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Tout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa, Bruno Meyere
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPetiteannonce.fr : Émile, 26 ans, condamné à une espérance de vie de deux ans par un Alzheimer précoce, souhaite prendre le large pour un ultime voyage. Recherche compagnon(ne) pour partager avec moi ce dernier périple. Émile a décidé de fuir l’hôpital, la compassion de sa famille et de ses amis. À son propre étonnement, il reçoit une réponse à cette annonce... -
![So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde]()
So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUnlikely road trip companions form an unexpected bond in an uplifting novel about the past—lost and found—by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he’s roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn’t need the aggravation, just the money... -
![Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip by Lynn Painter]()
Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSucesso no TikTok, Melhor do que nos filmes ganha capítulos extras inéditos com muito romance e Taylor Swift Depois de viver uma história de amor digna das comédias românticas em Melhor do que nos filmes , Elizabeth Buxbaum e Wesley Bennett estão a caminho da Universidade da Califórnia...Categorized as:
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![The Wanted Short Stories by Kelly Elliott]()
The Wanted Short Stories by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe story that was never told… Three short stories based off the best selling novels, Wanted, Saved, and Faithful by Kelly Elliott. Step into the future to get a glimpse of some of your favorite characters from the Wanted Series. Take a journey with Gunner and Ellie, Jeff and Ari, and Josh and Heather as they learn to love continues to make them feel wanted, saved, and forever faithful... -
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![All Good Things by Weston Parker]()
All Good Things by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFake romantic interest to get a good review on my business? You know it.It’s finally my chance to take on my father by starting a luxury resort that’s in direct competition with his. And now my big chance is getting blown. By a vlogger with a great set of legs and a terrible first impression of the place. But as always, I’m here to save the day. Seduction is my specialty...Categorized as:
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![Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin]()
Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsViolette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences... -
![Hauling Ashe by L.B. Dunbar]()
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...Categorized as:
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![All this Time by Melissa Tagg]()
All this Time by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBear McKinley’s past refuses to let go. Ten years ago, Bear gave up everything—his freedom and his reputation—for his mess of a family. But after years of distance and too many attempts at starting over, he finally has a new life doing noble work in Brazil . . . until his past catches up to him once again... -
![Sin Bin by Maureen Smith]()
Sin Bin by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan “Bruiser” Brassard and Meadow Ryan are no strangers to heartache, loss, and trauma. When they met as foster children, they both bore deep scars from the horrors life had inflicted. Although their time together at the group home was brief, they never forgot each other. Fast forward fifteen years, and Meadow is an unemployed social worker down on her luck... -
![The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy]()
The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this romantic tale in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Sara has one summer to make wedding wishes come true... -
![Chasing the Italian Dream: Escape and unwind with bestselling author Jo Thomas by Jo Thomas]()
Chasing the Italian Dream: Escape and unwind with bestselling author Jo Thomas by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good story about making your dreams come true, set in sun-kissed southern Italy.Pre-order your perfect slice of escapism now!-----A summer escape she'll never forget . . .Lucia has worked hard as a lawyer in Wales, aiming for a big promotion she hopes will shortly come her way... -
![Maybe One Day: A Novel by Debbie Johnson]()
Maybe One Day: A Novel by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the spirit of Ruth Hogan and Adriana Trigiani, bestselling British author Debbie Johnson brings us the ultimate in “happy tears”: a heartfelt story about a woman seizing the chance to reconnect with her lost love.The truth changes everything.For years Jess believed that Joe—the father of her child and the only man she ever loved—had abandoned her during her greatest time of need... -
![Desperate For You by Weston Parker]()
Desperate For You by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou just can’t make these things up…Life has been a rollercoaster through a forest filled with dream-eating squirrels who are hot on my tail.Okay, it’s not that bad, but it feels like it is at times.I’m a single mom to my sister’s little girl, and I found out a year ago that Hollywood is making a movie from one of my books...Categorized as:
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![Inked Devotion: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Inked Devotion: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a road trip romance between two friends running from their past.Brenna Garrett watched her best friend fall in love with another woman all the while keeping his darkest secrets from her. Now she’ll have to figure out who she is without him while not letting the rest of the Montgomerys see her break... -
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![Give Me the Weekend by Weston Parker]()
Give Me the Weekend by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do I look like, a baby machine?I swear all my family wants from me is kids. Or at least my mother does.But I'm the black sheep of the family. The one that left for bigger and better things.No farm for me. I'm a self-made billionaire bad boy now.Real Estate is the game and making money is my thing...Categorized as:
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![Christmas in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal]()
Christmas in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the little Irish village where Christmas celebrations are in full swing! Twinkling lights, cosy fires and big mugs of hot chocolate are in abundance as Shannon Kelly returns home to the Shamrock Inn. Will this be the year she finds the man of her dreams or is she destined to be forever unlucky in love?Thirty-four-year-old Shannon is heartbroken following an unexpected break up... -
![Here For The Cake by Jennifer Millikin]()
Here For The Cake by Jennifer Millikin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA spicy, sassy, and swoony fake dating romantic comedy from Amazon Charts bestselling author Jennifer Millikin. A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she’s single... -
![One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly]()
One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey have the whole summer ahead of them. Is it enough to rekindle the friendship they once shared? Harriet Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the Somerset coast with her two best friends—but her dream is bittersweet... -
![Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster]()
Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s been a year of upheaval for Edward Stanton, a forty-two-year-old with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s lost his job. His trusted therapist has retired. His best friends have moved away. And even his nightly ritual of watching Dragnet reruns has been disrupted. All of this change has left Edward, who lives his life on a rigid schedule, completely flummoxed... -
![Good Luck Charm by Weston Parker]()
Good Luck Charm by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I need is for this woman to bend to my will. But she ain’t having it. My big chance is here, and I can see more zeroes at the end of my paycheck than ever before. I’m after a contract for storefront property in Texas, and there is one single mom shop owner that won’t sell. So they send in the big guns. Me. And yet, my silver tongue isn’t working. My luck has officially dried up...Categorized as:
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![Little Bird by Kelsie Rae]()
Little Bird by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan be read as a standaloneShe’s the princess to the Romano family. A little bird who wanted to fly away until I was tasked with kidnapping her for safe keeping.It’s too bad her brother pissed off my boss. Now he's going to use her as a pawn.However, as soon as she opens her pouty little mouth and peeks up at me with those red-rimmed eyes, I make a decision that could kill us both.She’s mine... -
![One More Chance by Samantha Chase]()
One More Chance by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-three years ago, he hopped on a bus to pursue his dreams in the music business.But that meant leaving behind the girl who could never really be his.Now older, wiser, and insanely successful, Mick Tyler has achieved everything he ever wanted, but he’s never been more miserable...Categorized as:
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![Broken Heir by Amber Vant]()
Broken Heir by Amber Vant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy once perfectly orchestrated kingdom is crumbling and it’s all because of her. Rory may have disappeared, but like a flame, light will always shine brighter in darkness.She grew up believing she only ever had herself, and maybe at one time that was true, but not anymore. She’s one of us now. I may be on the outs with the hellhounds but that doesn’t mean she’s allowed the same generosity...Categorized as:
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![Caught by Janet Elizabeth Henderson]()
Caught by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wants forever. She just wants his body. Neither of them want to give in. Mitch Harris has it all. As a successful music manager, who isn’t hard to look at, he has women falling at his feet. And that’s just the way he likes it. For years he’s laughed as, one by one, his buddies have found their women and settled down. He vowed it would never happen to him...Categorized as:
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![A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey]()
A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade of silence, Dee and Ben reunite for a road trip they once promised to take. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Dee Matthews is the cohost of the smash-hit podcast Did I Forget To Tell You?, where she interviews family, friends, and past lovers. Nothing is off limits, except for one man (known on the show only as Name Redacted) who happens to be her high school best friend Ben... -
![Smug Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Smug Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was my time, a cross country drive heading home for my brother’s wedding to figure out my life after college. Me, my dog named Goat, and the open road. That’s all I wanted.He wasn’t supposed to be part of it. My older brother’s high school friend and my sister’s ex. The cocky boy my eleven-year-old-self hated. The infamous Smith Blackburn.AKA Smug Bastard... -
![Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean]()
Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComing October 10. You need to read Defiance Falls first before reading this book.Hazel Ross had no idea what she’d stepped into that night at my 18th birthday party. I’d waited years for the right moment, and there she was, forcing me to show my cards before it was time. Now she wasn’t only a pawn for our enemies, she had a target on her back.I don’t regret it, even though I should...Categorized as:
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![Entrapped by Tracie Delaney]()
Entrapped by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I wrote my autobiography about my life right now, I'd call it “Blackmailed by the Billionaire”.Ruthless, callous, and self-serving are the nicest words to describe the powerful CEO who wants what's mine.He'll use any method at his disposal to emerge victorious, including coercion.Okay, fine, I'll concede defeat, but as his interest pivots I spot the opportunity for payback... -
![Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green]()
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...Categorized as:
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![One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter]()
One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Good Thing is the new heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra PotterIn life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . .Liv Brooks is still in shock... -
![Lil's Bus Trip by Judy Leigh]()
Lil's Bus Trip by Judy Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Five French Hens and The Old Girls' Network comes a story of the journey of a lifetime across Europe in pursuit of memories, love, and new adventures... -
![The Mother Road by Meghan Quinn, Greyson Ash]()
The Mother Road by Meghan Quinn, Greyson Ash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNever in a million years would I have pictured myself as an axe-wielding, dragon lady, chopping up multi-colored flannel shirts into my very own plaid mulch. But here I am, chopping away my frustrations.It all started when my brother, Paul, convinced me to go on one last family road trip across the Mother Road with him and my dad. Just like old times, right? Wrong...Categorized as:
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![Quizá sí quiero by Violeta Reed]()
Quizá sí quiero by Violeta Reed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsÉL NO CREE EN LOS FINALES FELICESLo primero que hay que saber sobre Zac Anderson es que, para él, el amor es la peor enfermedad que existe. Lo segundo es que es un ligón empedernido que nunca se enamora y a cuya sonrisa encantadora solo se ha resistido una mujer. Y lo tercero, que es médico y está a punto de mudarse a Manhattan...Categorized as:
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![Scotland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff]()
Scotland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book two of an eighty part series. Morgan Holland is a beautiful, young, waitress who has struggled to find her way in life. Unlucky in love and unsure about her future, she has a chance meeting with someone who offers to change her life. In book two, enjoy Morgan and Finlay as the newly employed girl finds herself in Scotland. Excerpt:She smiled in return... -
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![Ireland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff]()
Ireland by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book five of an eighty part series. Morgan Holland is a beautiful, young, waitress who has struggled to find her way in life. Unlucky in love and unsure about her future, she has a chance meeting with someone who offers to change her life. Morgan meets Sean Burke, a gorgeous carefree man that teaches her what the finer things in life really are. He also happens to be the best friend of.. -
![Boys of Summer by A.E. Wasp]()
Boys of Summer by A.E. Wasp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeammates, roommates, friends with benefits. What could go wrong? Boys of Summer is a book about finding the perfect person to ride shotgun with on the crazy road trip called life. It contains a Dolly Parton lookalike, an unfortunate deer versus car incident, and poorly-timed epiphanies. Everybody leaves. That was the first lesson Thunder goalie James McVicker ever learned... -
![The Waves by Amy Matayo]()
The Waves by Amy Matayo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDillon Hayes is twenty-eight and single, an unfortunate status her overbearing family is determined to fix. So when she’s stuck on a cruise ship for a seven-day reunion with the lot of them, she's desperate for any escape she can find, even if it means partnering with a sketchy stranger for an off-the-beaten-path snorkeling excursion...Categorized as:
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![Meet Hate Love by Stevie J. Cole]()
Meet Hate Love by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn act of hysterical blackmail between two work enemies kicks off this flirty and utterly ridiculous laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from USA TODAY bestselling author Stevie J. Cole.I hated Vance Morgan, my arrogant office mate, more than anyone in the world. And yet, there I was, on a Paris-bound flight, cramped in the small space by his six-foot-four, arrogant frame...Categorized as:
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![The History of Us by Nyrae Dawn]()
The History of Us by Nyrae Dawn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it's not about coming out, it's about settling in. Eighteen-year-old Bradley Collins came out a year ago and hasn't looked back since. Who cares if he doesn't know any other gay people? Bradley has friends and basketball-that's all he needs. Even if that means always sitting on the sidelines when the guys go out looking for girls...Categorized as:
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![Driving Me Crazy: A Rock Star Rom Com (My Favorite Band) by Lisa Suzanne]()
Driving Me Crazy: A Rock Star Rom Com (My Favorite Band) by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Lisa Suzanne's newest standalone romantic comedy features rock stars, an older brother's best friend, and a road trip that will change their lives.If opposites attract, my brother’s best friend and I should be perfect for each other.I'm a balanced, ambitious ER nurse, while he's the immature guy in a successful band who's along for the ride...Categorized as:
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![One Fine Day by Cindy Kirk]()
One Fine Day by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbigail Fine learned early in life it’s hard to get ahead when you start with nothing. She hoped serving as a surrogate would allow her to not only help a friend, but jump-start living her own dreams. Jonah Rollins always considered himself a loyal friend and an honorable man. Until he made a decision that destroyed a long-standing friendship and eventually, his marriage... -
![Backstage by Erika Vanzin]()
Backstage by Erika Vanzin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn emotional, heartwarming rock star romance with a slow burn, angst, and an abiding friendship. Damian Jones never chose to become a rock star. He was forced into music, and the celebrity lifestyle fell into his lap. He is lucky, and he knows it. He never takes money and stardom for granted... -
![Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson]()
Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming story of friendship, new beginnings, and second chances that will have you reaching for the tissues!Lucy Brown has spent years hiding from the world, as far away as she could get from her old life – and her ex-husband – back in London... -
![Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox]()
Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNever trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.Being an author’s assistant comes with its perks but when Maverick Kingston barges into my life and becomes my responsibility, he’s more than I can handle...Categorized as:
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![Entranced: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney]()
Entranced: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHave you ever loved anyone so much that you’d give them up at the expense of your own happiness? No? Well, I did. Okay, that’s not the first lie I’ve ever told myself. I fought tooth and nail for the only man I’ll ever love, but in the end, I had to concede defeat...Categorized as:
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![Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape by Diane Winger]()
Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape by Diane Winger
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou're never too old to run away from homeEllie Dwyer, 61, is convinced bad luck comes in threes, and not just garden-variety, oh-well bad luck...Categorized as:
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![With Love from London by Sarah Jio]()
With Love from London by Sarah Jio
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA librarian inherits a bookshop from her estranged mother, leading her halfway across the world on a journey of self-discovery that transcends time and honors the unbreakable bonds of love and family. When librarian Valentina Baker was a teenager, her mother, Eloise, unexpectedly fled to her native London, leaving Val and her father on their own... -
![When We Touch by Carrie Elks]()
When We Touch by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere’s a fine line between love and hate… and they’re about to cross it.Becca Hartson should be used to moody men by now. She grew up with four overprotective older brothers, after all. But nothing could prepare her for the hostility she encounters from her new boss – the annoyingly gorgeous Daniel Carter.Sure, his first impression of her was bad... -
![Funny Business by Kayley Loring]()
Funny Business by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA single dad, a model, and a comedian walk into a bar… They’re all Owen Brodie. It’s only funny if you aren’t the hilarious struggling comedian who has been hired to be his son’s nanny for the stand-up tour.Dear Ms. Hogan,I’m emailing to offer you the job as my son’s nanny because Sam had a temper tantrum when I told him I can’t hire you to come on my stand-up tour with us...Categorized as:
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![Going Nowhere Fast by Kati Wilde]()
Going Nowhere Fast by Kati Wilde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe brakes are off in this sizzling-hot new adult romance from the author of the Hellfire Riders MC Romance series... Â One promise. Two hearts. Three rules. Four weeks to break them all. Â When Aspen Phillipsâ best friend invites her on a month-long road trip, she has serious mixed feelings...
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