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  • Reaper's Salvation by Jamie Begley

    Reaper's Salvation by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Have you ever wondered: if soulmates were meant to be together for eternity, then why do they have to search for each other over and over?Reaper didn’t think it was possible to be deceived by anything, or anyone, after the hell he had gone through. Ginny had proven him wrong. Not only wasn’t she the woman he believed her to be, but she had also sacrificed herself to pay for his crimes...
  • Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "You're the only family these babies have."Life is gravy until a call turns it all around.1. My idiot brother's behind bars.2. He's the father of two little girls.3. And some fool in charge assigns ME as their legal guardian.I'm ready to give the judge a piece of my mind.But the minute I see my nieces for the very first time...I'm speechless...
  • Doctor's Baby Plan by K.C. Crowne

    Doctor's Baby Plan by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Screw IVF. Let's do this the old-fashioned way." The agreement we made was simple...Step 1: Sign the dotted line.Step 2: Deliver the babies to their father.Step 3: Move on, and forget it all happened.Easy enough, right??Sure... in theory...
  • The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin

    The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin, comes a sizzling love story between a morally gray hero who doesn’t believe in second chances, and the woman who will make him question everything. Five years ago, a phone call forever changed my life as I listened to my wife being murdered half a world away...
  • Bad Boy Bachelor Christmas by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Bad Boy Bachelor Christmas by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Grinch ain’t got nothing on me.The only good and green thing about Christmas is the money it rakes in.I’m not interested in carols, candies, or dealing with extra-Christmassy type people.Until I hire one. A hot college student joins my design team.She makes up for her annoying jovial spirit with her sexy curves.And her willingness to give herself to me.If only that was enough...
  • Enforce by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Enforce by M. Malone, Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am the shadow that haunts the night. I am a hunter, a protector...a force for good...I am Jonas Castillo. And now that she’s mine, I’m never letting her go. If only she would let me protect her...Seeing the fear in her eyes, makes me want to do the one thing I’ve vowed never to do again… kill. But I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine. ** The finale of The FORCE Duet...
  • Damaged Grump by Nicole Snow

    Damaged Grump by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hysterical office romance where the grumpiest boss claims the good girl and loses his scorched heart.Our meet cute was one big sip of ugly.He pushed my hell-no buttons, wearing an indestructible smirk.I offended his warped morals in front of his starry-eyed minions.Then I got my sweet reward for doing the right thing...
  • Hauling Ashe by L.B. Dunbar

    Hauling Ashe by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life 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...
  • Innocent by Addison Jane

    Innocent by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I escaped a brutal past.Created a life I loved.But when your fake proposal with your one-night stand ends up plastered all over the internet, suddenly you’re right back where you started.Fighting for my life and the future I deserved.Only this time, I wasn’t sure I’d survive.Drake wasn’t just a tattooed CEO of a billion-dollar company.He was protective.He was passionate...
  • The Five Minute Mistake by Hannah Shield

    The Five Minute Mistake by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's my instructor. He's off limits.And he's the twist I never saw coming.On paper, Nash Jennings is intimidating as hell. Former Navy SEAL, notorious loner, and the grumpiest sniper on the West Oaks SWAT team. But I don't buy it. I think he's actually a nice guy under that armor he wears, and I'm determined to draw him out. Make him my friend. Perhaps even make him smile...
  • Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black

    Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LeoEveryone has a past they’re trying to outrun, myself included. My time in the military left me with scars, both physically and emotionally, which is why I keep to myself. Since returning home to Stewart Grove, I work a lot so I have little time to think. To remember. I’m just content to make it through the day.Then I meet Kallie Carpenter...
  • One Bossy Dare by Nicole Snow

    One Bossy Dare by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a howling funny office romance where two bitter insta-rivals stumble into the sweetest love.It was one little dare with razor-sharp teeth—work for him.Yes, he's a fire-breathing grump and gazillionaire bachelor.Yes, I just gave him an ego check he'll never forget.Yes, he's still offering me the job dreams are made of...
  • Mountain Man's Secret Baby by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Secret Baby by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She kept the baby a secret.But when I see my sister's best friend again... My instincts go on overdrive.Her curves - delicious and full.Her beauty - better then I remembered.Cassie is pregnant with my baby.Now I have one goal: Protect them both from the demons of my past - or die trying...
  • Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "I'm ready for my private striptease lover boy." My best friend's bachelorette party had to be amazing. Lucky for me, my hired stripper blew everyone away. And I was quite smitten myself. Later that night, he gave me a private show. One I'll never forget. But now, no can know our secret. Because the life of my unborn baby literally depends on it...
  • Triplets for the Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Triplets for the Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The bad boy millionaire walked away from an avalanche lucky to be alive...But his eyesight is left jeopardized.I've trained my entire life for this.And I'm the best in the business.But, one thing I'm NOT prepared for...Is the intense desire I have for the sexiest man I've ever treated.Patrick is everything I never realized I wanted...Irish. Gorgeous. Filthy rich.And world-famous...
  • At First Sight by M. S. Parker

    At First Sight by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sixteen years ago, I lost Belle, the love of my life, in a tragic car accident.Devastated, I left Scotland to work in Uncle Ben's brokerage firm in Manhattan. Dedicating my life to the job, I rose to the top of the ladder, next in line to head the billion-dollar company.Belle, however, never left my heart. Every year––on our anniversary––I dine at the restaurant where we first met...
  • One Bossy Disaster by Nicole Snow

    One Bossy Disaster by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A wild twist of fate throws together two total opposites in this steamy and hysterical grumpy sunshine romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.Trust me, I'm not falling for a human porcupine.I don't do older men with baggage a mile long.Billionaires? Nope, I'm Miss Independence, thank you very much...
  • Daddy's Law by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Law by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    20 years age gap.HOT single daddy.And my very bossy bodyguard.It's wrong. It's taboo. It's scandalous. But forbidden fantasies are the best fantasies... right?I've always been a good girl.Played by all the rules.But now my inner bad girl wants out.Theo is dark. Enigmatic. Incurably broken...And incurably fine.He's also one h*ll of a devoted father...
  • My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker

    My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My rich father paid off my mother to never tell us who we belonged to.And now my uncle from that family wants to reunite the family.Not a chance. Besides, I’ve got my own shit to focus on.Like my best friend’s little sister. She’s completely off limits.But there’s something that sparked between us a long, long time ago.I need to know if she’s the one. Sure feels like it...
  • Ex-SEAL Billionaire by A.J. Summers

    Ex-SEAL Billionaire by A.J. Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Giving up your V-card to your fake fiancé might not be the best way to keep things professional. One moment, I’m an up-and-coming influencer taking a solo hike.The next, I'm face-to-face with a bear, my life flashing before my eyes.Just then, a grouchy hero appears, sending the beast packing and my heart pumping...
  • Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Parker is fighting extinction— Of her own shifter species! She’d already be mated. If not for those bullying polar bears. They've scared away all decent prospects. Maxim has met the one But, she’s an activist with silly notions. And she wants nothing to do with him. As a Tactical Bear, he’ll need all his strategic skills...
  • Doctor's Duties: A Secret Baby Romance (Doctors of Denver Standalone) by K.C. Crowne

    Doctor's Duties: A Secret Baby Romance (Doctors of Denver Standalone) by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'll forget all about my feelings for my professor.Medical school is enough stress as it is.But then mother nature's monthly gift decides to ghost me.Now I'm totally screwed!! The way we met was out of a movie.Then he showed up as my professor the very next day.He's the man with two titles.Dr. Frost. And Professor Mc. Hottie.All that and a panty-dropping New Zealand accent..
  • Owned by the Bratva: An Age Gap, Forced Marriage Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Owned by the Bratva: An Age Gap, Forced Marriage Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Let's get this over with."His voice rumbling through the chapel like thunder.No wedding bells.No blushing bride.I have no idea who this stranger before me is.Towering over me, atleast a foot and a half taller...All I know about this intimidating man is a family history of cold-hearted criminals.My plan: find any possible way out of this cage of horrors.But a plot twist stops me in my tracks...
  • Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm her father's closest friend.And I've vowed to tame his estranged daughter.But her fire is so d*mn fierce it reduces my rules to ash. How will I protect her when all I want is to ruin her? Ava: There I was selling crab cakes out of my food truck,When the world's biggest scrooge approaches me.I can't help but notice his impressively ripped body in a perfectly tailored suit...
  • Taboo Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Taboo Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B085S57192Liberty is the place I fled years ago.And Teddy is a man I once considered my enemy.Now, a mysterious death brings me back.And our unexpected affair is keeping me from leaving.Thanks to my family’s reputation I’m the black sheep of this town.And to make matters worse, Teddy is the Sherriff...
  • Unbreakable Bond by Hope Ford

    Unbreakable Bond by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s my best friend’s daughter and I have no business wanting her the way I do. Especially since it’s my fault that her dad died. Call it survivor’s guilt, if you must, I just know, I’m to blame.Still when she comes to me for help, I can’t refuse her. Which means sleeping on my sofa so she can take my bed.Emerson is temptation personified...
  • My Ex-Best friend's Daughter by K.C. Crowne

    My Ex-Best friend's Daughter by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Imagine my shock when I see my former best friend's daughter.Her smile making me hard the moment I catch her sweet scent.Those firm bre@sts peeking out from a sexy little business suit.All the sass and confidence wrapped up in a petite curvy frame.Safe to say we know which head will win this battle. Eden's father may have been my best friend before an epic clash...But I know what I want...
  • Motorhead by Lauren Landish

    Motorhead by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jerk. Angry bastard. That’s how people describe me. Everyone in this small town knows to steer clear of me. Thing is, they don’t know me. They don’t know what I’ve seen, what I’ve done. So I’ve learned to put up a shield to protect both me and them. When everything gets to be too much, I escape on my beloved Harley, the wind in my face calming my soul...
  • Perfect Grump by Nicole Snow

    Perfect Grump by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a laugh-out-loud wild office romance where two total opposites fight to deny their perfect chemistry.I've caught a raging case of bosshole.Signing on as a company driver for Brandt Ideas felt like a dream.Big-girl salary. Stellar benefits. Glorious people—minus one.Nicholas Brandt was put on Earth to drive me insane...
  • Say You Do by Weston Parker

    Say You Do by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My brother is an idiot; he's getting married. And I’m in charge of getting things together since our folks are gone. Lucky me. The guy who thinks love is for the birds and worn-out 80s songs. I honestly don’t have time for this drama. I run a billion-dollar company, have women to entertain, and am working on my plans to rule the world. No, seriously...
  • Faking Mr. Right by K.C. Crowne

    Faking Mr. Right by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Let's make this fun and really give them something to talk about." Levi's nothing like I remembered.Once the nerd from school two years my junior. Desperately trying to hide his crush. Now he's built like a stallion. Tall enough to tower any man. And pulls off a flannel shirt like no mountain man I know.But there lies a scorned heart in his chest. Jaded and broken...
  • Billionaire Daddy by Kelly Myers

    Billionaire Daddy by Kelly Myers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devil, Shark, Beast…  Drew Carson is known by a lot of names.Beyond ruthless, he’s the king of hostile takeovers. Now, I’m his new assistant and, I have to admit, a little scared. Because I can’t seem to do anything right and Drew expects competence. Yet, something lurks beneath his intense, increasingly heated looks. Something is missing that his billions can’t buy...
  • Dauntless Protector by Jade Dollston

    Dauntless Protector by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL, Beau “Shark” Atwood, is the epitome of the three Bs: bossy, brawny, and broody. For years he’s been focused on his military career and then building his security business. The rest of the time he spent taking care of his younger sister, Blaire, and her daughter, Carrie. But his girls are good now...
  • Meant to Be by Ajme Williams

    Meant to Be by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I needed a bodyguard to protect me from my violent ex – the one that got me pregnant.Dax seemed like the perfect man for the job... at first.It’s obvious that I have a “type” in men.Alpha, dominant, and... hot as hell?Dax’s strong arms cover and protect me everywhere I go.He’s ex-military and quite intense.The way he looks at me when I’m in danger tells me all I need to know about him...
  • Good Time Boyfriend by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Good Time Boyfriend by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new town. A new bar. A new life.At least, that’s what I’m hoping for.I moved to Denver to try to piece my family back together, but I have no idea how to do that.Then the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen walks into my bar, and I think things are looking up.She needs a fake boyfriend for the night and I’m all too eager to play along...
  • Fighting for Reese by Katie Reus

    Fighting for Reese by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s a grumpy security expert…Reese doesn’t do relationships. Especially not with tall, sexy men with golden retriever energy. Nope, she prefers her men brooding and silent—with no strings attached. So when she hooks up with her gorgeous coworker after their friends’ wedding, she does what any sane woman would do. She runs...
  • Sins & Ivy by Lexxi James

    Sins & Ivy by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SINS of the Syndicate continues with Leo and Ivy's Story. Leo Sacrifice is just another part of life I've come to terms with.I thought I'd given up everything.My soul. My sanity. My heart.But Ivy Palmer was my greatest sacrifice of all.To the world, she's no one to me. Nothing. The furthest thing from my thoughts.A lie that keeps her safe.But I'll never stop.Protecting her.Watching her...
  • Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knocked up my one-night stand.But I won’t let anyone tell me that was a mistake. Well, it started as a one-night stand. Veronica left the morning after with a promise to come knocking on my hotel room again the next time she came through Las Vegas. Color me surprised when she actually followed through the year after that. And the year after that...
  • Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bodyguard. Shadow. Warrior. The Marines trained me to be a weapon. Tactical warfare was in my blood. I didn't think twice when I was deployed for the fifth time because I was born battle ready. Then a mission went south and left me with a medical discharge. Too many years downrange, I didn't fit in the civilian world...
  • Lumberjack's Baby by K.C. Crowne

    Lumberjack's Baby by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Once you go Lumberjack, you never go back."My heart belongs to a lumberjack.Single daddy. Dark. Rebel.Some see a hard criminal, incapable of love.But my instincts tell me there's much more to Axel than meets the eye.He saved my life.And the way I feel around the ruggedly handsome woodsman is indescribable.His 'take charge' attitude makes me wonder what he's like behind closed doors...
  • My Millionaire Marine by Sofia T. Summers

    My Millionaire Marine by Sofia T. Summers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Step #1: Refuse my marriage proposalStep #2: Get a new jobStep #3: Take my eyes off my hot new bossThe first two steps were fairly simple, but it’s obvious that I have zero control over my own eyes.In my defense, I didn’t know that he was my boss when I first saw him.I had no idea that he was a millionaire and a former marine pilot...
  • Marked by Lexxi James

    Marked by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JessMeet Mark Donovan.Ex-Army sniper.CEO of a multi-billion dollar global empire.Chiseled to the nth degree.And a man I want nothing to do with.I know the type.Dangerous. Sexy.A bad-boy who fills out a Tom Ford suit or pair of Calvin's in equally drool-worthy ways.At his core,The worst kind of heart-breaker.The kind who doesn't even know he did it.MarkEight years ago I nearly died...
  • Bride and The Beard by K.C. Crowne

    Bride and The Beard by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When business sends me to Vegas, I'm determined to make the best of it.Little did I expect to meet the sexy knockout who changed everything.But our first meeting doesn't leave Emily with a good impression.I'm going to change that.I'll wine her.I'll dine her.And the next morning we wake up with blood shot eyes and a marriage certificate.She thinks we made the biggest mistake of our lives...
  • Loved by Daddy's 4 Dirty Friends by Barbi Cox

    Loved by Daddy's 4 Dirty Friends by Barbi Cox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have to tell my dad that I’m in love with his four best friends...
  • Daddy's Obsession by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Obsession by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Protect my daughter." Not what I expected from an old friend.But when I locked eyes with her, there was no turning back. Raquel has a magnetic sensual beauty,Along with the strength and resilience of a lioness. The loss of my wife left my little girl and I empty.Now Raquel is proof that even a monster can escape his own darkness...
  • Her Covert Protector by Victoria Paige

    Her Covert Protector by Victoria Paige

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One night of passion may bind their futures forever.John Garrison is a master of disguise.He’s as skilled at slipping into cover identities as he is at evading personal attachments.So when a sexy, brainy crime analyst challenges his life as a spy, the urge to run is as strong as his hunger for a sinful taste.Nadia Powell is a geek at heart...
  • Bossy Grump by Nicole Snow

    Bossy Grump by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a screaming funny romance where two office enemies fake love until they're all out of make-believe.You know that awkward moment when your lava-hot boss says "marry me?"Not for love. Not for real. Not without a mammoth payoff.Of course, this fortune comes with a ginormous snag—Ward Brandt.Call me bananas...
  • That Feeling by Alexis Winter

    That Feeling by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s one of those girls—Mysterious, driven, all kinds of sexy.The first time I saw her wrapped up in skintight denim and a cowboy hat riding a mechanical bull, I knew she was trouble.The kind of trouble you spend all night praying never ends and a decade trying to forget.But somehow, after losing a bet, I not only promised her a date but I tasted her cherry red lips...
  • Fate by Abby Brooks

    Fate by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He 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...
  • Training Sasha by Becca Jameson

    Training Sasha by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    His friend's little sister... Sasha Easton has had her eye on Lincoln Walsh—the owner of Club Zodiac—for five years. Unfortunately, he does nothing but scowl at her and reject her every shy advance. She's not right for him... Lincoln doesn’t have a choice but to discourage Sasha because the truth is that he’s a sadist. And Sasha is no masochist...
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