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  • Owen North by Nina Levine

    Owen North by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A steamy forbidden office romance from USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nina Levine.My one-night stand is my new boss.I met him at the society wedding of the year.The man every woman in New York wants.He's rich.Devastatingly good looking.Charming.Mr. I-Could-Blow-Your-Mind.And yes, he did blow my mind.It was just supposed to be one night.I told him I don't date...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book
  • MC Chronicles: The Diary of Bink Cummings Shorts #2 by Bink Cummings

    MC Chronicles: The Diary of Bink Cummings Shorts #2 by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Must Read: MC Chronicles: The Diary of Bink Cummings Vol's 1-5 & Short #1 prior. Things are changing, the Sacred Sinners MC isn't what it used to be. Not like when I was growing up. Secrets of a dark past have unfolded. Now life isn't just about our survival anymore. It's about theirs...hers... and we can't let them down...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • The Auction by Tiffany Reisz

    The Auction by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You're invited to New York City's hottest dating event: Kingsley Edge's annual King's Trust Charity Auction.New on the auction block this year is Daniel, a wealthy widower and Dominant. However, he happens to have his eyes on another first-timer in the club's auction: Anya, a strikingly beautiful virgin submissive from his native Canada.Too bad Anya hates him on sight...
  • The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak This contemporary romance boxed set includes 3 full length LOVE IN BLOOM: THE REMINGTONS novels: GAME OF LOVE, Bk 1 STROKE OF LOVE, Bk 2 FLAMES OF LOVE, Bk 3 Sneak Peek, SLOPE OF LOVE *** GAME OF LOVE..
  • Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne

    Priceless Treasure by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ashton Storm had always possessed a sense of humor, but he tended to be more thoughtless and self-absorbed than his other siblings. He skated along through life, enjoying the finer things. That was until one day his father had enough and gave him an ultimatum. He either did his father’s bidding, or his ride on easy street came to an instant stop...
  • 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...
  • The Ultimate Treasure by Melody Anne

    The Ultimate Treasure by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alexa Mills gets the trip of a lifetime when she’s chosen to go on a humanitarian trip to the Philippines to help rebuild one of the villages that were devastated years ago by natural disasters. She’s more than excited until she steps on the jet and discovers her benefactor is none other than Lance Storm, the man she’d had a one-night-stand with at her sister’s wedding to Ashton Storm...
  • Triplets For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

    Triplets For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • The Beautiful Series Collection: Two Brits and a Player: BEAUTIFUL STRANGER, BEAUTIFUL PLAYER, BEAUTIFUL SECRET by Christina Lauren

    The Beautiful Series Collection: Two Brits and a Player: BEAUTIFUL STRANGER, BEAUTIFUL PLAYER, BEAUTIFUL SECRET by Christina Lauren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Millions of readers worldwide have fallen for the sexy, hilarious love stories of New York Times bestseller Christina Lauren, beginning with Beautiful Bastard . Finally together in one set—the Beautiful Bastard’s friends’ own unforgettable love stories. The perfect gift for any romance fan—three different men, from both sides of the Atlantic...
  • Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    JADE:I didn’t have the easiest childhood. An absent father and eccentric mother caused me to have to grow up fast and left me damaged in relationships. Control is important to me. I maintain control in my relationships with men, never letting them get too close.Four years ago, I met a much older man that gave me the best night of my life...
  • 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...
  • Zach: A Brash Brothers Romance by Jenna Myles

    Zach: A Brash Brothers Romance by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An image-conscious playboy hires a frumpy, shoe-losing, directionally challenged virgin. Let the chaos commence!Smooth, Playboy, Billionaire.All labels people apply to me. But the only label I actually care about is Brother.Everything I do is for them. For the empire we built together. Women are an enjoyable distraction, that’s all...
  • For Keeps by Tiffany Patterson

    For Keeps by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Destiny I was doing fine. Just fine. I’d long since left my cheating, two-timing, slime ball of a husband, and was doing well making my way in the world. I had a career that I loved as a financial advisor, great friends, and family. I didn’t need for anything. Especially not love. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t completely soured on the whole falling in love thing...
  • Club Prive Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Club Prive Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who is Gavin Manning and why does he keep showing up wherever I go? What does he want from me? These are just a few of the questions law student Carrie Summers asks herself after running into devastatingly handsome Gavin for the third time at the opening of the hottest new club in town, Club Privé...
  • Miles Ever After by T.L. Swan

    Miles Ever After by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Miles Ever After...
  • My Night with a Rockstar by Michelle Mankin, Jane Anthony

    My Night with a Rockstar by Michelle Mankin, Jane Anthony

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An exclusive collection of short stories and story previews based on the writing prompt my night with a rockstar. Included in this anthology are:Hate F*ck by Jane AnthonyRipple Effect by J. BengtssonConverted by Dawn L...
  • Seeking My Destiny by Jenna Jacob

    Seeking My Destiny by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    By day, I’m Sasha Evans, successful business owner and entrepreneur. By night, I’m Destiny, Club Genesis’ masochistic bottom who craves pain and won’t kneel to just any Top. The subs around me are all pairing up with the Doms of their dreams. I can’t even find someone to whip away my stress and grant me peace...
  • The Naked Chef by Twyla Turner

    The Naked Chef by Twyla Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a sex-positive siren who takes her pleasure whenever, wherever, and with whomever she pleases meets a former adult film star turned chef. There might be more than just food cooking in this kitchen. But…things aren't always what they seem.After a disastrous and life-altering ending to her first marriage, Mia Ayala has sworn off men for anything other than sex...
  • Drilled Deep by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Drilled Deep by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before today I wasn’t sure I believed in love-at-first-sight. Now? Hell, I feel like my heart’s been drilled deep. Ana Clemente fills it. Entirely. Problem is, how exactly do I explain that to this sweet little bookworm without scaring her away? She’s young, innocent, and way out of my league. I’m a salt of the earth man; I believe in family, faith, and forever...
  • The Winning Bid by Michelle Windsor

    The Winning Bid by Michelle Windsor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Desperate to gain the funds needed to start a new life, Hannah decides to work as a submissive, agreeing to be auctioned off to the highest bidding dominant at Baton Timide, an exclusive members only club. The winning bidder owns the submissive for a weekend of whatever they command. It's her first auction and she's prepared herself for whatever may come...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  steamy  adult  bdsm  book  contemporary
  • Damage Control by M.S. Parker

    Damage Control by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Final book in the Billionaire's Muse series. Can be read standalone. No pretty boy face could tempt me to repeat my mother’s mistakes. Why would I want to? I don’t need a man to be satisfied with my life. I’m a college grad who’s just gotten hired by a prestigious PR firm. My future is looking bright. But then that idiot rock star went and made a fool of himself, leaving me to clean up his mess...
  • Without Apology by Aubrey Bondurant

    Without Apology by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s neat, always on time, and a professed workaholic. I’m chaotic, always running late, and looking for more from life than just my job. Yet our mutual attraction is undeniable.  The last thing I expected after our first date was to have Simon show up at my office. The warm and funny guy I’d met was now gone, replaced by the cold and calculating man in an impeccable suit...
  • Dirty Games by Tara Crescent

    Dirty Games by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five Nights. No rules. No limits. It’s time for Dirty Games. A standalone romance with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers. Some things are meant to stay in the past. Some things aren’t meant to be repeated. Once upon a time, I’d been in love with Scott Leyland and Zane Marshall. Our threesome had been sexy, steamy and passionate. I thought we would last forever. I was wrong...
  • Dirty Words by Tara Crescent

    Dirty Words by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you’re going to write dirty stories about your neighbors, don’t give them tiny c*cks. A standalone romance with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers. Love thy neighbors? No way. Never going to happen. Ethan Burke and Lars Johansen are chiseled male perfection, with their cocky smiles, bulging biceps and washboard abs. They're also rich, arrogant jerks. Ugh...
  • Delight by Lexi Buchanan

    Delight by Lexi Buchanan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kenza nightclub owner, Ruben McKenzie can have any woman he wants, but the only woman he wants is Rosie—his sweet innocent employee, who happens to be eleven years his junior. Watching her parade her hot little body around his club, serving drinks completely unaware of the attention she attracts is driving him to distraction. But when he sees a regular getting close to her, all bets are off...
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    alpha-mc  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Taming Mr. Walker by Rosa Lucas

    Taming Mr. Walker by Rosa Lucas

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Mr. Walker, my big brother’s arrogant, powerful, handsome, and completely unobtainable best friend.He’s a millionaire tech tycoon, and I take calls from angry clients who can’t reset their passwords.He lives in a Grade II listed mansion with holiday homes worldwide, and I rent a room in a flat-share with my best friend and mice.Our worlds couldn’t be farther apart.Falling for him is not an option...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This billionaire just broke every rule in the book.JusticePeople say I'm cold. Autocratic. Merciless.They're half right.There's only one woman in the world who gets my blood heated...my niece's best friend, Milan.She's been taunting me for years, pushing every single one of my buttons just because she can.Now, it's my turn.She thinks she knows me...
  • French Kiss by Scarlett Avery

    French Kiss by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris...
  • Exposed by Scarlett Avery

    Exposed by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare...
  • Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery

    Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling...
  • Dating a Silver Fox by Donna McDonald

    Dating a Silver Fox by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lydia McCarthy doesn't want any man in her life, much less an incorrigible old flirt like Morrison Fox. Widowed in her forties, she likes being single and independent. She has carefully created a life that suites her. She truly can't see any sane reason to risk her peaceful life for someone who says he wants to make wine out of her one minute and then embarrasses her with innuendo the next...
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    age-gap  female-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Billionaire Cinderella Test by Elle James, Myla Jackson

    The Billionaire Cinderella Test by Elle James, Myla Jackson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Billionaire Online Dating Service. Let us find your perfect match! Desperate to find a date to his own charity ball, billionaire Gage Tate agrees to give his friend's online dating system a try. Tired of gold-diggers and society debutantes, he wants a woman who isn't after his money, and won't become a bridezilla-wanna-be when exposed to his high-society world and the trappings of wealth...
  • Club Prive: Collide Vol. 1 by M. S. Parker

    Club Prive: Collide Vol. 1 by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nineteen year-old Bryne Dawkins left everything behind to start a new life in New York City. A new life that involves Club Privé owner Gavin Manning and the tattooed Bad Boy, Dax Prevot. As Bryne pursues an acting career, she must decide what to believe, and what she truly wants. Don't miss Collide, the newest series in M.S. Parker's sexy Club Privé world...
  • Irish Affair: A Heartwarming Irish Rockstar Romance by Amanda Heartley

    Irish Affair: A Heartwarming Irish Rockstar Romance by Amanda Heartley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you do when your boyfriend has an affair…with another guy? Amelia Fall for someone on the other side of the world, of course. And he seems like the perfect distraction with his hot Irish brogue. But when I cross the ocean to surprise him, it all turns to cr*p. I'm starting to think it must be something about me. Now I’m alone in the middle of Dublin, wondering how it all went so wrong...
  • Fake Pet by Jamie Knight

    Fake Pet by Jamie Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    EileenMy billionaire boss is known for taking pets.And now he wants me to submit to his every command.He's older, experienced, powerful, and hella hot.But he's also so damn cocky and demanding.I always thought I'd be too independent and strong-willed for that.But now I find myself craving his touch, his kiss, and even his control...
  • Sausage King: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy by Tara Crescent

    Sausage King: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seriously, who calls themselves the Sausage King? Julian King is a jerk. I had one smokin’ hot night with him. I don’t care how good his hot dog feels in my bun - I’m done. If I had it my way, I’d never see him again. Unfortunately, that’s not an option. See, the town of Madison has come up with a ridiculous idea to decide on who’s going to win a five-year catering contract...
  • Insatiable in a Kilt by Anna Durand

    Insatiable in a Kilt by Anna Durand

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Highlands have never been so hot… One steamy night in Paris, I had a quick and dirty fling with a Scotsman who wouldn't tell me his name. Ten months later, my boss sends me to Scotland to broker a business deal with tech mogul Evan MacTaggart. There's just one problem...
  • His to Cherish by Sierra Cartwright

    His to Cherish by Sierra Cartwright

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Only her innocence could save him… Jaded financier Philip Dettmer vowed never to love again—until a chance encounter with the beautifully innocent Emma Monroe tempts him beyond reason. Emma blushes furiously when the billionaire catches her in an elevator holding a copy of the scandalous novel taking the world by storm...
  • Playing with Fire by Tory Baker

    Playing with Fire by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wife. Happily ever after. That was never in the cards for me, not with a past like mine.Everything changed when Millie entered my life. The no labels I demanded on our heated encounters became meaningless when she threatened to walk away. There’s only one thing a man can do when he realizes the woman he loves is going to leave forever.I have to fix not only myself, but our relationship...
  • Auctioned to the Billionaire by Cassi Hart

    Auctioned to the Billionaire by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Felicia I’ve had a crush on my best friend’s dad for as long as I can remember; saving myself for him. But now, faced with a desperate situation, I need to come up with money—quickly. Left with only one option, I’m forced to do the unthinkable. Auction my V-card to the highest bidder. Brock Having it all doesn’t mean much without someone to share your life with...
  • Stay With Me by Alisha Williams

    Stay With Me by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s my best friends dad. But he wants me to call him Daddy.I just spent the last four years studying to become a nurse.Now I’m sitting on a mountain debt.Rather than spend the rest of my life paying it off, I find a second job where the money is too good to turn down.The plan is, become a high end escort, get a few wealthy clients and quit as soon as I make enough to pay off my student loans...
  • One Night Only by M. S. Parker

    One Night Only by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My heart is racing as I knock on his door. Jace Randall is the artist who inspired me to become an art critic, but he’s also an incredibly handsome billionaire who’s agreed to let me interview him. Then his door opens and I realize the photos of him don’t do him justice...
  • Maceo by Kenya Wright

    Maceo by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FILTHY RICH ALPHAS is a series of standalone interracial romance novellas featuring sexy men falling in love with kick ass black heroines. All books explore different tropes, have steamy illustrations, and will have you laughing as you read.________MEET MACEO._______Christine is the lucky owner of SIN, the only male revue club in Miami...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Adam's Fugitive by Loni Ree

    Adam's Fugitive by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My curvy little fugitive will pay for her crimes. In my arms.AdamWho knew a night out celebrating my law school graduation would change my life? One look a the gorgeous girl and I know things will never be the same. She steals my heart then disappears like a thief in the night.Seven years later, fate smiles on me and brings her back into my life...
  • The One by Jordan Silver

    The One by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stephanie Pierson is fresh off a divorce from the man who has got to have the smallest dick in the world. After wasting ten years of her life with him and his hag of a mother who forgot where the scissors were and never got around to cutting the navel string, she’s had it with being a doormat. Now she’s free and on the prowl for anything nine inches or better...
  • Wasted Love by Danielle Jamie

    Wasted Love by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My life is far from the norm. First off, I’m not your average girl. I’m wild, crazy, and everyone who knows me say’s I’m a free spirit. I guess I am, because I don’t sweat the little things.Life is too short.I love hard and live harder. My dream is to become a star and that dream comes first and foremost before anything and anyone..
  • Bad Boss by Clarissa Wild

    Bad Boss by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild brings you BAD BOSS, a STANDALONE Romance Novel. What do men want more than anything? Money and women. As the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the city, I am one lucky man. Everyone wants a taste of what I've got to offer, and it's massive. Girls fight over me in droves. In my fantasy, of course...
  • Spiral by Zara Cox

    Spiral by Zara Cox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seven Nights. Seven Highs. Welcome back to The Indigo Lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen… SPIRAL is the latest story in the sizzling Indigo Lounge Series, geared for fans of The Crossfire and The Stark Series...
  • Unrestrained by S.E. Lund

    Unrestrained by S.E. Lund

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Drake is everything Kate wants in a man ― strong, passionate, gorgeous, dominant. Drake fell in love with Kate before he even met her and his passion for her only grew stronger after they met and began an intense relationship where he helped her explore her desire for D/s...
  • Untether by Elodie Hart

    Untether by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    AIDAI've endured fifteen years of underwhelming marital sex with Lord John Russell.One front-page tell-all from his secretary puts an end to that misery pretty efficiently.As the media furore rages around our divorce, two things become abundantly clear.One. It’s time for some decent orgasms.Which is why I’ve joined the Unfurl programme at London’s top sex club, Alchemy.Two...
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