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Young & Beautiful by Velvetoscar
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLouis, to his horror, attends an elitist university in which the name Zayn Malik means something, Niall Horan doesn't stop talking, there are pianos everywhere, and Harry Styles, only son of a drug-addled, clinically insane ex-rocker, has a perfect smile and empty eyes... -
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Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLara Bennett is world-famous in Ribbonwood, population 907. She’s the woman you don't trust your husband with: a real-life femme fatale. If there’s a scandal in town, she’s at the center of it, ruining businesses, marriages, and egos everywhere she goes, with her sharp tongue and that body that makes you look twice... -
![These Inconvenient Fireworks by mdasch, everydayslike]()
These Inconvenient Fireworks by mdasch, everydayslike
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne Direction FanficFuture AU in which nobody tries out for X Factor but the boys end up finding one other eventually anyway. Louis is a jaded bastard who owns a cat named Duchess and teaches drama to teenagers, Harry is an idealistic aspiring photographer/part-time footy coach, Zayn teaches English lit and wears leather jackets, Liam saves people from burning buildings, and Niall is Niall... -
![Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton]()
Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOxford – celebrated city of dreaming spires and class warfare – is an ambition come true for lesbian, geeky, upper-middle-class Charlotte and straight, charismatic, working-class Millie. Against the odds, theirs is an instant, best friendship. Forever. Exuberant Millie is a breath of fresh air for polite Charlotte and a force of nature within the university's hallowed walls... -
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![Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA spicy age gap romance where one night of passion could lead to a lifetime of love... -
![A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson]()
A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLizzie Petrie doesn’t know how to handle life in the best of times. When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion... -
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Fighting for Control by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen sparks fly between a tenacious talent agent and a sharp-witted lawyer, a heated rivalry transforms into an irresistible attraction in this sizzling enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance.Lola Barros is a rising talent agent burning with ambition in Miami's glitzy entertainment world. Carmen Vargas is a dedicated lawyer poised to conquer the legal field, anchored by her family's prestigious firm... -
![Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross]()
Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLola Landry stares through the window of her locked car with the keys in the ignition and the radio blaring Beck’s “Loser.” While standing there and sweltering in the soupy Tennessee humidity, she wonders how her orderly life had crashed and burned so badly... -
![Just Might Work: A Queer Fake Dating Romance by Katia Rose]()
Just Might Work: A Queer Fake Dating Romance by Katia Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDane Marner’s aunt is obsessed with soul mates.As a self-proclaimed ‘cosmically guided matchmaker,’ she’s played every card in the deck trying to set Dane up with the perfect match she’s found.The problem? The ‘perfect’ match is Evangeline Hudson. Dane and Evangeline rent rooms in Dane’s eccentric aunt’s house, but that’s where their similarities end... -
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Nathan by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s true that you catch more bees with honey than vinegar… but what if I’m looking for a unicorn?Elliot’s life has been planned out for him: college, job, marriage, family. Going through life on autopilot, he’s rarely done anything for himself. When his sham marriage falls apart, he has to rebuild from the ground up and is faced with admitting the thing he’s hidden from everyone: He’s gay... -
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The Life Coach by Sienna Waters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's time to let a little sunshine into your life...Meet Vivien Curtis, a divorced, depressed, reclusive true crime addict. All she wants is to be left alone, and for the kids to stay off her lawn.Until Alice Knowles appears. A young life coach hired by Viv's best friend Evie to get Viv back on her feet again, Alice wants nothing more than to meet Ms. Right, get married, and start adopting cats...Categorized as:
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Seduced by Snowfall by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Bethany Morrison is used to being the responsible one. The serious doctor everyone relies on. She isn’t used to needing a rescue--especially from a sexy, lighthearted firefighter like Nate Prudhoe. And yet ever since she moved to Lost Harbor, Alaska, he’s been there for her... -
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The Promise: A second chance romance. by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*A heartwrenching, yet heartwarming, book that will have you reconsidering what matters most!* Ali and Susan Jenkins have it all. Their life together is mapped out on a one-way path to happiness, that is until Susan is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Ali refuses to accept it - her world is shattered... -
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![A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson]()
A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLizzie Petrie can’t quite believe she’s approaching middle age.It’s summertime and Lizzie is determined to have the best summer yet.Just as long as no one acknowledges that on July fourteenth she’s turning forty. She can’t kick the thought that getting older is a failure on her part. And it’s dangerous, too. She tweaks her neck simply trying to make toast... -
![Party Animal by Ali K. Mulford]()
Party Animal by Ali K. Mulford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s never done love long-term. But will faking it lead to forever?Finch Lachlan works hard and parties harder. But tired of her siblings judging her fun-loving ways, the head veterinarian at her family’s zoo vows to prove she can make it past the third date. And maybe she can begin with the hottie who just seized her attention with a sizzling kiss.Chef, Frankie Benedetti, craves a fresh start... -
![Entre sueños by Ángeles Ibirika]()
Entre sueños by Ángeles Ibirika
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEl Valle del Roncal, una zona de los Pirineos moldeada por ancestrales tradiciones... Un lugar repleto de bosques, de gente sencilla y de incógnitas. Ubicación excepcional para recrear esta novela de sentimientos, rencores y enfrentamientos que nos enreda, sin embargo, en una de las más hermosas historias de amor... -
![Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont]()
Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam... -
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The Perfect View by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book #3 in the Tahoe Series. Adler Williams had been surprised with a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, by her boyfriend; but not in a good way. That was the last place Adler ever wanted to be. She was not a woman who enjoyed camping or the outdoors in any way... -
![Left Behind by Michele Notaro]()
Left Behind by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy god, if I have to watch one more happy couple get together, I’m going to lose it completely and probably rip out all of my awesomely pink hair... -
![Let Go by Nicole Pyland]()
Let Go by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book #1 in the Boston Series.Gretchen Carpenter didn’t come from money. She didn’t have a lot growing up in her small town. As the black sheep of her family, instead of staying home and taking over the family business, she moved to Boston, got into Harvard Law School, and is about to graduate when she gets an internship at a personal injury law firm... -
![Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCould something you can’t remember be the best decision of your life?Maisie Sullivan is a hard-working marketing assistant from Milwaukee who wants nothing more than to earn a promotion and finally finish her college degree. But when she’s swept off her feet by a charming cowgirl while on a business trip to Las Vegas, she decides there’s no harm in having a little fun... -
![Vesting Period by Monica McCallan]()
Vesting Period by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsApp designer Carter Montgomery has thrown herself into being a successful co-founder of LadyLuck for the last half decade. Until now, she’s been content to focus on work mixed with a little light fun. It takes a horrible date with an infuriating woman to make her realize that maybe she isn’t so satisfied with things and that it’s time she got serious about investing in her love life... -
![Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince]()
Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalon Whyte books a cruise for her girlfriend of two years. What she hopes will be a fun vacation quickly turns out to be a nightmare. Falon is normally a woman who can roll with the punches, but life delivers a series of blows that knock her on her butt and leave her stranded in Honduras with the company of an uptight woman she doesn’t like. Haley Hollis isn’t having a good time, either... -
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![Flashbang by Lee Winter]()
Flashbang by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt a celebrity party, all eyes are drawn to the glamorous A-listers. No one’s watching two entertainment reporters–knockabout Iowa girl Lauren King and her secret lover, Caustic Queen Catherine Ayers–as they celebrate their last night together in LA in erotic style. A sexy slice from The Red Files universe... -
![Going Up by A.E. Radley]()
Going Up by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA ruthless executive. A destitute woman. Both on the way up. Selina Hale is on her way to the top. She's been working towards a boardroom position on the thirteenth floor for her entire career. And no one is going to get in her way. Not her clueless boss, her soon to be ex-wife, and most certainly not the homeless person who has moved into the car park at work... -
![One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson]()
One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSaffron Oliver is the golden girl. Golden hair. Golden skin. Golden movie career.Only one problem: she hates it.She flees to her sister’s seaside town – where she meets the confident & charming Kirsty McBride.Kirsty is everything Saffron wants to be. Perhaps also, everything she wants.But Saffron can’t have it all... -
![Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden]()
Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho says you can’t go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed... -
![Intentions by Susan X. Meagher]()
Intentions by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Book - Intentions is the ninth installment of the twenty-six book serial novel I Found My Heart in San Francisco. In this book, Jamie tries to acclimate to her changing relationship with her father, Jim. Despite his promise to honor and respect her and Ryan's relationship, she has her doubts-both about his sincerity and his ability to follow through... -
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His Assistant by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew going to work for movie star and party boy Harper Royce was a mistake.It was a bigger mistake to sleep with him, but here we are.At least this situation is temporary. I’m on the verge of a major breakthrough with my musical career, and then my days of working as a personal assistant are over. As long as I don’t fall for Harper, this should all work out just fine... -
![Karma by Susan X. Meagher]()
Karma by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarma is the eleventh book in the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. Love can be a dangerous game. When to risk, when to run, when to submit. Jordan and Mia have been playing the game as nonchalantly as they can manage, but their feelings are harder and harder to dismiss. Jim and Catherine have had so many ups and downs that they’ve lost track... -
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![Puppy Love by Cara Malone]()
Puppy Love by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarley wants nothing more than a wife. Blaire has already had one not-so-happily ever after. Newly divorced and having lost her social circle to her ex, the only thing on Blaire’s mind is having a little fun. But when she brings her dog to Marley’s vet clinic, sparks fly and their connection is undeniable... -
![Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas]()
Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear God, Can I please return her?I know I asked for a hot, amazing woman to shake things up, but this is not what I had in mind. Not even close.Sure, she has mesmerizing eyes that hypnotize me, killer legs, wild hair –Ugh.Anyway, Reagan and I are polar opposites.First of all – she is New York, I am small-town Harmon Valley.She is also bossy, career-obsessed, and oh, a royal pain in my ass... -
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![Body Check: A Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias]()
Body Check: A Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo win it all, rivals will have to get dirty and play together Fabiola Santos never expected to be back on Cutthroat Island, the reality competition show she lost six years earlier. But when the opportunity to redeem herself and win half a million dollars comes along, she can’t pass it up... -
![Peaches and Cream by Georgia Beers]()
Peaches and Cream by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a kid, Adley Purcell dreamed of owning Get the Scoop ice cream shop, and now that she does, she’s worried it could go under. She’s trying to focus on her love of ice cream, but she’s edgy and stressed. And how the hell she’ll survive national dessert chain Sweet Heaven opening a store less than two blocks away, she has no idea... -
![The Wedding That Almost Wasn't by Sienna Waters]()
The Wedding That Almost Wasn't by Sienna Waters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s time to fall in love. Literally.American Emily Jackson has been in love with her best friend’s oldest sister Savannah for as long as she can remember. Which is why a family wedding in far-off Scotland is a dream come true. A week trapped in the Highlands with Savannah is exactly what she needs to prove that they belong together.Harry Lorde has a problem... -
![You Spin Me Round by Natasha West]()
You Spin Me Round by Natasha West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the glamorous chaos of celebrity divorces, You Spin Me Round is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of two quick-witted PR agents, Alex Walker and Leigh Calloway. Once entangled in a fiery one-night stand that ended on awkward terms, fate reunites them on opposing sides of the latest headline-making breakup... -
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Making It by Laura Kay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of Wild Things comes a heartwarming and relatable queer rom-com about an isolated young woman whose artistic celebration of her pet chinchilla suddenly launches her into the professional art world, reality TV fame, and first love.Isobel's life is just her, her mum, and her pet chinchilla, Abigail, in their council flat on the Kentish coast... -
![No More Wasted Time: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane]()
No More Wasted Time: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBattalion Chief Becca Roberts is a hero firefighter in Carlsbad—even more so when she performs a miraculous rescue one night, saving another firefighter from certain death. Unfortunately, Becca is now a celebrity in town and on social media, and she hates every minute of it.Investment advisor Krissy Kincaid is smart, driven and really good at making her wealthy clients—and herself—plenty of money... -
![Elite Connections: an LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology by Ana Ashley, B.A. Tortuga]()
Elite Connections: an LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology by Ana Ashley, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery need met. Every desire fulfilled.Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true.Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered... -
![Christmas at Rainbow Falls by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Christmas at Rainbow Falls by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Sweet Small Town Romance Christmas at Rainbow Falls is a sweet small town romance written in the style of your favorite holiday movies, so grab a cup of cocoa and snuggle in for some yuletide cheer!When a disastrous mistake at work puts her career in jeopardy, Natalie Dunbar retreats to the small Vermont town of Rainbow Falls to settle the estate of an aunt she hardly knew... -
![Huntress by A.E. Radley]()
Huntress by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmy is stuck in a rut. After graduating, she never left her temporary job at the motorway service station. Daily visits from a mysterious woman are the highlight of her days. Until one day, when the mystery woman vanishes. Amy investigates the disappearance and makes a shocking discovery. Suddenly, she’s being framed and no-nonsense Claudia McAllister is being sent to arrest her... -
![Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori]()
Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSherlock/Watson FanficSherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto... -
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![Flight SQA016 by A.E. Radley]()
Flight SQA016 by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpurred on by overwhelming and ever-increasing debts, Emily White takes a job working in the first-class cabin on the prestigious commuter route from her home of New York to London with Crown Airlines. A gruelling transatlantic schedule means she is in the air nearly as much as she is on the ground and desperately misses her five-year-old son... -
![Unlikely Match by Fiona Riley]()
Unlikely Match by Fiona Riley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShelly White is a coding genius who has mastered the IT world but hasn’t quite mastered dating. While she searches for Ms. Right with the help of Samantha Monteiro’s matchmaking agency, Shelly embraces her inner nerd, and when one of her newest ideas turns into a creative goldmine, she hires PR exec Claire Moseley to help her professional dreams become reality... -
![The Glow Up by Cara Malone]()
The Glow Up by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA coveted summer internship takes a small-town girl to the Windy City, where she’s totally out of her element – and learning who she is for the first time.Jo’s dreams have always been too big for her small-town Montana life. When she lands a competitive internship in Chicago, her conservative parents worry about letting her go. But it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, sure to change her world... -
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Unadulterated Something by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma Beauchamp and Campbell Jordan’s rivalry on the ice was legendary. Retirement should have closed that chapter of their lives, but when Campbell joins the faculty at Stonebridge—the prestigious Berkshires boarding school where Emma now teaches—it takes on a brand new life... -
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Blend by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the widowed owner of the wine bar Vineyard decides she wants to take some time off and travel abroad, she leaves her business in the very capable hands of the two women she trusts most: her daughter Piper and Vineyard's general manager, Lindsay.For Lindsay Kent, Vineyard is her dream job... -
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Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKellen McLin has been waiting for her moment for a long time. She says when two people who are meant to be together find each other, they know it instantly. Kellen believes her moment girl has finally arrived, but there’s one big problem—she’s a Sealy. The McLins and the Sealys are south Louisiana’s version of the Hatfields and the McCoys...
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