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Flipping Love You by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the tattooed bad boy her mama warned her about. She’s his hot mess — but mostly hot — next door neighbor. Until a two-night-stand gives them the surprise of a lifetime... Jillian Morris is a workaholic who forgets to watch the time. And to eat. And to change her shoes. And to keep even a house-plant alive. And to have any kind of a personal life... -
Touchdown by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs much as I’ve coached the pro football quarterback to believe he always has a choice, this time I’m the one backed into a corner.My biggest fears have come true. I’m an adult living with my parents as I contemplate my future. I’ve given up everything to make the ultimate sacrifice, but at some point I need to put what happened behind me... -
Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s autumn in Whiskey Springs, Vermont, and more than the leaves have changed color. Life has never been better for Fallon Foster. Her relationship with the town’s newest citizen, Riley Main is progressing as Fallon had hoped. Fallon finally believes she may get the family she’s dreamed of. Her business is thriving, and her friendship with her former lover, Andi Maguire is back on track... -
Rescued: A Collection of Contemporary Romances with Heart, Heat and Dog Treats by Cynthia D'Alba, Donna Alward
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when 10 dog-loving romance authors get together and brainstorm? Why, books with rescue dogs, sexy heroes, dirty talking, and lots of dog treats, of course... -
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Hunter by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Winter Jacket prequel It all started with a navy blue dress... In her junior year of college, Hunter Dyson has some big decisions to make about her future. She wants to be a nurse, that much she knows, but everyone from her parents to her academic advisor is nagging her about what kind of nursing she wants to pursue... -
Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA romance author, a cover model, a book signing … a crush. Ordinary women like me know we shouldn’t fall for beautiful men like Travis Zehler, one of the hottest cover models in romance fiction. But, sometimes, we can’t help ourselves. When I meet him at a book signing, my attraction to him is instant. I’m infatuated, and I can’t stop thinking about him... -
Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiley, a New-York workaholic, has health issues and that leaves her no choice but to move to a small town to lead a calmer life. She hates the huge mansion she bought on a whim and stands out like a sore thumb in the cheery community of Mystic.Quinn, a Mystic-based contractor, has once again missed out on purchasing the house her family built... -
All In by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat... -
Halcyon Nights by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmerson Riis has a job she loves, friends she considers family, and her goofy malamute Sasha for company. As far as she’s concerned, life in the small town of Mystic is pretty much perfect. Enter Mari Davenport, a Hollywood screenwriter with a dozen blockbusters to her name, who arrives in a car that is completely unfit for the north woods of Minnesota... -
A Very Miller Christmas by Erica Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*A short lighthearted sequel to best seller, Anyone But Her*It's been a year and a half since Charlie Miller and Reagan Cooper got together at the Miller Family Reunion, ruffling more than a few feathers along the way. Now, for the first time, Reagan is returning to the Miller house not as Jamie Miller's fake girlfriend, but as Charlie's very real girlfriend... -
Home for the Holidays by Erin Zak
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Iris Abbott, alongside her best friend and roommate Zac Nowak, returns to his hometown, the sleepy familiarity of Indiana holds more than just nostalgia. Little does Iris know that her own journey of self-discovery is about to take an unexpected turn.Enter Heidi, a breathtaking woman who captivates Iris from the moment their eyes meet... -
Red Rock Ranch by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCasino lights and desert nights, love takes a wild gamble. Dakota's plan was drive to Las Vegas, start her dream job at a luxury spa, and leave her old life behind. But when her ancient pickup breaks down in the middle of the Nevada desert, she's stranded, helpless, and alone.Enter Frankie, a charming cowgirl with a heart of gold and a big ranch to run... -
Wrangling My Heart by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKirk Stevens has made his own way in life. Growing up in foster care taught him that you can only rely on yourself and that nobody will ever want you. He’s beginning to think that maybe he might be wrong on both of those stances. When he meets a sexy man that draws his attention, he begins to wonder if he can have what others do. Someone to love him... -
Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance is the last thing Shaun wants, but what if it’s exactly what he needs – and deserves?A selfless son barely holding onShaun doesn’t have much of a life. When he’s not working in the restaurant in Portland, Maine, he’s home looking after his dad, who has dementia... -
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All Good Plans by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book #3 in the Boston Series.Tessa Sherman had just been dumped by yet another woman who didn’t understand what it was like to have a calling. Being a cop wasn’t just a job to her; it was a part of who Tessa was as a person. And if she had it her way, she would do it for the rest of her life... -
Redemption by E. Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I’ll make up my own mind about you.” Months after he was mugged in Houston, legal secretary Jasper Barnes is still hiding out in Hidden Creek. Self-defense classes would boost his confidence. Problem is, the guy offering them is Chad Allaback, and he has a reputation, to say the least... -
How to Catch a Biker: A May/December MM romance by Ana Ashley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when you meet the tall, gruff silver fox of your dreams?You flirt, pretend it didn’t happen, and secretly admire his assets. For research purposes, of course.I came to Chester Falls to find my voice and save my publishing career. Instead, I find him.Slade’s story is kept under a lock so strong I don’t know if there is a man out there that can break it... -
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What to Bring to Your Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding: A Cornwall Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe past five months have been terrible for bookshop owner Darcie Spencer…Her American girlfriend, Jeannette, went to New York to visit her family…and fell in love with another woman.Now that some time has passed, Darcie is beginning to heal, until one day the post arrives at her home, containing an unpleasant surprise: an invitation to Jeannette’s wedding in nearby Newquay, Cornwall... -
Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing I had to look forward to was getting as far away from my hometown of Arrowbridge, Maine, as possible. That is, until I bump into a single mom and her bug-loving daughter. Ingrid Davidson and I have absolutely nothing in common. She’s older, she has a child, and she’s settled in Arrowbridge for good.Still, I can’t stop finding reasons to spend time with her, and her adorable toddler... -
An Art to Love by Helena Harte
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLauren Gray escaped her small town so she could do big things. Changing the world has always been her dream, and she’s been busy making that dream come true. But when tragedy strikes, she’s forced to return home, where memories and grief threaten to pull her to pieces... -
Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCody Wells isn’t sure what he wants in life. He’s watched his two best friends fall in love, but he’s not sure that’s for him. He has a job he loves and friends that are always there for him, what more could he want or need? But if that’s truly the case, why can’t he get a certain someone out of his mind? Adrian Fisher knows exactly what he wants and is determined to get it... -
Escape & Freedom by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo women escaping their own demons. One stuck in the past, the other a very real present. Lucy Owens’ life was irrevocably changed in a matter of seconds. Life as she knew it was over in the blink of an eye. Moving away from all that she knew, Lucy now lives a solitary life in her cabin on the shores of Lake Tahoe... -
Hart & Stocker by Max Ellendale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's not every day that Willa receives distress calls for sick horses owned by dead people. As one of two veterinarians in the rural area of Washington State, she responds to the summons for two reasons; she's worried for the unknown animal, and sheer curiosity over the alleged revenant. While on this mission, Willa crosses paths with Dax, a rough around the edges U.S... -
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Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam... -
Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Three in the Winter Jacket series There are signs everywhere if you know what you're looking for-signs that tell you you're doing something wrong. Go back. Detour. Choose again. Do not collect two hundred dollars when you pass Go. But I hadn't paid attention to the warnings, too blinded by ambition and the desire to experience something new... -
By the Light of Dawn by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a follow up to the novel In the Absence of Light. You must read the first book to fully understand/enjoy this one. A handmade sailboat helped bring Morgan back to Grant but he never imagined they would put it in the water. Then Morgan sees something in the light that sets Grant on a mission to get them to the middle of the ocean. An unknown destination they have to be when the sun rises... -
One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSaffron Oliver is the golden girl. Golden hair. Golden skin. Golden movie career.Only one problem: she hates it.She flees to her sister’s seaside town – where she meets the confident & charming Kirsty McBride.Kirsty is everything Saffron wants to be. Perhaps also, everything she wants.But Saffron can’t have it all... -
Atramentum by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoss Perrault left Sky, Colorado after high school with no intention of ever returning, but all that changes when she inherits Atramentum... -
Don't Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s been over a year since Cassidy Miller retired from the United States Marine Corps, but try telling that to her nightmares. She knew that coming back after eight years in a war zone wouldn’t be easy, but she’d underestimated the real difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life. War is hell, but the aftermath is endless... -
A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat if you had everything in the world you wanted...except the man you never knew you needed? Shaw Jennings, the seductive, enigmatic owner of Body Electric Tattoo works hard and plays even harder. He’s built a life he’s proud of, and though that doesn’t include a significant other, he’s got plenty of sexy men to keep his bed warm at night... -
Flirt by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSassy-mouthed Stevie Devore has always had a crush on the local fire chief. Gorgeous silver fox, Evan Paige, is way out of Stevie's league, however, not to mention the chief has always been a ladies' man, but when Stevie turns twenty-one, he decides he's tired of only daydreaming about Evan... -
How Sweet It Is by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome things are better than chocolate... Molly O’Brien is a sweetheart. Her friends and neighbors all think so. While she enjoys her quiet life running the town bakeshop in Applewood, Illinois, she wonders if there could be more. After losing the love of her life four years prior in a plane crash, Molly thinks she’s ready to navigate the dicey dating waters once again... -
The Flaw in Our Design by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOlivia Carver’s life in Lake Cabot, New York is simple. That’s how she likes it, even if she can’t stop the town she loves from being overrun by wealthy tourists each summer. When she’s not working at her family’s paddleboard shop or spending time with her lovable but infuriating brothers, she puts her energy into writing professionally, a dream that has yet to materialize... -
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Moving Maverick by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDo you remember what you promised?” Maverick: I haven't been back to Rabbit Island, South Carolina, since my parents died and my grandmother, Mimi, rejected me. I'm only returning now to attend her funeral and sell an estate I never wanted. But the moment I step foot on the island and fall into Beau’s arms, I realize it might not be so easy to say goodbye after all... -
Accepting My Desire: Sulfur Springs Book 8 by Taylor Rylan, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJase Keller took life one day at a time. As a deputy sheriff, his schedule fluctuated weekly and he never knew when he’d be home. But when his grandmother needed his help, he didn’t hesitate in stepping up. After all, she had done that very thing when his own mother had abandoned him as an infant... -
Tobias and Beau by Chloe Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeau and Tobias never expected to fall in love so quickly. Will that love be enough to last?Beau Matthews knows he wants to be with Tobias, but the two men are so different from one another. Beau lives a mundane life and has a complicated past he'd rather forget. Tobias needs a stern, no nonsense man. Right?Tobias Woods is more then ready for his new life in Bartford... -
Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSam - The moment I saw Jordan Webb walk into Brews Brothers a few weeks ago, I knew I was in trouble. He was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen, but I soon learned that his beauty was more than skin deep. He has a kind heart and a desire to do good in the world. Since his living arrangement was in limbo after a breakup, I invited him to stay with me until the trial against Paul was over... -
Smoke and Sugar by Bel Blackwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can never plan for love. You definitely can't plan for llamas.Practical, down-to-earth Kaia Kingsley loves life in the rural wilds of New Zealand. Even if country life comes with its own challenges: keeping the bank from repossessing her farm, keeping her jam-making business afloat, and.. -
Calumet by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaxon Lavigne left the small town of Chackbay, Louisiana, to escape disapproving parents and has never looked back. She’s now a popular English lit professor. Life is good. Really. The only problem is the invite in her mailbox. Who in their right mind has a fifteen-year high school reunion?Iris Long’s days are predictable. She did the safe thing and married the high school quarterback... -
Shortcake by Katana Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat awkward moment when your one-night stand is the new sheriff in town...And he's here to arrest you.Yep. A reformed bad girl should never fall into bed with a cop.Conrad Meyer is everything I’ve always tried to avoid. A know-it-all, grumpy, goody-two-shoes with piercing eyes and a distractingly sexy body.And to top it all off? He's a cop... -
Wrangled by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCity boy Toby Merrow needs a change of scenery, and two weeks at a dude ranch seems the perfect solution, even though it’s a far cry from the scenes of San Francisco. Not much chance of finding anything like that out in the wilds of Montana. But who knows? If he’s really lucky, one of the other guests will show up on Scruff —or even better, Recon... -
Claire and the Lady Billionaire 4 by Giselle Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Four in this fun and spicy Lesbian Romance series. No Cliffhanger. Camille must return to Singapore and Claire is left with the heartbreaking uncertainty of when her beautiful billionaire lover will return. But when her MBA program begins, Claire is faced with a sudden and surprising challenge that puts her love affair with Camille on the line and a foe that she never saw coming... -
Just One Look by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKendra Day is shocked to learn that not only has her dearly departed grandmother left her a pile of money, she’s also left her a run-down cottage in Castleton, Maine. Kendra never planned on living in Maine, but she's sick of her dead-end job and decides it’s time for a new adventure... -
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Oh My Stars by S-Jay Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan you ever find something you never knew you’d lost? You can outgrow a place, it’s common knowledge. You can even outgrow people. Honey Rosenberg has spent her entire life in the small town of Verity Vale and it still fits her perfectly. She lives her life in certainties. She goes to work every day with her sisters at their family deli... -
Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree… Two… One… BOO!Isla Walsh is a prankster, and her favorite person to pull one over on has to be her principal, Andry Murphey. But Isla isn’t all fun and games, and her sixth grade students will attest to that. Behind every prank Isla plays hides a secret she hasn’t shared since she moved to Cheyenne. She’s not the happy person she seems to be... -
Where Love Leads by K.C. Luck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes love leads where you least expect it.When socialite Melanie Sotheby finds herself abandoned on the wrong side of Los Angeles, she has few options. With no phone, credit cards, or identification, the means to get back home to New York seem slim. Not until she is rescued by a tall, dark stranger in the middle of the night does Melanie think of a plan... -
Many Roads to Home by Kaya LaSalle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat stereotype about the mid-life crisis involving smoking-hot flings with younger women? Yeah, turns out that might be true after all...Brooke has resigned herself to being single forever. She's almost 40 and practically married to her career. When she decides to take some time off to renovate a run-down farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, everyone tells her she's having a midlife crisis... -
The Burden of Happiness by L. Dreamer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah Leeds is haunted by horrible events in her past that have left her frozen in time when it comes to connecting with other people. She would rather go through life with minimal interaction than learn to open up and trust others; keeping her emotional scars in the front of her mind so she won’t get hurt... -
Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh in the Appalachian Mountains, Sheriff Chance Fitzsimmons, frequently puts her specialized rescue training to use. The retired smoke jumper, turned law enforcement officer, is dedicated to the protection of all those who live in or visit Tucker County, West Virginia. With her K9 partner, Zeus, she maintains the peace even as it eludes her off-duty life...
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