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Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her... -
![Man's Best Friend (The Dogmothers) by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Man's Best Friend (The Dogmothers) by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeclan Mahoney and Evie Hewitt are childhood best friends who become young lovers on one summer night in the Carolina mountains. But the next morning, they learn Declan’s firefighter father has been killed while saving Evie’s family and home. Consumed by grief, and determined to take up his responsibility as the oldest Mahoney sibling, Declan turns from Evie... -
![Hush, Puppy by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Hush, Puppy by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Santorini has his hands full this summer and not just with Maverick, the wild and willful puppy he recently adopted. He’s trying to franchise his business, he’s got serious staffing issues, and his biggest investor still hasn’t committed to financing... -
![Saving Ferris by A.R. Kennedy]()
Saving Ferris by A.R. Kennedy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIs your pet family or property? When Cecilia’s husband dies, she’s forced to become his dog's caregiver, something she does not immediately warm to. But when Ferris’s life is threatened by an intruder, she shoots the intruder to save the golden retriever. Police Chief Holden Owens thinks Cecilia acted lawfully, in self defense, but few agree... -
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![Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan]()
Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsParkerOf all the hot guys in the club, of course I find myself tangled up with a baseball player. Our chemistry is out of the park, igniting as his athletic body moves next to mine.I know exactly who he is, but the infamous Holden Bailey has no idea who I am, or my connection to the team. I prefer it that way. I give in to one dance with Holden and send him home alone... -
![Head Over Hooves by Erin Nicholas]()
Head Over Hooves by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know in movies where the big city girl lands in a small town for the holidays and falls for the hunky guy who saves Christmas?This isn’t that story.But this guy does look fantastic in flannel. And out of flannel…Finding true love with his one-and-only soul mate? Drew Ryan’s given up on that... -
![Getting Lucky by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank]()
Getting Lucky by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne night. Just one night.Or at least that’s what Maisie tells herself when she brings Jack Durand home. Because even though his arms are things of beauty and he can charm wild animals (a huge turn-on for an animal lover like her), she’s in no position to start anything with anyone. So she pretends she’s just scratching an itch.Jack is pretending too... -
![Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan]()
Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStella Getting pregnant in college wasn’t part of the plan, but I’ll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. Even if my parents did disown me for it. A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I’d never feel again… things I have no business feeling about a man I just met...Categorized as:
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![Maverick by Jenna Myles]()
Maverick by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe day I met Cadence, I was drunk, laying on the floor of her rescue singing Twinkle Twinkle to a dog.The second time I met her, she was waitressing at a club. She was a dream, and the way she lit up around me, I thought I found my future. Until my brother let it slip that I own the club and was technically her boss...Categorized as:
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![Let's Get Textual by Teagan Hunter]()
Let's Get Textual by Teagan Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom Teagan Hunter, author of the Here's To series, comes a fun, witty STANDALONE romcom! A wrong number is supposed to be just that--a wrong number. Delete. Done. Do not continue to text. Do not flirt. A wrong number shouldn't be the first person on your mind in the morning, or the last at night...and you're definitely not supposed to talk them into buying a baby goat... -
![Feliz Naughty Dog by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Feliz Naughty Dog by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPru Kilcannon has one goal when she wakes on Christmas Eve – to perform the most “Random Acts of Christmas Kindness” so she can spread cheer and ensure her high school wins the county-wide “RACK IT UP” contest. But when her friends decide to team up with their boyfriends, the ever-helpful Dogmothers enlist the new kid in school as Pru’s partner for the contest... -
![Hello Stranger by Katherine Center]()
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSadie Montogmery has had good breaks and bad breaks in her life, but as a struggling artist, all she needs is one lucky break. Things seem to be going her way when she lands one of the coveted finalist spots in a portrait competition. It happens to coincide with a surgery she needs to have. Minor, they say. Less than a week in the hospital they say. Nothing about you will change, they say... -
![Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake]()
Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSparks fly in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou when a Hollywood starlet falls for a local deputy in a small-town contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. After leaving the military, Major Blanchard moved to Papillon, Louisiana, to be with his aging father, where he's taken a deputy position with the sheriff’s department... -
![Tell Me This Is Forever: The British Billionaires by J.S. Scott]()
Tell Me This Is Forever: The British Billionaires by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when the guy I've hero-worshipped for years on a television screen suddenly shows up in real life?I never expected to meet the legendary Leo Lancaster in the flesh. We don't exactly mingle in the same circles, even though he's a wildlife biologist and I'm an exotic animal veterinarian... -
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![Pumpkin Spice by Pepper North, Paige Michaels]()
Pumpkin Spice by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!A lonely Little can't live on caffeine alone. She needs the piping hot TLC of her Daddy, too.After losing her protective police officer husband, CC Callaway throws herself into creating CC's Purrfect Coffee... -
![Charming Cupid by Melanie Shawn]()
Charming Cupid by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Cooper Briggs The minute I saw her in that heart-stopping red dress, I knew I’d do whatever it took to make her mine - even if it meant anonymously bidding on myself in the bachelor auction and then pulling strings to make sure that “she” won me... -
![A Hairy Tail by Jamie Campbell]()
A Hairy Tail by Jamie Campbell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the first installment of the Hairy Tail Series, Hannah needed a project to get her through the long summer. Signing up at the local animal shelter, she finds exactly what she needs in the sad, lost dog Basil.She sets her sights on finding his owner, promising him he would be reunited with his family. What she didn’t anticipate was being distracted by her gorgeous co-volunteer, Harry... -
![Just One Look: Leah & Lance by Melanie Shawn]()
Just One Look: Leah & Lance by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Leah Porter is tired of the carousel of a-holes she's been riding for years. It does nothing but go round and round in circles, and she's ready to get off.She's made a resolution, and she plans to stick to it--no more dating anyone she's attracted to... -
![Saying Goodbye to Tuesday by Chrissie Manby]()
Saying Goodbye to Tuesday by Chrissie Manby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStupendo the dog has died. But that's just the beginning of his story.To love and protect. The code of the good dog is clear. When single mother Tuesday took on mongrel pup Stupendo, she made a friend for life. Through the best and the worst of times, Stupendo has been there for her. Ever faithful, ever loyal, ever true. Nothing could break their bond. Until last week... -
![The Magic of Living (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
The Magic of Living (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE STOOD NO CHANCE WITH GIDEON… Arabella Birch had a less than happy introduction to Holland when she became involved in a road accident. It seemed destined that the first person on the scene should be Dr. Gideon van der Vorst, who took charge of the situation�and Arabella�in a very commanding way... -
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Forbid by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe’ve kept our relationship hidden.For years she’s been mine and nobody knows it.It’s time I stake my claim.She’s younger than me.I work with her brother.I travel all the time.There’s a thousand reasons why we shouldn’t be togetherBut none of that matters now.She has a stalker and I will do any and everything to keep her safe.No one is going to hurt what’s mine..Categorized as:
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![Second Act by Nancy Herkness]()
Second Act by Nancy Herkness
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLights. Camera. Romance. Jessica Quillen, veterinarian for the charitable K-9 Angelz program, didn’t mean to stumble into the middle of a New York movie shoot. She just wanted to rescue the stray dog she’d been chasing. Instead, she’s playing catch-up with her ex-fiancé—and the screen’s hottest action hero, Hugh Baker. The only man she ever loved. The dream that disappeared... -
![Fractured Hearts by L.M. Dalgleish]()
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... -
![Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard]()
Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCecilia Murray has been wishing for a dog for as long as she can remember. And when a cute pug named Potato is brought in to Orphan Paws, the shelter where she volunteers, she knows he is the dog she's been waiting for. There's just one problem: Eric Chung -- a popular, arrogant boy from school -- adopts Potato first. What's worse, he hopes to train the little tater to become a show-dog superstar... -
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![Wish with the Candles by Betty Neels]()
Wish with the Candles by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Hastings was a splendid theater sister, and the devastatingly handsome Dutch surgeon Justin Teylingen was certainly aware of her talents. During his visit to her hospital, Justin had gained the greatest respect and admiration for Emma, but that wasn't quite the same as feeling love-and Emma knew it was love that she wanted from Justin... -
![Christmas Pets and Kisses: 16 Sweet Christmas Romances by Helen Scott Taylor, Mona Risk]()
Christmas Pets and Kisses: 16 Sweet Christmas Romances by Helen Scott Taylor, Mona Risk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings.SIXTEEN ALL-NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED SWEET (PG-rated) CHRISTMAS ROMANCES Ring in the Christmas cheer with sixteen all-new sweet and heart-warming romances from New York Times, USA Today bestselling, and award-winning authors... -
![Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels]()
Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould it really be a convenient marriage? Lucas van de Weijnen didn't ask Octavia to marry him—he told her. Octavia's father had just died and she wasn't in any state of mind to make a rational decision. Besides, Lucas wasn't a man to take no for an answer... -
![Securing Her Heart by Jane Fox]()
Securing Her Heart by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJon: Cybersecurity is serious business. I'm committed to training the next generation of young analysts to detect and neutralize threats. But when the most gorgeous women I've ever seen walks into my intern program, I'm not sure if I can keep our relationship strictly professional. Talia: Most cybersecurity analysts don't look like action movie stars, but clearly Jon is the exception... -
![Accidentally in Love: A Talyton St George Novel by Cathy Woodman]()
Accidentally in Love: A Talyton St George Novel by Cathy Woodman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAccidentally in Love is the latest in the Talyton St George series, and change is underway at Otter House clinic when a new vet moves in. Motorbike-riding, leather-clad Ross looks like a bad boy, but underneath the leathers he's a good-looking charmer, and he soon wins the hearts of everyone in the village. Even vet nurse Shannon warms to him... -
![A Walk in the Park by Brenda Jackson]()
A Walk in the Park by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn adult hotline operator meets a man straight out of her private fantasies in this classic, must-read story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, first published in 2013 as Smookie and the Bandit in the anthology Love Bites . Raquel Capers is shocked to discover that her precious pooch, Smookie, is having puppies with the dog next door... -
![Puppy Love by Evie Mitchell]()
Puppy Love by Evie Mitchell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis small town is paradise. Beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather and friendly neighbors. There’s only one thing missing—single ladies. It’s Raining Men in Spring, Florida and the lonely residents are hungry to find their soulmates.Kat Hayden Dogg is frustrating. Annoying. Arrogant. And way too caring for his own good... -
![Jump Start My Heart by Jane Fox]()
Jump Start My Heart by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpencer: Her classic car isn’t the only thing with perfect curves. But, after I put my foot in my mouth, there’s no way she’ll consider dating me.Eva: I’m tired of guys assuming that I don’t know cars just because I’m a woman. But it’s hard to stay mad at a guy as gorgeous as Spencer.Sometimes fate needs a little help... -
![Remember Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt]()
Remember Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver…Allison Neale is grieving. A year after her beloved husband’s death, she’s still left with far too many questions and is struggling with feelings of guilt, anger and grief... -
![At Last Sight by Julie Johnson]()
At Last Sight by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAT LAST SIGHT, book two in the Witch City series, follows Imogen, a reluctant clairvoyant on the run from her past, and Cade, the stubborn detective determined to give her a future… IMOGEN WARNER HAS SPENT TEN YEARS RUNNING SCARED.After a childhood in the spotlight, the clairvoyant left home at fifteen without looking back... -
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![My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake]()
My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...Three young women make a pact in high school—to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.My Royal ShowmanceAnika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show...Categorized as:
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![Roses Have Thorns by Betty Neels]()
Roses Have Thorns by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was cold-hearted and arrogant...and she loved him to distraction. Sarah had been happy working at the hospital - until Radolf Nauta interfered and left her jobless. Forced to find other means to support herself, she was totally unprepared to meet the domineering Radolf again. He hadn't changed one bit! But Sarah had, and she soon realized that her heart now belonged to him... -
![Fate is Remarkable (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Fate is Remarkable (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah had worked with Hugo van Elven for a long time, and she was astounded when he suddenly proposed to her.Sarah Dunn and Hugo van Elven were married for the wrong reasons. Even if it was just a marriage of convenience.They were both recovering from unhappy love affairs. Sarah was looking for comfort and companionship; for Hugo marriage was a social necessity... -
![Only by Chance (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Only by Chance (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSo near Yet so far Life had not been easy for Henrietta Cowper, but she hoped to improve her lot. Then, shortly after she met consultant neurosurgeon Adam Ross-Pit, Henrietta fell seriously ill�and her small world changed forever. She had him to thank for her new job, and she was very grateful and perhaps a little in love... -
![Ugly Sweater Weather by Jessica Gadziala]()
Ugly Sweater Weather by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… twelve days to prove to her that we weren’t just best friends, that it was more than our dogs who were madly in love.When her mom bailed on their plans, she found herself stuck in the city with nothing to do.Well, I was going to give her something to do.Fall as in love with me as I was with her.. -
![My Forever Home by Debbie Burns]()
My Forever Home by Debbie Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove comes to the rescueVet school drop-out Tess Grasso dreams of having her own pet therapy business, but she meets one disastrous obstacle after another. There's no denying she has a way with animals, so in the meantime she puts her skills to use at a local no-kill shelter... -
![Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels]()
Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe needed her as a nurse, not a womanBenedict van Manfeld was one of the surliest, most unfriendly men Cassandra had ever met. But when she learned he was a brilliant Dutch surgeon who had severely damaged his sight in an accident, her attitude changed. Benedict asked Cassandra to go to Holland with him as his nurse. She agreed…and soon began to feel something deeper than sympathy for him... -
![A Perfect Christmas Gift by Lori Wilde]()
A Perfect Christmas Gift by Lori Wilde
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHard-driven, corporate lawyer Evan Conner is tasked with accompanying his ailing boss to Kringle, Texas, where his employer plans a lavish party to make amends for his Scrooge-like misdeeds that almost destroyed the quaint little town five years earlier... -
![Casey by Lori Foster]()
Casey by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, a Buckhorn man gets one last chance with the woman he's never stopped loving…Emma Clark is back in Buckhorn. Once she was the girl with too much makeup and a bad reputation…and she tried everything she could to get Casey Hudson into bed. He was the cutest guy in town, and the only one who seemed to really care about her... -
![Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan]()
Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe perfect summer escape…? Professional dog-walker Felicity Knight loves everything about New York…until her ex-husband starts working at her local vet clinic. She hasn’t seen Seth Carlyle in ten years, but one glimpse of him – too gorgeous, and still too good for her – and Fliss’s heart hurts like their whirlwind marriage ended yesterday... -
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![Mr. McHunky by Kat Baxter]()
Mr. McHunky by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmoryI’ve been on my own my entire life. I rely on myself and no one else. It’s the code I live by, the only way I’ve been able to survive my lonely life. As an social media influencer, I drive around the country in my restored hippy van with my dog and all of my belongings. I’m free, not tied down in any way. Any time I’ve tried to plant roots before, someone has come along and cut the stems off... -
![Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke]()
Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lost dog on the freeway A lost woman skilled in working with dyslexic children A lonely father and... -
![Meeting The Unpredictable by Riann C. Miller, Edee M. Fallon]()
Meeting The Unpredictable by Riann C. Miller, Edee M. Fallon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when opposites attract? Tyler has spent the last six years constructing his perfectly boring life, which is exactly the way he wants it. He spends his days hiding behind the protective walls he has so carefully built and has no intentions of changing . . . until he meets the unpredictable. Lennie Jacobs is an intoxicating mess... -
![A Valentine for Daisy by Betty Neels]()
A Valentine for Daisy by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArrogant, overbearing and dictatorial! What was there to like about brilliant pediatrician Dr. Valentine Seymour? Not much, Daisy Pelham had to admit. Yet, his small patients seemed to adore him.... Daisy was mystified. She could only think that perhaps there was another side to him, one that he didn't want her to see... -
![Never Say Goodbye (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Never Say Goodbye (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo keep her small family together, Isobel Barrington managed to make ends meet�just!�by doing private nursing jobs. Her mother had only a small pension and her younger brother had to be educated somehow. Isobel really shouldn't have had time to fall in love with Dr. Thomas Winters�but she did anyway... -
![Waiting for Deborah by Betty Neels]()
Waiting for Deborah by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA waif in need of his care... That was obviously how dynamic consultant Sir James Marlow saw Deborah. Otherwise why would he bother to keep rescuing her? Deborah knew it couldn't be because of her looks—she had carrot-colored hair and no figure to speak of...
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