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Trouble at Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"You don't belong." No words whispered in anger have ever rung more true. They're the Kings of Brayshaw with the world at their feet, destined for greatness and in need of control. I'm the girl from the gutter with nothing to offer and as defiant as they come. They say it doesn't matter, that I'm one of them now, and nothing could ever change that. Not even me, should I dare try... -
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Toxic Creek by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“It’s so nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It’s like the trash took itself out.”I had everything I ever wanted, until my life was flipped upside down. Now, I’m suddenly being forced to live in my parent’s hometown, with complete strangers. Like my heart isn’t broken enough. Could I fall any further?Yes. Yes, I could.Why might that be?The Allstars... -
![Santa: Time Served MC, Book 7 by Cee Bowerman]()
Santa: Time Served MC, Book 7 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSanta and Frankie couldn’t be more different. She comes from a notorious New York family and was raised with money to burn. He’s from Texas, has family members who are notorious for completely different reasons, and grew up with parents who thought it was okay to make him ‘earn’ his meals.Opposites attract, and when they finally get together, their flame burns bright... -
![Code Name: Gemini by Janie Crouch, Danielle M. Haas]()
Code Name: Gemini by Janie Crouch, Danielle M. Haas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTasha Volkov has been on the run for three years from a brutal cartel who want her dead. her family.She already paid a heavy price for crossing them, and has the scars to prove it. Her only choice is to keep running, even if the tiny town of Pine Valley feels more like home to her than anywhere else she's ever been... -
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![Landon & Shay: Part One by Brittainy C. Cherry]()
Landon & Shay: Part One by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsShay Gable hated my guts, and I hated hers, too. We went out of our way to avoid one another at all times. When she came my direction, I went the other. When we locked eyes, she’d turn and walk away. All of that changed the day I was presented with a challenge. It started out as a stupid bet: make Shay fall in love with me before I fell in love with her first... -
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Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI have nothing left to give this twisted town, not a single ounce. I’ve let them beat me down, almost break me, but it’s time I fixed my ‘Grady’ jersey, and show them I will do anything to protect what is mine.Trying to survive Knight’s Creek without Xavier, Hunter, and Tobias is harder than I care to admit. I have to give it my all and try again; I have to run... -
![Preacher: Time Served MC, Book 4 by Cee Bowerman]()
Preacher: Time Served MC, Book 4 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“I didn’t know what life could be until I found you. I never imagined a happy future until I saw one with you by my side.”Preacher is a man who’s set in his ways, and even though he seems grumpy, he’s content with the life he’s made for himself. After he’s called back home to Tenillo to join his Time Served brothers at their mentor’s bedside, he decides to stay for good... -
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Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite the fact it seemed like Base Masters was all over Sterling Shore, I'd never really known much about him, aside from random factoids. Things like... he's a semi-estranged cousin of one of my brother's friends, plays guitar in a local band, and he doesn't get mentioned much unless he's on stage. Until.. -
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Frayed: A Small Town Sports Romance by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBad boy football star. Innocent girl next door. Two different worlds. One small town. A million reasons why they should have stayed away from one another.My life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world.Who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up.But there was a time in everyone's life when they'd face a fork in the road... -
![Surrender to Me by Kelly Elliott]()
Surrender to Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArabella Adams was the one woman I would have laid my life down for, no matter the circumstance, because that’s what you would do for your soulmate. But when she broke up with me our senior year of college—for no reason or explanation at all—my world as I knew it fell completely apart... -
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Hammer by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the head of the construction business for the club, Hammer is off checking out new business opportunities. Some good, others not so good, but the Flower shop gives him more options than just construction. Adding in his relationship with Shar, the ex-husband after Tilly, the loan shark that wants his money and the kids causing trouble in town, Hammer and the club have their hands full... -
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Warped Minds by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne, two, the Crows are coming for youThree, four, time to settle the scoreFive, six, Rook will get his fixSeven, eight, accept your fateNine, ten, this is your end.Warped Minds is the fourth and final book in the Boys of Briar Hall series and should be read after Twisted Games... -
![Dear Love, I Hate You: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eliah Greenwood]()
Dear Love, I Hate You: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt all started with an anonymous letter. He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it. We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets. It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is... Xavier Emery... -
![Reclaim: A Standalone Friends-to-Lovers Romance by Aly Martinez]()
Reclaim: A Standalone Friends-to-Lovers Romance by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChoices. Everyone makes them. From mundane to unimaginable, one choice can change the trajectory of your entire life. My mother’s choice was to abandon us with our abusive father. My brother’s choice was to go to prison for killing the boy who assaulted his soulmate. Camden Cole’s choice was to fall in love with a shattered girl who had absolutely nothing to offer him but heartbreak... -
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![Changed by you by Kristin Mayer]()
Changed by you by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm in over my head, and Teale Delaney is the reason why. She's beautiful, sassy, and I can't stop thinking about her. If I let myself, I could fall in love. But I can’t. I won’t. It’s to protect her, not me. Someone out there wants vengeance. If I allow them to see my true feelings for Teale, they’ll stop at nothing to take her away... -
![Tainted Creek by K.C. Kean]()
Tainted Creek by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI thought I’d already seen the worst of Knight’s Creek, but I was wrong. This toxic town just became much more tainted.There is nothing worse than having a joyous bombshell dropped in my lap with the goal of knocking me down. And I hate to admit the truth, but it might be working... -
![Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne]()
Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are three things I know for sure.One, hot wax on the coochie ain’t for everybody. Two, diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend—tampons are. And three, Tanner Morgan is an asshole.I’m sure if I hadn’t spilled beer all over him and gave a subtle suggestion of where he could shove his best friend’s dick, perhaps we would have started out on a better note... -
![The Moth and the Flame by B.B. Reid]()
The Moth and the Flame by B.B. Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey're the best of friends or the worst of friends. Neither one is letting go.THE FLAMEHere lies Louchana Valentine. She was a homeless, orphaned virgin.I never cared what my gravestone would say until I landed in deep with a powerful gangster. Lucky for me, my best friend happens to be ruthless too. I should feel guilty that he's forced to turn on the man who's been a father to him... -
![Needing You Close by Kennedy Fox]()
Needing You Close by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI never expected to see my first love again after he left me twelve years ago. Though I’ve moved on, working with Tyler is no easy task—especially when he focuses his bedroom eyes on me. Flirting with the past is like playing with fire, and considering I’m engaged, I’m bound to get burned... -
![Montana Silence by Josie Jade]()
Montana Silence by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaised in a cult where opinions and freedom in women were not tolerated, Mara Greene narrowly escaped a life as a child bride—one where she would’ve been shared and owned by all the men in the compound.Her testimony helped put the cult leader in prison, but she’s never truly gotten past the horrors inflicted on her... -
![Jump on Three by Julia Wolf]()
Jump on Three by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings-Rules are my favorite.-Order relaxes me.-Tattooed boys with shaggy hair and soulful eyes are strictly off-limits.I’ve recently come to the conclusion I’m bad at boyfriends. But as terrible as I am at choosing them, even I would never consider my sister’s former crush—tall, growly, enigmatic Ivan Sokolov. That’s a line I won’t cross, even if Delilah is way over him.Ivan is just my swim teammate... -
![Mistake by Emilia Finn]()
Mistake by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion... -
![Covering Ollie by Freya Barker]()
Covering Ollie by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiving in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford... -
![Sinners Consumed by Somme Sketcher]()
Sinners Consumed by Somme Sketcher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*PART 2 OF A DUET*My world is on fire, and I’m obsessed with the girl who lit the match.Bloodied knuckles and a lifeless body at my feet confirm it: Penny is my demise.My gentlemanly facade is nothing but a memory.My sins are seeping through my shirt like ink.I tried to leave her. Couldn’t do it.I tried to snuff the life out of her. Couldn’t do that, either... -
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![Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton]()
Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom bestselling author, L A Cotton, comes the much-anticipated conclusion to the Wicked Bay series .. -
![You Have a Piece of My Heart by Willow Winters]()
You Have a Piece of My Heart by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Willow Winters, comes an exclusive collection of sexy short stories with happily ever afters!This addictive collection has quick reads that can be read on their own and deliver all the desired feels of the romance genre...Categorized as:
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Reaper by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call me the reaper.Saying I have no soul. A heart that’s charred black. I tell them it’s true,because it is. I’ve been hiding in the shadows.Stealing secrets, destroying the lives of those who deserve it. But there’s one story to be told before this book closes. My story. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a fairytale. I’m no prince.And I certainly don’t want a princess... -
![Torn by Carian Cole, קריאן קול]()
Torn by Carian Cole, קריאן קול
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen I was five years old, I told Toren Grace I was going to marry him when I grew up. When I turned eighteen, I made it clear I still felt the same. The problem? He's fifteen years older than me, and he's my father's best friend.Toren Grace. My pseudo-uncle. He's always been my rock--the one I should never, ever want. But I do want him, and I love him. I always have.Tor's one of the good guys... -
![Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix]()
Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSchool’s out, but the fun never arrived.The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation.Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series... -
![Jason by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Jason by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDanger throws them together. Attraction keeps them from parting. Having lost her best friend, Courtney Davies lives every day like it's her last. Because if life has taught her anything, it's that some are cut far too short without warning. So when sexy former soldier Jason moves to Cradle Mountain, she shouldn't hesitate to express her immediate interest... -
![Beautifully Destroyed by Michelle Heard]()
Beautifully Destroyed by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI used to be a happy, vibrant girl.Until I was destroyed in a single night.My trauma’s stalking me, every text and photo he sends me, a nail in my coffin.I run to my cousin, hoping I can hide in the sleepy coastal town of Southport.But there’s no outrunning my demon.There’s no hiding from the nightmares... -
![One Family by R.A. Smyth]()
One Family by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe’re so screwed. My father is ramping up the danger and trying to win a game we can’t afford to lose. The Feral Beasts have taken over Charles Donahue’s business and put a bounty out on two of my guys. I never dreamed making it to graduation and getting out of this corrupted town would seem this impossible. But I have my four guys by my side, finally, and we’re going to put up a fight... -
![Lift You Up by Jessica Gadziala]()
Lift You Up by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFriends of the family were forbidden fruit. You didn't get to take a bite, no matter how tempting it might be... -
![Don't Forget Me Tomorrow by A.L. Jackson]()
Don't Forget Me Tomorrow by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen my best friend's little sister walks in on me moaning her name, it's all over. All restrains are shattered, and ever boundary demolished. Nothing will be the same. For years, I've tried to keep my distance from Dakota Cooper. She's everything I've ever wanted and the one thing I can't have... -
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![Never Look Back by A.L. Jackson]()
Never Look Back by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes an enemies-to-lovers, small-town, second-chance romance… Logan Lawson won me in a bet.The second I saw him sitting at the illegal card table, I knew I was in trouble. Years ago, he sealed my fate and condemned me to a life I didn’t want to lead. Yet he’s filled with untamed fury and thirsting for vengeance... -
![Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas]()
Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…” ARO Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me... -
![The Boy I Grew Up With by Tijan]()
The Boy I Grew Up With by Tijan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI have loved Channing Monroe all my life. In first grade, he asked for my Trapper Keeper. I hit him in the head with it. Third grade, we were best friends. We kissed in seventh grade. Eighth grade, he turned into a bad boy and the rest was a tumultuous storm. Growing up, the problem was never love for us. Bad times. Good times... -
![Heartache and Hope by Jay McLean]()
Heartache and Hope by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAva Diaz needs saving.She just doesn’t know it yet.Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year.He thinks she’s a brat.She thinks he’s entitled.Maybe first impressions don’t always last… Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her.He just doesn’t know why... -
![Falling for the Enemy by J.E. Parker]()
Falling for the Enemy by J.E. Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for the enemy will lead to my ruin.My name is Arianna Ivanova, and the city of Charleston belongs to me. Both ruthless and cunning, I rule my empire with an iron fist. Those that challenge me, daring to take aim at my blood-stained crown, die by my hand. That changes, however, when he walks into my life.Alejandro Santiago is the curveball I never saw coming... -
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Revival of a King by G.N. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBLUE BLOOD STILL RUNS RED.ElleThree years ago everything changed in an instant. I was taken from my home, my family, my friends. I came back to Black Hallows for one reason and one reason only, Revenge.I just have to remember that everytime I lock eyes with Marcus Riviera. My name is Elle King and it's time the Elite of this town paid for their crimes and make no mistake they will pay in blood...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Beasts: Rev by Jasinda Wilder]()
Dirty Beasts: Rev by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe are the cast-offs, the forgotten, the broken; we are dark, dangerous men haunted by our violent pasts. The Guardian collects us, rehabilitates us, and gives us a new lease on life…if we follow a few, simple rules: Once you’re in, there’s no going back; never take a life; loyalty to the brotherhood above all. Seems simple, right? It is, until SHE stumbles into Sin...Categorized as:
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![Raven River Academy: Complete Series by Ruby Vincent]()
Raven River Academy: Complete Series by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night. Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got. In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a twelve-foot gate that keep the unwanted where they belong... -
![Summer Sparrow by Emmerson Hoyt]()
Summer Sparrow by Emmerson Hoyt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRylee Adder left Eden thinking she’d put the worst day of her life behind her.She was wrong.Separated from her new family and Colton—the man she never thought she’d have to live without—Rylee finds herself in Boston facing her biggest challenge yet: surviving the Vipers’ Den... -
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Saving the Halfback by Aly Westman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraumatic past, dark secrets, found family.I spent most of high school as a ghost. Avoiding, blending, disappearing. It wasn’t until my ex slipped into a coma after a freak accident that something inside me shifted. I was able to breathe again, find myself. I even joined the football team, something my ex never would’ve allowed...Categorized as:
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![Kiss Me First: A Coming Of Age Sports Romance by Anna B. Doe]()
Kiss Me First: A Coming Of Age Sports Romance by Anna B. Doe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore Blairwood, there was Bluebonnet.Katherine Adams never thought she’d end up in a small town in Texas, but when things start to go south, it’s the perfect place to escape to.Emmett Santiago, Bluebonnet’s golden boy, never imagined he’d fall so quickly, but one glance at Kate and he’s a goner... -
![Furious in Love by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox]()
Furious in Love by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s been betrayed before. She’s their top dancer. Will these two lovers be able to see through their differences to the truth in their hearts?DominicAs the youngest Knight brother, I’m still learning the ropes.After being burned with women, I prefer to keep things physical.But when one of our strippers needs help, I can’t say no.She’s so much more than a dancer...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Devious Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare]()
Cruel Devious Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new dark bully romance series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare.Full blurb coming soon...Cruel Devious Heir: part one is a dark high school bully romance... -
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Mountain Man Protector by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI should keep my distance from the big reclusive mountain man.But when danger comes near - there's no one else I rather turn to.The voicemail on my burner phone told me the worst has happened.My lonely new life shatters when my abusive ex shows up..Hiking to clear my head, I get lost on the mountain.Dillon, the ex-cop takes me in.Mysterious and seductive, he won’t answer my questions... -
![You're My Home by Katie Moore]()
You're My Home by Katie Moore
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA love story you can live in…ZachBrady is my overprotective best friend, and I love him like this. He’s so much bigger than me and makes me feel safe. We are opposites in so many ways, but when I’m cuddled up against him and he reads to me, all those differences fade away... -
![A Fractured Reign by Veronica Eden]()
A Fractured Reign by Veronica Eden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Crows are more than nightmares lurking in every shadow.They’re a brotherhood. Family. When threats creep in, they’ll protect what belongs to them.QuinnDoes a wrong make a right?In my case, it has to.The Kings gave me no choice, no chance to fold.I betrayed the guy who believed he was protecting me while I gave his secrets away.Now we’re enemies once more...
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