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I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love with the wrong person can be disastrous. When you find the right one, though, celestial bodies will literally line up to smooth your path. Siani’s mercury has been in retrograde for what seems like forever. She loves her job, but her boss is a lazy jerk. Family is a foreign idea, and her love life sucks. There’s also a new tenant in her house… but we won’t go there... -
My Kinda Forever by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlone. 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... -
Shattered by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe GhostAngela Del Carlo has been living half a life, ever since he walked out on her, shattering her entire existence and leaving her to cope with picking up the fragments. Nothing seems to matter much anymore, and her life is a drab existence of work, run, repeat. She’s forgotten how to laugh, how to love, and even how to live. Most days she’s little more than a ghost... -
Attainment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content. Contrition, one would say is a humane and moral virtue. But in order to experience this form of repentance, you must first acknowledge your sin then show remorse for your wrongdoing... -
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Sex Material by Victoria Ashley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis enemies-to-lovers romance is sure to set your Kindle on fire! Get ready for extra heat in this standalone from New York Times Bestselling Author, Victoria Ashley. Sex Material… It’s what I’m known around town for. A rock-hard body, covered in tattoos with a sizeable bulge that women spend their nights fantasizing about... -
Jamieson Finn by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy job is my life. It’s the only thing I live for, and it’s the only thing that keeps me sane. With my work, there is no time for a personal life, except for the occasional fling and one-night stands, which is the way I like it. I have rules: no commitment and no strings. Break those rules and we’ll never see each other again... -
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Transcending Regrets by Aimee Noalane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone once told me to never live with regrets. I tried. In every piercing look, I saw the truth. In every heartwarming smile, I found a friend. With every kiss, I fell in love. In every heartbreaking lie, I learned forgiveness. In every shattering mistake, I achieved redemption. With every moment of hate, I gained strength. Every moment became a memory I will cherish forever...Categorized as:
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Stronger by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCara has an admitted problem with hot men, falling so deeply and so quickly under their spell that she loses a little bit of herself with each toxic relationship that always seems to end badly. Every man in her young life thus far has let her down – her high school sweetheart, a college fling, and most of all her self-centered playboy father... -
Smoke by Gemma Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSmoke I know women. I love them and they love me. I don’t chase them; they line up and I pick out whichever takes my fancy. Only now there’s her. She’s unimpressed, disinterested. She’s different and I can’t look away. I don’t understand her, but I need to make her look. I need to make her see me and then never look away again... -
Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first volume of TENSE, a novel duet by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. He's as beautiful as he is brilliant. Nicholas Wolf's mind is a dangerously dark place. He dreams up tales of murder, intrigue, and passion so intense that his detective novels have enthralled readers worldwide... -
Let Me Love by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA chance encounter. An undeniable connection. An unimaginable twist of fate. Kailey’s life is crumbling. Her best friend and sister, Jen, is dying, leaving her young family devastated. With little hope of saving her, Kailey is forced to face a reality she never expected. Trey’s life is fun and carefree. He loves the girls, his drums, and his friends... -
Tainted Heartbreak by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow do you say no when your roommate wins an all-inclusive rock experience and begs you to go along? You don’t. Ever. But Amara was starting to see that maybe she should have. Everything that could have possibly gone wrong, has. Until I run right into what feels like a brick wall. Of course, the brick wall has a name, too. Cash Graves... -
Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWarning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18.Jessie Adams is the womanizing, lead guitarist for the hottest rock band in the country, Bayou Stix. Seduction is his game. He does what he wants, when he wants, and with whom he wants... -
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Burkhart by Alexi Ferreira
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBURKHART After what happened to my sister I won't let anyone hurt my woman, they will have to go through me to get to her. She thinks that she has an option, but the minute I touch her both our lives are entwined. She can fight me but in the end she will be mine. She challenges me at every corner, if she knew me she would know that I never lose a challenge... -
Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm going to make her beg. Emma asked me to take her all the way. She wants to experience every delicious thing a woman can feel. She wants to be brought to the very edge of ecstasy, and then she wants to leap right off the cliff. I'm a complete playboy, an expert in the ways a man can make a woman beg, so naturally I accept. I love a good challenge...Categorized as:
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The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door... -
Commitment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Commitment can be read as a stand-alone novel or after Attraction if reading in series order. It is for mature audiences 18+. Sizzling power couple, Bryce and Alexis -- from the Temptation novels -- help bring sexy back to their friend's lacklustre thirteen-year marriage. Natasha Jones loves her life, her husband and their two young sons... -
Seducing his Wife by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove at first sight…a whirlwind romance…a Las Vegas wedding followed by days and nights spent in bed. Then regret. Gabriella couldn’t believe what she’d done and ran from the powerful feelings that Teague Steele generated in her. She couldn’t…wouldn’t…stay with a man like Teague! She’d been poor all her life and she wanted more for her children than the humiliation of poverty... -
Nobody Else by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the past and the future. They haven't met. They've collided. And I'm in the middle, expected to make a decision. * The perfect life isn't really all that perfect. The handsome man holding my hand finally allows us to open our pasts to one other. His secrets hurt. My love for someone else hurts even more. * Brice waits for me, just the way he's always done... -
The Longing by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations... She wants only him...For as long as she can remember, Poppy has loved only one man. Devon Wallace has been her knight in shining leather ever since he rescued her from a date gone wrong. She can't envision a future without him, but she's convinced he still thinks of her as the pesky twelve-year-old who used to follow him around.He can have anyone but her. -
Lost, Found, Loved : a bad boy new adult romance novel by London Casey, Karolyn James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's all supposed to be fake. Until it turns real. Bella: My car broke down. Now I'm getting tattooed by the guy who saved me... and I'm sort of engaged to him. Don't worry, it's all fake. Well, it's supposed to be... Zayne: I've been staring at the wedding invitation for months. She sent it to me as one last jab to my heart. All I want is that one chance to get back at her... -
Everlasting Light by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe were two hearts, two souls, devastated by the same loss. I met Beau Ryland where the red clay danced along the water’s edge, and bursts of light rained down on us. A night when the heat couldn’t be escaped. As he whispered against sun-kissed summer-sweet skin, “Baby, look up and get lost on that everlasting light,” it was easy to believe it would last forever. But things changed... -
Enticing Daphne by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s easy to stop believing in happily ever afters when the man you thought you’d spend the rest of your life with abandons you right before your wedding day. After that disastrous event, I decided that commitment was for suckers. I was young, successful, and in the prime of my life. I didn’t need a man to make me happy...Categorized as:
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Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWarning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Liam Christianson is the devil-may-care, rhythm guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band around. He’s a playboy and likes to do things his way. No regrets. He knows that women love him, and he uses that to his advantage. He’s cocky and shallow... -
Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMore romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing... -
The Hunt by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I began the hunt, I didn’t know I’d find her. Confined to a hospital with a rare chromosomal disorder, my little brother began sending me on scavenger hunts to uncover the world for him when we were kids. When one of his quests brings me to a greasy Connecticut diner, my life is completely altered... -
Chase Calloway (Redemption Series, Book Two) by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChase Calloway is book two in the Redemption Series but is a STANDALONE novel. I've been named L.A.'s sexiest and most eligible bachelor. I'm filthy rich, live in a house on the beach, drive a fast sports car, and I do a job I love. My hobbies include partying and beautiful women. A lot of beautiful women... -
Ready for You by J.L. Berg
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA second chance at first love. Eight years ago, Garrett Finnegan’s world shattered the day Mia vanished from his life. He’s been struggling to pick up the pieces ever since. Haunted by memories and ghosts of the past, he chooses a solitary existence rather than risk his heart again... -
Virgin for the Night by C.J. Fallowfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho do you want me to be?My name is Logan Steele. I’m devilishly handsome, seriously ripped, well hung, charismatic and highly sexed. Women just can’t resist me. So when I lost my job in the construction industry and was struggling for cash, I decided to put my assets to good use.By day I’m a private personal fitness trainer... -
Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnderestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...Categorized as:
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Lucky Strike by M. Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the age of five, Ryder Callahan knew without a shadow of doubt that Lucky Flanagan was his Lucky Strike. But for twenty-five years, Lucky kept Ryder at arm’s length, not wanting to destroy the one stable relationship in her otherwise turbulent life. In a moment of weakness, the two acted on their feelings for one another... -
Rules of Friendship: Friends-to-Lovers Standalone Romance Novel by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFriends-to-Lovers Standalone Romance Novel As a guy, the number one rule to being best friends with a girl should be simple… Never, and I do mean never, fall in love with her. Oh and you should never fantasize about her either. Believe me, that situation can get messy really fast and leave you with nothing but one hell of an awkward mess on your hands—literally... -
LIE by Mayra Statham, Dark Water Covers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBox office sensation, Marcus Wright is ready to take on the role of director. Romance author and single mom, Grace Rivera, is shocked when the sexiest man alive knocks on her door with the intent to bring her book to life. He is willing to do anything to get what he wants, even use his charms on the beautiful, curvy woman standing in his way... -
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The Hot Guy in the Woods by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the authors that brought you the worldwide top 100 Kindle ebook (5 Years Later): He hides in the woods, determined to fix a tragedy that stole his heart. Every night he goes looking for her but always comes back to his cabin alone. Until one night he finds someone as lost as he is... She's lost everything, including herself. She decides to walk away... -
Mr. & Mrs. by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when you find yourself alone, pregnant, and wanting to be loved? Jordan Maxwell Melting chocolate brown eyes suck me in. A sinful smirk calms my nerves. An arranged marriage wasn't supposed to bring me love... -
Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLET ME HEAL YOUR HEART Book Four in Lily Foster’s LET ME series First loves are not easily forgotten… Anna has endured more by the age of eighteen than most do in a lifetime. Unless you know her, you see only the beautiful, privileged, bright college freshman who seems to have it all. Few people know what she’s gone through or know who she really is...Categorized as:
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Making the Rules by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever Again... After having his hand slapped and career almost ruined several years back for falling for a student, Dr. Kendal Tarrington is done with love. Especially with the idea of it being a younger woman. Dara Young is an accounting student at the top of her accounting class and is looking for additional mentorship from someone with a solid record. Dr... -
Stalemate by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmme Ford loves her job as a bar promoter. She runs in the same circles as musicians and socialites, getting paid to party with them. She’s content with life just the way it is, and she has no interest in marriage, kids, or growing up. But what happens when the party’s over? Axel Jones wants to marry Emme, but she denied his proposal... -
218 First Hugs by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe won't let me date anyone because he's the biggest cockblock in the world.He still calls me his wife even though I don't remember our wedding day. He said he'll never give up on me. Not now. Not ever.Somehow, I forgave him for what he did in the past. But I'm not sure if I can do it again. But he's not giving me much choice... -
Double Threat My Bleep by Julie Prestsater
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan Miller's someday came and she and Alex Aguilar are a couple. She nabbed her dream guy and couldn't be happier. The only problem is, he is miles away in college and Meg is stuck at Carver High dealing with girl drama, boy problems and the fact that Alex is constantly surrounded by half naked girls...Categorized as:
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Broken by Love by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKate thought she and Carson had finally reached level ground. They had moved in together and were preparing for the arrival of their baby. She never thought they would only be driven further apart by his withdrawn and distant behavior. Carson had always had his freedom, and for a moment, he thought he could still live that life. Only Kate needs more... -
Shattered By Love by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the one. The man she wanted with all her heart. But it took years before Bree realized she deserved more then what Max was willing to give. Max, was cocky and arrogant… Too strong-headed to admit that he felt more for Bree than just lust. Then it happened… One devastating night, and it shook Max to his very core. That’s when he began to see life in whole new way... -
Undescribable Box Set by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**ON SALE FOR .99 CENTS UNTIL JAN 19TH. REGULAR PRICE WILL BE 5.99** The Undescribable Box Set is three books in one. Undescribable, Unbearable and Uncontrollable. Burned by her past, Samantha begins to build a new life for herself. Focusing on her new friends and rebuilding her broken life, Samantha is content...Categorized as:
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Ruined: A She Who Dares Standalone Novel by L.P. Lovell, Ellen Widom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuined is book four in the She Who Dares series, but can be read as a standalone. Hugo I like to fuck. A lot. Anywhere, anyway, as long as I’m shooting my load in or on some pretty young thing I’m good. In fact, scrap that, they don’t even have to be pretty. What can I say? I’m an equal opportunities kind of guy... -
Chance by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Kings are dangerous, that's what everyone says, but how can Maisy run from a second chance with the man she has always loved? I've been called a lot of names. Heartbreaker, broken, dirty fighter, and yet the one I'd never thought I'd be called, is the only name I care about now, father. Sebastian King has only ever loved one girl, but he lost her once, and he won't be doing it again... -
Sin by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSIN, a hot new standalone from New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Deborah Bladon. West. That’s what he said his name was when I met him on the flight from New York City to Las Vegas. I was on my way to sin city for a bachelorette party. West had business there. He was wickedly handsome, demanding, and the intensity in his eyes melted me from the inside out... -
A Mess of a Man by A.M. Hargrove, Terri E. Laine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA TODAY BESTSELLING authors of Cruel and Beautiful, A.M. Hargrove and Terri E. Laine bring a new full-length standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance. This novel includes mature content, not suitable for younger readers. (Rated R)Womanizer, Man Whore, Player, Heartbreaker are all familiar names Ben Rhoades has been called... -
Troublemaker by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTroublemaker, a new sexy friends to lovers standalone novel, from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. Adley York is everything I want in a best friend. She’s honest, kind and speaks her mind. The fact that she doesn’t care that I’m hot as hell and rich as sin makes her the perfect person to hang out with...Categorized as:
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Replace Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReplace Me is book 2 in the ongoing KIN series. To get the best enjoyment, and be able to follow the storyline and characters, please read book 1, Repair Me, prior to reading this book. Lacey Travis has wanted Shayne Hutchinson since she was 15, when they first met at the beach and she was just a blip on his radar. As adults, they finally begin dating...
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