Books like 'The Big One'
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Where it all Began: A Small Town Love Story (Blue Moon) by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“This would be a lot easier if you had a sense of humor.” “This would be a lot easier if you were a man.” Author’s Note: Do NOT read this book until you’ve read at least Blue Moon #3, or even better #4. I’m protecting your reader experience here. I promise... -
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Chasing Her Fire by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSexy firefighter Logan Bailey is an expert at putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff—on and off duty. But he just did the unthinkable, and it wasn’t trading in his tube socks. He slept with his nemesis. His mortal enemy. The crazy redhead he loves to hate. Cara Goulding.And no matter how much he wants to lie to himself, he has to admit, it was mind-blowing... -
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The Wicked Truth by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when you’re not looking for love, but it walks in the door? Madigan Wicked’s heart is not up for grabs. She’s been there, done that, and she’s not going back for seconds... -
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Royal by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA favor for his twin brother put Royal Conner under the spotlight. The highest bidder won and she’s nothing like he thought she’d be. One look and he’s smitten, one conversation and he’s intrigued, one kiss and he’s lost.Paula has too much on her plate to deal with a man... -
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![Creed by Cee Bowerman]()
Creed by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCreed Tempest is content with the solitary life he’s chosen. The only people he needs around are his siblings. He’s got a handful of friends that are important to him, but there’s no special someone to warm his bed. Oddly enough, he’s fine with that. There’s less drama that way, he tells himself.When a beautiful woman and her children move in next door, Creed’s life is turned upside down... -
![Mace by Cee Bowerman]()
Mace by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMace is the opposite of his brother Angus in most ways. He’s easygoing, quick to laugh, and a man who isn’t afraid to voice his opinion. A favor for his sister-in-law puts him in just the right place to meet a woman who looks like everything he’s dreamed of. A long afternoon chat in a bookstore leaves him wishing for just a little more of her time.Reba is a single mom who can do it all... -
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Until Susan by C.P. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the world of NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Aurora Rose Reynolds. See how the Mayson clan began. You've read their sons' stories, now it's James and Susan's turn. Experience the boom all over again in this action-packed novella of insta-love and suspense from Author CP Smith... -
![Smolder by Helen Hardt]()
Smolder by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s on the rebound, and he’s on the prowl. Aurora “Rory” Pike gave up her dream of becoming an opera superstar long ago. Now she’s content to teach music to the children of Snow Creek while helping her family recover from the wildfire that devastated them... -
![Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas]()
Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy, small town, opposites attract rom com! He wears suits and ties. He'll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God's sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is. She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can't he get her out of his mind? But he can't... -
![Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman]()
Kale & Terra by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is a short story that falls after book 7 in The Texas Kings MC book series. Kale and Terra had a whirlwind love story and now they are preparing for parenthood. Surrounded by family and friends, and having hit a few speed bumps on the way to their happily ever after, the two of them are excited to meet their baby. As with all pregnancies, it's a roller coaster ride until the very end... -
![Not Part of the Plan by Lucy Score]()
Not Part of the Plan by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author comes a new installment to the Blue Moon small town romance series. A womanizing bad boy with a motorcycle and sexy-as-sin smile is not part of Emma’s life plan. She moved cross-country to be close to family and finally settle down in hippie, trippy, nosey Blue Moon Bend... -
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Put Out by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAngie is a survivor. Anything you could throw at her, she could overcome. After her father left her like a pile of unwanted trash, she began fighting. Fighting to build a life. Fighting to keep her child. Fighting to matter. She thought she had it all figured out. Then Bowen Race Tannenbaum walks into her life, turning it into a flurry of confusion, hope, and then ultimately despair... -
![Rough Edge by Lauren Landish]()
Rough Edge by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis ain’t no love triangle. This is people not knowing when to let fate do its thing. Brody Tannen has been the boss for way too long, putting everyone’s needs above his own. It’s the way his family farm stood while fate took shot after shot against them. But now he’s got a chance to figure things out for himself... -
![Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas]()
Gimme S'more by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA friends-to-lovers romance that will make you melt. Oliver’s a dreamer who is always ready for the next big adventure.Piper’s the steady one who keeps his feet on the ground. He’s wildly successful, thanks to her always being there to catch him when he leaps before he looks. But she wants more. While he’s as clueless as ever. So she just gave her two weeks notice... -
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![The Woodsman by Rebecca Sharp]()
The Woodsman by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet Royale’s entire life has bit the bullet. Between a cheating ex and her career imploding, she’s one shaved head away from a total breakdown. Needing an escape, she books a small cottage in Maine for the holidays.When a massive snowstorm promises to keep the outside world at bay, Violet believes fate is finally doing her a favor... -
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Ronan by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner.An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail... -
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Daddy in Disguise by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm the one who isn't pregnant. Yet… Expanding my successful café was a no-brainer. Sleeping with the contractor? Well, mix some hormones, excellent coffee, and the romantic atmosphere of the movie Halloween, and naked stuff happens. Yeah, Gideon is smokin' hot, as shown by the photos from that pesky camera crew that's suddenly following us around... -
![The MC's Baby by A.F. Montoya]()
The MC's Baby by A.F. Montoya
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I had shit figured out. Watch over the MC, enjoy being single, and live my life. That was all tossed out the window when an old fling shows up to hand me a four month old she says is mine and disappears again without a trace, an explanation, or even enough diapers for the night. She doesn’t get it, I’m an MC enforcer. My life ain’t kid friendly... -
![Rushing In by Claire Kingsley]()
Rushing In by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe’s the one girl he can’t have. With his dimpled grin and devilish charm, firefighter Gavin Bailey is hot as a five-alarm fire and twice as dangerous. The youngest of five brothers, he’s the daredevil of the family. Until the unexpected strikes and he finds himself sidelined. Skylar Stanley’s life didn’t just fall apart. It exploded. Spectacularly... -
![Depends On Who's Asking by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Depends On Who's Asking by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…nope. No. Nuh-uh. That’s a lie. The moment that Caro wakes up, she knows that she’s not alone. One thump-thump from the living room and she quickly moves into action. One 9-1-1 call later, and she’s ready to defend herself... -
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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... -
![What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala]()
What the Heart Learns by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiam has always preferred spending his life inside books, only looking up to occasionally growl at customers in his shop. Until the day someone new comes to town. A woman who could keep up with him, someone who sees beyond his guards, who makes him want something decidedly non -fiction for a change. The only problem is, Riley has a secret. One that just might tear them apart... -
![Ask Me If I Care by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Ask Me If I Care by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAres saw him for the first time at a Kilgore Police Department benefit dinner. She’d gone with her dad as his plus one. Hayes Greer had gone by himself and brooded silently across the same table as her, drinking whiskey and not saying a word.It only took that one time for her to become interested... -
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Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPoor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway. Flint Stone is a professional in every way. He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up... -
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![Three Second Chances for Christmas by Rebel Bloom]()
Three Second Chances for Christmas by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I had left my failures behind me, until I needed a fake boyfriend for Christmas.Now my past is catching up to me, in the form of three sexy ex-boyfriends who ALL want me back…As a struggling entrepreneur with nothing to show for it but a failing candle business and a trio of ex-boyfriends, I've always been the black sheep of the family... -
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Cruise by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kid is now a man, and he’s got something to prove….. Caleb “Cruise” Harrison “A Dad is a son’s first hero……” All my life I’ve looked up to my Dad, there’s nothing I ever wanted to do more than be a member of the Moonshine Task Force right next to him. I said no to playing football professionally to stay in Laurel Springs and fulfill my dream... -
![Daddy on Duty by Taryn Quinn]()
Daddy on Duty by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll do anything for the cookie… I’m used to playing the field. But specialty baker Tabitha caught my attention the first time I tasted her…frosting. Suddenly I’m offering my services in any way I can. Need some furniture moved? Check.Followed by rogue ducks? Check.Weird noises late at night? Check. Except that late night when I’m on patrol and she calls for assistance, we fall into bed... -
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Bartender with Benefits by Mickey Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA steamy standalone Romantic comedy from Top 100 Author Mickey Miller What happens when a good girl and a bad boy fake an engagement? My best friend's sister and I have a history that we'd rather keep secret. So when we make up a lie to get a loan, I should have seen the writing on the wall. Now, she's my fake fiancée, which means we'll be spending more time together... -
![Cop Daddy Next Door by Taryn Quinn]()
Cop Daddy Next Door by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote to self: never ever lose your pants while at the town’s lookout point… I’m a former bad boy turned one of the newest cops in Crescent Cove. No matter what, I’m determined to earn the respect of my fellow cops—and my law enforcement family, including my older brother Brady—as the new guy.My new next door neighbor is also my new sister-in-law... -
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Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak... -
![Any Day Now by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Any Day Now by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmelia loves her good friend, Avery. So much so that she agrees to do the stupidest thing ever. A stranger photo shoot. You know the type. The photographer takes photos of two individuals. Two individuals that, until that day, have never met in their life. The moment she shows up at the photo shoot, she knows that she made a terrible decision... -
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Say It Ain't So by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe should’ve never left his house. He should’ve stayed at home. He has a legitimate excuse—he’s running a fever and he’s fairly sure he’s developing pneumonia. He should have called in sick…but he doesn’t. He goes to work, because his team is relying on him. First, he has to sign about eight thousand calendars—all from women who purchased said calendars to benefit the Fallen Officer fundraiser... -
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All We Want by J. Daniels
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Alabama Summer series continues in this sixth installment. Luke and Tessa Evans are solid. They’re crazy in love and in this forever, and now, they’re anxiously awaiting the next step. Children... -
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Seeing Red by Bailey Hannah
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Cassidy Bowman wants is one night of recklessness… and to get back at her ex.Cassidy has strict rules: she doesn’t date locals, she doesn’t sleep with men she isn’t dating, and she doesn’t do anything that might jeopardize her good girl reputation. But after a run-in with her ex-boyfriend—and a few too many drinks—she’s ready to buck those rules and get revenge... -
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![Don't You Wanna Stay by Kait Nolan]()
Don't You Wanna Stay by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw-up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation...Categorized as:
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![Love Like Ours by Melissa Foster]()
Love Like Ours by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne wrong move, and she meets a guy with all the right ones…Talia Dalton lives her life on cruise control. Despite her successful career as a professor, she prefers protecting her broken heart to taking chances. She’s calm, cool, collected, and steady. Until the morning she takes her eyes off that familiar road and almost runs over the sexiest man she’s ever seen... -
![Shock Advised by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Shock Advised by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTaima, a.k.a. Tai, is the last person people come to for help. He’s the fuck up… the bad boy… the guy that only looks out for himself. Which couldn’t be further from the truth. He’s fought hard to become the man he is today. He’s a hero in the public’s eye. A firefighter that the young all the way to the old turn to for help at the lowest point in their lives... -
![After You: A Sapphire Falls Novel by Erin Nicholas]()
After You: A Sapphire Falls Novel by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings~ The next great love story from Sapphire Falls ~ Only one thing has not gone according to Kyle Ames’s grand life plan. Hannah McIntire. She was his first love, the woman he planned to marry, the one that got away—all that romantic crap. Two years ago, Hannah broke his heart. Which has been, well, not exactly fine, but he’s handling it because he doesn’t have to see her every day... -
![A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella]()
A Stolen Suit: An Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Romantic Comedy by Angela Casella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hate him...but I also want to touch his abs. Is that normal?GraceMy boss, the famous romance novelist, always said she’d open doors for me when I finished writing my first book. Only I have...and she hasn’t. Worse, I just met her new brand manager, and I know him.Enoch “the Suit” Laskin made my life miserable in business school, right up until he seduced me... -
![Riptide by Kathryn Nolan]()
Riptide by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance... -
![Love on the Boardwalk by Nikki Lynn Barrett, Brea Viragh]()
Love on the Boardwalk by Nikki Lynn Barrett, Brea Viragh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s hiding a broken engagement. He’s concealing his true birth heritage. They’ll have to trust their hearts even if they’re sure love is a lie. Now that Eva Halloway is back in her hometown of Cinnamon Bay, she has one full plate with the grand re-opening of her newly inherited boardwalk cafe and a broken engagement to hide from the town gossip mill... -
![Somebody to Love by Wendy Vella]()
Somebody to Love by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the bad boy no one trustedBailey’s burned out and not sure what leads her back to Ryker Falls, but has a feeling it’s got something to do with closure. Bad boy Joe Trainer was once her soulmate, but she isn’t sure she has a soul anymore. Finding he’s made something of his life is a shock, as he’d been on a one-way trip to hell when she left...Categorized as:
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![Bayou With Benefits by Erin Nicholas]()
Bayou With Benefits by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey are friends. Without benefits. Unfortunately.Michael LeClaire is small-town Louisiana. A firefighter. A single dad.And Amelia Landry is New York City. A social media influencer. A model.Sure, she’s his son’s favorite person on the planet... -
![That First Flight by Jenn McMahon]()
That First Flight by Jenn McMahon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething tells me, nothing I do can stop myself from feeling things for my roommate.I’ve always wanted to be a chef.But the same day two pink lines showed up on the test, was the day I gave up chasing my own dreams to put my daughter first.I didn’t expect that to lead to a life of being scrutinized by my parents for every single move I made.After years of it, I was done...Categorized as:
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![Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole]()
Garrett's Obsession by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules.Garrett MarshAs the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason... -
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Crushing on the Cop by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCristian Bianco has two things against him-he's a police officer and he's a police officer in the 18th District…meaning my dad is his boss. Growing up as the Commander's daughter and having his magnifying glass focused on everything I did was more than I could handle. Now, I'm out on my own, living by my own rules. Well, mostly... -
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Rockstar Baby by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSnowed in rocker makes unplanned baby with saucy waitress. News at 11. I could see the tabloids now.Yeah, I play guitar and sing occasionally. But my main role is as a producer for other musicians.That's why I came to Crescent Cove—to help rockstar Kellan McGuire with his first solo project.Not to get stuck in a surprise snowstorm with a smart, funny lass with big brown eyes and a very flexible. -
![Hello Tease by Kelsie Hoss]()
Hello Tease by Kelsie Hoss
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMen view love as a game. One you can walk away from.At least that’s what the men in my life have taught me. My dad ran off when I was young, and just when I thought I was getting my own happily ever after, my ex left me on my own with two kids.Trying to pick up the pieces, I move to a small town where I can have help from my children’s grandparents... -
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Trapped with the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe's a firefighter trying to prove himself. But now he's trapped in a tattoo parlor with a woman he can't resist.I was just trying to warm up.The tattoo parlor where I work is freezing cold, so at closing time, I decide to hop in one of the few tanning beds in the building and warm up.But when the security alarm goes off for some reason, a hunky firefighter breaks in to save me... -
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Perfect Chance by Molly McLain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaden McMurray & Carly Walsh are coming to Mason Creek!We shared a single night together. No last names, no strings, no promises. Two months later, chance brings us together again. But this time around, things aren’t nearly as simple. In fact, they’re downright complicated...
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