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  • Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score

    Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Can these opposites turn up the heat… without burning down the house?House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team...
  • Spiced by Jamie Farrell

    Spiced by Jamie Farrell

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dueling neighbors, baby fever, fake boyfriends, and pizza... Life in Bliss has never been better! Pepper Blue wants a baby. Forget the husband. She’s better at training men to be good husbands for other women than she is at getting one herself, so she’s doing this on her own...
  • Beauty and the Bayou by Erin Nicholas

    Beauty and the Bayou by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A sexy small town, opposites attract rom com! Sawyer Landry knows he's been beastly to be around for the past few months. But he can't seem to remember how to be fun-loving and friendly. Until he sees Juliet Dawson on his boat dock... and realizes that hip waders are, apparently, one of his turn-ons...
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    humor  slow-burn  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland

    Sunshine and Sammy by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Luke Adler lives for his ranch. It’s the only reason he agreed to get on board with his sister’s grand plan for guests staying on the property.Nothing prepares him for the force of nature that is Samantha Morrison. When she arrives on his ranch to help construct this new part of his business, what he expects and what he gets are two entirely different things.He expects a no-nonsense businessman...
  • Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All's fair in love and potatoes. Melody Brightly Broadway Star. Pink hair. A smile that hits me harder than a slap shot. Terrible taste in hockey teams. Full of secrets. The one woman I fail to defend my heart against. Jase Donnelly Defenseman.Charming. Sexy as puck. Makes my hormones give a standing ovation. The one guy I can never be with, but can't stay away from...
  • Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron

    Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She’s hard up.He’s just hard…After an ill-fated one-night stand, Wyatt Landry was the last person I ever expected to see again.By design, mind you, as I spent the last two years avoiding him.He was only ever meant to be a good time—a really good time—and now, thanks to one teensy little mistake, he’s back in my life and wielding an entirely different set of tools...
  • The Game by Sylvie Stewart

    The Game by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say opposites attract. Someone needs to tell that to Emerson Scott. Gavin: All I ever wanted was to play ball. When an act of sheer stupidity took that dream away, I thought I’d never bounce back. But now I have the opportunity to coach an up-and-coming phenom, and I'm giving it all I've got. The fact that I've been lusting after his smoking-hot sister only sweetens the deal...
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    age-gap  humor  slow-burn  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • 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...
  • And Then You by Briar Prescott

    And Then You by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Here’s the thing: I am not—I repeat not—boyfriend material. I’m a good time for one night, and that’s it.Figures I manage to get myself into a situation where I have to pretend to be in a relationship.Ah, well. Not much else to do now than suck it up and get it over with.I’m in. I’m out. I’m done.But then... Quinn says he’s curious.He says I’m a liar.He says he wants to see the real me...
  • Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An offbeat lesbian romantic comedy starring penguins, plotting, and payback.Muffin maker Olivia Roberts has had it with her awful exes taking advantage of her good nature. The theft of her nana’s beloved stuffed penguin is the absolute last straw.She puts up an ad at her local crime bookstore for a henchperson to help her enact a little mild revenge...
  • Big Sexy Love by Kirsty Greenwood

    Big Sexy Love by Kirsty Greenwood

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Get ready to laugh your socks off with this standout romantic comedy, bursting with get-the-giggles moments, heart-melting romance and characters you'll never forget! Olive Brewster is a scaredy cat. She doesn't do new or risky. She’s happy enough with her job at the local market, it’s cool that she has no boyfriend to fret over, she even likes that she still lives in her childhood home...
  • My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne

    My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve gone from crushing on my brother’s best friend to wanting to crush him. Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them.But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most...
  • Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dear Mr. Brodie,I hope this email finds you well. Your well-being and personal growth are of the utmost importance to me, as a therapist. As such, I have decided it is in your best interest to continue individual therapy with another practitioner. This is due to the potential for boundaries being crossed between us.Attached is a list of colleagues I would recommend for you...
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    age-gap  humor  slow-burn  adult  angst  asian-mc  audiobook  book
  • Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas

    Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’d rather work for Satan on designing hell than work for billionaire property tycoon Jack Knight. The arrogant playboy treats London like it’s his Monopoly board.To him, I’m just another architect in a small design firm bidding for his project. To me, he’s a ruthless businessman who plays people like pawns. I should know.Of course, my worst nightmare happens. I get to work for the man I hate...
  • Never Say Never by Harlow James

    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...
  • The Worst Wedding Date by Pippa Grant

    The Worst Wedding Date by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother, but if that’s what my best friend needs of me for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what I’ll do.Even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in my rear since third grade.Even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding...
  • Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Indecent Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    JADE:I didn’t have the easiest childhood. An absent father and eccentric mother caused me to have to grow up fast and left me damaged in relationships. Control is important to me. I maintain control in my relationships with men, never letting them get too close.Four years ago, I met a much older man that gave me the best night of my life...
  • Making Changes by Lila Rose

    Making Changes by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Six years with my knight in shining armor. Four years with my knight in dented armor. Two years with my knight in rusted armor. It is time to make a change. Time to find myself, even if it scares the hell out of me. I, Makenzie Mayfair, am leaving my husband. This is my chance to begin again, to rip my backbone out and yell, “I’ve found it...
  • The Bad Boy Stole My Bra by Cherry_Cola_x

    The Bad Boy Stole My Bra by Cherry_Cola_x

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Picture this: You wake up in the middle of the night, swamped in your star wars covers and completely and utterly groggy to the extent that you look like something from the Monsters Inc. movie. You hear a sound, so you sit up and turn your lamp on, and that’s when you see it...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history.What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him?Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ.Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
  • Tide Together by Melanie Summers

    Tide Together by Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when a stressed-out bridesmaid and a laidback pilot are stranded alone together on a sun-kissed Caribbean island?Paige Chadwick is having the worst day of her life. Her tyrant boss has made her three days late for her sister’s destination wedding trip, and now she’s stuck on the wrong Caribbean island with the wedding just hours away...
  • Uncork My Love by Rich Amooi

    Uncork My Love by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ivy needs a miracle and a drink--not necessarily in that order. What she doesn't need is Ted Jacobs, aka Mr. Know-it-All. She's determined to save her struggling winery, but she can do it without the annoyingly handsome man's help, thank you very much. Ted wants to catch lightning in a bottle and create the world's greatest wine, but he's smart enough to know he can't do it alone...
  • So This Is War by Meghan Quinn

    So This Is War by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Did I think I was going to fall for my coach's daughter? The answer would be no. I'm still unclear on how I got into this predicament in the first place. A year ago, I was a man with one thought on his mind, the redhead I met at a hotel bar. Twelve months later, I found her. Unfortunately for me, she not only happens to be my very off-limits coach's daughter, but also . .
  • Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate

    Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jamie is proud of everything he’s achieved. A consultant anaesthetist and the Medical Education Director – he’s a pretty big deal. So when one of his medical students falls asleep, right in the middle of a tutorial, he is furious. He’s a bloody good teacher, damn it! Maybe he could have been a little more understanding. Maybe he didn’t have to try and humiliate her...
  • I Dare You by Misti Murphy

    I Dare You by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I hate him. I can’t stand the sight of him. So why is it still so hard to stay away? Callan Jackson is rude, arrogant, and everything in between. Well, guess what. The world doesn’t revolve around him. Especially mine. I used to be a famous celebrity before everything came crashing down. Now, Callan is my next sweet mistake. He’s my secret texter. The guy I confide in the most...
  • You Chive Me Crazy by Rich Amooi

    You Chive Me Crazy by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They call it destiny. I call it disaster.What’s worse than crashing my food truck in the middle of nowhere?Being rescued and cared for by the man who ruined my life.Lucas Filo.America’s top food critic.Ridiculously charismatic.Appallingly gorgeous.Positively detestable...
  • Conflicting Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Conflicting Ventures by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Skylar Lawrence is the quiet sister. The one that doesn’t need to be the center of attention. The one who wants happiness above all else. She’s been content to stay in the background and support her sisters as their stars shine bright.She internalizes her struggles. The lingering pain of losing her father, followed by the ending of her relationship with the man she thought was her forever...
  • Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers

    Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LincolnIt’s been six years since Jazyln Benson skated out of my life and now that she’s back, I’m determined to make her mine.But things are different this time around.She’s the new owner of the Nashville Devils which makes her my boss. She has the power to destroy my career and being seen with me would destroy hers. She’s the one woman who’s supposed to be off limits...
  • Восхитительная ведьма by Анна Джейн

    Восхитительная ведьма by Анна Джейн

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Совсем незнакомый пареньАбсолютно ненормальный поцелуйСовершенно непередаваемые ощущения«Пожелайте мне удачи. Я покоряю человека с железным сердцем, каменными плечами и ужасным характером. Я не знаю, чего мне хочется больше —придушить или обнять его.Он зануда, который старается все делать правильно, но совершает такие безбашенные поступки, на которые я никогда не решилась бы...
  • No Ordinary Gentleman by Donna Alam

    No Ordinary Gentleman by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The duke, his brother, and the lie. Or in other words, how I came to be trapped between two men in a remote castle in Scotland. Once upon a time, in a more carefree life, I met a man.Our gazes connected over the top of his newspaper as he watched me suffer through the most embarrassing moment of my life...
  • My Sister's Flirty Friend by Piper Rayne

    My Sister's Flirty Friend by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I broke the cardinal rule and slept with my sister’s best friend.Granted, I’d just found out that I was now a single father to a three-year-old little girl and was low on willpower.It should also be noted that there’s been sexual tension between us for years. There’s no way it would be a surprise if anyone in our small town found out. That is if we were telling people, which we’re not...
  • The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rule number one: don't fall for jerks.Rule number two: don't fall for your best friend's brother.Oops. Too late.I’m Luciana Wright.Everyone calls me Lucky, but when it comes to love, I’m anything but.I have a long history of dating the wrong men.You know the ones I’m talking about.The beautiful, charming guys who are quite literally too good to be true...
  • Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales

    Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of facial hair must be in want of a shave. And tidying. And a fake date.My name is Holly Hyman. I love order and prime numbers—and I’m in trouble. The company I work for is pivoting, and not in a way I like. Our new management? Alex Chortsky, a gorgeous, scruffy Russian devil...
  • Sorry, You've Got The Wrong Number by J.S. Cooper

    Sorry, You've Got The Wrong Number by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “You up? I had the steamiest dream about you.”“Sorry, I think you’ve got the wrong number, but please continue if you want to.”When I sent the steamy midnight text with a sensual photo, I knew exactly who I was sending it to. I’d taken the number from my older sister’s phone because I knew she didn’t want me flirting with her boyfriend’s best friend and business partner...
  • Just Another Silly Love Song by Rich Amooi

    Just Another Silly Love Song by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New from the King of Romantic Comedy!Two rival radio personalities. Lori Martin is a positive and upbeat DJ, known for playing love songs and dedications. Ben Baxter dishes out no-nonsense, in-your-face relationship advice. Total opposites. Never in a million years would they want to work together...
  • My Famous Frenemy by Piper Rayne

    My Famous Frenemy by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hollywood heartthrob, Gavin Price invaded our small town, Sunrise Bay, like he owned it.Gavin was my biggest celebrity crush when I was young. He bears the charisma of an easygoing boy-next-door mixed with a rule-breaker personality both in person and on screen.For a moment, I thought maybe my fairy godmother sent him to me.Until he decided to run against my mother for mayor...
  • The Trouble with Christmas by Amy Andrews

    The Trouble with Christmas by Amy Andrews

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All Suzanne St. Michelle wants is an over-the-top, eggnog-induced holiday with her best friend in Credence, Colorado. But when her hoity-toity parents insist she come home for Christmas in New York, she blurts out that her sexy landlord is actually her boyfriend and she can’t leave him—Joshy loves Christmas. The more twinkle lights the better. Rancher Joshua Grady does not love Christmas...
  • Sidequest for Love by L.H. Cosway

    Sidequest for Love by L.H. Cosway

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being an avid online gamer, Afric O’ Connor loves a challenge. Helping Neil Durant reveal himself to the girl he’s been catfishing makes for the perfect sidequest. Besides, it’s not like she isn’t getting something in return. Neil has a head for numbers and Afric’s finances are a mess. It’s the perfect exchange. She assists him with his love life, and he sorts out her accounts...
  • Not That Complicated by Isabel Murray

    Not That Complicated by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    If this was your classic Cotswolds murder mystery (it’s not) and Ray was an amateur detective (he isn’t) then when he stumbles across something unexpected under his bedroom floor, he’d investigate the hell out of it.Hard pass.Ray’s just a thirtysomething graphic designer with a broken heart who doesn’t much like his life right now.And he’s already having nightmares about the whole thing, come on...
  • Gilded Lily by Staci Hart

    Gilded Lily by Staci Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They say there’s no such thing as perfect. But I’ve built my life to perfection—the perfect boyfriend, the perfect apartment, the perfect career planning celebrity weddings. My job—my only job—is to make sure every event is absolutely and completely perfect. What’s not perfect? Kash Bennet. And I wish I didn’t find that so appealing...
  • It Started With A Tweet by Anna Bell

    It Started With A Tweet by Anna Bell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can Daisy Hobson log off for love...? Could you survive a digital detox? This hilarious new romantic comedy from the author of The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart is perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella. Daisy Hobson lives her whole life online. A marketing manager by day, she tweets her friends, instagrams every meal and arranges (frankly, appalling) dates on Tinder...
  • It's Not PMS, It's You by Rich Amooi

    It's Not PMS, It's You by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ruth “Ruthless” Harper is on the verge of becoming managing partner at her all-male consulting firm and she won’t let anything stand in her way. That includes men, relationships, and that dreaded F word, FEELINGS—distractions she eliminated long ago. After the worst day ever (a near-death experience and a public wedgie, for starters), Ruth realizes she doesn’t want to live and die alone...
  • The Promise by R.L. Mathewson

    The Promise by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Reed Bradford and Joey Lawson's story How far would you go to keep a promise? Reed Bradford never should have made that promise. He’d barely survived the first time around, but now she was back, his best friend’s little sister, his one-time neighbor, and the woman that he never should have promised to protect...
  • Return of the Bad Boy by Erin Nicholas

    Return of the Bad Boy by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She might be the teacher in the classroom. But she wants this bad boy to teach her everything he knows in the bedroom.The biggest bad boy of all is back in town and he’s got some unfinished business with the class goody-two-shoes...
  • The Summer of Our Discontent by Robin Alexander

    The Summer of Our Discontent by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A fun summer read. Faith Leblanc is looking for that special someone, but her tactics have branded her somewhat of a womanizer. A few doors down, Rachel Chauvin is looking for the same, but her conservative style hasn’t yielded any keepers, either. Neither woman is willing to consider the other as a prospective partner, mostly because they’ve hated each other for nearly four decades...
  • Bratva Butcher by T.J. Maguire

    Bratva Butcher by T.J. Maguire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Bratva Butcher When my wife died at the hands of my enemies, a part of me died along with her. For 10 long, agonising years, I yearned for her. Day and night. I vowed to never look in another woman’s direction again, and for those 10 years, I didn’t.Then Autumn DeValos bulldozed into my life.I tried to kill her. Several times...
  • Accidental Man Whore by Katherine Stevens

    Accidental Man Whore by Katherine Stevens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ben Wright isn’t an escort. Except when he is. All he wants is to make some extra money to pay off his dad’s medical bills. He never intended to be tied to beds while making the Benjamins. Miryam Wexler never intended to be dumped by her fiancé before their wedding. But she was. Now all she wants is to put her life back together and not tell her grandmother about her humiliation...
  • The Unmasking of Kelly James by Belle Chapin

    The Unmasking of Kelly James by Belle Chapin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After college, I was on my way to my own happily ever after. But three years later, I’m back in town–jobless, homeless, and heartbroken. My life needs a restart–and my chance comes in the form of a grumpy widower with three charismatic daughters and a desperate need for a live-in nanny.Jonah Thatcher is moody, sullen, and expects his house to be ruled with an iron fist...
  • Not On The Agenda: A Steamy Office Age Gap Lesbian Romance by Chloe Peterson

    Not On The Agenda: A Steamy Office Age Gap Lesbian Romance by Chloe Peterson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Breaking down the walls around a broken heart is no simple task in this steamy age-gap, office romance. After the takeover of her family business, 30-year-old Frankie vows to keep her parents’ shop unchanged. Her plan breaks down when the mystery woman who saved her from a horrible first date walks in and announces she’s the new owner...
  • A Cup of Zodiac by Alexis Gorgun

    A Cup of Zodiac by Alexis Gorgun

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From author Alexis Gorgun comes a steamy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy series. Indulge in this modern twist on Bridget Jones’s Diary.Zoey Phillips made one rule when she fled to Portland—no more relationships. Too bad she didn’t account for a tattooed, bearded, and grumpy coffee shop owner called Anders Watson...
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