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The Letters: A Carnage Novella by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis really was the perfect way to end this amazing series. The writing was beautiful and the letters... wow, each and every one left me speechless. The Hopeless Romantic Book Blog. It's raw, confronting and at times absolutely heart-shattering. On the flip side it's beautiful, heart-warming and downright sinfully delicious. It was everything we expected and more....... -
![The Escape by Maggie Miller]()
The Escape by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond chances do exist.Five former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island.Olivia was the quiet one. Her divorce from her alcoholic husband freed her in many ways but caused a rift with her daughter that seems impossible to heal.Amanda was the perfect one... -
![I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole]()
I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love with the wrong person can be disastrous. When you find the right one, though, celestial bodies will literally line up to smooth your path. Siani’s mercury has been in retrograde for what seems like forever. She loves her job, but her boss is a lazy jerk. Family is a foreign idea, and her love life sucks. There’s also a new tenant in her house… but we won’t go there... -
![Rhythm of the Road by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Rhythm of the Road by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe open road has owned my heart for as long as I can remember.Until a certain sassy little singer stole it.Hookups don’t lead to happily ever afters.A couple nights together. Nothing more.We made no promises.Our worlds couldn’t be more opposite.She’s sweet lyrics and sunshine.I’m danger and destruction.She’s miles away, but all I see when I close my eyes... -
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![Diamond in the Dust by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Diamond in the Dust by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife is the dirt where I’ve buried the secrets of my past.With a few careless words, those rotting memories have been uncovered.For years, I healed the past by living in the moment.Until I found the woman who would be my future.Now all those unspoken secrets have the power to destroy everything.What started out as a simple rescue has taken me down a road I never could’ve imagined... -
![Suddenly Bound by J.A. Low]()
Suddenly Bound by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was everything she could never have. Lady Olivia Pearce lives a sheltered, lonely life in the English countryside running her family’s historic estate. The only way to save her family’s estate is to marry a man she doesn’t love. Her sense of tradition, legacy and family loyalty has her agreeing to her family’s request... -
![The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway]()
The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series!After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter... -
![Missing Pieces by Ivy Smoak]()
Missing Pieces by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHailey - He's still in love with his ex. And I refuse to be a consolation prize. So why did I just agree to a spur of the moment road trip with him? I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing this for me. It has nothing to do with the gorgeous man staring at me like I'm a crazy person.Tyler - Why is she climbing into my car uninvited? I don't care how sweet her smile is... -
![Damien Prescott by Sandi Lynn]()
Damien Prescott by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Damien Prescott, and I had the kind of life most men only dream of. I ran a successful company, had millions of dollars to my name, and had the company of beautiful women at my disposal any time I snapped my fingers. My work and money were the only things that mattered to me. I was a shark in the advertising world and people often told me I was impatient, rude, and arrogant... -
![Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott]()
Fated Hearts by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only meant to be a short trip—up to Chicago for two days and then back to Texas. At least, that was the plan until a massive snowstorm leaves me trapped in Chicago at a local hotel with no definite timeframe of when I can go back home. If that wasn’t a crazy-enough turn of events—I wake up to a beautiful princess standing in my hotel room... -
![Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy]()
Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaura Benson has her life together, thank you very much. Her jewelry store in San Francisco is doing wonderfully. Her design skills will soon have her traveling to London, designing a new line that should build her reputation world wide. She's on top, which is where she likes to be - especially when it comes to men... -
![Life on Loan by Ashley Farley]()
Life on Loan by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s a surprising second act for two women who decide to rewrite their lives in this enriching novel of friendship and starting over from the bestselling author of Only One Life. After thirty years, college friends Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat have met again by chance at an unexpected crossroads: an airport lounge in Atlanta. Lena is running away from home and her demanding family... -
![Out of the Red: The Braxton Hunte Story by Arell Rivers]()
Out of the Red: The Braxton Hunte Story by Arell Rivers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne impassioned argument. One dominating kiss. One unexpected moment that turns everything upside down. And that’s only the opening act. Rockstar Braxton Hunte is the type of chaos that makes your soul burn… Brax has been on tour for a decade, and some may say he swallows obstacles for fun... -
![There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth]()
There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This lovely book tugged at every heart-string. A treat from start to finish. I loved it!" Valerie-Anne Baglietto. When Eliza Jarvis discovers her property show presenter husband, Harry, has been expanding his portfolio with tabloid darling Melody Bird, her perfect life crumbles around her ears... -
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![Theirs For The Night by Julie Capulet]()
Theirs For The Night by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Mia Taylor, things couldn’t get much worse. She’s working a dead-end job and she’s stuck in a dead-end town. When her neighbor steals her life savings and threatens her, it’s the last straw. She skips town in her old, rusted-out car, which she can only hope will get her as far as Texas. And it does – barely – rolling to a sputtering stop on the side of a lonesome highway... -
![Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters]()
Vineyard Winds by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eighteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series is coming next. This vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book... -
![Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin]()
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and loved, but he has never been kissed... -
![Cognac Vixen by Nicole Fox]()
Cognac Vixen by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne evil stepfather.Two ex-fiancés fighting to claim me.Three beautiful “Happily ever after.”I ran from my old life because the monsters in my past thought they could own me.For one brief moment, Ivan Pushkin gave me a taste of a happy ending to my story.But now, those same monsters are back to finish the job.Francia wants me dead.My stepfather wants me married... -
![Outmatched Witch by Deanna Chase]()
Outmatched Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust as Marion Matched’s relationship is heating up and her business is exploding with clients, a twisted curse is cast on all the men of Premonition Pointe. Now Marion is unable to make any matches and her own boyfriend is acting very peculiar. If that wasn’t enough, her flighty sister arrives in town looking for help out of a jamb... -
![Jeremy by S.M. Shade]()
Jeremy by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the fifth and final book in the In Safe Hands Series. Book one is titled Landon, and is free. Melissa I escaped. For the first time in almost four years, I’m free. My freedom came at a steep cost, leaving me on my own with no family or friends. I have a lot of healing to do, and this beautiful lake house seems like a perfect setting to find myself again. I can do this... -
![Possessed by Passion by Brenda Jackson]()
Possessed by Passion by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey're discovering the healing powers of passion Burned-by-love architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance with playboy Tyson Steele. But when she runs into the sexy surgeon at a nightclub—and he unleashes that legendary Steele charm—Hunter fears she's headed straight for heartbreak once again... -
![Plus One by Mae Wood]()
Plus One by Mae Wood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you can stand the heat, there's a lickable single dad in the kitchen. 1 part tatted-up single dad restaurateur 1 part effervescent younger wine rep Spice generously with sexual tension Combine at a foodie conference Serve steaming hot At not-quite forty and with his son in his last year of high school, Bert's going to be dining alone... -
![Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon]()
Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first volume of TENSE, a novel duet by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. He's as beautiful as he is brilliant. Nicholas Wolf's mind is a dangerously dark place. He dreams up tales of murder, intrigue, and passion so intense that his detective novels have enthralled readers worldwide... -
![Lemon Chiffon by Pepper North, Paige Michaels]()
Lemon Chiffon by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Daisy Galante adores hanging out with the Littles at Blaze, until she meets creepy member Leo. While escaping the pretend Daddy’s unwarranted punishment, she is rescued by her friend and dungeon master, Tarson. Between Leo and the thugs terrorizing her shop, she’s in desperate need of some tender loving care... -
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![The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne]()
The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne decision was all it took for Ethan Fuller’s life to be flipped upside down and for Maci Dane’s twenty-year plan to fall off the rails. Ethan tells Maci about the invisible thread that links two people destined to be together. The road isn’t always smooth, but eventually the two people holding the thread will find their way to each other... -
![Tangled by Laura Pavlov]()
Tangled by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsForbidden bad boy. Best friend's little sister. An undeniable attraction. He's determined to push her away. She's determined to stay."Romantic and heartwarming! Tangled is five big stars! A top read for 2021!" Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling AuthorI’ve known Gray Baldwin my entire life.He’s an arrogant frat boy with a red Solo cup permanently attached to his hand... -
![Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning]()
Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHappy Ever After doesn’t end at the Epilogue. The Epilogue is really only the beginning. For us, it’s meant sharing every high, every low, and loving each other even more when we come out the other side still standing. He’s everything I’ve always wanted. My best friend. My lover. My husband… My Demon. And I’m his Angel... -
![Midlife Crisis: another romance for the over 40: (Silver Fox Former Rock Star) by L.B. Dunbar]()
Midlife Crisis: another romance for the over 40: (Silver Fox Former Rock Star) by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnother romance for the over 40. Midge Everette. I'm forty-one today. It's my birthday, and I'm crying over burnt toast. That's not some euphemism. Literally, I'm sobbing over crusty bread, so I call a crisis center. I just need someone to talk to about life. Only I recognize the smoky voice of the man on the line. Sweet cheese, don't let it be... Hank Paige... -
![Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds]()
Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHanna has always dreamt of the day when she’d find the perfect man and start a family of her own. But one horrible dating experience after an another, has her second guessing her ability to trust her own judgment when it comes to men... -
![Forever Mine by Hope Ford]()
Forever Mine by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA billionaire married man that guards his heart.A wife with one foot out the door.Together, in a second chance romance.I’m completely in love with my husband. And he takes care of my needs...as long as they’re financial or physical. Anything more is too much to ask.I know that while I might have his name, I don’t have his heart.It’s almost like he keeps me in a very specific WIFE...Categorized as:
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![Necessary Restorations by Kate Canterbary]()
Necessary Restorations by Kate Canterbary
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey liked to call me names. Manwhore. Slut. Player. But I make wrong look so right… He's a flawed perfectionist… I can read women better than any blueprint. I understand their thoughts and feelings, their secret desires and insecurities, and I know how to get rid of them once I get off. But all bets are off when Tiel Desai slams into my life... -
![Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton]()
Pelvic Flaws by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLesley Jones best-selling author of the highly acclaimed Carnage and CowSex – A realistic and hilarious take on starting over when you’re in your 40’s. Toss in a sexy silver fox and you’ve got yourself a great read. Chloe Walsh International best-selling author – Humorous, heartfelt and grippingly original, Pelvic Flaws is up there with Nikki’s best work to date... -
![Changing Spaces by Annie Dyer]()
Changing Spaces by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe said one night. He said more. She should’ve known better than to argue with a lawyer. Ava Callaghan was never going to be just one night. She was going to be more, much more. She just didn’t know it yet. Hotshot lawyer Elijah Ward can’t be interested in his friends’ and colleagues’ little sister...Categorized as:
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![What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange]()
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockeyWhen Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, where he doesn’t expect a warm welcome...Categorized as:
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![Imagine Us by Maureen Smith]()
Imagine Us by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNeveah Symon has achieved success beyond anything the Houston native could have imagined. And when Xavier Mayne taps the world-famous artist to design a mural for his family-owned community center, her fame comes full circle. Except Neveah shares a stormy history with the former bad boy... -
![Girl Crush by Stephie Walls]()
Girl Crush by Stephie Walls
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was done. Done with men. Women say it all the time; they get fed up, throw their hands in the air, and vow a life of celibacy—until the next chiseled chest comes into view and then they’re foaming at the mouth and wiping the drool from their chins. But this was different, I really meant it. I’d been manhandled by the last pig that would ever bring his sausage near me... -
![Crash Site by Rachel Grant]()
Crash Site by Rachel Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFiona Carver has landed a dream assignment: conducting an archaeological inventory of Ruby Island, a privately owned, pristine gem in the Caribbean. Two months in paradise exploring and mapping a lush rain forest, vast caves, and a seventeenth-century star fort and following up on legends of hidden Spanish gold...Categorized as:
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![Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar]()
Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMore romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing... -
![Chance Encounters by Jessica Prince]()
Chance Encounters by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere are three kinds of nerdy women in the world. - The Sexy Nerd - The Confident Nerd; and - The So-Socially-Awkward-it’s-Painful-to-Watch Nerd. You can probably guess which one I am. After witnessing me making a fool of myself, Chance Hoffman decided to take pity on me. He’s smart, sexy, charming, and totally out of my league… and for some unexplainable reason, he wants to help me... -
![This Time Is Different by Mae Wood]()
This Time Is Different by Mae Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife can change in a flash. Marriage and a baby wasn’t Amy Forsythe’s college plan. After a shotgun marriage glued together by her son, she’s convinced that love isn’t meant for her. Now nearing forty and single for the first time since her senior prom, her friends are pushing her to date. Her teenager isn’t thrilled by the idea and neither is Amy... -
![Uninhibited by Melody Grace]()
Uninhibited by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall in love with Beachwood Bay -- the USA Today bestselling series by Melody Grace!He’ll teach her a pleasure beyond her wildest dreams…Alicia Wright isn’t the kind of girl to make out with a stranger in a dark alley. She’s spent years playing it safe, pining after the perfect man – who’s about to marry someone else... -
![The Playboy's Proposition by Angie Daniels]()
The Playboy's Proposition by Angie Daniels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's only one weekend...Sheyna Simmons hates to lose. Unfortunately, so does her sexy, domineering boss. She and Jace Beaumont have been competing with each other since grammar school, but ever since she showed up in a skimpy maid's outfit to pay off her latest bet, she's noticed Jace can't take his eyes off her. Good thing she'd never fall for a playboy... -
![FriendTrip by M.E. Carter, Sara Ney]()
FriendTrip by M.E. Carter, Sara Ney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A best friend is someone you can trust; they make you laugh, they hold you when you cry… they drive you to the sex shop when you’re trying to spice up your marriage.” Becky used to be “the fun one.” But after five kids, yes five, and ten years of marriage, she is becoming everything she swore she’d never be; complacent, content and boring in the bedroom... -
![Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz]()
Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpare Tire is the second story in the Curvy Girl series. It is a short, steamy, standalone story with a curvy heroine, a sexy hero, and an HEA. Emmy I have the perfect life--at least according to my Instagram feed and my two hundred thousand followers. But when my best friend announces she's getting married, I can't help but feel like something is missing. Or someone... -
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![Blame It On the Vodka by Kate Tilney]()
Blame It On the Vodka by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy bartender and a firefighting mountain man fake an engagement, but develop feelings that are very real, after a night at On the Rocks that they can only blame on the vodka.I've spent the past decade fighting fires with the elite Firth Mountain Smokejumper crew. They're about to name a new crew chief, and I'm a sure shoe-in for the job...Categorized as:
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![The Unknown Billionaire by Miranda P Charles]()
The Unknown Billionaire by Miranda P Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill his billion-dollar fortune cause him to lose the woman he loves? Jarryd Westbourne is shocked to have inherited a billion-dollar fortune from the mother who'd given him up for adoption. Unfortunately, business complications force him to keep it a secret from everyone for a period of time, even from Marilyn Grant, the woman he's crazy about... -
![Caring for the Bratva by Flora Ferrari]()
Caring for the Bratva by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the job opportunity of a lifetime. I’ve been working as a veterinarian’s assistant, but when I get the offer to care one-on-one for a diabetic Dalmatian called Lucky, I leap at the chance, especially when I see how much it pays.I’ve got dreams of opening a dog sanctuary of my own one day. I can’t afford to turn down a chance like this... -
![Wrapped in Lace by Prescott Lane]()
Wrapped in Lace by Prescott Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I was a little boy, the best thing about the holiday season was unwrapping presents on Christmas morning — tearing off the paper and tossing it on the floor. Now that I’m a man, I like to unwrap slowly, deliberately, taking my time to savor what lies before me. I still like to throw the wrapping on the floor, but now I know the best gifts come wrapped in lace... -
![A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman]()
A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe literally left me on the side of the road.Tossed from his tour bus because he was a bad boy rock star.And I was just some chick who could sing.That’s only reason one of a million why I hate Reed.I get it though - he’s hot, plays bass with those long fingers that leave you wondering what else they could do... But he’s evil... -
![316 Rose Rd. by Frankie Love]()
316 Rose Rd. by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarper Higgins is way too sweet for a mountain man like me.But when she shows up at my camp grounds, renting herself a cabin for some “me time”, I can’t help but want her.When I ask her why she needs this alone time … she gets pink in the cheeks and clams up.This girl has a secret, and I intend to figure it out.When I do, all hell breaks loose. I need her. Now...
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