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  • Secret Summer by Elizabeth Grey

    Secret Summer by Elizabeth Grey

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THIS IS A SHORT STORY SET IN THE AGENCY UNIVERSE The Agency series is set in the exciting (and sometimes glamourous) world of advertising. Following the intertwined lives of a group of kickass career women, the series is a heartwarming mix of angsty romance and laugh-out-loud humour. She wished summer would never end. Violet Archer can't believe her luck...
  • Barátok by Laura Leiner

    Barátok by Laura Leiner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reni és Virág ismét nagyon jó barátok a nagy konfliktus után. Virág nemcsak Doriánnal szakított, hanem emós külsejével is: mostantól vidám cuccokban jár, és még a szemüvegét is hajlandó hordani.Reni igyekszik kihasználni minden percet, amit Arnolddal tölthet, ám Cortez ezt egyáltalán nem nézi jó szemmel, ezért a két fiú között egyre nő a feszültség..
  • Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn

    Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say he’s a murderer - so she ran.I say she’s mine - so I must follow.Even knowing the inevitable pain that’s coming straight for me, I’ll continue to search, to wish, and when I eventually find her, continue to kiss her.Because when a Kincaid knows, he knows.*Crazy Eights is the conclusion to Jamie and Cam's story...
  • Searching for Love by Melissa Foster

    Searching for Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Love in Bloom novels are written to stand alone or may be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right into this fun, sexy romance. In SEARCHING FOR LOVE..
  • Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

    Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What would you do if 'the one that got away' turned up the night before your wedding?Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy, stable relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs...
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    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Fireworks over the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    Fireworks over the Loch by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sleepy Scottish village is about to be woken up … With her boyfriend moving to her hometown of Lannick, Leana Mackenzie is floating on cloud nine. All she needs now is for them to find a home of their own. Alasdair’s lack of interest in house-hunting soon has her worried.For Isla and Logan, moving in together is the logical next step in their relationship...
  • Dancing in the Rain: Hideaway Down by Emily Harvale

    Dancing in the Rain: Hideaway Down by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Take a break in Hideaway Down. It's the perfect place to find romance. Make new friends, meet up with old ones and maybe even fall in love. Happiness comes when you least expect it...
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    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Making Wishes at Bay View by Jessica Redland

    Making Wishes at Bay View by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Never give up on a wish for a happy ever after... Callie Derbyshire has it all: her dream job as a carer at Bay View, finally she has found the love of her life. Everything is perfect.Well, almost.Ex-partners are insistent on stirring up trouble, and Callie’s favourite resident, Ruby, hasn’t been her usual self...
  • There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev

    There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes the heartfelt story of a woman determined to reunite a lost ring with its owner, who ends up finding herself along the way.Mira Salvi has the perfect life—a job she loves, a fiancé everyone adores, and the secure future she’s always imagined for herself...
  • Kezdet by Laura Leiner

    Kezdet by Laura Leiner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Új magyar ifjúsági könyvsorozat nyolc kötetben a nagyon tehetséges fiatal szerző tollából! Ha elkezded, biztosan nem tudod majd letenni!!! Tuti, hogy függővé válsz! Egy sorozat a való életről. Egy sorozat, amely itt és most játszódik. Egy gimi, ahová mindenki szívesen járna. Srácok, akik olyanok, mint te és mégis mások...
  • New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms by Jessica Redland

    New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Sarah Peterson accepts her Auntie Kay’s unexpected offer to take over her florist’s shop, she’s prepared for a change of job, home and lifestyle. What she isn’t prepared for is the discovery of a scarily accurate clairvoyant reading that’s been missing for twelve years. All her predictions have come true, except one: she’s about to meet the man of her dreams. Oh, and his name is Steven...
  • Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

    Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if you met the right person at the wrong time? Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart. Five years later, they find each other. Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they must separate...
  • The Girl I Used to Know by Faith Hogan

    The Girl I Used to Know by Faith Hogan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A beautiful, emotive and spell-binding story of two women who find friendship and second chances when they least expect it. Perfect for the fans of Patricia Scanlan. Amanda King and Tess Cuffe are strangers who share the same Georgian house, but their lives couldn't be more different. Amanda seems to have it all, absolute perfection. She projects all the accoutrements of a lady who lunches...
  • One Greek Summer by Kate Frost

    One Greek Summer by Kate Frost

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Harlow Sands arrives on an idyllic Greek island to work on a big budget movie, it should be the opportunity of a lifetime. But her uncertainty over the direction of her life and the high expectations of Maeve Fennimore-Bell, her domineering Hollywood producer mum, threatens to ruin her summer on beautiful Skopelos.Location manager Tyler Reed has his fair share of demons...
  • Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new resident is moving to Seagrove!Heath Dutton has spent the last three years trying to heal his wounds, but no matter how many places he travels, his heart is still broken when he arrives in Seagrove...
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    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec

    Chocoholics Bundle by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The entire Chocoholics series is now available in one, special edition book! *This series is a spinoff from the Chocolate Lovers books and should be read after that series.* Book 1 – Love and Lists: Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn’t stop talking about his penis...
  • Forever Love on Fireweed Island by Karice Bolton

    Forever Love on Fireweed Island by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Can be read as a standalone* "Between a hot fireman and a sweet librarian, I never wanted the story to end. Each page sizzled with a slow burn, and it was a fantastic and heartwarming story." Jewels Jennings--zippy librarian by day and book blogger by night--came back to the one and only place beyond the pages of a book that has given her happiness, Fireweed Island...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction  romance
  • The Permanence of Pain by Desiree Lafawn

    The Permanence of Pain by Desiree Lafawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two broken people don’t make a whole. But together, they might have a chance at redemption. Regina O’Shea is used to being tested. As a talented salesperson and strong-willed woman in a male-dominated industry, she has to be prepared for whatever they throw at her. But losing her lover to her good friend and client is the one thing she never expected—and her walls start coming down...
  • The Chocolatier's Secret by Helen J. Rolfe

    The Chocolatier's Secret by Helen J. Rolfe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will one mistake ruin everything? Andrew Bennett has an idyllic life in Magnolia Creek, Australia. He runs a chocolate business he adores, is married to Gemma, the love of his life, and has a close relationship with his father, Louis...
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    humor  female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Irresistible Love at Silver Falls by Karice Bolton

    Irresistible Love at Silver Falls by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After all the girls for a girls’ weekend jump ship, Brooke Sahler is left alone to spend a makeshift spa weekend in the mountains of Washington. As she’s happily wrapping herself in plastic wrap and smearing mud on her face, a freak spring snowstorm leaves her stranded in the cozy cabin she rented. But not to fear, she’s got plenty of food and cable television to indulge in until the snow melts...
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    female-mc  humor  contemporary  epic  fiction  romance  book  adult
  • Lizzie Marshall's Wedding by Emily Harvale

    Lizzie Marshall's Wedding by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A warm and witty, romance. Becky Cooper hasn’t got time for romance. She’s a thirty-two year old widow, struggling to raise her daughter and come to terms with the past, so a man is the last thing she needs. Her friends disagree, and when Max Bedford arrives in the village, they decide he’s perfect for her; he’s gorgeous, rich and divorced...
  • Late Summer in the Vineyard by Jo Thomas

    Late Summer in the Vineyard by Jo Thomas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jo Thomas's irresistible novel transports you straight to the mountains of Crete. A gorgeous, sun-filled new read from the author of THE OYSTER CATCHER, THE OLIVE BRANCH, and LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Nancy Thayer and Norah Roberts. We never forget the one who got away...
  • You, Me, Forever by Jo Watson

    You, Me, Forever by Jo Watson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It all started with faulty elevator - and a love letter...Writer Becca Thorne needs an idea - fast! She might have a huge bestseller to her name but, with the deadline for book two approaching, Becca knows she's in danger of losing the career she cares so much about. But Fate has other plans for her when she almost plummets to her death with two strangers in a faulty elevator...
  • The French for Love by Fiona Valpy

    The French for Love by Fiona Valpy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Like a glass of wine in the French afternoon sunshine – The French for Love is the perfect summer escape. Gina has lost her perfect job, her boyfriend and her favourite aunt all within the space of a few months...
  • The Man You Need by Kay Harris

    The Man You Need by Kay Harris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I want a rock star. But my brother (who is a rock star) is like a giant (and I do mean giant) roadblock to hooking up with any of the hotties he plays with. And now he’s enlisted the help of his stuffy (yet insanely good-looking) tour manager to keep me celibate… Someone get me off this bus!” Meet Stacey Rush. Stacey isn’t an easy person to love...
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    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc  romance
  • The Billionaire's Surrogate by Lauren Wood

    The Billionaire's Surrogate by Lauren Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you say when the hot billionaire guy friend you’ve been crushing on asks you to have his baby? Yes, please. Where do I sign?Joey Williams is filthy rich, smoking hot, and has a killer career.What’s missing? A family.More specifically - kids of his own, minus the wife.He’s crazy enough to think being a single dad is easier than a relationship...
  • Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Fearless Hart by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Cross Creek where love conquers all—including the secrets that haunt you...Miranda Thomas got under my skin, in a good way. The pretty little sheriff was one-part mystery and the rest perfection. I wanted her, and I intended to make her mine. Our future was as plain as day: husband and wife with two children and a house with a white picket fence...
  • Had to Be You: an Oyster Bay novel by Olivia Miles

    Had to Be You: an Oyster Bay novel by Olivia Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the USA Today bestselling author of Feels Like Home and Christmas at the Cottage, comes the next installment in the Oyster Bay series. Wedding planner Chloe Larson is perfectly content helping other women find their happy endings. Love is the last thing on her mind, especially when she has a business to grow...
  • Forever, Plus One by Sophe Love

    Forever, Plus One by Sophe Love

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….This is the perfect romance or beach read, with a its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches...
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    humor  female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • No Fooling Around by Talia Hunter

    No Fooling Around by Talia Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It should have been the perfect scheme.Buying the empty house next door was about to earn me twenty-five million dollars. Only I've hit a snag.Somebody's living in the house that should be empty. I have a mysterious and beautiful new neighbor.All I needed was to keep well clear of her, but my trickster brother and evil kleptomaniac cat have conspired against me...
    Categorized as:
    humor  female-mc  romance  poc-mc  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • The Prince by Loni Ree

    The Prince by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s love at first drench.DamienTo say I’m p*ssed off when my brother orders me to marry some girl I’ve never even met is an understatement. I’m beyond livid. I colorfully express my views on the matter to my MC brother over breakfast, and the new waitress in town takes offense. And pours a pitcher of ice-cold water in my lap...
  • The Golf Widows' Club by Emily Harvale

    The Golf Widows' Club by Emily Harvale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love doesn’t play by the rules. Jenna Baker needs a job but work isn’t easy to find in the small seaside town of Claremont so when she’s offered a position at the prestigious, Green Miles Golf Club, Jenna should be thrilled but she isn’t – until she discovers she’ll be working for thirty-four year old, Robert Miles...
    Categorized as:
    humor  female-mc  romance  contemporary  sports  fiction  book  adult
  • Calamity by Lilian Monroe

    Calamity by Lilian Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Death by embarrassment. That’s what happens to Scarlett when she stands up to make a speech at her best friend’s wedding with the help of a slideshow of pictures she set up on her phone. Unfortunately, the phone connects to the speakers as well as the screen, and certain spicy parts of her current audiobook begin to play. At full volume. Moaning and all...
  • The Wedding Day by Lynn Painter

    The Wedding Day by Lynn Painter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wedding Day: A Bonus...
    Categorized as:
    humor  female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Midlife Daddy and Virgin Secret by Lauren Wood

    Midlife Daddy and Virgin Secret by Lauren Wood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn’t ready to grow up yet....Until I saw Jude Romano.A very grown-up man who could make any woman drool.I’m a fresh college graduate,Who just spent the summer traveling the country with friends.I didn’t find love along the way,But I did find a promising new career.The only problem is … my father.He’s decided to invest in launching my new career.Just not the career I’ve chosen for myself...
  • The Hopes and Dreams of Libby Quinn: The perfect uplifting romantic comedy for 2020 by Freya Kennedy

    The Hopes and Dreams of Libby Quinn: The perfect uplifting romantic comedy for 2020 by Freya Kennedy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A gorgeous new romantic comedy about taking chances and realising your dreams. Libby Quinn is sick and tired of being sensible.After years of slogging her guts out for nothing at a PR company, she finds herself redundant and about to plough every last penny of her savings into refurbishing a ramshackle shop and making her dream become a reality...
  • Very Nearly Normal by Hannah Sunderland

    Very Nearly Normal by Hannah Sunderland

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ‘Delightfully romantic’ ISABELLE BROOM‘A compelling, quirky love story’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEffie’s not perfect. Neither is Theo. But together, they’re pretty close. Matilda ‘Effie’ Heaton has always felt like she’s swimming against the tide. Everyone around her has life sorted, but Effie’s living with her parents and crying into a wine bottle at night...
  • Foundations by Kate Canterbary

    Foundations by Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall in love. Get married. Have a baby. Live happily ever after.That was how it was supposed to go, right? Love and here comes the bride and babies and forever.But sometimes, forever has a strange way of sorting itself out.Like a post-baby dry spell with no end in sight—unless a naughty schoolteacher pulls on her fancy panties and takes matters into her own hands...
  • Christmas Surprises at Mermaids Point by Sarah Bennett

    Christmas Surprises at Mermaids Point by Sarah Bennett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Christmas is a time for love, laughter, families and friends, and in Mermaids Point, everyone is getting ready for the festive season.For Nerissa and Tom, this will be their first Christmas as a couple, but making sure they have time for each other, whilst blending their families, will take some careful planning...
  • Snowflakes at the Little Christmas Tree Farm by Jaimie Admans

    Snowflakes at the Little Christmas Tree Farm by Jaimie Admans

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All she wants for Christmas…Leah Griffiths has woken up after a few too many glasses of Prosecco with a hangover – and discovers she’s accidentally bought a little Christmas tree farm in Scotland!At first she’s horrified, but perhaps it’s the perfect way to forget all about her cheating ex...
  • Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme - Tome 8 Les pieds sur terre by India Desjardins

    Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme - Tome 8 Les pieds sur terre by India Desjardins

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    L’heure n’est plus à la procrastination pour Aurélie Laflamme ! À quelques mois de la fin du secondaire, elle a très peu de temps à consacrer à sa vie personnelle et devra mettre les bouchées doubles pour réussir son année. Elle doit remplir sa demande d’admission au cégep, préciser ses projets de carrière et, par-dessus tout, réussir à se convaincre que ses neurones sont bel et bien fonctionnels...
  • Theo by Amanda Prowse

    Theo by Amanda Prowse

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are two sides to every love story... Anna Cole grew up in care, and wants to start a family of her own. Theo Montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate. Then, one day, Theo meets Anna, and Anna meets Theo. Each shows the other how to love. And each shows the other what heartbreak feels like... This is Theo's story...
  • Count the Roses by Jackie Weger

    Count the Roses by Jackie Weger

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man ruled by pride. A woman once scorned. Rich in history and flaming with passion, travel with Jennifer DeWitt from New Orleans—that humid, high-stepping city of music and magic on the Mississippi River—to the Louisiana swamps where a brash, sexy Cajun is on the hunt for a wife. Adrien Merrill offers Jennifer a marriage bed. She has her hand out for a paycheck...
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    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense  romance
  • Crazy for You/Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie

    Crazy for You/Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you get when you combine scintillating secrets and steamy sex with rollicking laughter and magical love? You get a Jennifer Crusie romance! What do you get when you combine the New York Times bestselling novels Crazy for You and Tell Me Lies ? You get two fantastic novels in one volume!   No one spins a story quite like New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie...
  • Reverb by Lisa Swallow

    Reverb by Lisa Swallow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blue Phoenix drummer, Bryn Hughes, prefers a quiet life away from the spotlight. But that’s proving difficult when his life is complicated by three very different girls: Mia, the girl who doesn’t understand the word no. Avery, who wishes she’d said yes. And his forever girl...
  • Midnight Heat by Sarah Grimm

    Midnight Heat by Sarah Grimm

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The unconscious man wheeled into Dr. Rebecca Dahlman's ER is sexy-devilishly sexy-and injured. This isn't just any patient in need of medical help. He is the only man she's ever loved-the one who still haunts her dreams. Black Phoenix bassist Dominic Price made a mistake three years ago when he walked out on Rebecca. A mistake he plans to rectify...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • A Younger Man by Rochelle Alers

    A Younger Man by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE PERFECT RECIPE...FOR PASSIONKumi Walker never suspected that love was on the menu when he offered to fix Veronica's flat tire in exchange for a home-cooked meal. It was not long before the sexy-as-sin ex-marine realized that the wealthy widow was his true love. Now he had to convince the sensuous beauty that age was nothing but a number...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Rich Boy: A Bad Boy Landlord Royal Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rich Boy: A Bad Boy Landlord Royal Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's too suave. He has too much swagger. And an ego of royal proportions. I probably didn’t make a great first impression. Rushing through his apartment door--practically naked aside from the plastic shower cap on my head--and charging for his bathroom as if my skin was on fire...
  • Duet by Julie Kriss

    Duet by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I did something I’ve never done.I couldn’t help it. The man I met at the bar was too gorgeous, too fascinating, too sexy. The next thing I knew, we had a one-night stand.Except… It turns out he’s Denver Gilchrist, lead singer of the Road Kings, the legendary band that broke up five years ago...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Uncharted by Anna Lowe

    Uncharted by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last thing Julie Steffens needs after a season of research in the jungles of Central America is a gang of armed mercenaries after her for a crime she didn’t commit. And the last rescuer she wants is Seth Cooper, the sizzling vacation fling who disappeared from her bedside two months before. But right now, she needs a way out — and Seth’s sailboat is it...
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