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Wild Island Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSparks fly between a PR rep and an A-list actor who want nothing to do with each other. Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she’s definitely not looking to be someone’s fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly cocky actors on the planet, Duncan Raz...Categorized as:
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Rebel Summer by Cindy Steel
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery good summer has a little bad...I wasn’t supposed to be in Sunset Harbor for more than a weekend. But thanks to, let’s just call it—an unforeseen act of stupidity on my part—I’m here for the whole summer. And for the first time in my life, I’m in a whole lot of trouble.The sentence? Community service paid toward the person I accidentally wronged...Categorized as:
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Hard to Love by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart . . .He was the one-night stand that didn’t exactly go as planned. Now he’s standing before me as if he’s never seen me naked, telling my manager he’ll take the job. Reluctantly.Finn Sanderson.Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell...Categorized as:
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But He's My Fake Fiancé: a cozy romantic comedy by Annah Conwell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy ex-boyfriend is engaged to my stepsister.Yeah, it shocked me too. So much so, that when my ex tells me, I grab the first guy I see and pretend he’s my fiancé.Somehow it only gets wilder from there, because the guy I grab happens to be Grayson Carter, notorious flirt and extrovert to the max. Also, the guy I turned down a month before while dating said ex-boyfriend...Categorized as:
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The Plus Ones by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove changes people. I’m the first to admit that I, Keaton Bridges, used to be an immature, entitled ass. Okay, maybe I’m the second to admit it—after Roxy Carter. That loudmouth. But I’ve seen what true love has done for my friends, and I want it for myself. Somehow, I’m the only single guy left. Somehow, she’s the only single girl...Categorized as:
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Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo enemies. One bed. What could possibly go wrong?Our new general manager is the most difficult man on the planet. The night before Drake begins working at my family's hotel, he finds me in the bar, trying to get rid of a boring date. But the guy won’t take even a not-so-subtle hint.Then Drake surprises me and comes to our table, but only to reprimand ME about dating in our workplace...Categorized as:
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Never Say Never by Harlow James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend.”When those words left the lips of Damien Shaw, my childhood nemesis, I should have told him to kick rocks right then and there... -
Spicy Pickle: A Fake Engagement Romantic Comedy by JJ Knight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst, she tampered with my pickle.Then, she got us both kicked off a cooking show.Now, we’re fake engaged.Sit back, friends, this is one crazy tale of treachery and pickle juice.Anthony:All right. Here’s how it went.My pickle went viral. Millions saw it. Thousands ate it.Hold up, pervs. Let me backtrack.I invented a very spicy pickle made with ghost peppers...Categorized as:
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The Problem with Players by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a female coach, I’ve always lived by a simple mantra: throw hard, swing for the fences, and never, ever look back--especially when it comes to past flames.So when my ex-boyfriend somehow manages to land the job as my new assistant coach, my life is flipped upside down. The game I thought I'd mastered is now being played with a whole new set of rules.My ex is baseball's all-star Nathan Pierce...Categorized as:
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The NewlyFEDS ( A Fake Marriage Romantic Comedy) by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Logan Chance, comes a laugh-out-loud fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers standalone romantic comedy. How deep undercover will these two go to catch the bad guy? Special Agent Vin Mills has everything he’s ever wanted. Sweet job. Rock hard abs. An ass you can bounce a coin off of. And a money laundering mob boss who’s about to go down...Categorized as:
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Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAvery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...Categorized as:
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Suite on the Boss by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFake dating my billionaire boss to get revenge on my ex? Yes please. But falling for him? That’s something I vowed never to do again. Isaac Winter is the fourth-generation owner of the legendary 5th Ave hotel that bears his last name. He’s at the top of New York high society… and I’ve just left it behind... -
Best Frenemies by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGoing tit for tat with the man you hate is all fun and games until things get literal…and the jerk sees you naked. My beach getaway was only supposed to include three relaxation, wine, and fun in the sun.Mack Houston, on the other hand, should have never—ever—been involved.In no uncertain terms, he’s the bane of my existence.The thorn in my side.The sexy Mr...Categorized as:
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Men or Paws by Rich Amooi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatch a dog for three weeks, get fifteen thousand dollars. Piece of cake, right?Wrong.First, I have to stay in my client’s guesthouse while he’s in the main house working on an important project. That may not sound so bad, but HE is Hollywood’s Bad Boy, Rocco Romano, voted “Sexiest Man Alive.”The guy could charm the pants off a mannequin.Luckily he’s not my type.Seriously... -
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The Secret: A Billionaire and Nanny Romance by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAsk any new parent; no one is ever actually ready to become one, are they? Even with nine months to prepare, it’s still a shock. Still mind-blowing that this tiny, little thing is now your sole responsibility.Except try coming home to find a baby on your doorstep, wearing a pink striped hat and attached to a note saying she belongs to you. Then you can say parenthood is a shock... -
A Very Merry Alpha Christmas: A Holiday Romance Box Set by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs there anything hotter than getting your very own alpha for Christmas? How about three filthy alphas instead? This is a fun and steamy holiday collection filled with not one, but three naughty alphas just for you. NORTH: North Caspian, a very successful alpha boss and his lively employee, Holly Winterbourne, will heat up your holiday and kindles...Categorized as:
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For The Taking: A Standalone Marriage of Convenience Romance by Brenna Aubrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo I married my nemesis…My new life in the States and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution—marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying co-worker.Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them... -
The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmily Lane is supposed to be on vacation. Instead, she’s in a meeting where a new hire steals the promotion she’s been slotted for. To make matters worse, the promotion thief is a bit of a jerk both inside and outside cubicle walls.Needing an escape, Emily takes on her sister’s dare to work for her calligraphy company. After all, Emily has been perfecting her pointed pen skills for over a decade... -
Write or Wrong by Heidi Hutchinson, Smartypants Romance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZara Lorna is kind of a big deal. After winning Artist of the Year (again), having a public argument with her boyfriend (again), and being whisked away by a man she barely knows (that’s new), it feels like she can’t go anywhere without drawing attention. It’s taking a toll on her and she could use a break.Deciding to spend some time out of the public eye, she moves to Chicago to be close to Nikki...Categorized as:
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Dirty Lover by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlakelyMy roommate found her happily-ever-after in the middle of our lease. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad that she found her prince and they're shacking up. I swear I am. But I've got rent to pay... -
The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I’m in love with you.” How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? “I’m in love with you.” How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her off… without losing her. I couldn’t lose her...Categorized as:
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Cabin Mate by Leah Brunner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the woman of my dreams finally becomes available, all bets are off.I lost a bet to my older brother. My evil, life-ruining older brother. (Okay, maybe that’s a little over-dramatic).Now I can’t go on a date for FOUR months. I can’t even touch a woman. No hand holding. Forget kissing.I’m walking the straight and narrow (AKA dateless and lonely) just fine... -
Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrayson Daly and I aren’t just rivals. We’re enemies. Born minutes apart on the same day in the same hospital, our parents thought this meant we were somehow destined to be together. We knew were we just destined to beat each other. Competition boiled over until junior year, when the cold war turned into an unexpected peace offering... -
Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI got what I wanted. I became buddy-buddy with my boss in an instant. But the cost will be hefty . . . finding a husband by tomorrow. Scottie Price just started a new job, and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married... -
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Ego Trip: A Cocky Boss Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo weeks on the road with my boss? Business as usual. Two weeks on the road with my newer, hotter boss that I had a one-night stand with four years ago? A disaster waiting to happen.It was a one-time thing with a man I knew from work. His name was Oliver Black. The rich and handsome manager of the Botsford Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. Dark hair. Icy blue eyes...Categorized as:
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His Fake Girlfriend by Jolie Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAaron Patterson. Cold. Controlling. Domineering jerk. CEO of our rival company. ...And my new fake boyfriend. The first time we met, he gave me nothing but a false name. And a promise of what he would do to me when he got me alone. It could have been great. But an urgent call forced me to leave. Dressed, alone, without hope of getting naked with the hot stranger...Categorized as:
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First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I woke up this morning, I became aware of two things:One, I felt hungover, and I knew I hadn’t had a drop of liquor.And two, I was pretty sure I had accidentally married someone.I, Olivia Sutton, have a Ten Year Plan. It’s air-tight and written in permanent ink. You know what’s not on the plan? Getting married to the man I used to love to hate...Categorized as:
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The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDARCYThe death of my father not only rips out my heart but tears open my entire life.His funeral brings the appearance of his bastard son, the byproduct of my father’s apparent misadventures. Wren Porter is a prickly, untrusting beef cake in an ill-fitting suit, and he looks so much more the part of a Ritcherson than I do...Categorized as:
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Drunk on You by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnastasia If I want to prove to my dad that I can take his place as CEO of our family’s liquor company, I need to show him I won’t let work consume my life the way it did his. He wants me to be a family woman? I can fake it till I make it. A fake fiancé is the perfect solution, and the man I’ve found is the ideal candidate... -
Offside with #55 by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing any professional hockey player wants is to be the old man in the game. The guy who doesn’t know when it’s time to retire. Still, I can’t bear the thought of leaving the game.This past year I’ve reflected on all my regrets, and I told myself that once I retire it’ll be the time to find the right woman. But this is where it gets tricky...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Grump by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe keeps himself hidden away from the world in his fancy office.He’s a grumpy caveman in a suit.If you do see him, you don’t make eye contact.You don’t get in his way. You definitely don’t cross him.And whatever you do, absolutely do not start to fall for him.Whoopsie.Mr. Untouchable just made the mistake of hiring Ms. Not So Good At Following Rules (that’s me).Maybe I should rewind a bit here... -
Reservations of the Heart by T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan two wounded souls find solace together? 41-year-old doctor Stella Gilbert used to have it all. Her career was on fire, and she had a picture-perfect family--until she was blindsided by her wife doing the unthinkable... -
Love to Loathe Him by Rosa Lucas
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLiam McLaren: London's most ruthless financial hotshot and the big boss at Ashbury Thornton Equity Group. Just whisper his name and even the city’s toughest traders break out in a cold sweat.And lucky me, Gemma Jones, as the head of HR at his company, I’ve got a front-row seat to the McLaren Show. Brooding intensity, perfectionist demands, and a glare that could stop your heart mid-beat. Every...Categorized as:
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Strictly the Worst by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLinc Salinger and I have nothing in common. He’s a smooth PR executive; I’m his disciplined office rival. And he’s just stolen the project I’ve been working on for months. After tough negotiation I manage to bargain my way back on, but there’s a catch. We have to travel to a tropical island and present to the client together. Sharing a beach cottage with only one bed, we plan to stay professional...Categorized as:
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By His Vow by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn all-new steamy and angsty billionaire arranged marriage romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.As the daughter of a powerful businessman, I wasn’t expecting to inherit much when my father suddenly passed.There was only one thing I truly wanted.The cottage— the only place that ever felt like home... -
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To Hive and to Hold by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re going to make it through this fake engagement,Or kill each other trying… AldenI’ve saved for years. I pinched every penny, skipped nights at the bar, and cashed out my vacations, all so I could buy the town bakery. For twenty years, I’ve managed this place. Now the owner wants to sell to someone else, all because I don’t have a family to pass the bakery on to...Categorized as:
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Big & Bossy by Mia Mara
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat could be worse than my ex walking in on me half naked? How about being fake engaged to him and taking his orders 24/7.Jackson Big shows up in my life after 10 years.And offers, no, orders me to work for him.It's going to be fun making his life hell.So here I am in his office, waiting to see him again, my stomach in knots.And instead of keeping my cool, I spill coffee all down my blouse... -
Breaking Away by Sookh Kaur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDmitri Lokhov is the rival team’s hot, tattooed, grumpy defenseman. When he loses his calm, knocking my fiancé out on the ice, I’m shocked. Until I learn that he lost his cool over a nasty comment about me… made by my fiancé! I break my wedding off, but the best way to get revenge? Fake date the grumpy rival...Categorized as:
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Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRival engineers dabble in personal chemistry while at a tropical company retreat in this smart, zippy romcom. Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of color to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher—the boss’s son...Categorized as:
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On Schedule by Summer Dowell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a huge fan of love and marriage and all that gushy stuff. Just for other people. Not me.Avery:I’m a simple woman. All I want is for my wedding planning business to thrive. That’s it. I don’t want some annoying photographer (Okay, I'll admit it. He's attractive. In a guy-you-want-to-hate kinda way) that tries with moderate success to get under my skin... -
No One Else by Harlow James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I don’t think this complex is big enough for the both of us, Dr. St. Clair.”Staring up into the eyes of Ethan Fuller, the single dad and divorce attorney who opened his practice in the same complex as mine, I should have known he was bad news—for my business and my heart... -
Alive At Night by Amelie Rhys
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer childhood enemies Julian and Juniper are forced to work together, but a simple exchange could change everything—he needs help with his case and she needs a fake boyfriend.**JULIAN BRIGGS has just landed his first job as an associate attorney...Categorized as:
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A Peak Performance by Victoria Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeautiful. Infuriating. Enemy. I’m not the hero. I’m the fun one. The easygoing, youngest Riggs brother who makes people laugh. I’m a good time. Men want to be me. Women just want me. Except one.My new boss.My neighbor.My competition.And now, the woman I’ve just publicly claimed to love. Contessa Costa crashed into my small town and took the job at my family’s company...Categorized as:
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How to Fake Date Your Grumpy Boss by Camilla Evergreen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI did not mean to kiss him.All I’ve ever wanted is to be a writer, but support isn’t exactly forthcoming in my household, and I wouldn’t say it’s particularly available in college either. When I learn about an opportunity to write Levi Danner’s autobiography, I cross my fingers and send in my resume, hoping things might turn around once I have the job of my dreams...Categorized as:
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Yours Truly by Daisy Jane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTattoos, my sisters and Bluebell. That's all I need.Until Trace Calhoun speeds into town in his ridiculous sports car, crop top, hot bod and womanizing ways.Did I mention he's my new mentor at the tattoo shop?Yep. Bickering, rude comments and drama aside, like every foolish female heart since the dawn of time, I fall for him.Only, Ivy Ellington won't stand for the booze and babe filled benders...Categorized as:
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Worth the Shots by Heather M. Orgeron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHE’S COUNTRY MUSIC’S BAD BOY… COULD SHE BE THE GIRL TO FINALLY TAME HIM?Born into a life of wealth and privilege, Veronica Vanderbilt has never wanted for anything. Aside from a man, that is…Thanks to her overprotective father, Ronnie’s lovelife is non-existent. Attending a prestigious music school in Nashville seems like the perfect solution...Categorized as:
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Breaking up with My Boss: An Enemies to Lovers, Billionaire Boss Romance by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s my billionaire boss from hell—and now he’s my fiancé.Imagine the devil’s cocky, sexy brother in a three-piece suit.To say Mondays suck is the understatement of the century. If there’s one person that can make me hate my very existence,It’s Matthew Lewis III, Esquire...Categorized as:
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Miss Understanding by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiam Davenport is the most infuriating man I’ve ever known – and he’s my boss. Worse, he’s undeniably sexy. At least until I’m subject to one of his trademark sighs of disapproval. I’m counting the days until I can walk away from this job. But first, I need to survive the trip from hell he’s dragged me on. One entire week with his arrogant smile and my unexpected naughty thoughts... -
Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiamI’ve landed my first big assignment with Elite, and it has the potential to be a financial game-changer, so I’m determined not to screw it up. All I have to do is pretend to be a wealthy CEO’s boyfriend on a sun-kissed tropical island for a week. How hard can that be?Unfortunately, I’m met at the airport by an unexpected blast from my past: Matthew O’Conner...Categorized as:
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