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All In by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou're my exception.You were my anomaly.Until you broke me like a promise and shattered me with your lies.I told you I’ve destroyed everything that's ever been mine.You hurt me.I know.I should have told you the truth.I should have walked away.Tell me how to fix this.You can't. Broken things never work as good as they used to, remember?Wanna bet?You're not funny, Holden.I'm not joking, Bishop... -
The Outlaw by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of living under the thumb of her family, Vada Zink has finally broken free, embarking on her new life, living it on her own terms. With her newfound independence, she sets her sights on pursuing her lifelong dream of teaching, settling into a place she can finally call home and begin truly living...Categorized as:
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Untaken Twin by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA forbidden romance.There’s only one thing worse than your fiancé dying . . .It's having to look into his face every single day.Or should I say - the face of his twin.So I left.I never knew promises were made. Then broken.And I surely never expected those promises to be about me.When I return to my hometown and see his face, the heartache I’ve been running from is front and center...Categorized as:
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My Unexpected Vow: California Billionaires Book 2 by Harlow James
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair?But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well... -
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James—Uncontrollable by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's time to travel with James and Malcolm through their twenty year history as they battle each other and struggle to hold on to a lifetime of secrets. James Never good enough. Not the real son. I will prove him wrong—prove everyone wrong. I am someone. I will succeed. I don’t need my brother to help me. I don't need anyone. My enemy holds my secret. He teases me. Taunts me... -
Caelian by Bella J.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had to run. It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl. I knew my father wouldn’t make it easy, but color me surprised when he sends Caelian Del Rossa to find me. The man is a menace. Arrogant. Infuriating. Enigmatic. He thinks he’s my knight in shining armor. I’m convinced he’s nothing more than my father’s retriever... -
Broken Crown by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the final standalone in the bestselling Mafia Royals Romances… Unrequited Love. Arranged Marriage. A love triangle for the ages.A contemporary mafia retelling of King Arthur and the Knights of the round table... -
The Plus Ones by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove changes people. I’m the first to admit that I, Keaton Bridges, used to be an immature, entitled ass. Okay, maybe I’m the second to admit it—after Roxy Carter. That loudmouth. But I’ve seen what true love has done for my friends, and I want it for myself. Somehow, I’m the only single guy left. Somehow, she’s the only single girl... -
Blind Pass by Teagan Hunter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there.I would know. I’m coming home with a brand-new ring on my finger.My wife? Ryan Bell.We’re polar opposites.She’s sunshine and happiness.I’m grumpy and scarred—literally.We could get it annulled and no one would be the wiser.Only problem? We posted about it online, and it’s already making headlines... -
The Act by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was always going to end in heartbreak.You can't pretend-marry the man you secretly love and escape unscathed.Ford has never hesitated to ask for my help before, but this is the farthest he's asked me to go. Not that I ever say no to him.Even when I know I should.Sleeping with my husband is the best worst idea possible.It's everything I dreamed it would be.But everything to me is nothing to him... -
Misdeeds of a Billionaire by Eva Winners
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy one-night stand.A ruthless bastard.A heartless billionaire.The man who ruled his empire with a cold head and an even colder heart. And most importantly, my son’s father. Except, he wasn’t aware of that little fact. To the media, Byron Ashford is a Billionaire King. To me, he’s a reminder of the hottest, most forbidden, night of my life. And my biggest mistake... -
Always Yours by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRehearsals, leotards, and textbooks—that was my life. Dancing is all I’ve ever known, but when Liam’s problems turn everything upside down, I’m thrust into a world I know nothing about. Secrets and betrayal changed the man I’ve fallen for and he isn’t who I thought he was. Regardless, Liam is all I’ve ever wanted and though I’m struggling with my emotions, deep down I’d do anything for him...Categorized as:
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Clash by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTAYLOR I’m that poor little rich girl whose silver spoon was snatched right out of her pretty mouth. I lost everything. Now my everyday reality includes sleeping in my car and dining on whatever clearance food I can purchase with spare change. But my issues don’t end there. My nightmare family is hot on my heels and demanding something I don’t have. They won’t give up until I crack...Categorized as:
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Revive Me: Part Three by J.L. Seegars
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMallory Hope is a dangerous thing. It holds you close like a lover, whispering promises it never intends to keep, and just as soon as you relax into its arms, it lets you go. Sending you spinning into an abyss of nothingness. When I sent him away four years ago, he promised he would come back to me, and even as I asked him not to, I hoped that he would. Hope...Categorized as:
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Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA red-hot, enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, second chance romance, and the conclusion to the Hopelessly Bromantic Duet!Let me just say this -- fake dating the cocky movie star was not my idea. Especially since he’s my former roomie and, gulp, my secret ex.But my agent tells me I have no choice since I’m ridiculously overdue with turning in the next big blockbuster love story to my publisher... -
Bride by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Logan Chance, comes a powerfully spell-binding enemies to lovers duet ready to capture your heart. Here comes the bride, all dressed in lies. Love and cherish are not in Gabriel Prince’s vocabulary. He’s used to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me—as his bride. I won’t give in to Gabriel’s undeniable sex appeal... -
Suddenly You by Cora Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe’ve all heard the saying, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."God help me, if only that were true.Because as it turns out, my surprise gay husband is very much still my husband outside of the great state of Nevada. And let me tell you, as a straight guy, waking up married to a man I barely know with no memory of how it happened wasn’t even on my Bingo card... -
The Opposite Effect by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrax Anderson is the #1 bachelor on his side of Ravenshoe. With ruggedly handsome looks and an even more gorgeous heart, one flash of his killer smile has the women swarming like bees to a honeypot. His grandma, friends, and a few solid hours between the sheets with a vast variety of bunnies is what keeps his blood pumping. He is a self-proclaimed bachelor who has no intentions of settling down...Categorized as:
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Aidan by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt twenty-eight, I’m not supposed to be raising my three orphaned siblings and trying to run our family’s pub alone. When dangerous men come to collect on Da’s debt—one I can’t pay—I go to the only person who might be able to help. My closest friend, Aidan. Only he’s not who he says he is... -
Getaway by bazookah
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.. . . . . . . . . .We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug...Categorized as:
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The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
A Love Most Fatal by Kath Richards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince she was a girl, Vanessa Morelli has trained for two CEO of Morelli Construction, and more importantly, head of the Morelli Crime Family. So far, it’s going well; business is booming, and the city’s criminals fear and respect her...Categorized as:
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Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYou know how in college there’s that one guy everyone wants to be?That’s me. I’m the top dog. The number one. The big man on campus.Some say those things are solid wins. My new tutor would disagree. My title means nothing to her. My status lost on her. And now my mind? That sucker is stuck on her...Categorized as:
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Attraction by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI run a high-end escort service. And I'm in love with a virgin. It doesn't make any sense, this attraction between us. I'm a violent Mafia Don, and Ford is a nervous, perfectly bow-tied, sexily bespectacled money nerd.But he's had my heart the first night I laid eyes on him, and while he keeps me at arm's length, he's never left my orbit. He's as bound to me as I am to him...Categorized as:
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Every Time I Fall by Lexi Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Time I Fall, a sexy standalone romance about a woman learning to love herself and the guy who’s loved her all along.He’s my brother’s best friend.The hot guy with the heart of gold I’ve never let myself want.Guys like Dean don’t go for girls like me.Curvy. Thick. A big girl... -
Hit by Mallory Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGIUSEPPINAI was never supposed to meet him, but one fateful night had him saving my life.Now he thinks he owns me. I’m his to keep.He’s ruthless, cold, and a killer, but something draws me to him anyway.I know what he’s capable of. I know he was meant to kill me. And I know one wrong slip may make him change his mind about sparing my life.But I want to test him, push him, be a part of his world... -
Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a list of all my darkest fantasies.It was a meaningless joke—Right up until my arranged husband found it.Now it’s his mission to check off Every. Single. Box….The first time I meet my arranged husband, it’s a total nightmare.His family is caught in a bloody civil war, and now is the worst time imaginable to get involved with a wicked man like him... -
Wicked Rule by K.I. Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m going to make her my queen.One wedding.One child. Five years. Ten million dollars.Those are the terms of our contract.My offer is sound, bold, and necessary. In order to gain my inheritance, I have to have a wife.She thinks her clause will keep me from having her skin on mine.She’s very wrong.The de Loughrey’s rule the world, and I am their king. I get what I want, and what I want is her... -
4 Months by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman who can’t be found. A man who can’t connect. Barrett has worked hard to get his life exactly how he wants it. Solitary. Free from external pressure to try to be someone he isn’t. Nothing could convince him that he could possibly want anything more... -
The Edge of Forever by J. Saman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes an all-new sexy and emotional STANDALONE novel about first loves and second chances Weston Kincaid was my first…everything. My brother's best friend should have come with a warning label. The man was a cautionary tale and we were the ill-fated cliché. The star quarterback to my loner art geek. But I didn't listen. Not to the warnings... -
Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me.Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me and the damp grass at dawn and the gray dirt in the late evening rain.Meet me where we were ourselves and not these two people who can’t even say I love you... -
Ruined Innocence by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe was once my friend, but now we are enemies.My father's betrayal has left me on the run from a powerful Russian mafia family.I have no home, no money and no protection from their dangerous threats. There is no one I can trust... least of all Arman Romanov. I will never let that man into my life, or my heart, again. The problem is, he may not give me a choice. What Arman wants, he gets... -
The Charmer by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you listen to The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, you know me as The Charmer. I’m always happy, flirting, and trying to win everyone over. I think most people would be surprised to learn I have a lot more going on beneath the surface... -
Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFord Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had...Categorized as:
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Vengeful Lies by T.L. Smith, Kia Carrington-Russell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDear Kitten,Marry me and I’ll give you the world.Refuse, and I’ll burn yours to the ground.Sincerely,Your soon-to-be husbandIt started out as a hit. One bullet. One man.My orders are clear—get close to the mafia heir, Eli Monti, play with his head, and wait for the signal to end it. End him.I thought he would be my easiest mark yet. But somehow I’m the one being played... -
Vicious Hearts by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’ll do anything to save my family. Even if it means marrying the devil himself.Cillian Kildare is a monster wrapped in charm and sophistication. A gorgeous psychopath with venom in his veins and sadism driving every beat of his cold, black heart.When I’m sent to kill the vicious Irish mafia boss to settle a debt from my past, it’s supposed to be simple... -
Shameless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Horst, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. RHETT Evie Cole . She's the one person I can't figure out. People say they love you, but what they really mean is that they love how you make them feel about themselves, or what they can take from you...Categorized as:
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Knox by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRevenge.I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me?My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this...Categorized as:
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Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“I’m her dirty little secret, the one she loves to hate.”She knows just what to say to cut deep, and I know how to press every single button she has.We hate each other, until one night after I lose the biggest football game of the year. When she offers the kind of mercy I need. It changes everything… until the next morning.Now I’m her dirty little secret, and she’s avoiding me like the plague...Categorized as:
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Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother...Categorized as:
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Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt was never meant to be more than a dare.A party game. A dare. A single kiss.That’s all it took to flip my world upside down.I’ve always classified myself as straight, and as far as I can tell, so has he.I didn’t think one kiss would change that, but I was so wrong.Now, I can’t stop thinking about him. In all the ways I shouldn’t.My best friend.Aspen... -
One for the Money by Skye Warren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFinn Hughes knows about secrets. His family is as wealthy as the Rockefellers. And as powerful as the Kennedys. No one knows that the men in his line have a debilitating, early-onset illness. He's managed the business from a young age while his father served as the figurehead. All the while knowing there's a ticking clock on his ability to lead.Eva Morelli is the oldest daughter... -
Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s my ex’s brother.A terrifying mob boss with a past too dark to share.And when he finds out I’m pregnant, he becomes something else, too:The husband I never asked for.Kolya Uvarov crashed into my life at a funeral and saved me from a mega-creep.Classic meet-cute, right?Not exactly—because it was his brother we were burying.A.k.a., my ex-boyfriend.A.k.a...Categorized as:
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Surviving the Break by C.P. Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMax doesn’t do repeats, and he definitely doesn’t do commitments. Months after a hot encounter with a smooth-talking stranger in a bar room bathroom, Max comes face to face with the same sexy doctor during the unveiling of the community center’s dance studio. And the man is just as pushy and perceptive as Max remembers. Because of their mutual friendships, Max now has to work overtime to keep Dr... -
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The Wedding Agreement by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer heart is not up for negotiation…Noah Soames needed to get married, only there was one small problem – he didn’t have a suitable contender to be his wife.Until a few glasses of red wine later, and I’d volunteered for the position. He was charming, wealthy and panty-melting gorgeous, which meant that this small favour should be no problem... -
Claiming His Baby by Nikki Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI let a masked stranger blindfold me. He demands my submission. Claims every inch of me. We part ways . . . then I find out I’m pregnant. I don’t think I’ll ever see him again, and that’s not even my biggest problem. He’s hot, powerful, and arrogant. The kind of guy who always gets what he wants. To my surprise, he wants me. His voice hypnotizes me. His touch scorches my skin...Categorized as:
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Bella by Kimberly Soto, Silla Webb
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA MAFIA ROMANCE! I know Bella in every way you could possibly imagine, but she doesn’t know me, not as well as I want her to. I have a secret I couldn’t bare her finding out. This secret is hiding in the darkness of my past and it’s fueling a war with the Bratva. And you won't believe how... -
Riff by Julie Kriss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI confess: I hooked up with the Road Kings’ bassist after a show thirteen years ago. It was supposed to be just one night - then I’d never see Neal Watts again.But life likes to throw curveballs, and we ended up with a daughter. We could do this, right? We could stay friends for our daughter’s sake, even though we weren’t a couple.Thirteen years of friendship... -
Deception by Fallon Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst comes lies, then comes marriage...It was only a matter of time before my twin sister brought chaos into my quiet life. Mel's messed with the wrong people. Now she's in danger and needs my help. She's the only family I have left and she knows I'll do whatever it takes to make sure she stays safe.Unfortunately helping her means pretending to be her... -
Rivals by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the biggest rockstar in the world invited me into his home, there was one rule:Don’t touch his daughter.For a kid from the wrong side of the tracks with no future, the offer should have been a dream come true.Classy new digs.A fancy prep school.Someone who cares what happens to me.Except for that rule.The rich pricks at my new school worship me. I couldn’t care less...Categorized as:
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