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  • A Goon for Christmas by M. Monique

    A Goon for Christmas by M. Monique

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Aue by Becky Manawatu

    Aue by Becky Manawatu

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVELauē (verb) to cry, howl, groan, wail, bawl. (interjection) expression of astonishment or distress.Taukiri was born into sorrow...
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    indigenous-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  crime  death  family
  • Only You by Francis Ray

    Only You by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sierra Grayson is next in line for love. If her four older brothers managed to get married off, surely Sierra can't be far behind. At least that's the outcome her matchmaking mother, Ruth, is hoping for - whether Sierra--smart, too sexy for her own good, and stubborn to a fault--wants it or not. But little does Ruth know what else fate has in store...
  • Heart of the Falcon by Francis Ray

    Heart of the Falcon by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Madelyn Taggart has shattered her share of glass ceilings. As a young engineer at a Houston oil company, she’s managed to make it in a mostly older, all-male, all-white industry. But her success has come at a high cost to her love life...
  • Until There Was You by Francis Ray

    Until There Was You by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All he was looking for was some peace and quiet. Instead, what ex-FBI agent Luke Grayson finds in the secluded cabin in the woods is a gorgeous, smoky-eyed woman…who just happens to be pointing a gun in his direction. Dr. Catherine Stewart is relieved that the handsome stranger she encounters is not a dangerous intruder...
  • Come Into The Out Now by Mel Dau

    Come Into The Out Now by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magdeline “Maggie” James Carson has lived a life of isolation. After tragedy strikes in her teen years, she views the world in a different light that is a definite shade of blackish grey. Even in her isolation she is a star admired by many. Will one admirer win her admiration, or will she slam the door in the face of potential love?Jamison Justin Christianson Jr...
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    poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Never: Lost Souls Series Book 2 by Blue Saffire, Takecover Designs

    Never: Lost Souls Series Book 2 by Blue Saffire, Takecover Designs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***Warning: This title is a re-release of Blue's website exclusive Never. It's been totally rewritten with over 42 pages of new content.***Just BreatheGutter, a scared biker with a dark past, just wants to move forward, but is pulled back repeatedly in his own cage. As a result, he’s become a protector, not realizing he himself needs saving...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sandcastles Under the Christmas Moon by Vickie McKeehan

    Sandcastles Under the Christmas Moon by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quentin Blackwood has come to Pelican Pointe to replace Jack Prescott as the town’s one and only doctor. But he’s in for a rough time, especially since nurse Sydney Reed doesn’t quite trust him. But that’s just one of the many problems Quentin must face as he tries to help a teenage boy and his grandmother going through hard times...
  • Such Great Heights: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf

    Such Great Heights: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A forbidden friends-to-lovers rock star romance... Malka Fischer has a bad reputation.Jasper Antonio is the nice guy of rock.They've known each other for years, but neither has looked beyond the surface. To Jasper, Malka is his best friend's on-again, off-again girlfriend. To Malka, Jasper is the squeaky clean bassist in her ex's band.One night fueled by grief and alcohol changes it all...
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    poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • You and No Other by Francis Ray

    You and No Other by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The protégé of a world-renowned artist, sculptress Phoenix Banister dreams of one day taking the art world by storm. Few people know that Phoenix has a secret that could ruin her career before it even starts. To protect that secret, Phoenix lives a very quiet life-and that means no scandal and no romance...
  • Call Me Crazy by Quinn Loftis

    Call Me Crazy by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I’m looking out from inside the chaos. It must be a one-way mirror because no one seems to be able to see back inside to where I am. The looks on their faces, the judgment in their eyes, tells me everything I need to know. The most frustrating part about the whole messed up situation is that even though I’m the one that they stare at in shock, I am just as shocked as they are...
  • Seduction, Westmoreland Style by Brenda Jackson

    Seduction, Westmoreland Style by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Montana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn savored his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asked for a job training horses, he turned her down flat. For despite her innocent looks, she tempted him beyond reason. Casey had vowed to get McKinnon to hire her and make him her first--her only--lover. Yet after every steamy encounter, the infuriating man dodged her...
  • Ruthless Rival by Crystal Kaswell

    Ruthless Rival by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon Pierce is the most powerful man in Manhattan. My rival since the ninth grade.And now, my enemy with benefits.Since the first day of high school, Simon and I have competed.Top grades?Simon wins.Better manners?Simon wins.Irresistible stare?Simon definitely wins.So when the bossy billionaire suggests an enemies with benefits arrangement--I dive in headfirst.No feelings. No strings...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • The Closer I Get to You by Melanie Schuster

    The Closer I Get to You by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is a continuation of the Deveraux and Cochran series...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan

    A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rocked by tragedy, Naomi Townsend arrives in Pelican Pointe with a past she’s trying to forget. A new start is just what she needs to restore her broken spirit.Settling in means getting to know her neighbors. Not an impossible task when people are so friendly. When she meets Colt Del Rio something inside her clicks. She soon realizes his generous heart is matched only by the inner pain he carries...
  • Ruby...Red Slippers & All by Iris Bolling

    Ruby...Red Slippers & All by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ruby Lassiter has spent her life taking care of others. Helping to raise her siblings took all her time and energy. Now they are grown, some married with children and all living their lives. Ruby is now thirty-seven years old, experiencing empty nest syndrome. No she never married and has no children of her own...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Seducing the Boss Lady by Sharon C. Cooper

    Seducing the Boss Lady by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Master electrician, Peyton Jenkins, is tired of being the responsible Jenkins’ girl. She’s ready to hand over the reins of the family business for a chance to live life and find love. However, fear of getting hurt again keeps her from letting down her guard. That is until her world intersects with bad-boy, Michael Cutter. Their sparks ignite a passion that can’t be denied...
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    poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Heart of Stone by Vivian Rose Lee

    Heart of Stone by Vivian Rose Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rebecca Hudson finally had her life all mapped out after surviving a kidnapping and gunshot injury, or so she thought. Full of vigor and enthusiasm, she returned to her hometown only to find an ailing mother and two devious and unscrupulous sisters. A few weeks later she is at their mercy, planning a funeral, unemployed and harboring an unexpected surprise...
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    poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Lucky In Love by Melanie Schuster

    Lucky In Love by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman escaping the pressures of her family, and a man wary of love, struggle to put their pain behind them -- and claim the future together. Lucky in Love is the book that started it all. It's the first in a series of compelling contemporary romances about the Cochran family from Detroit and the Deveraux family from Atlanta...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Until The End of Time by Melanie Schuster

    Until The End of Time by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After seeing her childhood tormentor in a new light, a woman discovers that facing the past is the only way to free herself for a love that will last until the end of time. This is the second book in the Cochran/Deveraux series...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Always by Blue Saffire

    Always by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Warning: This title is a re-release of Blue's website exclusive Never. It's been totally rewritten with over 116 pages of new content.***Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presentsAlwaysKingShe’s been wanting in my bed for a long, long time. I should’ve shut that shit all the way down, but I’ve been flirting with Misty for years...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Irresistible You by Francis Ray

    Irresistible You by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pierce Grayson is a marked man: if his mother, Ruth, has her way, his carefree single days will soon be over. But Pierce isn't going down without a fight. He's ready to take action against his mama's matchmaking…but what he's completely unprepared for is the feeling that hits him when he meets Broadway actress Sabra Raineau. She's in Santa Fe helping Ruth with a production at the University...
  • Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For fans of Pamela Clare’s acclaimed I-Team and Colorado High Country series…An I-Team/Colorado High Country Crossover NovelFire chief Eric Hawke knows it’s only a matter of time until the next big wildfire. He’s done everything he can to prepare his crews for the inevitable...
  • Remember by Joy Harjo

    Remember by Joy Harjo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time...
  • Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

    Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before—in fact, his eyes are like his father’s, his agong’s, and his little brother’s, and they are visionary...
  • Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

    Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find strength in his familial identity, from a stellar new voice in literary fiction...
  • Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lakota Simjak is nothing like he looks. A laid-back kind of fella that takes life as it comes, while enjoying the simple beauty of the day to days. However, the lonely nights and eternal mornings tells him it’s time for a change. He wants a wife.Melody Willis’ trophy case displays thirty years of being in the music business and performances all over the world. Yet, she goes to bed alone...
  • Let It Be Me by Melanie Schuster

    Let It Be Me by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcus Deveraux, the youngest of the dynamic Deveraux brothers, has everything he wants in life except the love of Vera Clark Jackson. When he met Vera she was a new employee of the Deveraux Group and a happily married woman. Now, twelve years later, Marcus if the CEO of the company, and Vera is a valued executive, although she is now widowed...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Trust in Me by Melanie Schuster

    Trust in Me by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The men of the prominent Deveraux clan knew plenty about romance, and Lucien Deveraux was the biggest player of all. But that changed after Hurricane Katrina devastated his beloved city. Now Lucien's ready to dedicate himself to one woman: Nicole Argonne. Trouble is, Nicole has no time for what she calls "pretty men." If Lucien wants her, he needs to prove himself..
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • My One and Only Love by Melanie Schuster

    My One and Only Love by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A reclusive attorney teams up with a vibrant actress to help her track down the brother who ruined her financially...and loses his heart. This is the third book of the series. Martin Deveraux, Clay's brother and Bennie's brother-in-law, was introduced in Lucky in Love and played a pivotal part in Until the End of Time. Now he's the hero, albeit a reluctant one...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Dreams of Forever: Seduction, Westmoreland Style\Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson

    Dreams of Forever: Seduction, Westmoreland Style\Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Montana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn is adamant about his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asks for a job training horses, he turns her down flat. Despite her innocent looks, she tempts him beyond reason. Casey vows to get McKinnon to hire her, and to make him her first and only lover. But after every steamy encounter, he avoids her, infuriating her even more...
  • Not That Kind of Girl by Nia Forrester

    Not That Kind of Girl by Nia Forrester

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Kate won’t be back ‘til Monday.”A roommate. Her boyfriend. An irresistible opportunity.Terri has always been “the quiet one.” People think she’s shy, but she’s really not. She’s pretty enough, and smart enough, she just hasn’t been particularly … remarkable.Ian on the other hand is remarkable. He’s also Terri’s roommate Kate’s boyfriend. He notices what others do not...
  • Before The Storm by Melanie Schuster

    Before The Storm by Melanie Schuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Deveraux clan is a powerful and imposing New Orleans family. So when Maya Simpson married the eldest son, Julian Deveraux, the union quickly succumbed to the social pressures surrounding the young couple. Convinced of her husband's infidelity, Maya filed for divorce and later learned that she was pregnant...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Sheikh’s Secret Child by Leslie North

    The Sheikh’s Secret Child by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As an ambitious American journalist, Amy Mathewson will stop at nothing to get her story—including going into dangerous, rebel-infested countries. But when she stumbles across seven-year-old Aisha in an orphanage her heart melts, and Amy vows to keep her safe. Until the rebels start to close in...
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    poc-mc  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Sheikh’s Rescued Baby by Leslie North

    The Sheikh’s Rescued Baby by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aisha Shadari will do anything to assure her beloved kingdom, Kendah, is well run—even if that means marrying someone she doesn’t love. If she doesn’t marry within a year of her father’s death, the task of ruling the country will fall to her incompetent cousin. With time running out, Aisha needs someone who will let her be in charge, someone she can easily manage...
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    poc-mc  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Hawthorne Family Series by Delaney Diamond

    Hawthorne Family Series by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE TEMPTATION OF A GOOD MAN Can true love be found after one night of passion? Celeste Burton goes out with her girlfriends to celebrate turning thirty and winds up spending an unforgettable night with the man of her dreams. One week later, as a favor, she attends a wedding with a friend as his date and is shocked when she sees Roarke again. Roarke Hawthorne despises cheating...
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    poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Main Agenda by Brenda Jackson

    Main Agenda by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This sexy short story, previously released in Welcome to Leo's and Some Like It Hot, is now exclusively in e-book from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! Lincoln Corbain still remembers the "spring-break fling" he shared with Raven Anderson. During the week they spent on Daytona Beach, they shared mind-blowing and unforgettable nights of passion...
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    poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Chase by Katie Dowe

    Chase by Katie Dowe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy plus size romance by Katie Dowe of BWWM Club. Vivacious Glenna runs a cozy inn in the tiny town of Coral Lakes. She takes pride in her work to make sure her guests have a great time in the mountain town...
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    poc-mc  black-mc  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • The Sheikh’s Accidental Wife by Leslie North

    The Sheikh’s Accidental Wife by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens in Vegas…apparently can follow you forever. At least that’s Clementine Llewellyn’s experience who, after a night of drinking and partying, ends up married to a sheikh. A night of passionate romance? Sure. Marriage? Not so much. Clementine wants an immediate divorce, but Sheikh Samir bin Salam’s country’s divorce laws require them to stay married. For three months...
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    poc-mc  contemporary  billionaire  fiction  book  adult
  • The Sheikh’s Unexpected Fiancée by Leslie North

    The Sheikh’s Unexpected Fiancée by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When her half-sister flees with her true love to avoid an arranged marriage, Zainab bravely steps up to take her place. All her life, Zainab has sought the approval of her father, Javeed, but even she is shocked when he refuses to consider his oldest daughter—her—for an alliance that will finally bring peace between his tribe and the royal family of Omirabad...
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    poc-mc  contemporary  billionaire  fiction  book  adult
  • Shaun by Katie Dowe

    Shaun by Katie Dowe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Where Broken Hearts Go by J. J. Murray

    Where Broken Hearts Go by J. J. Murray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Bernadette Elyse Jenkins-Brooks loses her much younger husband Mel to a "gamer heifer" with two kids and a mommy van, she quits her corporate accounting job at Bank of America and moves from Charlotte, North Carolina, back home to Ahoskie, North Carolina (population 5,039) to heal during one of the worst droughts in the history of Hertford County, one of the most racially divided counties...
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    poc-mc  contemporary  fiction  romance  book  adult
  • Break Every Rule by Francis Ray

    Break Every Rule by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After falling for a charmer who was only after her money, socialite Dominique Falcon has made a vow to herself that her next lover will be higher up on the social ladder than she is herself. Then she meets rough-around-the-edges Trent Masters, a man from a life of hard knocks. Now, Dominique is about to be a woman burned by breaking the rules--unless the rules don't count for two people in love...
  • A Soldier's Promise by Angelica Kate, Jill Plosczynski

    A Soldier's Promise by Angelica Kate, Jill Plosczynski

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryker was raised in foster care group home, and never gained the softer skills a family would have given him. Upon graduation he joined the military, providing him structure, meaning and a great career of which he could be proud. After twelve years he has a life he is comfortable within, a team that he would die to protect and little else in his solitary existence...
  • Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson

    Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "YOU HAVE FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO BE MY WIFE." Millionaire deal-maker Spencer Westmoreland would bail out Chardonnay Russell's failing Napa Valley vineyard. And in return she'd bear his children. But she shouldn't dare hope Spencer would ever fall in love with her. Her only choice was to accept the arrogant businessman's proposal...
  • Boy Made of Dawn by R. Allen Chappell

    Boy Made of Dawn by R. Allen Chappell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Follow Charlie Yazzi and Thomas Begay as stolen children and a sniper assassin bring danger and intrigue to the nation's largest reservation. Old and new characters emerge to unravel ongoing corruption. An irascible Ute family and their shrewd ranch-woman neighbor become caught up in the plot to place certain tribal leaders above the law...
  • Drenched in Light by Lisa Wingate

    Drenched in Light by Lisa Wingate

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Once a gifted ballet dancer, Julia Costell buckled under the demands of a professional dance career, and has landed with a thud in an unglamorous job as a guidance counselor at a performing arts high school. Living back home with her parents and feeling lost, she is afraid she’ll never soar again…until the day young Dell Jordan is sent to her office, carrying an essay...
  • Very Private Duty by Rochelle Alers

    Very Private Duty by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    During their teen years, Jeremy Blackstone and Tricia Parker were in love and virtually inseparable. Their plans for happily ever after came to a screeching halt when Jeremy up and leaves without any explanation.Fast forward fourteen years. Jeremy and Tricia are both back at Blackstone Farms; it's not a joyous occasion though...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Jaded by Monica McKayhan

    Jaded by Monica McKayhan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What Jade Morgan wants: for her parents to get back together. Instead her dad proposes to his new girlfriend, who has the nerve to ask Jade to be a bridesmaid. Like that'll ever happen. Her new boyfriend, Terrence, thinks she should give her future stepmom a chance, try to get to know her. Yet Jade barely knows Terrence—who is cute and cool, but is seriously hiding something...
  • All You'll Ever Need by Sharon C. Cooper

    All You'll Ever Need by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman wants what a woman wants… Quick-witted, sassy, construction worker, Jada (JJ) Jenkins, loves the finer things in life. She’d rather be in designer clothes and stilettos than sporting steel-toe boots and a hard hat. She hates getting dirty and worst, sweating. Jada’s ready to quit her job and marry a wealthy man who’s able to support her shopping addiction and her expensive taste...
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    poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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