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Crew by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCrew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...Categorized as:
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![The Edge of Chaos by J. Saman, Blake Lockheart]()
The Edge of Chaos by J. Saman, Blake Lockheart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know that awful moment when you realize you accidentally slept with your best friend's older brother?I met him on my last New Year's Eve in New York. Sparks flew. Madness ensued. And after the hottest night of my life, I ran out on him.Three years later, he and I come face-to-face again.Now, do I not only learn his name, but realize the heat between us hasn't dissipated for a second... -
![White Knight by Annie Dyer]()
White Knight by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack then things were simple, being together was easy and exciting. Back then, their only concern was keeping their relationship secret from her brothers. Until she had a choice to make; the hardest decision she ever had to face. Claire Callaghan has dedicated her adult life to two things: her career as a family lawyer and trying to move on from the love she had to give up... -
![My Secret Love Affair by Ali Parker]()
My Secret Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA three-week affair and he was gone, leaving me with a gift. A baby.This big handsome billionaire had no desire to play his family’s inheritance games.So he traveled instead, running from his old life from country to country.In the process, he picked up photography, falling in love with images of little ones and beautiful women.You can’t take the playboy out of a Bancroft... -
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![Chosen by Love by Toni Aleo]()
Chosen by Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCameron White is the most famous student influencer on the Bellevue campus. Not only that, she is one hell of a gymnast, ready to stick every landing her senior year. It’s time to go out with a bang...Categorized as:
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![Unforgettable In Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully]()
Unforgettable In Love by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLyssa Spencer is the apple of the Maverick Billionaire's eyes, the sister they adore and vow to protect. But Lyssa isn’t a little girl anymore, and she wishes they could see she’s a grown woman who is perfectly able to take care of herself. Thankfully, her new boss, Cal Danniger, certainly appreciates and respects her abilities. And she appreciates Cal...in every way possible... -
![Bonus Kisses by Freya Barker]()
Bonus Kisses by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree-spirited black sheep, Taz Boran, has worked tirelessly as a nurse bringing efficient medical care to Africa for the past eight years. But when her sister Nicky is told she doesn't have long to live, she immediately flies home to small-town Eminence, Missouri. Unfortunately, taking care of Nicky means being around her husband, Rafe; the one man Taz could never forget... -
![Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker]()
Crazy Thing Called Love by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant the most romantic honeymoon experience you can get? I’m your gal.Unfortunately, it isn’t by experience that I know these things.Love doesn’t come easily to an overworked type-A planner who manages romance at the most luxurious resort in the Virgin Islands.I have far too many boxes to check to be checking out anything but forms, schedules, and rose petals.God, the rose petals in this place... -
![Tangled Games by T.K. Leigh]()
Tangled Games by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery girl dreams of becoming a princess.But this is no fairy tale.When I met Anderson North, I fell in love with the man, not the title. With his heart, not the crown.But as I step foot in the Nation of Belmont for the first time as the Crown Prince’s fiancée, I’m reminded of exactly who he is outside of the bubble we built around ourselves... -
![Read Between The Lines by Ali Parker]()
Read Between The Lines by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalented. Successful. Wealthy. That’s me, and I look damn good in a three-piece suit or in nothing at all. Nudity is my jam. I’m an artist and my favorite inspiration is the female figure. Curvy. Beautiful. Lush. My life is perfect. Fast cars. Big luxurious home. And we’re opening more galleries across the country. The only thing I don’t have is inconsequential: love... -
![Chance for Love by Marie Force]()
Chance for Love by Marie Force
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBillionaire Jared James has everything a man could ever want except for the one thing money can’t buy… After forty days holed up in his house on Gansett Island nursing a broken heart, Jared James decides enough is enough... -
![Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy]()
Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA second chance, surprise pregnancy romance.He was my high school sweetheart.My dream guy. My soul mate.And as of yesterday... my ex-husband.He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights.It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career... -
![The Ivy Years Collection by Sarina Bowen]()
The Ivy Years Collection by Sarina Bowen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife at the elite Harkness College is brought to you in four tales, each one sexier and more heartbreaking than the last. Contains: hockey hotties, snarky T-shirts, a slow-burn love affair, a liar (with reasons,) a virgin (with reasons,) and one adorkable basketball player. Book 1: The Year We Fell DownThe sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else... -
![Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick]()
Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife had never been easy for Rock God, Flynn Docherty. At a tender age, he'd locked down past personal tragedy, hurt, and pain to make his life bearable when most would have crumbled from what he witnessed. When Valerie Darsin entered into his life their instant attraction later grew into the kind of love that most of us can only dream about, after she'd survived her own traumatic event... -
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![Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau]()
Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy... -
![Possessed by Passion by Brenda Jackson]()
Possessed by Passion by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey're discovering the healing powers of passion Burned-by-love architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance with playboy Tyson Steele. But when she runs into the sexy surgeon at a nightclub—and he unleashes that legendary Steele charm—Hunter fears she's headed straight for heartbreak once again... -
![Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon]()
Tense - Volume One by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first volume of TENSE, a novel duet by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. He's as beautiful as he is brilliant. Nicholas Wolf's mind is a dangerously dark place. He dreams up tales of murder, intrigue, and passion so intense that his detective novels have enthralled readers worldwide... -
![The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne]()
The Invisible Thread by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne decision was all it took for Ethan Fuller’s life to be flipped upside down and for Maci Dane’s twenty-year plan to fall off the rails. Ethan tells Maci about the invisible thread that links two people destined to be together. The road isn’t always smooth, but eventually the two people holding the thread will find their way to each other... -
![The Irresistible Billionaire by Serenity Woods]()
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![An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee]()
An Improper Ever After by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe proposition: One year of "marriage" for one million dollars. Sex, yes. Falling in love, no. Desperate to escape crushing poverty and provide for my younger sister, I took the deal. But I violated the rules by falling for Elliot Reed, the gorgeous, brilliant billionaire bad boy...and he broke them by wanting more between us--a bond more profound than any legal contract could provide... -
![One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley]()
One Crazy Week by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s not supposed to mean anything… until it does The hot guy in a suit, sitting next to me at the bar? I don’t know who he is, but when he tries to pick me up, he seems surprised when I sass him and turn him down. Truth? He’s practically irresistible, and I almost say yes. Turns out, he’s Jackson Bennett, a cocky billionaire with a playboy reputation... -
![Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes]()
Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 in the 'Perception' Series.The reality of life is sometimes bad things happen to good people, especially when they least expect it. How will Noah overcome his latest tragic event?Continue to follow Noah on his next journey and see which path his life chooses to take.You will laugh and you will cry, but the story of Noah Taylor will stay with you forever... -
![Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms]()
Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix Tequila with a house full of rowdy Fraternity brothers who have no boundaries? A cucumber, a pink thong, and a bottle of lube. Oh yeah, and super glue. There is always super glue… Parties, drinking, and plenty of mornings where you can’t remember what you did the night before...that was my life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered in my mind... -
![Ever Over After by J.A. DeRouen]()
Ever Over After by J.A. DeRouen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Over Duet is a story first loves, second chances, and hard truths. Marlo … wild-eyed, untamed, and every single thing I’ve ever wanted from this life. I wasn’t ready for her back then. I was a stupid boy with adult feelings and no idea what to do with them. I squandered away every chance she gave me. Yes, a love like ours either burns white hot or crumbles under the pressure... -
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![Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black]()
Promise Me: A Novella by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Jenkins watched her best friend finally get her happily ever after. While there’s no one more deserving than Avery Jackson, Holly can’t fight the longing and ache that settles in her chest when she thinks about her own solitary life. After kissing so many frogs, Holly starts to wonder if Prince Charming even exists. Jase Bentley is worn out... -
![Ice Prince by Nichole Rose]()
Ice Prince by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen life spins wildly out of control, a bossy hockey star and a curvy maid will find forever…or be forever ruined. Theo Kline I know everything there is to know about hockey.Right now, I'd give everything just to understand her.Charlotte Mabry is a curvy little goddess with the sweetest smile.She's also my mother's boyfriend's favorite niece... -
![216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner]()
216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe town of Cherry Falls is a lot of things, but exciting is not one of them.Which makes my job as a reporter for the town paper really freaking hard.The front page of the last issue featured a story about a raccoon who looked like Samuel L. Jackson.Not exactly thrilling.But when I'm forced to cover the new albino calf on the Cherry Blossom Ranch...I find out the meaning of thrilling... -
![Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.]()
Unstoppable by Melody Grace, Camille S.
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA secret scar…Tegan Callahan has sworn off bad boys for good. Growing up on tour with her rock star brother, she knows first-hand the damage they can do. She’s looking for a nice, safe, stable guy – until a chance encounter with a devastatingly sexy stranger makes her question everything she thought she wanted.A troubled soul…Ryland James arrives in Beachwood Bay on the run from his mistakes... -
![Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar]()
Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMore romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing... -
![Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight]()
Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy SINGLE DAD ON TOP has arrived.My bride-to-be Arianna wants to meet my parents.But...they live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985.I changed my name a long time ago... -
![The Edge of Forever by J. Saman]()
The Edge of Forever by J. Saman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes an all-new sexy and emotional STANDALONE novel about first loves and second chances Weston Kincaid was my first…everything. My brother's best friend should have come with a warning label. The man was a cautionary tale and we were the ill-fated cliché. The star quarterback to my loner art geek. But I didn't listen. Not to the warnings...Categorized as:
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![Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon]()
Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“I’m her dirty little secret, the one she loves to hate.”She knows just what to say to cut deep, and I know how to press every single button she has.We hate each other, until one night after I lose the biggest football game of the year. When she offers the kind of mercy I need. It changes everything… until the next morning.Now I’m her dirty little secret, and she’s avoiding me like the plague...Categorized as:
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![Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later?: Anniversary Bonus Chapter by Estelle Maskame]()
Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later?: Anniversary Bonus Chapter by Estelle Maskame
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSpecial Anniversary Bonus ChapterTo celebrate DIMILY's 8th anniversary, Estelle Maskame has written an exclusive future-take, catching up with Eden and Tyler 10 years after we last saw them at the end of the DIMILY series.Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later? gives us a highly anticipated glimpse into Tyler and Eden's future...Categorized as:
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![Tripped by Jacob Chance]()
Tripped by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEight hundred and eighty days. That’s how long it’s been since my no good ex broke my heart. And I was doing just fine without him. But now, with both of us playing hockey for Boston University and running in the same circles, I can’t seem to avoid him—no matter how hard I try. And boy do I try.It seems my former boyfriend is cockier than ever—if that’s even possible...Categorized as:
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![Sing for Me by Crystal Kaswell]()
Sing for Me by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve never met and he doesn’t know that I exist. But he's the only person who can comfort me. He’s the only person who understands how this hurts. His lyrics keep me from falling apart. And they pull me closer. I’m falling for the man who’s plucking every one of my heartstrings. I’m falling for Miles Webb. And I’m content to keep lusting after a stranger. Until we meet. And he wants me... -
![Rock Bottom by K. Webster]()
Rock Bottom by K. Webster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Three in The Vegas Aces Series. This book can be read as a standalone but is best if you know all of the characters from the previous two books. Donnie Jennings has a lifestyle most men only dream of—a life full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. In his eyes, there’s not much more he could ever want than banging drums and banging groupies... -
![The Billionaire Prince’s Daughter by Leslie North]()
The Billionaire Prince’s Daughter by Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was only supposed to be a one-night stand. A bit of glitz, glamour, and champagne with one of the world’s most eligible bachelors. What single woman—and Amy Branch was certainly single—could possibly resist Artur, Prince of Stolvenia, who made a living out of being charming? He sure charmed her, all right... -
![Truly Helpless by Joey W. Hill]()
Truly Helpless by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarius has all the things a Mistress could want in a one-night-sub encounter. Hot body, loads of charm and a willingness to get her off in any way she pleases. That’s his reputation at The Zone. But Marius has a dark side. When a Mistress pushes him for something deeper, he’ll push back, mess with her head. When he takes it too far one night, The Zone management has had enough... -
![Forbidden Love by Evan Grace]()
Forbidden Love by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViolet Carmichael knew her second year of college would be tough, but nothing could have prepared her for what was about to happen…Violet’s goal is clear—to finish college and work alongside her father and uncle at their family business—but she has one major problem... -
![Unconditional: A Love Story by Shon]()
Unconditional: A Love Story by Shon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharli is everything Damian ever wanted.Captivated from the moment they met, he allowed her to set the tone for their summer fling.But when the summer was over and he wanted more, he soon found out that maybe his feelings were one-sided.That was two years ago and he’s still stuck on Charli. He needs to move on... -
![Secrets and Promises by Jane Anthony]()
Secrets and Promises by Jane Anthony
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJillian Morello There are three things in this world that I love: vintage cars, classic metal tunes, and my older brother, AJ. For as long as I can remember, it’s been AJ and me against the world. Now, in the wake of our father’s passing, everything has changed. Chained to the family business, my young life is all work and no play…until he walked in... -
![The Unknown Billionaire by Miranda P Charles]()
The Unknown Billionaire by Miranda P Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill his billion-dollar fortune cause him to lose the woman he loves? Jarryd Westbourne is shocked to have inherited a billion-dollar fortune from the mother who'd given him up for adoption. Unfortunately, business complications force him to keep it a secret from everyone for a period of time, even from Marilyn Grant, the woman he's crazy about... -
![If We Fly by Nina Lane]()
If We Fly by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe past won't let her go.When Josie Mays returned to her hometown of Castille, Maine, she wanted to say goodbye to the past and start a new future. Then the "past" loomed up in the form of Cole Danforth, Josie's former love who has now turned into a ruthless CEO out for revenge on the town that failed him... -
![Behind the Count by Kimberly Readnour]()
Behind the Count by Kimberly Readnour
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDating my brother’s best friend? Yeah, that’s forbidden…Noah Geren.Cessna University’s starting catcher.Sensible. My life-long crush. And totally off-limits.I only want a few things in life. Graduate with a fashion degree. To be taken seriously. And Noah Geren. After my first year of college, I let the idea of him go. And it almost worked Until that late summer night.Shannon Smith... -
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![Heartbreaker by Weston Parker]()
Heartbreaker by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe girl that ripped out my heart is my wedding planner. How these things happen, I have no clue. As a billionaire, I’m supposed to live up to the limelight. A supermodel trophy wife. A lavish wedding. People pawing at me from all angles. As an ex-military man, this kind of crap doesn’t fit me in the slightest. And yet, here I am, getting married to a woman I don’t love...Categorized as:
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![The Professor by Luke Prescott]()
The Professor by Luke Prescott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m Professor Drake Grayson. I’ve been teaching Psychology for the last few years at Fox University. It’s a great university, filled with a wide variety of students. Some eager to learn, some eager to get in my pants. I’ve never crossed that line. I’ve never taken advantage of the power I have. I’ve never wanted to bend a student over my desk like I have with Emma Bower... -
![A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman]()
A Filthy Enemy by Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe literally left me on the side of the road.Tossed from his tour bus because he was a bad boy rock star.And I was just some chick who could sing.That’s only reason one of a million why I hate Reed.I get it though - he’s hot, plays bass with those long fingers that leave you wondering what else they could do... But he’s evil... -
![Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke]()
Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRylie swears she’s not a prude.How was I to know the art course my best friend signed me up for meant I’d be sketching a nude model? I should have checked the fine print. Then I never would have―quite literally―bumped into Levi Hart moments before he dropped trou in class... -
![I Just Need You by J. Nathan]()
I Just Need You by J. Nathan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKresleyStudying abroad was my chance to gain independence away from my privileged life in California. But, when there’s a kidnapping attempt on my life, I’m forced to return home to finish college. I just never expected to get stuck with a pompous, know-it-all bodyguard who watches my every move with nothing but disdain... -
![Back Stage by T. Gephart]()
Back Stage by T. Gephart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRock Star? Angie Morelli was not one. Growing up next to Power Station’s drummer didn’t guarantee a taste of the limelight, unless you count catcalls at low paying gigs in seedy bars and second-rate venues. She was okay with that; working her ass off at her dad’s mechanic shop during the day meant she could live her dream at night...
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