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Love You The Most by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final epilogue to the I Love You SeriesThis is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :)*This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set.It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy... -
![Shooting To Win by Elouise Tynan]()
Shooting To Win by Elouise Tynan
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsADAM 'VAN' VANDENBERGIt all started one drunken night when she was a sweet and innocent freshman and I was a cocky, overconfident sophomore.I've never forgotten the night we spent together, but life is complicated and I let it get in the way.But the universe has thrown us back together and now that I'm newly single, I can't stop thinking about her... -
![Burndown by Winter Travers]()
Burndown by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor the past eight years, master mechanic Remington Grain has been tirelessly working toward his dream job of becoming a member of an NHRA pit crew. But being the new guy is never easy. Not only is he at the bottom of the totem pole, he’s pretty sure his crew chief hates him. Remy knows anything worth having takes hard work and dedication... -
![The Langfield Brothers : Box Set by Brittanee Nicole]()
The Langfield Brothers : Box Set by Brittanee Nicole
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour billionaires brothers. Four sports romances. Four happily ever afters. And one epic extended epilogue. Enjoy this collection of all four Langfield Brothers.1. Mother Faker (Beckett Langfield)2. Pucking Revenge (Brooks Langfield)3. A Major Puck Up (Gavin Langfield)4... -
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![Silver by J.E. Daelman]()
Silver by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSILVERSilver is co-managing Club Whisky with Fox and Mia’s help. He’s feeling overwhelmed and a little like something is missing in his life. Working hard and no time after Fox let's him down Silver has to find staff, and find them fast, or he'll be in a position where the Club will be ready to open and no one to run the place... -
![Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy]()
Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cocky quarterback and his friends have come together in a boxset! This collections includes Fumbled Hearts, Defenseless Hearts, and the exclusive short story no longer available anywhere else, Fourth Down! Follow new girl, Kalani Embers, and friends on their journeys to forever ... One big book, three addictive love stories! Fumbled HeartsHe’s the persistent playboy who refuses to walk away... -
![The Ward Sisters: the Complete Series by Karla Sorensen]()
The Ward Sisters: the Complete Series by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour Sisters. Four Romances.The Ward Sisters series combined in one box set, with bonus content... -
![Ian by Kat Mizera]()
Ian by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaught on thin ice between desire and legacy... Scottish-born hockey player Ian Campbell is so much more than a professional athlete and he has the birthright to prove it. But all he cares about is the next championship. Not his law degree and not the weight of the family legacy waiting for him back home; but time is running out on the deal he made with his grandfather... -
![Just For You by E. L. Todd]()
Just For You by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrinity develops an elaborate plan to get Slade to rethink their divorce. She knows the only way to get him back is to seduce him. Whenever they’re intimate, Slade can’t close his heart off to her. For him, it’s impossible. But she needs the help of Cayson and Arsen to make it happen... -
![How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo]()
How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOption One: Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am. Option Two: Till Death Do Us Part. Grace has only ever believed in Option One. But James makes her question that belief from the moment she meets him. James has only ever believed in Option Two. But Grace goes out of her way to shake his belief from the moment he meets her... -
![A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes]()
A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWalking away would be the smartest decision, but no one’s ever accused me of being smart. Cold, determined, brutal, but never smart.Willa’s mine from the moment I rescue her. I protect her from a brawling crowd and she stares up at me like I’m her prince charming. No one’s ever looked at me like that. No one has ever dared to come that close... -
![Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver]()
Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSAVE $$ when you buy the Custom Culture Series Box Set. Contains all 4 full length new adult romance novels from the Custom Culture Series. #1 FREEFALL #2 CLUTCH #3 DRAY #4 RETT FREEFALL: After leaving high school, with a hard won diploma and the title of most likely to break hearts, Alexander "Nix" Pierce has left his wild, out of control years mostly behind him... -
![Accidental Vegas Vows by Mia Mara]()
Accidental Vegas Vows by Mia Mara
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnder the intoxicating spell of Sin City, I've never wanted a man so desperately.He's my scorching hot boss, old enough to be my father.Problem is - I'm saving myself for marriage...So what do I do? I accidentally marry him.That night, he took me to heights of earth-shattering pleasure I never imagined... -
![Admit You Want Me by Taylor Holloway]()
Admit You Want Me by Taylor Holloway
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy mind says Hell no. My body says Yes please. My heart says You’ve really done it this time.EmmaWard thinks I’m still hung up on him? Please.Who would want that chiseled body? Those broad shoulders? Those strong hands shredding my clothes and exploring every inch… Not me. I got my shallow infatuation out of my system and learned my lesson... -
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![Game On by Cheryl Douglas]()
Game On by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Brianna Cooper accepts a position with the legal team at Titan Records, she knows what to expect. She’s been friends with V.P. of Operations, Ryan Spencer, since they were kids. He’ll try and talk her into skipping out early and taking long lunches… it’s a good thing she’s immune to his charm. Ryan Spencer has earned his reputation as a ladies man... -
![Hopeless by Cheryl Douglas]()
Hopeless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jay Cooper has to hire a new black belt instructor for his karate studio, he doesn’t expect the most promising applicant to come with a huge chip on her shoulder. He knows there must be a story behind those tortured brown eyes, if only she would let him get close enough to find out why she seems so determined to keep her past a secret. Victoria Pierce grew up in the foster care system... -
![Eye for an Eye by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Eye for an Eye by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith his brother’s focus now concentrated on his wife, it’s up to Wyatt Hayes to take the helm of the family business. But one man’s unrelenting will to take what the Hayes brothers have worked so hard for threatens to leave Wyatt's world crumbled at his feet. Andrew Black has upped his game. He is determined to get what he wants and doesn’t care who gets caught in the crossfire... -
![Easy on the Eyes by Tina Gallagher, Tina Rasalla]()
Easy on the Eyes by Tina Gallagher, Tina Rasalla
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEasy on the Eyes by Tina Rasalla conveys all the passion you’d expect to find between two people falling in love without detailed sex scenes or harsh language. If you’d prefer a steamier version, check out Waste of Handsome by Tina Gallagher. It portrays the same characters with the same basic stories, but with a little more heat. Tina Rasalla is Tina Gallagher’s sweet-romance pen name... -
![Fallen King by Bella Matthews]()
Fallen King by Bella Matthews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜Growing up as the oldest Kingston sibling, I knew what was expected of me.King Corp. was my legacy, and my siblings were my responsibility.The world was ours for the taking. For the living.But I neglected to live it for myself . . . until her.Daphne Brenner wasn’t meant to be part of the deal... -
![Once Removed by Tina Gallagher]()
Once Removed by Tina Gallagher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalThe thing about perfect lives is that there’s only one way for them to go—downhill.I learned that after my first love broke my heart and an injury sacked my pro baseball career. Now I’m working a tedious bank job just to pass the time. So imagine my surprise when I find her in my first big meeting.Barbara MurphyThe one who got away is as gorgeous as ever, and this time, I’m not letting her go... -
![Everything I Give: A Holiday Romance by A.K. Evans]()
Everything I Give: A Holiday Romance by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTis the season…Life over the last ten years for the Blackman Boards crew has been better than any of the couples could have imagined... -
![Distracted by Alexandra Warren]()
Distracted by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBryson is a ladies man by nature. And why wouldn’t he be? He’s young. He’s single. He’s sexy. And he’s fresh off of a record-breaking second year of professional basketball with his whole career ahead of him. So when he meets Kennedy while interviewing for a new stylist, of course he wastes no time going after her. Until he finds out she’s engaged... -
![The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields]()
The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen full length novels, three complete series, over 4500 real pages, for a limited time only. The Love series is a coming of age, new adult, contemporary series with a HEA, that is not typical. This series is raw and real. It will remind you of yours or someone you knows, first love. The Wrapped series is a single mothers love story with a younger man... -
![You Own My Heart by Juliana Stone]()
You Own My Heart by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoney Harrison has come to Crystal Lake for one reason only—to expose a secret and finally move on from a past that won’t let go. But ruining the Blackwells isn’t as satisfying as she wants it to be. And the heart she’d long buried is not so cold and black after all. Complicating matters is the most infuriating man on the planet. Nash Booker makes her crazy. And hot. And bothered... -
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![Cooper by Ali Parker]()
Cooper by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Cooper is the ultimate bad boy so Piper has her hands full." -- Amazon ReviewerMy journey with the Casanova Club has been full of wonder and magic and, dare I say, heartbreak.More heartbreak than I ever imagined I could endure.But here I am, suitcases packed, chin held high, ready to march into July to meet my next Bachelor.Cooper Diaz.He’s disgustingly handsome. Abs for days... -
![Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss]()
Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo things I didn’t expect to happen to me over Spring Break at Chicago North University:1. Getting knocked out by a baseball.2. Getting knocked up by a baseball player. Hunter Novak. The most valuable player in college baseball. Home Run Hunter himself.But that’s not the name he gave me when he took me home from that bar a few months ago. We’re strangers. Now, we’re having a baby together... -
![Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis story was previously published in the HOT ON ICE anthology. Hotshot hockey center Finn Donnelly wants nothing more than to take The Cup to his best friend's grave after the Rage's big win. The problem is, that also means returning to his hometown and seeing January Sinclair, a.k.a., the woman he left behind. She might be as beautiful and fiery as ever, but Finn's ghosts belong in the past... -
![Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace]()
Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur arrangement was simple—just physical and definitely no falling in love. That seemed easy enough until a positive pregnancy test changed everything. He’s loud, crude, sexy, and can cook and he’s bound and determined to make me his, but I’ve been burned before and if I let him in, and things don’t work out for us, well, it’s more than just my heart on the line... -
![Slip Shot by Pippa Green]()
Slip Shot by Pippa Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy best buddy from high school is marrying my ex and I'm the best man. Talk about awkward. The silver lining is I'm paired for the wedding with the groom's little sister Chloe. She's always been adorable...also, off limits - because I'm the small-town bad boy, now an NHL star, and she's the pastor's daughter.But weddings make people do crazy things and we end up doing each other... -
![The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport]()
The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree sports. Three broken brothers. Torn apart by tragedy and forever bound by traumatic pasts. Thrust together once again when their paths cross in Seattle. MELTING ICE Brimming with attitude and broken beyond repair, Isaac "Ice" Wolfe has a heart as cold as his nickname, and he likes it that way--until he meets his neighbor Avery Maxwell... -
![Second Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn]()
Second Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ridiculous knee injury takes me out of the game for the rest of the NHL season. Do I cry? No, because I’m Seamus Byrne. I’m a beast on the ice and I’m not going to let a little knee problem slow me down.Until my wife decides she wants a divorce. Talk about kicking a man while he’s down.My silver lining through it all is my killer doc, Nicole Stewart... -
![Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn]()
Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was love at first sight for me: the second Victoria Newhouse took my hand, I was stuck.Except I’m not allowed to want her.Her father made it very clear, and if I want to keep my contract with the Minnesota Raiders, then I’ll do whatever he says.Fast forward nine years and Tori now sees me as the grumpy Russian. I play well, I keep my head down, and I make sure to stay out of trouble... -
![Snap Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn]()
Snap Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s nothing wrong with a little sexy foreplay for your Vegas one-night stand, am I right? It only becomes a problem when you get home and realize your hook-up now has naked photos of you in your full glory (and I am glorious, don’t worry about that). Now I have no way to track her down... -
![Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan]()
Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeaton Holt knows all about the badass throwdown—on the movie set and in the bedroom. As the only sixth-degree black belt stuntman for Renegades, he’s made a career of translating those fighting skills to the big screen. He’s sown his oats and is ready for hometown and apple pie... -
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![Penalty Play by Jami Davenport]()
Penalty Play by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle dad and star defenseman Matt LaRue lives for his kids and hockey. He's had one failed marriage and doesn't have any interest in going through that hell again. As conservative as they come, he can't comprehend his unexplainable attraction to a free-spirited female who changes hair color more often than his boys create new excuses to avoid doing their homework... -
![Coen by Sawyer Bennett]()
Coen by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCoen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed... -
![Possessive Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf]()
Possessive Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPolicy: Don't sleep with your brother's secretary.Problem: Deacon Collins is a wealthy playboy and does what he pleases.It started out innocent.He yanked her into the supply closet and lost his briefs. Not the legal kind.Now, he wants more.More of her soft curves and sweet mouth.More than just quickies against a cabinet... -
![Marked by Rebecca Barber]()
Marked by Rebecca Barber
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLogan-freaking-Oliver. Sure the million-dollar pretty boy can play football. At least that’s what the papers lead us to believe. Me though, I’m not so convinced. Sure he's got a backside you could bounce quarters off, arms you want wrapped around you, dimples you’d drown in and hair you’d sell your mother to pull... but is he a nice guy or has he let fame go to his head... -
![Relentless by Cheryl Douglas]()
Relentless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikki Spencer is all grown up, but the world still sees her as the little girl she used to be. She's ready to prove to her adoring public, and a certain rough riding rodeo champion, that sweet little Nikki isn't as innocent as everyone seems to think. J.T. McCall has a reputation as a rough rider, both on the bull-riding circuit, and in the bedroom... -
![The Disclosure Series Box Set by R.E. Hunter]()
The Disclosure Series Box Set by R.E. Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was running toward her future. He was running from his past. When their worlds collided, nothing could prepare them for what was to come. Desperate to overcome her painful past, Embry Jacobs searches for a fresh start in law school. A man is the last thing she wants. Or needs. Until she meets Luke Brody. Luke has demons of his own... -
![Playboy Pitcher by Cora Kenborn]()
Playboy Pitcher by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time I met Benson LaCroix, he sat in a bar wearing “cocky player” like a cheap cologne.The second time, he stood in a locker room in nothing but a jockstrap and a scowl.Apparently, the Miami Storm’s star pitcher isn’t too thrilled his new boss is the woman who turned him down.That makes two of us.I never asked to inherit my father’s baseball team... -
![Hart Land Lakeside Inn Boxed Set by Chris Keniston]()
Hart Land Lakeside Inn Boxed Set by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You can’t go wrong with a Chris Keniston book!” RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author of the Haven Point series.Shenanigans and romance abound in the new Hart Land series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston... -
![Renegades, Volume 1: Reckless, Rebel, Ricochet by Skye Jordan]()
Renegades, Volume 1: Reckless, Rebel, Ricochet by Skye Jordan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrab this trio of awesomeness from New York bestselling author Skye Jordan! Renegades Volume 1 includes RECKLESS, REBEL and RICOCHET RECKLESS: A couture wedding dress designer to the rich and famous, Lexi LaCroix’s image means everything. Raised on the wrong side of the tracks, her years of polish and hard work are finally about to pay off... -
![Scallop Shores: 4 Contemporary Romances by Jennifer DeCuir]()
Scallop Shores: 4 Contemporary Romances by Jennifer DeCuir
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s nothing like small-town living, and Scallop Shores, Maine, might just be the perfect place to hang your heart. That’s what four charming couples realize in this digital collection of stories centered on the idyllic coastal town filled with warm-hearted neighbors and bursting with community spirit... -
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![All That Glisters by C.J. Fallowfield]()
All That Glisters by C.J. Fallowfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"This is an amazing story that I can only compare to the likes of the This Man Trilogy or the Crossfire series.” Mad About Books.An Amazon UK #1 bestselling humorous erotic romance standalone. A spin-off to The Temptress. Hunter Donovan. He was everything I openly loathed, but everything I secretly desired.Cocky, arrogant, and crude... -
![Halftime Husband by Erin McCarthy]()
Halftime Husband by Erin McCarthy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRunning into a man once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times makes it fate... right? Unless he is now your grumpy boss who holds the future of your fading dance career in his hands. And you hooked up with him when he was just a mysterious stranger rescuing you…My life is a hot mess... -
![Her Twin Surprise by Elizabeth Lennox]()
Her Twin Surprise by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo horrific, brutal accidents…one massive miscommunication!After one torrid night and some devastating news, Stevie Hunt discovers that she’s pregnant. She tried to do the right thing by telling the father, but circumstances prevented her efforts.From superstar quarterback to billionaire entrepreneur, Janus Meyers thought he had it all. Until he discovered that there was more…two more, actually... -
![Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi]()
Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTangling up with my new physical therapist, Mila Lewis, is a mistake. One I can’t seem to stop making.When I sign with the Tennessee Thunderbolts, I have two goals: prove my injury hasn’t benched my career and get back to New York.But then, I meet Mila, the enigmatic therapist tasked with rehabbing my shoulder... -
![The Net by Colleen Charles]()
The Net by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI always put it in the net...As the new guy on the Rochester Riot, I’m used to dealing with haters and trolls.My opponents come after me fast and hard, while fair weather fans play armchair quarterback about my talent or lack thereof.But they never mention how I look – they never ridicule me for my body.I don’t know what it’s like to be called fat, ugly, disgusting, even… worthless... -
![Brawler’s Weakness by Gina Azzi]()
Brawler’s Weakness by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s only one woman I truly care about: my daughter. Until Maisy Stratford flounces into the front office of the Tennessee Thunderbolts with a heartfelt smile and a tray of baked goods.As the Bolts’ newest hire, Maisy is optimistic, enthusiastic, and a goddess at manifestation.Everything I’m not.Known as Brawler, I’m a gruff, quiet, rough-around-the-edges, NHL defenseman...
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