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  • Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GriffinAll 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...
  • Deacon by Tiya Rayne

    Deacon by Tiya Rayne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DeaconYeah, I know what they call me. Hell, I’ll be honest. I’m a criminal. Well, I use to be, but you know that saying, a leopard can’t change its spots. I’ve been out of the car theft business for years, ever since that one night when everything blew up. Since then, I’ve gone legit. Opened up a business and been on the right side of the law...
  • Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon

    Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 3 in the Little Town series.A seemingly inexplicable and shockingly violent crime in the beautiful rural locale of ‘Little Town’ has devastating personal and professional consequences for its two police officers, Senior Constable Tess Fuller and her partner, Sergeant Finn Maguire...
  • Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ParkerOf 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...
  • Beat by Beat by Kaylee Ryan

    Beat by Beat by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marshall's story...
  • Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stella 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...
  • Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley

    Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve always been the good girl, doing what people expect. But when I find myself dumped, instead of engaged, I realize it’s time for a change. I want to stop being so timid. Take risks. Find my naughty side. And who better to help me than my friend Lucas? Sure, Lucas is sexy as sin, with a smile that turns my brain inside out and a body that makes me think a lot of very bad girl thoughts...
  • Dating Games by T.K. Leigh

    Dating Games by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    How do you get over your last disaster of a relationship? You agree to be a complete stranger's fake girlfriend for the next few months. Note to self: When your boyfriend dumps you on your thirtieth birthday, it's probably not the smartest idea to drink so much that you wake up in the same bed as the mysterious hottie wearing the gorgeous suit who you noticed sitting across the bar...
  • Crave by Janet Nissenson

    Crave by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The next chapter in one of the most romantic love stories ever told Luxury hotel heir Ian Gregson longed for his beloved Tessa from afar for more than two years, forced to keep his attraction towards her well hidden. But now that his feelings no longer have to remain a secret, he is free to indulge his constant craving for the woman of his dreams...
  • Broken Wings by Chelle Bliss

    Broken Wings by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Logan “Crow” Taylor had every intention of not getting involved in trouble after gaining his freedom and rejoining his motorcycle club. But when the rough and rowdy biker crosses paths with a single mother in need of help and his protection, he can’t turn his back and walk away...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  slow-burn  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    What's It Gonna Take by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    GarrethFrom the first moment I saw Reagan Turner at the bar and restaurant I help manage, I was drawn like never before. She was dating someone at the time, which meant she was off-limits, until the jerk broke up with her. I can’t get her out of my head, can’t stop wanting to kiss those perfectly lush lips. Fighting this attraction has been my kryptonite.So, I give in to temptation...
  • Coaching the Kicker by Jacob Chance

    Coaching the Kicker by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I purchased a home in an upscale neighborhood, I never imagined having one of the Charleston Pirates living next door.Knox Irons knows just how to push my buttons. Every part of him rubs me the wrong way—well, not quite every part.So imagine my surprise when Mr. Tall, Dark, and Infuriating comes to me for help with his kicking...
  • Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes

    Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can be read as a standalone. I flew across the country with one goal in my mind.... finish my book.... and maybe lick the wounds of my shredded heart. My editor was screaming for the first draft, my agent was nagging for teasers, and my publisher was reminding me that my strict deadline was only months away. However, there was a dilemma. I had writer's block...
  • Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Tonight by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sterling It’s always been her, and I just never realized. Now that I’m looking at her that way, I can’t unsee it… and I don’t want to. Alyssa has been my best friend since kindergarten, and these intense new feelings could cost me our friendship. She’s the one I share everything with, good or bad. It makes sense to share my life with her...
  • Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson

    Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AUTHOR BRENDA JACKSON BRINGS YOU THREE UNFORGETTABLE STORIES UNDER HER LOVE, PASSION AND PROMISE IMPRINT THE SWEETEST TABOO The moment Sonya Morrison gazes into Mike Kelly's deep blue eyes she knows that he wants her. But she also knows he is wasting his time. She doesn't do vanilla, and is surprised when he boldly informs her that he's never acquired a taste for chocolate...
  • Worth the Trip by Tara Sivec

    Worth the Trip by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***This is a prequel novella to Fisher's Light. It is about the life of Trip Fisher. Fisher's Light should be read before Worth the Trip*** It’s time for me to tell my story. I know I’m a coward for waiting this long to explain my side of things. I know I should have tried long before now to make amends. There’s nothing like staring right at death’s door to put a fire under your ass...
  • Crossroads: by D.D. Prince

    Crossroads: by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The biker was leather, wind, muscles, and Alpha. Christian Forker was a beautiful biker. And if I had my way, he was going to be mine. Jojo Valentine, biker princess, wants a beautiful biker of her own.Unfortunately, her father is Prez and her three brothers are members of The Dominion Brotherhood and act as a virtual chastity belt...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  slow-burn  adult  age-gap  biker  book  contemporary  family
  • Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles

    Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's all I've dreamed of for years, but she's my employee...and around her, I turn into a stuttering teenage boy.We’ve been dancing around each other for years. It’s not a dance I’m proud of. The day we met, I fell out of my chair. Now, we’re stuck in this repeating pattern: she corners me, I freeze then I bolt. I’m 33 years old and I should be able to handle a woman better than this...
  • Face Off by Teagan Hunter

    Face Off by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have two goals this season:1. Stay single.2. Get Rory Sinclair to admit she doesn’t completely hate me.When I find a stray dog roaming the streets of Seattle, the last place I expect to end up is in the office of a grumpy veterinarian—the one woman who can resist my charm. Twin to my teammate’s girlfriend, Rory is full of fire, but I’m not afraid of her flame...
  • Tate by Kate Oliver

    Tate by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aria Aria thinks her life is over. She's been held captive for nearly a year along with several other women being told they would be sold at auction to the highest bidder. But suddenly, she's no longer in the box. She's in a hospital bed hooked up to too many machines with the most handsome and gentle doctor fussing over her. Surely she's dreaming because no one has ever cared for her like this...
  • Second Best by Noelle Adams

    Second Best by Noelle Adams

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    We meet every other Wednesday night in a downtown hotel. No dates. No commitments. No hearts or flowers. Just his body and mine.Maybe I’m his second best. He’s definitely mine. But second best has never felt so good.Second Best is a sexy, standalone contemporary romance (60K words)...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  slow-burn  adult  age-gap  angst  billionaire  book
  • Colton by Jenna Myles

    Colton by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love men who fall first? Like strong curvy heroines? How about I throw in a high rise full of billionaires and a hero with some serious golden retriever energy?Evie did the right thing, she saved a life, and it cost her almost everything. I'm going to make damn sure she's made whole again.So I've been carrying her picture around with me for a couple of months...
  • Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it...
  • Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book contains adult content. Readers be advised.Aries ‘Flame’ Creed is not the kind of man you want to cross. He’s rough around the edges, revenge-seeking, shrewd and nobody’s pushover. After living through a checkered past and a nasty divorce, single fatherhood and a successful motorcycle sales and repair shop in Atlanta, GA keep him on his toes...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  slow-burn  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  humor
  • Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie

    Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I need a mentor.  YouTube videos can only teach me so much.  And I want to learn from someone real.  From someone tangible.  But no one takes me seriously.  Only in my wildest dreams would I be mentored by Jesse Valentine.  He’s the top motorcycle and hot rod fabricator in the nation.  He also has the reputation for being one of the biggest jerks that ever lived...
  • Senator by Sienna Snow

    Senator by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing Stays Hidden in Politics My name is Jacinta Camden. I'm a US Senator, a fourth generation politician, and the future of the conservative party. I’ve known from the time I could walk, that I’d run for office. I've played the game, battled my colleagues, and come out on top. Everything I've ever wanted is within my grasp...
  • Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe

    Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Bless me Father for I have sinned….and I don’t think I care.”Each Sunday morning, I stand in robes at an altar and preach about being good and moral.But when night falls, I take justice into my own hands, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ending the lives of men who never deserved to step foot inside my church.Until I meet her.Lyric...
  • Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera

    Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My family calls me Zeke. But the music industry refers to me as Big Z… and women everywhere know why.Being lead guitarist for the hottest band in the world should be enough. But it’s not. Nothing ever is. And I don’t know why.Money. Fame. Girls. I’m drowning in all three. But it’s the sweet, spunky college girl offering up her virginity in exchange for an interview that I can’t get out of my head...
  • Protecting Joy by Lila Ferrari

    Protecting Joy by Lila Ferrari

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former soldier Liam McBride wants to be left alone. He is recuperating at his late grandpa’s house in the country, thankful for the quiet solitude. The horror of being tortured in Afghanistan, then rescued by a SEAL team, is still fresh in his mind. Joy Maddox, the woman next door, shatters his fragile peace...
  • 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 ratings
    SHE 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...
  • Down Beat by Max Henry

    Down Beat by Max Henry

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some call him a rock god. Others a celebrity bad boy. Me? I call him the arrogant bastard who stole my concert venue. His apology? To take me and my violin on tour with the band. It’s an offer I can’t refuse, even if it does come with strings attached. Because Rey Thomas isn’t who he seems. Life isn’t pretty behind the deviant frontman’s facade...
  • Stunner by Jessica Prince

    Stunner by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Never in a million years did I think I’d be jilted on my wedding day.Around the time Asher Rose was supposed to say “I do”, she was bellied up to a bar full of bikers, three sheets to the wind and feeling sorry for herself. The last person she expected to come to her rescue was Owen Shields.He was tattooed, broody, and her ex-fiancé’s best friend...
  • Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brynn Thomas desperately needed a job and jumped at the chance to work for the cleaning company owned by Dallas "Dash" Smith. But she never expected to find her boss cleaning up a crime scene. Or to be swept off her feet by him.The men of the Silver Saints MC moved fast when they found the women meant to be theirs. Dash was no exception. They’d also do anything to keep their women safe...
  • Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Kash Knight and I’m a fucking protector… It runs deep in me, this need to dedicate myself to a woman and make her feel secure and cared for in every single way. Not just physically, but emotionally. But when women see my hard body, all they want is for me to pleasure them and give them their ultimate fantasy. I need something more though, someone I can give my heart to...
  • Protect the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Protect the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former Marketing Executive Imani Randall moved back home to avoid going to jail. After a painful divorce two-years ago, her ex refuses to believe they’re done and fights for a reconciliation he’s convinced she wants no matter what she says. When he arrives unexpectantly at her job, she latches on to a stranger and pretends he’s the new man in her life to get her ex to leave...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction  mystery
  • Wish with the Candles by Betty Neels

    Wish with the Candles by Betty Neels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emma 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...
  • Barefoot Bay Billionaires Collection by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot Bay Billionaires Collection by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Barefoot Bay Billionaires Collection - three unforgettable contemporary romances set on the sun-drenched shores of an island paradise known as Barefoot Bay. In this collection, you’ll meet a trio of sexy, flirtatious, irresistible billionaires and the unlikely heroines who steal their hearts...
  • Indescribable by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Indescribable by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I walked down the aisle and said “I do” to the wrong man.Unfortunately, it took me eight years to figure it out.It took me even longer to realize who was in front of me the entire time.You’d think that being a romance author would have helped me to see the signs that I chose wrong the first time and I would have been able to write my own happily-ever-after so easily...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  slow-burn  adult  book  contemporary  drama  family
  • Surprised Under the Mistletoe by Krysta Fox

    Surprised Under the Mistletoe by Krysta Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s just gotten the opportunity of a lifetime and wants to prove she’s got what it takes. He’s the playboy nobody dreamed would turn out to be the boss. A surprise kiss under the mistletoe could change everything.GENIt feels like a Christmas miracle when the job I’ve been dreaming of falls right into my lap. With the biggest event of the season looming, I have to prove I’m the right choice...
  • Ryker: A Mountain Man Curvy Woman Romance by Kali Hart

    Ryker: A Mountain Man Curvy Woman Romance by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ryker: Harrison Brothers in Alaska Book 3A Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceScarlettRyker and I have been best friends since we were eight years old.We always knew the two of us would be famous.Ryker has made his fame on social media.I found mine in country music.When my very public engagement ends, all I want to do is hide away from the world...
  • Wild at Heart by Zoe York

    Wild at Heart by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the guy everyone loves, and she’s the outsider who knows better than to fall for the town’s favourite golden boy.Everyone in Pine Harbour loves Will Kincaid—except the one person he cares about actually impressing...
  • SIR by R.J. Lewis

    SIR by R.J. Lewis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  slow-burn  adult  amnesia  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson

    Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last we saw from Landon Rogers and Melody James, in Love in Paradise, the couple was newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever. Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road. Not everyone is celebrating the couple’s engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couple’s happily ever after destroyed...
  • Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen

    Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Things every woman should inherently know: Don’t Fall In Love With A ROCKSTAR. Things every Rockstar should remember without fail: Don’t Fall in Love With A Woman Who Loves Her Privacy. But sometimes we need to learn things the hard way. Cadence: I’ve done everything right when it comes to gathering emotional baggage and living a hermit lifestyle...
  • Off Limits by Vivian Ward

    Off Limits by Vivian Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My only rule? Never get involved with the dancers. I’m in charge at The Pink Pouch, and my rules are simple: keep the girls safe and never sleep with them. Watching sexy, curvy women dance is every man’s dream, and mine’s no different. But when Melanie walks in, everything that has been forbidden is more desirable now than ever before...
  • To Fall for Winter by Kelsey Kingsley

    To Fall for Winter by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You think I'm ready to ruin you forever?" "Oh, Ireland... You've already ruined me forever." I’ve been called the Black Sheep. Troublemaker. And probably a dozen other words that are nowhere near that nice. My past is checkered. Full of questionable choices and even worse outcomes. But I’ve put it behind me. I’m on the straight and narrow now. For two years, I've towed the line...
    Categorized as:
    kind-mc  slow-burn  adult  book  contemporary  epic  family  female-mc
  • The Heiress and the Mechanic by Tess Summers

    The Heiress and the Mechanic by Tess Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tattoos, muscles, and a beard? Oh my. HarperBen McCallister wasn’t like any man attorney Harper Finch had ever dated. For one, his hands were rough and calloused from working all day at his mechanic shops; two, his muscled arms, back, and chest were covered in tattoos; and three, he rode a Harley...
  • Found by the Mafia Captain by Cameron Hart

    Found by the Mafia Captain by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bosco:I may have an obsession. Just a tiny one. Just a short, curvy, sweet little obsession with violet eyes and a smile that makes my chest ache. She doesn’t belong in my world any more than I belong in hers. I’m a six and a half foot monster who has dedicated his life to the Moscatelli crime family. She’s a few inches over five feet, and without a doubt the most precious woman I’ve ever seen...
  • Speechless by Renee Williams

    Speechless by Renee Williams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ConnorI know what she thought. She thought that she was just the experimental black girl for me. She thought that I couldn’t give her my heart. But, she had underestimated me. She didn’t know what type of man I was. She was going to learn. I meant every word that I said. I was going to make her a believer. I was going to show her that she was more than just an afterthought...
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