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Not Quite Crazy by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the sixth novel in the warm and witty Not Quite series. No one drives in New York City. Everyone knows that, including California transplant Rachel Price. But that doesn’t stop her from driving into the city. From Connecticut. Every single morning. Rain or shine…or snow... -
Fighting for Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA larger-than-life firefighter inspires a career-driven woman to live in the moment—and trust in the power of love—in this flirty, emotional novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Harmony. Finn Ward has two passions: being a firefighter and being single. Although his parents are constantly nagging him to settle down, Finn just wants to enjoy himself while he’s young... -
Insistent by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe came into my life without warning. It wasn’t love at first sight, but the more time I spent with her, I knew she was the one. Our relationship was complicated, and I knew I had my work cut out for me. I have to prove to her that she’s all I see. That no matter how the past reads, we can re-write the future. He’s the sexiest one of the group, in my personal opinion... -
Bonus Kisses by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree-spirited black sheep, Taz Boran, has worked tirelessly as a nurse bringing efficient medical care to Africa for the past eight years. But when her sister Nicky is told she doesn't have long to live, she immediately flies home to small-town Eminence, Missouri. Unfortunately, taking care of Nicky means being around her husband, Rafe; the one man Taz could never forget... -
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My One And Only (Very Irresistible Bachelors) by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTess Winchester loves her life. Her family is growing with new nieces and nephews for her to spoil. And her lingerie business is really taking off, so in order to keep up with demand she needs more capital. Though Tess had always dreamed about finding Mr. Right, and having a family of her own, dating hasn’t been easy so working extra hours is never a problem... -
Christmas with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill a Christmas love built on lies melt away just as surely as the snow?Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other's backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.This is Zak's story .. -
Grizz's Passion by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's a sucker for a happy ending, and this bodyguard won't stop until she has one. With him.GrizzI should have known I was being set up when my boss couldn't stop grinning, but I took the last-minute private security gig anyway. Color me surprised when I show up to a bachelorette party and a crowd of drunk chicks start yelling for me to take it all off... -
One Beautiful Promise by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt all began in Rome…I was supposed to show Cole the city, as a favor to a friend. I was aware of his reputation, a seductive charmer hellbent on bachelorhood, but I hadn't prepared for him to get past my defenses. Cole was nothing like the serious businessman I imagined. He was sinfully hot, funny and way too flirty for my broken heart. But, it was just vacation after all... -
Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"I drowned in this story. In these words, and in this world. A five star read from the very first page." - Amo Jones, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Elite Kings Club Series He's a bastard in Burberry. Decker Collins knows how to do one thing--win. When his billion-dollar law practice moves to merge with a firm out of Dallas, she shows up to oversee the transition... -
Love Under Two Responders by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Carol Ashwood, esthetician, arrives in Lusty, Texas with no expectations but to earn her way and heal her heart from a major fight with her family. She’s led a sheltered life, but refuses to judge the way the people of Lusty live—and love... -
Corey's Catch by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorey has dug himself into a hole so deep, he can’t see a way out. His only goal now is to see this rough patch through. But then Bella Stevenson waltzes into his life and knocks him on his ass—figuratively and literally. Now, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do to prove to her that his wild days are a thing of the past... -
The Royally Series Collection by Emma Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrepare to be swept off your feet by The Royally Series Collection– three sexy, swoony, modern royal romances that will capture your heart, and satisfy your desire for a breathtaking happily ever after.Royally Screwed– By order of the Queen, Crown Prince Nicholas Pembrook has five months to choose a suitable bride... -
Royal Romance by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHenry: It hasn't been easy, but I've managed to keep my royal background a secret at work. But when I meet a gorgeous young artist, all bets are off.Will she still want me when she understands what being my wife will entail?Magnolia: Henry is rich, hot, and successful, with an air of mystery around him... -
Be My Flirty Firefighter by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a photographer stuck in a rut. He's a firefighter who loves the unexpected. Will the sparks between them amount to something more?AndyAs a photographer, I’ve endured more weddings than any single woman should have to.But I love my job, even if it is a little routine.Then I land a gig shooting promo materials for a local firefighter bachelor auction... -
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Caleb by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy woman, mountain man instalove short and steamy romance!ABBIEI'm looking for adventure and maybe a little romance when I stumble upon the website for Camp Mountain Man. For the first time in my life, I impulsively book a ticket to Alaska to find out what happens.But I never imagined I'd be sharing a cabin with someone so sexy, or as gruff, as Caleb. He's like a fantasy... -
Wyatt by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy woman, mountain man instalove short and steamy romance!CHARLOTTEMy friends chipped in to send me to Camp Mountain Man. As a single mom, I don't get out much. (Okay, I get out almost never.) But after having my heart broken before, I'm not ready to let my guard down to romance.My hypochondriac five-year-old has other plans... -
The Rhythm of my Heart by Velvet Reed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings** This book is recommended for people over 18 years due to strong language and sexual content.** Grace Rivers is your everyday twenty-five year old. She could have the world at her feet, but instead chooses to help run the family business. After experiencing great loss early in her life, Grace values what's most important: her family and friends... -
Love Under Two Doctors by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJillian Gillespie adopted a no-more-men policy after her divorce. Yet there’s something about Drs. Robert and David Jessop that short-circuits her best intentions. Robert and David recognize their soul mate in Jillian, a natural-born sub. They only have to convince her she is a sub and theirs. Robert assures himself that he has his control issues under control... -
Love Under Three Titans by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRichard, Trevor, and Kevin Benedict thought they weren’t meant for marriage until Margaret Morrison arrived in Lusty. It doesn’t take the triplets long to understand that Maggie herself had given up on some things in life, too—like having a family of her own or a happy-ever-after... -
Big Girls Do It Better by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s one of the guys. He’s looking for a woman to call his own. When sparks fly between this electrician and his assistant, will they find love or will they be left in the dark?ClementineGrowing up with four brothers, I’ve always been one of the guys.I can belch with the best of them, drink anyone under the table, and throw a mean punch.What I can’t seem to do is get a boyfriend... -
His Holiday Bonus by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Curvy Woman Holiday RomanceAudrey is snowed in with her irresistible boss for the holidays. Maybe this year she’ll get more than just a Christmas bonus...One click this curvy woman holiday romance!AudreyMy family never really did Christmas,And I always felt like I was missing out.So when this city girl ends up working at a Christmas tree farm,It’s new and different… and I kind of like it... -
Bachelor #10 by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRemember that time you went to a bachelor charity auction and bid on the sexy Scottish bad boy of soccer for your supermodel boss from hell only for the press to get things wrong and think you’re the one who spent a ridiculous amount of money to go on a date with him? No? Right, that was me... -
Up in the Air by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings—Channing— They say how far you go is directly correlated to how much you are willing to risk. As a snowboarder, I was used to risking a lot - specifically life and limb every time I flew down the mountain and into the air. This time though, I was risking it all. I’d already lost so much. Winning was all I had left. The truth? I hadn’t been invited to the X Games, but my brother had... -
A Blushing Bride for Christmas by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second generation is all grown up . . . even if their parents don't agree.Oliver GoodsonThe day I met Lucy Davis, I knew she was mine.I would have married her right then and there.But my girl wanted to wait until we graduated.We're out of school now, and this curvy little angel is mine.So is the little life growing in her belly.No one is going to stop me from claiming what belongs to me... -
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Curvy Desire by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s a rich girl who needs protection. He’s the biker hired to protect her. Will these opposites succumb to the desire between them?One click this curvy woman possessive biker romance!Gunner There’s always something to do in the MC.This time I’m playing bodyguard for a spoiled little rich girl…Except she isn’t as spoiled as I thought.Mariposa is curvy, kind, and full of surprises... -
Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Jenkins watched her best friend finally get her happily ever after. While there’s no one more deserving than Avery Jackson, Holly can’t fight the longing and ache that settles in her chest when she thinks about her own solitary life. After kissing so many frogs, Holly starts to wonder if Prince Charming even exists. Jase Bentley is worn out... -
Owned by the Officer: A Line of Duty/Black Ops Crossover by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKade Truett was happy the friend he helped rescue overseas was getting help in the form of a service dog. Since Kade broke his leg during that mission, he had the time to help him through the process. And his kindness paid off in a big way when he met the beautiful dog trainer, Annalise Ragsdale. Annalise never mixed business and pleasure, but she couldn’t help but fall for the sexy Navy SEAL... -
Winning the Dad by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVegas isn't my scene, but I might as well have some fun while I'm here for my son's wedding.I've always considered myself straight...until I meet Sawyer at the blackjack table.He's my age, super hot, and funny, and the sparks between us could power the entire casino. When he asks me up to his room, I happily accept.But one night isn't enough for either of us. We want more... -
Honor by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all-new series of hot men in uniform in her beloved Big Sky Series! HEROES OF BIG SKY!Nick loves his post as the princess’s security detail... -
What Love Looks Like by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHudsonSince I lost my wife, my life has consisted of being a single dad to two crazy kids and playing professional football, leaving me with no room for anything or anyone else.Until the moment I met Sawyer. Something about her feels right, and I know it’s more than just chemistry. She’s a game changer. My second chance at love.I want all of her days, her nights, and everything in between... -
Pr*ck Charming by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the most notorious bad boy in royalty. The kind of man your mother warns you about. He’s not the man you get drunk with, or get tattoos with. He’s not the man you wake up naked in a hotel bed next to. Oh, and he’s definitely not the one you accidentally marry. Oops... Rough, wild, uncivilized and filthy... -
A Kind Wedding: Christian & Charleigh by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Kind family is back for one last family wedding!Join Christian and Charleigh as they juggle their family life and careers, while dealing with the obstacles that get in the way of planning their perfect wedding.Enjoy bonfires, brotherly talks, weekly surf time, music, laughter, and more in this next installment of the Kind Brothers Series... -
Love Under Two Jessops by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe Rhodes has moved from Divine to Lusty, Texas, and is getting ready to open her day spa. She’s nearly over the most recent traumas in her life, too, having to break the heart of a good man and taking the life of a very bad one to save Lusty’s Sheriff. Chloe has always maintained that her sister was the only one deeply troubled by their earlier tragedy... -
Love Under Two Adventurers by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, HEA] Rebecca Jessop had just decided to damn her pride and go after Greg Benedict, when he arrives with his lover Cody Harper! But loving two adventurers brings complications she never saw coming... -
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Love Under Two Private Dicks by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, sex toys, HEA] Emily Anne Bancroft doesn’t see herself as a woman worthy of one man’s love, let alone two. Yet the hunger growing inside her for Mel Richardson and Connor Talbot can’t be denied. It’s up to those two private dicks to prove to her they’re, all three, meant to form a Lusty kind of family... -
A Harry Situation by Kristy K. James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Harry Saunders, the new employee for C & J Construction, turned out to be a woman, the only thing Chris Parker wanted was to fire her. In his opinion, there was no place for females in this business. But labor laws meant that she stayed, making him nothing but miserable. Until he discovers a secret she's been keeping from everyone... -
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Montana Sky by R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for? Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone... -
Love Under Two Wranglers by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolly discovers the difference between book boyfriends and real-life lovers when Alan Wilson and Duncan Moore aim for her. Alan and Duncan recognize Holly as theirs. Now they just have to convince the virginal librarian that they can live up to any fictional heroes... -
Love Under Two Introverts by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA] Clayton Dorchester moves himself and his children to Lusty after the death of his wife. Clay needed the comfort of family and to keep his oldest from big-city temptations. Gord Jessop has fallen in love with Tasha Garwood... -
Love Under Two Undercover Cops by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving suddenly found herself out of work, Nancy Jessop returns home to Lusty from DC. Determined to get on with her life and never look back, she’s shocked when two hot lawyers, Washington lobbyists Eli Barton and Jeremiah Winthrop, show up at her cousin Gord’s engagement party at Lusty Appetites... -
Finally by Miranda P. Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the alternate cover edition for ASIN B00KKSUQCY A pact with her best friends has Sarah Daley promising to make time for love after a long period of retreating from relationships. But before she embarks on finding her happily-ever-after, she wants to do something she's never done before--experience a short, hot fling... -
Callum by Kate Tilney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe captain of a mountain search and rescue team. A curvy journalist. These enemies to lovers find instalove romance in the Pacific Northwest.RoseAfter years of paying my dues as a low-level reporter, I finally have my own features beat in beautiful Seattle. And now, I get my first big story: a series on the Jade Mountain Search & Rescue team...Categorized as:
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Lincoln by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceJaydaBefore she died, I promised my mom I would try to mend the broken relationship with my dad.The problem is, the only language my father speaks is money.When he offers to take me on a trip of my choice for my twenty-fifth birthday, I try to find common ground.The wildlife lover in me chooses an Alaskan adventure... -
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One Night Stand with the Girl Dad by Tarin Lex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMia:At some point I became a living, breathing, dancing cliché.Lonely maid of honor at my sister’s no-kids wedding? Check.A one-night stand with the gorgeous, mysterious stranger from said wedding? Check.Inadvertently falling in love with said stranger?…No comment.That was clearly prohibited in our pre-hookup verbal agreement... -
Macarons & the Mountain Man by Tarin Lex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Christmas Day heartache drove me into the mountains.North, like my name.I guess I am a grinch. The one they all love to hate.But when I lay eyes on Mabel Monroe outside of my cabin, that all changes.She’s sugar and spice and everything nice.And I’m smitten as heck.Now that she’s walked into my woods, into my life, into my heart…I might have to keep her here forever... -
Tessa's Turn by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeeky teen pushover Tracy Bracey is finally dead, replaced by the beautiful and confident Tessa. After years of bullying, the darkness hovering over her appears to be fading. She has at long last become the vibrant woman she truly wants to be... -
Her Secret by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“That’s my child!” Sheik Talal is stunned to discover that Kate is not only back in Altair, but that she’s given birth to his son. His heir! She’s just as beautiful as he remembers – and just as stubborn. And when they can’t ignore the fire between them any longer, he finds more pleasure in her arms than any that have come before. Kate's back in Altair with her infant son for a new movie... -
The Desert Prince's Bride by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was dancing in the hallway…in socks! Little did she know, her dancing sealed her fate. Prince Jaffri couldn’t look away. Fascinated, Prince Jaffri was entranced as the woman danced, laughed when she defied him and wanted her in his arms forever…Jaffri knew that Giselle was going to be his bride, even though she fought him at every turn... -
Destiny Laughs by Leslie Pike
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny laughs at the well laid plans of Dr. Nash Santini and Farrah Knight. St. Helena's new Veterinarian, is six feet of handsome with a big side of sexy. But the widower isn't using his gifts. His focus is young son, Max. Moving back to his hometown has provided the boy with stability and a big extended family.Farrah cared for her ailing parents for a hard six years...
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