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  • REGRET by Emilia Finn

    REGRET by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Preston Danes was born and raised on the streets.Unloved. Unwanted. And quickly discarded.Now he’s a man on the verge of a new career when the infamous Checkmate Security offers him a job.They want to shut down a mafia family, and they need the assistance of a skilled hacker to get the job done.Preston knows code like others know their left hands. He’s perfect for the job...
  • Redeeming The Rose by Emilia Finn

    Redeeming The Rose by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is about checks and balances. People hurt people, and often, they die. Even as a paramedic, I can’t save everyone, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna try.My baby sister was a sick child. Her illnesses were the reason I chose the career I did, but her innocence and fragility also made me a man who refuses to let her live her life without my guiding hand...
  • Wildcard by Emilia Finn

    Wildcard by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Ben Conner. I’m a pro fighter, the son of a murderous wifebeater, overprotective big brother, and Evelyn Kincaid’s best friend. I’ve known Evie since we were kids. I loathed her on first sight, and picked on her as often as she picked on me, but somewhere around my fifteenth birthday, my dislike was replaced with something else. It was foreign and new, potent and exciting...
  • Leader of the Pack by Roxanne St. Claire

    Leader of the Pack by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Dogfather is a brand new contemporary romance series from New York Times bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire celebrating what she loves most: hot guys, great dogs, big families...and true love...
  • Bursting with Love by Melissa Foster

    Bursting with Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After having her heart broken by a country music star, Savannah Braden has sworn off men. She takes a break from her fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for a weekend at a survivor camp to rebuild her confidence and readjust her priorities...
  • Beyond Dreams by Abby Brooks

    Beyond Dreams by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You know that feeling when the famous musician you're totally crushing on shows up at your brother’s wedding dressed as Elvis? Really? Huh. Guess it’s just me, then... Collin West isn't just hot. And he's not just 'the next big thing,' either. He's the biggest thing to happen to music since...music. He's got heart. And soul. And the most adorable ginger hair that’s somehow always a little mussed...
  • Random Acts of Love by Julia Kent

    Random Acts of Love by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last ever-loving thing I ever thought I'd become is a hypocrite. A big, fat one. Joe doesn't even want me to meet his parents. Trevor's fine with it, but only if they keep thinking I'm his girlfriend. And only his girlfriend. He doesn't want that pesky little thing called truth to get in the way. Both of them are my boyfriends. Both...
  • Our New Love: Bradens Ever After, Jack & Savannah (The Bradens Novellas Collection) by Melissa Foster

    Our New Love: Bradens Ever After, Jack & Savannah (The Bradens Novellas Collection) by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is a 56-page SHORT STORY featuring Savannah (Braden) Remington and Jack Remington. You fell in love with Jack and Savannah in Bursting with Love (The Bradens). Now fall in love with them all over again and experience the birth of their first baby while catching up with your favorite characters from the Love in Bloom series in OUR NEW LOVE, a short story...
  • Ruff Around the Edges by Roxanne St. Claire

    Ruff Around the Edges by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    U.S. Army Night Stalker Major Aidan Kilcannon leaves Afghanistan after his best friend, Charlie, is killed in action. Aidan's only consolation is the knowledge that he's now solely responsible for Charlie's dog, Ruff, a rambunctious boxer they found in a bombed-out hospital in Kabul. With the help of Aidan's father, the Dogfather himself, they transport Ruff back to the states...
  • Beyond Us by Abby Brooks

    Beyond Us by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two roommates. One pact. And a kiss that changes everything. Moving in with Eli Hutton was supposed to keep my heart safe. After both our relationships crashed and burned, cohabitation seemed like a no-brainer. A reset from chaos back to stability. A chance to protect one another from Cupid and his stupid little arrows...
  • Impact by Danielle Norman

    Impact by Danielle Norman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They always say that two wrongs don’t make a right... Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her; even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So I offered her a job and a home. Her smile... Her curves... Wrong has never felt so right...
  • 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...
  • Business or Pleasure by M.S. Parker

    Business or Pleasure by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Never mix business with pleasure,” my father warned me.Did I listen? No. But now, on a flight to visit my old university mate, Alec McCrae, I thoroughly regretted that decision.A week ago, I was engaged to be married. Now, I’m single and humiliated...
  • Cowgirl Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Cowgirl Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Since she was a little girl, Ellie-Mae Lincoln has known two things: that she was born to be a cowgirl and she’d live out her days at Eagle Mountain Ranch. She ain’t got no time for men or datin. She’s a homebody who loves looking after her rancher brothers and working with the animals she loves dearly...
  • Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker

    Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Want the most romantic honeymoon experience you can get? I’m your gal.Unfortunately, it isn’t by experience that I know these things.Love doesn’t come easily to an overworked type-A planner who manages romance at the most luxurious resort in the Virgin Islands.I have far too many boxes to check to be checking out anything but forms, schedules, and rose petals.God, the rose petals in this place...
  • The Wedding by Ali Parker

    The Wedding by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s always been him. Even when I was buried so deep beneath the guilt and the obligation of being the Casanova Girl, it was always him. And now, twelve months after I started this journey of love and friendship and goodbyes, I can finally look him in the eyes on our wedding day and say the words I never thought I’d be lucky enough to say. I do. There is still much to settle...
  • The Fall of East by Nana Malone

    The Fall of East by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE SIZZLING CONCLUSION TO THE HEAR NO EVIL TRILOGYNyla Kincade has stolen my ruthless heart.Now that she owns it I’m not taking it back.I’ve vowed to protect her and all that we love with everything that I have.I will die before I break that oath.Considering the danger we face, that might be a careless promise.But I’ve fought this hard for vengeance, I must see it through...
  • Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with a broken heart and the shattered soul that can heal them both.Macon Brady remembers every moment he lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest, his life bleeding out with each pulse. Yet his nightmares aren’t the only thing keeping him up at night...
  • Sabian: by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Sabian: by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Best Selling Author, Ali Parker... I’m an unlucky guy. Shit just has a way of kicking me when I’m down. When the girl of my dreams comes back to New York City and doesn’t refrain from seeking me out, I know it’s only a matter of time before the other shoe drops and shit hits the fan. Someone is hunting Lost Breed members and they’re not being shy about it...
  • Bad Boy Bachelor Bunny by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Bad Boy Bachelor Bunny by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quickest way to a woman’s heart—chocolate.Especially at Easter. My billionaire family is famous for being the best of the best chocolatiers in the world.Now it’s time to up the game, but I drew the short stick.Instead of enjoying my bachelor life of wine, women, and winning, I get to fly across the globe in search of the best fair trade cocoa that can be found...
  • Macklin by Dale Mayer

    Macklin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Macklin has tried to forget the one damaging relationship in his life and the woman who won’t believe their relationship is over. She makes his life hell – until she turns up dead – leaving evidence pointing to Macklin as her killer. Alex, the new detective on the Coronado Police force, is determined to make a good impression...
  • Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose

    Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Authors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past...
  • All Tied Up by Ali Parker

    All Tied Up by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve never walked down the aisle, but I get paid to stand beside it.Why I’m a wedding planner is beyond me.Oh yeah. I love the pretty dresses, the food, the glamour and glitz.Getting dressed up and owning the night, though I always go home alone.It’s a weird setup.Being in business is all I’ve ever wanted, and yet the one I chose depresses me beyond belief.Either way, I’m damn good at my job...
  • Touched By The Devil by Joanna Blake, LJ Anderson

    Touched By The Devil by Joanna Blake, LJ Anderson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It takes a lot to rile me up. From the moment I meet the young widow, she gets under my skin. I want to kiss her. But only to shut her up. My name is Maccabe Donahue, but everyone calls me Mac. Just out of the Navy and current Devil’s Rider , the inner circle of the Sons of Satan motorcycle club, I’m known for keeping a cool head...
  • Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Merry Random Christmas by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all started with a game of Truth or Dare... It's bad enough I got arrested for prostitution on Christmas Eve. Alleged prostitution, mind you. I didn't do it. Of course I didn't. The cops say I offered up a certain sex act for a $5 gasoline gift card, but honey? My sex acts are worth way, way more...
  • Show Stopper: A First Responder Romantic Comedy by B.J. Harvey

    Show Stopper: A First Responder Romantic Comedy by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The first time they meet it’s by chance.The second is surely a coincidence.The third...it’s either destiny or he’s a stalker.Renee Hamilton has a thing against men in uniform. In her experience, they play hard, lie harder. Marco Rossi has a thing for feisty brunette women with a backbone and a smart mouth, especially one in particular who's playing hard to get...
  • Love Me by Red Phoenix

    Love Me by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Passions soar as training continues Brie is falling for some of the sexy Dominants at the Submissive Training Center. With graduation day looming ahead, her training becomes increasingly demanding. The passion and pressure builds until it begins to tear at the foundation her friendships--and her heart. But Brie is a determined woman..
  • 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...
  • Luck Of The Devil by Joanna Blake

    Luck Of The Devil by Joanna Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They call me Lucky. I never want to play the same hand twice. Until a gorgeous single mom deals me a hand I can’t refuse. I’m one of the Devil’s Riders , the inner circle of the biggest MC in Southern California. I’m just back from my final deployment. I paid my dues, and now I just want to enjoy myself. That means fast bikes, stiff drinks and easy women . As many as I can get...
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  • Fearless by Abby Brooks

    Fearless by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never date your (sexy as hell) next door neighbor. File that under great advice—not taken.Especially if he’s hot. And witty. And successful. Did I mention hot? Never mind. The point’s the same.I moved to Wildrose Landing because my life was a structure fire burning down around me.They say a phoenix rises from the ashes, new. I crossed my fingers and took a leap of faith, hoping that proved true...
  • My Father's Best Friend by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    My Father's Best Friend by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today Best Selling Author, Ali Parker... Everyone seems to be in love but me. Why is that? Relationship after relationship and nothing. I’m always the bridesmaid, but never the bride. It’s getting old. Fast. And just at the moment I start to give up, he walks into my life. Sexy, strong, older. One of my students' father...
  • Swagger and Sass by Autumn Jones Lake

    Swagger and Sass by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author, Autumn Jones Lake, sometimes white knights arrive on a motorcycle to rescue you from drowning in three feet of water... Ladies love the c*ck. No, seriously, my road name is Rooster, and women flock to me. The feeling’s mutual, but life is too short to fall in love with anyone in particular...
  • Jeremiah by Ali Parker

    Jeremiah by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Time is literally slipping through my fingers, and so is my sanity.I can’t come to terms with the fact that I’m about to dive in head first with another Casanova Bachelor.Jeremiah Edwards.He’s a big, rough and tough. His hands are as strong as his will and as the first couple of days in his company slip by I realize something terrible: I like him.A lot...
  • Finding Mr. Write by Ali Parker

    Finding Mr. Write by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How in the world can someone tell a million romance tales and not have love?For real? If you’re honestly wondering, ask me. I’d know. I’ve got bestselling romance novelist behind my name, but the world only knows me as W. Parker. It’s been fun to keep them guessing whether I’m a woman or a man...
  • Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Seizing Mack: A Contemporary Love Story by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carpe the romance... The Marines gave Heather “Mack” McKenzie a lot of things. Self-discipline. An arsenal of swear words. And the carpe diem attitude to make her fitness center, Seize, a success. The hot new vice cop in town makes her breath catch...
  • Firestorm by Ellie Masters

    Firestorm by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evelyn Thornton is running from her past. Asher La Rouge is forging his future. A firestorm will unite them, but will they survive the burn?Asher La RougeAs CEO of La Rouge Vineyards, eldest of the infamous La Rouge triplets, and volunteer firefighter, I can have any woman I want.People think my life is perfect.It’s not.I’ve been burned before.By my ex-girlfriend...
  • Hardcore by Jessika Klide

    Hardcore by Jessika Klide

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this eagerly anticipated flashback installment and the first book from Aurei’s perspective, Jessika Klide takes you back to the very beginning before Siri, when Aurei was known as Hardcore. Aurelius Moore … Military officer. Maximus Moore … Millionaire Venture Capitalist. Hardcore … Player extraordinaire. Learn how Seary changed him forever...
  • It Only Took You by Wendy Vella

    It Only Took You by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When LA cop Katie McBride almost dies in a shooting, it shakes her tough exterior to the very core. She's busy drowning her sorrows in a bottle of bourbon when her childhood crush, Sheriff Cubby Hawker, ambles through the door...
  • Forever at Conwenna Cove by Darcie Boleyn

    Forever at Conwenna Cove by Darcie Boleyn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    'If you have never read a book by Darcie Boleyn you are definitely missing out.' Rae Reads Following heartbreak, Zoe Russell found a haven in Conwenna Cove. As the owner of the village diner and a volunteer for the local greyhound sanctuary, she’s happy with her peaceful life. Local surfer Nate Bryson plans to leave Conwenna and see the world...
  • Wyatt by Ali Parker

    Wyatt by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There is nothing sexier than a good old Texas cowboy. Wyatt Brewer is no exception to the rule. He’s tall, dark, and handsome, and it’s only a matter of days before I realize I’m in over my head with him. He makes me feel like the world is at my fingertips—except it’s his world, not mine. A world of rolling grassy fields, starry evenings, front-porch swings, and hard work on his Texas ranch...
  • Levi by Ali Parker

    Levi by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Levi Morgan.   The rock star all the girls want to be with and men want to be. He’s rugged, sexy, dangerous, and more than a little broken.   And he’s all mine for the month of August.   I didn’t expect the month to go like this. Although I should have seen some of it coming...
  • Stilettos & Sniper Rifles by Gail Koger

    Stilettos & Sniper Rifles by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy for four years. Most folks don’t have a clue about what a cop deals with every day. Like a pack of attack chihuahuas, a monkey with a bad case of diarrhea, a hungry python, a Brahma bull named Bodacious and a six-foot iguana. And that is just the critters. Now let me tell you about the two-legged varmints...
  • Enemies-to-Bliss by Abby Brooks

    Enemies-to-Bliss by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The synopsis for this enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance is coming...
  • Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent

    Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BOOK SEVEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RANDOM SERIES: I guzzled another flute of Champagne and froze, the liquid in my throat, waiting to be swallowed. Tyler was here. We’d met a few times before, in passing. He was the substitute bass player for the band; I was the lead guitar player’s girlfriend’s best friend...
  • Set the Night on Fire by Weston Parker

    Set the Night on Fire by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trouble. That’s all I am, and I get into it far too often. My last misstep took me off Search and Rescue and landed me in a f*cking ambulance. With a guy that would make the nerds cringe. If it wasn’t for the cute nurse at the hospital making life interesting, I might give up entirely...
  • Royal Playboy by Nana Malone

    Royal Playboy by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vengeance is best served piping hot. Prodigal Son. Black Sheep. Playboy Prince. I've been called lots of things. Merciful is not one of them. It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as I get what I want… What I crave. And it’s not the crown. She is the Princess I didn’t see coming. The one I didn’t plan for. Until her, women came easy. Until her, I wasn't sure I had a heart...
  • Hook Me Up by Ali Parker

    Hook Me Up by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can’t find love? Good. I’m your guy.I mean, not your guy per se, but the guy to find you the love of your life.I’m the best damn matchmaker there ever was.Except when it comes to my own life.Why bother? I’m too busy setting up other couples and enjoying success anyway.I’ve been hooking people up since I was a teenager. Great at it then, and getting paid for it now...
  • Love Your Moves by Weston Parker

    Love Your Moves by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From executive assistant for a billionaire to a candy dancer.Those are just the breaks, right? Wrong.Not when the sexy-as-sin boss that fired you decides he’s a little more than interested after he’s already taken your job.If he thinks for one minute he’s getting into these candy panties, he’s wrong.But I’ll give him a run for his money. This girl’s going down with a fight...
  • The Texan Meets His Match by Wendy Vella

    The Texan Meets His Match by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Annabelle Smith has never had it easy, but she's a survivor. So when her brother cleans out her bank account, she reluctantly turns to the one man she'd vowed to stay away from. Ethan Gelderman is a hot, sexy Texan, who has more numbers in his black book than most men have socks, and placing her trust in him is one of the hardest things she's ever had to do...
  • Wild as the Wind by Jessica Mills, Ali Parker

    Wild as the Wind by Jessica Mills, Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Best Selling Author Ali Parker Ted Dawson is the second to oldest brother of the rowdy Dawson boys. With his oldest brother gone to Tennessee in search of fame on a stage of lights, Ted’s forced to step up and help his aging father run the farm. He needs help, and gets it from the least likely place – a pretty little country girl from his past...
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