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![My Unexpected Vow: California Billionaires Book 2 by Harlow James]()
My Unexpected Vow: California Billionaires Book 2 by Harlow James
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair?But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well... -
![To Tame a Rogue by Alexa Aston]()
To Tame a Rogue by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA spy with a guilty conscience. A war widow who works for the government. Both united to bring down a ring of traitors...To prevent her father from marrying her off to an elderly suitor, Lady Gemma Barton begs her childhood friend to marry her, devising a way for them to be found in a compromising position...Categorized as:
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![Fool for You by Kelly Elliott]()
Fool for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be for a few months, so where was the harm in going along with it? That is, until the fake engagement Landon and I came up with after a misunderstanding threw us both into the spotlight, and threatened to destroy the lives we had both worked so hard for.Somewhere along the way, though, we realized everything had changed...Categorized as:
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![Mail-Order Bride Mommy by Linda Ford]()
Mail-Order Bride Mommy by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPast pain. Future hope.Matt Shannon lost his fiancé to a tragic accident. He does not want anything more to do with love and marriage. But he is now guardian to four-year-old Lindy. Desperate for a woman to mother the little girl, he arranges for a mail-order bride. The agreement is for convenience only, but Gwen’s kindness and good nature threaten his barred heart...Categorized as:
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![Scenes from the Hallway by Penny Reid]()
Scenes from the Hallway by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou know who I am.I swear too much, I crack too many jokes, and I got a thing for Kat Tanner; a messy thing, a distracting thing, a getting-in-the-way-of-everything thing; a thing that makes being in the same room with the woman torture. Sometimes it's the good kind. Mostly, it's not.What you don't know is how it all started...Categorized as:
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![Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson]()
Forever Mine by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAUTHOR BRENDA JACKSON BRINGS YOU THREE UNFORGETTABLE STORIES UNDER HER LOVE, PASSION AND PROMISE IMPRINT THE SWEETEST TABOO The moment Sonya Morrison gazes into Mike Kelly's deep blue eyes she knows that he wants her. But she also knows he is wasting his time. She doesn't do vanilla, and is surprised when he boldly informs her that he's never acquired a taste for chocolate...Categorized as:
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![The One I Need by Chelle Sloan]()
The One I Need by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou’re cordially invited to the wedding of Oliver Price and Izzy McCall…That’s how my wedding invitations should have started. I should know, I’ve had my wedding planned since I was ten. I should’ve been wearing a designer tuxedo, not a tuxedo t-shirt. The wedding should’ve been in a church with family and friends, not in a 1960’s style chapel with Elvis as the officiant... -
![Black Knight by Elizabeth Johns]()
Black Knight by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA rake and an independent female find themselves tangled in the web of a marriage of convenience... Lord Heath Knight is the quintessential wastrel second son. He has spent his youth raking and making merry to be as opposite of his brother as possible. When he finds himself almost dead, his dictatorial older brother has had enough and issues an edict for him to marry or be cut off... -
![The Perfect Match by Lyla Mars]()
The Perfect Match by Lyla Mars
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsXXIIe siècle. Ne cherchez plus l’amour : à votre majorité, la Science vous indique qui est votre âme sœur.Respecter la loi… ou écouter son cœur ?98,8 %. Eliotte peine encore à y croire, mais les résultats de son test de compatibilité sont sans appel. L’État américain vient de décréter scientifiquement qu’Izaak Meeka est son âme sœur la plus pure... -
![To Free a Soul by Opal Reyne]()
To Free a Soul by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*THIS BOOK SHOULD NOT BE READ BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE DUSKWALKER BRIDES SERIES OR BOOK 1 OF THE PREQUEL - To Trap a Soul*A hundred and fifty years have passed, and much has happened for Lindiwe. She’s bonded, she’s served her duties, and she’s brought Duskwalkers into the world.Every year, her relationship with Weldir grows steadier, only to eventually shatter...Categorized as:
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![Frozen Heart Face-Off by Siena Trap]()
Frozen Heart Face-Off by Siena Trap
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart only beats for her.Four years ago, half of my heart walked out the door. The piece left behind has sat frozen in time—a time when our love was alive and thriving.I was luckier than most guys in the league. I met the girl of my dreams before I hit it big, and she stood by my side as my hockey career took off.She was my cheerleader, my best friend, my soulmate...Categorized as:
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![Thirteen of a Kind by Sandi Lynn]()
Thirteen of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore she passed away, my mother's final words to me were an apology, pleading for my forgiveness. I was puzzled until, after her death, I received a letter that revealed everything. Amidst my grief, I learned the truth about my biological father and the existence of six siblings in Venice, California—a revelation after twenty-nine years of believing I was an only child... -
![Married to the Rogue by Mary Lancaster]()
Married to the Rogue by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree to follow her heart…just not to her husband! Deborah needs a husband to protect her from the scandal breaking over her head; Christopher Halland, a radical and ambitious member of parliament, needs a wife to get at his fortune and Gosmere Hall. It is the perfect marriage of convenience...Categorized as:
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![Marrying Hope by Vikki Jay]()
Marrying Hope by Vikki Jay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sinfully rich and wickedly hot businessman like Zach Teager has no business in my bland, rickety world. Yet, he barges in like a storm, leaving everyone mesmerized by his charms.Every evening I find him at my doorstep in the pretense of a silly promise he’s made to my son. And let’s not talk about my boy, Ray who believes Zach is some sort of a Prince and maybe he is. But not of my story... -
![Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund]()
Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her annulment is finalized, Enya Shanahan finds herself caught in a web of scandal and obligation while carrying a secret that threatens to shatter her family's reputation. Determined to find a suitable marriage for Enya, her father turns to a wily matchmaker to save them from their circumstances...Categorized as:
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![By His Vow by Tracy Lorraine]()
By His Vow by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn all-new steamy and angsty billionaire arranged marriage romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.As the daughter of a powerful businessman, I wasn’t expecting to inherit much when my father suddenly passed.There was only one thing I truly wanted.The cottage— the only place that ever felt like home... -
![Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg]()
Sweet Surrender by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sexy, rock star, marriage of convenience romance by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg. Jase Gizmodo is the wild card of the world-famous band BENT. He drums like a legend, lives like a rebel, and attracts headlines like a magnet... -
![Queen Of My Heart by Nikki Lynn Barrett]()
Queen Of My Heart by Nikki Lynn Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first in a brand new series from USA Today Bestselling author Nikki Lynn Barrett! When the next King of country music offers to take you under his wing, what's a girl to do? Pinch herself, of course. Repeatedly. Then take the offer! Quinn Winters is tired of being the actress known for most killed off characters... -
![A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes]()
A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVergilius, Viscount Summerton, has watched his wife grow more and more distant, and he’s determined that, this year, the marriage will start moving in a better direction. Penelope, Lady Summerton, is also determined that this year will be different. She slips off to a seaside cottage, intending that to be her first step toward a new life free of marital difficulties... -
![Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels]()
Never While the Grass Grows by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould it really be a convenient marriage? Lucas van de Weijnen didn't ask Octavia to marry him—he told her. Octavia's father had just died and she wasn't in any state of mind to make a rational decision. Besides, Lucas wasn't a man to take no for an answer... -
![Pretending to Wed by Melissa Jagears]()
Pretending to Wed by Melissa Jagears
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a match made in heaven, as long as they don’t fall in love!The ranch Nolan Key has spent decades working for, even lost a leg for, is now his—or at least it should be. But an absurd clause in his father’s will means he’s in danger of losing the place to his lazy, undeserving cousin. Nolan finds himself scrambling to save his home—by proposing marriage to the town laundress...Categorized as:
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![The Trailblazer by Gina Azzi]()
The Trailblazer by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI always knew I’d marry my first everything, Declan Yaeger, the Southern boy with Irish roots. That was before he became my first heartbreak, a NHL superstar with a playboy reputation I no longer recognize.The summer he left our small, Tennessee town, to pursue his hockey dream is the summer my life changed. That was seven years ago, before he became a defenseman for the Boston Hawks... -
![On Her Terms by Madison Quinn]()
On Her Terms by Madison Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLines are blurred… “It’s just business,” billionaire businessman Nicholas Parker keeps reminding himself. But when he stares into Kenzie Rose’s eyes, runs his hands along her sexy body, any pretext of business flies out the window. The stakes are escalating. Someone from his past is out to destroy his reputation, his business, his life. Kenzie, and their fake arrangement is the only answer...Categorized as:
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![Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke]()
Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The sunshine after the storm will be all the sweeter if you can learn to dance in the rain."A guy walks into a bar...Yeah, I'm sure you know the jokes. I've told more than my fair share.Until the jokes on me - when I'm that guy.Following the morning from hell, I'd walked into my usual haunt, ready to drown my sorrows.Instead, I found my salvation.Reyna Marquez... -
![One Rebellious Night by Jonaxx]()
One Rebellious Night by Jonaxx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Rockwell Princess, Schuyler Rockwell, is in a difficult situation. Involved in illegal drugs and many other scandals in the past years, Brandon Rockwell has had enough. Sa wakas nakahanap ng solusyon ang ama para sa suwail na anak at iyon ay ipakasal siya sa isang marangal na lalaki. Sky was devastated but she knew that her father's words were absolute... -
![Ghost by Sybil Bartel]()
Ghost by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNavy SEAL.Tier One Operator.Pawn.It started as an order from the Vice Admiral. A Black Ops mission for a woman from a government acronym no one ever spoke about. The brunette slid me a smile and said the parameters were simple. One high-value target, a HALO jump, my sniper skills, and a coordinated exfil. Double-tap the HVT, then I’d be back with my Team in time to spin up...Categorized as:
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![Fate is Remarkable (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Fate is Remarkable (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah had worked with Hugo van Elven for a long time, and she was astounded when he suddenly proposed to her.Sarah Dunn and Hugo van Elven were married for the wrong reasons. Even if it was just a marriage of convenience.They were both recovering from unhappy love affairs. Sarah was looking for comfort and companionship; for Hugo marriage was a social necessity... -
![Baked Inn Love by Erin Branscom]()
Baked Inn Love by Erin Branscom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriend’s to lovers, fake marriage, epic road trip, millionaire, single parent, different worlds.Things have been rough for frazzled single-mom Allie. The only bright light in her life is her son, four-year-old Caleb, who’s now healthy after a lifetime of being chronically ill. She finally feels like she can breathe again. Until she’s unexpectedly fired from her job... -
![Neutral Grounds by Jiffy Kate]()
Neutral Grounds by Jiffy Kate
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst comes marriage, then comes...love? Divorce? Let’s pretend this never happened ... They say opposites attract and that couldn’t be truer when it comes to CeCe and Shep. But what happens when the two most anti-marriage people in the French Quarter start enjoying the act? CeCe I never planned on getting married...Categorized as:
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![Secrets and a Scandal by Jane Maguire]()
Secrets and a Scandal by Jane Maguire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Eliza Wright’s first London Season ends prematurely in scandal, she’s only too glad to return to her quiet life in the country. After all, her gardens hold far more appeal to her than the happenings of the ton... -
![Reforming Hunt by Jules Barnard]()
Reforming Hunt by Jules Barnard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe player has met his match…Hunt Cade likes women. All women.Life is good as long as he's got his boat, the steady line of beautiful women entering his resort, and cold beer nights with his brothers.Until a new kid enters Club Tahoe's children's program and reminds Hunt what it was like to grow up without a father. Not to mention, the effect the kid’s mother has on him...Categorized as:
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![Just Deserts by Brenda Jackson]()
Just Deserts by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLearning that her estranged husband has passed away is the biggest shock of Danielle Timberlake—Foster's life—until she learns that she wasn't his only wife. Though Danielle and Marc were separated, she believed they were about to reconcile and start a family. Rocked by betrayal, Danielle sees her dreams slipping away... -
![Marrying Mandy by Melanie D. Snitker]()
Marrying Mandy by Melanie D. Snitker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMandy Hudson swore she'd never marry. Abandoned by her parents and raised by her grandparents, she has a hard time trusting that real love will last. When her grandmother dies, Mandy's shocked to discover a stipulation in the will. Considering marriage to her best friend may be the only way to keep her family's beloved bed-and-breakfast...Categorized as:
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![Shower of Stars by Nancy Herkness]()
Shower of Stars by Nancy Herkness
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlotte "Charlie" Berglund wants a child... desperately. When her adoption caseworker concludes that being a traveling journalist is not compatible with single parenthood, Charlie realizes she must change her profession. She decides to write a book about New York's hottest new celebrity: Jack Lanett, meteorite hunter extraordinaire. Unfortunately, her subject is uncooperative... -
![Fix It Up by Jessica Gadziala]()
Fix It Up by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“The chance of a lifetime. With one little catch.” All Brinley Spears has ever dreamed about since she completed design school four years ago was getting noticed. By the right people. By the right companies. Anyone who could finally help launch her career onto a new level... -
![Lado B by Paula Pimenta]()
Lado B by Paula Pimenta
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsToda história tem pelo menos dois lados. Vocês conhecem a versão da Fani, mas alguém já parou para pensar na minha?Alguém sabe o que senti quando a vi se derretendo por aquele professorzinho de araque? E a Vanessa? Se dependesse só de mim, aquelas páginas teriam sido bem diferentes…Porém, tenho que confessar: no fim das contas, até que gostei daquelas voltas todas. Foi emocionante... -
![Single Mom's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan]()
Single Mom's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sexy, marriage of convenience, one night stand, British hero romance from bestselling author, Chelle Sloan. GUIDE TO LOVE RULE #50: Love isn't always convenient. Sometimes marriage is.My name is Maeve Banks—Type A single mom; oldest daughter; and renowned interior designer for millionaire bachelors.And the new Mrs. Logan Matthews... -
![Lady Reckless by Scarlett Scott]()
Lady Reckless by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Helena Davenport is desperate to avoid the odious betrothal her father is forcing upon her. The only way out is to orchestrate her own ruination. Everything is unfolding according to plan, her escape finally within her grasp. But there is just one problem when the moment of scandal arrives: the rake she selected for an assignation is nowhere to be found... -
![The Dangers of Doing Good by Rebecca Connolly]()
The Dangers of Doing Good by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe road to love… Life had never been particularly kind to Annie Ramsey. She was poor, uneducated, and without any prospects except misery and pain at the hands of her brother, or whomever he decides she ought to marry. But when a handsome, kind stranger offers her another way, she must decide if she is brave enough to change her situation. Or if she dares to hope for more... -
![The Devil May Care by Emma V. Leech]()
The Devil May Care by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDishonoured and ashamed, the ton's scandalous darling, 'Beau' the Marquis of Beaumont, is forced to flee England to escape debtor's prison. After a chance encounter, it appears Miss Millicent Sparrow is his only remaining friend, however unlikely. Miss Sparrow lives up to her name...Categorized as:
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![Marriage by Law by N.K. Pockett]()
Marriage by Law by N.K. Pockett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when two are summoned together by a long remembered deal between two enemies to force their alliance in the industry business.Heartbroken, angry and confused Ivory says yes to the first thing she hears as she barges throgh the door. Perhaps she should have stopped and listened, but then again they had no choice...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan]()
The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe needed a wife on paper, she needed a way to pay for school. Neither bargained for the danger their marriage-of-convenience brought on. CEO Jack Sutton isn't about to be backed into a corner by the stipulations of his mother's will. She might have wanted to be sure he was married by the time he was thirty, but that doesn't mean he needs to give in...Categorized as:
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![A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes]()
A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe arrangement may well be suitable, but is it bearable?As the new Earl of Lismore, it is Sandy Duncan’s duty to save both his family and Lochlarren Castle from impending ruin. He has always known he must marry well, but his father’s deathbed revelation of a slew of other debts creates an unexpected urgency to the situation... -
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![An Improper Proposal by Audra Wells]()
An Improper Proposal by Audra Wells
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe had sworn to never fall in love, but one man changed all the rules . . .Louisa Morgan never intended to fall in love, so when the stuffiest of men offers to marry her for the sake of convenience, it feels like an offer from heaven itself. Things change, however, and the rigid Duke of Boroux begins to wax poetic, doing his best to win her hardened heart... -
![Midnight Sun's Magic by Betty Neels]()
Midnight Sun's Magic by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding romance didn't seem likely in a place like Spitsbergen, so close to the North Pole. Yet when Annis went there for a short time to work, she found herself falling in love with a handsome Norwegian. But the romance was brief and disappointing, so when Dutchman Jake van Germent asked her to marry him, Annis was more than pleased to accept... -
![Love Can Wait (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
Love Can Wait (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Gem of a Girl Gemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better—kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross asked her to accompany him to Holland to look after his invalid sister... -
![Never Marry a Scandalous Duke by Renee Ann Miller]()
Never Marry a Scandalous Duke by Renee Ann Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thoroughly roguish nobleman and a devoted lady entomologist have absolutely nothing in common—or do they? Love is far from scientific when it truly blooms... In the eyes of the ton, Lady Sara Elsmere is so firmly on the shelf, she might as well be nailed in place. Not that Sara minds. She is far more concerned about her study of butterflies than society’s gossip... -
![A Summer Idyll (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
A Summer Idyll (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSweet, tender romance that epitomizes the joy of love -- that is the specialty of international bestselling author Betty Neels. Bringing to readers a warmth and reassurance of a better world, her unique love stories -- many set in Holland and England featuring doctors and nurses -- have become famous among romance readers... -
![The Fortunes Of Francesca (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
The Fortunes Of Francesca (The Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll problems had an answer—but marriage? Francesca was naturally optimistic—and she needed to be. She'd cut her nursing instruction short in order to look after the elderly aunt who had so kindly opened her home to Franny and her brother. Financial difficulties led Franny to apply for a job as Lady Trumper's assistant, but Franny's outspoken manner clearly didn't please her...
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