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  • Times Like These (Blue is the Color) by Julia Wolf

    Times Like These (Blue is the Color) by Julia Wolf

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nick Fletcher has the voice of a god and a tongue as sharp as a knife. His words can cut, and this time, his quick temper has earned him an intruder in his life and on his tour. Dalia Brenner looks like a grown-up Annie gone bad, but he wants nothing to do with her pin-up worthy curves and smart mouth...
  • Savage Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Savage Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All he wanted was to live a quiet life.Work, some cold beers, sleep. Repeat. Sure, it sounded damn boring. But the last thing Sav needed was excitement in his life.Been there, done that.Only problem was that his next-door neighbor seemed determined to bring trouble into his life, whether or not he wanted it.There was nothing quiet or peaceful about Livvy Carlson. She was a mess...
  • Daddy's Obsession by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Obsession by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maeve had never lived a normal life.She found it hard to settle down, to trust. So letting him close was likely a big mistake.When a threat presents itself, she knows she has to protect him.Gray didn’t let many people close. But when he did, he kept them.If Maeve thought she could run . . . well, she could just think again.He was coming for her. She would be his...
  • How West Was Won by Laylah Roberts

    How West Was Won by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Theirs was a love story like no other. . . Or at least it was in Flick O’Malley’s mind. All she’d ever wanted was a man to love her. A family to adore her. Protect her. And she’d do the same in return. Oh, she knew West Malone wasn’t your typical Prince Charming. He was blunt. He was gruff. Sometimes, he was downright scary. But she knew he’d never let anyone mess with someone he claimed as his...
  • Motorcycle Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Motorcycle Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s the shy, quiet girl next door. He’s the bad ass biker with an attitude.It’s never going to work. . .Sunny knows she should steer clear of her neighbor. He’s rough, gruff and quite possibly, dangerous. So why can’t she keep her mind off him? Or her body from reacting around him? Or her Little side from wanting to appear and beg him to cuddle her, kiss her, spank her. .
  • The Gruff Loner's Bargain by Kat Baxter

    The Gruff Loner's Bargain by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brook:I might be down on my luck, but I’m determined to open the best all-inclusive wedding venue in the U.S. But first, I have to scope out the competition. The only problem is I need a fake fiance to pull it off. Even worse, the only man available to do the job is the annoying handsome Landry Hendricks. Because of course I need the help of the one man in town who hates me...
  • Scenic Route by D.D. Prince

    Scenic Route by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Take the ride to Happily Ever After with Beautiful Biker Spencer Valentine of The Dominion Brotherhood MC. Best experienced after Detour (Beautiful Biker 1) and Joyride (Beautiful Biker 2) Spencer knows it’s a long and winding road to happily ever after. He’s got baggage. He has a chip on his shoulder...
  • Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne

    Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My world was rocked the night I collided with a stranger.A scarred Bratva Prince.He left me with the sweet taste of submission... and his baby.Now Leo's back, and he vows never to let me out of his sight.Our saga began when he came to my rescue.And ended in a night of passion. Thrilling and intense.But as quickly as he appeared... he vanished.I was certain I'd never see him again.Until today..
  • Savage Storm by Naomi Porter

    Savage Storm by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mayhem is coming for the Knight's Legion MC…Madeline. My Angel. The light to my darkness. As President of the Knight’s Legion MC, death and destruction come with the territory—this club is my life. Then she comes along and casts a spell on me with her innocent blue eyes. A healing balm to my soul. Powerful enough to chase away my demons...
  • Madness & Mayhem: Blue Angels Motorcycle Club by Emma Slate

    Madness & Mayhem: Blue Angels Motorcycle Club by Emma Slate

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A single night can change everything. Now I’m pregnant with a biker’s baby.I try to give Slash an out, but he claims me.He wants more. He wants us. He wants to protect me and our baby.Slash is rugged and virile, and I’m falling for him hard and fast.I know he’s not white-picket-fence material, but he makes me feel safe and adored.I never thought I’d be with a man like him...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae

    Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Macklin and I are just friends.And even that's a stretch.He saw me at my most vulnerable, and now the guy's popping up left and right.Pretty sure it's because my friend is trying to set me up with him, but what do I know?It's not like I have much experience with guys.And he's...well, Macklin's older, much more experienced, and bluntly put?Way out of my league...
  • Just A Kiss by J.H. Croix

    Just A Kiss by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A swoony billionaire romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!Brainy brings bossy to his knees.Jessica Slater is brilliant. When she was my intern, she was off limits and waaaay too tempting.She’s even more delectable now and wins every battle of wits she faces. A chance encounter ignites a fire between us.It was just a kiss. Just. It nearly brought me to my knees...
  • Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde

    Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A secret is destroying us. A secret I am unable to share with her. It isn't just myself I am protecting, but someone I love. Wherever I turn . . . in whichever direction . . . I face a wall. I'm lost for an answer. Our happiness so close I can touch it, so far it's eating at my soul. If SHE wins, Pearl and I are doomed. *** I don't know who Alexandre is anymore...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Drilled Deep by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Drilled Deep by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before today I wasn’t sure I believed in love-at-first-sight. Now? Hell, I feel like my heart’s been drilled deep. Ana Clemente fills it. Entirely. Problem is, how exactly do I explain that to this sweet little bookworm without scaring her away? She’s young, innocent, and way out of my league. I’m a salt of the earth man; I believe in family, faith, and forever...
  • Savage in Love by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    Savage in Love by C.L. Cruz, Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a bookworm. He runs a notorious dance club. Will a case of mistaken identity lead to love?KingAll my brothers have fallen.But I’m still single.And I plan on staying that way…Until a deliciously naïve woman walks into my club.She doesn’t belong here.When she mistakes me for her blind date, I want to use every trick in the book...
  • Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The heat between this curvy model and an infamous photographer will melt the camera. But will it lead to forever?Trinity LarsenI may own a modeling agency, but it's been a long time since I was in front of the camera.Until I was named one of Le CRV Magazine's Women of the Year.The infamous photographer, silver fox and certified grump, Sage Grimes, is in charge of the photoshoot...
  • The Woman with the Flowers by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman with the Flowers by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cesare Costa never thought he’d have to drag himself back up to Maine, but when there seems to be an issue with the money coming in from the ports there, he has no choice but to drive up and see what is going on. Only to find himself face-to-face with a sweet florist who has no idea the mafia is moving illegal items through her shop.Mere was happy with her life...
  • Doc by C.M. Steele

    Doc by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a part of the Steele Riders, Dr. Joseph "Doc" Simmons knows that things aren't easy for those in power. Being one of the most successful motorcycle clubs in the region, there's always someone eager to dethrone, butcher, and bury them.One of those very attempts on their existence led Sophia into Doc's arms...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  insta-love  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book
  • Gavriil Nikolaev by Naomi West

    Gavriil Nikolaev by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My boss wants me to have his baby.Under normal circumstances, that’d be an easy “Uhh… no.”But Gavriil Nikolaev is not the kind of man who likes to be denied.Besides, even if I did find him attractive—which I most certainly do not…And even if I wasn’t his employee—which I definitely am…There’s no getting around the fact that he’s an incredibly dangerous man...
  • The Enforcer by Olivia T. Turner

    The Enforcer by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He's mean.And grumpy.When he's on the ice, he's the most violent player out there.But there's something about him I just can't shake.There's a sweetness hiding under that gruff, brute exterior.A little boy peeking out who wants to come out and play.I never thought I'd be with someone like Tucker McKinstry.But once I get past that rough hard shell, I can't imagine being with anyone else...
  • Latte Darling by S.J. Tilly

    Latte Darling by S.J. Tilly

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I have a nice life - living in my hometown, owning the coffee shop I’ve worked at since I was 16.It’s comfortable.On paper.But I’m tired of doing everything by myself. Tired of being in charge of every decision in my life.I want someone to lean on. Someone to spend time with. Sit with. Hug.And I really don’t want to go to my best friend’s wedding alone...
  • 817 Fireman Ln. by Hope Ford

    817 Fireman Ln. by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He wants to save her… even from himself.Kent is a widower and fights fires like he has nothing to lose.He knows he’ll never find love again and he doesn’t even want to try.But when the new recruit is hired at the fire station, she’s brave, bubbly and beautiful.Kelli is a firewoman with something to prove.She knows she can do this, even though Kent questions her every move...
  • The Yeah Baby Series: Volume 3 by Fiona Davenport, Elle Christensen

    The Yeah Baby Series: Volume 3 by Fiona Davenport, Elle Christensen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rules are meant to be broken when a sexy alpha meets the right woman. Play With Me, Baby: Guy Rule: It's only stalking if you get caught. Safe With Me, Baby: Guy Rule: No sleeping with your employee. Devour Me, Baby: Guy Rule: Don't steal from the company pantry. This steamy box set full of insta-love and oops babies contains three novellas from the Yeah, Baby Series...
  • Risking Romero by Mia Madison

    Risking Romero by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’m going to be inside you. I promise.” Jade: When a lawyer with a shady agenda starts harassing me to sell my family’s farm, I need a legal eagle of my own. But hot older man Romero Adamo is way more than I bargained for. He’s got me thinking about his briefs, all right … just not the kind you file in a courtroom...
  • Rescued By the Mountain Man by Mia Brody

    Rescued By the Mountain Man by Mia Brody

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this grumpy mountain man who doesn’t believe in love find forever with the sunshine woman he rescued?PiperThis is not how I imagined the start of my vacation. First, the rental car breaks down then a huge bear appears, and now this grumpy mountain man is rushing to rescue me...
  • Brothers Best Friend Cowboy by Khloe Summers

    Brothers Best Friend Cowboy by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this older cowboy wrangle the heart of his best friend’s little sister?EmeryI've watched Maggie for years.Thought about her,Dreamt about her,Imagined what it would be like to touch her and hold her in my arms.Now, I have a chance to make all those fantasies come true.One night, one dare, one choice.The answer is simple.She's going to be mine.MaggieEmery is the man of my dreams...
  • Innocent by Khloe Summers

    Innocent by Khloe Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this protective older man convince a curvy virgin to save herself for love, or will she auction it off to the highest bidder?JanieI've spent years trying to find love, but all I've found is heartache and debt.With no way to pay my college tuition, I follow a friend's advice.I auction my virginity online.At first, this seems like a great plan. I'm going to make out huge...
  • Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rocked by the Roadie by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two hearts, one bed, no looking back.DaisyWhen the hottest boy band on the planet gets back together for an epic reunion tour, there’s no decision to make. I’m going. It’s been ten years since I’ve had the chance to hang out with my groupie besties. They don’t know it yet, but my parents are forcing me to settle into a life they’ve pre-planned, right down to the man they want me to marry...
  • Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He needs someone to help with his infant. She gives him more than he bargained for.I’m not a tough boss. I don’t ask for much.But when my nanny walks out on me, I question everything.Then my neighbor’s girlfriend recommends her best friend. She’s been working catering, but her degree is in early childhood education. This friend has no experience as a nanny, but beggars can’t be choosers...
  • Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling

    Pure Temptation by Lucy Darling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thinks I’m a rule follower. Or, maybe more precisely, a rule enforcer. I suppose I do like things by the book. Straight-laced? Sure. Or I had been before I saw the pink-haired beauty tending bar and realized for her I’d break all the rules.She quickly becomes my obsession, and I admit I may take my interest in her a little far. Breaking the same laws I’d enforced on others...
  • Hooked Up: Book 2 by Arianne Richmonde

    Hooked Up: Book 2 by Arianne Richmonde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She lied to me. But I couldn't keep away from her. We had a bond that was far stronger than just great sex. Two damaged souls destined to be together . . . If Pearl Robinson was my nemesis, I didn't care. I had to make her mine. * Alexandre was my rock, my addiction, my soul mate. And when we re-united my life was balancing on the brink of perfection . .
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I've been in love with Jenna Blake since she was twelve years old. Now she's all grown up. And as off-limits as ever. Her brother is my best friend - she's the one girl I can't have. But when I show up to build her greenhouse, I realize I'm not alone in my forbidden desire. She wants me, too. Without her, I'm screwed. So damn tight...
  • Unwrapping His Package by Cameron Hart

    Unwrapping His Package by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Indie: I trust my gut, the universe, and the healing power of sugar. I’ll admit I had my doubts in all three of those things when my sister wanted to move all the way here to Christmas, Michigan in the dead of winter. I’ve been scrambling to be the supportive sister after her messy divorce, but I’m exhausted. Just when I think I’m at my breaking point, I sense something...
  • Auctioned to the Mountain Man by Hope Ford

    Auctioned to the Mountain Man by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I like it on this mountain.It’s just me, nature and the moonshine stills.I don’t have to deal with the crap most people have to deal with.I answer to no one.And then one night in town changes everything.Maggie was going to be my one night stand,but there’s too many reasons why I couldn’t seal the deal.She’s my sister’s best friend.She’s too young for me.She’s my employee.And the list goes on...
  • Reserved by Ashley Jacobs, S.S. Rich

    Reserved by Ashley Jacobs, S.S. Rich

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reserved is a spicy contemporary age-gap romance about a perky entrepreneur and the brooding billionaire who always gets what he wants–and he has his sights set on her.- Grumpy/sunshine- He falls first- Insta-love- Opposites attract- Possessive MMC- Lots of spice- Guaranteed HEACamiIn the Bay, Van Costa is synonymous with ruthless...
  • Vows of Love by Fiona Davenport

    Vows of Love by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Billionaire Lennox Madison thought his nephew’s destination wedding would just be a fun time in the sun. Then he met Brielle Kendall and instantly knew he’d found the woman who was meant to be his.It didn’t matter that she was much younger than him and the maid of honor. Lennox was determined to give Brielle his own vows of love...
  • Blade by Cameron Hart

    Blade by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was out on a ride to clear my mind when I saw her on the side of the road, frowning at the black smoke pouring out of the engine. I wasn’t looking for trouble, and I certainly wasn’t looking for a blonde-haired, blue-eyed damsel in distress, but I couldn’t just leave her stranded...
  • Heat by C.M. Steele

    Heat by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a mad dash to get through her hectic sweaty morning and make it to work on time, Violet finds herself struck by...a limo.Dazed but mostly unharmed, she's surprised when the passenger in the limo swoops her up and is shirtless.What kind of limo did she collide with?Pain and agony strike Micah when he sees his little Violet in the middle of the street...
  • Jackson by C.M. Steele

    Jackson by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The second Penelope Banks stepped into his office, Jackson knew that she was trouble. She could fight it if she wanted to, but the lust in those baby blues said all he needed to know. Penny belonged to him. Now, all he had to do was claim her. The second she stepped into Jackson Steele’s office, Penny knew he was trouble...
  • Maddox by C.M. Steele

    Maddox by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Obsessed Alpha Series is back with Maddox. He takes alpha to the next level when Aurora “Rory” Jones storms into his world, demanding a deal—a trade of sorts. Her innocence for her stepbrother’s debt cleared. With the offer pleasurably accepted, Maddox has no intention of letting her go. She offered herself up to the devil, and there’s no going back...
  • Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Coming Down Her Chimney by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She had the best intentions.Avery Sinclair lives to spread Christmas cheer. Growing up in an orphanage, Christmas was the only time that she got presents, but her love of the holiday is more than that. It’s the only time when people treated her with kindness.That’s why she’s on her neighbor’s roof, trying to untangle the string of Christmas lights that she’s putting up for him...
  • Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye

    Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s my job to protect her, my pleasure to possess her. This little brat needs saving. What she’ll get is a firm hand and a thick dose of discipline. What she’ll get is a daddy. There are three simple rules to the job: protect, keep safe, keep professional. The Marines and then life as a street cop trained me for the first two. …She’s going to make me break the third...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  insta-love  steamy  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Spiral by Zara Cox

    Spiral by Zara Cox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seven Nights. Seven Highs. Welcome back to The Indigo Lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen… SPIRAL is the latest story in the sizzling Indigo Lounge Series, geared for fans of The Crossfire and The Stark Series...
  • Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell

    Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What’s a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page...
  • Noble Love by Ella Goode

    Noble Love by Ella Goode

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    NobleI know my frat is questionable, even on its best days, so when Autumn wanders in to clean the rooms in order to pay for her tuition, I know I need to take care of her. First step? Get her away from the brothers and into a safe spot...
  • Playing Games by Max Monroe

    Playing Games by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dickson University’s star quarterback and campus golden boy is used to winning on and off the field…until he meets the one woman who changes the game.Blake Boden is the ultimate distraction—annoyingly handsome, enigmatic, and confident enough to make my teeth grind.He’s the kind of guy who could charm anyone with a single smile, and somehow, I’ve become his latest challenge...
  • Horse's Bride by E.C. Land

    Horse's Bride by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Horse Years ago I lost the one woman who’s ever been able to rock my world. When she disappeared into thin air I stopped caring, fucking whoever, whenever. The one thing I didn’t plan for was seeing her face in all of these women. No one could ever compare to her and here she is, her ghost haunting me every day...
  • 1214 Bad Boy Ave. by Jenika Snow

    1214 Bad Boy Ave. by Jenika Snow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I wanted to see how far he’d go… with me.I’d just moved back home after graduating college and my failed attempt at city life. The latter wasn’t for me, not with the crush of people and lack of grace and fresh air.I was a country girl at heart, and so I went back to the place that would always be my home.Cherry Falls.But life in the small, picturesque town wasn’t as I remembered...
  • Daddy's Dare: Filthy Dirty Summer by Kaci Rose

    Daddy's Dare: Filthy Dirty Summer by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the one person he can't have. The one person he wants. His daughter's best friend.Club Red was my safe haven. The one place I could go and let go of everything.Then she walked in.My daughter's best friend.No way was I letting anyone else play with her, show her around, or touch her.I dared her to give me one night.One dare turns into two, spend the day at the pool with me.Dare 3? Forever..
  • Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We met Anthony and Charlee in Chocolate Kisses. This is their long-awaited story. Anthony Gallucci has had one person on his mind for two years. He has searched high and low for the one that got away. Charlee Galvington was just looking for a good time in Italy. Oh, she got one all right, then fled. Fast forward two years...
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