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  • Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her...
  • Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Trust Again by Mona Kasten

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She's given up on love. But he's not giving up on her. The moment she meets Spencer Cosgrove, Dawn knows she's in trouble. Spencer is sexy. Funny. Charming. Just her type. Or what used to be her type, before she vowed to steer clear of realtionships. Everyone gets hurt in the end, Dawn believes...
  • Love Delayed (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Love Delayed (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when Zoey Barrett, an ingenuous Princeton scholar, meets NBA All-star rocker-boy, Stenton Rogers? Zoey has her life all planned out. She’s working hard at her degree and to help her family stay afloat financially. Stenton’s at the top of his game on the court, but off, his life is out of bounds...
  • Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Despite 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..
  • Beautiful Savage by Victoria Ashley, Charisse Spiers

    Beautiful Savage by Victoria Ashley, Charisse Spiers

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    JAXON KADE I can’t breathe… I don’t want to. With every breath that fills my lungs, I feel the pain she’s fighting and it’s killing me slowly, reminding me of the day she got ripped away. I’ve gone thirteen years without her, and as if she was never gone, she walks back into my life, feisty as h@ll and set on running from me. I refuse to let that happen. She’s my Lex...
  • Do You Dare? by Lylah James

    Do You Dare? by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What happens when a dare goes too far?Maddox Coulter. Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.I know he'll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but it's not like that.Until it is.For one of us, anyway.I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.He proved me wrong...
  • Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy

    Fly like You've Never Been Grounded by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Laura Benson has her life together, thank you very much. Her jewelry store in San Francisco is doing wonderfully. Her design skills will soon have her traveling to London, designing a new line that should build her reputation world wide. She's on top, which is where she likes to be - especially when it comes to men...
  • Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Lost to You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Seaside ChronicleNovember 1, 2022Keepin’ it ReelSeasiders,We all know the youngest Bradley sibling must be the most carefree of the bunch. Last this writer heard, Palmer was employed with at least five different jobs. Pet walker, house sitter, vet receptionist, nanny, and the least of my favorite, pooper scooper. To each her own, I guess...
  • Never Too Close by Chelle Bliss

    Never Too Close by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vito Bianchi had given up on love years ago after his wife walked out the door. He immersed himself in his work, letting one day pass into the next so he didn’t dwell on what was missing in his life. But when he’s called out to a fire at the home of Star Falls newest resident, he couldn’t stop himself from being sucked in to her world...
  • Ocean by Jo Raven

    Ocean by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet OCEAN, the newest of the Damage Control Boys, set in the world of the bestselling series Inked Brotherhood. *** Grab it at the low release promo price - price goes up next week!! *** This is New Adult Contemporary Romance. I thought I was a normal kid once. Do normal kids have to beg door to door for food? Not sure. It wasn’t always that bad, I guess—and then it was. Really fucking bad...
  • Made For Me by Natasha Madison

    Made For Me by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone friends to lovers sports romance. A spin-off from the Only One seriesChaseEveryone expected me to play hockey.I was good at it, but I was better at being a doctor.So I hung up the skates and joined Doctors without BordersBut there is no place like home, so now I’m back...
  • 3 Count by Nikki Castle

    3 Count by Nikki Castle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A charming ladies' man that everybody loves.A badass photojournalist that treats every day as a new adventure.A friends with benefits relationship.When Aiden and Dani meet on his college campus, their playful banter and physical chemistry immediately draws them to each other. It's easy for one accidental meet-cute to become a standing date, and for a certain understanding to develop between them...
  • Controlled Burn by Marie James

    Controlled Burn by Marie James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the mechanic for Blackbridge Security, when I make a mistake things don’t work properly.Correcting that mistake is the only way to get things operational.I meet issues in my personal life with the same mindset.How was I to know the woman I’ve been flirting with at the gym is the same woman I called a noise complaint on?I got her kicked out of her condo.My first response: Move in with me...
  • The Ivy Years Collection by Sarina Bowen

    The Ivy Years Collection by Sarina Bowen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life at the elite Harkness College is brought to you in four tales, each one sexier and more heartbreaking than the last. Contains: hockey hotties, snarky T-shirts, a slow-burn love affair, a liar (with reasons,) a virgin (with reasons,) and one adorkable basketball player.   Book 1: The Year We Fell DownThe sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else...
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...
  • Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole

    Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her...
  • Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan...
  • Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon

    Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The first volume of TENSE, a novel duet by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. He's as beautiful as he is brilliant. Nicholas Wolf's mind is a dangerously dark place. He dreams up tales of murder, intrigue, and passion so intense that his detective novels have enthralled readers worldwide...
  • The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne

    The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One decision was all it took for Ethan Fuller’s life to be flipped upside down and for Maci Dane’s twenty-year plan to fall off the rails. Ethan tells Maci about the invisible thread that links two people destined to be together. The road isn’t always smooth, but eventually the two people holding the thread will find their way to each other...
  • Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke

    Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I sold my soul to the devil only to turn around and slit his throat… Thomas Kincaid took everything from me. My mother. My hopes. My innocence.Now, it’s my turn.He thought he was safe.They all did.They were wrong.Men always think they can take without ever having to deal with the consequences. Well, now I’m back, and I'm the last consequence they’ll ever see...
  • Overcome by A.K. Evans

    Overcome by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It only took a matter of moments for Lexi Townsend to become a statistic. Rape victim. Ninety-eight seconds later, someone else became the next one in six. Her pleas of ‘no’ were overshadowed by the dress she wore and the kisses she enjoyed. Her power was taken. Her trust was lost. Her bubbly personality was smothered by the depressing weight of shame and guilt. She became silenced...
  • Hard Limit by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Hard Limit by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    St. Louis Mavericks star defender Lars Jansson is dead set against relationships. A new love makes him wonder if maybe he can change, but first, he must confront the truth about who he is.LarsOn the ice, I’m unstoppable. If anyone is in my way, it’s simple—I move them. Hockey is my life, and I don’t have the patience for relationships spanning more than one night...
  • Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett

    Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He never wanted to be anyone’s hero… Asher Knight is tall, dark, and wickedly handsome. He’s also irrevocably broken. Submerging himself in long hours at work by day and debauchery at The Wicked Horse by night, Asher uses work and play to numb the pain and guilt he feels over the death of his wife. What isn’t satisfied with one will surely be resolved by the other...
  • Always Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Always Yours by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rehearsals, 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...
  • She's Mine Now by Weston Parker

    She's Mine Now by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s known as Doctor Sexy. Great. Just what I need.As a single mom, I’m concerned about my little girl and rebuilding my life.My ex is a piece of work, and I ain’t talking about art.I’ve sworn off men for forever, even while facing the wedding fever that’s spilling over from my best friend’s wedding.But there’s something about the doc. He’s way more than he appears to be...
  • Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Yours Actually by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The playboy and the girl next door.Best friends since forever.This was only supposed to be a wedding season as each other’s plus-one, nothing more.But Callan Black has his hands on me, his eyes on me, and has suddenly become very possessive of me.Callan is the guy I’ve crushed on since I was a teen.It’s totally unrequited.He’s got a type and I’m not it...
  • 2 Fights by Nikki Castle

    2 Fights by Nikki Castle

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A toxic ex.A girl who lost herself.A childhood friend helping her find the way back.When Hailey finally ends her relationship with her narcissistic ex-boyfriend, she thinks all her troubles have ended. But what she doesn’t realize is that the wounds he inflicted aren’t on her skin, but in the way she sees herself. And the only person capable of helping her heal has been in her corner all her life...
  • Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson

    Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hate… Anger… Distrust… it fed the animal. Status… Money… Power it’s all women want. Never yield… Never give them a piece of who you are. These were the ideals that Seth Montgomery had lived with since he was a child. After his mother abandoned their family for another man, the same man who took everything from Seth’s father, Seth’s life turned dark. He’d never give a woman all that control...
  • Standstill by Nicole Dykes

    Standstill by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How do you heal after tragedy? Is it even truly possible? Ashlyn and Garrett have been friends forever, nursing each other through the unimaginable. Over the years, they’ve learned to lean on each other and keep going. But there’s a huge difference between moving forward and merely standing still...
  • Redemption by Ruby Vincent

    Redemption by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ValentinaThe only thing I know for sure is I don’t know anything at all.Zeta Rho Sigma was never just a sorority and I was never really in control. A point they drove home when they toppled the final chess piece.The man I love is gone. A wall of silence and blank faces surround me. Every day I sense I’m getting tangled tighter in someone’s web.I will find the truth.I will get him back...
  • Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love comes when you least expect it.AlexI fell in love from the first moment I met her—seriously.And yeah, I realize that may sound ridiculous, but I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.Gabby is one of my best friends. She gets me and accepts me for who I am; unlike my stuffy family. But we’ve been stuck in the friend zone for more than a year and I’m getting restless...
  • Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dating my bestie? Yeah, I can only wish... Garret Cartel.Cessna University’s starting shortstop.Painstakingly gorgeous.ReservedFriend-zoned since freshman year.I have a knack for falling for unattainable guys.Blame my trust issues.They keep me safe.But this is our final year.My last chance to break the dreaded friend-zone chains before graduation.There’s one slight problem...
  • Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance…Maggie Ellis just wants to be left alone...
  • Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MaverickThe more answers I unearthed, the less I understood. I stepped into this game not knowing the rules, and now, they’re playing me to their beat.Old faces reappear. New friends circle. I got closer to the puppeteer as they got ever closer to me. And when they struck, I wasn’t ready.ValentinaA queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions...
  • My Addiction: Second Chances Series by S.K. Lessly

    My Addiction: Second Chances Series by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Take every chance you get in life because some things only happen once! Ayana... I want him... There's no other way to say it; I want this man. Oh, I've wanted him since forever. He's just amazing. He's that perfect man you can't help but dream about. He has an amazing heart. He'll do anything for you. He has a smile that will make you melt where you stand...
  • Out to Find Freedom by Lila Rose

    Out to Find Freedom by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death and pain.They surround me. Hold me hostage, refusing to let go.But I want to survive. Want to fight. I just don’t know if I have it in me.Maybe dying would be better.It’s the break in the shadows that gives me hope.When I look at him, all I can see is light. So now I’m out to find freedom...
  • Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards

    Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    College, cookies, capers, Oh my!Daisy Payton has everything.Exceptional grades.Impeccable clothes.Model family.But perfection comes at a high cost, and Daisy is wilting. Determined to use college as her chance to bloom anew, she’s focused on only one thing, leaving the Payton name behind and forging her own path—even if she has to tell the teeniest of fibs to do it.Trevor Boone has nothing...
  • Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sassy, classy, and in no need of a man. That's me. At least, until now. My mouth has been known to get me into trouble, and now is a perfect example. I've been asked to tutor the star of the football team, Zach Knight. To top it off, no one can know, and I have to pretend to be his girlfriend as a cover story. And he’s insufferable, thinking with this other head...
  • Down Beat by Max Henry

    Down Beat by Max Henry

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some call him a rock god. Others a celebrity bad boy. Me? I call him the arrogant bastard who stole my concert venue. His apology? To take me and my violin on tour with the band. It’s an offer I can’t refuse, even if it does come with strings attached. Because Rey Thomas isn’t who he seems. Life isn’t pretty behind the deviant frontman’s facade...
  • Every Time I Fall by Lexi Ryan

    Every Time I Fall by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New 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...
  • Breathe by C.D. Reiss

    Breathe by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim...
  • Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards

    Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kingston Rush Becoming a goaltender in the NHL is the only thing I ever wanted for myself. Goal accomplished. Two years ago, I was the best goalie in the league, for the third time. With our Stanley Cup win, the Austin Arrows were on top of the world. Nothing could possibly bring us down. Wrong. Turns out, even when you’re at the top, you can find yourself back at rock bottom...
  • Chance Encounters by Jessica Prince

    Chance Encounters by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There are three kinds of nerdy women in the world. - The Sexy Nerd - The Confident Nerd; and - The So-Socially-Awkward-it’s-Painful-to-Watch Nerd. You can probably guess which one I am. After witnessing me making a fool of myself, Chance Hoffman decided to take pity on me. He’s smart, sexy, charming, and totally out of my league… and for some unexplainable reason, he wants to help me...
  • Expect Me by Lacey Black

    Expect Me by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Travis Stevens struggles to move on and forget about the one amazing night he spent tangled up in the sheets with a beautiful woman who disappeared just before dawn. Now she’s just a memory that he can’t ignore...
  • Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Kash by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Kash Knight and I’m a fucking protector… It runs deep in me, this need to dedicate myself to a woman and make her feel secure and cared for in every single way. Not just physically, but emotionally. But when women see my hard body, all they want is for me to pleasure them and give them their ultimate fantasy. I need something more though, someone I can give my heart to...
  • A Love Song for Liars by Piper Lawson

    A Love Song for Liars by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I fell for Tyler Adams when he had nothing but a guitar.He was my rebel prince, my handsome muse, my twisted friend.We were worlds apart in every way that mattered:He was poor, I was rich.He was beautiful, I was plain.He honed his talent in private, while I ached for the spotlight.When Tyler moved in with us, Oakwood Prep fell on its knees to worship at his altar...
  • The Messenger by Jessica Gadziala

    The Messenger by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s loved her since the day he met her. She’s been either oblivious or uninterested. And now she is set to marry another man. So, he decided he had to let her go. But when he finds her on what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, staining her wedding dress with tears, needing help, he realizes he had never let go...
  • Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "I’ve spent my whole life chasing perfection: perfect looks, perfect man, perfect home. But in one brutal moment, I realized it was all just a beautiful lie…" Carina MacKenzie is fleeing from her past. Picking up the wreckage of her shattered dreams, she seeks comfort in the only place she’s ever felt safe: Beachwood Bay. Garrett Sawyer isn’t looking to be anyone’s savior...
  • Shameless by Michelle Horst

    Shameless by Michelle Horst

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From 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...
  • Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Back Road Chances by Nicole Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say nothing ever changes in this little town. But that's not exactly true. One drunken night has the ability to turn your world upside down. Sam Montgomery is a tough, smart mouth country girl who doesn't trust easily and refuses to get close enough to get hurt. Moon Jacobs is a rowdy roughneck who has earned every bit of the wild reputation he possesses...
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