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On the Surface by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeople see what they want to see. They only view what’s on the surface, and they’re easy to fool. I let them see on the outside that I’m a successful businesswoman. My clothes are designer, my makeup flawless, and I live in a high-rise condo in Lennox Hills. They see perfection, not what lies beneath the surface...Categorized as:
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Papi's Savior by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe went looking for answers, and instead she found him . . .Loving an overprotective, bossy Daddy Dom comes with its challenges.When he’s also the most powerful, dangerous man in the city . . . yeah, things become even more complicated.Add in a wedding, family issues, a new bodyguard, and life definitely isn’t quiet.One thing is certain, though...Categorized as:
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Ivory Ashes by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy new boss is gorgeous, arrogant, and filthy rich.The only problem?He doesn't know he's also the father of my baby.Six years ago, I was supposed to get married.But the night before the wedding, my groom-to-be showed me sides of himself I'd never seen before.I might've died in that hotel room...If Mikhail Novikov hadn't burst in to save me... -
Cashmere Cruelty by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen is the worst time to tell someone he’s going to be a father?Probably the day of the wedding…When he is getting married to someone else.Well, that is exactly what I did.But my hands were tied.Literally.Matvey Groza is a dangerous man.And nine months ago, he strolled into my shop looking for a custom suit... -
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Emerald Vices by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI did a bad thing...And the man I love is here to make me pay for it."You're coming with me," he snarls."There's zero percent chance THAT's happening," I fire back.But I only get about two steps away before Andrey decides to take matters into his own hands.Literally.And it's me.I'm "matters."So now, I'm back where I started.Stuck somewhere I don't belong with a dangerous man who hates me... -
Cashmere Ruin by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy baby's here.Her father's not.And if I have it my way, we'll never see him again.Because Matvey Groza stomped my heart to smithereens.It went pretty much like "I love you." "I'm marrying someone else."I'm paraphrasing, but not by much.Because some facts are undeniable.Matvey got me pregnant. FACT.I'm just now starting labor. FACT.But Matvey is nowhere to be found. FACT...Categorized as:
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Relentless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.He came to save me… but what he finds could destroy him.I might have accomplished the impossible and walked back up those stairs.But I wasn’t naïve. Freedom didn’t await.Only more locked doors and nightmares.My captivity means nothing now... -
Grumpy Makes Three by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞..Categorized as:
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The Consigliere by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI inherited Las Vegas. It's mine even if I never wanted it.I may be the Don of the Camorra but every leader needs a Consigliere, and the only one I want belongs to the New York Sicilian Mafia. Aurora Valentini hasn't spoken to me in a decade and I'm tired of waiting.It's time to claim what's mine. Whether she's ready or not...Categorized as:
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Sinful Blaze by Naomi West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s worse than catching your boyfriend cheating?Coming to work the next day and seeing him with the other woman.I curate art for a living.This big show was supposed to pay my bills for the next year.Oh, and did I mention the star artist is my unfaithful ex?So I try to put on a brave face—after all, the clientele are worth billions.But my ex is doing everything in his power to rub it in...Categorized as:
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Desperate Victory by Heather Long
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrandfather tried to prepare me for everything…Yet, how could anyone prepare me for this?Kidnapping.Blackmail.Deception.Grief.Vengeance.The Royals have always been about blood. Blood lines, blood relations, and the spilling of blood. I didn’t ask for this war. I didn’t go looking for it.But I will let nothing and no one keep me from the men I love and we will find what was taken from us... -
Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI crashed a wedding.Got caught by the best man.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby…It's Katya's fault. (As per usual.)My BFF despises her ex and wants to hate-watch him marry the woman he left her for.Problem is, she didn't fill me in on that plan...Until we arrive at the ceremony.As soon as I find out, I run... -
Nanny for the Bossholes by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI got dumped and fired for not making babies with my boss.And now my only way to get revenge is to become a nanny for his enemies...My plan for revenge was simple: Get a job with the Graves Brothers, my ex's biggest competitors...Categorized as:
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Ruthless Hunter by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings★ A TOP 100 AMAZON BESTSELLER ★ My Villain. My Rebel. My Ruthless Hunter… Hunter Le Blanche is one of New York’s most sought-after billionaires.People call him the Wall Street Shark because he always gets what he wants.His latest conquest just happens to be me.We met by mistake... -
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Aquorea - Inspira by M.G. Ferrey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo dia do funeral do avô, Arabela Rosialt afoga-se e, quando acorda, reencontra-o. A sua vida sofre uma reviravolta avassaladora ao descobrir que está em Aquorea: uma exótica e milenar comunidade que prosperou milhares de metros abaixo do nível do mar... -
Satin Empire by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA super-steamy arranged marriage mafia standalone romance with a grumpy, broken hero and a sunny-and-strong heroine from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I accidentally stripped at my arranged fiancee’s club.It lasted ten seconds before he dragged me off stage.But his possessive jealousy woke something in me…I wasn’t born into the mafia and I’m still trying to find my place in the world...Categorized as:
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Vault by Tate James
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsVault is a Madison Kate Novella but is intended to be read after the Hades series as several events overlap and this story DOES contain multiple spoilers for the Hades series.Please consult the recommended reading order for Shadow Grove World on my website if you are uncertain what order to read the books in.This novella is set on a timeline parallel to the events of Club 22 and Timber.Once again... -
Wanted: Mistletoe by Stephanie Morris, Kimberly Ann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Santa,Before I explain, how much have the elves told you?Who's ready for a little naughty & nice? With some mistletoe and holiday cheer, anything can--and does--happen during Christmas.Your favorite contemporary authors have gathered around the Wintery hearth to bring you scintillating holiday romances. These sexy stories will deck your halls with filthy balls...Categorized as:
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Stray Wolf by R.K. Munin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSteph has a psychic gift that’s never led her astray. That means that when her gift encourages her to reach out to a dangerous and angry looking man sitting in the park near her house, she doesn’t even hesitate. Without fear for her own safety, she offers him food and shelter in her own home, unknowing that she’s about to be exposed to a world she never even knew existed...Categorized as:
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The Shadows of Wildberry Lane: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe southern aristocracy brought together…An underworld empire put at risk…Six vicious men united… By one woman—Dahlia AldridgeI had lived here most of my life in a blissful state of ignorance, surrounded by a loving family and the other residents of Wildberry Lane. Specifically, their sons - the heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the country... -
Cherished by Emilia Emerson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m destined to be alone. They think they can rewrite my fate.One year after the fall of the Designation Government, Westin Anderson can barely comprehend her freedom. Now she can have a job and take part in the newly formed Omega Rights Committee, but she’s still barred from doing the one thing her heart desires—joining a pack...Categorized as:
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Scandalous Liaison by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove wasn't part of the deal. My full surrender was. Family. For most people, the thought brought happiness or comfort. For me, the sheer mention created anger. After all, I hated my ruthless father with a passion. Unfortunately, with my brother's impending marriage, I felt compelled to return to my hometown for a single weekend...Categorized as:
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Curvy Quirky Omega by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho killed Gideon Valor?My entire future is dependent on the answer. If I don't find the connection, I might lose these two psycho alphas and I can't let that happen. They've ruined me for anyone else and I have to do whatever I can to get the proof I need.Whoever you think killed him...you're wrong. And so was I. But I should have guessed. I should have seen the signs... -
Runner by Kay Riley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSapphire.The stone known for new love and commitment. To me, it means freedom. And I would destroy anyone who tries to take it away from me.Milina Porter is a name few know. Now, I’m a ghost who works in the shadows. Car heists is what my name is known for, and my reputation is infamous.Secrets haunt a past that I’ll do anything to keep buried...Categorized as:
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Salvation by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhelp, I didn’t see that coming.No pun intended—well, maybe a little pun with special sauce.Somehow I’ve landed in a weird space where I’m not quite dead but not quite alive either, standing on the edge of something incredible—if only I take the chance and dive into the unknown. My mates taught me to jump on in without hesitation.I hope the water is warm...Categorized as:
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No Honor Among Thieves by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone assumes rich girls are spoiled brats.They don’t see us locked in our towers, being kept as pawns and nothing more.I’ve spent my life being caged, hidden from society to avoid shaming my father.I always knew the day would come that he’d try to marry me off in a business deal.His plans are ruined when he finds out I’ve been sneaking out and I’m not as pure as he thought... -
Max and Frankie by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne cold December night, I let myself enjoy a beautiful stranger I’d met in the cage at my Family’s seedy fight club.Afterwards, I kissed him goodbye and sent him away, content to cling to memories of the out-of-towner who’d pleased me so thoroughly.Except that beautiful butterfly wasn’t who he claimed to be, and our lives would soon intertwine in a much more permanent way... -
Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsbook two coming this...Categorized as:
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Prince of Darkness by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWitness protection. Forbidden crush. Now he's a ruthless killer and I'm pregnant with his child.Liam was supposed to be my FBI guardian angel. Now, he's the monster who kidnapped me.One explosive night. One life-altering secret. Will the Prince of Darkness return for the child he doesn't know exists?This is no fairy tale.This is survival.This is us...Categorized as:
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Better. Obsesión by Carrie Leighton, Elena Rodríguez
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings«¿Y si te dijera que prefiero un amor equivocado a un sueño perfecto?»La historia de Thomas y Vanessa ha llegado a su fin. Las mentiras y las traiciones pesan demasiado, y no siempre es posible reparar lo que está roto...Categorized as:
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Almost Pretend by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOpposites attract in this sizzling, feel-good, grumpy sunshine romance about a lively illustrator and the brooding billionaire she literally falls for. Eleanor Lark is an upbeat illustrator plagued by headaches and unruly strawberry-blond hair. After a grueling cross-country flight, she blacks out cold...Categorized as:
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Crimson Wrath by Lisa Lovell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe doesn’t know I’m pregnant.Only his enemies do.And they will do everything to take my baby away from me.You think it can’t get worse?It can.Because as I sit here with my growing belly, tied to a chair, waiting for the bullet to end my life,I only have one chance to survive.Anton Ulianov.The man who became my boss and made me pregnant.The man who thinks I’ve abandoned him.The man who hates me...Categorized as:
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Taming the Street Racer by Kenzie Myers
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face.His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs...Categorized as:
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Knot Her Shot by Ari Wright
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat do you get when you put a happy-go-lucky hockey star, a controlling CEO, and a grumpy goalie togetherOne big mess.They may be hockey’s Most Valuable Pack, but the Pierson alphas are far from a true team. The obvious solution? Find the right omega to bind them together. The match-making process sounds simple enough. Scientific, even... -
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Corrupted Heart by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA blisteringly steamy, Dark Mafia, Forced Marriage, Grumpy/Sunshine standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole.I taunted a monster. Now I’m caught in his claws.He was only supposed to be a faceless fantasy.A masked man from the app to enact my darkest, most depraved impulses with.But I played games with the wrong stranger, and caught the attention of a psychopath... -
Ivory Oath by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy ex came back from the dead,and stole me away from my happily ever after.And somehow, that's not even the worst of my problems.Because I've also been separated from my son.My father is trying to kill me.And my husband thinks I'm pregnant—but the truth is that I lost the baby...and I don't know how to tell him.Basically, my whole world's on fire... -
Inked Adonis by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy BFF sent the hot stranger a voice note...Of me saying I want to climb him like a tree.And he just. Texted. Back.It's the dog's fault, really.If this untrained Great Dane I'm walking had any manners at all, I never would've ended up With my leash wrapped around the most gorgeous man I've ever seen.Lucky for me, the guy is a good sport about it... -
Stairway to Heaven by Delinda Dane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCraquant en bad boy tatoué.Irrésistible en papa modèle. Il y a quelques années seulement, Tristan était un autre homme. Désabusé, indifférent au succès immense qu'il rencontrait en tant que tatoueur et curieux de toutes les addictions : drogues, alcool... femmes.Mais c'est justement une femme qui a bouleversé sa vie... -
Shortbread & the Scotsman by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAINSLIEThere is nothing like Christmas in the Highlands of Scotland. Our village is known for many festivals, but nothing compares to the Christmas Matchmaking Festival. People visit from all over the Highlands, but there is only one Scotsman that I wish to be matched with this Christmas. But after a kiss and a misunderstanding over the summer, he's given me the cold shoulder... -
California Sunshine by Chris Mor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo thousand six hundred and sixty four miles.The Pacific Crest Trail is a big endeavor. But after the way my year started, it might be just what I need. So I’ll take five months alone on a trail. Five months to clear my head and figure out my life. It’ll be good for me.At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.That is, until I meet Nova on the morning I start my trip...Categorized as:
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One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted to drown. I wanted the world to swallow me up whole and take me back to a time when everything was okay. A time when I hadn’t just buried the only father I've ever known. One where I’m not watching as my mother loses herself to her grief. One where the pain isn’t so insufferable. Everything in my world is a dull muted grey. I crave colour. Excitement. Recklessness...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour best friends on spring break in Chicago on St. Patty’s Day… What could possibly go wrong?!Lennon, Harper, Skyler, and Bristol have been inseparable the past four years while studying at NIU. With graduation right around the corner, they plan an epic spring break getaway to make new, lasting memories that will get them through the uncertainty that lies ahead...Categorized as:
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Rainbow's Storm by Merri Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served in a bikini.Rainbow Five years ago, billionaire/philanthropist/thirst trap Storm Halder introduced himself as my true mate and then rejected me. That same weekend, my stepdad left Mom and me with nothing but a leaky roof and a stack of bills.Before that day, my name was Rainbow. Now, it’s just Rain.Am I bitter? Heck yes...Categorized as:
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Rule of Three by Misti Wilds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree Russian mafia men claim my heart one brutal kiss at a time.My mother taught me the rules of being a mafia princess. Don’t ask stupid questions. Smile even when it hurts. Stay pretty and pure and perfect.Following the rules got her killed.So I do the one thing my mother couldn’t: I run, leaving my fiancé at the altar, my throne empty, and my life behind...Categorized as:
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Implode by Victoria Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNicI should have stayed away from her. Even I know this.I used to convince myself that I’m irreparable. But what if the one woman I shouldn’t crave is the only person who can mend my jaded heart?Claire Nettles is hiding more than just her feelings from me. And when I find out what has her so scared, I’m never allowing her to walk out of my life again...Categorized as:
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Inflame by Victoria Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNicIf it isn’t a cardinal rule to never fall for your brother’s fiancée’s best friend, it should be.This was supposed to be easy. We just needed to plan a memorable Vegas trip for the joint bachelor and bachelorette parties. I mean, really, what could go wrong? Well, basically everything... -
Knot Without You by Lucy Scott Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀.The instant I saw King I knew he was my scent-matched Alpha, and boy did he drive that point home. The second time I met him was when my bestie, who also happens to be his daughter, introduced us. Yep, that was a plot twist I never saw coming...Categorized as:
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Knotty Holiday Nights: An Omegaverse Holiday Anthology by Knot Thorne, Kitt Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForget snowflakes stinging my nose and getting into my eyes…Bring on the Alphas and their…holiday cheer. I could take that to the face and ask for more.Big knots on Alphas and nesting with pillows. Bite marks and claiming and pack mates that glisten…These are only a few of my favorite omegaverse things, especially during the holidays...Categorized as:
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Shattered Pieces by Jo McCall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book has been retired and put into a duet. Please seehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..Categorized as:
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A Good Girl Christmas by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Every person is paired up with another and we have to do something for them. An experience, an event, a gesture. More than socks and undies under the Christmas tree. Something that communicates how we feel about them.”Marcus is at it again, but this time he's being open with the pack...Categorized as:
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