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Sensational by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY SAY YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST LOVE… Lauren McKinnon has always prided herself on never backing down from a challenge, living life to its fullest, and refusing to be ruled by her emotions. She is the quintessential wild child who became a bold, fearless woman, she doesn’t believe in regrets or second chances, and thinks that true love only happens in fairy tales... -
![Awaken Me by Alex Grayson, TOJ Publishing]()
Awaken Me by Alex Grayson, TOJ Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do you do when you lose the single most important thing in your life? You grieve. You sink so deep in a hole, you can no longer see the top. All you see is dark. Your life becomes dull and dreary. You withdraw from your friends, lash out at the ones your closest to, and become so absorbed in your pain, you feel the only way out is to end it permanently... -
![The Biker's Cherry by Glenna Maynard]()
The Biker's Cherry by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author Glenna Maynard brings you another gritty age gap MC romance.The Biker's CherryNavarroI'm a prospect. The low man in the hierarchy of my club.There's nothing I want more than being a Royal Bastard but her. Kimber is off limits. Too damn young and wild for a man like me. I try to keep my distance, but no matter where I turn, there she is... -
![The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson]()
The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single... -
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![Pieces of Eight by Whitney Barbetti]()
Pieces of Eight by Whitney Barbetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSix was always there, even when I didn’t want him. But he couldn’t hold me together, and I couldn’t be his penance. Loss is a phantom limb. No one can see it, but the ache torments you in the night, distracts you during the day, and leaves you fragmented. I’m half a heart, half a soul, and nothing could cure the pieces he’d left behind. Losing him was safer than loving him... -
![Stronger by Janet Nissenson]()
Stronger by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCara has an admitted problem with hot men, falling so deeply and so quickly under their spell that she loses a little bit of herself with each toxic relationship that always seems to end badly. Every man in her young life thus far has let her down – her high school sweetheart, a college fling, and most of all her self-centered playboy father... -
![Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields]()
Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy Dearest Brody, I have had a difficult day. I hurt thinking of what may have happened to you. I hurt knowing that wherever you are you are unable to get back to us. I hurt knowing that I have failed in finding you. I hurt so much missing you. I hurt knowing that I am either crazy believing that you are out there somewhere and I hurt thinking you are not.. -
![You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters]()
You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI married the bad boy from Brooklyn.The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news.The look that comes with all sorts of warnings.I knew what I was doing.I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch.I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago... -
![Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks]()
Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me... -
![It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne]()
It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Brian Fox finally tells the truth, it costs him everything. His company. His friends. The girl he loves. He’s forced to start over, and it’s his brother who once again steps in. Working for a record label isn’t how he imagined his life when he owned a successful company, and life on the road only makes him long for everything the truth cost him... -
![Untainted by Shanora Williams]()
Untainted by Shanora Williams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams brings you the highly anticipated conclusion to the #1 bestselling taboo novel that had readers CRAVING for more. Dear Chloe Knight, I know you still think of me. You must because I am constantly thinking about you. I can't deny what I feel any longer-that you are, without a doubt, the love of my life... -
![Playing Vinn by Nicola Jane]()
Playing Vinn by Nicola Jane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVinnHonouring my father’s wish for me to marry his friend’s daughter wasn’t something I thought about until the day actually came for me to take Sofia as my wife. Her father assures me she’s a good girl who’ll give me no trouble. But from the moment I marry Sofia, I realise things aren’t going to be simple.She’s defiant, angry, and she challenges my every word...Categorized as:
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![Sweetened Suffering by Charity B.]()
Sweetened Suffering by Charity B.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTavinThe problem with getting what you’ve always wanted, is the chance of losing it. Before I met Alexander, I was blissfully blind, unaware of what was possible. Now that I’ve seen the colors of his world, I don’t know how to go back to the dreariness of mine... -
![Cowboy Pride by Anne McAllister]()
Cowboy Pride by Anne McAllister
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"BRENNA NEEDS A HUSBAND,"Jed McCal's nephew Tuck told him. Pregnant and alone, Brenna Jamison was back--trying single-handedly to run her father's touch."WE NEED A WIFE,"Tuck said. If footloose cowboy Jed McCall didn't do something drastic, he would lose custody of the boy. But marriage?"WHY NOT?"asked Tuck. There were reasons that only fed knew... -
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![Scandal by Gianni Holmes]()
Scandal by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove’s true test sometimes is a scandal.Charles knows his affair with August is the most scandalous thing he’s ever done. It has the potential to ruin his relationship with the people who matter most to him. Worse, the expiration date he’s tacked on their affair has lost its meaning since he’s gone and fallen in love with his Sir.August believes there’s a future for him and Charles... -
![Created In Fire by Donna McDonald]()
Created In Fire by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite a dating past littered with the broken hearts of women they both knew and worked with, all 34 yr old Michael Larson sincerely wants is to marry Carrie Larson, the mother of his future child, and love them both forever. Even though he truly wants the baby they created in the fire between them, Michael really doesn’t care how or why Carrie is now in his life and his bed...Categorized as:
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![The Fall of Cinderella by K. Street]()
The Fall of Cinderella by K. Street
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne perfect life.Two uniformed officers.Three acts of betrayal.Four beats of a heart.Five words that will destroy her.Once upon a time, Tessa Salinger had it all.Until…She discovered that fairy tales were nothing more than extravagant lies dressed up in lavish clothes.In reality...Cinderella falls... -
![Second Best by Sam Crescent]()
Second Best by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m not beautiful or skinny.I’m hated.Always second best.I was given to Slavik Ivanov, a deadly, fearsome man in the Volkov Bratva. Married into the world of the Bratva, I have to learn to survive. My husband doesn’t pay me attention, but the longer he ignores me, the longer I’ll live.Trouble is brewing in the Volkov Bratva...Categorized as:
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![Reject Me by Jennifer Foor]()
Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it...Categorized as:
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![The Unwanted Marriage by Catharina Maura]()
The Unwanted Marriage by Catharina Maura
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom the author of The Wrong Bride and The Temporary Wife comes an angsty and steamy billionaire arranged marriage romanceFaye is the last woman Dion Windsor wants to be near, let alone marry… yet there’s no escaping the alluring pianist he’s been engaged to since they were children...Categorized as:
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![Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls]()
Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MAN ROMANCEI thought I’d lost everything. My life was in tatters when a man half my age broke into my property and invaded my future. Our love is forbidden, but I’m single and he’s all the taboo I crave... -
![To Awaken a Monster by Sam Crescent]()
To Awaken a Monster by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is not easy. It’s hard, painful, and this is how ours started, but it’s certainly not how it’s going to end. For Preacher, taking care of his club is all he’s known. He fought for his position, and he’ll keep it at all costs. He may be a shit father to his son, Bishop, but he doesn’t need to be a father to run the club. Robin is the daughter of the VP... -
![There's No Place Like Home by Jasinda Wilder]()
There's No Place Like Home by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI see us in a million montages—you and me, Ava, in a million vignettes. Visions of us. You are beneath me. You stare up at me. You gaze, lovingly, into my eyes, and you do not look away as you come apart. I see this moment, over and over and over again… You whisper something, as the shudders wrack you, yet the words you whisper are lost to me. I want those words—they mean everything... -
![The Sheikh's Inherited Bride by Clare Connelly]()
The Sheikh's Inherited Bride by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You are King,” she said, sitting into Addan’s chair now, collapsing into it, taking in a shaking breath. “Yes,” he crossed his arms over his chest, “I will inherit Addan’s throne, and all that entails.” She swallowed, his promotion one she knew he didn’t wish for, one she knew he didn’t take any joy in. “Your highness,” she said, deferentially, standing uneasily...Categorized as:
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![The Unexpected Match by L. Clara]()
The Unexpected Match by L. Clara
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHadleyI married my high-school sweetheart five years ago. We have been making plans to have our first child when he tells me on our anniversary that he can only stay with me if I allow him to open our relationship so that we can both see other people. Reluctantly, I agree, not expecting to fall in love with the person I meet...Categorized as:
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![Bound for You by Charlotte McGinlay]()
Bound for You by Charlotte McGinlay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAveryI don’t have any family.Everyone who was supposed to love me left.Until he walked in on my shift.He made my heart race and my body tingle.I fell hard for him, and he became my world.I was bound for him, but he wasn’t bound for me.He grew distant, and then I found out he wasn’t who he said he was. His whole demeanor changed instantly...Categorized as:
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![Back to You by Faith Andrews]()
Back to You by Faith Andrews
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes dreams aren’t meant to be chased. Sometimes forevers change with one regret. But when it’s worth the fight—we always wind up back where we belong. Mia and Declan have struggled through infidelity, guilt, and betrayal... -
![Pleasure Extraordinaire 3 by Liv Bennett]()
Pleasure Extraordinaire 3 by Liv Bennett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dream I thought I was living in turns out to be the worst nightmare of my life. What Michael wants from me is more than posing as his girlfriend but he won’t tell me why he hired me in the first place. I witness ugliness and abuse everywhere I turn. There is only one person who can rescue me from this hell. Zane. But he won’t do it for free... -
![For Nick by Taylor Dean]()
For Nick by Taylor Dean
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZachary Drake had love in his life--and tragically lost it. He knows it won't come his way again. Andie Parker would do anything for the love of her life. Even marry a total stranger. In spite of the unorthodox manner in which Zach and Andie come together, there is no denying that things are unexpectedly good between them, taking them both by surprise...Categorized as:
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![The Princess and the Prospect by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler]()
The Princess and the Prospect by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings~Anna~ I was three weeks past my seventeenth birthday when I first saw him running like a dog, as prospects do, during a family club function. I knew he was far older than me since he’d served in the Army with my brother-in-law, Deck. He was definitely too old for me in the eyes of everyone else. I knew the rules, and I’d be breaking too many of them for this not to be trouble...Categorized as:
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![A Little Bit of Us by A.E. Murphy]()
A Little Bit of Us by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI remember the time I was free, I didn't care to love, I only cared about myself. Now I'm stuck. Stuck with a man who destroyed my heart, stuck in a protective bubble that keeps me from reality. What happens when that bubble pops? What happens when reality hits me in the face? How will I cope with my new life, my new future? Will I ever forgive James? I want to.. -
![Defiance by T.L. Smith]()
Defiance by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was promised to me. I was promised to her. She was the daughter of a drug lord, I was the cousin of one. Together we could have been beautiful. Oh, so beautiful. But beautiful doesn’t factor into my life. Death. Destruction. Pain. That was my life. She’d had her taste of it. But was she really ready for it? Because I lived in hell, and my wife would soon be Satan’s bitch...Categorized as:
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![Pearl's Blaze by G.M. Scherbert]()
Pearl's Blaze by G.M. Scherbert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey almost took her away from me. When I find them they will pay and be put to ground. I will let her heal, but I will not live without her for much longer. She will be mine and there will not be a day that she questions who she belongs to. I don’t know how I will do this alone, again. My body, heart, mind, and soul are broken and I just need to feel something, anything... -
![Always in my Heart by Rebecca Elise]()
Always in my Heart by Rebecca Elise
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways in my Heart is Book 2 in the Subzero Series. From the moment Abby Carver first laid eyes on sexy blue haired drummer Tyler McDermott, it was love at first sight. Now, a year and a half later, Abby and Tyler are living together, Abby is about to open up her bakery and Tyler's band, Subzero, has been given an amazing opportunity that could be huge for their career... -
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![Checkmate With Bishop by J. A. Hornbuckle]()
Checkmate With Bishop by J. A. Hornbuckle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was convinced he was dying, slowly wasting from the same disease that took both his father and grandfather’s lives. So Bishop began to take the necessary steps to wrap up his life, trying to gain closure in every area. Especially in regard to his ex-wife, Dory. A woman who left him when he’d just been a lowly recruit in the Hellion Motorcycle Club... -
![Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee]()
Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForbidden. Foolish. Forever. These were the first words that came to Fawn Cornwall’s mind when she thought of the prince’s offer to become her lover behind her boyfriend’s back. Her boyfriend, who she had caught cheating on her. But if she said yes to the Prince of Darkness--- Fawn knew she would never be the same again. It would be everything or nothing at all... -
![Taking Chances by Jenn Bullard]()
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![Tattered by Melody Anne]()
Tattered by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m not a perfect man. Who of us can claim that? But for those of you who might think I’m a cheater, a liar, an abuser, you don’t know what you’re talking about. There’s more to my story than you realize. You’ve heard Miranda’s story. Now it’s time you heard mine. —Mason Because of the decisions I’ve made, lives have been forever changed. I didn’t step into those choices lightly... -
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![Agua de lluvia by Claudia Velasco]()
Agua de lluvia by Claudia Velasco
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUna estudiante de derecho comprometida, un actor con sueños de estrellato. Londres, Dublín y Madrid... -
![Keeping Skylar by J.A. Greenwood]()
Keeping Skylar by J.A. Greenwood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSkylar Grant, a dedicated teacher and devoted wife, thought she had the ideal life—the beautiful house, a close-knit circle of family and friends, and a sexy, loving husband. That is, until one night, she discovers a string of intimate messages on her husband’s hidden phone, unveiling months upon months of lies and deceit...Categorized as:
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![A Little Bit Of Crazy by A.E. Murphy]()
A Little Bit Of Crazy by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm strong, I'm passionate, I'm free. At least I was until my father asked me to marry his handsome, charming and completely gorgeous right hand man who was also a sort of friend to myself. I agreed of course, mainly because it was his last dying wish to see me with someone who he knew would treat me well...Categorized as:
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![The Desert King by Olivia Gates]()
The Desert King by Olivia Gates
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMills & Boon Desire series delivers powerful, passionate romances… Their farce of a marriage will save his kingdom. And in return for an heir, Kamal Aal Masood will give his new wife Aliyah anything - except the trust and intimacy she desperately wants. When Kamal abruptly ended their blistering affair years ago, he vowed Aliyah would never ensnare him again... -
![Eye of the Tiger by Diana Palmer]()
Eye of the Tiger by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEleanor Whitman had been a young girl with a crush, offering Keegan Taber her heart on a platter. Then he'd made it ruthlessly clear he wanted nothing to do with it. Eleanor hated the memory—and she hated him. And yet even four years later, the sight of Keegan made her weak in the knees. Only, now she was no girl….Keegan had never forgiven himself for how he'd treated Eleanor... -
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![Between Us by Cheyenne Cierra]()
Between Us by Cheyenne Cierra
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI wanted her the first moment I saw her. I was only eight, but my heart’s been set on her ever since. I don’t know what to call my fixation on her, I don’t know if it’s just lust. I don’t know if it’s pure infatuation, or even love. But whatever it is, it’s strong. It’s unconditional…it’s unrefined…but it’s unrequited… It’s unlawful. And still, no one could convince me that she isn’t the one... -
![Forbidden Vows by K.C. Crowne]()
Forbidden Vows by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe's supposed to marry her sister.But the Pakhan doesn't play by the rules...He writes them in blood.The air is thick with champagne and lies.I’m standing at my sister’s engagement party, trapped in the gilded cage of my family’s dying Irish dynasty.Beside me, the monster I’m meant to marry.Then—the announcement. “Introducing Ciara’s fiancé—Anton Karpov.” The world shatters...Categorized as:
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![Miss Greenhorn by Diana Palmer]()
Miss Greenhorn by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a reader-favorite tale of Prince Charming on the rangeWhen Christy Haley moves to Arizona, she never expects to meet an irascible, yet irresistible, ranch owner. The blonde teacher can’t help but be drawn to handsome Nate Lang, who makes it clear he isn’t looking for love... -
![Swimming Naked by Laura Branchflower]()
Swimming Naked by Laura Branchflower
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs their love powerful enough to overcome a betrayal that shook the foundation of their marriage? Lina and Phil Hunter have been together since they were teenagers. Twenty-five years later, they have successful careers, three teenage children and a beautiful home. Phil also has a baby with another woman, the by-product of a four-month affair... -
![Rhythm & Blu by S.L. Jennings]()
Rhythm & Blu by S.L. Jennings
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI fell in love with a boy whose laughter was the soundtrack of my heart. And I played it on repeat until life’s streetlights flickered on and stole him away. Riot Blu. Top 40 fuckboi. Paparazzi player. Trashy reality TV trainwreck. But once upon a time, he was the boy next door. Once upon a time, he was every note in every song on every mix tape he had ever made for me. Now he’s back... -
![Long, Tall Texans: Grant by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans: Grant by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA convenient marriage takes a passionate turn in New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer’s Long, Tall Texans: Grant, originally published as Paper Husband in 1995. Dana Mobry has worked her family’s Texas ranch her entire life. The cowgirl knows every inch of the property like the back of her hand, but she might find a ring on that same hand sooner rather than later...
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