make my mind go blank.Shaw Cage doesn’t know the power she has over me, and I can never let her find out.She’s my best friend’s sister, and her brother and I made a pact—our sisters were off-limits.As much as I wanted her, I could never have her.Until I realized Cannon was unworthy of my loyalty.Realizing my mistake came too late... -
Gage by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGageMy club is on edge and tensions are high, but all I can think about is her. She’s a temptation that’s almost too much to resist. I’m way too old and she’s way too good. But when I find out she’s pregnant and no one in the MC stands up and stakes a claim on her or the baby, I do the only thing I can… I make them both mine.RoxyOne night with Gage and he doesn’t even remember it... -
Soul Rest by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCeleste has worked her ass off to establish her freelance blog as a source of accurate crime news for the Baton Rouge area. Being a workaholic, focusing solely on her career, was her choice. Five years ago, she had a life-changing experience in a BDSM club that made it clear she is a submissive, but she believes her past makes embracing that path impossible... -
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The Billionaire's Best Friend by Cassie Cross
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnlucky in love, Becca Smith always preferred getting her romance fix by following the private lives of the rich and famous in her favorite tabloids. After her most recent breakup, Becca locked her heart away and retreated into the safe distance that following other people’s relationships afforded her. Then, at her best friend’s wedding, she meets Tristan Blackwell...Categorized as:
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Embraced in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga continues with an unforgettable romance where two best friends make a bet that could change their lives forever.Bristol Montgomery and Marcus Stearn have been best friends for so long, they sometimes forget when they weren't as close as they are now...Categorized as:
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Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the moment I lay eyes on Liam, I know he's exactly what I want.Not for a lifetime. Just for one night.But as sure as I am that one night between us would rock both of our worlds, he's equally as sure that the two of us are a horrible idea.Until he needs me.One week, a fake relationship, and an offer I can't refuse.The pet names? Bogus... -
Realism by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOrdinary, typical, conformed, are words never used to describe me. I've never been one to play by the rules. It's my world, my life and I do things my way.I see the way they stare at my body covered in tattoos and my lavender hair, I just don't give a damn. There is only one thing in this world that can get me fired up, that's screwing with my daughter...Categorized as:
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Miss Belief by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReid Maxwell is the man I’ve spent the last year crushing on – and he’s my new boss. I should be over the moon about his recent breakup, but he’s gone from miserable to cold. It’s time to give post-breakup Reid a serious intervention. Only our chat doesn’t go as expected. Now he’s proposing the one thing I’m not sure I can pull off. Teagan Larson is feisty and fearless...Categorized as:
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Reckless With You by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the NYT Bestselling Author of Breathless With Her comes a fake relationship romance that’s all too real.Professing her love to her best friend while wearing only her favorite panty set and coat probably wasn’t the best decision Amelia Carr has ever made. In fact, it’s perhaps the worst...Categorized as:
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