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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

    Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two old friends, one hot summer, a whole load of confusion. Poppy Jenkins makes everyone smile. She’s the heart of Wells, a beautiful village in mid-Wales, leaving light and laughter in her wake. She has a doting family, an errant dog and a little sister with a nose for mischief...
  • 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...
  • Mutual Benefits by H.P. Munro

    Mutual Benefits by H.P. Munro

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Coming out to your loved ones is stressful, so when Hannah Melville’s family not only accept but celebrate her accidental announcement, it should be a relief. Which it would be, if Hannah was gay.Ashley West isn’t looking for a relationship. When she’s set up by her mother on a blind date, she’s ready to nip any expectations in the bud. She’s less prepared for her love interest to be straight...
  • A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson

    A Woman Trapped by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lizzie Petrie doesn’t know how to handle life in the best of times. When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion...
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    lgbtq  humor  wlw  contemporary  lesbian-mc  comedy  audiobook  fiction
  • 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...
  • 69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer

    69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    After personal assistant Kiersten Abbott wins sixty-nine million dollars in the lotto, she suddenly has more than enough money to quit her impossibly demanding job. But where’s the fun in that? She decides to stay and exact a little revenge on her insufferable ass of a boss. Billionaire Cole Harrington quickly figures out something’s afoot with his usually agreeable personal assistant...
  • The Billionaire Book Club by Max Monroe

    The Billionaire Book Club by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Billionaire Book Club Questionnaire #1: Who is your least favorite character in the book? Me—Caplin Hawkins. I am an absolute idiot. #2: Who is your favorite character? Gorgeous, addictive, insanely challenging Ruby. She’s smart, driven, self-confident, and so beautiful, she makes my chest ache. #3 What is your biggest takeaway from the story? Ruby Rockford and I are meant to be...
  • Deal Maker by Lily Morton

    Deal Maker by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Sometimes your mouth makes deals that your heart can’t honour.Jude is a highly successful model, but a very reluctant one. His life is full of casual hook-ups with pretty men in glamorous locations, but it’s still empty. However, circumstances decreed a long time ago that this was his path, so he’s resolutely stayed on it and accepted his fate with good grace...
  • Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Harvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub...
  • The Nanny and the Hothead by Krista Sandor

    The Nanny and the Hothead by Krista Sandor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Charlotte Ames despises hotheads. You know the type. The growly, perma-scowling bully who blows his top at the slightest inconvenience. And her former boss, Top Chef Mitch Elliott, is the king of all hotheads. How big of a jerk is he? Big enough to make her hurl a salad at the guy. Those vegetables didn’t ask to be strewn across the floor...
  • Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A swoony, age gap, brother’s best friend, runaway bride romance from bestselling author, Chelle Sloan...
  • 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...
  • 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 . .
  • Desserts for Stressed People by Letizia Lorini

    Desserts for Stressed People by Letizia Lorini

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Nothing brings stressed people together like desserts.Revenge is a dish best served scorching hot. That’s why professionally stressed and dessert loving Heaven Wilson creates a fake profile on the app her cheating boyfriend is using to find hookups...
  • 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...
  • My Favorite Boss by Melanie Moreland

    My Favorite Boss by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Get ready to laugh out loud in the office from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland - My new boss—Alexander BaneAptly named since he’s the bane of my existence.Please isn’t in his vocabulary.He grunts, growls, and demands.If only he didn’t look so sexy when doing so.If only his mouth weren’t so addictive when kissing mine.He’s quickly becoming my favorite boss.Which is wrong...
  • The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn

    The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Why am I holding a box of stolen memorabilia formerly owned by my ex-boyfriend's boss in my arms? It's called . . . revenge. After failing my last semester for my masters degree, I decided to come back to my hometown of Almond Bay and wallow in self pity while my boyfriend told me everything was going to be okay. To my dismay, instead of open arms, he greeted me with a box to move my things...
  • See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn

    See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    "Did you have relations with my brother . . ." Good question. I’d like to preface this by saying it was never my intention to ever get involved in a workplace romance, let alone get involved with the most surly, agitating, and pompous man I’ve ever met who just so happens to be my new friend’s brother...
  • That Guy by Kim Jones

    That Guy by Kim Jones

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    He’s That Guy. You know, the hero in almost every romance novel. The super-rich, powerful CEO who is beyond sexy. Lives in a penthouse. Is wicked in bed. Has massive…feet. Is kind of a jerk, but really he’s not because he harbors some major secret that, once revealed, explains why he is the way he is—therefore completely redeeming himself and making all the readers who hated to love him swoon…...
  • Men or Paws by Rich Amooi

    Men or Paws by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Watch a dog for three weeks, get fifteen thousand dollars. Piece of cake, right?Wrong.First, I have to stay in my client’s guesthouse while he’s in the main house working on an important project. That may not sound so bad, but HE is Hollywood’s Bad Boy, Rocco Romano, voted “Sexiest Man Alive.”The guy could charm the pants off a mannequin.Luckily he’s not my type.Seriously...
  • 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...
  • Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent

    Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Power outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes...
  • Set My Heart Bonfire by Marika Ray

    Set My Heart Bonfire by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a dashing millionaire who thinks everything in life is one big joke, probably because he bathes in piles of money each morning. He’s also my new neighbor, and after a humiliating experience in the cemetery that is my backyard, he becomes my shadow, showing up everywhere just to annoy me.I’m not a fan of happy people...
  • The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe

    The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Keep it simple, stupid.After spending his whole life taking care of his family, Fernando Lopez is ready for simple. His younger brothers have grown up and moved out of the house. His mom is stable—or as close to stable as she’s ever going to get. He’s even got a shot at his dream job if he can just play his cards right.Everything is going great until one morning, Fer finds a baby in his kitchen...
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    lgbtq  age-gap  slow-burn  humor  grumpy-mc  romance  mlm  contemporary
  • 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...
  • Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falon Whyte books a cruise for her girlfriend of two years. What she hopes will be a fun vacation quickly turns out to be a nightmare. Falon is normally a woman who can roll with the punches, but life delivers a series of blows that knock her on her butt and leave her stranded in Honduras with the company of an uptight woman she doesn’t like. Haley Hollis isn’t having a good time, either...
  • Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer

    Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Coming out is easier when you’ve got someone by your side. At least that’s how the hyper-private Quinn Kincaid sees it. When her publicist suggests a good old-fashioned sham of a Hollywood relationship, Quinn reluctantly agrees...
  • Once Upon a Grump by Penelope Bloom

    Once Upon a Grump by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He keeps himself hidden away from the world in his fancy office.He’s a grumpy caveman in a suit.If you do see him, you don’t make eye contact.You don’t get in his way. You definitely don’t cross him.And whatever you do, absolutely do not start to fall for him.Whoopsie.Mr. Untouchable just made the mistake of hiring Ms. Not So Good At Following Rules (that’s me).Maybe I should rewind a bit here...
  • The Ego by Penelope Bloom

    The Ego by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something is very wrong with my downstairs neighbor.For starters? She appears completely immune to my charms.It's odd... Downright suspicious.But beneath those frowns and pantsuits, I know she feels the connection, too.Why else would she keep filing noise complaints against me?It’s like a cry for help...
  • Big Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Big Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s kind of a big dill.An enemies-to-lovers, secret boss, gut-splittingly hilarious rom com from USA Today bestselling author J.J. Knight.They call me Big Pickle.It’s not what you think.(Although that’s true too.)I happen to be the oldest Pickle in the family deli business. And we have the best salami.Take that one however you like...
  • 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...
  • Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

    Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Maxx Reynolds needs help.His shop, house, and life are all in a state of disarray.In desperation, he turns to the internet to hire a new employee, thinking it will make his life easierWhat he expects is a fellow named Charly.What he gets is a quirky, sassy, red-head namedCharlynn who runs circles around him.And she’s all woman.He can’t stand her.He can’t keep his hands off her either...
  • Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker

    Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Malachi Keogh finds himself in a job he neither wanted nor asked for when his father, boss of Sydney’s postal service, sends him to the end of the business line, aka The Dead Letter Office. Malachi expects tedious and boring but instead discovers a warehouse with a quirky bunch of misfit co-workers, including a stoic and nerdy boss, Julian Pollard...
  • The Billionaire Boss Next Door by Max Monroe

    The Billionaire Boss Next Door by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    My new boss has it all. In spades. Gorgeous green eyes? Check.Hard-and-sexy body? Check.Intelligence? Check.Success? A big fat billionaire… Check.Too bad I haven’t started out on the best foot.My big mouth has already turned him against me, and tempting good looks and success aside, Trent Turner is no peach either...
  • Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

    Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Cameron Fletcher and Lucas Hensley are advertising executives who have Sixty Five Hours to pull together the campaign of their careers. Sixty Five Hours to get along. Sixty Five Hours to not kill each other. Sixty Five Hours to fall in love. ** First published in 2012. No additional content has been added...
  • Getting the Axe by Nikki Mays

    Getting the Axe by Nikki Mays

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elle has gone through so much in her life. After dealing with an overbearing and abusive father the last thing that she wants to deal with is having a jerk for a boss. Luckily for her that two out of the three are sweethearts. Unfortunately, the grumpy one just happens to be the sexiest man that she's ever seen. Too bad he can't seem to keep his mouth shut...
  • Caulk Tease by Megan Green, Alexandria Bishop

    Caulk Tease by Megan Green, Alexandria Bishop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 /ˈ𝗸𝗮̈𝗸ˌ𝘁𝗲̄𝘇/: 𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁. Six weeks ago I was broke, alone, and about to be homeless. Six weeks ago I had zero intention of moving back to Winchester, Colorado—aka Mayberry on crack. Six weeks ago a one-night stand had never crossed my mind...
  • Surrender to the Stars by Swati M.H.

    Surrender to the Stars by Swati M.H.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vik Bedi was not supposed to be the one.Arrogant, smooth-talking surgeons—who also happen to be Geminis—are bad news. Our chemistry might be off the charts, but I’ve been burned by guys like him before.You’d think I’d have learned my lesson . . .But in a moment of weakness, I foolishly allowed a one-time fling to get him out of my system...
  • Where Love Leads by K.C. Luck

    Where Love Leads by K.C. Luck

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love leads where you least expect it.When socialite Melanie Sotheby finds herself abandoned on the wrong side of Los Angeles, she has few options. With no phone, credit cards, or identification, the means to get back home to New York seem slim. Not until she is rescued by a tall, dark stranger in the middle of the night does Melanie think of a plan...
  • Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  book  comedy  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • 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...
  • Peanut by Lucy Watson

    Peanut by Lucy Watson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Unpublished 7/22**A slow-burn friends-to-lovers standalone featuring Nick from Shortcake. Note to self: Next time your life falls apart, don’t hobble your broken ass back to your hometown to hide out. You think it will buy you time to glue yourself back together, but it won’t.Why not?Nicolas freaking MacGregor.You remember him, right? Your stepbrother’s best friend...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  grumpy-mc  humor  slow-burn  workplace  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Love Language by Jax Calder

    Love Language by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AshtonI’ve shared an office with Dominic, the grumpy raincloud to my endless sunshine, for three and a half years. My roommates and colleagues are convinced I’m obsessed with him, and okay, maybe I am slightly curious about what he signed to me at the staff mid-winter party...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  grumpy-mc  workplace  humor  romance  mlm  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole

    Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I, Faith Parisi, love my life. I have the best job—resident sex-advice diva for Visage magazine—I have the best friends, and I live in the best city in the world. Things are pretty damn fabulous. That is, until Henry “Harry” Sinclair III comes crashing back into my world like a bad case of herpes.⁣⁣I hate the way Harry’s lip curls in contempt whenever he sees me...
  • The Roommate Arrangement by Jae

    The Roommate Arrangement by Jae

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A feisty comedian. A former cop with a wounded heart. An unusual roommate arrangement…Comedian Stephanie Renshaw hopes to finally get her big break in LA. A chance encounter lands her the perfect apartment close to the comedy clubs, but it comes with a catch: she needs a roommate to afford the rent.Enter Rae Coleman, a former police officer working the door at one of the top comedy clubs...
  • Funny Business by Kayley Loring

    Funny Business by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A single dad, a model, and a comedian walk into a bar… They’re all Owen Brodie. It’s only funny if you aren’t the hilarious struggling comedian who has been hired to be his son’s nanny for the stand-up tour.Dear Ms. Hogan,I’m emailing to offer you the job as my son’s nanny because Sam had a temper tantrum when I told him I can’t hire you to come on my stand-up tour with us...
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