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Only Ever You by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between two brothers, Reese Brady must choose whether to live out her fantasies or opt for stability. She bears the load of her guilt to the point of exhaustion, excusing unsavory behavior as a form of self-punishment. Despite the temptation of one man, she commits to the other. When a family crisis strikes, Reese is forced into the arms of the wrong man... -
Always Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFinal book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by... -
Unexpected Fall by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife is full of ups and downs. Events that shape who you are, even those that are filled with heartbreak and tragedy. What do you do when actions bring devastation? How do you pick up the pieces and keep moving forward? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected fall... -
Easy to Love by Kay Shanee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMyLynn’s Bedroom Boutique is known for the love it lends to boudoirs all over the globe. Co-owner Myla Abbott could use a dose of her own, although she’d never admit to it. While on a trip to Belize, Myla aimed to surprise her best friend by reuniting her with the lover her heart yearned for. To Myla’s surprise, she returned home with a gift of her own... she’s pregnant... -
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Crazy to Love You: A Forbidden, Rockstar Standalone Romance by J. Saman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am meeting this woman for one reason and one reason only. And that officially makes her off-limits. I want the one woman I cannot have. Again.The second I lay eyes on Naomi Kent, I know I want her.And not just for my duet, though her voice is so strikingly beautiful, it can make angels weep.It’s her mind, her passion, her perfect curvy body. Everything about her sets my blood on fire... -
Keeping Secrets by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s no secret that me and love don’t mix. Not after it schemed to rip my heart out and leave me a single father.The biggest question I have is what to do with forever now that my wife is gone.As much as I hate it, it’s time for a break from my famous life.A year off to spend time with my little girl is what the doctor ordered.Giggles, smiles, and tons of ice cream for the two of us... -
A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized. Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner... -
Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnraveled: To become undone. To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated. But it’s only the beginning of my spiral. There’s much further to fall. Then I meet him... -
Since the Day we Met by Kay Shanee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night is all it took to drive strangers, Kyree Ross and Braelynn Waters, to ecstasy. However, the reality of living thousands of miles apart and the committed relationships they would return to forces a vow to forget their unprecedented passion. One year later, when the paths of the unsuspecting pair cross again, the feelings they were afraid to let flow have magnified tenfold... -
Reese by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...Categorized as:
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Gabriel by Leah Sharelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Booth knew how his life was going to go. First, he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps, become a soldier in the Australian Army, then lead his own commando team. His dreams and ambitions came true when he got handed the command of his own Tier 1 unit— Team FIVE... -
Until Arsen by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a novel creature.Mysterious, heart pounding, like smoke on the wind.We find it, only to lose it.Until Arsen Daniels…Marina Parks didn't think she'd ever have it.A stand alone novella in Aurora Rose Reynolds Happily Ever Alpha kindle world... -
Dare Me Once by Shelly Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a risk worth taking in this sizzling romance about secrets and second chances… Scarlett Devereaux’s life on the Gulf Coast went from riches to rags so scandalously fast that she barely had time to kiss her Jimmy Choos goodbye... -
Devoted by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a beautiful model.And she’s from the city.Two big reasons why I shouldn’t want her.I enjoy my life in Whiskey Run.I’m a small-town, blue-collar mechanic.And I know where I stand.Half the women in this town can’t get past the grease under my nails.So I know better than to get mixed up with her.I think I can forget about her.Then I get to know her.Then I start to like her...Categorized as:
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Hell's Fury by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I’d found my forever. She decided to tear it apart. Deke My MC is my world. She is my centre. My children are everything I live for. Walking a street of contentment I hadn’t known before, I thought the bad was finally over. I should have known better… I didn’t see her coming - a vengeful figure from my past with a score to settle... -
Charming (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDakota -- Having a half-brother who’s an infamous assassin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At twenty-five, he’s still micromanaging my life. The moment Specter tells me about an arranged marriage to one of his associates I do what any sane woman would… I run. Never counted on meeting a biker I can’t seem to forget, nor did I plan on our two days together to have lasting consequences... -
Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoselette Horton... Miss Prim and Proper. Arm candy for one of the richest men in Hoffman. Fate had her saving my life. Now I'm indebted to repay the favour. Rose has the biggest stick up her arse. It’s surprising she can even put one foot in front of the other. She has no clue what it means to be living, or who she really is... -
LIMITLESS: A Less Than Zero Rockstar Romance: Book 2: Jace & Alex by Kaylene Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She snuck up on me and stole my heart..."Sexy Viking drummer Jace Deveraux used his genius marketing skills to help propel Less than Zero (LTZ) to the top.Friends-with-benefits was the only thing he was capable of.Until free-spirited social media influencer Alexandria LeRoux made him an offer he couldn't refuse.Their secret, spontaneous global hookups were decadent, erotic, extraordinary... -
Moose Mountain Brothers: Series Boxed Set Books 1-4 by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Moose Mountain where the four Cooper brothers are rewarded for being the mountain's lifelong protectors with four feisty, funny, fantastic women all brought to town through their love of mountain man books and the author who created them... -
Undertow by Willow Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaugh-out-loud romantic comedy by USA Today Bestseller Willow Summers! CODE NAME: UNDERTOW The ladies see this wave coming at them, and they don’t know whether to swim away, or toward it. It won’t matter. They call me Undertow for a reason. Nights with me are sweet agony. I’m a wild spirit. No one has tied me down, and no one has come back from the pull of the undertow... -
Unbreak the Woodsman by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRYDER: Never give love a chance. It’ll only make you weak. I remember falling in love. I also remember the pain that came when it was thrown back in my face. Someone else can play the Knight in Shining Armor. All I need from a woman is her body. Ryder Wesson likes control, not just as the CEO of his family’s business, but also in the bedroom... -
Snowy Montana Nights by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy new book in the Dallas Debutantes/McCool Family trilogy. All books in the trilogy can be read as standalones. Book ONE in the Grizzly Bitterroot Ranch TrilogyA cowboy who isn’t what he appears must play private host to a spoiled Dallas Debutante who isn’t what she seems... -
The Other Daughter by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty-one year-old Scarlett Strohman has had to walk a difficult path thus far in her young life. Raised by a neglectful mother and an alcoholic grandmother before entering the foster care system, she's never met the father who abandoned her before birth. Scarlett is tough, embittered, and has a chip on her shoulder that's nearly as big as her goal to make something meaningful out of her life... -
Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes with men… After two failed marriages, sculptor Lindsay West swears she’ll never marry again. What’s the point? Marriage is like agreeing to eat the same flavor of ice cream for the rest of your life. No, thanks. While she’s in Berlin as part of an artist-in-residence program, her studio is robbed and she suddenly finds herself in a desperate situation... -
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Vengeance by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call him the executioner.Some say monster.He bears the name of the world's first murderer: Cain.Fitting.Dishonorably discharged from the military, he runs a highly secret, clandestine operation, and has everything I need to find the justice I crave.Power players at his disposal.An insatiable hunger for justice.A reckless disregard for the law... -
Mountain Seeking Hero by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSearch and Rescue Coordinator, Max Cooper, has heard the mountain’s call. Now he’s returned to his birthplace to see whether the Moose Mountain legend is true for him, just like it has been for his brothers and cousins. He doesn’t expect it to literally hit him in the back of the head though... -
Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHelicopter Pilot, Rhys Cooper, has spent his life flying to new heights in dangerous and daring rescues. Wanting to slow down, he decides to move to his family's spiritual home to lay some roots just like his doctor brother before him. But first thing's first, knocking down the old house he just bought and building his dream home with a picture-perfect view of Moose Mountain... -
216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe town of Cherry Falls is a lot of things, but exciting is not one of them.Which makes my job as a reporter for the town paper really freaking hard.The front page of the last issue featured a story about a raccoon who looked like Samuel L. Jackson.Not exactly thrilling.But when I'm forced to cover the new albino calf on the Cherry Blossom Ranch...I find out the meaning of thrilling... -
KADE: A Second Chance Rockstar Romance by Jane Anthony
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings~Kade~ Ainsley Daniels. She is a typhoon. A tidal wave. A goddamned wrecking ball. She burst into my world unannounced and left nothing but destruction in her wake. The worst part about it: I can’t get her out of my head. In a bizarre twist of fate, the drummer of my band is marrying Ainsley’s best friend. In a few months, I’ll be face to face with the woman who took my heart and ran... -
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSullivan fans met Christie Hayden at Summer Lake in "Now That I've Found You", “Since I Fell For You” and “The Best Is Yet To Come”. Now get ready for Christie’s beautiful love story in CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU... -
Fractured Hearts by L.M. Dalgleish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Her heart had been broken enough; she wasn’t willing to have it happen again." When Lexie Daniels gets offered the job of tour photographer for world-famous rock band, Fractured, it comes as a shock. But not as much as the long-dormant feelings the band’s sinfully gorgeous lead singer awakens in her... -
Once a Wife by Patricia Keelyn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt seventeen, Sarah Colby had been scared and desperate. Her marriage to Reece Colby was faltering. They were nearly destitute and their infant son, Drew, needed on-going medical care they couldn’t afford. Sarah felt her world crumpling around her. Then her mother-in-law, Elizabeth, offered Sarah a solution... -
A Sinner's Truth by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSantoCold. A deep, bone-chilling cold. I’ve felt it since the night I clutched my pregnant fiancée to my chest and had a pair of cold, lifeless eyes stare back at me.My family wants me to move on. To start living again. But it’s not so easy to do when your heart and soul are still six feet under.A second chance at love isn’t in the cards for me.A second chance at love isn’t in the cards for me...Categorized as:
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Devilish Intentions: Book #1 of Devilish series by Kasey Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEden Lancaster just experienced heartbreak, but instead of holding grudges or wallowing in self pity, she decided to embrace her free spirit and let loose. When she meets Camedon Price, a mysterious bad boy that she can't help but to be drawn to, Eden knows that he could be the one to help her reclaim her inner wild child. Camedon Price owns an exclusive business that caters to an elite crowd... -
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Caught Up In Love by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was chasing what I thought was a dream. Having made a billion dollars by twenty-nine, I decided to retire. Build a boat. Back where life started in my small town on the lake. My days of one-night stands are hopefully behind me. I’m ready to find the girl who has a big heart she’s willing to give away. And I found her, but she’s tainted by her past... -
This One's For You by Taylor Holloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlaying pretend with a rock superstar.Bad boy rockstar Ian Conroe knows how to put on a show.Whether he's making the crowd beg for more with a pulse pounding drum solo, or making my body long for another heart-stopping kiss, Ian is completely magnetic.But it's not just me he's performing for.He gave me the chance of a lifetime, inviting me to film his band's tour... -
Riding the Pause by Evelyn Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, Rachel Southerland’s life runs on a tight schedule. She’s never met a variable she couldn’t control and likes it that way. But when a job loss threatens her orderly world and her identity, she sets off on the Appalachian Trail to find peace in the Blue Ridge Mountains... -
Twice the Charm by Marie Carnay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo sexy businessmen, one curvy matchmaker, and an offer too hard to resist. Foster and Dixon run their development company like a well-oiled machine and have the bank accounts to prove it. But when they set their sights on a tiny matchmaking company, the gears grind to a halt... -
Tequila by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a new and sexy rescue romance standalone novel.... A pilot, a park ranger, and a bottle of tequila sit down at a bar. One shot. One kiss. One night together on top of the Rockies changed everything… until morning rolled around. Six years later, Shay Covington returns to Colorado. Famous. The best fighter pilot in the Air Force. Infamous... -
Dad Bod Bestie by Ja'Nese Dixon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis isn’t a fairytale. He’s not my dream man and I’m not his curvy princess.I’m not a damsel waiting for a man to save me.Yet, that’s how I met Jonathan. I’m used to corporate dudes with portfolios and sickening six-packs. Not a man still finding himself and that covers me like a cozy blanket.Jon’s not a rich guy trying to wine and dine me.But he cooks at Southern Soul Raleigh for a living...Categorized as:
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Heart's Desires by Kasey Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlene “Charlie” Heart knew that she was in over her head at the first sight of Jacob “Jake” Cameron. The tall, tan, broad shoulder, emerald-eyed, sexy specimen took her breath away, but as sexy as he was, Charlie could tell that he would be dangerous for her heart. However, the chemistry between the two of them was undeniable... -
Candy Kisses by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCandace Kane I’m not sure if it’s the five margarita hangover or if I’ve died and gone to heaven, but I could swear the hottest rockstar alive is making coffee in my condo this morning. Uninhibited, uninvited and undressed... -
Chasing Desires by Kasey Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChase Johnson is a by the book FBI agent. When her partner is killed she vows to avenge his death, and she's been after the lowlife mobster that got away with the ugly crime. Losing herself in undercover work was not something Chase ever planned on doing, but when she met Lorenzo Moretti all bets were off. Lorenzo Moretti is a street wise business man with a sordid background... -
Virgin Firefighter by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Curvy Girl and Virgin Firefighter Romantic ComedyCan the red-hot reporter with all the right moves put out the flames around this virgin firefighter’s heart?THE INEXPERIENCED BACHELOR series are short, sweet, and steamy standalone romantic comedies about curvy women who fall for hot virgin guys. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed... -
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Into It by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGiving her up isn’t an option. Now, I need to come up with other plans.I’ve become the king of bad ideas.Obsessing over my brother’s Personal Assistant-bad idea number one.Temporarily switching PA’s with my brother-worse idea.Taking the secret object of my desires to London for an extended business trip-worst idea yet.Spending day and night with her sends my obsession into overdrive...Categorized as:
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Attending to Her Curves by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHunter Hunter by name and hunter by nature, I’ve made a fortune in business and I know a good deal when I see one. When I board a routine flight I see the next big deal with my name on it. And she’s anything but routine. She’s got eyes that make my body ache for hers, and hips that I know can carry the twins I suddenly feel the urge to put inside her...Categorized as:
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My Heart by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I lost my best friend in a car accident I wasn’t surprised she donated her heart. She always put others first. I just never guessed she would still be looking after me even after she was gone.When a stranger appears at my door saying, “Lisa left a note. She wanted us to take care of you,” I’m shocked... -
Morning Wood by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready to fall in love with the mountain men of Clearwater Construction! These blue collar men are about to meet the women of their dreams!In Morning Wood by Megan Wade, chef Piper and carpenter Levi have a misunderstanding over lumber and cold showers that leads to a punny union to last the ages.. -
Bring The Heat by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteamy, Sexy Bad Boys Of Summer! Can It Get Any Hotter? I never claimed to be the greatest pitcher in the world—then again, maybe I did—but I was probably drunk off my ass trying to seduce some chick. I had no intention of ever becoming Cody Wright, the best—or the greatest. That was more my old man’s dream. The REAL Mr. Wright... -
By Chance, No Choice by Xyla Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one falls in love by choice, it is by chance. No one stays in love by chance, it is by work. And no one falls out of love by chance it is by choice. --Unknown By Chance, No Choice, a BWWM romance novel written by Author Xyla Turner, love is sparked from a distance yet struggles to stay ignited. Tess and JD cross paths at a conference by chance...
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