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Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything Porter Davies has worked for is about to be ripped away from him with one throw from a rodeo horse. The hits don’t stop there, either. He’d known they’d come for him one day. His father had been the best spy back in his day and they’d been keeping tabs on Porter since he was eighteen... -
Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn one volume, the screenplays to two contemporary classics, directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, about the immediate and life-altering attraction between two strangers. On a train from Budapest to Vienna, Jesse, a young American student, at the end of a romance and his European trip, meets Celine, a young French woman. They are immediately attracted... -
Under The Greek's Protection by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCrazy Loves CrazySlowly sitting up, Hailey looks down at Alistair’s handsome face. He seems so normal in his sleep. Just looking at him in this state, no one would ever guess an insane teddy bear hid behind those eyelids. Reaching for the pillow to the side of her, Hailey takes it in her hands, then presses it upon his face, using all of her weight... -
Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs (f*cking new guys—and anyone else who wants to read it) is a fun compilation of extras for fans of the TS series and its spinoffs... -
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Road to Love by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson Parker is a walking ball of stress. Still reeling from the untimely demise of a relationship that she thought would last forever, work strain, & longstanding family drama, she is in dire need of respite. A freak occurrence coupled with a little bit of desperation to get away from it all leads her on an adventure—a cross-country road trip back to her hometown of Ragston, MI... -
Ace Magnets by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAce Magnets is book 3 in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and is best read in order.CorduroyCarter Roy, the man that attracts all the ladies, but never gets them. He's sexy and charming, but hasn't found the woman that can keep his attention.AbbyI just moved to this town six months ago, but I'm already loving it! Granted, I get lost a lot and I tend to stick out like a sore thumb...Categorized as:
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Steel Infidels Complete Series by Dez Burke
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsALSO INCLUDES 'TAKE DOWN' THE NEWLY RELEASED AMAZON TOP 100 BESTSELLER! ***From New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Dez Burke*** This collection includes ALL of the bestselling Steel Infidels books. There are NO cliffhangers or cheating and HEA's are guaranteed! The Steel Infidels are Georgia boys who ride fast, love hard and take care of family and the MC... -
Rent Free by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFuck me for choosing the wrong sister.Atlas Carter was a protector. He was a police officer, had spent years in the Air Force, spent his entire teen years as a volunteer firefighter.Being a protector was in his blood.It was his dream.So when a woman was in a dangerous situation, it was his every instinct to protect her. To shield her. To watch over her.Only, that woman had played him...Categorized as:
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Tito by Scott Hildreth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only man in my life I felt I could trust was my father.A detective assigned to San Diego's gang crime unit; his focus was outlaw motorcycle clubs.His nemesis?A gang of thieves who had wreaked havoc on the city's financial institutions for nearly two decades.As fate would have it, I was preparing for a one-night stand with a tough-looking biker... -
A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRocked by tragedy, Naomi Townsend arrives in Pelican Pointe with a past she’s trying to forget. A new start is just what she needs to restore her broken spirit.Settling in means getting to know her neighbors. Not an impossible task when people are so friendly. When she meets Colt Del Rio something inside her clicks. She soon realizes his generous heart is matched only by the inner pain he carries... -
The Fall of East by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE 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...Categorized as:
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Scrumptious by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t miss out on the exciting conclusion to the Camos and Cupcakes series from USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder. Hey, there. Fritz O’Bryan at your service, the only remaining single guy in the Camos and Cupcakes shop. My friends call me a player, and I try to live up to their expectations. I mean, the women of San Antonio are relying on me to save them from boredom... -
Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen two broken halves come together to forge one unbreakable whole… Officer Bradley Lennox, aka Nox, has been living in the shadows of his own grief since the unexpected loss of his wife. Just when he was finally on the road to recovery, they found Sadie in a motel in Ohio, causing his world to spiral back into darkness... -
Until Death by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe best laid plans can still go awry…in the most terrifying way.Shanice Lawrence is hiding, but she soon learns that everything she’s been told has been a lie. After she and Cruz finally reunite, she’s happy and content in the life they’ve built together. A normal life, far from the turmoil of the past. But then the unthinkable happens, and she’s thrust into a nightmare she didn’t see coming... -
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Stranger In My Arms by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned at birth and shuttled between foster homes, CIA agent Merrick Grayslake has made a practice of not letting anyone get close to him. But he finds that his emotions are at risk when he is introduced to Alexandra Cole. It has been all work and not enough play for Alex. And what little social life she's had has been on hold for a year while she completes her graduate degree... -
Royal Games by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery girl dreams of falling in love with a prince.When I met Jeremy, I thought he was my prince.Caring. Compassionate. Sensitive.And, unfortunately for me... Not attracted to women.So here I am, thirty years old and divorced when most of my friends are just getting married. In desperate need of a restart, I set off on a road trip to learn how to love myself again... -
The Sheriff's Woman by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe had his eye on her for years. But she was married. Now she’s not. He’s all in. Rachel Cameron prefers to lick her wounds and protect her children from gossip and shame in isolation on a small homestead in the Ozark Mountains. But life-long bachelor and ex-Marine Sheriff Garrett Stark has other ideas...Categorized as:
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Seized by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s strictly off limits. Carmela Cruz has wanted the same man for over a year, and now that he’s finally free, he’s fair game. But just when it seems like everything is about to click into place for them, he puts on the brakes. For her, the decision is simple. He either wants her or he doesn’t. She’s tired of his mixed messages and done with waiting for him to make up his mind...Categorized as:
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No Brainer by A.J. Lape
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo weeks before junior year, Darcy hops a plane to Orlando for a little R&R with her best friend Dylan and his family. Fresh off the heels of solving three murders in Valley, she is ready to sit back and enjoy the vacation capital of the world…maybe if you're a noun. Darcy Walker, however, is nothing but verb... -
Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me... -
Scarlet Lies: Book One in the Scarlet Series by Lani Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet's headed home once more... -
Hot Sauce by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stand-alone sequel to Muffin Top from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tabatha Kiss! *Available for the pre-order price of 2.99. Price will raise to 3.99 after release day.* I met the father of my child today. It did not go well. I suck at relationships. I never had the time to get them right... -
Hot for a Cop by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrawn together by the future, torn apart by the past. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Moms of Seattle. Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again. This is Lauren's story ... Being a single mom was never the plan for Lauren... -
Falling in Love on Willow Creek by Debbie Mason
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFall in love with the latest Highland Falls romance about a single mom-to-be's surprise delivery and the undercover FBI agent who rescues her and her heart in the small town of Highland Falls.Single mom-to-be Sadie Gray will do anything to find her younger brother before the law catches up with him. Even if it means returning home to the small town of Highland Falls with a baby due any moment... -
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Her Invisible Soldier: A Military Romance with a Twist by Grace Risata
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the death of his best friend in an ambush, Dixon Wade returns from the military a broken man. Bitter, angry at the world, and suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, he feels invisible and forgotten by everyone around him. Everything changes when he meets her . Fiercely stubborn and independent, Alyce is accustomed to doing what she wants, when she wants... -
The Tennessee Mountain Man by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKhloe Burgess was having a bad week. The last entry into her week long journey down the slope into Hell, ended with her standing in the rain on a sidewalk in New York. The nice lady took her inside and began a conversation which changed her life. In Tennessee, Beauregard Montgomery was tired. The lonely mountain existence he lived needed a shake up...Categorized as:
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Dirty Operations by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOfficer Ashton Fraser had blue blood running through his veins. SWAT was his calling. He lived for the danger and the reward of taking bad guys off the streets. It was a highly intense job, and he was more than willing to do it. The city of Columbia was his town, and he'd do anything to help protect it. To balance out the stressors of work, he became a DARE officer...Categorized as:
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SEALed At The Altar by Sharon Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDespite his thirty-nine years, Tucker Hudson is in peak physical condition and is considering rejoining the SEAL Teams after a ten-year hiatus. What he hadn’t counted on is a steady relationship with Brandy. Is this thing between them something he can count on or is it just a distraction? Now he’s torn between his heart and career... -
Loving Her Texas Protector: A Texas Lawman Romantic Suspense by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrison’s Law book #2 Loving Her Texas Protector Jacie Moreau is a tough-as-nails security specialist who works with the Long Pine Texas police. She takes care of herself and doesn’t ask for help from anyone. Brett Garrison is an odd-man-out in the Garrison family. He’s a soft-hearted veterinarian from a family of daring Texas lawmen... -
Hendrix by Bree Livingston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHendrix Wells is a mountain of a man who takes his job in security seriously. But his latest case, protecting his boss’s younger sister, will require more of his military skills than ever before. Someone is stalking her, and it's his job to find the culprit. It seems like a routine mission--until he meets her. She’s sweet, sassy, sexy... and off-limits for a multitude of reasons...Categorized as:
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Beyond the Badge: Crew by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen life gives you lemons… Throw them out. It’s too much damn work to make lemonade… When a member must leave the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force, Colin Crew, as leader, doesn’t get to pick a replacement. Instead, he’s assigned one. One he’s not happy about.Not only because the woman only has a year on the job as a DEA agent, but she’s also younger than he’d like... -
Beyond the Badge: Rez by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes an opportunity comes along that you just can’t resist… As a member of the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force, Antonio Alvarez seizes the opportunity to go undercover with the Deadly Demons MC when it unexpectedly arises...Categorized as:
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Stilettos & Sniper Rifles by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’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...Categorized as:
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A Soldier's Promise by Angelica Kate, Jill Plosczynski
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyker was raised in foster care group home, and never gained the softer skills a family would have given him. Upon graduation he joined the military, providing him structure, meaning and a great career of which he could be proud. After twelve years he has a life he is comfortable within, a team that he would die to protect and little else in his solitary existence...Categorized as:
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Tougher in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Look out, world! There's a new cowboy in town."—Carolyn Brown, New York Times Bestselling Author for Tangled in Texas He's got five rulesAnd she's aiming to break them all Rodeo producer Cole Jacobs has his hands full running Jacobs Livestock... -
A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade of silence, Dee and Ben reunite for a road trip they once promised to take. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Dee Matthews is the cohost of the smash-hit podcast Did I Forget To Tell You?, where she interviews family, friends, and past lovers. Nothing is off limits, except for one man (known on the show only as Name Redacted) who happens to be her high school best friend Ben... -
Dealing Double by Tamra Baumann
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love can leave anyone feeling a little exposed… Archaeologist Gabby Knight has been living under an assumed identity to steer clear of her mobster father’s enemies. But when she suspects her father of plotting to steal a priceless statue buried in New Mexico, she risks everything and sets out for the desert to beat him to it—and to save him from making a grave mistake... -
Rock Chick Bonus Tracks by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPress play on this compilation of bonus content from the Rock Chick Series by Kristen Ashley.The stories of the Hot Bunch and Rock Chicks continue in the hero’s point of view for one more chapter in each book... -
That One Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLoving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day … He sure could kiss... -
Marc by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet the men of Manning Grove, three small-town cops and brothers, who meet the women who will change the rest of their lives. This is Marc's story...Officer Marc Bryson doesn't believe women should be in law enforcement. Ever. When his older brother, Max, is promoted to the small town's police chief the first thing he does is hire a woman fresh out of the academy... -
Ruined by the SEAL by Zoe York
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Navy SEAL’s fresh start lies on the far side of her defeat… Mick Frasier owes his life to his fellow Navy SEALs. Now that he’s discharged, one of them offers him another lifeline: a new future on the Caribbean island of Miralinda...Categorized as:
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Lori by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings* * * Complete, full-length novel! Can be read as a standalone book. * * * What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away? Sexy bear shifter Bruno Davis is tortured by a tragic past. Between firefighting and being a single parent to his nine-year-old son, there's no space in his life for anything else... -
A Perfect Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe first in a gorgeous new series from the author of Summer at the Cornish Cafe. Summer is on the horizon, and the people of Porthmellow are eagerly awaiting the annual food festival. At least, most of them are… For Sam Lovell, organising the summer festival in her hometown is one of the highlights of her year... -
River Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrett Dalton, Alpha of Hudson River, isolated himself from his pack mates after one betrayed him. The once, easygoing Alpha has become taciturn, remote and unforgiving. His pack worries for him, but they too have suffered a devastating blow... -
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Dream Maker by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHooking up with my best friend’s little sister is one thing, getting drunk and marrying her in Vegas is another…My team just won the Stanley Cup. I should be out on the town celebrating. Instead, I’m nursing a broken heart, courtesy of my ex-wife.Next thing I know, I’m waking up with my teammate’s sister in my bed wearing a rock the size of the Grand Canyon on her finger... -
A Santini Takes the Fall by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a short novel approx 40,000 words. A man avoiding his destiny. Anthony Santini is happy with life. The former Marine is now working a dream job for NCIS in a dream location: Hawaii. He's watched his cousins and now his siblings fall into the Santini Curse and that is not for him. Not yet. He's happy to play the field and enjoy life... -
Sassy Shifter Brides: Complete Series by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat a shifter really needs is a good mate! Shifter Grove only attracts the kind of shifters who are looking for something better... Something different. When Warren, Rake, Deacon and the Warfang decide to build a new life, they knew it wouldn't be easy. But it would be worth it... -
An Untitled Love by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrlando Flynn wasn’t beyond calling in the debt Jacquetta Mason owed him to get what he wanted. The love shared between them had always been untitled and he was ready to change it to something more concrete. Orlando knew exactly the label he wanted on his relationship with Jacquetta. He wanted her as his wife...Categorized as:
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Dopey Women by Laura Barnard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie had a bumpy upbringing but she’s still managed to drag herself out and carve a career for herself. That all comes crashing down when she, along with the women she manages; Mags, Lexi & Steph, get made redundant. She’s screwed. In hindsight she shouldn’t have attacked her colleague in a moment of rage. There goes the reference... -
Loving the Texas Lawman: A Texas Lawman Romantic Suspense by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrison's Law begins. A family of alpha Texas lawmen (and women) bring their own brand of justice to law and order in Texas. Trudy Jennings, is a college professor with a string of bestselling pop psychology books about answering all of life's troubles with love. Ben Garrison is her student. He's a hardened cop who needs this class to get his degree can't keep a straight face...
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