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  • The Merger by Adriana Locke

    The Merger by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Crushes are harmless—unless they involve your best friend’s grumpy, off-limits brother.Gannon Brewer is the epitome of my type. He’s at least ten years older than me, emotionally unavailable, and highly disagreeable—a walking red flag in a tailored suit. But do I listen to that? No...
  • Starting Over Scottish: A Grumpy Sunshine Holiday Romance by Tricia O'Malley

    Starting Over Scottish: A Grumpy Sunshine Holiday Romance by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rason & Eliza by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rason Harper is all about family and tradition. Raised by two loving parents, he’s not willing to sacrifice his future for the wrong woman. After a dating catastrophe makes him decide to give up on love, his mind is changed in an instant when a quick conversation with his favorite bookworm gives him the chance to get to know her better...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  stalking  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Wicked Heart by Ivy Layne

    Wicked Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finn Sawyer hates everything about being back in Sawyers Bend. He walked away from his family years before, living off his wits and skills in the kitchen, refining his craft as he worked his way across Europe. Then the father who left him for dead is murdered, and the will offers Finn a chance at his dream...
  • Drink It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman

    Drink It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Quinn Donovan is a single dad with too much on his plate. He is surrounded by his wild and crazy family at home and at work while raising two little girls who are the light of his life. When a complete stranger swoops in to help him when he needs it most only to then disappear without a word, it seems he’s lost his chance to get to know her...
  • Haven by Bella Matthews

    Haven by Bella Matthews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a former Olympic figure skater whose world turned upside down. He’s a pro-football player who never let go of the past. What happens when these two finally have their second chance and a stalker threatens everything?Brandon Dixon came into my life like a quiet storm. Powerful and intense. I was sure he was my fresh start. But it turned out life had other plans...
  • Wild Side by Lacey Black

    Wild Side by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JamesonLast man standing. I’ve watched all three of my friends fall in love with no desire to ever follow in their footsteps. Collectively, we own the hottest restaurant, bar, and brewery in town. They are a few of the places I find peace, a refuge against this cruel world. When I’m on the stage playing music, everything just seems to fade away.Until I saw her...
  • Enchant Me by Red Phoenix

    Enchant Me by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Romance meets wicked funAfter the wedding of the century, Brie is whisked off to begin her honeymoon. She falls madly in love with the romance of the city, enjoying the delights of its secret BDSM society. Brie is then transported to the wickedness of the isle, where Master will play out his own private fantasies... But Fate is a cruel mistress the two must fight...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  poc-mc  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  epic
  • Finding Forever by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Finding Forever by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You’re invited to the comeback arena tour of the century…and just maybe a wedding too.   Who: Malachi Shawcross and Richelle Crandall (you can call her Ricki or Elle, she answers to both...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Lucky Baby by Taryn Quinn

    Lucky Baby by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The deal: for Tish to help me get my best friend engaged—done! The terms: payback in any form Tish wishes. Hopefully to include hours of favors of the physical persuasion, no reciprocation needed.The reality: rebuilding her old farmhouse practically from the ground up for her family’s upcoming visit on short notice...
  • Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dylan Mitchell wants to get married.However, after seven years of being engaged, that’s looking slightly doubtful. After going through ten wedding planners, they’re gaining a reputation somewhat akin to Henry the Eighth on the wedding circuit.Gabe has vetoed symbolic dove releases, forests of flowers, fire-eating performers, and puce as a wedding colour...
  • Shadow and Skulls by L.M. Terry

    Shadow and Skulls by L.M. Terry

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shadow and SkullsKelsieBeing adopted by Big Dan and Lily was the equivalent of winning the lottery. When they found me, I was like a dried-up plant that had been neglected. My leaves were brittle. My roots stunted. They took me in, pruned me, planted me in nutrient rich soil, and began to water me daily.But as I grew, as all cared for plants do, I slowly began to outgrow my pot...
  • Cougar From Hell by Marika Ray

    Cougar From Hell by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have my fresh start in a new town, this time a widow with a preteen daughter who rolls her eyes enough to make them stay that way. Too bad my past mistake is also here to greet me. Daxon Hellman. Town a-hole. Hot young contractor hired to build my house in the woods.It’s only when I’m face-to-face with him for the first time that I realize he’s the mystery man from two years ago...
  • Up the Ladder by Ana D'Arcy

    Up the Ladder by Ana D'Arcy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Genevieve sets out to conquer her bedroom insecurities, a captivating and tattooed devil challenges her rule of not getting attached.Genevieve has it all-great job, stunning apartment, perfect boyfriend... When the latter dumps her for being terrible in bed, she sets out to prove him wrong...
  • Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae

    Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date.” ~ Nonna Russo Maddox CruzSingle dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion...
  • Mail Order Groom by A.N. Boyden

    Mail Order Groom by A.N. Boyden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nina O'Neil is a successful physical therapist looking to settle down, but without all the hoopla and disappointment that dating in the modern age brings. Despite the stern warnings she received from her family and friends, Nina signs up for a mail-order groom service in hopes of finding true love.It didn't take much for Nina to fall for Zane Doran, an accomplished hedge fund manager...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  poc-mc  stalking  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • All I've Wanted All I've Needed by A.E. Valdez

    All I've Wanted All I've Needed by A.E. Valdez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Harlow Shaw feels naïve for believing in happily ever afters but she craves a love that lights her up.She thought she had it all with her boyfriend. Until his promising baseball career overshadows their relationship and he asks her a life changing question. It causes her to wonder if what they have is all she ever truly wanted.Harlow is yearning for more than the curated life she is living...
  • Downfall by Evelyn Sola

    Downfall by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He thought he had his life figured out, but he had no idea.Summer Madison is the opposite of everything Maxwell Sutton finds attractive in a woman. And yet, here he is, fighting powerful feelings for the new personal assistant his brother hired while he was out of town.Everything about her is wrong, yet his thoughts are consumed with nothing but her...
  • Otterly Irresistible by Erin Nicholas

    Otterly Irresistible by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What happens when a smoking hot, but grouchy vet meets a sunny and sassy optimist? An opposites attract, grumpy boss, small town romance that's otterly irresistible. Broody wildlife veterinarian Griffin Foster is done. Done trying to save the world. Done getting attached...
  • Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An adorkable author and an outgoing club kid as roommates only results in one thing—shenanigans! And of course, love.Love beyond the binary, serving up low angst trans romances at Randy's DinerWritten at Randy’s is a low angst M/X roommates to lovers romance between a reclusive trans male author and a life of the party bigender club kid that reads as a standalone...
  • Want You Bad by Julia Wolf

    Want You Bad by Julia Wolf

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m a mess disguised in a pristine package. Routine and order are the only things keeping me sane these days. That is, until Charlie Hamada shows up in my small town and blasts my orderly (boring) life to bits.Charming, spontaneous, and quirky Charlie has decided his mission is to turn me into a rebel...and I like being just a little bit bad more than I ever thought I would...
  • Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Fire and Rain by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book contains adult content. Readers be advised.Aries ‘Flame’ Creed is not the kind of man you want to cross. He’s rough around the edges, revenge-seeking, shrewd and nobody’s pushover. After living through a checkered past and a nasty divorce, single fatherhood and a successful motorcycle sales and repair shop in Atlanta, GA keep him on his toes...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  poc-mc  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Heartbreak & Cupcakes by Shawna Renae

    Heartbreak & Cupcakes by Shawna Renae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex VaughnThe last thing I wanted was to be named San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor. The title alone was misleading. I wasn’t a bachelor. I was a widower and single father. One who wasn’t available or interested.Well... there was one person who might have piqued my interest. Cupcake Girl. But interest and intent are two very different things...
  • Mail Order Groom II by A.N. Boyden

    Mail Order Groom II by A.N. Boyden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life for Zane and Nina is going better than expected. The couple symbolically ties the knot on Zane's former eviction date and discovers a few months later that they are expecting Zane Jr. The nursery is outfitted, the maternity photos are framed, the baby shower invitations are in the mail, and the couple is looking forward to the future. However, life rarely goes as planned.Zane Jr...
    Categorized as:
    humor  stalking  steamy  family  dark  poc-mc  romance  contemporary
  • Not As Planned by Harlow James

    Not As Planned by Harlow James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “So you’re single?” “Are you seriously hitting on me right now while I have breastmilk all over my shirt?”When Grant Thomas, the handsome stranger standing in front of me in line at the coffee shop, stripped his uniform shirt off and handed it to me, I could have sworn I was on an episode of Punked...
  • Man Splain by Vanessa Vale

    Man Splain by Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's literally my job to make sure everything goes to plan. I'm really f-ing good at it. But when the beautiful coffee shop owner refuses a corporate loan to keep her business afloat solely because we had a slightly-drunk quickie, it makes me crazy. Insane. Frustrated. Turned on. Especially when I discover the stubborn woman chooses instead to be a cam girl to pay her bills...
  • Boone by Laramie Briscoe

    Boone by Laramie Briscoe

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

    Good Time Boyfriend by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new town. A new bar. A new life.At least, that’s what I’m hoping for.I moved to Denver to try to piece my family back together, but I have no idea how to do that.Then the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen walks into my bar, and I think things are looking up.She needs a fake boyfriend for the night and I’m all too eager to play along...
  • Enforcing the Rules by Nicole James

    Enforcing the Rules by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a standalone, enemies-to-lovers, steamy biker romance.Utah—I’m the Enforcer for the RBMC’s Durango Chapter, hunting down the two-bit scumbag who stole from my club.He’s a dead man walking.The problem is a sexy little hellcat named Kate keeps getting in my way.She’s a bounty hunter and after the same trash as me...
  • Under Your Spell by Laura Wood

    Under Your Spell by Laura Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She only wants three things. He isn't one of them... Dumped by her cheating ex, fired from her dream job, about to lose her flat: Clementine Monroe is not having a good day. So when her sisters get her drunk and suggest reviving a childhood ritual called the breakup spell, she doesn’t see the harm in it...
  • A Collision of Stars by Georgia Stone

    A Collision of Stars by Georgia Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One summer. One bucket list.No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which is unfortunate, as a barista in a busy London coffee shop. Bored, cynical and deathly sarcastic, she’s built up walls for a reason. Despite attempts from her best friend to shake up her routine, Ava refuses to do anything to disrupt her carefully curated life...
  • Falling First Hell by Marika Ray

    Falling First Hell by Marika Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m unemployed and down to my last dollar—thank you, stranger, who bought my coffee when my card was declined this morning. If that wasn’t bad enough, I just T-boned the truck belonging to the guy I was meeting on a first date.Ethan Hellman, small-town sweetheart with a secret, and an instant—unbelievable—love for me despite the condition of his truck.It’s not that I don’t believe in love per se...
  • Bratva Angel by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Angel by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Our worlds couldn’t be further apart…She’s light. I’m dark. She’s an angel. I’m a devil.I’ll never walk away from my life with the bratva.My only choice is to bring her in.She’s mine and always will be.Maybe she doesn’t know we’re soulmates yet, but I have since we met.I’ll do anything to protect her. No one’s foolish enough to stop me...
  • Wedlocked by Cambria Hebert

    Wedlocked by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s no secret that, over the past couple years, Elite has been through it. For real, when I look around, I think, Two billion years of evolution for this?But even with the heaping pile of crazy tossed at us on the regular, we still have each other’s backs and are stronger than ever. With Westbrook’s winter break coming up, it’s time Elite got their relax on...
  • Ten of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Ten of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The synopsis is coming...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  stalking  family  dark  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
  • The Has-Been and the Hot Mess by Isabel Jordan

    The Has-Been and the Hot Mess by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her job is to resurrect his image. Falling for him is not part of the plan...Kendall Quinn is a PR goddess. Meanwhile, her love life is a complete mess. So, when her latest romantic disaster leaves her jobless and homeless, it's time to take drastic measures. And that means dragging a grumpy, has-been rock star kicking and screaming back into the limelight. The job will be easy...
  • Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s known for getting in over her head—and having a great time doing it. She’s aware her shenanigans rub her brother’s sexy friend the wrong way, but getting a rise out of the arrogant surgeon is one of her favorite pastimes. Women are carefully compartmentalized in his life—to his bedroom. Women who don’t mind his take-charge tendencies...
  • Things I Read About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Things I Read About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was never supposed to see him again. And my family just hired him as my personal bodyguard...Sally Canton wanted one week. Just one week where she was not, well, herself. Not the quirky kid sister. Not the smart sidekick. Not the baby of the Canton family (as in the massive greeting card empire, Canton International.) One last Spring Break as the main character in her own story...
  • Pity Party by Whitney Dineen

    Pity Party by Whitney Dineen

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What do you do when you own a bridal salon and can’t seem to seal the deal on a romance of your own? You have what your mother refers to as a pity party. Then you enlist the help of your friends and get busy changing your destiny...
  • Slow Dancing by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Slow Dancing by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #1.3│Isla Moore is the fake girlfriend of billionaire Kaden Bretton. But Kaden is suffering from temporary blindness and still thinks he's dating his real girlfriend, Evangeline, who's actually buried six-feet underground...
  • Adios Pantalones by J. Sterling

    Adios Pantalones by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ryan Fisher is a hopeless romantic. He wants to fall in love and doesn't care who knows it. But he's selective and refuses to fall for just anyone... he's looking for the "right" woman. When he runs into single mom Sofia one morning, his life is turned upside down. She doesn't think he's the right kind of guy for her. He's determined to show her how wrong she is...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  poc-mc  stalking  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Hard by Donna Alam

    Hard by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A man walks into a coffee shop and gets offered a job in the movies. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Or every man’s fantasy. Until I remember I’m trying to be a good man. A single father. One who doesn’t do casual relationships, Let alone get paid for s*x. But for those curves and that mouth? Any man might be tempted . . . ~*~ It was an honest mistake . .
  • Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish

    Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight.They’re not wrong.My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core.After our messy breakup, Hayden Shaw swore he’d never come back to Valentine, Texas...
  • Written in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Written in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Brand New Full Length Novel in the Bestselling Montgomery Ink Series where the quiet, inked Montgomery finds his match in the woman with a fiery passion and a past full of secrets.There's nothing worse for a writer than missing a deadline. For Griffin Montgomery, his failure to do what he loves comes at a blow...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  stalking  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Stone Cold Notes (The Seasons Change) by Julia Wolf

    Stone Cold Notes (The Seasons Change) by Julia Wolf

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They called him Stone Cold.Once upon a time, I called him my pen pal.When I wrote to Callum Rose five years ago, I never expected a response. He was an up and coming rock star, afterall, and I was just a shy seventeen-year-old. He did write back though, and through hundreds of emails, we became best friends.Until the day we unknowingly broke each other’s heart...
  • Love Me Tomorrow by Maria Luis

    Love Me Tomorrow by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They call her America’s Sweetheart. And me? I’m the so-called “inked god” she dumped on TV. I’ve tried to forget her. I’ve tried to move on. Until I discover that her family is opening a new restaurant next to my tattoo parlor. If I were a gentleman, I’d offer my congratulations and go my own way. If I were a gentleman, I’d let her be . . . but I’m not...
  • Path To Redemption by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Redemption by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rising boxer Jaxon Cage is known to be a fighter on and off the ring. He's a man on a mission; redeeming the death of his little brother, who was on his way to becoming a boxing star. Jaxon holds himself accountable for his brother's death and now takes his place in the ring to continue his dream. Turns out, he's a natural...
  • Never Kiss the Bad Boy by Lauren Landish

    Never Kiss the Bad Boy by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A full plate? More like an overflowing platter.The last thing I have time for is the bad boy next door.Even if he’s hot, sweaty, muscled, pierced, and makes sexy promises that keep me on edge.Survival Mode is how I live. My ghost kitchen is the place to be for every work crew in the city, and I bust my butt from sunup to sun down, while rubbing every nickel and dime together to scrape by...
  • Glove Save by Teagan Hunter

    Glove Save by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’ve been told I’m the grumpiest goalie in the league, and that may be the case, but who cares when I’m also killing it this season? The Carolina Comets are currently on a record-breaking run, and I intend to keep it that way.This means the last thing I need is distractions, but my mother didn’t get that memo...
  • 13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen

    13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Autumn ha crecido en hogares de acogida y su pasado es como un lienzo en blanco...
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