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The Resurrection of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt took me a while to learn that sometimes no matter how much, or how hard you love someone, or something, you have to let them go. You can’t save a sinking ship.Sometimes, you have someone else you have to be strong for, who needs you more.You make a choice.A devastating one.And you hope, maybe one day, they’ll come back to you... -
![On the Surface by Nikki Ash]()
On the Surface by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeople see what they want to see. They only view what’s on the surface, and they’re easy to fool. I let them see on the outside that I’m a successful businesswoman. My clothes are designer, my makeup flawless, and I live in a high-rise condo in Lennox Hills. They see perfection, not what lies beneath the surface... -
![Times Like These (Blue is the Color) by Julia Wolf]()
Times Like These (Blue is the Color) by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNick Fletcher has the voice of a god and a tongue as sharp as a knife. His words can cut, and this time, his quick temper has earned him an intruder in his life and on his tour. Dalia Brenner looks like a grown-up Annie gone bad, but he wants nothing to do with her pin-up worthy curves and smart mouth... -
![Billionaire Grump by Julie Capulet]()
Billionaire Grump by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fake date.It turned out to be true love.My assignment is simple. I’m the fake date of billionaire Alexander Maddox for the weekend. My job: to attend a Hamptons wedding with him and convince all the heiresses and socialites competing for his attention—including his ex, who happens to be the wedding planner—that he’s very much taken...Categorized as:
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![Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott]()
Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star?Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the Northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone... -
![Alice and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods]()
Alice and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne night in Wonderland is just the start of my adventures…On my twenty-fifth birthday, I decide enough is enough.Family responsibilities have made dating impossible.Now I’m single and inexperienced. Like, completely .My virginity is a millstone around my neck. And I want to get rid of it.All I need is one night, with one stranger, so I don’t look like an idiot when I start dating for real...Categorized as:
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![Cashmere Ruin by Nicole Fox]()
Cashmere Ruin by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy baby's here.Her father's not.And if I have it my way, we'll never see him again.Because Matvey Groza stomped my heart to smithereens.It went pretty much like "I love you." "I'm marrying someone else."I'm paraphrasing, but not by much.Because some facts are undeniable.Matvey got me pregnant. FACT.I'm just now starting labor. FACT.But Matvey is nowhere to be found. FACT...Categorized as:
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![My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash]()
My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom author Nikki Ash comes a roommates to lovers, single dad romance...GeorgiaI’m surrounded by love, yet have no one to call my own.But then Chase, my new roommate, is suddenly there.He could be the perfect guy for me, if he wasn’t nursing a broken heart.The more time I waste looking for love, the more I realize that what I want has been right in front of me all along... -
![Awaken My Heart by Kat Baxter]()
Awaken My Heart by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbraham:I already had my happy ending. Childhood sweethearts, my late wife and I made four beautiful kids together who are now grown and married off themselves. I’m content to be their old dad, tending to my ranch and my tomato plants. Until Emily Carson and her tempting curvy body and her smiles that she hands out like candy, crashes into my life making me want things I have no business wanting...Categorized as:
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Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy world was rocked the night I collided with a stranger.A scarred Bratva Prince.He left me with the sweet taste of submission... and his baby.Now Leo's back, and he vows never to let me out of his sight.Our saga began when he came to my rescue.And ended in a night of passion. Thrilling and intense.But as quickly as he appeared... he vanished.I was certain I'd never see him again.Until today..Categorized as:
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![Unbreakable Bond by Hope Ford]()
Unbreakable Bond by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my best friend’s daughter and I have no business wanting her the way I do. Especially since it’s my fault that her dad died. Call it survivor’s guilt, if you must, I just know, I’m to blame.Still when she comes to me for help, I can’t refuse her. Which means sleeping on my sofa so she can take my bed.Emerson is temptation personified... -
![Avoiding Temptation by Tracy Lorraine]()
Avoiding Temptation by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst rule of teaching... don’t fall for a student. Finally living the life of my dreams in a city I’d always wanted to experience was supposed to be a clean slate. Until him... My prim and proper world is turned upside down when he walks into my college classroom, demanding attention with a single look, his braces and glasses at complete odds with his defined body and bad boy tattoos... -
![Not As Planned by Harlow James]()
Not As Planned by Harlow James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“So you’re single?” “Are you seriously hitting on me right now while I have breastmilk all over my shirt?”When Grant Thomas, the handsome stranger standing in front of me in line at the coffee shop, stripped his uniform shirt off and handed it to me, I could have sworn I was on an episode of Punked...Categorized as:
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![Fake it For Fortune by Weston Parker]()
Fake it For Fortune by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhoever said money can’t buy happiness is a liar.Take it from me. It buys loads of thrills.That is until my father sabotages me with a contingency.To have all my riches?I need a wife.Talk about old school.When I catch wind of a dating agency that helps billionaire bachelors like me, I see an opportunity.Appease my dad.Pretend to have a bride for six months.Give her the money...Categorized as:
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![Better. Obsesión by Carrie Leighton, Elena Rodríguez]()
Better. Obsesión by Carrie Leighton, Elena Rodríguez
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings«¿Y si te dijera que prefiero un amor equivocado a un sueño perfecto?»La historia de Thomas y Vanessa ha llegado a su fin. Las mentiras y las traiciones pesan demasiado, y no siempre es posible reparar lo que está roto...Categorized as:
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![The Enforcer by Olivia T. Turner]()
The Enforcer by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's mean.And grumpy.When he's on the ice, he's the most violent player out there.But there's something about him I just can't shake.There's a sweetness hiding under that gruff, brute exterior.A little boy peeking out who wants to come out and play.I never thought I'd be with someone like Tucker McKinstry.But once I get past that rough hard shell, I can't imagine being with anyone else...Categorized as:
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![Brogan by Samantha Whiskey]()
Brogan by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey call me Demon for a reason—I’m the most ruthless Reaper on the ice.I’m not the person who finds a baby on their doorstep.Except, after a morning run, I am.And the note accompanying the little bundle says she’s mine.Looks like I'm the newest single dad in the NHL.I was nothing but a burden on my aunt and uncle after my parents died, and I’d decided I’d never have children... -
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Luke by Cora Rose
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThey say love comes from the most unexpected places; I found mine hiding in my bushes from the cops.My life before Luke was a carefully structured routine. It was predictable and organized, just the way I like it. Some would call it boring, but I call it smart self-preservation, and if there’s one thing that could threaten to bring it all crashing down, it’s Luke van Beek... -
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Latte Darling by S.J. Tilly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI have a nice life - living in my hometown, owning the coffee shop I’ve worked at since I was 16.It’s comfortable.On paper.But I’m tired of doing everything by myself. Tired of being in charge of every decision in my life.I want someone to lean on. Someone to spend time with. Sit with. Hug.And I really don’t want to go to my best friend’s wedding alone... -
![Heartthrob by Kate Hunt]()
Heartthrob by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter spending my teenage years in the spotlight and my twenties dealing with the aftereffects of fame, I’ve finally found solace in the simple life.I may lead a modest life now as a carpenter, but I’ve got all I need.Then I meet Isla, a vivacious beauty with curves for days, and I’m no longer satisfied.Life might throw us some curveballs, but I know we’re meant to be... -
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![Mr. March by Kate Tilney]()
Mr. March by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsan older man, curvy younger woman short instalove... -
![Shortbread & the Scotsman by Lana Dash]()
Shortbread & the Scotsman by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAINSLIEThere is nothing like Christmas in the Highlands of Scotland. Our village is known for many festivals, but nothing compares to the Christmas Matchmaking Festival. People visit from all over the Highlands, but there is only one Scotsman that I wish to be matched with this Christmas. But after a kiss and a misunderstanding over the summer, he's given me the cold shoulder...Categorized as:
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![Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA]()
Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Just One Summer: A Dirty Dare Series Novella by Carly Phillips]()
Just One Summer: A Dirty Dare Series Novella by Carly Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Dirty Dare series…Gabriella Davenport is a gorgeous, twenty-two-year-old virgin with a trust fund, vacationing in the Hamptons for the summer and running from family pressure to marry someone she doesn’t like, let alone love.Maddox James is a sexy bar manager, older than Gabby by a decade...Categorized as:
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![Innocent by Khloe Summers]()
Innocent by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan this protective older man convince a curvy virgin to save herself for love, or will she auction it off to the highest bidder?JanieI've spent years trying to find love, but all I've found is heartache and debt.With no way to pay my college tuition, I follow a friend's advice.I auction my virginity online.At first, this seems like a great plan. I'm going to make out huge...Categorized as:
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![Bad Nanny by Maya Nicole]()
Bad Nanny by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a grumpy single dad. I’m his new nanny. And my life is an absolute toaster fire. My day started with my breakfast going up in flames and ended with me using a sock puppet during a job interview with the CEO of a billion-dollar company.He’s in desperate need of a nanny, and I need the job to keep my dad off my back... -
![Drawn to the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Drawn to the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting lost on a hiking trail has never been this much fun.It was supposed to be a simple walk.My coworkers were getting on my last nerve, and I needed to get away from everything. I walk at the park every day back home. It can’t be all that different here.But I don’t have cell phone service, and I somehow lose track of how to get back to the campground... -
![Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London]()
Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo hearts, one bed, no looking back.DaisyWhen the hottest boy band on the planet gets back together for an epic reunion tour, there’s no decision to make. I’m going. It’s been ten years since I’ve had the chance to hang out with my groupie besties. They don’t know it yet, but my parents are forcing me to settle into a life they’ve pre-planned, right down to the man they want me to marry...Categorized as:
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![Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs someone to help with his infant. She gives him more than he bargained for.I’m not a tough boss. I don’t ask for much.But when my nanny walks out on me, I question everything.Then my neighbor’s girlfriend recommends her best friend. She’s been working catering, but her degree is in early childhood education. This friend has no experience as a nanny, but beggars can’t be choosers...Categorized as:
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![Satisfying the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Satisfying the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA case of mistaken identity leads to a night to remember.When she shows up at my door with a basket of baked goods and a skimpy outfit, I’m sure it’s a gag. My buddies have hired a woman to…entertain me.But within minutes, I know this isn’t a woman I want in my life temporarily. She’s someone I can’t live without.Problem is, she’s too good for me...Categorized as:
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![Soothing the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Soothing the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s not interested in finding love. And then she meets him.I’d never date a small-town guy.That’s what I’ve always said anyway.And that’s especially true of the guys on the logging crew. I watch them from our food truck every day, chopping logs with their shirts off. Such showoffs.But one of them likes to flirt with me when he gets his morning coffee. And he’s undeniably gorgeous...Categorized as:
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![Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling]()
Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe thinks I’m a rule follower. Or, maybe more precisely, a rule enforcer. I suppose I do like things by the book. Straight-laced? Sure. Or I had been before I saw the pink-haired beauty tending bar and realized for her I’d break all the rules.She quickly becomes my obsession, and I admit I may take my interest in her a little far. Breaking the same laws I’d enforced on others...Categorized as:
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![Claiming Caroline: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romance (Claimed) by Nichole Rose]()
Claiming Caroline: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romance (Claimed) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven Prince Charming has a wicked side…Jared I didn't believe in love until I met a princess at a ball.And then she vanished.Imagine my surprise when she shows up in my office a day later.She's beautiful, fierce, and has the courage of a lion.She's also a student at my college…and her sister is my star student.Claiming Caroline Thorne may destroy everything I've worked for... -
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![Unwrapping His Package by Cameron Hart]()
Unwrapping His Package by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIndie: I trust my gut, the universe, and the healing power of sugar. I’ll admit I had my doubts in all three of those things when my sister wanted to move all the way here to Christmas, Michigan in the dead of winter. I’ve been scrambling to be the supportive sister after her messy divorce, but I’m exhausted. Just when I think I’m at my breaking point, I sense something... -
![A Very Pierced Christmas by Ember Davis]()
A Very Pierced Christmas by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the fifth day of Christmas...he has rings in all the right places.ROWANAfter years of traveling for my blog, seeing more of the world than I ever thought I would, there’s something tugging me home for more than just the holidays. I have no idea what it is, other than some sort of delayed homesickness, until I meet Levi Michaels...Categorized as:
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![At Recess by Loni Ree]()
At Recess by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLetty My darn lead foot is going to land me in jail. Since moving to the small Texas town, I’ve gotten four speeding tickets and the sheriff is tired of giving me tickets—tired of dealing with me. To keep my license, I have to go in front of a grouchy old judge and convince him I’ve finally learned my lesson. Oof... -
![Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden]()
Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLuca Moretti is grumpy—and he wouldn't have it any other way.Wrangling six—Italian—siblings and the family's restaurants would make anyone cranky. But when his mother requests that he save his aunt’s struggling Italian deli in charming, picturesque Indigo Bay, he has no idea that he's about to get an overdose of sweetness... -
![Reserved by Ashley Jacobs, S.S. Rich]()
Reserved by Ashley Jacobs, S.S. Rich
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReserved is a spicy contemporary age-gap romance about a perky entrepreneur and the brooding billionaire who always gets what he wants–and he has his sights set on her.- Grumpy/sunshine- He falls first- Insta-love- Opposites attract- Possessive MMC- Lots of spice- Guaranteed HEACamiIn the Bay, Van Costa is synonymous with ruthless...Categorized as:
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![Blade by Cameron Hart]()
Blade by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was out on a ride to clear my mind when I saw her on the side of the road, frowning at the black smoke pouring out of the engine. I wasn’t looking for trouble, and I certainly wasn’t looking for a blonde-haired, blue-eyed damsel in distress, but I couldn’t just leave her stranded...Categorized as:
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![One Night Love by Hope Ford]()
One Night Love by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy one-night stand wants more.I’ve always been a plus size girl, and I’ve finally learned to love myself just the way I am.I was tired of men that only wanted me behind closed doors, so I swore them off and said I was done.But two years without…uh… companionship and well, let’s just say I have an itch that needs scratched.So I’m doing this my way.I found the perfect guy... -
![Frostbite by Deborah Bladon]()
Frostbite by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCalder Frost is everything I don’t want in a man.He’s rude, insensitive, and cold as ice.After he crashes into me on a snowy night, I vow that I’ll do everything in my power to avoid him for the rest of my life.That lasts a day.When I realize that I’ll be forced to spend more time with him, I try to make nice.Calder wants to get naughty.That will never happen... -
![Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe had the best intentions.Avery Sinclair lives to spread Christmas cheer. Growing up in an orphanage, Christmas was the only time that she got presents, but her love of the holiday is more than that. It’s the only time when people treated her with kindness.That’s why she’s on her neighbor’s roof, trying to untangle the string of Christmas lights that she’s putting up for him... -
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Playing Games by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDickson University’s star quarterback and campus golden boy is used to winning on and off the field…until he meets the one woman who changes the game.Blake Boden is the ultimate distraction—annoyingly handsome, enigmatic, and confident enough to make my teeth grind.He’s the kind of guy who could charm anyone with a single smile, and somehow, I’ve become his latest challenge...Categorized as:
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![My Forever by Jayda Marx]()
My Forever by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTitus - Owen and I have lived together and loved each other for nearly a year, and every day is better than the last. I don’t know how I ever lived without him, or what I did to deserve him, but one thing I know for sure is that I am never letting him go. Several months ago on his twenty-first birthday, I offered him a permanent collar and Owen accepted... -
![Win a Date with a Silver Fox by Kate Tilney]()
Win a Date with a Silver Fox by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy woman indulges in her fantasy of dating a silver fox when she wins a night with him at a charity bachelor auction that leads to more than either could have imagined . . .I've been on so many bad dates, I could write a tell-all. And while my dating history might put some people off of romance forever, I haven't given up on finding true love... -
![I Don't Give a Fudge: Merry Fudgin' Christmas by Brynn Hale]()
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![Founded on Rejection by Kat Singleton]()
Founded on Rejection by Kat Singleton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'll only disappoint you.That sentence should’ve deterred me from Poe Hanson—it should’ve at least kept me from falling in love with him.The problem was, by the time he uttered those words it was already too late. He already had my heart, whether he wanted it or not.From the moment I first saw his sad eyes and guitar-worn hands, I knew I wanted him. His darkness spoke to my darkness...Categorized as:
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![Claimed by the Lumberjack by Clara King]()
Claimed by the Lumberjack by Clara King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a lumberjack who thinks he's better off alone...But a curvy damsel in distress is about to make him question everything.I never expected to find myself running from the cops in the middle of a blizzard, but when I'm saved by a big, grumpy lumberjack, my world is changed forever. Ivor is gruff and protective, and I'm immediately intrigued by him...Categorized as:
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![Craving My Dad's Best Friend by Clara King]()
Craving My Dad's Best Friend by Clara King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, she was just a kid with a crush.Now this curvy girl is all grown up, and she's craving her dad's best friend.I’ve been in love with Viktor Kane for as long as I can remember. He’s a grumpy lumberjack with rugged good looks and a protective streak that makes my heart pound. I embarrassed myself in front of him before I left for college, and his rejection still hurts...Categorized as:
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