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  • Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finn and Dia's story continues in Dear Heart, I Miss You, a second chance, college romance!Expected Release Date: May 20, 2022. Release date will be moved up...
  • Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s on the rebound, and he’s on the prowl. Aurora “Rory” Pike gave up her dream of becoming an opera superstar long ago. Now she’s content to teach music to the children of Snow Creek while helping her family recover from the wildfire that devastated them...
  • Flame by Helen Hardt

    Flame by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him.Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her...
  • Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Hot and sexy."—Romance Reader at HeartTMA PROMISE MADEInvestigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn't want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell's promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager. But she believed him with all her heart—and when Alex laughed it off years later, Christy was crushed...
  • Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, P.J. Fiala

    Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    30 of your favorite authors come together to celebrate love and romance in this anthology featuring brand new, original short stories.All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.Featured authors include:A.M. Kusi, Abbie Zanders, Alley Ciz, Anna Blakely, Anna Brooks, Becca Steele, Cora Kenborn, Darcy Burke, Elizabeth SaFleur, Emery Rose, Greer Bailey, Ivy Layne, J. Kenner, Jeana E...
  • Tracking Numbers by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Tracking Numbers by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tracker I expected it to be easy when Kerri's daddy ordered me to protect her, but keeping the president's daughter safe was harder than I expected. Hell, finding her was harder than I expected. Once I did, all I could do was grab her and hold on tight. If I let go, she gets hurt. If I don't, I'm the one on the line. Kerri I thought I got away...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Caught by the Billionaire: Covington Billionaires Book 7  (A Billionaire Romance Love Story) by Erin Swann

    Caught by the Billionaire: Covington Billionaires Book 7 (A Billionaire Romance Love Story) by Erin Swann

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nail the crooked billionaire. Simple enough, until he changed the rules. The directive was clear: get Vincent Benson. The undercover assignment would make or break Ashley's FBI career. Could she take down her one-time high school sweetheart? Vincent gets a cryptic, threatening note. Then, an employee hacks his computer...
  • Betrayed by A.K. Evans

    Betrayed by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say money can’t buy happiness. 

Quinn Jacobs wasn’t sure she agreed. After all, she had everything she needed—the perfect marriage, loads of cash, and not a care in the world. So, it never dawned on her that she’d end up in her current situation. 

 Deceived and divorced...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after...
  • Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I've got skeletons in my closet.So what? Who doesn't?But I find myself wanting to raid her closet.I'm familiar with strong women who rock the business world.But I've never met a woman like this before.I don't want to share her. I don't want her to slip through my fingertips.But if I don't keep her, someone else will...
  • Burned by A.K. Evans

    Burned by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zara Brooks needs a fresh start. Consumed with insecurity and damaged by betrayal, Zara leaves her old life and all the heartache it holds behind her. Or so she thinks… Zara is deeply wounded and every choice she makes in her new hometown is evidence of that pain. Pierce Reynolds has lived in Windsor all his life and loves the community...
  • Unworthy by A.K. Evans

    Unworthy by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes your first love needs a second chance... A boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Trent Michaels never cared what anyone thought of him. That is, until the girl he fell in love with broke his heart in the worst way possible. Delaney Rogers knows she made the biggest mistake of her life when she allowed Trent to walk away from her...
  • Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen...
  • A Little Complicated by Kelsie Rae

    A Little Complicated by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Archer Buchanan is perfect. He's sweet. Attentive. Passionate.He's been my best friend for as long as I can remember and when I find myself in a pickle, he's the first to bail me out.Always.I should've known he'd insist on taking me to prom after my Mystery Man broke my heart an hour before he was supposed to pick me up.Now I'm moving in next door to my new boyfriend and his twin brother..
  • Then There Was You: A Single Parent Collection by Gianna Gabriela, Anna Brooks

    Then There Was You: A Single Parent Collection by Gianna Gabriela, Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME: With stories from 14 unbelievably talented authors. Read on for a taste of the stories you'll find within! Back to Life by Dani René Both having been heartbroken in very different ways, Kayla and Caleb find themselves in a very unlikely situation where they can't deny the electricity coursing between them...
  • The Boss by Penelope Sky

    The Boss by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's complicated. Am I allowed to say that? Am I allowed to use that as an excuse to feel something toward the man that runs this place, is the reason I'm here in the first place, as well as my sister Raven? They call him The Boss. I call him Fender. And he calls me Beautiful. I can tell myself I'm just using him to get what I want. But we both know that's not true...
  • Empire by Kathy Coopmans

    Empire by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    99 cent special pre-order price. Price increases to 2.99 on release day! From USA Today Best Selling Author EMPIRE is the final book in The Elite Forces Series. It is recommended to read books 1-4 before attempting to read this We've loved. We've lost. We've hated. Our Empire is crumbling right before my eyes...
  • Trick by H.J. Bellus

    Trick by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s quiet, a thinker who is always three steps ahead of the game—in and out of the ring. Trenton “Trick” Jameson is a mystery, even to his fellow fighters at Diablo’s Throne. They only know him as the Country Boy Brawler who left home to chase his dreams. His band of brothers have no idea what he's lost or left behind... And that’s the way Trick wants it...
  • Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy...
  • Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I know what it's like to not have a father.Or a mother.I don't want Diesel to know how that feels. Maybe I should stay out of it, but I can't.I love him too much.Just when I think everything is going well, the unexpected happens. The enemy that's been lurking in the shadows finally presents themselves. And it wasn't who I expected...
  • Overcome by A.K. Evans

    Overcome by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It only took a matter of moments for Lexi Townsend to become a statistic. Rape victim. Ninety-eight seconds later, someone else became the next one in six. Her pleas of ‘no’ were overshadowed by the dress she wore and the kisses she enjoyed. Her power was taken. Her trust was lost. Her bubbly personality was smothered by the depressing weight of shame and guilt. She became silenced...
  • Sterling Heat by L.B. Dunbar

    Sterling Heat by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love wasn’t the daily special when a grumpy small-town baker delivers a baby in his bakery. Now, all he can think about is that sweet bundle and her tempting single mother.Having a baby in a bakery gives new meaning to taking the bun out of the oven. I’d been in Curmudgeon Bakery for one of those lemon baby-Bundt cakes I’d been craving since I found out I was pregnant...
  • Ridge: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.L. Scott

    Ridge: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The One didn’t exist. Then I met Meadow. The band's honorary little sister was off-limits. Too late for that. She says we’re “nothing serious,” but she’s gotten under my skin and I can’t stop thinking about her. And when I touch her, I know we’re meant to be. Happy Endings don’t exist. Not even with Ridge. My big plans never included falling for a rock star. Too soon for that...
  • The Difference Between Someday and Forever by Aly Martinez

    The Difference Between Someday and Forever by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world took everything from us. As survivors of not only a plane crash, but two other impossible tragedies, we’d more than earned a life of peace. But time and time again, we were shown that fate had no intention of giving that to us. Remi and I were soulmates. Plain and simple. Our love should have died in the depths of our darkness, but the sun still exists even when it’s not shining...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  amnesia  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Chaos by Timberlyn Scott

    Chaos by Timberlyn Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the FINAL book in the Unhinged Trilogy, the conclusion to Sebastian and Payton's story. Secrets... The secrets are still there, plaguing me, disrupting my everyday life, only now... the unthinkable has happened. Lies... Payton insists that it is time that I deal with the lies that seem to make up my entire existence, the ones that have produced the chaos in my head...
  • An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee

    An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The proposition: One year of "marriage" for one million dollars. Sex, yes. Falling in love, no. Desperate to escape crushing poverty and provide for my younger sister, I took the deal. But I violated the rules by falling for Elliot Reed, the gorgeous, brilliant billionaire bad boy...and he broke them by wanting more between us--a bond more profound than any legal contract could provide...
  • Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely

    Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sequel to the bestselling new adult novel The Thrill of It... Every Second With You = Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope. I used to think love was a lie. Now I know it’s real, powerful, and I don’t want to lose it…But my future scares me, and there’s no way this can be happening, especially since I’ve finally broken free from all the people who wanted pieces of me...
  • Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE—UNLESS HE KILLS ME FIRST.Dima Romanoff knows everything now.All my sins.All my scars.All the skeletons in my closet.The only thing I have left is our baby in my arms…And one last shot at freedom.But Dima is coming for me.I can’t run fast enough or far enough.And when he catches up to us…He’ll take everything I have to give...
  • Wild Country by H.J. Bellus

    Wild Country by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some have it all. Hunter Yates truly does. He’s humble and kind, even though he has it all. It’s his small town roots that keep him grounded. He’s a simple man from a small town with a heart of gold. Perfection carved from beauty. As he sets off in the world, it’s his humble beginnings that keep his boots planted on the ground. Hunter finds himself amidst a toxic relationship...
  • Room 143: A Standalone Romance by Laramie Briscoe

    Room 143: A Standalone Romance by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On my left hand sits a wedding ring. In my right hand I hold a hotel room key...
  • Dark Child:  (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NOT EVERY SCAR IS VISIBLE… What do you do when the girl you want can’t even remember your name? This pretty, long-legged, fiery girl who makes me weak in the knees. Of all the chicks who flirt with me, hang around me, I could have my pick, but no… I want psycho girl . One day she ignores my existence, and the next she smiles and talks to me as if she knows me, as if she wants me...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  university  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  romance
  • Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you get when you mix Tequila with a house full of rowdy Fraternity brothers who have no boundaries? A cucumber, a pink thong, and a bottle of lube. Oh yeah, and super glue. There is always super glue… Parties, drinking, and plenty of mornings where you can’t remember what you did the night before...that was my life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered in my mind...
  • Terrible Lie by A.K. Evans

    Terrible Lie by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magnolia Glenn knows all about hardship. She also knows about working hard. So, when times get tough, she does what she has to do. Even if it means doing the wrong thing for all the right reasons. Killian Scott has lead a life of comfort and fortune as a guitarist for a world-renowned rock band. Seeing a woman who needs his help at a show, he doesn’t hesitate to wade in...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Uncovering Hope by Kacey Shea

    Uncovering Hope by Kacey Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carly Reynolds doesn’t have much faith in men. She no longer trusts her heart to lead—not after doing her so wrong. Raising her sons alone, Carly must learn to stand on her own. But she’s stronger now, wiser, and determined to move forward. Derek Taylor, the sexy tatted drummer for Three Ugly Guys, doesn’t have much time for women, except to hook up and get off...
  • Poison Laced Truths by C.M. Radcliff

    Poison Laced Truths by C.M. Radcliff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blurb coming...
  • Screw Up by C.M. Stunich

    Screw Up by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NETTY Treyjan Charell is such a douche. The last sort of guy I would EVER date. But he saved me from the awful hands of a wicked rock 'n' roll crowd. And the way he strokes his guitar gives me bats instead of butterflies. If I could, I'd have just a taste, just one little lick, and get the hell out of there before he ruins me. Then again, maybe I want to be ruined...
  • Claiming My Soulmate by Jessica Blake

    Claiming My Soulmate by Jessica Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I sell the concept of love. But don’t believe in it. Until her. Although I created the world’s most popular dating app, I secretly don’t believe in love. In fact, I think people who do are fairy tale chasing fools. And soulmates? Only idiots would buy into that concept. When my secret gets out, my professional life and my billion dollar company are in jeopardy...
  • Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only kinds of luck I knew were bad and worse...until my life hung in the balance. I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls. I couldn’t resist him for long...
  • Revived by A.K. Evans

    Revived by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the last single guy amongst his coworkers, Gunner Hayes is beginning to wonder if he’ll ever find the woman that’s right for him. He’s watched as his friends have fallen in love, secretly wishing for that for himself. And it’s when he sees his high school crush on the local news that Gunner is awakened to the possibility of his own happy ending...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Get Hitched by C.M. Stunich

    Get Hitched by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    WARNING: This book contains a-hole rockstars, hard rock music, drama, steamy sex, FBI raids, blood, drugs, partying, clubs, cursing, cursing, and more cursing, true love, tour buses, concerts, and a rocker wedding. Oh, and a pregnant rocker chick. Complete and absolute utter f*cking chaos. The posters might call it "Hard Rock Roots", but that's the real name of our tour. Ten cities...
  • Bespoken by Rebecca Sharp

    Bespoken by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a captivating and emotional small-town romance where sparks fly as opposites attract and ignite a love that can't be denied...Jules Vandelsen never wanted for anything - except everything money couldn’t buy.As the heiress to the Rock Beach Resort, her glamorous world was perfectly tailored to further her parent’s empire...
  • Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s fighting for their fairytale. Charlotte Hayes lost her slipper – err shoe – the first night she met Spencer Beckett, A.K.A Princeton Charming. She fell into his arms and their lives were changed. Forever. One kiss and she was smitten. One date and she was head over heels. One tragedy and her heart was his...
  • Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.

    Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret scar…Tegan Callahan has sworn off bad boys for good. Growing up on tour with her rock star brother, she knows first-hand the damage they can do. She’s looking for a nice, safe, stable guy – until a chance encounter with a devastatingly sexy stranger makes her question everything she thought she wanted.A troubled soul…Ryland James arrives in Beachwood Bay on the run from his mistakes...
  • Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "I need you to protect my sister." Not the typical request from a best friend. But when I locked eyes with Abigail, there was no turning back. The loss of my wife left me and my daughter broken. A despair so deep, the billions I had couldn't come close to fixing. Abigail was more than just green eyes and gorgeous curves. She was a precious thing I wanted to save and protect...
  • Pretty Scars by C.D. Reiss

    Pretty Scars by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In Carrie Drazen’s diamond-studded world, beauty is everything: a blessing, a commodity, and a curse. Her beauty got her past the velvet ropes and into high society, but it ripped her away from the man she loved and chained her to an unbearable life...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  suspense  university  abuse  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • SEALED with a Kiss by Caitlyn O'Leary

    SEALED with a Kiss by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Relationship Advice from Six Navy Seals? When Billy Anderson decided to ask Rebecca Barnes to the Valentine’s Day Dance, he had no idea that he would be getting relationship advice from six Navy SEALs...
  • Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy SINGLE DAD ON TOP has arrived.My bride-to-be Arianna wants to meet my parents.But...they live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985.I changed my name a long time ago...
  • Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

    Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ford Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had...
  • Fox by Max Monroe

    Fox by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some things are meant to be; some aren't. I never thought this would be my life. I never believed I could feel this way. I don't know where to go from here. I never want to be anywhere else. My whole world has changed. She is my whole world. I'm not sure how to be me again. I've never felt more like myself. I've never needed anyone, but I need him. I love her...
  • The Seduction of Pretty Lies by Holly Renee

    The Seduction of Pretty Lies by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Devoted. Loyal. Shameless. The Boys of Clermont Bay had been my protectors for as long as I could remember.And Olly Warner took the job to heart.He was intense and all-consuming, and I had been in love with him for years.Alarmingly handsome and recklessly charming, he attempted to deny there was ever anything between us...
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