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  • Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place."Three things I know about Eli:1. I broke his heart over a decade ago.2. The reason I left him was unspeakable . A secret I've kept hidden all these years.3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with him . How is this my life!?!Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life...
  • Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She's an investigative journalist in trouble. He's a billionaire CEO who has sworn off women for the foreseeable future, but has the ability to save her. They're two people who belong together and never really recognize it until the unthinkable happens!I've known Chase Durand since childhood. He's drop-dead gorgeous, sophisticated, ridiculously wealthy, and wildly intelligent...
  • ENTANGLED PURSUITS by Brenda Jackson

    ENTANGLED PURSUITS by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WHEN DANGER ARRIVES, REAL MEN TAKE ACTION Detective Andrew Logan hears that Detective Antonia Oliver is back in town. It's been four years since they were involved in a hot, heavy, and steamy affair. Andrew's life gets complicated when Toni is assigned as his new partner. Paired together, they try hard to ignore the sexual chemistry that's stronger than ever between them...
  • Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning

    Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bad Boy... Billionaire... Baby Brother... Who is the real Jonah Steele? Video game mogul Jonah Steele may be a billionaire , but as the youngest brother in a family of alphas, his struggle to prove his worth is all-consuming. Although he saved his hometown from ruin, he can’t forgive himself for the biggest failure of his life...
  • Black: Triple Crown Publications Presents by Tracy Brown

    Black: Triple Crown Publications Presents by Tracy Brown

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who said the streets don't love nobody? Black is the novel that shatters the myth. Kaia didn't choose the streets. The streets chose her. Tossed from a broken home, Kaia is forced to learn the hard way just how grimy street life can be. Shedding her innocence, Kaia, overnight it seems, goes from being an often overlooked, stepped upon and crushed little girl, to a woman...
  • Rebel Lion by Anna Lowe

    Rebel Lion by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lion shifter Dell O’Roarke has never been serious about life, but life is about to get serious with him. The beautiful stranger who’s just arrived in Maui isn’t just looking for anyone — she’s looking for him. And that’s not just any surprise she’s brought along — it’s a baby who looks a hell of a lot like Dell. Soon, he discovers there’s more at stake than his lifestyle as a swinging bachelor...
  • Road to Love by Nicole Falls

    Road to Love by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerson Parker is a walking ball of stress. Still reeling from the untimely demise of a relationship that she thought would last forever, work strain, & longstanding family drama, she is in dire need of respite. A freak occurrence coupled with a little bit of desperation to get away from it all leads her on an adventure—a cross-country road trip back to her hometown of Ragston, MI...
  • My Wounded Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    My Wounded Billionaire by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never fall in love with a wounded hero… Since I turned thirty, all I can think about is having a baby. Someone of my own I can love. Someone who won’t break my heart. But I don’t want another relationship ever again. I thought about going to a clinic. But I like the idea of knowing the identity of the father of my child, even if we’re not an item. So I pick Marc...
  • Hearts Entwined by Ellie Masters

    Hearts Entwined by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes opposites do way more than attract …Noodles has it all. As keyboardist for Angel Fire, he’s been living the rockstar lifestyle since he was sixteen. Parties, groupies, plenty of free time to surf … everything is perfect. But lately, he’s been feeling out of sorts. Aimless. Bored...
  • Bastard Prince by Nana Malone

    Bastard Prince by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author, Nana Malone, comes a deliciously royal, roommates to lovers romance. Lucas... I'll never stop fighting for her...no matter the stakes. A year ago I found out I was a long lost prince. But with one lie, that’s all been undone. But prince or pauper, I’m not going to stop fighting for Bryna. She may be the only thing I can count on right now...
  • Teasing the Princess by Nana Malone

    Teasing the Princess by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Roone … She’s gone. Someone took her from me. I knew I wasn’t supposed to fall in love. But I did it anyway. And now it might have cost my princess - the princess - her life. I won’t stop until I find her. But when I do, I’ll need to stay away. She won’t survive the scandal. There’s no way I can love her and protect her. I'll have to choose one...
  • Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already...
  • The Billionaire’s Second Chance by Weston Parker

    The Billionaire’s Second Chance by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fake it with me.That’s what he wanted. My best friend’s brother.Oh, you know the one.Tall. Messy brown hair. Rich as hell.And my ex-boyfriend that I let go years ago to give him freedom to make something of himself.But the past is the past, and honestly, I’m broke.I could use a pick-me-up, and his offer not only helps my pocketbook, but lets me get some points with my best friend too...
  • Bane by Brenda Jackson

    Bane by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's last Westmoreland bachelor is a navy SEAL on a mission to protect the woman who got away…  After five years, navy SEAL Brisbane Westmoreland is back home on his ranch and ready to reclaim the woman he left behind. But when he tracks her to Dallas, he's in for a shock...
  • Triplets for the Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Triplets for the Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The bad boy millionaire walked away from an avalanche lucky to be alive...But his eyesight is left jeopardized.I've trained my entire life for this.And I'm the best in the business.But, one thing I'm NOT prepared for...Is the intense desire I have for the sexiest man I've ever treated.Patrick is everything I never realized I wanted...Irish. Gorgeous. Filthy rich.And world-famous...
  • The Mitus Touch by Stoni Alexander

    The Mitus Touch by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She's desperate for the one man she must avoid at all costs... ​ Wealth manager Brigit Farnay despises Colton Mitus. And with good reason. He ripped away her family’s company during the most painful time in her life. Forced to work with him, she can’t deny that Colton is gorgeous, brilliant, commanding. And the enemy. Her traitorous body craves his touch every moment of every day...
  • Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Langston has finally taken his place among the Trinity Masters, America’s most powerful secret society, and he’s ready to stand at the altar to meet his trinity. However, when the Grand Master, Juliet, pairs him in an arranged menage marriage with Rich and Mina, he finds himself struggling to fit into this society he’s only just discovered...
  • Bodyguard to the Billionaire by Nana Malone

    Bodyguard to the Billionaire by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Derrick Arlington is one of the world's most eligible billionaires. Voted Sexiest Man Alive—two years running. And I just so happen to look exactly like him. It’s never come in handy until I get offered an actual job out of it. It was supposed to be so simple. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in as his body double for a few weeks, go back to my life...
  • TJ by SJ McCoy

    TJ by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TJ Davenport isn’t looking for love. It’s the last thing on his mind. He’s rebuilding his life after his last tour of duty. Thanks to his brother, he’s living in LA and finding new purpose working with the vets at the community center. He’s finding his feet again and doing okay—not great—but okay. He’s slowly coming to terms with what he saw and what he lived through...
  • Total Meltdown by Elle James

    Total Meltdown by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An elementary teacher during the school year, Lily Grayson hires out as an au pair during the summer in order to travel expenses-paid to exotic locations with wealthy families with children. When one of her students suggests she apply for a summer job with his family going to Costa Rica, she jumps at the chance...
  • Bravery's Sin by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Bravery's Sin by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unbearable loss. A man willing to kill for her. A future they’ll never have. Brilliant, beautiful...and scarred, Nyx Kata is living on borrowed time. In a race to find the villain threatening to destroy the Masters Admiralty, Nyx is forced to face the terrifying secrets of her past. Secrets...and a man...she can no longer run from...
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  • Garnet by Helen Hardt

    Garnet by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He'll protect her no matter what...even from herself.As Garnet, professional volleyball player Aspen Davis was hunted on an island in the South Pacific by depraved men who paid millions for the privilege. While her athleticism initially gave her an edge, it turned into a hindrance when her tormentors saw her as a challenge. Scarred and mentally exhausted, she's blocked out a lot of the memories...
  • Kelex by Blue Saffire

    Kelex by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***Trigger Physical assault/abuse A**hole Club KelexAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents Book 6 The A**hole Series Kelex I walked in on my father as he massacred a man. From that day I vowed never to be that monster. I’ve been avoiding the family business anyway I can. However, one night changes everything...
  • Stranger In My Arms by Rochelle Alers

    Stranger In My Arms by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Orphaned at birth and shuttled between foster homes, CIA agent Merrick Grayslake has made a practice of not letting anyone get close to him. But he finds that his emotions are at risk when he is introduced to Alexandra Cole. It has been all work and not enough play for Alex. And what little social life she's had has been on hold for a year while she completes her graduate degree...
  • My First Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker

    My First Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love isn’t for the black sheep of the family. Believe me. I’m him. Roses. Chocolates. Love notes. Bullshit. Until it isn’t. Never in a million years did I expect to fall in love. Let alone with her. My favorite childhood enemy. This girl used to make my blood boil just by walking in the room. Now she does other things to me with nothing more than a look...
  • Hidden Agenda by Rochelle Alers

    Hidden Agenda by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Powerful, predatory, irresistibly male, Matt Sterling has been called a soldier of fortune--and worse. But for Eve Blackwell, he's the perfect man for a dangerous job: to track down Alejandro Delgado, Eve's wealty ex-husband, into Mexico. There, he must rescue Eve's young son Chris, who has been abducted by his vengeful father...
  • The Long Con by Lexxi James

    The Long Con by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trust me. Some men are made for the con. He's hot. Charming. Sexy.And don't forget wealthy.He can have any woman he wants.Except one.Most women look at him like a sugar daddy. Or a baby daddy.But the way she looked at him was different.Like he wasn't worth her time.Well, she just became worth his.She's smart. Sassy. Slated to be the next CEO.Her head is on business.Her curves beg to be touched...
  • My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker

    My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My rich father paid off my mother to never tell us who we belonged to.And now my uncle from that family wants to reunite the family.Not a chance. Besides, I’ve got my own shit to focus on.Like my best friend’s little sister. She’s completely off limits.But there’s something that sparked between us a long, long time ago.I need to know if she’s the one. Sure feels like it...
  • My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker

    My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being a billionaire bad boy brings more trouble than it’s worth.My business is my focus and helping vets is the gig.It’s fulfilling and keeps me busy, but love decided to poke its nosy self into my life recently.The pretty single mom at the bookstore down the way is way too much to ignore.She’s stunning, smart, and has me pacing the floor wanting to know more about her...
  • The Billionaire's Homecoming by Christina Tetreault

    The Billionaire's Homecoming by Christina Tetreault

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since the day Brett Sherbrooke entered West Point, he’s dedicated his life to serving his country. Ready to serve in a different role, he moves back to Massachusetts intending to run for the United States Senate the following year. However, when the governor calls a special election to fill a suddenly vacant Senate seat in Washington, Brett’s plans make a detour...
  • Noble Brit by P.T. Michelle

    Noble Brit by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dennet Barasa. British. Former MI6. Bodyguard for BLACK Security. Controlled and cool under pressure, he's about to meet his match in a petite heiress, who will be his toughest assignment yet. 
 When I lost everything I ever cared about, guarding the Blake family became my life. I’ve spent years protecting the wealthy family like they were my own.Until I was assigned Mina Blake...
  • This Is Where I Sleep by Tiffany Patterson

    This Is Where I Sleep by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***THIS IS A STANDALONE NOVEL *** For more than a decade, life has been one mission after another for Coral Coleman. This time, Coral is on a mission to find the elusive “Ghost,” who Coral believes is responsible for trying to kill her two years ago. Unfortunately for them, they missed her, but in the process took out two of Coral’s teammates—that, Coral takes personally...
  • Come Down Under by Weston Parker

    Come Down Under by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve scored the best internship ever… with an Alphahole.Six more months and I’ll finally have my PhD from Oxford University in hand. All that’s left is this silly internship. Making it international is the only fun part about it. And I’ve won the jackpot on the company and location. I get to work with one of the most successful businessmen in the world...
  • Take It All Off by Weston Parker

    Take It All Off by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I got my big break in an Italian men’s club. Honestly… you can’t make these things up.All I’ve wanted was to travel the world and have enough money to do it. Simple, right? Wrong. Florence has become a second home to me. I’m in love with the city and everything it has to offer, but it hasn’t really loved me back...
  • Royal Tease by Nana Malone

    Royal Tease by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The plan was royally simple...Go undercover, protect my best friend's little sister. It should have been the easiest assignment of my life. But Jessa is uncooperative. She's feisty, mouthy, and stubborn. Oh and she hates me. Ever since I threw her over my shoulder and carried her out of a bar fight, I've been persona non grata.But the stakes are too high to mess this up. The monarchy is at risk...
  • Shattered by Kaylea Cross

    Shattered by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Servare Vitas. To save lives. For the men of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, it’s not just a motto; it’s a creed they live by. Nobody knows that better than Special Agent Nate “Doc” Schroder, the team medic. As a former Pararescueman, Nate is accustomed to going into harm’s way to save people—including his wife, Taya—no matter the risk to his own life...
  • Pay Up Hot Stuff by Weston Parker

    Pay Up Hot Stuff by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’ll wipe out my debt if I play house with him? Seriously?The hottest guy I’ve seen in forever is giving me an offer I can’t refuse. No really, I can’t refuse it because I slammed my Kia into his Lamborghini and now I’m in deep sh*t. Apparently, his mother is on his back about settling down, and he thinks I’m just the girl for the job. I can’t say I’m not intrigued about how far this might go...
  • Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele

    Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mine to protect. Mine to take. She is MINE!Five brothersOne broken familyA past that will haunt them forever"If you dare leave me for another if you ever look at another man if you ever let anyone else touch you... I’ll not let him live, Beauty...
  • Betting on Stocks by Harley Stone

    Betting on Stocks by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gage “Stocks” Sinclaire dedicated his life to the Marines only to be sent home crippled and broken. As the Dead Presidents restore his purpose, one passionate night with a fearless, spirited beauty kicks up his confidence and makes him hungry for life again. Air Force fighter pilot, Monica Johnson, was born to fly...
  • Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake

    Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scorn of the BetrothedCavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book FiveA union forged in vengeance, bound by hate, and... beneath it all...a twisted game of power.The true legacy of the Cavalieri family, my birthright, ties me to a woman I despise:the daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.Making her both my enemy...and my future wife...
  • Max by Lynn Raye Harris

    Max by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Max Brannigan is a loner with a strong protective streak and an ocean of survivor’s guilt that drives him to take risks no sane man would take. When he gets the news his billionaire father died and left him a horse farm in Kentucky, he’s busy protecting a group of American military contractors in a war zone...
  • All That He Requires by Olivia Thorne

    All That He Requires by Olivia Thorne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After an emotional fight and the Morning From Hell, Lily and Connor are reunited and on their way to Las Vegas. With luxurious surroundings and mind-blowing sex on the menu, everything seems to be coming up roses. But Connor has a secret agenda in Vegas, something he hasn't told even his closest confidants...
  • Serving the Mogul by M.S. Parker

    Serving the Mogul by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Hotel King and the DecoratorThat would be a fitting title if my life was a fairytale. But does getting pursued by a kinky billionaire mogul equal a fantasy? I'm still undecided.One thing’s for sure, if I’d known the trouble I was heading toward, I never would have taken on the catering gig my sister offered.Because that led to Maximus...
  • Carter's Flame by Tiffany Patterson

    Carter's Flame by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I was born into a world of wealth and privilege. My birthright was to be at the helm of one of the world’s leading energy companies. But that wasn’t my purpose in life. Sitting behind a desk of a fortune 500 isn’t what gets me going. I’ll leave that life to my brothers. No. It took me years to find my true purpose. Saving lives. Walking into the depths of hell to pull out survivors...
  • Retaliation: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Lauren Landish

    Retaliation: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Andrea His charm is contagious... and I've just been infected. For years I've been abused by my father, ruthless billionaire Peter DeLaCoeur. Now he wants me dead. If I want to survive, I need to surround myself with those I trust. Simple right? Not if sexy heir Carson Sands has anything to say about it. He shows up out of nowhere, armed with family secrets...
  • To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The good news is, I'm out of exile and I have the woman I love by my side. And I still have my crown, tarnished though it may be. The bad news is...all of that is temporary. There are those that want me as far away from the crown as possible. I still have a killer on my tail who has a more permanent solution in mind. Oh and there's the small matter of all the secrets I'm keeping from Ariel...
  • The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    The Billionaire's Secret by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was supposed to be a simple job. Go to the Winston Isles, stand in for my billionaire double for a few weeks.But between the kidnapping attempt and accidentally falling in love with my bodyguard, things have been far from simple.The good news, at least now the woman I love knows who I really am. The bad news is, no one else knows and someone is still trying to kill me...
  • Boss Rules: A Knocked Up Romance by Jenna Gunn

    Boss Rules: A Knocked Up Romance by Jenna Gunn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bringer of earth shattering O’s. Last night’s fling. Today my new boss. He left my voice shredded and my body in withdrawal. Best night ever.But seeing him again is too taboo.Puts both our careers on the line. The rule book says we’re done.But the electricity between us says we’re not...
  • Crazy Nights by Danielle Stewart

    Crazy Nights by Danielle Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emmitt Kalling isn’t satisfied unless he’s smashing something. It can be a punching bag at the gym or some jerk’s face at the bar. He’s not picky. Since arriving home from his last deployment, he’s itching for some action. But he only finds the same problems he faced before he enlisted. Evie Pike has been exiled from her budding acting career with few future prospects...
  • Delicate Ties by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Delicate Ties by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Broadway star. An adventurous architect. And the powerful Dom determined to claim them both. Christian Rogers Stewart is no stranger to the stage, nor is he a stranger to the ways of the Trinity Masters. A legacy, he's grown up among brilliant, powerful people and he's more than ready to contribute to the society's noble cause when initiated as a member...
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