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Blackout After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe lights are out on Gansett, and things are getting steamy!An island-wide power failure has thrust Gansett into darkness. We’ll take this opportunity to catch up with each of the couples we’ve come to know and love, and meet a few new characters who’ll appear in upcoming books... -
![Mine After Dark by Marie Force]()
Mine After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the dead of winter on Gansett Island, and Riley McCarthy’s mood matches the lousy weather as he and his family work to bring their new business, McCarthy’s Wayfarer, back to life. He can’t deny that he’s been in a funk since Nikki Stokes and her twin sister, Jordan, left the island last fall without saying goodbye... -
![The Son & His Hope by Pepper Winters]()
The Son & His Hope by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Sweeping, Heart-wrenching Standalone from New York Times Bestseller Pepper Winters. "Things you should know about me from the very beginning:I was born to true love, witnessed the destruction it causes, and vowed never to let such agony happen to me. I am not a story-teller like my father. I am not a writer like my mother. I am just a son--their son.I am happy being alone... -
![The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster]()
The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when you’re not looking for love, but it walks in the door? Madigan Wicked’s heart is not up for grabs. She’s been there, done that, and she’s not going back for seconds... -
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![Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster]()
Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining... -
![Let It Be by Marie Force]()
Let It Be by Marie Force
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe heart wants what the heart wants...Fresh out of college with a psychology degree, Molly Stillman was searching for the meaning of life by taking a summer volunteer gig building houses. The meaning in Molly's life became apparent when her path crossed Lincoln Abbott's... -
![Kevin & Chelsea by Marie Force]()
Kevin & Chelsea by Marie Force
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA year after his 31-year marriage imploded, Dr. Kevin McCarthy is enjoying life on Gansett Island. He’s opened a small practice, goes fishing with his older brothers any time he wants and has his sons, nieces and nephews close by. Best of all is his all-consuming relationship with sexy bartender, Chelsea Rose... -
![Curl It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman]()
Curl It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA failed marriage and single parenthood are enough to bring the strongest woman down, but Jolie Donovan refuses to let the choices she made when she was younger define her life... -
![It Happens by Lani Lynn Vale]()
It Happens by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsZee + Annmarie and Tan + Jubilee. Forever. No exceptions. They were to have the picture-perfect life together. Everything was all planned out. Jubilee was to marry Eitan and Ezekiel was to marry Annmarie. That’s how it was always supposed to be from the moment that they met. Textbook, right? Wrong... -
![Redwood by Janie Crouch]()
Redwood by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGavin Zimmerman. Military codename: REDWOOD. This former Special Forces soldier will protect Oak Creek from any threat. Even one that comes in the form of a delicate blonde with haunted eyes.A tiny town in Wyoming and the fake ID in her pocket are Lexi Johnson's last chance. She's used her all her resources to escape the danger that hounds her... -
![Smolder by Helen Hardt]()
Smolder by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s on the rebound, and he’s on the prowl. Aurora “Rory” Pike gave up her dream of becoming an opera superstar long ago. Now she’s content to teach music to the children of Snow Creek while helping her family recover from the wildfire that devastated them... -
![Whispered Prayers of a Girl by Alex Grayson]()
Whispered Prayers of a Girl by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer whispered prayers break her... At night, as she’s drifting off to sleep, I press my ear to the door and listen to her heart wrenching pleas. Her words are agony to my healing heart, but I cherish the sound of them, for that’s the only time I ever hear my beautiful daughter speak. Since her father died two years ago, she’s grown quiet and withdrawn... -
![Cabin 12 by Freya Barker]()
Cabin 12 by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven at thirty seven, with a challenging but rewarding career as a paramedic, Bella Gomez is treated as the baby of the family. It’s made her allergic to anyone meddling, so she chooses to keep mostly to herself. Unfortunately that doesn’t stop her family from inserting themselves in her life. Nor does it deter the one man she knows she shouldn’t get close to from showing up on her doorstep... -
![Return to Us by Corinne Michaels]()
Return to Us by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a new second chance standalone love story.At eighteen, I walked away from Willow Creek Valley for good.I was young, scared, and stupid, and it cost me the love of my life—Grayson Parkerson.Fourteen years later, a crash sends me back home to recover.Back to where we met, fell in love, and planned a future... -
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![Edge of Nowhere by Freya Barker]()
Edge of Nowhere by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpen roads and honor meets poke bowls and self-controlI’m a homesick nomad.A protégé, a mountain man, an ally, and a seeker.My name is Wapi.I’m a work in progress looking to belong, and though my road has been a winding one, my heart has found focus.I’m a straightlaced hellcat.A princess, a fool, a target, and a handle.My name is Lindsey... -
![Surrender to Me by Kelly Elliott]()
Surrender to Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArabella Adams was the one woman I would have laid my life down for, no matter the circumstance, because that’s what you would do for your soulmate. But when she broke up with me our senior year of college—for no reason or explanation at all—my world as I knew it fell completely apart... -
![Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Danger by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome mistakes haunt you forever. Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day. So when he had the chance to return to Montana, and be part of something as special as the Resting Warrior Ranch, he took it... -
![Longing For Love by Marie Force]()
Longing For Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAll his training never prepared him for this kind of shock and ahhhhh…Series favorite Tiffany Sturgil steals the spotlight in Longing for Love as her new boutique Naughty & Nice opens in downtown Gansett, right in time for the annual spring Race Week festivities... -
![Time for Love by Marie Force]()
Time for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly... -
![Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre]()
Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAshley Sullivan’s whole world changed when she got pregnant at seventeen. After the father of her child ditched her and their son, she bypassed college, shelved her plans to see the world, and went straight to managing the family café in Bar Harbor, Maine. For the next eleven years, she poured her entire heart into raising her amazing son, Kevin... -
![Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman]()
Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRason Harper is all about family and tradition. Raised by two loving parents, he’s not willing to sacrifice his future for the wrong woman. After a dating catastrophe makes him decide to give up on love, his mind is changed in an instant when a quick conversation with his favorite bookworm gives him the chance to get to know her better... -
![Bad to the Bone by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Bad to the Bone by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrace Bancroft has been in prison for fourteen years, paying for a mistake that cost a man his life. Now released, Trace heads back to Bitter Bark with his mutt, Meatball, and runs into Daniel Kilcannon, who offers to provide some medical care for the dog. Trace knows that would mean seeing Molly Kilcannon, a girl who shared one crazy night with him before his life took a turn for the worst... -
![She's the One by Kelly Elliott]()
She's the One by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe day I first laid eyes on Abby Boyer, I knew she was the one. The girl I would marry and spend the rest of my life with, and I vowed to do everything I could to make her happy.There was just one problem, I couldn’t make her happy during one of the darkest moments of our marriage. No matter how hard I tried, my love for her wasn’t enough to make her stay... -
![One Hundred Excuses by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Excuses by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAuthor Kelly Collins takes you back to Aspen Cove where life is sweet, the tea is sweeter, and love is the sweetest of all. Marina Caswell didn’t expect to find herself broken and alone with a four-year-old daughter. She could offer a hundred excuses as to why her marriage failed, but the truth was she’d chosen poorly... -
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![A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this Wall Street Journal bestseller, a pair of ritual murders could expose Mercy Kilpatrick to something terrifying: her own past…Raised off the grid by survivalists, Mercy Kilpatrick believed in no greater safeguard than the backwoods of Oregon. Unforgiven by her father for abandoning the fold for the FBI, Mercy still holds to her past convictions. They’re in her blood... -
![Falling for Love by Marie Force]()
Falling for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSince he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay a few years ago, Grant McCarthy's personal and professional lives have fallen apart. Abby, the woman he was supposed to marry, is engaged to someone else, and Grant is back at home on Gansett Island helping to run the family marina business while his father recovers from a serious injury... -
![Rushing In by Claire Kingsley]()
Rushing In by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe’s the one girl he can’t have. With his dimpled grin and devilish charm, firefighter Gavin Bailey is hot as a five-alarm fire and twice as dangerous. The youngest of five brothers, he’s the daredevil of the family. Until the unexpected strikes and he finds himself sidelined. Skylar Stanley’s life didn’t just fall apart. It exploded. Spectacularly... -
![Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott]()
Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a woman actually make you feel like you’re losing your damn mind? Yes. If she is Corina Miller. The only woman who has ever made me long for something more, and let me tell you, that has me all kinds of messed up. After months of ignoring my feelings, it’s clear to me I’ve fallen for those piercing blue eyes and sexy smile... -
![Good Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Good Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series shows how family and true love can heal a broken past.After her mother died in a car accident when she was only five, and her father was determined not to show any emotions toward his only daughter, Timberlynn longs for a normal family... -
![Dirty Little Midlife Debacle by Lilian Monroe]()
Dirty Little Midlife Debacle by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJennifer Newbank knows success. She’s a talented baker with a celebrated new book. She’s forty-seven, self-assured, and finally hitting her stride. Opportunities abound, like the upcoming televised baking competition that could rocket her career into the stratosphere.Jen is going to win, open her own bakery, and live happily ever after...all by herself... -
![The Best of Me by Jessica Prince]()
The Best of Me by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt wasn’t hard for Nona Fanning to fall for Trick. He was strong, kind-hearted, loyal, and unbelievably handsome. He was the man of her dreams, and all it took was one night to give her a taste of the beauty he had to offer. But while she’d been opening her heart to him, he’d kept his under lock and key... -
![Ride Like You've Never Fallen by S.J. McCoy]()
Ride Like You've Never Fallen by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLily's family left Summer Lake when she went away to college. She tried to make her way in their world, but money and status didn't mean much to her. After calling off her engagement and giving up her career, Lily's back at the lake. She's finally happy. She has a life she loves, and she's pursuing her passion running the riding stables... -
![Changed by you by Kristin Mayer]()
Changed by you by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm in over my head, and Teale Delaney is the reason why. She's beautiful, sassy, and I can't stop thinking about her. If I let myself, I could fall in love. But I can’t. I won’t. It’s to protect her, not me. Someone out there wants vengeance. If I allow them to see my true feelings for Teale, they’ll stop at nothing to take her away... -
![A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance by Stephanie Rowe]()
A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen years ago, he shattered her heart. Now she needs to trust him with her life. First in a new billionaire cowboy series by New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe.Billionaire rancher Brody Hart protects others…no matter the cost to himself. When the woman he lost a decade ago needs his help, he has a second chance with the sassy country music star he never stopped loving... -
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![Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha]()
Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor long-time Durango Fire Department EMT, Ava ‘Blue’ Navarro, her teammates at Station 3 represent a family more loyal than her own. However, when patients start dying on her watch, she draws the attention of local law enforcement. In particular the smooth-talking detective she’s successfully evaded for years, fearing he might stir up her quiet existence... -
![Loving at 40 by L.B. Dunbar]()
Loving at 40 by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSexy silver alpha hero returns to his family’s lakeside cottage where there’s a single mother in his bed and her presence just might be the second chance he needs at love and family.Archer McCaryn has been a mystery to his family. At forty-five, he isn’t certain himself who he is anymore. When he returns to the family’s lakeside cottage, he finds there is someone in his garage apartment... -
![Looking for You by Kelly Elliott]()
Looking for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last person I would ever expect to be waiting on the front porch for me in the middle of the night was Everly Higgins. To say I was both surprised and thrilled to see her would be an understatement. I hadn’t been able to stop thinking about her since we met last fall when my sister, Greer, fell in love with Everly’s brother, Hudson... -
![Cruise by Laramie Briscoe]()
Cruise by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kid is now a man, and he’s got something to prove….. Caleb “Cruise” Harrison “A Dad is a son’s first hero……” All my life I’ve looked up to my Dad, there’s nothing I ever wanted to do more than be a member of the Moonshine Task Force right next to him. I said no to playing football professionally to stay in Laurel Springs and fulfill my dream...Categorized as:
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![Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy]()
Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaura Benson has her life together, thank you very much. Her jewelry store in San Francisco is doing wonderfully. Her design skills will soon have her traveling to London, designing a new line that should build her reputation world wide. She's on top, which is where she likes to be - especially when it comes to men... -
![Live Like There's No Tomorrow by S.J. McCoy]()
Live Like There's No Tomorrow by S.J. McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBen Walton is the guy everyone can turn to. He's been a shoulder to cry on and a helping hand for all his friends as they've each met the love of their life and embarked upon their happily-ever-after. He's the only one who's still single. He lost the first and only love of his life when he was still only eighteen years old... -
![Suppression by Laramie Briscoe]()
Suppression by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author, the second book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series If you don't love, you can't get hurt... Nick Kepler One thing my childhood taught me was never show my emotions. Don’t make memories. Don’t count on other people. Don’t hope for the best. All that changed when I was adopted by Ryan and Whitney Kepler... -
![Never Trust the Living by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Never Trust the Living by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s not every day that someone tries to pin a murder on you and a random girl you just met. But Bram Crow isn’t your average, everyday guy, either.One second, he’s hiding evidence with the girl, and the next, he has to marry her so a police detective doesn’t get suspicious... -
![Beneath the Wreckage by Catherine Cowles]()
Beneath the Wreckage by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be a summer we’d never forget.Instead, everything was stolen from me.The best friend who was more like a sister. The innocent way I looked at life.Leaving me with only unanswered questions. Returning to the island is the second chance I didn’t know I needed.And Hunter is the surprise that knocks me sideways. There’s a hurt in him that calls to my own... -
![Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy]()
Can't Fight the Moonlight by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJustin Blackwood can't remember a time when he believed in the magic of anything, least of all love. A cynical businessman, who grew up in a broken home, he guards his heart with every breath he takes. His job has taken him all over the world and roots are the last thing he wants...until he meets a beautiful innkeeper in Whisper Lake... -
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![In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti]()
In Dark Woods by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRide or die. An act of treachery has weakened Isaac Lunden, President of the Night Horde MC. His life, and his family’s, is changed fundamentally. Lilli, his old lady, is at his side, exhorting him to fight. But he isn’t sure that what’s left to him is enough to fight for. This is the story of Isaac and Lilli’s journey through those dark woods... -
![Joke's on You by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Joke's on You by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBooth Pena definitely didn’t make the smartest of decisions when he was a teenager.At eighteen, he knocked a girl up and signed up for the military all in the same day—signing his life away in more ways than one...Categorized as:
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![Love Profound by Kelly Elliott]()
Love Profound by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI write about love, but I’ve never experienced it. Sure, I’ve been with guys that I cared about. Even thought I found ‘the one’. He turned out to be the frog and not the prince.A few Frank Sinatra songs and a wildly handsome cowboy who calls me Darlin’, will have me second guessing everything I ever thought I knew about love... -
![There Goes My Heart by Bella Andre]()
There Goes My Heart by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRory Sullivan, a renowned artisan woodworker, has no plans to fall in love anytime soon. Especially not with Zara Mirren, who shares a converted warehouse space with him in Bar Harbor, Maine. While she is a brilliant maker—the eyeglass frames she designs are practically works of art—everything else about her drives him bonkers. The way she’s always whistling cheesy pop songs off-key... -
![Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds]()
Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEllie Anthony isn't looking for love. She isn't even looking for a man, but when Jax Mayson insists on keeping her and her daughter safe, she's left with no choice but to trust him. Now she just hopes she doesn't get hurt when she falls hard for a guy who's known for breaking hearts. Jax Mayson knows that Ellie is his BOOM the moment he sees her...Categorized as:
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![Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn]()
Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProtecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...
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