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  • Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas

    Crazy Rich Cajuns by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A sexy, small town, opposites attract rom com! He wears suits and ties. He'll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God's sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is. She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can't he get her out of his mind? But he can't...
  • Stay With You by Melanie Shawn

    Stay With You by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just when Chrissy Caldwell thought things couldn’t get any worse, life showed up and said, “Hold my beer.”The past year had been a living nightmare, one she couldn’t seem to wake up from...
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    age-gap  humor  romance  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult
  • Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie

    Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When I slap the handcuffs on her
 I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail. 

Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life. 
I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one. 
The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake. 
I finally have what I want. 
 Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends— 
Life is good...
  • Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong

    Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s autumn in Whiskey Springs, Vermont, and more than the leaves have changed color. Life has never been better for Fallon Foster. Her relationship with the town’s newest citizen, Riley Main is progressing as Fallon had hoped. Fallon finally believes she may get the family she’s dreamed of. Her business is thriving, and her friendship with her former lover, Andi Maguire is back on track...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  age-gap  lgbtq  humor  romance  fiction  audiobook  small-town
  • Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A spicy age gap romance where one night of passion could lead to a lifetime of love...
  • Secrets by Carly Marie

    Secrets by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will their secrets be too much, or exactly what the other needs?Larson knows two things: Doms think he’s too big to be a little, and he’ll never find a Daddy. He buries himself in work at the firehouse, the homes he remodels, and creating stunning woodwork, all while telling himself that he’s happy...
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    age-gap  humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  in-uniform
  • The Secret by May Archer

    The Secret by May Archer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Micah Constantine Ross is a cocky, provoking little... yeah. And I swear, I'd think that even if his family's business wasn't my biggest competition. It's time someone taught the man a lesson or two about life. At least that's what I tell myself when I offer him a job. Call it my good deed for the year... maybe the century. But now he's in my shop. In my space. In my every damn thought...
  • The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn

    The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a new forced proximity, single dad romantic comedy. This steamy, laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, small town standalone romance delivers the perfect happily ever after. What does one do when they completely blow an interview?If you're me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man you've ever seen.
  • Red Hot Rebel by Olivia Hayle

    Red Hot Rebel by Olivia Hayle

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There's nothing worse than working with an arrogant blue blood who despises everything about me. Except getting stuck with him in the middle of nowhere. "They’re just models. Air-headed and vain."That’s what Rhys Marchand says the first time we meet, knowing I can overhear him.He’s the last person I want to be paired with for this travel campaign, but unlike him, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon...
  • Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Winter Jacket prequel It all started with a navy blue dress... In her junior year of college, Hunter Dyson has some big decisions to make about her future. She wants to be a nurse, that much she knows, but everyone from her parents to her academic advisor is nagging her about what kind of nursing she wants to pursue...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  wlw  workplace  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson

    Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A romance author, a cover model, a book signing … a crush. Ordinary women like me know we shouldn’t fall for beautiful men like Travis Zehler, one of the hottest cover models in romance fiction. But, sometimes, we can’t help ourselves. When I meet him at a book signing, my attraction to him is instant. I’m infatuated, and I can’t stop thinking about him...
  • Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn

    Borrowing Bentley by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝐸𝐴--𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦!𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲Maisy Turner and I had been butting heads since we were five years old. That girl knew every one of my buttons and loved to push 'em...
  • All In by Eliza Lentzski

    All In by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Penn from Adelaide. That’s all I knew. We shared a single kiss over a year ago, and I can still remember every toe-curling second of it. He thought I was too young for him. I thought he was running scared. But that kiss was the first time I’d felt alive in a long time, and I’ve been chasing the feeling ever since—doing my research, a lot of research, a lot of men...
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    age-gap  humor  lgbtq  adult  angst  book  contemporary  disability
  • Once Upon A Bet: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance by Penelope Bloom

    Once Upon A Bet: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All I ever wanted was the perfect happily ever after.All he ever wanted was to ruin my freaking life.Okay, that’s a smidge dramatic, but hear me out.My new neighbor might as well plant an “unavailable” sign in his front yard.He’s got biceps made for pulling swooning maidens out of danger, eyes built for melting glaciers (and panties), and a smile that makes my knees want to buckle...
  • Sunsets and Shades by Erica Lee

    Sunsets and Shades by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kinsley Scott is a lesbian romance author who doesn’t actually believe in love. While her alter ego, Laurel Lake, loves happy endings and epic love stories, Kinsley has a more cynical view of the world. Grace Harper is a hopeless romantic hanging on every word of the lesbian romance novels she reads...
  • The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was supposed to be harmless. One fake date with an off-limits football player I'd never date for real.Plot twist—Harry Westbrook is the exact opposite of harmless.My first mistake? Underestimating that boyish smile, those playful eyes, the charming words on those perfect lips. He claims to have a crush on me...
  • How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor

    How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How is it possible for the chemistry between two chefs to be hotter than a ghost pepper yet colder than liquid nitrogen?When THE Tatum Elliott shows up to run the catering kitchen at my family’s farm and event center, I don’t trust her anymore than I did back in culinary school.But like it or not, she’s here. On my territory. My turf...
  • Employing Patience by Saxon James

    Employing Patience by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ArtWhen it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings in all the love they deserve. I don’t need to settle down, as much as my sister might want me to.But then Joey Manning walks into my office and leaves me all but begging to give him a job … and wanting to give him so much more...
  • Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour...
  • The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nell’s going back to school… but now she’s learning lessons of the heartReception class teacher Nell Shackleton has a plan. At least, she had until she arrived at her new home of Humblebee Farm, a dilapidated farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • One Night Bride by Marika Ray

    One Night Bride by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was only supposed to be a one night stand...You could say I was a successful twenty-four year old, if you looked at my house sitting on the edge of a cliff with killer views of the Pacific Ocean. Or my bank account with seven figures from my coaching business...
  • Ale's Fair in Love and War by Sylvie Stewart

    Ale's Fair in Love and War by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Enemies-to-Lovers RomanceHollis Hayes is the worst neighbor in the entire history of neighbors.She’s also the hottest.F.M.L.I don’t have time to fight with the dog groomer next door. There’s a brewery to run, siblings to rein in, and a mom to look after. So if Hollis thinks I’ll roll over and let her drive me out of business, she’s not nearly as smart as she thinks she is...
  • Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only thing I had to look forward to was getting as far away from my hometown of Arrowbridge, Maine, as possible. That is, until I bump into a single mom and her bug-loving daughter. Ingrid Davidson and I have absolutely nothing in common. She’s older, she has a child, and she’s settled in Arrowbridge for good.Still, I can’t stop finding reasons to spend time with her, and her adorable toddler...
  • Boone by Laramie Briscoe

    Boone by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m old enough to be her father, and a life-long confirmed bachelor, but after one night together, all that is about to change. Boone Wilson Instead of building my forever with a conventional family, I’ve dedicated my life to being the best father I can to the son I had way too early in life. Now that he’s grown, I’m giving all I can to my job...
  • Covenant by Ann McMan

    Covenant by Ann McMan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Present Day: Jericho, Virginia.Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road.Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding of events at the town’s Fourth of July celebration...
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    lgbtq  wlw  humor  romance  audiobook  family  mystery  small-town
  • Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sports Series Book #6. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.As teenagers, Belle Elrod and Chandler Wolfe had been chosen to be part of Team USA figure skating’s elite training program. But when something happened, and Belle left the program, they were both left wondering what might have been...
  • The Brazen One by Daisy Jane

    The Brazen One by Daisy Jane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Check Swing by Carrie Aarons

    Check Swing by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions...
  • Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates

    Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every girl dreams about meeting her celebrity crush–Running into them on the street and snapping a selfie. Maybe even being saved like a gorgeous damsel and having said celebrity crush sweep her off of her feet. Me personally? Let’s just say that me and the Hemsworth boys have had our fair share of imaginary meet-cutes.I’m not picky. I’d take any of them...
  • Nash by Kate Oliver

    Nash by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurb coming soon! This is Nash's story...
  • Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  age-gap  humor  romance  fiction  lesbian-mc  contemporary
  • The Perfect View by Nicole Pyland

    The Perfect View by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book #3 in the Tahoe Series. Adler Williams had been surprised with a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, by her boyfriend; but not in a good way. That was the last place Adler ever wanted to be. She was not a woman who enjoyed camping or the outdoors in any way...
  • Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh

    Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Grayson 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...
  • What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As winemaker at Tangle Valley Vineyard, Madison LeGrange relies on science and logic to make the best vintage possible. It’s also how she manages her life. But with her career in its prime, her accountant thinks it’s time she diversifies her income. Not a problem because her favorite café, the Bacon and Biscuit, is up for sale...
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  lgbtq  wlw  workplace  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Could something you can’t remember be the best decision of your life?Maisie Sullivan is a hard-working marketing assistant from Milwaukee who wants nothing more than to earn a promotion and finally finish her college degree. But when she’s swept off her feet by a charming cowgirl while on a business trip to Las Vegas, she decides there’s no harm in having a little fun...
  • Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hooking up with an employee is not on my to-do list.Making sure other men have a good time is my business, even if it means suppressing my own desires. It’s opening weekend at my clothing-optional campground, guests are starting to arrive, and I’ve got a pool party and a few hundred peoples’ vacations to save while battling Mother Nature’s tantrums...
  • One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson

    One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Saffron Oliver is the golden girl. Golden hair. Golden skin. Golden movie career.Only one problem: she hates it.She flees to her sister’s seaside town – where she meets the confident & charming Kirsty McBride.Kirsty is everything Saffron wants to be. Perhaps also, everything she wants.But Saffron can’t have it all...
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    age-gap  enemies-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Joss Perrault left Sky, Colorado after high school with no intention of ever returning, but all that changes when she inherits Atramentum...
  • Virgin Skin by K.M. Neuhold

    Virgin Skin by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I know I have to keep my hands off of my best friend’s son, but it’s hard… really, really hard…I didn’t know the guy I picked up in the bar last night was Hero’s son. To be fair, he didn’t even know he had a son until today. I guess we’re all just scrambling to put on our poker faces.Keeping my hands off of Milo is hard enough thanks to his lickable dimple, flirty smiles, and virgin skin...
  • BTW: By the Way by Lucy Lennox, Molly Maddox

    BTW: By the Way by Lucy Lennox, Molly Maddox

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    James:My assignment is simple: go to the Cape and seal the real estate deal for my most important client. No problem. I’m good at my job, I know how to close a sale, and this time won’t be any different.Until I meet Sawyer, the sexy young bartender I accidentally kiss in the broom closet. Turns out, he’s one of the owners I’m here to negotiate with.Okay, so that complicates things...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  enemies-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Rear Ended by K.M. Neuhold

    Rear Ended by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love is a highway, and Henry just got Rear Ended I’ve spent my entire adult life working eighty hours a week, chasing money, security… success . When my recent start-up went under, leaving me with nothing to show for years of grinding myself down to the bone, I’m not sure who I am anymore...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  humor  workplace  age-gap  romance  mlm  contemporary  fiction
  • How Sweet It Is by Melissa Brayden

    How Sweet It Is by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Some things are better than chocolate... Molly O’Brien is a sweetheart. Her friends and neighbors all think so. While she enjoys her quiet life running the town bakeshop in Applewood, Illinois, she wonders if there could be more. After losing the love of her life four years prior in a plane crash, Molly thinks she’s ready to navigate the dicey dating waters once again...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod

    Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An American celebrity chef and an Italian chocolate maker cook up a magical recipe for true love. In a tiny village in the hills of Tuscany is a statue of Cupid with the power to grant the deepest desires of the heart to all who ask. The village is home to single mother Valentina, who runs a struggling chocolate shop...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Accepting My Desire: Sulfur Springs Book 8 by Taylor Rylan, Jay Aheer

    Accepting My Desire: Sulfur Springs Book 8 by Taylor Rylan, Jay Aheer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jase Keller took life one day at a time. As a deputy sheriff, his schedule fluctuated weekly and he never knew when he’d be home. But when his grandmother needed his help, he didn’t hesitate in stepping up. After all, she had done that very thing when his own mother had abandoned him as an infant...
  • Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Holme for the Holidays by Miranda MacLeod

    Holme for the Holidays by Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An American musician with a broken heart meets a local farmer with a hidden past on a holiday house swap in Yorkshire. A charming romantic comedy that will fill your heart with holiday cheer A country cottage is the last place Paige expected to spend the holidays, but a year after her girlfriend dumped her, her life is in shambles...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book #4 in the Tahoe Series. Chris Florence’s circumstances had never been ideal, but they’d gotten worse after a car accident took the lives of her parents and left her with a kid brother to support...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  workplace  family  fiction  small-town  contemporary  book
  • My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rico: I know my life. I know what it’s like. I own Nocturne, one of the biggest clubs for miles around. I deal with the punks who work for me because even if they’re like younger siblings, they’re still punks. And I’m okay being the grumpy old man everyone thinks I am. I’m not that old but screw it, let them call me what they want.That’s been my life for years, and it is what it is...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  age-gap  workplace  mlm  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book
  • Rebel Without A Claus by Bryce Oakley

    Rebel Without A Claus by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve finally gotten a handle on my life. Sure, it’s taken into my 30s to get here, but I’ve finally got all my candy canes in a row. A job I love, a house I adore, and a town that still takes my breath away every holiday season.Let’s just forget all of the things that had to go wrong for me to get here. In fact, that’s just what I’m doing when Joy Martin waltzes back into town for the holidays...
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