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Show Me Forever (The Maxwell Brothers) by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI moved to Chicago six months ago, determined to finally open my own bakery. My landlady was this sweet woman who treated me like her granddaughter. Then she sold the house. Now the devil himself is my landlord and neighbor since I live in the guesthouse on his property. Declan Maxwell is moody, unreasonable, and takes himself far too seriously. Unfortunately for me, he’s also damn sexy...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Ares by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAres MitchellThey said my presence changed the atmosphere in any room I entered.According to my mother—it was in my name. According to my twin brother—it was in my soul.But to Nyx Campbell, I was multifaceted.The star gazing beauty forced her away into my heart and opened my eyes to a part of myself I never knew existed.She calmed the chaos... -
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Twenty-four Three by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA shot in the dark.A mistaken identity.A undeniable attraction.An injured hitman finds himself depending on a stranger and for Carter Reed trust is not something he’s willing to extend. Unfortunately when it comes to McKenna Smith, Carter can either allow her to be his saving grace or risk losing something more precious than trust…his life.Stakes are high...Categorized as:
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Starting Over Scottish: A Grumpy Sunshine Holiday Romance by Tricia O'Malley
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The Bonus by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal, BookTok, and #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan comes the sizzling story of Gabriel Ferrara and Grace Porter. Bonus chapters included in this exclusive paperback edition!Grace Porter has the perfect job, great pay, a beautiful office, everything she ever dreamed of, if not for one small detail.She's utterly and hopelessly in love with her boss... -
Hauling Ashe by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife might be a highway but the last thing this grumpy silver fox expected was a cross-country road trip with a ray of sunshine."My sister is driving to California. She could give you a ride.""What?" Tucker Ashe and I say in unison.Mae FoxSurely, my older sister has lost her mind. There is no way I'm driving her insufferable – albeit sexy silver fox – boss two thousand miles... -
Dirty Little Midlife (Fake) Date by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSingle mom Mia has a problem. Her new landlord Des just raised her rent, and even in her dreams, Mia wouldn’t be able to afford it.Not that she’d want to dream of Des. Ever.To make matters worse, Des is big, grumpy, and apparently his heart is made of granite. He’s not willing to meet Mia in any sort of middle.Suffice it to say, Mia’s forties aren’t off to a good start.Until...Categorized as:
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Broken Lines by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlease this is the alternate cover print edition of the book Broken Lines. You can find the ebook and primary cover edition paperback on the author's main page, or by searching the store.They say never meet your heroes.But no one ever warns you about falling in love with them.Once, he was a god.Devastatingly seductive. Illegally gorgeous...Categorized as:
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The Rebel by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA scorching enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …One bed.Two stranded strangers.Three wildly passionate nights.A thousand secrets between them... -
Big, Bossy Problem: An Accidental Baby Romance by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing a dog walker isn’t as glamorous as you might imagine.Unless, of course, you’re walking a tech billionaire’s German shepherd mix...Categorized as:
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Out of Focus by Cristina Santos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan two people, brought together by chance and mutual need, overcome their differences and find a love that defies the odds?Rafael and Charlie are two souls destined to collide. He is a vibrant Brazilian CEO with a deep seated desire to find love. She is a British redhead navigating life in finance while trying to prepare for a potentially monotonous relationship... -
Jameson Fox by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRule number one if you’re going to fake marry a billionaire: only marry him if you like him and he likes you.Jameson Fox is the most infuriating, arrogant, frustrating, presumptuous, self-important alphahole I have ever met.He stole my company from me five years ago. Now, he’s made me an offer I can’t refuse: fake marry him, and he’ll give it back... -
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Aquorea - Inspira by M.G. Ferrey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo dia do funeral do avô, Arabela Rosialt afoga-se e, quando acorda, reencontra-o. A sua vida sofre uma reviravolta avassaladora ao descobrir que está em Aquorea: uma exótica e milenar comunidade que prosperou milhares de metros abaixo do nível do mar... -
Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with...and now he wants my help? Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around. Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him...Categorized as:
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Heartbreak & Cupcakes by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlex VaughnThe last thing I wanted was to be named San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor. The title alone was misleading. I wasn’t a bachelor. I was a widower and single father. One who wasn’t available or interested.Well... there was one person who might have piqued my interest. Cupcake Girl. But interest and intent are two very different things...Categorized as:
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Midnight Confessions by J.L. Kenna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Wild Card by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s crazy how three seconds can change your life.For Steve Pelham, those three seconds happened in a doctor’s office. His wife—the girl he had been madly in love with since elementary school—was given a terminal diagnosis. Years of being dragged through an endless cycle of betting on science and miracles to save the love of his life? Useless...Categorized as:
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Man Splain by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's literally my job to make sure everything goes to plan. I'm really f-ing good at it. But when the beautiful coffee shop owner refuses a corporate loan to keep her business afloat solely because we had a slightly-drunk quickie, it makes me crazy. Insane. Frustrated. Turned on. Especially when I discover the stubborn woman chooses instead to be a cam girl to pay her bills...Categorized as:
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Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMickyI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover...Categorized as:
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Take Me Down by Avery Kingston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKennedy Hello, my name is Kennedy, and I’m an addict. Pills, booze—you name it, I tried it. I wasn’t exactly particular about it. Now, I’m two years sober, in a new country, and looking for a fresh start.But my noisy, upstairs neighbor is testing the limits of my sobriety. He’s either watching an adult film marathon, harboring a hooker, or performing an exorcism in his flat...Categorized as:
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The Surrogate by Penelope Ward
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…ABBY:I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.The problem is: it’s not my baby. And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus... -
The Brazen One by Daisy Jane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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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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Mr. Jerk by Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I met Noah Parker, he asked if I was an escort.Apparently when you’re a billionaire sports agent, finding strange half-naked women in your hotel room is…normal?That didn’t stop me launching a stiletto at him.He’s fine—good reflexes.Still, he walked into my hotel room—claiming it's his—and has no plans on leaving.Neither do I.Which is how I end up sharing a bed with Mr. Jerk...Categorized as:
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By His Rule: A Billionare Fake Dating Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn all-new steamy and angsty billionaire fake dating romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy LorraineFrom the wrong side of the tracks to the heart of a billionaire…Leaving my hometown, I chased a single dream: work for Callahan Enterprises and build a better life for my brothers and me... -
Cruel by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s dangerous, addictive, and my newest assignment.The future I desperately crave rests in the palm of his hand.Breathtakingly handsome and painfully private, he’s the sinner who killed a saint. That’s what the world sees when they catch a glimpse of Kavan Bane.He’s the mysterious billionaire tucked away in his penthouse high above Manhattan.My job is to understand him. His goal is to break me... -
Fate by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe shouldn’t have kissed me. But I shouldn’t have liked it.Garrett Cooper is grumpy. Bossy. Rude. We’re supposed to work together to save my family’s hotel, but sparks fly every time we’re in the same room. And not the good kind.Things get off to a rough start between us, and that’s on me…partially... -
Taming the Tease by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome into the hottest BDSM club around and meet the Stronghold Doms...Rick Winter is tired of playing empty scenes with submissives, only to return home alone. He wants what he sees his friends getting - a real relationship with submissives who love them...Categorized as:
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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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Hard by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA man walks into a coffee shop and gets offered a job in the movies. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Or every man’s fantasy. Until I remember I’m trying to be a good man. A single father. One who doesn’t do casual relationships, Let alone get paid for s*x. But for those curves and that mouth? Any man might be tempted . . . ~*~ It was an honest mistake . . -
Almost Pretend by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOpposites attract in this sizzling, feel-good, grumpy sunshine romance about a lively illustrator and the brooding billionaire she literally falls for. Eleanor Lark is an upbeat illustrator plagued by headaches and unruly strawberry-blond hair. After a grueling cross-country flight, she blacks out cold... -
Work: Strictly Professional by Jesse H. Reign
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Not to worry, I’ll compensate you for your time and your… skill.”My boss is a walking red flag. He’s bolshy and rude. Impossible to please. A big, broody man with dark eyes that carry an unmistakable message – I am not manageable. Seriously, he’s the worst. If it’s not bad enough that he’s a nightmare in the office, he’s all but ordering me to be his date to his son’s wedding... -
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Forbidden Boss by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s my billionaire boss. The arrogant grump who shouldn’t even know I exist. And the man who just gave me an offer I can’t refuse.When Rome Blakely hands me a more-than-generous employment contract, I’m confused... -
Love Me Tomorrow by Maria Luis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey call her America’s Sweetheart. And me? I’m the so-called “inked god” she dumped on TV. I’ve tried to forget her. I’ve tried to move on. Until I discover that her family is opening a new restaurant next to my tattoo parlor. If I were a gentleman, I’d offer my congratulations and go my own way. If I were a gentleman, I’d let her be . . . but I’m not...Categorized as:
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Following His Rules by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFollowing His Rules is book 1 in The Tempter Series; a series of stand-alone, office, best friend’s brother romances. ⚠⚠⚠ T his book contains adult language, sexual content, age-gap relationships, and so much spice it'll have you dripping sweat as you read . ⚠⚠⚠ Shardonnay I need this job...Categorized as:
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Never Kiss the Bad Boy by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA full plate? More like an overflowing platter.The last thing I have time for is the bad boy next door.Even if he’s hot, sweaty, muscled, pierced, and makes sexy promises that keep me on edge.Survival Mode is how I live. My ghost kitchen is the place to be for every work crew in the city, and I bust my butt from sunup to sun down, while rubbing every nickel and dime together to scrape by...Categorized as:
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Two Truths and a Marriage by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe grumpiest billionaire accidentally scores a sunshiny fake fiancee and pure chaos in this hilarious, sweet, and deliriously steamy romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.I can still pinpoint the exact second when my life became two truths and a lie.You don't forget delivering a mountain of fresh-baked sweets to a man like Dexter Rory... -
Inked Adonis by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy BFF sent the hot stranger a voice note...Of me saying I want to climb him like a tree.And he just. Texted. Back.It's the dog's fault, really.If this untrained Great Dane I'm walking had any manners at all, I never would've ended up With my leash wrapped around the most gorgeous man I've ever seen.Lucky for me, the guy is a good sport about it... -
13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAutumn ha crecido en hogares de acogida y su pasado es como un lienzo en blanco...Categorized as:
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Yo también no es te quiero by Violeta Reed
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEscribir romance nunca fue tan complicado.William Anderson es el escritor de fantasía más exitoso de la década, con millones de lectores enganchados a su pluma. Es exigente, ambicioso… y tremendamente atractivo. Y también es un bocazas. Raquel García es una joven española que llegó a Nueva York persiguiendo su sueñ trabajar en una de las editoriales más importantes del país...Categorized as:
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Stairway to Heaven by Delinda Dane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCraquant en bad boy tatoué.Irrésistible en papa modèle. Il y a quelques années seulement, Tristan était un autre homme. Désabusé, indifférent au succès immense qu'il rencontrait en tant que tatoueur et curieux de toutes les addictions : drogues, alcool... femmes.Mais c'est justement une femme qui a bouleversé sa vie... -
Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpare Tire is the second story in the Curvy Girl series. It is a short, steamy, standalone story with a curvy heroine, a sexy hero, and an HEA. Emmy I have the perfect life--at least according to my Instagram feed and my two hundred thousand followers. But when my best friend announces she's getting married, I can't help but feel like something is missing. Or someone... -
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The Atelier Assignment by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer assignment is to not fall in love with him…Zeke Brooksbank is in need of a wake-up call. One that shakes him out of the grump he’s permanently in and turns him into a reasonable human being.I’m not staying at his country residence to tame the beast. I’m meant to be cataloguing his art collection, not fangirling over his own paintings, or becoming attached to his little daughter... -
His Sweet Pea (The May Flowers Series) by Vivian Ward, Flirt Club
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPretending to be my enemy’s girlfriend is a recipe for disaster...but he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Danny was my first love but he sabotaged me when we were competing for one of the most lucrative art scholarships. That’s when he became my number one enemy and I kissed his sweet ass good-bye. That was nearly a decade ago. And all these years later, I still hate him...Categorized as:
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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... -
Rebel Billionaire by Deborah Garland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Now Written in First Person*What’s a broke PI to do when I’m offered $1M to lure a spoiled billionaire onto his brother’s jet?Anything, except get into a stolen car with him. Oops. Too late. Help! Now I’m in that stolen car, kidnapped, and driving cross country.While the struggling actor waits for a call from his agent.And I'm having the time of my life.Gambling in Vegas.Glamping in Santa Fe... -
Pretty Broken Dreams by Jeana E. Mann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Cameron Blackwood, Vanessa is the one who got away. The one who made him question everything. The one who broke his heart. He built an empire with his bare hands, but he'd give it all up for a chance to have her back--except she married someone else. Now he's left with nothing but anger and ambition to warm his bed. A decade later, their paths cross again... -
Grumpy Boss in Love by Alina Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWalking down the wedding aisle,I never imagined I'd say "I do" to the man I despise the most—Elliot Sinclair.He was my former professor and my current boss from hell.My plan was simple:Complete my marketing course, save up, and start my business.That was until Elliot barged into my life on a mission to torment me...
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