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Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say he’s a murderer - so she ran.I say she’s mine - so I must follow.Even knowing the inevitable pain that’s coming straight for me, I’ll continue to search, to wish, and when I eventually find her, continue to kiss her.Because when a Kincaid knows, he knows.*Crazy Eights is the conclusion to Jamie and Cam's story... -
![Just One Look by Rosalind James]()
Just One Look by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLuka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, though, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae.. He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae... -
![On The Rebound by Alexandra Warren]()
On The Rebound by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I'm not patient with a lot of things. But for you? I'll wait a lifetime."With his entire career ahead of him as the starting point guard for the Tennessee Trojans, Kage Steele is feeling on top of his game. He's got the talent, he's getting the attention, and most importantly, he's raking in more than enough money to have the entire world at his fingertips... -
![The High Notes by Danielle Steel]()
The High Notes by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she stuns the audience... -
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![Filthy Rich: A Billionaire Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper]()
Filthy Rich: A Billionaire Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet ready to experience the high life with these gorgeous, rich and filthy men. A 7 Book Box Set of Amazon Best Selling Novels! Filled with sizzling hot billionaires and enough heat to melt your e-reader. These sexy alpha males know exactly how to satisfy you. Look inside to meet the billionaires. Book 1 - Billionaire In Vegas Cocky. Filthy rich. Hot... -
![All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown]()
All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMolly Baker, a first-rate reporter, and Carson Rhodes, an excellent photojournalist are two of the most talented students in their graduating class. So, who else would their professor pick but these two young, adventurous graduate students to go on a journalism excursion? But newly engaged Molly has reservations about the trip... -
![Inn Love by Bailey West]()
Inn Love by Bailey West
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe great thing about losing something is, if you retrace your steps, a lot of the time, you can find it… Charlene Kearns spent her teenaged years planning a future with the person she would spend the rest of her life with. She dreamed of the day their plans would become their reality. Then she heard those dreaded words: “It’s not you, it’s me... -
![A Tale of Two Cities: A New Year Novella by Alexandra Warren]()
A Tale of Two Cities: A New Year Novella by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day... -
![To Buy a Vow by Chencia C. Higgins]()
To Buy a Vow by Chencia C. Higgins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if we could buy a vow to right our wrongs? For Nedra Phillips, the strain of portraying a strong Black woman to outsiders is finally taking its toll on her. Her marriage to her college sweetheart has begun to fizzle out, with conversations dwindling down to nothing and intimacy becoming sporadic at best... -
![The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo]()
The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow all four novels and the companion novella are together in one can’t-miss eBook bundle: TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty... -
![When I Need You by Lorelei James]()
When I Need You by Lorelei James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRules are tossed aside when a pro football player join forces with a spitfire cheerleading coach in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James’s brand-new romance… Heir to Lund Enterprises and ladies’ man Jensen “The Rocket” Lund has three conditions when it comes to dating: 1) No single mothers 2) No cheerleaders 3) No medical personnel So it makes no sense that he’s wildly... -
![A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle: Alex, Garrett, Zack, Ryker by Sawyer Bennett]()
A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle: Alex, Garrett, Zack, Ryker by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time... -
![Fallacy by Kimberly Bracco]()
Fallacy by Kimberly Bracco
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one night. One night of hot, no-strings-attached sex. But what happens when one night turns into two years? Two of the best years of their lives... until it wasn't. Quinn Taylor doesn't believe in happily-ever-afters. Her heart hardened by the past. Despite Quinn's inability to trust, Alex Conway knows there's something worth fighting for... -
![Whistleblower by Kate Marchant]()
Whistleblower by Kate Marchant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKate Marchant presents a story about a young journalist who fights for the truth to come to light—even if it means she might lose everything . . . Laurel Cates has never wanted the spotlight... -
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![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
![No Pit So Deep: The Cody Musket Story by James Nathaniel Miller II, James N Miller]()
No Pit So Deep: The Cody Musket Story by James Nathaniel Miller II, James N Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"WOW! Not what I expected! One of the best books I've read!"- BookwormBrandi is a gutsy investigative journalist and single mom who has a price on her head after exposing a child-trafficking ring. Cody is a professional athlete and decorated marine with a dark military past... -
![Wednesday Riders by Tudor Robins]()
Wednesday Riders by Tudor Robins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe island. Meg can’t wait to get back. She’s excited to see her new mare kick up her heels in Salem’s old paddock. She’s impatient to run on country roads between breeze-blown hayfields.Mostly, Meg longs to be back with Jared again.It’s going to be the perfect summer... -
![Caught Looking by Tara Wyatt]()
Caught Looking by Tara Wyatt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbby Gossman is unstoppable. An Olympic champion, she’s now blazing a trail for women in baseball as the first ever female coach for an MLB team. All of her dreams are coming true, even if one of them has to stay in the shadows. Because if anyone found out she was dating Jake Landon, an All-Star catcher from another team, it would ruin her reputation... -
![The Golf Widows' Club by Emily Harvale]()
The Golf Widows' Club by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove doesn’t play by the rules. Jenna Baker needs a job but work isn’t easy to find in the small seaside town of Claremont so when she’s offered a position at the prestigious, Green Miles Golf Club, Jenna should be thrilled but she isn’t – until she discovers she’ll be working for thirty-four year old, Robert Miles... -
![Sunrise Kisses by Krista Lakes]()
Sunrise Kisses by Krista Lakes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAva Fairchild needed to get away. After walking in on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she was delighted when her appraisal company was given a job in the Caribbean. A once-in-a-lifetime trip to appraise Sebastian Belrose's billion-dollar estate seemed to be exactly what she needed to relax and enjoy herself... -
![Reach for Tomorrow by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Reach for Tomorrow by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKatie O'Roark is thrilled to learn that Jenny House is being rebuilt. After the fire last year, Katie thought she could never return to the camp, where she spent the summers with teens like her who faced medical odds stacked against them. But thanks to Richard Holloway's efforts, Katie and her longtime friends Lacey and Chelsea will work as counselors once again... -
![What You Do to Me by Barbara Longley]()
What You Do to Me by Barbara Longley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhether it’s repairing a home or taking care of clients’ other needs, Twin Cities handyman Sam Haney is in demand from his mostly female clientele. Despite Sam’s lothario reputation, love isn’t part of his portfolio. He’s built a lot of walls in his time, but the one that’s surrounded his heart ever since the death of his parents is his most solid yet... -
![The Note Keeper by Cindy Kirk]()
The Note Keeper by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was a man who kept his promises… Taylor Higgs’s dad always promised that, like a compass, he may not always show her the way, but he’d be there to point her in the right direction.During her childhood, he frequently wrote her notes of encouragement, filled with his own brand of wisdom. In the aftermath of her father's sudden passing, Taylor is adrift, grasping for guidance... -
![More to Us by Allie Everhart]()
More to Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAustin Wheeler always wanted to be a rockstar. But instead, he's playing guitar in a local band and working construction for his dad. Kira Jacobs always wanted to be an Olympic gymnast, but a devastating fall during a competition derailed that dream. After a year-long recovery, she's starting college but she's not ready to give up gymnastics just yet... -
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![Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux]()
Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo friends. Two dreams. One night that changes everything… Ice dancer Aubrey London scoffs at romance. She’s focused on winning a medal at the upcoming Olympics and uses that as her excuse to avoid serious relationships... -
![Rough Waters by Nikki Chartier]()
Rough Waters by Nikki Chartier
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaley's future has been waiting on the west coast for the past year, but she isn't the only new face in Crescent Cove this summer. When Colby Taylor's parents locate him and interrupt his surf competition, the surf star spirals out of control, dragging Drenaline Surf's reputation through the mud and into the ground with him... -
![Delay of Game by Lisa B. Kamps]()
Delay of Game by Lisa B. Kamps
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValerie Michaels knows all about life, responsibility--and hockey. After all, her brother is a defenseman for the Baltimore Banners. The last thing she needs--or wants--is to get tangled up with one of her brother's teammates. She doesn't have time, not when running The Maypole is her top priority. She opened the popular sports bar and restaurant two years ago and has been busy ever since... -
![Puck the Bachelor Life: A Puck Life Novel by Jacob Parker]()
Puck the Bachelor Life: A Puck Life Novel by Jacob Parker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a bachelor is the only way to be.Love is messy and, honestly, a pain in the butt.I’ve got too many dreams to settle down. Especially as a pro-hockey free agent.The world is mine, and with it comes loads of money, women, and fast cars.Until I sign my best friend’s little sister as my new agent.She’s not a little girl anymore, and dang… I’m in trouble... -
![The Heart Listens by Helen Van Slyke]()
The Heart Listens by Helen Van Slyke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE HEART LISTENS is the rich, sweeping saga of a gallant and glamorous woman, whose joys, sorrows and crises you will soon be sharing. THE HEART LISTENS is the magnificent tale of one woman’s lifetime—ranging from Boston of the roaring 20’s through the deco-glamour of 30’s Manhattan to the glittering California of the 70’s—spanning decades of personal triumph and tragedy, crisis and ecstasy...Categorized as:
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![Reckless by Teagan Kade, Sennah Tate]()
Reckless by Teagan Kade, Sennah Tate
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy mountain, my rules. Until Federal Agent Edie Ness arrives and breaks every god-damned one of them. She’s not some candy-ass local girl looking for a midnight booty call. She doesn’t care the mountain’s named after my family, that the only thing bigger than my ego is my coc… …compassion for animals... -
![Mountain Man's Fever: A Romance Collection Box Set by Lauren Wood]()
Mountain Man's Fever: A Romance Collection Box Set by Lauren Wood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMountain Man's Fever Series is here, all in one complete set! Mountain Man's Beauty "I had found her by chance, but needed her for keeps. I didn't know what I was missing before I found Ayla. She was a stranger that made my heart race and my body hot. All I had to do was get my lips on hers and give her the temptation... -
![The Opponent by Brenda Rothert]()
The Opponent by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFordAs the new captain of the Colorado Coyotes, there’s a heavy weight on my shoulders. The Coyotes lost five players last season to a tragic arena explosion, and as the new team leader, I want to be a rock for my teammates. That includes battling my new neighbor Eleanor Lawrence, the Denver newspaper columnist who’s on a mission to end the city’s pro hockey team for good... -
![Playing the Billionaire by Sasha Lace]()
Playing the Billionaire by Sasha Lace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe dominates the soccer pitch.But he’s the boss in the bedroom.MiriI always dreamed of playing football for England. When Gabe Rivers, the billionaire Director of Calverdale Ladies, offers me a spot on his team, I should be ecstatic.Except Gabe doesn’t just want me as his new striker – he wants me in his bed.After a break-up from hell, my priority is protecting my heart... -
![Billionaire Alpha Bosshole by Ava Cole]()
Billionaire Alpha Bosshole by Ava Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll it takes is one night stand to change everything, and now my Playboy days are history.I’m Nevada's most irresistible bachelor, used to getting everything I desire in both the corporate world and the bedroom.But my fiery new assistant isn't like the others. She resists my charms, igniting a blazing hunger within me, driven by the memories of our scorching night together... -
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![Game Changer by Collette West]()
Game Changer by Collette West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoung, rich, and unaware of how seriously hot he is, Brooks Davison is tearing it up as the latest shortstop for the New York Kings, despite his tendency to blush whenever girls scream his name. When a health scare forces his best friend, Kyle Roberts, off the team, no one can stomach the thought of replacing him, especially so close to the playoffs... -
![Love & Other Mushy Stuff: Would you take one for the team? by Lyndsey Gallagher]()
Love & Other Mushy Stuff: Would you take one for the team? by Lyndsey Gallagher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE MUST READ ROMCOM OF 2021!When it comes to love, sassy psychotherapist Abby Queenan has a hard time accepting her own advice. Jilted at the alter by her childhood sweetheart, she prefers to invest in other people's happy ever afters than strive for her own... -
![Then Came You by Jeannie Moon]()
Then Came You by Jeannie Moon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMia DeAngelis knew it was time to make a change. Wanting to provide a better life for herself and her ten-year-old nephew, Ben, she took a chance and moved to the small town of Compass Cove. Now, the college librarian is adapting to a new job, a new town, and living with her feisty seventy-eight-year-old grandmother... -
![In the Grasp by Cadence Keys]()
In the Grasp by Cadence Keys
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewly Revised Edition as of December 2021JackI’m at the top of my game, and the most notoriously private player in the league, but my personal life leaves something to be desired. I thought I’d have more accomplished by now - like a wife and family - but for nine years I’ve held onto the memory of the girl who got away. Now she’s back and I’m more determined than ever to make her mine... -
![Sleigh Bells by Fern Michaels]()
Sleigh Bells by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one captures the Christmas spirit like beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels . . .Ever since Angie Bradford took over her mother’s gift wrap business in the Eagle Department Store, she and handsome store manager Josh Eagle have been at odds... -
![The Daughters Join the Party by Joanna Philbin]()
The Daughters Join the Party by Joanna Philbin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey didn't ask for fame. They were born with it. In the third Daughters novel, The Daughters Take the Stage, Hudson found her own place in "the family business," aka: show business. Now, for the first time, readers will meet Emma Conway, daughter of a powerful New York State Senator... -
![How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe’s a hot high school chemistry teacher living in a small town. She’s a globetrotting journalist running from her past. They used to be best friends. Then one kiss changes everything.*******Kate Fletcher is my kryptonite. She’s also my best friend. Former best friend? I’m not sure what you call it when we grew up attached at the hip and then she left Silver Creek (and me) to travel the world... -
![Wild about Violet by Sara Blackard]()
Wild about Violet by Sara Blackard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for my fake fiancée? Nope. Not gonna happen. I’m not about to ruin a great friendship with her over a pretend relationship.Honestly, I had no idea the whole fake relationship front was a thing... -
![The Sleeping Arrangement by Neva Bell]()
The Sleeping Arrangement by Neva Bell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants a championship. She wants to pay the bills. Will their agreement solve both of their problems? Julie has dealt with her fair share of rough patches. A full-time waitress and law school student, she worries every day about making ends meet. But a chance encounter is about to turn her entire life around... -
![Ripped by Cassia Leo]()
Ripped by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRipped can be read as a stand-alone or as a spin-off to the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts series.Adam has had his heart ripped out before. But there’s nothing he and Lindsay haven’t been able to overcome. Nothing that could tear them apart… until now. After seven years of competing, Adam is at the top of his game in the surf world... -
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![Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the frying pan. . .and into the fire!Desperate to escape the spotlight of her failed marriage to a fellow celebrity-chef, Carly di Matisse left New York City for a tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The restaurant she's running these days may not be chic, but in Pine Mountain she can pretend to be the tough cookie everybody knows and loves... -
![Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema]()
Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLou Brown is one of the fastest swimmers in the county. She’s not boasting, she really is. So things are looking pretty rosy the day of the Olympic time-trials. With her best mate Hannah by her side, Lou lines up by the edge of the pool, snaps her goggles on and bends into her dive… Everything rests on this race. It’s Lou’s thing. … or it was... -
![Maybe This Love by Jennifer Snow]()
Maybe This Love by Jennifer Snow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE GAME OF HIS LIFEHockey player Ben Westmore has some serious skills---on and off the ice---and he's not above indulging in the many perks of NHL stardom. When a night in Vegas ends in disaster, he realizes two things: 1) it's time to lie low for a while, and 2) he needs a lawyer---fast. But the smoking-hot woman who walks into his office immediately tests all his good intentions... -
![Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman]()
Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStuck in Montreal with no job prospects, recent biology graduate Soleil Bellerose makes a snap decision to try tree planting in Alberta. She expects long days, blood‑sucking mosquitoes, and hard work. What she doesn’t the wild beauty of the land—and Gabe Hawthorne, the cocky, rugged foreman at Silvertip Reforestation who pushes all her buttons... -
![Slow Burn by Pamela Britton]()
Slow Burn by Pamela Britton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnd the winner is...Dana Johnson? "What?" Turns out Dana's friend secretly entered her in the contest to win a dinner date with NASCAR driver Braden James. Burned by her former fiance, Dana isn't exactly eager to be swept off her feet by someone who'll disappear after dessert. She tells Braden he's off the hook, but he says they're "on." His sponsor--a matchmaking Web site--is counting on him... -
![The Heart Has Forever by Kerry Blair]()
The Heart Has Forever by Kerry Blair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndi Reynolds has fallen reluctantly—but joyfully—in love with sports superstar Greg Howland. Despite his conversion to the gospel, Greg is surrounded by people who want to exploit his fame and wealth. It is a constant battle to find time for his new faith…and his new love...
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