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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHe'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him... -
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Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOut of the dark comes a knight she least expects. He’s the Sergeant at Arms for the Dark Knights MC. He enforces the rules and gets his hands dirty. She’s the daughter of a biker. Property of another MC. She’s young. He’s not. He’s lived a life. She’s just finding her way. She’s a bad idea. A very bad idea. One which can quickly turn allies into rivals... -
![Highest Bidder by Sara Cate]()
Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl... -
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Blue's Beauty by Bailey West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a person find true love more than once? Roman “Blue” Bluette doesn’t think so until she comes along. Zanetta is a smart, non-traditional woman who believes that women rule the world. She also believes in love but it seems to elude her until he comes along. Blue’s Beauty is a journey of love lost, love found and redemption... -
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![Kiwi Strong by Rosalind James]()
Kiwi Strong by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople who say “love is trust” probably didn’t grow up in a cult.My name is Daisy. I chose that name myself. As an RN in the Emergency department in one of New Zealand’s largest hospitals, there wasn’t much left in me of the sixteen-year-old girl, covered from neck to ankle and not allowed to make eye contact with a boy, who’d run away with five dollars in her pocket and terror in her heart... -
![Stolen by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts]()
Stolen by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe shame of their youngest brother's actions hit Ryiad, Derik, Jonan, and Trin hard. Determined to track Jeric down and bring him to justice, the last thing they expect to find is her.Alina.Sweet. Strong. Sassy.She's their opposite in so many ways. Yet, she needs them as much as they need her. And what she needs most of all?Their protection.Because trouble seems to follow her around... -
![Wild Card by Renee Rose]()
Wild Card by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“YOU’RE IN BIG TROUBLE, DOLL” The little hacker stole from the Family—hundred fifty grand. We Tacones don’t take kindly to thieves. Not even when they come in a package as cute as hers. Not even after she shows me how high her freak flag flies. Now there will be hell to pay for my hot geek. And I’m the one coming to collect... -
![Flame's Touch by Bailee James]()
Flame's Touch by Bailee James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBunny’s on the run from something, following a strict set of rules to save up enough money for art school as she stays hidden from the past. She stumbles across a small town and takes the first job she finds in a place she never imagined herself working– the strip club owned by the local motorcycle club... -
![All Your Firsts Without Me by L.M. Terry]()
All Your Firsts Without Me by L.M. Terry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsComing Spring 2021!!!All Your Firsts Without MeArranging your own funeral is hard.Planning for your wife to fall in love with someone else once you’re gone is harder.He is giving me the greatest gift. A chance to remain in her life after I leave this place.I’ve spent my final days plotting and writing letters. Letters to guide her for all her firsts without me... -
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Lilith by Alexandria House
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLILITHHe’s excruciatingly handsome, and well, fine as hell.He’s also my captor.He won’t take his eyes off me.He won’t let me go.All I can do is hope he’ll let me live.RAYShe’s beautiful, but she doesn’t understand me.She doesn’t seem to grasp that things have to be this way.She has to be mine.And if she isn’t mine?Well, she will die.Lilith is a dark erotic romance with elements of suspense... -
![Knight by LeAnn Ashers]()
Knight by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being rescued from the nightmare I called my life, I spent years looking over my shoulder. But that was a small price I was happy to pay. Anything was better than being part of the cult I was born into and being tied to a cruel man I was forced to marry at just fourteen years old.I kept moving forward, kept living for my daughter, Annie... -
![Buying Love by Toni Shiloh]()
Buying Love by Toni Shiloh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill money ruin everything? Nina Warrenton is ready for the next step in her life plan—marriage, but no one has proposed. Taking matters into her hand, she places an ad in the newspaper hoping to entice a willing stranger. But when she begins to fall for the small-town chef, she realizes how much she wants him to love her and not her money... -
![Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh]()
Possession: An Interracial Romance by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the right path isn’t the easiest one.Weston Bradford entered my world in a whirlwind. Or, more accurately, during a torrential downpour. After our brief encounter, I didn’t think I’d ever see the attractive man with mesmerizing blue eyes again. Not in a city the size of Atlanta... -
![Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella by Audrey Carlan]()
Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…I run the most elite auction in the world.Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives.And I deliver.I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage... -
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![Coach Sully by Sloane St. James]()
Coach Sully by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKendra Ames is a driven young producer in need of a bachelor for her reality show. When she meets Lee Sullivan, the retired captain of Lakes hockey team, they have an instant connection. After listening to Kendra’s pitch, Sully decides he would rather pursue her instead. However, when the show’s network makes him an offer for his dream job with a unique stipulation, he can’t refuse... -
![Naughty Angel by K.M. Neuhold]()
Naughty Angel by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Each book in this series can be read as a stand alone novel *** Recommended for readers 17+ due to strong language and sexual situations Asher: When most people first set eyes on me they assume I’m a delinquent, a thug, or at the very least that I’m in a band. But, looks can be deceiving... -
![Bad Idea: The Complete Collection by Nicole French]()
Bad Idea: The Complete Collection by Nicole French
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a possessive bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. She's a princess from a wealthy family. Binge what readers are calling the “realest romance” out there. Get the complete Bad Idea Series plus an exclusive novella, After Party!For Bad Idea: Repeat after me: stay away from the girl. The beautiful girl. The f**king ray of sunshine in the middle of your delivery route... -
![Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani]()
Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia forced marriage age gap... -
![Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow]()
Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix a mobster with the son of the yakuza?A marriage bathed in blood.I never expected to be getting married, but when a business opportunity lands in my lap, I know I have to take it. After all, my family means the world to me. I’ll do anything to keep them safe, even if it’s entering a marriage that’s nothing more than convenience so I can pop out an heir... -
![Silver Saints MC Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport]()
Silver Saints MC Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe members of the Silver Saints MC are ready to claim their women.This collection includes the first three stories in the Silver Saints MC series, plus 3 brand-new epilogues.Mac: When a member of a rival MC puts one of his brothers in a coma, Mac will do whatever it takes to get answers—including kidnapping Bridget Pierce, their president’s daughter... -
![Control by Lasairiona Lewis]()
Control by Lasairiona Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThor:Protocol. Routine. Control.Not anymore.My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy.I need help.She needs a job.I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass.I’m playing with fire... -
![I'll Make You Love Me by Shay Davis]()
I'll Make You Love Me by Shay Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAge ain’t nothing but a number until Philomena Brandt finds herself falling in love with someone almost half her age. Jamir is everything she didn’t know she needed, but loving a man who is only two years older than her son causes a mental hurdle Mena isn’t sure she can overcome.Jamir could care less about the year he was born, the year Philomena was born, or the gap in between... -
![Crossing the Brooklyn Briggs by Dana LeCheminant]()
Crossing the Brooklyn Briggs by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh school teacher Brooklyn Briggs has always been great with chemistry but terrible with relationships. When a guy drops into her life—literally—and offers to coach her into getting a date with her longtime crush, she's willing to accept any help she can get.Even if her new flirting coach is her brother Houston's best friend, the guy who drove her crazy all throughout high school...Categorized as:
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![Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj]()
Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNERAIn a night of blood and death,Fate brought us together.I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,A man I'd never see again.I was wrong.A slight shift in the air.A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.I may not see him, but I know he's there.My angel of death,Lurking in the shadows,Watching over me.Protecting me,Before disappearing into thin air,Until we meet again... -
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![Beyond Business by Rochelle Alers]()
Beyond Business by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSheldon Blackstone, CEO of the legendary stud farm that bears his name, has a lot to be grateful for, and some regrets. But Renee Wilson, Sheldon's mysterious, new administrative assistant, is about to show her enigmatic boss that it's time to look beyond past mistakes and see the future. Renee Wilson has her priorities--a good job and a safe place to raise her unborn child... -
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Aleatory by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAleatory. As in ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee.As in an adjective. As in a synonym for unpredictable.As in the only word to describe making the mistake of falling for someone who is not only ten years younger than you, but your best friend's son.. -
![Deception by Alana Sapphire]()
Deception by Alana Sapphire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.” – Sissela Bok Gage and Raven have a near perfect life. The only thing missing is the baby Gage desperately wants. Then, a secret comes to light that turns their world upside down, and starts a chain of events that could destroy them... -
![Her Older Mountain Man: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox]()
Her Older Mountain Man: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox
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![Ember by Emma Slate]()
Ember by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQuinn O’Malley—a princess among kings. My life was an enchanted dream. Opulent parties. Designer clothing. Charming men. But when my father dies, my glittering world implodes. I am weak. Naked. Vulnerable. A lamb among wolves. My life is no longer enchanted. My life is no longer a dream... -
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![Unwrapping Deviance by Airicka Phoenix]()
Unwrapping Deviance by Airicka Phoenix
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's not what you think.I didn't set out to fall obsessively in love with my fake stepdad ... or his twin brother. I wasn't looking to love anyone.Daniel and Christian know I'm cursed. They know people I love die violently and still they won't let me go. They consume and devour my every breathing moment... -
![Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker]()
Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne year ago I walked away from everything I knew and all the lies I’d been told.For the first time in my life I was free from the constraints put on me by power hungry men who twist faith and devotion into fear and control.All to feed their own egos.Now my sister’s ready to leave too, but the only one who can help me save her is a ghost from my past... -
![Surprise Scot by Donna Alam]()
Surprise Scot by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I arrive at my remote vacation cottage,I don't expect to find a hot Scotsman in my bed.I also don't plan on being snowed in with him.He says I have the wrong address,That the cottage is his.But I think there's another story.Meanwhile, we’re stuck,Running out of clothes and sharing body heat.It’s a good thing we get along like a house on fire.Sparks flying. Fingers burned... -
![Saving Scarlet by Kate Oliver]()
Saving Scarlet by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScarlet JenkinsI've finally learned my lesson.All it took was being abused and kidnapped.I'm done with men.I'm focused on is myself and trying to survive the painful memories of what happened.The only problem is, there's a mafia boss who thinks he's in charge of me, threatening to discipline me if I don't obey his rules.I shouldn't like his threats or him...Categorized as:
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![Regressive by Angel Lawson]()
Regressive by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarkness lurks behind the lush utopia of Serendee. Imogene had no idea what to expect when she was Ordered into an arranged marriage with Rex, son of the leader of Serendee.She certainly didn't know her bethrothed hated his father and everything about their community, including her... -
![Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell]()
Billionaire Baby Blues by Mia Caldwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Release Special Price — Complete Novel with HEA. Shattered dreams might become Neesa’s greatest gift. All Neesa ever wanted was a family of her own. After learning she can’t have children, grief-stricken Neesa sells her farm, packs up, and leaves to travel the world. She hopes to find a way to heal, and discover a different destiny than what she’d once planned for herself... -
![Babygirl for Christmas by Rory Reynolds]()
Babygirl for Christmas by Rory Reynolds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I want for Christmas is one stern daddy.Heartbroken and alone is not the way I want to spend the holidays.Little did I know Santa has other ideas... -
![Enzo by Cala Riley]()
Enzo by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanicaI'm so tired of running.For the past three years, I have bounced around constantly to avoid the demons from my past.Then I moved in next to him.This was supposed to be my fresh start, yet I can't help but want to be with him and his daughter.Is it fair for me to bring them into my life knowing the dangers that await?EnzoOne look and my life irrevocably changed... -
![Cry by C.D. Reiss]()
Cry by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book has been discontinued by the author, and combined with Sing... -
![Bred by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Bred by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis filthy mountain man is determined to breed the curvy woman who fuels his darkest fantasies… GabbyIt’s not breaking and entering when you use a key. Or feed his fish and water his house plants. I’m just being neighborly. That’s what you do in a small town like Courage County.Sure, there are some people who try to scare me off from Roman, the savage mountain man...Categorized as:
age-gap forced-proximity romance contemporary billionaire small-town fiction anthologies -
![First Site by Rose Fresquez]()
First Site by Rose Fresquez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA love destined to blossom… Ezra’s life is going exactly as planned. He’s a successful firefighter in the heart of Colorado, is committed to his faith and family life, and relishes exploring the outdoors in any spare time he can squeeze into his hectic schedule. Between it all, he’s busy enough to keep his mind off the one thing he’s missing: a relationship... -
![Marshall the Mountain Man by Raven Moon]()
Marshall the Mountain Man by Raven Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I've seen a lot of things on this mountain, but never have I dug an angel out of the snow..." - Marshall My sister's wedding is at a mountain ski resort, and I've never felt more out of place.If I had it my way I'd be home, wrapped in blankets, nose buried in a book.But it's her big weekend, and I promised myself I'd try to enjoy myself...Categorized as:
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![Shades of Red by Willow Prescott]()
Shades of Red by Willow Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors... -
![Wanted by a King by B. Lybaek, Sarah J.D.]()
Wanted by a King by B. Lybaek, Sarah J.D.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZOE Grayson Black needs to pay. He deserved the bullet, but it wasn't enough to keep him away, and now he has a firmer grip on me than ever. I won't make things easy for him, though. I won't let him use me anymore. And if he tries to force me at gunpoint again, he better be ready to pull the damn trigger... -
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![Finding Us by J.L. Perry]()
Finding Us by J.L. Perry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Although part of this series, this story can be read as a standalone.*A life lived in fear, is a life half lived.When I decided to follow my stepbrother and move interstate, I still carried the scars from my past. Due to my violent upbringing, at my father’s hands, my trust in men is limited. So much so that I’m twenty years old and I’ve never had a boyfriend... -
![Merry Little Mishap by Vivian Mae]()
Merry Little Mishap by Vivian Mae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNick Stafford isn’t just my older, sexy neighbor, he’s the charming handyman who has seen my panties stuck to my dress on more than one occasion.Yup. Super embarrassing... -
![When A Man Loves A Woman by Khara Campbell]()
When A Man Loves A Woman by Khara Campbell
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue love – though some claim they want no parts of it because of the heartache they’ve endured or witnessed in its quest – we all either boldly or secretly desire it. Yearn for it. It’s part of human nature. But imagine having it – true love, that so many seek – for it to be taken away in a blink. At thirty-nine years old, Zion’s life hasn’t been the same since his loss... -
![A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig]()
A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request...this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences.Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love... -
![Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray]()
Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWidow Traci Evans happily sits in on meetings with the lovely ladies of the Invincible Sisterhood solely because they reached out to her first. A loner, Traci feels for the first time she belongs. All of the official members are sweet older women who have lost the love of their lives, their husbands... -
![Til Death Do us Part by Nicole Fox]()
Til Death Do us Part by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy fake husband is trying to take my baby away.The Kornilov Bratva brothers ruined my life.Fedor attacked me and shattered my innocence.Then his brother Viktor forced me into a fake marriage I never asked for.Now, I’m caught in the middle of a war between them.And if that’s not enough…It turns out I’m pregnant again.One baby by each brother...
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