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  • All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Was the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time...
  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  sad  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Seducing the Wolf by Maureen Smith

    Seducing the Wolf by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the award-winning author of INFERNO comes the latest sizzling installment in the Wolf Pack series From puppy love to scorching seduction... As Manning Wolf knows all too well, you never forget your first crush. Years ago he lost his heart to sweet, brainy Taylor Chastain. When a devastating tragedy forced them apart, Manning went on to become the powerful CEO of a biotechnology company...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  domestic-drama  sad  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  betrayal  book
  • Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carnage Book #1 Out of this world read! Had me gripped all the way. Could not put it down. Fantastic real life raw emotion. If you want an emotional, hot, exciting, blow your mind kinda read then Carnage is what you need There is no way I can describe this book to you. If 10 stars were an option it still wouldn't be enough. I'm declaring this book my most favorite book of 2014..
  • Mi desesperada decisión by Ariana Godoy

    Mi desesperada decisión by Ariana Godoy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Una noche fue suficiente para cambiarlo todo, para destruirlo todo. Él acabó con mi familia, con todo lo que amo y por alguna razón me dejó con vida, ¿Por qué? Es tan doloroso vivir después de esa noche, tal vez él quería que viviera y sufriera, ese me parece un destino aun más cruel que la muerte...
  • Sex Material by Victoria Ashley

    Sex Material by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This enemies-to-lovers romance is sure to set your Kindle on fire! Get ready for extra heat in this standalone from New York Times Bestselling Author, Victoria Ashley. Sex Material… It’s what I’m known around town for. A rock-hard body, covered in tattoos with a sizeable bulge that women spend their nights fantasizing about...
  • Ice by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Ice by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ice is the 9th book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. Ice. Lady Killer. Perpetual bachelor. Until Lindsey stepped into his life, Ice had never considered having a relationship ever again. He liked his life the way it was and that was the end of that conversation. But when Ice kidnaps Lindsey to protect her, he has no choice but to bring her home with him...
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    December 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • Backstage by A.M. Madden

    Backstage by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Trey Taylor was loving life. Bass player to the world famous rock band Devil’s Lair, chicks falling to their knees at every turn, no one to be held accountable to for his actions…life rocked.He had all he needed, food to sustain his body, sex to sustain his libido, rock to sustain his soul. For years he walked to the beat of his own drum, and made no excuses to anyone...
  • Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I died. I fu*&ing died, and when I woke up in a Los Angeles hospital my best friend walked away from me. It wasn’t quite the welcoming back to the world of the living I thought I’d receive, but it rattled me. My dead best friend led me back to Georgia to get my life together, and while I’m working on it trouble follow me...
  • Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MelissaI wasn’t the type of woman a biker would go for. I’m a homemaker type, not adventurous or bold.I fought it hard, but he dragged me into his world, and I found I liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.Until, he vanished. Disappeared off the face of the earth. He’d pulled me in, now he’s gone...
  • The Girl of His Dreams  (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single...
  • The Perfect Woman by Nicole French

    The Perfect Woman by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My husband is a monster.My home is riddled with lies.I thought I could bear the torment for my daughter's sake.Until I met him.In one night, Matthew Zola showed me everything I never knew I was missing.Passion.Pleasure.Deep, dark, earth-shattering love.Matthew thinks I'm the perfect woman.But we're only as good as the secrets we keep...
  • The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A passionate new series from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard … Every family has its secrets… and its rebel. Deep in the Cascade mountains, the Rockwell family has been running historic Rocky Peak Lodge for generations. But now, that legacy is at risk of disappearing forever...
  • MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Danny started his life in and out of foster homes; he has a sister Jess, but loses her to the system. When Danny ages out of that system he turns to the MC looking for the family he never had. He earns respect and status as the number two soldier for his family. His girlfriend gets pregnant and he marries her only to find she suffers from mental illness or so one doctor thinks...
  • By Invitation Only by Kimberly Knight

    By Invitation Only by Kimberly Knight

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **This romance novel contains explicit content and is not advised for readers under 18* Sensation. A sacred place free from judgement or inhibitions. The only rule: Ask before you touch. Sensation is an exclusive black-tie party attended by at least one hundred and fifty of the clubs most privileged members, and held once a month at an undisclosed mansion in Beverly Hills...
  • Belle Pearl by Arianne Richmonde

    Belle Pearl by Arianne Richmonde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Belle Pearl, is the fifth book and the conclusion to Arianne Richmonde’s bestselling books in The Pearl Series: Shades of Pearl, Shadows of Pearl, Shimmers of Pearl and Pearl; the tumultuous and heart-rending love story between forty-year-old documentary producer, Pearl Robinson, and French Internet billionaire, Alexandre Chevalier, fifteen years her junior...
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    sad  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  male-mc
  • Her Ruthless Protector by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Ruthless Protector by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It Only Took a Moment for Him to Know She Was HisNavy SEAL Kane McNamara has his mission. Four potential terrorist targets in Oman. His job is to keep everyone safe and try to figure out where al-Qaeda will strike next. Guarding an International Music Show is on the bottom of Kane’s list until he meets the woman organizing the event, then all bets are off...
  • Sail by M. Mabie

    Sail by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me...
  • The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Scrapyard ManA Junkyard Boys NovelSebastian Dramatic. Hyper sensitive. Emotional. I know what they say about me. But I don’t give a shit. Buck taught me to never be ashamed of who I am, to never hide my true nature, and I will be respected for it. My kindness is often mistaken for weakness. I use that to my advantage...
  • Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Kilby is a mechanic who’s dream is to have his own garage. He’s fiercely protective, sexy, and getting dirty doesn’t just happen in the garage. Payton Hudson comes to work at her dad’s garage after moving across the country. She’s beautiful, captivating, and holding a world of secrets. When these two meet there’s an instant attraction that can’t be denied...
  • The Italian by Beverly Preston

    The Italian by Beverly Preston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Italian is a standalone and book two in the Beyond the Mathews Family Series. No ties. No expectations. No risks. Antonio Giovanni, a fifth-generation winemaker in the rolling hills of Tuscany, is the epitome of temptation. Tall, dark, and handsome with an accent sexy enough to leave a trail of women’s panties in his wake...
  • Gunny by MariaLisa deMora, Kayla Robichaux

    Gunny by MariaLisa deMora, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shattered following a devastating betrayal that results in the death of his friends, Lane Robinson finds himself in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a world away from his previous life as a Marine. Robinson is trying to forget the past, but healing from the deadly deceit that cut blood deep is hard, and memories of that treachery taint every interaction in his life...
  • Sico: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Sico: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sico is a callous man; no feelings, and no love for himself nor for others. That is until a certain woman spikes a surge of possessiveness inside him. Enough to claim her as his ol’lady on the spot without knowing her background. Realizing she’s not whom she appears to be, he finds himself feeling unworthy and works hard to become the very man she deserves. Simi lives behind a mask...
  • The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door...
  • Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was everything, yet she was nothing. She was there, then she wasn’t. I didn’t expect her, never wanted her. But there she was, everywhere yet nowhere. She drew me in with her looks. Locked me with her first words, then stole me with her lust. She was everything I didn’t know I was searching for, yet nothing I needed. She was a conundrum, difficult and confusing...
  • Write Your Name by Courtney Irving

    Write Your Name by Courtney Irving

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James ‘Shadow’ Patrick I’m finally a patched member of the Wild Kings MC. It’s what I’ve wanted for as long as I could remember. Pops found me when I was nothing more than a kid on the street begging for food. He changed my life and I’ll never regret meeting him. Now, I found the girl of my dreams but I messed up. I don’t know how to be there for Renee and her young son and be all about the club...
  • Thirty-Eight Reasons by Len Webster

    Thirty-Eight Reasons by Len Webster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Clara Lawrence never thought one simple word could define the rest of her life. She has a decision to make. But the constant lingering thought that she's held for the last six months has made it difficult. The past never seems to go away. No matter how much she tries to run from it, Nolan Parker haunts her...
  • Tyson by Kathy Coopmans

    Tyson by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I know what it’s like to have your heart split down the middle. One-half chases her. The other half chases after the lies, deceit, and betrayal. It’s a burning ball of hell. Seconds, minutes, hours, and years all spent endured the depth of my own burning inferno. All of it runs together while life passes me by...
  • You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I married the bad boy from Brooklyn.The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news.The look that comes with all sorts of warnings.I knew what I was doing.I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch.I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago...
  • SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THIS IS BOOK THREE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS – SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It’s complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death...
  • Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  domestic-drama  sad  steamy  suspense  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Adored by Nicole Edwards

    Adored by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards revisits Tag and McKenna, a power couple who have gone from infatuation to adoration in Adored (Club Destiny #7.5) Tag has waited two years for this. Sure, he knows he’ll need to be persuasive in order to get McKenna on board, but nevertheless, he’s up for the challenge...
  • Not Letting Go by R.B. Hilliard

    Not Letting Go by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Piper O’Connell’s life is crumbling down around her. Broken and betrayed by the man she loves, she flees to the safety of North Carolina and the only people she can trust. When the man who hurt her comes knocking at her door, she is forced to face the fact that maybe she had it all wrong. Gage Blackwell wants to know why the girl of his dreams walked away...
  • Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane

    Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    EvaThere is nothing wrong with believing in true love, right? Maybe I’m the type of woman who watches too many happily-ever-afters, but I want my prince charming. If I know one thing for sure, it’s this -- I’m not going to find him sitting around at the Kings Reapers MC’s clubhouse.Don’t get me wrong, the men here are hotter than Hades, but they’re more like Thor...
  • Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen

    Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hudson and Lennon's story continues in the gripping conclusion to the Tequila Duet! It was destiny-- the night I met Hudson Demasi. I remember how effortlessly he stole my heart- his dark eyes and quick smile forever etched into my mind. We spent one incredible night together under a haze of tequila- a perfect night. And when I woke the next day, he was gone… I never expected to see him again...
  • The World: According to Rachael by Layne Harper

    The World: According to Rachael by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A heartbeat away from the President is where White House Chief of Staff Rachael Early spends almost every waking minute of every day. She’s sacrificed everything to be in this position including her chance at love, or so she thinks. But, if you ask her, all of her dreams have come true. Graham Jackson is a teacher and coach at the President’s son’s school...
  • Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Estimated 200 pages. Although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone novel. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cali MacKay... Keane’s college sweetheart, Lilly, is the only woman he’s ever loved—too bad he was far too young and stupid to realize it, and ended things between them in the worst possible way...
  • Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He closed the gap, his big hand moving to gently rest on her denim encased thigh. “I prefer more mature women. Women who know what they want and how to get it." To all the rest of the world, Elizabeth Clarke had it all.A successful husband. A beautiful home. And now a son off to university.She is a perfect housewife with the perfect life.It’s a lie...
  • LIE by Mayra Statham, Dark Water Covers

    LIE by Mayra Statham, Dark Water Covers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Box office sensation, Marcus Wright is ready to take on the role of director. Romance author and single mom, Grace Rivera, is shocked when the sexiest man alive knocks on her door with the intent to bring her book to life. He is willing to do anything to get what he wants, even use his charms on the beautiful, curvy woman standing in his way...
  • Wanting You - Part One by A.C. Arthur

    Wanting You - Part One by A.C. Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One man wants her…. …and another won’t let her go Jason Carrington is a millionaire hotelier. He’s a man that’s never had to take no for an answer, who gets what he wants, when he wants it, no questions asked. Until he meets Celise Markam. In the midst of searching for the person responsible for sabotaging his hotel, in walks the first woman to tame Jason’s burning need...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  suspense  adult  book  fiction  romance
  • All That Glisters by C.J. Fallowfield

    All That Glisters by C.J. Fallowfield

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "This is an amazing story that I can only compare to the likes of the This Man Trilogy or the Crossfire series.” Mad About Books.An Amazon UK #1 bestselling humorous erotic romance standalone. A spin-off to The Temptress. Hunter Donovan. He was everything I openly loathed, but everything I secretly desired.Cocky, arrogant, and crude...
  • Submit to Me by Anya Summers

    Submit to Me by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Veronica McGinnis is a single mom, more concerned with her son's homework than dating. She lives quietly on the Scottish coast, writing articles for the local newspaper and raising her child. When her cousin Declan asks her to attend his huge wedding, she doesn't hesitate to accept the invitation. Veronica needs to escape her humdrum existence, if only for a while...
  • Tess, Property of Blaze by J.A. Collard

    Tess, Property of Blaze by J.A. Collard

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Tess, and I've got a secret to tell....I'm a biker's old lady. Blaze is my man, and he couldn't be any more perfect--strong, protective, and gorgeous as hell. And he's all mine. Problem is, he doesn't know my past, and that I was brought up in another biker club. But it doesn't end there; I'm the President's princess, daughter and brat, and my real name is Teresa...
  • Viper's Kiss by London Casey

    Viper's Kiss by London Casey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His family was murdered... and the revenge will cost him his leather cut, his MC, and the woman he's been secretly in love with for years.Blaine is the worst kind of outlaw - he's bad, bold, ruthless, screws anything with a pulse, and he's hiding a secret from his club...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  domestic-drama  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  dark
  • Wheels of Steel: Book 2 by Pepper Pace

    Wheels of Steel: Book 2 by Pepper Pace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In book 1 you were introduced to Robin and Jason; a talented young man with cerebral palsy and his introverted caregiver. Their dawning love transcended their racial and social difference. Now in book 2 Jason and Robin along with the other member of Wheels of Steel find themselves spiraling away from each other...
  • Ashley's Bend by Cassy Roop

    Ashley's Bend by Cassy Roop

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ashley’s Bend-a knot used to securely join the ends of two ropes together. Ashley Carter thought she had the perfect life as the loving and supportive wife to her upcoming attorney husband. Marrying her high school sweetheart and moving to Chicago to start a life with him seemed perfect, until she ends up walking in on him with another woman...
  • Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She has my son... and nothing is going to stop me from being the outlaw father I'm meant to be. ** When Dakota got pregnant, she begged me to keep it a secret from the MC, which I did. But after I'm thrown into jail for a couple months, I come out not only a free man, but also a father. The problem? Dakota has taken off - with my son...
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