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Framed Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTinsley Faulkner loves art more than anything in the world. She’s a painter and owns an art gallery in the small town of Shadows Landing. But suddenly her life is changed when a man walks into the gallery looking to sell some art—art she knows is stolen. What she thinks is just a one-time thing quickly escalates into something so dangerous people have died for decades to protect it... -
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Breaking Even by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens when one neighbor pisses off the other? They end up in a brutal prank war, of course. But neither of them expects what happens when they can’t break even. Rye Clanton I told myself a long time ago that I wouldn’t—couldn’t—fall in love. I’ve seen what happens, the things they don’t tell you in fairytales. But I never saw Brin Waters coming until she had thoroughly invaded my life... -
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Going Wild by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWild Ones Tip #109 We’re the reason the gene pool needs a lifeguard. People often ask me what in the hell convinced me to move to Tomahawk, Washington, where the four corners of crazy are known as the Wild Ones... -
![Broken Shadows: Shadows Landing #5 by Kathleen Brooks]()
Broken Shadows: Shadows Landing #5 by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrent Faulkner was happy working with his hands to build custom furniture. He had made a name for himself and his design company. Love wasn’t even on his radar. Then one client broke down his barriers, only to make him leave in the morning. Trent made a resolution to forget about her, but that was hard to do when she was everywhere he looked, including in his heart... -
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![Wilder by C.M. Owens]()
Wilder by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWild Ones Tip #349 If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough. My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking. What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime. What we got? Two sexy mountain men... -
![Grumpy Cowboy by Max Monroe]()
Grumpy Cowboy by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsATTENTION: If you have been a victim of false advertising, you may be entitled to compensation... -
![Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland]()
Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke Adler lives for his ranch. It’s the only reason he agreed to get on board with his sister’s grand plan for guests staying on the property.Nothing prepares him for the force of nature that is Samantha Morrison. When she arrives on his ranch to help construct this new part of his business, what he expects and what he gets are two entirely different things.He expects a no-nonsense businessman... -
![Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn]()
Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRacer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he’s been rude, irritable, and unbearable. And worse? He's broke. A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell... -
![The Christmas Wedding Guest: A Novel by Susan Mallery]()
The Christmas Wedding Guest: A Novel by Susan Mallery
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“This two-in-one romance starts a new series that Mallery’s many fans will devour like a Christmas cookie.”—Booklist Susan Mallery, author of the Fool’s Gold romances, cheerfully invites you to Wishing Tree, where Christmas comes to life… The Somerville sisters believe in love, but they’ve lost faith it will happen for them... -
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Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe’s hard up.He’s just hard…After an ill-fated one-night stand, Wyatt Landry was the last person I ever expected to see again.By design, mind you, as I spent the last two years avoiding him.He was only ever meant to be a good time—a really good time—and now, thanks to one teensy little mistake, he’s back in my life and wielding an entirely different set of tools... -
![Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens]()
Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition of ASIN B072YXCNK1When you live in a place where “turbo speed” internet is a slight step above dial-up, men carry on nine-year beard-growing challenges out of stubborn pride, and your brothers do things like nail all your panties to the outside of your cabin just for funsies, you tend to be a little crazy. You can call it a "locational" hazard, if you will... -
![Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie]()
Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen I slap the handcuffs on her I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail. Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life. I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one. The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake. I finally have what I want. Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends— Life is good... -
![Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFord Spurlock has known Ashe Trammel since they were babies.He’s also done his level best to stay away from her because every time he gets to within five feet of her, they’re fighting like cats and dogs.Ashe is the apple of her father’s eye. The motorcycle club princess that was never to be harmed in any way—or touched for that matter... -
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Dead Heat by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPaige Davies finds her world turned upside down as she becomes involved in her best friends' nightmare. The strong-willed Paige doesn't know which is worse: someone trying to kill her, or losing her dog to the man she loves to hate. FBI Agent Cole Parker can't decide whether he should strangle or kiss this infuriating woman of his dreams... -
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![Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy by Max Monroe]()
Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDo people say they hate someone’s guts so that they can still fall stupidly, head-over-heels in love with the other parts? Asking for a friend. Okay, fine. I’m not asking for a friend. I’m asking for me—and I’m begging you to tell me that the practice of falling in love with your should-be-enemy is common... -
![I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force]()
I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat… Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret... -
![Just My Type by Tara Sivec]()
Just My Type by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLive in the best small town in the world? Check. Have the greatest job ever working on my family's pumpkin farm? Check. Marry the town pharmacist and have a nice, quiet life with our son? Check-check. "Oh, I'm sorry... -
![No More Secrets by Lucy Score]()
No More Secrets by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“I can’t wait anymore.” His mouth claimed hers in a storm of heat and power. Carter Pierce is a man who believes in signs. He just doesn't know what to do with this one. In the small town of Blue Moon Bend, where everybody is a matchmaker, Carter wants to be left alone to tend the family farm. After returning from Afghanistan with scars, his only goal is recovery... -
![My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne]()
My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve gone from crushing on my brother’s best friend to wanting to crush him. Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them.But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most... -
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Playing Pretend by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFiring my sassy, smart-mouthed assistant should have solved all my problems. Right?Wrong. Turns out we'll need a fake marriage for that. Oh boy!I should have fired Eliza Jenkins the night she overstepped her qualifications in a high-profile client meeting.Or the time she called me stuffy, uptight and grumpy to my face... -
![Tethered Bond by Emma Hart]()
Tethered Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDetective Drake Nash: hot, alpha, bossy, and… mine. Now, if someone could tell his ex that... I don’t care if the summer fair is coming to Holly Woods and she’s on the planning committee. What I do care about is sugar-filled food, bright lights, late nights… and danger. The type that won’t come in the form of Nonna’s new cantankerous British parrot, Gio... -
![Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis]()
Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now I’m living in middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares. Did I mention that she and her son are my new neighbors? If you talk to the locals, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football... -
![Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper]()
Happy Trail by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes you have to talk to work things out. Luckily that works best without clothes. Petal I’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life. He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak. Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read. It’s hard. Sometimes you give up… And regret it your entire life... -
![The Worst Wedding Date by Pippa Grant]()
The Worst Wedding Date by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother, but if that’s what my best friend needs of me for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what I’ll do.Even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in my rear since third grade.Even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy in a Kilt by Kait Nolan]()
Cowboy in a Kilt by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cowboy without a homeRobbed of the family ranch that should have been his legacy, Raleigh Beaumont is a man with no roots and no purpose. When a friend drags him to Vegas, he figures he’s got nothing to lose. But after a hell of a lot of whiskey and a high stakes poker game with a beautiful stranger, he finds himself the alleged owner of a barony in Scotland...Categorized as:
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Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDoppelbanger; A person who bangs someone solely because they look similar to another person they want to bang. At thirty-five, Gina Bourque is still playing the field. If he's single, in his early twenties with dark hair and brooding eyes, there's a damn good chance you'll find him in her little black book... -
![Finding Home: Book 1 of the Rollin On Series by Emilia Finn]()
Finding Home: Book 1 of the Rollin On Series by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Emilia Finn, a real-life full-contact fighter, comes Finding Home - A powerful tale of family, heroism, and propulsive suspense. Sometimes, the only way to save the girl is to teach her how to fight. Bobby Kincaid is a twenty-six year old MMA fighter whose life has always revolved around his family and gym... -
![Duke-ing it Out by Jami Albright]()
Duke-ing it Out by Jami Albright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s game, set, and match when this pro football player turned trainer squares off against a gorgeous tennis player with an attitude as big as Texas. Duke Wayne returns to his hometown for one reason and one reason only—reckless pro tennis star Sienna Ramsey has lost her ever-lovin’ mind. His feisty client is ready to throw her career away in favor of a simple life... -
![The End of Summer by Makeandoffer]()
The End of Summer by Makeandoffer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out...Categorized as:
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![Stud Unleashed: Will by Kylie Gilmore]()
Stud Unleashed: Will by Kylie Gilmore
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEach book in the Clover Park STUDS Series can be read as a stand-alone novel, or for more fun read them in order. Characters you’ve loved from past books frequently pop up in other books...Categorized as:
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![Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake]()
Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartwarming contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. Seraphina Guidry loves Butterfly Bayou. A young, single mom, she’s trying to find a place for herself in the town she cherishes, but past mistakes have made her wary. She adores her son but has sworn off men... -
![The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
The Wild One by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type? The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm... -
![Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin... I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple... -
![Running From the Law by Jami Albright, Jennifer Grace]()
Running From the Law by Jami Albright, Jennifer Grace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne night of passion. Two second chances. Three little texts . . .Former child star Charlie Klein is in a world of trouble. She’s broke, jobless, and no longer famous—except with the IRS. She’s ready to run, so an emergency call from Texas is all the excuse she needs to get out of Hollywood. But she doesn’t expect to crash into the sheriff of her hometown, the boy she loved and lost... -
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![Lily's White Lace by Carolyn Brown]()
Lily's White Lace by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJust moments before she heads down the aisle, Lily discovers her husband-to-be, Dylan, has been cheating. Knowing she can't marry a man she can't trust, Lily leaves Dylan at the altar and heads to Oklahoma to clear her head and mend her wounded heart.She resolves never to trust a man again. Not even Jesse, her best friend Marcy's brother... -
![Raging Heart On: Friends to Lovers Romance by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper]()
Raging Heart On: Friends to Lovers Romance by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer biological clock is a ticking time bomb. He’s got the tool it takes to get the job done…And then some. Kayla: Life has never been great. If not for White Lucas and his family, I might have been on the streets. They showed me what family was—what I always wanted. Now I'm nearing thirty, I want my own family. The problem is there’s no man in the picture... -
![The Simple Life by Tara Sivec]()
The Simple Life by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Tara Sivec delivers another amazing book with The Simple Life! This is romcom at its finest!" - FMR Book Grind Brooklyn Manning thought her life was perfect in every way, until it crumbled down around her and turned into a dumpster fire. With her pride wounded and her tail tucked between her legs, she leaves New York and goes back to her tiny hometown of White Timber, Montana... -
![The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop by Carolyn Brown]()
The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsStella’s mama never should’ve put Stella on the church prayer list. With Stella’s twenty-seventh birthday coming up fast, Nancy desperately wants to see her daughter married and giving her grandbabies. Petitioning heaven seems like a surefire way to get it done. But in Cadillac, Texas, where the gossip’s hotter than the city’s famous jalapeño peppers, it isn’t long before all hell breaks loose... -
![Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
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... -
![Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones]()
Sweet Right Here: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwice jilted, I’ve sworn off love forever.But Miller James might be the one man to change my mind.Newly un-engaged, I’ve returned to Sugar Creek to the welcoming arms of my family to make a fresh start. While I have a reputation for being unlucky in love, I’ve just scored the career coup of a lifetime—to work at Hope Farms, a therapy ranch for military veterans... -
![Perfection by R.L. Mathewson]()
Perfection by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsZoe is used to taking care of herself and has long ago accepted that if anything bad was going to happen, it was going to happen to her. So when she loses her job over something most bosses would probably be happy with and her life starts going down hill from there she doesn't expect it to get any better... -
![Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come.. -
![The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown]()
The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA plus-size Texas gal has designs on an old crush in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s exuberant, bighearted romance. In the small town of Celeste, Texas, Mitzi Taylor has never quite fit inside the lines... -
![Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid]()
Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUSA TODAY Bestselling Romantic Comedy SeriesSienna Diaz is everyone's favorite "fat" funny lady. The movie studio executives can't explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood's most beautiful elite. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna... -
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![A Greene Family Vacation by Piper Rayne]()
A Greene Family Vacation by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreene Family Vacation Itinerary… Ticket holders:17 adults. 5 children.Departs from Anchorage, AlaskaArrives in Maui, HawaiiReports of arguing with the TSA’s at the airport, three drunk grandmas, siblings fighting, a tooth fairy, two celebrities, one sunburned redhead, a wild blonde running the halls and one unexpected layover in San Francisco... -
![When You Kiss Me by Bella Andre]()
When You Kiss Me by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLola Sullivan has been stared at by men since she was thirteen years old, but no one has ever seen the real her. Not until venture capitalist Duncan Lyman walks into her textile design studio and they’re drawn to each other on every level. When deep passion sparks between them, along with an amazingly powerful emotional connection, they stay up all night together... -
![Christmas Cliche by Tara Sivec]()
Christmas Cliche by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through L.A., Allie Parker’s famous twin sisters were driving her cray. She fled to the mountains with a hostage in tow, hoping to sleep through the holidays, which were a sh*t-show. A crash in a blizzard, and a hot mountain man, definitely wasn’t part of her evacuation plan... -
![A Greene Family Summer Bash by Piper Rayne]()
A Greene Family Summer Bash by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCatch up with the Greene family during their annual summer party... -
![Grumpy As Hell by Marika Ray]()
Grumpy As Hell by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe town’s hottest firefighter just put out the fire in my pants. Literally.Ace Hellman. Star quarterback. Grumpy-as-hell firefighter. Chief pain in my ass.He’s beyond arrogant, inducing women to fake emergencies just to see his sexy swagger as he comes to save them. Not me though. That fire was a total accident. I swear... -
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Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThere’s nothing worse than living next door to your childhood nemesis, except maybe being forced to share your dream project with him, being blackmailed into going along with something that was just wrong on so many levels, and having your hot cocoa stolen by the person that drove you to drink it in the first place...
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