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  • Rise Of The King by Emilia Finn

    Rise Of The King by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eighteen months ago, my world was tossed upside down amid horrified screams and merciless hellfire. I was thrown into the flames to burn alive, but now I stand on the other side, invincible, untouchable, and un-f*cking-beatable. Today, the ID in my wallet says John D. Hamilton. It’s the name I go by, the name the beautiful brunette sitting alone in Ginnie’s diner knows me as...
  • River Angels: An O'Brien Tale by Stacey Reynolds

    River Angels: An O'Brien Tale by Stacey Reynolds

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The history of the O’Brien family is as rich and complex as the land that bore them. They are as fierce as they are loyal, but when a horrific tragedy casts a shadow over their tight-knit clan, it leaves an empty seat at their table. Liam O’Brien fled from Ireland in the wake of unspeakable loss...
  • Our Bloodline by K.C. Kean

    Our Bloodline by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Mrs. Luna ‘Moon’ Steele.The thought alone gives me goosebumps, but there is still no happily ever after for us yet. Everything seems to stand in the way of my Aceholes and I, but we stand together. Through thick and thin, till death do us part.My egg donor is dead, and The Games have finally arrived. Stepping into Beechwood Hall, the challenges surprise even me...
  • Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James

    Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    JordanaI live my life head over heart and never rock the boat. Which is how I wound up engaged to Bryan Davenport—the biggest mistake I ever made. We were a power couple, but no one knew how cruel he could be behind closed doors. When I decide to leave, my fiancé shows just how ruthless he can be and sends me running to the last person I expected: his best man...
  • Crew by Melody Anne

    Crew by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...
  • Enemy Contact by Alex Lidell

    Enemy Contact by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eli Mason. Powerful CEO and former SEAL. Protector. Leader. Sexy as hell.A man who has learned the hard way to hide his wounds. And the man I’ve been hired to destroy.As a cognitive psychologist, I evaluate high power executives. Help bring bullies to their knees. So when the Board of Directors for Mason Enterprises begs for my help with Eli Mason, I can’t say no...
  • The Patchwork Quilt of Happiness by Ava Miles

    The Patchwork Quilt of Happiness by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family. International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shares an emotional tale about a woman’s quest to reunite her family and make a patchwork quilt of happiness out of her own happily ever after. Riley Thomson believes every woman can be her own superhero...
  • Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Their anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent...
  • Target by J.E. Daelman

    Target by J.E. Daelman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sniper, Marksman, Sharpshooter, call me what you like. The one thing you can guarantee is that Target never misses the mark.TargetBeing brought into a hunt by a former comrade at arms has Target on the trail of a woman he wants to save. He did not know this woman was his, not until he met her and saw all she was capable of...
  • Sidewinders Ever After by Kat Mizera

    Sidewinders Ever After by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Las Vegas Sidewinders are back with a selection of short, sweet bonus stories and two brand-new novellas! FIRST CHRISTMAS - Join Dom and Molly as they celebrate their first holiday season as parents. HIDE THE SALAMI - When two pro hockey players babysit for a toddler, the results are hilarious. DADDY'S GIRL - Erin, Drake and Shay travel east to say goodbye to a family member...
  • Breaking Point by Elle James

    Breaking Point by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delta Force Operative John “Tank” Sanders is a few years away from retirement. The old man on the team, he keeps his head down and his heart guarded. Burned in a relationship as a young man, he’s sworn off getting involved. Love isn’t for him and no woman is worth the effort. To save money while building a house, he moves into his RV and parks it at a local trailer park...
  • Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “All my life I’d always known what the Gentry boys were. A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and wild as wolves..." DRAW They called us ‘those white trash Gentry boys’ until we believed that’s what we were. Our people squatted at the edge of a hellhole prison town for generations. The childhood we endured was the stuff of nightmares...
  • The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

    The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 8th Circle - Three years before The Siren When Mistress Nora, newly separated from her lover Søren, encounters a sexy newcomer at the 8th Circle it is lust at first sight. But when their session is cut short by Kingsley Edge, Nora vows to seduce the gorgeous submissive, even if it goes against all of Kingsley's orders. The Last Good Knight is an Original Sinners novella told in five parts...
  • True Love by M.J. Fields

    True Love by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Book four of MJ Fields Love series Tessa Ross has finally decided to give herself a break. A break from her forced smiles and the people she loved so that her heart could continue to heal. She needed to continue to figure out a way to stay strong which meant putting distance between her memories and of her and Lucas...
  • Angel by Kristine Allen

    Angel by Kristine Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Angel is the second book in the Royal Bastards Ankeny Iowa series.I’m Jude “Angel” Bearheart—newly appointed Enforcer for the Ankeny RBMC. They didn’t call me the Angel of Death for nothing. I do the “disposal and cleaning” for the club.Ridding the world of evil, was my justification for my actions. I was the executioner when the judge and jury failed the victims...
  • Apex by Nova Kane

    Apex by Nova Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Dark Racing RomanceBexley – Broken. Bruised. One moment my life is crashing down around me, and the next, I find myself swept up in the heated chaos of the Shaw brothers. Talon and Sayshen are so different, and yet both of them hold pieces of my heart. With them, I feel things I haven’t felt in years. Safety, lust, compassion, and, above all else, home.Sayshen – Bexley fucking Larson...
  • Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear

    Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In Saint Gabriel City, there are the Four Families, and there are those who are owned by them.The Spencers, the Hargraves, the Ferreros, and the Knights rule the City together with their exorbitant wealth and iron fists that no one dare challenge...
  • All the Little Secrets: A Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers High School Romance by S.J. Sylvis

    All the Little Secrets: A Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers High School Romance by S.J. Sylvis

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    English Prep has always been known for housing the most uppity, privileged rich kids in all of Pike Valley. That is what has been driven into my brain since attending the opposing prep academy in the area since middle school. So, when I am hastily pulled out of Wellington Prep and thrown into English Prep my junior year, it feels like I am being thrown to the wolves...
  • Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her past is plagued with darkness...He's determined to make her future brighter.-Ashley-My life was once a nightmare.Because of my past, the walls I've constructed are mighty.But those walls begin to waver the day I meet him...Chase Jacobs, star quarterback, and the cutest boy I've ever seen.With his easy smile and sweet words, he's perfect.Problem is, I'm not...
  • No Cap by Lani Lynn Vale

    No Cap by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You know when you see that big red flag, and you think to yourself, I should probably not go anywhere near there?Yeah, Quincy Carter ignored that big red flag. He walked right up to that red flag, waving blatantly in the wind, and kissed the holy hell out of her.Sure, he probably should’ve arrested her for breaking a restraining order...
  • Bad Boys Never Fall by S.J. Sylvis

    Bad Boys Never Fall by S.J. Sylvis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Isaiah:We were destined to burn from the second I laid eyes on her.Within every dark corner of St. Mary’s Boarding School, watchful eyes tracked our every move. My guilty conscience whispered unjust excuses in my ear anytime we touched. Our futures suddenly became unclear, and the already blurred lines became blurrier.A past we didn’t know existed turned our walls of self-preservation to rubble...
  • Cael: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Cael: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Cael Holland devoted himself to his friends and family, but when his niece becomes ill, he steps up to share the burden. Out on the town one night, he runs into her. The woman with the long hair that captures his attention. A woman, after his own heart, not looking for commitment...
  • TJ by SJ McCoy

    TJ by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TJ Davenport isn’t looking for love. It’s the last thing on his mind. He’s rebuilding his life after his last tour of duty. Thanks to his brother, he’s living in LA and finding new purpose working with the vets at the community center. He’s finding his feet again and doing okay—not great—but okay. He’s slowly coming to terms with what he saw and what he lived through...
  • Jaxon: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Jaxon: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. A rescuer at heart, paramedic Jaxon Chapman enjoyed kicking back when off the job and that included the ladies. But, as his friends began to find meaningful relationships, he wondered if his world was missing something...
  • The Lion Heart by Carrie Aarons

    The Lion Heart by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s supposed to be the ruler of this kingdom. The prince poised to take his rightful place on the pitch. Instead, he plays the jester, shunning his legacy. Only I am privy to his lion heart. Kingston Phillips is the heir to England’s football dynasty. The offspring of two of the world’s greatest players, the expectations set on his shoulders could crush the universe...
  • The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...
  • Ethan by Chris Keniston

    Ethan by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Ethan, book 5 in Farraday Country, a twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston...
  • Zeke by Romi Hart

    Zeke by Romi Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Untamable. Wild. Ruthless. Three words that describe me perfectly. I’m ruthless for my brothers, my club, my family. My injuries brought me to the hospital. Who knew I would meet a nurse who could take my pain away in an instant. Spending time in the hospital has never been more enticing. The problem is she hates bikers. But I can’t get her out of my head...
  • Bangshift by Winter Travers

    Bangshift by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *Skid Row Kings Series, Book 3 Kurt Jensen has had enough. Tired of being under his brother's thumb and having the one person he wanted push him away, Kurt knew it was time to leave. California was supposed to be the new start he craved and needed, but one wrong turn brought everything crashing down around him, literally...
  • Reckless at Heart by Zoe York

    Reckless at Heart by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Daddy, I'm pregnant." The last three words Owen Kincaid ever wanted to hear from his teenage daughter. The firefighter knows how hard it is to have a kid when you're still a kid yourself. He did it, and now eighteen years later, history is repeating itself. To say he's beating himself up is an understatement. The last thing he needs is to fall head-over-heels in lust with his daughter's midwife...
  • Nick - by Darlene Tallman

    Nick - by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nick Johnson went through hell during his military tours. When he finally comes home, he's no longer the person who left that sunny day. Unable to be around his family, he finds solace as a member of The Black Tuxedos MC. The brotherhood and camaraderie help him keep his PTSD at bay and when he takes over training at the sanctuary his president's old lady starts, he finds his niche...
  • Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear

    Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    n Saint Gabriel City, the rule of the Four Families ends now.They’re bottom-feeding criminals pretending to be the model of the American dream.They suck the City dry to serve themselves and the elite class that licks their boots day in and day out.They murdered my parents out of sheer, unbridled greed.And now, they’ve dared to take Zach from me...
  • Vow of Retribution by Emma Renshaw

    Vow of Retribution by Emma Renshaw

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I want revenge. With scars like these, I knew I could never forget my past. With threats like these, I can’t escape, either. This time, I’m fighting back. I don’t just want my life back. I want vengeance for what was done to me. I didn’t plan to fall in love. I want to save her. A girl like her isn’t easily forgotten. A girl like her doesn’t trust easily...
  • Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn

    Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes, the quest for vengeance can cost more than you’re willing to pay.Blakely Sullivan was a foreign aid worker in the Middle East when a deadly bombing took the lives of families she’d come to know and love, collateral damage in someone else’s war...
  • Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who does a consummate savior turn to when he finds himself in need of saving?

For years, former SEAL John “Tex” Keegan has been the literal port in every storm, saving the lives of countless men, women, and children—soldiers, sailors, and civilians—all around the world, working alone from the safety of his basement. He never expects thanks. Doesn’t do it for gratitude or accolades...
  • Heathen: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance by Rachel Leigh

    Heathen: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve done very bad things. I’m not a good man. There’s skeletons in my closet And blood on my hands.I should be reaching for that sliver of light. But deep in the darkness lies the loyalty of my friends. Along with the secrets we’ve buried. It’s become comfortable and safe and all I really know. It’s all that I deserve. Yet, there’s someone who thinks I’m worthy of conviction...
  • F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term Two by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt

    F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term Two by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With one ring of the doorbell, one unexpected visitor, and one shocking revelation, Amelie Rossi’s whole world is torn apart. Again.Faced with no choice but to return to Knox Academy, she knows she has to go back to save the people she loves. But nothing can prepare her for the twisted welcome home awaiting her back in England...
  • Jackson by Nyssa Kathryn

    Jackson by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes it’s the oldest wounds that cut deepest.River Harp fell in love with her brother’s best friend, a boy who was practically part of the family…a boy who broke her heart before leaving town. Sixteen years later, he’s back for her brother’s funeral. And River wants nothing to do with the man. At least, that’s what she keeps telling herself...
  • F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt

    F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships.How much can a girl handle before she bends?Quite a lot it would seem.But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.***This book carries an 18+ warning...
  • Hellfire by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Hellfire by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s his best friend’s little sister, but he’d risk everything to have her…HellfireSmoke would kill me if he knew all the dirty, depraved things I want to do to his little sister. For years, I’ve been forced to look and not touch.She’s been mine since the first time I saw her, even if she doesn’t know it.But when yet another threat to the club comes out of the woodwork, I decide I’ve had enough...
  • Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully Romance by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas

    Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully Romance by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    West Golden--Football star. Playboy. Dead to me.Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me.At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me.His plaything.Go ahead...
  • Into the Blood by B.T. Urruela

    Into the Blood by B.T. Urruela

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being released from prison, Xander Evans needs to find the sister he hasn’t seen in years. She holds the key to healing a past he hasn’t come to terms with. That desire has him making the difficult decision of leaving Paige behind. When he discovers just how much trouble Gabriela is in, he fears even he can’t help her survive...
  • Take Me by R.L. Kenderson

    Take Me by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First, he took my heart. It started in high school. I was his girlfriend…he was the love of my life. We had plans for after graduation. We were going to escape—he from his family’s reputation and me from my father’s control. But all that changed the summer before college. Charged with a crime he hadn’t committed, he was whisked away from life, never to be heard from again...
  • Followed by the Dark by Danah Logan

    Followed by the Dark by Danah Logan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Dark follows everywhere. She used to be The Bulldog; but she lost her bite. He buried the one person he should've protected; now, his life is driven by anger and revenge. Together they're toxic for each other, but neither can deny that something is there. FBTD is an age gap, enemies to lovers dark romance.★ The complete blurb will be revealed with the cover...
  • July Flames by Mari Carr

    July Flames by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Rock Star Bodyguard Romance He'll risk everything to keep her. He’s going from military hero to bodyguard? Well, that might not be so bad. The money will be good anyway. But then Fergus meets the woman he’s hired to protect. A former teen pop star? Please God, no. After being taken advantage of repeatedly through her career, the music diva is used to pushing people away...
  • Dark Secret by Summer Cooper

    Dark Secret by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s all I have left... But he doesn’t even know my real name. I thought I could have it all, but no. My family won’t allow it. They say he’s their nemesis. At least I know their priorities now: business before silly me. So just like that, I’m no longer a Thompson. I’ve been tossed out into the cold — exiled. Mr Dark is everything to me now...
  • Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the truth hurts. But living a lie hurts more. Trent’s letter has left me with so many questions. What does he want from me? What do my family want? They’re not usually ones to forgive and forget. I’m finally in a good place. At peace with not having them in my life. I’ve got a good job, I'm standing on my own two feet...
  • Between Me & You by Kimberly Kincaid

    Between Me & You by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He hates the corporate world.She's all business.Now they have to work togetheron the one job that couldmake or break them both... Connor became a flight medic for one reason, and one reason only. To help people . If he can keep his head down and his past in the past while he's at it? Even better. Until Harlow appears to upend his world with an offer he can't refuse...
  • Black Belt Knockout by Winter Travers

    Black Belt Knockout by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roman Cocky. Asshole. Player. Roman Yeck has heard it all. Living the past ten years of his life on the tournament circuit, Roman thought only of himself and no one else. After one night of fun, giving into his need for Sage, everything changes. The MILF made the player a DILF. With the realization there are bigger things than himself, Roman turns over a new leaf...
  • Hero Unbound by Janie Crouch

    Hero Unbound by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eva Dempsey is out of options.She’s made it to Oak Creek, Wyoming with two traumatized dogs, twenty dollars, and a fear of damned near everything.Things that didn’t make it with her? Her self-esteem, confidence, or any way of supporting herself.Theo Lindstrom knows how to survive. He proved it as a child when he had to keep himself and sister alive in the wilderness...
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