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  • Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everything Porter Davies has worked for is about to be ripped away from him with one throw from a rodeo horse. The hits don’t stop there, either. He’d known they’d come for him one day. His father had been the best spy back in his day and they’d been keeping tabs on Porter since he was eighteen...
  • Finding Redemption: Book 5 of The Rollin On Series by Emilia Finn

    Finding Redemption: Book 5 of The Rollin On Series by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is Jon and Tink's story. Full blurb coming soon...
  • Finding Hope by Emilia Finn

    Finding Hope by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a man hits rock bottom, he only has two choices. Professional fighter and undisputed champion of the world, twenty-five-year-old Jack Reilly is back for the final instalment of the Rollin On series. Like many love stories, boy meets girl. Girl grudgingly agrees to a date. Boy sits through cringeworthy sex talk. Boy and girl live happily ever after...
  • Forever Protected by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Protected by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Parker Davies, former rodeo star turned U.S. Marshal, wants something he can’t have—Tilly Bradford. He had met the equestrian, fell for her, and then saw her name on a case that came across his desk. Suddenly he had to step back from the one woman he had wanted...
  • The Keeneston Roses by Kathleen Brooks

    The Keeneston Roses by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bluegrass book everyone has been asking for is finally here. The Rose sisters have survived the lows and enjoyed the highs throughout their lives. See what events shaped Keeneston's most beloved siblings. Lily Rae Rose has been headstrong since she was a child. She was the oldest, after all. Maybe that’s why she fell for the bad boy next door...
  • REGRET by Emilia Finn

    REGRET by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Preston Danes was born and raised on the streets.Unloved. Unwanted. And quickly discarded.Now he’s a man on the verge of a new career when the infamous Checkmate Security offers him a job.They want to shut down a mafia family, and they need the assistance of a skilled hacker to get the job done.Preston knows code like others know their left hands. He’s perfect for the job...
  • Simply Crazy by Jenn Hype

    Simply Crazy by Jenn Hype

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Forget apps, websites and singles events - clearly the best way to meet a guy is to move in next door, accidentally assault him and then demand a job at his company. If that kind of charm doesn’t totally knock him off his feet, the next step is to build an army. If possible, try to recruit those closest to the target, such as his mom, sisters and closest friends...
  • Rising by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Rising by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rising continues where book one left off with the mission to purge evil from Seattle just getting started. Katherine comes home, but not all is well in the Anderson world as she battles an enemy Joseph can’t put his hands around. While Joseph can’t purge the cancer, he can support this team who attacked the woman he loves. And that’s exactly what he does...
  • Reluctantly Rescued by Ruth Cardello

    Reluctantly Rescued by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bradford has spent his life saving innocents, but there are some days he doesn't see much difference between himself and the criminals he takes out. His goal is to die doing something important.Until he meets Joanna and she turns his life upside down.Children's book author. Mini-horse rescue owner...
  • Heal Me Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Heal Me Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can two brothers work together to heal the pain of a woman who swore she’d never love again?Headed to an isolated cabin to try to work on their fractured relationship, Doc and his brother run into a spot of trouble. Their savior is an unlikely one, a Little with a shield so thick it will take both of them working together to penetrate it.Caley isn’t interested in the real world...
  • Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale

    Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ford Spurlock has known Ashe Trammel since they were babies.He’s also done his level best to stay away from her because every time he gets to within five feet of her, they’re fighting like cats and dogs.Ashe is the apple of her father’s eye. The motorcycle club princess that was never to be harmed in any way—or touched for that matter...
  • Just My Type by Tara Sivec

    Just My Type by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Live in the best small town in the world? Check. Have the greatest job ever working on my family's pumpkin farm? Check. Marry the town pharmacist and have a nice, quiet life with our son? Check-check. "Oh, I'm sorry...
  • The Old Ducks' Club by Maddie Please

    The Old Ducks' Club by Maddie Please

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sophia Gregory is fading away…Recently split from her married lover and about to turn sixty, Sophia doesn’t recognise the old woman staring back at her in the mirror. Where has her life gone so wrong? How has it come to this? A quiet holiday in beautiful Rhodes is the perfect chance for her to find herself again...
  • Kiwi Rules by Rosalind James

    Kiwi Rules by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Need an escape? Coming soon: The brand-new, snarky, steamy, Kiwi-centric series by the bestselling author of Escape to New Zealand.  Afghanistan hadn't quite killed me. Karen Sinclair just might.You don't find many too-pretty rich boys in the New Zealand Defense Force. Turns out there's a reason for that. Fortunately, you can find your true self in the oddest places...
  • Random Acts of Love by Julia Kent

    Random Acts of Love by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last ever-loving thing I ever thought I'd become is a hypocrite. A big, fat one. Joe doesn't even want me to meet his parents. Trevor's fine with it, but only if they keep thinking I'm his girlfriend. And only his girlfriend. He doesn't want that pesky little thing called truth to get in the way. Both of them are my boyfriends. Both...
  • No More Secrets by Lucy Score

    No More Secrets by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    “I can’t wait anymore.” His mouth claimed hers in a storm of heat and power. Carter Pierce is a man who believes in signs. He just doesn't know what to do with this one. In the small town of Blue Moon Bend, where everybody is a matchmaker, Carter wants to be left alone to tend the family farm. After returning from Afghanistan with scars, his only goal is recovery...
  • Dare You To Love Me by Maria Luís

    Dare You To Love Me by Maria Luís

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I dare you to find me the perfect match, she said. Luke O’Connor has never turned down a dare. Ever. But that was before his last deployment left the charming playboy a shell of his former self. Now he just wants to be left alone - no hookups, no relationships...
  • The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters by Jaimie Admans

    The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters by Jaimie Admans

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Escape to beautiful France this summer with this uplifting romantic comedy. Where dreams come true…? Wendy Clayton stopped believing in fairy tales a long time ago. Instead, she has a ‘nice’ life. Nice job. Nice flat. Absolutely no men...
  • Cowgirl Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Cowgirl Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Since she was a little girl, Ellie-Mae Lincoln has known two things: that she was born to be a cowgirl and she’d live out her days at Eagle Mountain Ranch. She ain’t got no time for men or datin. She’s a homebody who loves looking after her rancher brothers and working with the animals she loves dearly...
  • Knight Rider by Danielle Norman

    Knight Rider by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book previously published under the title: Piper, Unlikely OutlawAt one time, Liam Kane was the sweet guy in love with Piper, the girl next door.Then his life fell apart, and he fell with it.Now he’s a member of the Heretics MC, a club dedicated to chaos and death.When the cops roll up at a break-in, he can’t take his eyes off the gorgeous deputy...
  • Crazy for Loving You (Bluewater Billionaires) by Pippa Grant

    Crazy for Loving You (Bluewater Billionaires) by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Is there anything hotter than a growly, overprotective Marine cradling a baby? My melted ovaries don’t think so.When you work hard and have the bank account to prove it, you’re entitled to play hard. I’ve seen some crazy things. I’ve caused some crazy scenes. And there’s no shame in my game.But I’m still knocked off my stilettos when an insane chain of events leads to me inheriting a baby...
  • Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

    Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love returns to Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou in a new small-town contemporary romance sure to charm hearts, from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.Sylvie Martine was prepared to take Washington D.C. by storm, but she put that dream on hold when her beloved hometown of Papillon, Louisiana, needed her most. Now Sylvie's the mayor of the tiny town on the bayou that holds her heart...
  • Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all started with a game of Truth or Dare... It's bad enough I got arrested for prostitution on Christmas Eve. Alleged prostitution, mind you. I didn't do it. Of course I didn't. The cops say I offered up a certain sex act for a $5 gasoline gift card, but honey? My sex acts are worth way, way more...
  • Cowboy Seeks a Horse Whisperer by Marley Michaels

    Cowboy Seeks a Horse Whisperer by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kendra Archer has big dreams in life. Ever since she spent her summers volunteering with neglected animals as a teenager, she’s wanted to run her own horse rescue center...
  • Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake

    Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A heartwarming contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.   Seraphina Guidry loves Butterfly Bayou. A young, single mom, she’s trying to find a place for herself in the town she cherishes, but past mistakes have made her wary. She adores her son but has sworn off men...
  • Take A Chance On Me by Maria Luís

    Take A Chance On Me by Maria Luís

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Warning: one dirty-talking detective and one feisty crime lab technician collide in the second installment to the sizzling NOLA Heart series! Mixing business with pleasure just got a little hotter down in the Big Easy ... Nathan Danvers has cultivated a certain, sexy reputation among the ladies in New Orleans. As a former marine and current detective for the New Orleans P.D...
  • Running From the Law by Jami Albright, Jennifer Grace

    Running From the Law by Jami Albright, Jennifer Grace

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One night of passion. Two second chances. Three little texts . . .Former child star Charlie Klein is in a world of trouble. She’s broke, jobless, and no longer famous—except with the IRS. She’s ready to run, so an emergency call from Texas is all the excuse she needs to get out of Hollywood. But she doesn’t expect to crash into the sheriff of her hometown, the boy she loved and lost...
  • Come to Me Recklessly by A.L. Jackson

    Come to Me Recklessly by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    His heart was turned off…Until she turned him on…Christopher Moore gave up on the idea of love years ago. Now, his life is an endless string of parties and an even longer string of girls. Enjoying the physical perks with none of the emotional mess, he's convinced everyone that he's satisfied—everyone but himself. Samantha Schultz has moved on with her life...
  • The Billionaire Op by Lori Ryan

    The Billionaire Op by Lori Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can she ever get over her broken heart? Jennie Evans has known true love, and it died with her husband. But she's found balance in her life: friends and a job she loves at Sutton Capital. And there might be a man that caught her eye, but she'll never give him her heart.Chad Thompson sees what others don't: Jennie's hurting inside and hiding it from the world...
  • Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me...
  • Caught Up with the Captain by Kait Nolan

    Caught Up with the Captain by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a retired naval commander and the love he left behind overcome a 34-year-old secret to find their way to a second chance?Captain Mitchell Greyson is a man who believes in duty. A bigger purpose and a thirst to prove himself took him away from his tiny Tennessee hometown--and the girl he loved--more than thirty years ago...
  • Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones

    Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twice jilted, I’ve sworn off love forever.But Miller James might be the one man to change my mind.Newly un-engaged, I’ve returned to Sugar Creek to the welcoming arms of my family to make a fresh start. While I have a reputation for being unlucky in love, I’ve just scored the career coup of a lifetime—to work at Hope Farms, a therapy ranch for military veterans...
  • Life Changer by B.J. Harvey

    Life Changer by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a firefighter and the chef he's been crushing on cross paths, sparks fly. ***Divorced single mom Dee has never much believed in fate until now, but something about the charming and adorably awkward flirt, Rhodes, has her intrigued and wanting to know more...
  • Stilettos & Sniper Rifles by Gail Koger

    Stilettos & Sniper Rifles by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy for four years. Most folks don’t have a clue about what a cop deals with every day. Like a pack of attack chihuahuas, a monkey with a bad case of diarrhea, a hungry python, a Brahma bull named Bodacious and a six-foot iguana. And that is just the critters. Now let me tell you about the two-legged varmints...
  • Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent

    Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BOOK SEVEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RANDOM SERIES: I guzzled another flute of Champagne and froze, the liquid in my throat, waiting to be swallowed. Tyler was here. We’d met a few times before, in passing. He was the substitute bass player for the band; I was the lead guitar player’s girlfriend’s best friend...
  • Not For Me by Aria Bliss

    Not For Me by Aria Bliss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Fake Dating Romantic ComedyIt’s a fake arrangement.Two weeks with me. A free vacation and one very convincing date with her. What could possibly go wrong?♥ ♥ ♥To avoid going on blind dates arranged by my mother, I agree to pretend-date my sister’s best friend. Imagine my surprise when she turns out to be the beautiful, dirty-talking woman who caught my attention while running in Central Park...
  • Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr

    Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    VIRGIN RIVER IS ABUZZ WITH THE NEWS THAT A STRANGER BOUGHT THE TOWN'S ABANDONED CHURCH ON EBAY. THE BUYER, A YOUNG WIDOWED REVEREND, IS A LITTLE LIKE THE BUILDING ITSELF: IN NEED OF SOME TENDER LOVING CARE.Noah Kincaid arrives ready to roll up his sleeves and revitalize his new purchase, but he's going to need some help. An ad in the local paper brings and improbably candidate his way...
  • Barefoot With a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot With a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A man who trusts no one is forced to believe the unbelievable... Former spy Gabriel Rossi has been searching for CIA linguist Isadora Winter, a woman he loved and lost. After learning of her untimely death in an accident, and the loss of a son who must be his, Gabe is stunned when a woman he's never met approaches him on the beach and claims to be Isadora...
  • Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Francesca Rossi might be the youngest in a long line of badass siblings, but this computer whiz would rather hack a database than pack a pistol for the family business in Barefoot Bay.  When an assignment forces her out of her comfort zone and into the field, Chessie decides to amp up the excitement quotient and has her first one night stand with a sexy stranger she’ll never see again...
  • Mr. Hired Boss by Lindsey Hart

    Mr. Hired Boss by Lindsey Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a bad case of mistaken identity ends up with bringing the wrong guy home to mummy and daddy.I met him right when I swore men off forever.And proposed to him right there and then.Pretend to be my boyfriend for the weekend.And walk away with a bundle of cash.It was the perfect plan.He was Greek God Level Gorgeous.Plus what made him the one... he was gay.That would equal zero drama...
  • Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday read from USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown Nash Lamont is a man about as solitary as they come. That's exactly why ranch life in middle-of-nowhere Happy, Texas suits him. So what the heck is he doing letting a beautiful widow and her three rambunctious children temporarily move in? Before he knows it, they're stringing Christmas lights and decorating the tree.
  • Zane by Christie Ridgway

    Zane by Christie Ridgway

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase...
  • The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec

    The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sam and Noel have had more than their share of mishaps since they met, and are starting to wonder if they might be jinxed around the holidays. But what could possibly go wrong during a beautiful celebration like Easter, when spring is in the air, eggs need to be colored, baskets have to be filled, and cute little bunny decorations need a home? With this family - EVERYTHING...
  • Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund's Ivy League novels--Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country's most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal...
  • Vegas Sunrise by Fern Michaels

    Vegas Sunrise by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Powerful Legacy That Can Unite--Or Divide. . . Fanny Thornton Reed, proud matriarch of the Thornton dynasty, chooses her first husband's illegitimate son Jeff to run Babylon, her family's successful Las Vegas casino. For Jeff, this is a chance of a lifetime. For Fanny, it is a decision she will come to regret as it turns her children against each other...
  • Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker

    Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Malachi Keogh finds himself in a job he neither wanted nor asked for when his father, boss of Sydney’s postal service, sends him to the end of the business line, aka The Dead Letter Office. Malachi expects tedious and boring but instead discovers a warehouse with a quirky bunch of misfit co-workers, including a stoic and nerdy boss, Julian Pollard...
  • Dopey Women by Laura Barnard

    Dopey Women by Laura Barnard

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sadie had a bumpy upbringing but she’s still managed to drag herself out and carve a career for herself. That all comes crashing down when she, along with the women she manages; Mags, Lexi & Steph, get made redundant. She’s screwed. In hindsight she shouldn’t have attacked her colleague in a moment of rage. There goes the reference...
  • Billionaire's Game by Summer Cooper

    Billionaire's Game by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I fell asleep against his chest feeling many emotions, but amidst them all, one emotion stood out and that was love." Lesli is used to one thing: Being the youngest and smartest person in the room. But now college is over and she’s not sure who she is or what she wants from life. On a whim, she decides to move to Florida to work for her cousin’s nonprofit organization, Ophelia’s Angels...
  • Love You by Stacy Finz

    Love You by Stacy Finz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sexy, smart, and exciting, the Garner brothers have made Glory Junction, California, the country’s top extreme sports town—but there’s no shortage of thrills wherever they go . . .   Darcy Wallace may be an employee at Garner Adventure, but the kind of excitement she’s looking for is more of the indoor variety...
  • Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Let Me Stay by Aria Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve always loved her, but I made a promise that I’d never touch her. That promise was the worst mistake I ever made. Because I just broke it. ♥ ♥ ♥She’s always been off-limits. Her brother, and my best friend, made that very clear years ago. My mind may have gotten the message, but my heart didn’t listen. But Emily doesn’t have just one brother...
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