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  • Where it all Began: A Small Town Love Story  (Blue Moon) by Lucy Score

    Where it all Began: A Small Town Love Story (Blue Moon) by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “This would be a lot easier if you had a sense of humor.” “This would be a lot easier if you were a man.” Author’s Note: Do NOT read this book until you’ve read at least Blue Moon #3, or even better #4. I’m protecting your reader experience here. I promise...
  • Irresistible Trouble by Pippa Grant

    Irresistible Trouble by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Want your heart broken? Give it to Cooper Rock.He’s funny. Charming. Loyal to a fault. Adores his family. Builds up his teammates. And he’s baseball’s biggest playboy. He might be a good man, but he is not the settling down type.But eight years after he left me broken-hearted on a beach, he walks back into my life. One look, and I’m falling for him all over again.I know better.I do...
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    humor  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  celebrity  contemporary
  • Stoffer by Cee Bowerman

    Stoffer by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After years of wandering around the country, car trouble stopped Stoffer in Rojo, Texas, and he quickly realized he never wanted to leave. Not one to share much of himself, Stoffer has found a place to fit in with the Texas Kings even while he holds most of himself back from the men and women around him...
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    humor  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Royal by Cee Bowerman

    Royal by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A favor for his twin brother put Royal Conner under the spotlight. The highest bidder won and she’s nothing like he thought she’d be. One look and he’s smitten, one conversation and he’s intrigued, one kiss and he’s lost.Paula has too much on her plate to deal with a man...
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    humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  small-town
  • Creed by Cee Bowerman

    Creed by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Creed Tempest is content with the solitary life he’s chosen. The only people he needs around are his siblings. He’s got a handful of friends that are important to him, but there’s no special someone to warm his bed. Oddly enough, he’s fine with that. There’s less drama that way, he tells himself.When a beautiful woman and her children move in next door, Creed’s life is turned upside down...
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    humor  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • Mace by Cee Bowerman

    Mace by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mace is the opposite of his brother Angus in most ways. He’s easygoing, quick to laugh, and a man who isn’t afraid to voice his opinion. A favor for his sister-in-law puts him in just the right place to meet a woman who looks like everything he’s dreamed of. A long afternoon chat in a bookstore leaves him wishing for just a little more of her time.Reba is a single mom who can do it all...
  • Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman

    Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is a short story that falls after book 7 in The Texas Kings MC book series. Kale and Terra had a whirlwind love story and now they are preparing for parenthood. Surrounded by family and friends, and having hit a few speed bumps on the way to their happily ever after, the two of them are excited to meet their baby. As with all pregnancies, it's a roller coaster ride until the very end...
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    steamy  humor  romance  contemporary  biker  small-town  fiction  book
  • Flipping Love You by Erin Nicholas

    Flipping Love You by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s the tattooed bad boy her mama warned her about. She’s his hot mess — but mostly hot — next door neighbor. Until a two-night-stand gives them the surprise of a lifetime... Jillian Morris is a workaholic who forgets to watch the time. And to eat. And to change her shoes. And to keep even a house-plant alive. And to have any kind of a personal life...
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    humor  steamy  adult  age-gap  animals  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AJ Summer witnessed four of her sisters fall in love and settle down. But not her. She’s stuck in a rut, destined to spend the rest of her life watching from the dugout, kissing frogs. Then one night, she meets a mysterious stranger, who makes her feel alive and realize she’s not as broken as she thought–until she wakes up alone...
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    humor  sports  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  small-town
  • The Perfect Gift by Kathleen Brooks

    The Perfect Gift by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nabi dedicated his life to learning the security trade from one of the best, Ahmed Mueez. After seventeen years, Nabi has established an amazing career as an elite soldier and investigator in the small town of Keeneston, Kentucky. However, his pursuit of the perfect career left him with little time to find love...
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    humor  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Say It Like You Mane It by Erin Nicholas

    Say It Like You Mane It by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when a hellraiser turned hot cop is stuck with a headstrong heiress he’s determined to protect...and resist?A run-away bride, wearing a freakin’ tiara, and carrying a stolen lion cub, of all things. This was not how rowdy, bad-boy-turned-small-town-cop, Zander Landry expected his day to go.He really didn’t expect his night to end with her sleeping in his bed after her near-kidnapping...
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    humor  steamy  adult  animals  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner.An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail...
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    humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  insta-love  lgbtq
  • New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire

    New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former attorney and current dog whisperer Shane Kilcannon doesn’t like to lose. At anything. So when he messes up his chance with a beautiful stranger whose confident smile and haunted eyes intrigue him more than any woman he’s ever met, he’s ready to snarl like one of his beloved pit bulls...
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    humor  steamy  adult  animals  book  contemporary  dogs  family
  • Frat Hell by S.M. Shade

    Frat Hell by S.M. Shade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Frat Hell. That’s how the whole neighborhood refers to the apartment where I live with three other college students. It’s a bit judgmental, considering the neighborhood we live in is more like a zoo than an apartment complex, but not inaccurate. If you put that many young guys together, things are bound to be interesting...
  • What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Liam has always preferred spending his life inside books, only looking up to occasionally growl at customers in his shop. Until the day someone new comes to town. A woman who could keep up with him, someone who sees beyond his guards, who makes him want something decidedly non -fiction for a change. The only problem is, Riley has a secret. One that just might tear them apart...
  • Rise by Nikita Parmenter

    Rise by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As if taking over the Ravens wasn’t going to be complicated enough, Jynx has already taken a job for the leader of the Romanos, and of course, it can’t be straightforward.People from their pasts are popping up from all directions, all posing very different threats and entwining them in ways they could have never imagined...
  • Spare Me by Tara Sivec

    Spare Me by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryan Hutton has spent his entire life being the shy, nerdy, rule-following nice guy on Summersweet Island. He’s the high school bowling coach and algebra teacher, who’s always predictable, and he’s always been fine with that. At least until a sexy nutjob gives him the best kiss of his life in his favorite pizza place. Suddenly, he doesn’t like being the quiet, obedient nice guy anymore...
  • First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all started with a dare.Emily Flanagan has been living her dreams the last four years as a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Vipers, thousands of miles away from her tiny hometown of Summersweet Island, Virginia. She’s got the world at the tips of her pom-poms... until she tells her boss to shove those pom-poms where the sun doesn’t shine...
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    humor  sports  steamy  adult  athlete  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Surviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L...
  • Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak...
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    humor  sports  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  family
  • If We Never Met by Barbara Freethy

    If We Never Met by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One moment can change two lives…Keira Blake agrees to the blind date simply because she has a wedding coming up and no plus one. Tired of being the last single girl standing in her group of friends, she shows up at the bar with low expectations, but her ruggedly handsome date is far more attractive and interesting than she'd imagined...
  • A River Bend Wedding by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    A River Bend Wedding by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    99 cents for a LIMITED TIME! River Bend's first couple is back! The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Carissa Joy Brandt & Joshua Daniel Hudson on Saturday, the thirteenth day of February, at St. Joseph's Parish...
  • Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow

    Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?But wait, there’s more.When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again...
  • Leave Me Breathless: A small town brother's best friend romance by Carrie Elks

    Leave Me Breathless: A small town brother's best friend romance by Carrie Elks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s his best friend’s little sister. Completely off-limits. And now she’s moving in with him…When Gabe Winter’s best friend calls with an unusual request – give his broken-hearted little sister a roof over her head for a few months – he readily accepts.But he doesn’t expect Nicole to be quite so enticing. Or for her to bring out all the feelings in him...
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    humor  sports  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella

    A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I hate him...but I also want to touch his abs. Is that normal?GraceMy boss, the famous romance novelist, always said she’d open doors for me when I finished writing my first book. Only I have...and she hasn’t. Worse, I just met her new brand manager, and I know him.Enoch “the Suit” Laskin made my life miserable in business school, right up until he seduced me...
  • Talon & Claree: Rebel Guardians Next Generation by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Talon & Claree: Rebel Guardians Next Generation by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Claree When I came to live with Chief and Trinity as a teenager, I met Talon. He understood what I was feeling and going through and we became best friends. Our friendship grew and despite everyone’s best efforts, we found times to slip away and be together. All was going well until we became a teenage statistic...
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    humor  steamy  adult  angst  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson

    Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Nanny/Boss Romance Hiring the woman who wrecked me to nanny the kid I just found out I have is a dumb idea. Getting naked with her in the back of my truck is even dumber. But old habits die hard. Amelia Fox was my high school sweetheart, the girl who broke my heart and nearly ended my football career nine years ago...
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    sports  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  children  contemporary  fiction
  • Love on the Boardwalk by Nikki Lynn Barrett, Brea Viragh

    Love on the Boardwalk by Nikki Lynn Barrett, Brea Viragh

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s hiding a broken engagement. He’s concealing his true birth heritage. They’ll have to trust their hearts even if they’re sure love is a lie. Now that Eva Halloway is back in her hometown of Cinnamon Bay, she has one full plate with the grand re-opening of her newly inherited boardwalk cafe and a broken engagement to hide from the town gossip mill...
  • Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole

    Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules.Garrett MarshAs the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason...
  • Tempting as Sin by Rosalind James

    Tempting as Sin by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Once bitten, twice shy. Rafe Blackstone may play the sexiest werewolf superhero to ever melt women's . . . hearts . . . on the big screen, but Lily Hollander has already been bitten by an actor, and once was enough. So when Australia's favorite son walks into Sinful Desires, Lily’s lingerie store, she's not impressed...
  • The Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles

    The Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles of the #1 National Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND comes a humorous and emotional romance about the power of love and second chances—perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Mallery. "Ava's story is witty and charming...
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    humor  sports  adult  book  contemporary  family  female-mc  fiction
  • Getting Over It: Sapphire Falls book six by Erin Nicholas

    Getting Over It: Sapphire Falls book six by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hailey Conner has been driving Ty Bennett crazy for years. And vice versa. It’s kind of their thing. But Ty is ready to make their thing into something more. And he’s moved in next door to make it happen. But is he *really* ready? Ty loves the confident, sassy, sexy mayor’s Ice Queen act...because he loves making her melt. But he soon finds there’s more underneath all that frostiness...
  • Worth the Wait by Jessica Prince

    Worth the Wait by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cloverleaf was Mackenzie Webster's escape. It was the place where she'd dreamed of starting over, of creating a new life for her and her children. She had a carefully thought out plan for what this new life would look like, and nowhere in it was there room for a new relationship. But the one thing Kenzie never counted on was meeting Brett Halstead. Brett's life was all about fun and friends...
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    humor  steamy  adult  book  children  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My plan was transfer to the college where my ex, the star quarterback, could finally be a dad.But life threw a curveball when I accidentally collided with three of his hunky teammates!Being a young single mom hasn’t been easy.My ex shirks fatherhood, and I’m a magnet for judgmental stares.But it’s all been worth it for how much I love my little boy...
  • A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a small town, single parent romance.Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family’s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit...
  • Where You Go by Melanie Shawn

    Where You Go by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Historical romance author Olive St. Claire’s life was turning out to be much stranger than fiction. She's headed to Whisper Lake to go to her wedding...plot twist: she's not going to be the bride walking down the aisle. The woman wearing white this weekend was her cousin Bridgette, who was the familial equivalent of a frenemy...
  • Cry About It by Maggie C. Gates

    Cry About It by Maggie C. Gates

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    -Joelle-You know what they say about enemies.* Know the enemy* Keep the enemy close* Outsmart the enemy* Make out with the enemyOkay, maybe not that last part. And maybe that’s what got me in trouble with Vaughan Thompson. But in my defense, he started it. That city boy should have known better than to act a fool in these parts.I don't get mad. I get even...
  • Lakeshore Legend by Shannyn Leah

    Lakeshore Legend by Shannyn Leah

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Peyton McAdams doesn’t want a thing to do with Colt Patterson…except she has had a crush on him since they were little. Recently, they also had a nice little romp in the shower together. But Peyton thinks she’s just another notch in Colt’s belt and is determined NOT to fall in love. Love is just a game and it destroys people...
  • Break the Ice by Piper Rayne

    Break the Ice by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Winter Games are over, but the bedroom games are just beginning… This is about the time I normally hang up my snowboard and chill for a while. Except this year. This year, I’m dealing with what fate dealt me at the Winter Games—nope, not gold. A broken arm. Since I’m not close to my family, I head to my best friend, Skylar’s pad to recoup...
  • Ice by Mia Malone

    Ice by Mia Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you find the unexpected after a lifetime of being stuck, what do you do? Finally free from a loveless marriage, Reena decides to start the rest of her life around a family who might have ties to her son, however unlikely it seems. At least, it’s something to do while she decides what her next steps will be...
  • Latte Be Desired by Logan Chance

    Latte Be Desired by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the sweet little town of Magnolia Point, there is a coffee shop. Deja Brew is a quaint, charming shop in the center of town run by one of the most marvelous women on the planet. February Frost. Is that too over the top? Fine, maybe I’m not that marvelous. But, my shop is pretty great. So, when the coffee shop on the other side of town tries to take my daily customers away—it’s war...
  • A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, it’s not happening again. Thing is, she’s a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. It’s time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. I’m not the only one dreaming about it all day...
  • Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas

    Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now.He needs to figure out a way to get over her.Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work...
  • Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Country Thunder by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miranda Hawthorne has made a new start in the small town of King Creek, Arizona. She’s a horse therapist who works with children and adults with disabilities and is perfectly fine being single and living a fulfilling life helping others. After what her ex put her through, she doesn’t need a man, thank you very much...
  • The Captain's Secret Baby by A.J. Wynter

    The Captain's Secret Baby by A.J. Wynter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Billionaire. A Hockey Star...and a BABYWe're from two separate worlds.I'm the heir to a billion dollar corporation and he's a small town mechanic.It was supposed to be a summer fling.And yeah, it was fun while it lasted.But, we're from two separate worlds and it will never work...
  • How To Rope A Wild Cowboy by Anya Summers

    How To Rope A Wild Cowboy by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emmett Benson makes no apologies for his bachelor status. He revels in a woman’s surrender but does not want the responsibility of claiming a submissive for his own, because no one is worth the price of his freedom. He appreciates his friends, loves his horse, and fancies wrangling cattle every day over interacting with people...
  • Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels

    Mountain Seeking Pilot by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Helicopter Pilot, Rhys Cooper, has spent his life flying to new heights in dangerous and daring rescues. Wanting to slow down, he decides to move to his family's spiritual home to lay some roots just like his doctor brother before him. But first thing's first, knocking down the old house he just bought and building his dream home with a picture-perfect view of Moose Mountain...
  • Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beck Jacobs makes a living restoring and fixing homes. The only thing he can’t fix, is himself. A part of him died the night his fiancé was taken, and he’s accepted the fact he’ll live his life alone. What he doesn’t count on is Sidney Barrett, a woman more broken than he is...
  • On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt...
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    humor  sports  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Snowed In by Melanie Shawn

    Snowed In by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Free-Spirit… Nikki Maguire does what she wants, says what she wants, and lives by her own set of rules. She is an intoxicating combination of beauty, sex-appeal and sharp wit that men find irresistible. Unfortunately for them, none have ever come close to holding Nikki’s attention, and settling down is not even on her radar...
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