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  • Bohemian by Kathryn Nolan

    Bohemian by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Two souls, drawn together beneath a fierce sky… Calvin Ellis’s neat and orderly life is shattered when his grandfather dies, leaving him ownership of a quirky bookstore in Big Sur, California. The Mad Ones: once a place famous for poetry readings and bohemian rebellion, it now teeters on the brink of financial ruin...
  • Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her...
  • Flame by Helen Hardt

    Flame by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him.Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her...
  • Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Despite the fact it seemed like Base Masters was all over Sterling Shore, I'd never really known much about him, aside from random factoids. Things like... he's a semi-estranged cousin of one of my brother's friends, plays guitar in a local band, and he doesn't get mentioned much unless he's on stage. Until..
  • Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when you want more in life than just running the bases? You hang out at home plate and stop playing the field. He's sexy and irresistible. I've done my best to ignore the magnetism that flows between us. I don't need complications in my life. I can't get wrapped up in his world, the last thing I need is to get attached to a professional athlete. I don’t have time for heartbreak...
  • Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m having the definition of a bad year.Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, look—a hat trick.My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.I need relaxation, not a relationship...
  • Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ParkerOf all the hot guys in the club, of course I find myself tangled up with a baseball player. Our chemistry is out of the park, igniting as his athletic body moves next to mine.I know exactly who he is, but the infamous Holden Bailey has no idea who I am, or my connection to the team. I prefer it that way. I give in to one dance with Holden and send him home alone...
  • Cowboy Seeking A Wedding Date by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Cowboy Seeking A Wedding Date by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nora Levitt is at a crossroads.After a messy breakup that left her with no home and no friends, the prospect of taking some time far away to regroup seemed appealing.That was until she saw exactly what awaited her in Moss Creek, Montana.Nothing. Nothing awaited her.The place is just fields and pastures.And cowboys. Lots and lots of cowboys.Which would be great if she was looking for a cowboy...
  • The Jock by Tal Bauer

    The Jock by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wes Van de Hoek clawed his way off his family’s West Texas ranch under the Friday night lights, earning a football scholarship to the state’s best university. Three years in, he has it all: he’s the starting tight end, team captain, and, according to ESPN, maybe the best college football player in the nation. But he’s been keeping a secret from everyone...
  • Before the Sunset by Laura Pavlov

    Before the Sunset by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He’s an actor in need of an image makeover. She’s determined to show her ex-fiancé that she’s moved on. A fake relationship between two best friends is the perfect solution. Or is it?Reese Murphy has been my best friend since before we took our first steps.She’s the yin to my yang.The peanut butter to my jelly...
  • A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker

    A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once a man who lived by the letter of the law. Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes...
  • Tell Me Goodnight by Kelsey Kingsley

    Tell Me Goodnight by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is the story of how I fell in love with a broken man and his three little princesses. It is tragic, but it is true. And with truth, there is almost always tragedy. Tessa Lang has dreams of becoming the world's next great author of horror novels. So, when she's given the opportunity to write full-time, she sets out to do just that. There's just one little problem. She's not scary...
  • Love Notes : The Moran Brothers Series by Blue Saffire

    Love Notes : The Moran Brothers Series by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bishop I’m Bishop… Bishop Love. I haven’t written a new song in four years. My label has me by the balls to come up with my next project by the end of this tour. If I don’t produce, I’m going to be in deep shit. Fuck it! Maybe it’s my time… or maybe not.When she walks into the greasy diner in her red bottoms, looking completely out of place, the music comes rushing back...
  • Player by Natalie Rios

    Player by Natalie Rios

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cocky. Player. A**hole. Without a doubt, Theo Montgomery is the university's most promising student athlete – and it’s biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isn’t a single girl at Carlton University who’s immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. ​ Smart. Driven. Sassy. Make no mistake, Allie Perez can’t stand jocks...
  • Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dax's story from Make You Beg: A Dark High School Bully...
  • Tank by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix

    Tank by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A fake relationship with the guy I hate more than anything. Kill me now. Shallow pretty boy, conceited fuckboy, immature assclown. Take your pick, they all apply to Brewer. The world is his ass buffet, and we’re all on the menu. I’ve never hated anyone like I hate Brewer. But when Rebel pairs us to do a scene together, I have to admit I’m looking forward to taking all my irritation out on his...
  • Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her new path is all about split second decisions. One of them will change her life forever.Jordan’s ready to embrace her identity as a pro skateboarder but wants to do it on her own terms.With her boyfriend the most popular skateboarder in the world, it’s not easy being seen and treated as just the girlfriend...
  • Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
  • Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson

    Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Stand Alone** Her world was color. Canvas and paint. Indie O’Connell lived inside her head. Her voices the muse. And as a freshman at St. Peter's College, all she wanted, was to create a name for herself with the brush in her hand. His world was over. Despite his humble upbringing, Kai Carter seemed to have it all. Captain of the swim team and a full scholarship...
  • Unexpected by Elizabeth Aton

    Unexpected by Elizabeth Aton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a waitress. He’s a Rockstar. It was supposed to be simple.He was the gorgeous mystery occupying a stool at the bar.An anonymous one-night stand.No names, no numbers, no regrets.A temporary escape for us.
Mine from the brutality of my life, his from a life in the spotlight.
Both of us trying to ease the pain of unimaginable loss...
  • The Seaside Series: Boxed Set by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Seaside Series: Boxed Set by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken... Book 1 Tear: Life as a teenager is never easy. But for Natalee Murray, things have just gotten way more difficult. Bored with life, she can't wait to graduate high school and get out of town, especially considering the famous band members from AD2 suddenly start attending her school, making her once boring life, absolutely insane...
  • Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It started with friendship. The best stories always do. Our story sounds unlikely. Bizarre. A fable. Like wine and cheese and my favorite pair of jeans, Things got better over time— Too good, it seemed. Arlo Kostas was the starting running back for Brighton University. His quick smile and sharp wit Was enough to disarm even the biggest cynic...
  • Unsupervised by S.M. Shade

    Unsupervised by S.M. Shade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I am in over my head.My decision to run from my comfortable upper-class life was an impulsive one, but I’m determined not to regret it. It’s true I have no car, have already been fired from my first job, and can’t cook without starting a fire, but I can do this. Anything is better than the life I was raised to lead as some successful man’s arm candy...
  • Come A Little Bit Closer by Bella Andre

    Come A Little Bit Closer by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Fame, fortune, and falling in love… Movie star Smith Sullivan can't afford any distractions. He's staking his entire reputation on his new film…but he can't stop thinking about Valentina Landon and the fire he sees smoldering just beneath the surface of her cool exterior...
  • Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Charmer by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...
  • Crazy Love - Krista & Chase by Melanie Shawn

    Crazy Love - Krista & Chase by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Krista Sloan is a feisty redhead with a heart of gold. As a physical therapist she gives 110%. With a reputation for being the best at pulling no punches when it comes to recovery, Krista thrives on restoring her patients to their former glory...
  • One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s not supposed to mean anything… until it does The hot guy in a suit, sitting next to me at the bar? I don’t know who he is, but when he tries to pick me up, he seems surprised when I sass him and turn him down. Truth? He’s practically irresistible, and I almost say yes. Turns out, he’s Jackson Bennett, a cocky billionaire with a playboy reputation...
  • Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner

    Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls in love with boy… SCREECH! No. It can’t be that easy. (You knew that, right?) Boy meets girl. Boy can’t fall in love with girl, because girl comes from a different culture. She also has secrets. Lots of secrets he’s determined to uncover. He’ll try to uncover all her secrets...
  • The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Watching too many women settle for mediocre men has made me lose my taste for relationships, but when I see Duncan Lavoie again after all this time, suddenly I’m starving...
  • Wild Country by H.J. Bellus

    Wild Country by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some have it all. Hunter Yates truly does. He’s humble and kind, even though he has it all. It’s his small town roots that keep him grounded. He’s a simple man from a small town with a heart of gold. Perfection carved from beauty. As he sets off in the world, it’s his humble beginnings that keep his boots planted on the ground. Hunter finds himself amidst a toxic relationship...
  • Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you get when you mix Tequila with a house full of rowdy Fraternity brothers who have no boundaries? A cucumber, a pink thong, and a bottle of lube. Oh yeah, and super glue. There is always super glue… Parties, drinking, and plenty of mornings where you can’t remember what you did the night before...that was my life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered in my mind...
  • Uncovering Hope by Kacey Shea

    Uncovering Hope by Kacey Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carly Reynolds doesn’t have much faith in men. She no longer trusts her heart to lead—not after doing her so wrong. Raising her sons alone, Carly must learn to stand on her own. But she’s stronger now, wiser, and determined to move forward. Derek Taylor, the sexy tatted drummer for Three Ugly Guys, doesn’t have much time for women, except to hook up and get off...
  • Standstill by Nicole Dykes

    Standstill by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How do you heal after tragedy? Is it even truly possible? Ashlyn and Garrett have been friends forever, nursing each other through the unimaginable. Over the years, they’ve learned to lean on each other and keep going. But there’s a huge difference between moving forward and merely standing still...
  • In Love with the Wrong Man by Elizabeth Lennox

    In Love with the Wrong Man by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Engaged to the wrong man!Maya took one look at Sheik Jalil bin Asdoor and knew that she’d made a mistake. Unfortunately, she was engaged to the sheik’s brother. But before she could rectify that mistake, a terrible tragedy happened. Devastated, Maya retreated to her old life, wondering how her life had gone so wrong...
  • Reviving the Rhythm by Amy Kaybach

    Reviving the Rhythm by Amy Kaybach

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third book in the Blind Rebels rock star romance series plunges drummer, Sammy, into an abyss of uncertainty after an accident threatens not just his life but the only safe place he has left. Despite the sudden dark storm that assumes control of his existence, a ray of sun peeks into his life from his past that might pull him out of the depths...
  • Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love comes when you least expect it.AlexI fell in love from the first moment I met her—seriously.And yeah, I realize that may sound ridiculous, but I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.Gabby is one of my best friends. She gets me and accepts me for who I am; unlike my stuffy family. But we’ve been stuck in the friend zone for more than a year and I’m getting restless...
  • Unattainable (Night Time Television) by Jamie Schlosser

    Unattainable (Night Time Television) by Jamie Schlosser

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last person I expected to see on this tropical island is my ex. Although, since I never actually broke up with her, isn’t she technically still my girlfriend? Yeah, I’ve got some explaining to do. And groveling. Probably some begging, too. Good thing we’re stuck at this resort together for the next three weeks...
  • Ruin Series Boxed Set by Rachel Van Dyken

    Ruin Series Boxed Set by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For a limited time get the first two books+the bonus epilogue in the NYT bestselling stand alone Ruin series. Special price only until the third book in the series releases October 6RUINI'm not your typical girl. I've been running away from the memories that haunt me for so long that depression has become my only comfort. I was content in the darkness... until Wes Michels offered to be my light...
  • Rookie Mistake by Lisa Suzanne

    Rookie Mistake by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I fell for the boy next door, and then my father ripped it all away from us.The first person to catch my eye in a long time is a colleague who tells me what we just did over his desk will never happen again.And then my mother calls with news from back home.I have to head back to the small town my father forced me to leave seven years ago knowing the boy I still love will show up, too...
  • Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards

    Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    College, cookies, capers, Oh my!Daisy Payton has everything.Exceptional grades.Impeccable clothes.Model family.But perfection comes at a high cost, and Daisy is wilting. Determined to use college as her chance to bloom anew, she’s focused on only one thing, leaving the Payton name behind and forging her own path—even if she has to tell the teeniest of fibs to do it.Trevor Boone has nothing...
  • Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When life spins wildly out of control, a bossy hockey star and a curvy maid will find forever…or be forever ruined. Theo Kline I know everything there is to know about hockey.Right now, I'd give everything just to understand her.Charlotte Mabry is a curvy little goddess with the sweetest smile.She's also my mother's boyfriend's favorite niece...
  • Broken Instrument by Kelsie Rae

    Broken Instrument by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought I’d finally made it.Me and my band, Broken Vows.Then everything fell apart. I got sent to rehab while my brother and his girlfriend are living the dream. My dream. Touring the world.And now? I’m back in my old room, and I’ve never felt more alone.As for the music? It calls to me. And so does she...
  • Treasure Me by Olivia Cunning

    Treasure Me by Olivia Cunning

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kellen's second book...
  • Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.

    Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret scar…Tegan Callahan has sworn off bad boys for good. Growing up on tour with her rock star brother, she knows first-hand the damage they can do. She’s looking for a nice, safe, stable guy – until a chance encounter with a devastatingly sexy stranger makes her question everything she thought she wanted.A troubled soul…Ryland James arrives in Beachwood Bay on the run from his mistakes...
  • Learning to Heal by R.D. Cole

    Learning to Heal by R.D. Cole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "If Fools rush in, then most people in love are idiots. And I'm the biggest one of all." -Jazz Meet Jasmine Coleman. She's the girl that's outgoing, beautiful, and full of self-assurance- a confidence that’s forced to cover the scars she hides. When rushing into love becomes a heartbreaking mistake the last piece of it disappears...
  • Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy SINGLE DAD ON TOP has arrived.My bride-to-be Arianna wants to meet my parents.But...they live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985.I changed my name a long time ago...
  • Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Scoring Position by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I wasn’t looking to change my “bad boy of baseball” reputation. At least not until my dream girl, Pop Princess Alexis Bodega, stepped foot in my clubhouse to sing for the stadium on opening day. There’s just one problem, and it’s a big one. Her manager is also her boyfriend, and her father is her agent...
  • Finding Storm by Samantha Towle

    Finding Storm by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The son of an icon. He was a legend. Rock royalty.A man I never met.But I’m measured against him in every aspect of my life.The only time I feel like me … the real me … is when I’m onstage with my band. But the more we grow in popularity, the more people compare me to him.I’m not him. And I never will be. If only everyone could figure that out for themselves.I need a break from it all...
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