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  • Descent by Helen Hardt

    Descent by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The end to his story has already been written…Brad Steel made a promise to his wife and children—to create a legacy born from his love for them and his desire to protect them from harm. It was a worthy ambition…But along the way, something went terribly wrong.Daphne Steel loves her husband beyond measure and will stand by him no matter what, even when it’s more than she can deal with...
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    dark  family  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Six of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    JacksonThe day I found my wife in bed with a friend on our first wedding anniversary, I packed my bags, left, and never looked back. That was the day I promised I’d never get involved in another relationship again.Nine years later, I had still held to my promise...
  • Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rason Harper is all about family and tradition. Raised by two loving parents, he’s not willing to sacrifice his future for the wrong woman. After a dating catastrophe makes him decide to give up on love, his mind is changed in an instant when a quick conversation with his favorite bookworm gives him the chance to get to know her better...
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    dark  family  stalking  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • Getting Rowdy  (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Getting Rowdy (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blake Eriksson has it all. Money, power, sex appeal and control. Yeah. He has control in spades. But not in a bad way. He’s a nurturer, a protector, a mentor – all good qualities for a Daddy Dom. Kelsie has natural submissive tendencies with a fun lean toward bratty. She’s not disrespectful, but she likes to be a bit of a challenge. She likes to be…rowdy...
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    dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello

    Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s dazzling romance. The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a wedding—a longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clan’s siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever...
  • Fake It For Love by Weston Parker

    Fake It For Love by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • The Angel by Stella Andrews

    The Angel by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Der Engel Ein sterbender Mann gab mir das Geschenk des Lebens. Zwei Namen.Einer davon gehört zu der Mutter, von der ich nie wusste, dass ich sie hatte.Als ich sie fand, wollte ich Antworten und noch etwas mehr. Ihre Stieftochter. Louisa Sullivan. Die Tochter eines Milliardärs, aber es ist nicht das Geld, das mich interessiert. Meine Mutter zu finden, war nur ein Teil meines Plans...
  • Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan...
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    billionaire  dark  family  stalking  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc
  • Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me...
  • Baby for the Billionaire by Melody Anne

    Baby for the Billionaire by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For the first time, all three Baby for the Billionaire books are combined into one volume for a new lower price. In the Tycoon’s Revenge: Derek Titan is a cut throat business man that reached his way to the top without looking back once. He left his poor roots behind, and now is seeking revenge for the girl that not only got away, but took the last of his trust with her...
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    billionaire  family  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak This contemporary romance boxed set includes 3 full length LOVE IN BLOOM: THE REMINGTONS novels: GAME OF LOVE, Bk 1 STROKE OF LOVE, Bk 2 FLAMES OF LOVE, Bk 3 Sneak Peek, SLOPE OF LOVE *** GAME OF LOVE..
  • Oscar by S.J. McCoy

    Oscar by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Oscar Davenport always wins. Always. He doesn’t come second, and he sure as hell doesn’t lose. He’s founded and sold three tech companies, netting him almost a billion dollars. He ran a hedge fund worth hundreds of billions—until he got bored. His latest project, Six, a nightclub in LA is another winner. It’s both a successful business and a playground full of playmates...
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    billionaire  family  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm
  • Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss

    Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jonathan Drazen. Gorgeous. Check. Charming. Check. Smart. Check. Rich. Hey... I'm not gonna complain. All the ingredients for a few nights of mind-blowing pleasure are right there. He's made it perfectly clear he can't love me, and I'm not out to fall in love either. But I can't stay away from him. He's got this bossy way about him in bed...
  • Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn

    Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...
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    billionaire  dark  family  stalking  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Mr. Stiff Stud by Jacob Parker

    Mr. Stiff Stud by Jacob Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My latest client wants to loosen me up…And not in the ways I was hoping for. She’s a beautiful, free-spirited type of girl, and I’m, well, stiff. Love has kicked me around enough. I’m not interested in being the center of its attention anymore. It can find another guy to play with. This curvy goddess needs a website and my tech firm is perfect for the job...
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    billionaire  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Awakening Veronica by Heather Rainier

    Awakening Veronica by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bullied all her life, Veronica Benedict has learned to withdraw rather than risk being hurt by those closest to her—but that’s not the only type of bully she has to deal with. On a research trip, a fellow author introduces her to two Doms at a wedding. Travis McDaniel is disillusioned by life in Washington, D.C., and is back home in Divine, examining his future...
  • My Roommate, the Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    My Roommate, the Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall in love with your roommate… I am not going to fall in love with Albie King. That was the first thought that passed through my mind when I met my new landlord. For four months, I’ve managed to keep my distance. Lord knows, I don’t need another rich playboy to break my heart. One was enough for any girl. But Fate, it seems, has other ideas...
  • A Demon's Bliss by E.C. Land

    A Demon's Bliss by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ChazI swore five years ago that I'd never allow another woman get to me. To never allow them in my heart. Not after everything that happened, not after the heartache and pain I felt. I've lost people before, but never in the way I lost her. After being on my own for this long I've determined all I need is my music and the people I call my family -- my band.Or so I thought...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  kidnapping
  • You & Me Make Three: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Three by Jeannette Winters

    You & Me Make Three: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Three by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shaun Henderson learned young that the best defense is to strike first. It’s perfect in business but not in matters of the heart. Morgan Pereira had walked away from a high profile position to protect her son. Years later she is given another opportunity to climb the corporate ladder. Taking the job opens wounds Morgan thought had healed...
  • First Class Family: The Complete Collection by A.J. Harmon

    First Class Family: The Complete Collection by A.J. Harmon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00H8ERJ8C. The Lathem clan is all about love, trust, loyalty, respect and family. They still eat dinner together every Sunday and vacation together, too. Each story focuses on one of the brothers finding their own happily-ever-after, and First Class Voyage and First Class Farewell involve the entire Lathem clan...
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    dark  family  stalking  adult  anthologies  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • Darkly by Helen Hardt

    Darkly by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Self-made billionaire Braden Black is used to getting what he wants when he wants it. So when aspiring photographer Skye Manning doesn’t immediately fall into his bed, Braden finds himself craving her even more. And when she finally does submit to him, no one is more surprised than Braden that the thrill of the chase didn’t satisfy his appetite—to the contrary, it only fueled it...
  • The Lie by Maggie Cole

    The Lie by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Midwestern girl who came to New York with a broken heart. A Texan tycoon who created his own billions. A lie so devious it still haunts them a decade later.Laura Aimee’s got her life together—until she crosses paths with the man who bootstomped her heart a decade ago. Back then, Blake Montgomery told her a lie so devastating she still hasn’t forgiven him...
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    billionaire  steamy  contemporary  fiction
  • Alpha’s Innocent Nanny by J.P. Comeau

    Alpha’s Innocent Nanny by J.P. Comeau

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In any other world, I’d be wildly attracted to him.His tailored slacks and blazer were contoured by his stacked muscles.And his electric blue eyes were definitely swoon-worthy.But every time Charlie opened his mouth, I was reminded why I hated him.Cheeky Frat-Boy.Pompous A$$hole.Cocky Billionaire.He promised all he wanted was two hours of conversation.With no touching whatsoever...
  • Dark Time by Summer Cooper

    Dark Time by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I long for the day he says my name — my real name. But that wish won’t come without some punishment...I long for that day.The day he finally lays his hands on Emily.The day he makes sweet love to Emily.I long for that day, but I’m scared to death too.He’s going to be angry.He’s going to be disappointed.He’s going to resent me.As long as he stays with me, I don’t care!I’ll make it up to him...
  • Ten Broken Promises by Jeannette Winters

    Ten Broken Promises by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Connor Falciano resigned from the DEA, security seemed to be the perfect fit. But he has never been able to turn a blind eye to criminal activity, not even if it’s his employer. Connor senses the Henderson family is covering up something, but is it illegal? He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to find out...
    Categorized as:
    family  billionaire  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thor:Protocol. Routine. Control.Not anymore.My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy.I need help.She needs a job.I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass.I’m playing with fire...
  • Ten of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Ten of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The synopsis is coming...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  stalking  family  dark  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
  • Sparks Fly! A Divine Creek July 4th Family Reunion by Heather Rainier

    Sparks Fly! A Divine Creek July 4th Family Reunion by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sheltered Jayne Sheridan, the town librarian, is ready to live the fantasies she writes now that she’s free from the shadows of her past. The art buff she meets in the library sets all her creative juices flowing. Well-traveled Seth Carter, Divine’s new tattoo artist, believes life experience and globe-trotting are overrated...
  • TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense
  • A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabrielle Hyde and Damian Hunt were ready to create a life together. But, as determined as they were to build a future, the demons they fought to overcome were just as determined to destroy it...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense
  • Table For Two by Jeannette Winters

    Table For Two by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dean Henderson never backs down from a challenge. No matter the cost or the opponent, when it comes to business, if he wants it he gets it. No exceptions. Tessa Brooks left her small town to get out of the spotlight of being the preacher’s daughter. Boston is the perfect place to blend in and finally be herself...
  • Definitely Yes by Ella Miles

    Definitely Yes by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One question from an ex-lover. One text message from a complete stranger. The same answer to both...Yes. Scarlett Bell has found a way to move beyond a dark past that threatened to take her best friend, Kinsley, from her. Now ten years later Scarlett has everything. A multi-billion dollar fashion and beauty empire. A fabulous New York apartment filled with everything a girl could need...
  • Embers of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Embers of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His eyes blaze in a way that is new to me.When they roam to my lips, it's all I can do not to tremble.He studies me as if tormented, as if the need to own my soul is all that exists.When he speaks, I feel myself succumbing to his deviant, seductive words. To his incomparable aura. To his power...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Rhys by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rhys by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been running too damn long. Eight months of lonely nights and wasted days, looking, trying to find my place. And I thought it boiled down to hooking up with a new MC. But it was so much more. And now, the only girl I’ve ever loved shows up and needs my help. She’s asking too much. Her brother’s death years before was my fault, and that loss haunts us both...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  stalking  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Naked Truth by Lisa Renee Jones

    Naked Truth by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jax North. He's handsome, brutally so, and wealthy. Our first encounter is intense and sex is my escape. I go with it. I go with him and what a ride it is. And then, I say goodbye. Only you don't say goodbye to a man like Jax if he doesn't want you to. I've challenged him without meaning to. He wants me. I don't want to want him, and yet, I crave him. And he tears me down, my resistance, my walls...
  • Play My Game: A 100 Series Standalone Romance by Lara Adrian

    Play My Game: A 100 Series Standalone Romance by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the sizzling, emotional world of the 100 Series with Play My Game, a contemporary romance between a tormented, brilliant painter and the beauty he is determined to have at any cost.She stands out like a flame in the dark. Out of place in my orbit, she is a bright splash of color in an abyss of darkness. An innocent in a den of sin...
  • Slaying for Sloan by Melissa McSherry, Dana LeeAnn

    Slaying for Sloan by Melissa McSherry, Dana LeeAnn

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The third installment in the Wrecked series, featuring Sloan. This novella can be read as a standalone.He is my hunter in this twisted game. I am his prize, and he’s hungry to claim me.This Christmas was supposed to be special, but without my best friend by my side, it feels like a cruel joke...
  • Lovers at Heart, Reimagined by Melissa Foster

    Lovers at Heart, Reimagined by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens. In LOVERS AT HEART, REIMAGINED… Treat Braden wasn’t looking for love when Max Armstrong walked into his Nassau resort, but he saw right through the efficient and capable facade she wore like a shield to the sweet, sensual woman beneath...
  • Breathe by C.D. Reiss

    Breathe by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  family  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Risk by Deborah Bladon

    Risk by Deborah Bladon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Standalone Book. No Cliffhanger. Nolan Black is gorgeous, bold and unapologetic in his desire for me. When I fall into his lap in Las Vegas, our connection is instant. Once I'm back in Manhattan we can't resist the attraction. The draw is too intense and the desire is addictive. I want him in ways I promised myself I wouldn't. He needs me in ways he didn't know existed...
  • Serving HIM Vol. 5: Alpha Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Serving HIM Vol. 5: Alpha Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I'd said the words, told him that I loved him, and he hadn't said them back. After all he'd been through, I understood, but the absence of them left me feeling more vulnerable than ever before.” As Aleena Davison finds herself falling deeper in love with her boss, Dominic Snow, her feelings leave her open to the malicious nature of socialite Penelope Rittenour...
  • Serving HIM Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Serving HIM Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Dominic Snow wanted me. I never doubted that fact, but I was doing what I'd promised myself I wouldn't do. I was falling for him, and I couldn't help thinking I'd made a terrible mistake.” Aleena Davison's life is quickly spinning out of control...
  • Written in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Written in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Brand New Full Length Novel in the Bestselling Montgomery Ink Series where the quiet, inked Montgomery finds his match in the woman with a fiery passion and a past full of secrets.There's nothing worse for a writer than missing a deadline. For Griffin Montgomery, his failure to do what he loves comes at a blow...
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    dark  family  stalking  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove

    Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kolson Hart and Gabriella Martinelli...destined to be together, fated to be torn apart. After avoiding his father for years, Kolson knew asking his father, Langston Hart, for a favor would be like selling his soul to the devil. Only the devil wants more ... more than Kolson is willing to pay. But some promises can't be broken, not without losing what's most important...
  • Happy Endings by S.L. Scott

    Happy Endings by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times Best Selling Author, S. L. Scott, comes this steamy novella, which is part of the Welcome to Paradise series. Life was perfect. Paradise was found in the arms of a redeemed bad boy. Evan Ashford’s cocky side didn’t stand a chance against true love. He pursued me with an unbridled determination, a passion that couldn’t be denied, winning me over...
  • The Billionaire's Secret Kink 3 by Lisa Ladew

    The Billionaire's Secret Kink 3 by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mica and Knox have to make it through Dick Bailey's plots for the both of them, and somehow still find each other when the blood and gunpowder clears. A huge secret is revealed that Mica wishes she'd never discovered...
  • Going Down Again: Billionaire Bad Boys Short Story by Carly Phillips

    Going Down Again: Billionaire Bad Boys Short Story by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alphalicious and still demanding, Kaden Barnes has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife, an adorable toddler son, and a life most people would envy. What he misses is being alone with his wife. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, he can’t think of a better gift than a vacation to the exclusive island of Eden where sensuality reigns...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  family  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • Dark Rules by Summer Cooper

    Dark Rules by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Be careful what you wish for... My birthday wish came true!I found a real man who knows what he's doing.I should be grateful. I should be celebrating. Right?Then I discovered his real name.And I knew there was only one option -- run for the hills!He's dangerous.He's a killer.He's the reckless, cavalier businessman coming to steal from my family...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Inking The Billionaire by Flora Ferrari

    Inking The Billionaire by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Teacher's Pet by Wendy Smith

    Teacher's Pet by Wendy Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James Campbell’s love life is complicated. He chose the university he went to because he was following a girl—only to get dumped by her. Now he’s in love again, and this time it’s the real deal. Except for two problems. Mia loves James. But the spectre of her broken marriage hangs over her when her ex gets a job in the same place she works. And where she works is the other problem...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  stalking  steamy  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
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