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Kiwi Gold by Rosalind James
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm an adventurer, not a girl-dad. When you grow up with a single mum and quadruplet baby sisters, you find out two things. You can change two diapers at once, and you don't want to. Anyway, my job was finding gold, and however much I liked New Zealand, it had already been explored.Rescuing a woman dressed in a nightdress at a costume ball? That worked for me... -
The Heir (Silver Spoon MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThanks to my father's shady business practices, my life has devolved into putting out one fire after another. The latest? Dealing with the rival MC he hired to strong-arm federal regulators into looking the other way. The Hell's Vipers have been nothing but trouble. Until I stumble across Catriona Grady, their VPs curvy little sister. Her bright eyes and sweet smile are pure sunshine... -
All Roads Lead to Here by Abby Jimenez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Bonus Chapter, sent out in Abby Jimenez newsletter, set before Part of Your World... -
Dream by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlder, wiser and a li’l more heartless India Black is existing, but she isn’t living. After the tragic death of her first love, she’s been financially cut off by her mother and making it on her own in Philly. Full-time college student by day and bottle girl at a popular strip club by night, India is trying her best to make ends meet but barely getting by... -
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A Black Christmas : Brothers Black Series Bonus by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlack Christmas Brothers Black Series Bonus 8Brothers Black 8JoeAlmost thirty-five years ago, I met the love of my life. I wasn't excepting what my father sent me to Ireland for, but I haven’t regretted it either. Not for a single moment. Thirty-five years, seven sons, a growing number of grandchildren later, I’m one of the happiest men on earth and something has become very clear to me... -
Letters Book One by Michael Robert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York City financier, thirty-nine-year-old Perry Jackson, discovers a letter from his deceased husband, Jack. Jack’s recent death leaves Perry reeling and alone. After eighteen years together, Perry has no idea how he can move forward.Lucas Jenson, a nineteen-year-old residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, has lost both his mother and the man he dreamed of sharing his life with... -
Tak: The A**hole Club Series by Ivy Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Bestselling author Ivy HarperTakLet them call me what they want, I know the truth. It all begins with the music, it follows me everywhere I go. Living as if every day is my last, I stand on the edge of life and death. Now everything around me is changing, dancing to music that’s not my own. My world is slowly falling apart because my friends are changing the rules.Then it happens. FML... -
Ritual: A New Adult College Romance by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWritten like your favorite drama television show, the Palm South University series has been called "a mix of Greek meets Gossip Girl with a dash of Friends." Follow seven college students as they maneuver unrequited love, teacher/student romance, the tangles of “no strings” relationships, love triangles and more... -
The Bachelors of the Ridge: The Complete Series by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
Something Like Stories: Volume Three by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmbark on a final trip through the Something Like… universe with this special collection of stories that promises heartwarming reunions and gut-wrenching closure.Something Like Stars playfully explores what would happen if a movie was made about Ben’s love for Tim and Jace... -
Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAcclaimed author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez makes her adult fiction debut with this sparkling, whimsical novel of an accomplished young woman who discovers what it really means to come into her own . . -
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrama, American Literature, Gay and Lesbian Studies, PlaysTorch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a torch song singing Jewish drag queen living in New York City in the late 1970 and 1980s... -
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe star of Julián Is a Mermaid makes a joyful return--and finds a new friend--at a wedding to be remembered. Julián and his abuela are attending a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding along with his cousin Marisol... -
Lima :: Limón by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her striking second collection, Natalie Scenters-Zapico sets her unflinching gaze once again on the borders of things. Lima :: Limón illuminates both the sweet and the sour of the immigrant experience, of life as a woman in the U.S. and Mexico, and of the politics of the present day... -
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Already Designed by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho says no to one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood? Kadence, that's who. When laid-back Hollywood heartthrob, Levi Stone, asks Kadence Allan out for a date he isn't expecting to be rejected. He isn't expecting to have to practically beg for a chance. He isn't expecting to be challenged every time she opens her mouth... -
Puppy Love by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarley wants nothing more than a wife. Blaire has already had one not-so-happily ever after. Newly divorced and having lost her social circle to her ex, the only thing on Blaire’s mind is having a little fun. But when she brings her dog to Marley’s vet clinic, sparks fly and their connection is undeniable... -
Unforgettable by Ann Christopher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive brothers. One small town. Journey’s End. Do you believe in second chances at happiness for lost loves? Prodigal son Daniel Harper doesn’t. His only goals upon returning to Journey’s End after fourteen years? To run his family’s winery and get his college girlfriend, beautiful Zoya Thomas, out of his head forever. Zoya’s only goal? To avoid sexy Daniel like the plague... -
The Wedding That Almost Wasn't by Sienna Waters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s time to fall in love. Literally.American Emily Jackson has been in love with her best friend’s oldest sister Savannah for as long as she can remember. Which is why a family wedding in far-off Scotland is a dream come true. A week trapped in the Highlands with Savannah is exactly what she needs to prove that they belong together.Harry Lorde has a problem... -
Lifted by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if your soulmate could never be your bedmate?Tessa Denison knows who she is—she never has and as far as she’s concerned, never will date men. Though she struggles with coming to terms with the loss of her parents at a young age and her very protective and overbearing brother, Trey, her sexuality and free-loving lifestyle have never given her a moment’s pause.Tyson Clark is a screw-up... -
Curio by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLlewellyn Cooper and his aunt Julia run Curio Cabinet in New York City’s West Village, where the clientele is as strange as the junk being amassed in their secondhand shop. Llewellyn and Julia have been as thick as thieves his entire life, and Llewellyn can’t imagine being anywhere else six days a week—even if Julia’s bizarre habits and inappropriate conversations drive him crazy... -
Logan by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFILTHY RICH ALPHAS is a series of standalone interracial romance novellas featuring sexy men falling in love with kick ass black heroines. All books explore different tropes, have steamy illustrations, and will have you laughing as you read._______MEET LOGAN._______Mia became his obsession the first night he met her. So irresistibly sweet. So damn sexy. So sinfully tempting... -
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere would I start, and how would it even make sense? How could you understand the year in Shandon Street unless you were there, with us, living it?Rachel Murray is twenty-one years old, platonically infatuated with her housemate James, and less-than-platonically infatuated with her enigmatic, married English professor Dr Byrne... -
She's a Keeper by Ali K. Mulford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re both used to temporary. Have they unexpectedly found forever?Lark Lachlan has her life under control. Although she enjoys the occasional summer fling with women, the devoted-to-her-career, bisexual zookeeper has no trouble keeping her heart in its cage. So she’s a little surprised to feel an instant, all-consuming attraction to the handsome new volunteer, Logan... -
Blue Heaven by Joe Keenan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Gilbert and Moira - the strangest couple to ever marry for each other's money. Living in New York in 1991 is Gilbert Selwyn, a young man possessed of boundless charm and an allergy to employment, who has devised a plan to wring a nice pile of loot from his mother's newest (and obscenely wealthy) husband.The scheme, simply put, is to get married for the gifts... -
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On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety by Michael Kroft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce an amusing extrovert with a reputation as a prankster, Mr. Rosen is entering his retirement years as a stoic thirty-year converted introvert who has no interest in people, despises change, and is more than content to have his wife navigate his life... -
A Life Sublime by Billy London
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBelinda Afriyie is only in the Neapolitan Riviera for the wedding of her best friend’s daughter, never mind the fact that she bullied her way into it, mostly out of guilt for not being the mother figure that she should have been... -
Already Written by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen clumsy romance writer, Minka Knight, is asked out on a date by Pierce Wyatt, famous T.V. star, she finds herself in the all too familiar story line where opposites attract. Between their different lifestyles, crazy schedules, and unpredictable meddling friends, being together doesn't seem like the right option... -
Accidental Love by T.M. Pigatt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlisa Johnson My world was changed and my heart was broken. To help me cheer up, my friends decided I needed a trip to Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? At least that’s what I thought until I woke up married. Morgan Bridgewater I’m having the day from hell. I broke up with my long-term girlfriend Mia. I thought she would go quietly but boy was a wrong... -
Azar on Fire by Olivia Abtahi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding her voice takes on a whole new meaning when fourteen-year-old Azar Rossi sets out to win her local Battle of the Bands contest in this heartfelt and hilarious contemporary YA.Fourteen-year-old Azar Rossi’s first year of high school has mostly been silent, and intentionally so... -
Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernández Castillo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this lyrical, imagistic debut, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo creates a nuanced narrative of life before, during, and after crossing the US/Mexico border... -
Heartmates by Marcus Herzig
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs childhood friends, Lars and Connor were inseparable. Now, in the social gauntlet of high school, neither boy can even muster a single word to the other. When Connor enters a romantic relationship with Jaden-Dominic Choi, the hottest social influencer in school, a barely healed wound is torn wide open again... -
Queerceañera by Alex Crespo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis irresistible and hilarious rom-com from acclaimed author Alex Crespo is a whirlwind of telenovela-level drama and hijinks when Joaquin Zoido finds himself fake-dating his childhood crush and newly minted date to his queerceañera.Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it... -
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoy is in love with Malcolm.But Malcolm really likes Summer.Summer is in love with love.And Fox is Summer’s ex-boyfriend. Thirty, flirty, and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm, but she’s never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life—and no, it's not Joy—she's heartbroken... -
Lovestruck Forever by Rachel Schurig
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLizzie Medina’s dreams are about to come true. She’s finally about to marry her true love, the internationally famous movie star Thomas Harper. Her career appears posed for a break out of its own. And, maybe best of all, her family actually seems to have accepted her relationship with Thomas... -
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Boy Queen by George Lester
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife's a drag until you try . . .Robin Cooper’s life is falling apart.While his friends prepare to head off to university, Robin is looking at a pile of rejection letters from drama schools up and down the country, and facing a future without the people he loves the most. Everything seems like it’s ending, and Robin is scrabbling to find his feet... -
The Flick by Annie Baker
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a rundown movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees sweep up popcorn in the empty aisles and tend to one of the last thirty-five-millimeter projectors in the state. With keen insight and a ceaseless attention to detail, The Flick pays tribute to the power of movies and paints a heartbreaking portrait of three characters and their working lives... -
The Unbreakable B by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake one fabulous hair stylist.Add a chicken, a robbery, duct tape, and a stripper.What do you get?Most likely, it’s a day with the Unbreakable Boys.B has been cutting Lucas Vallois’ hair for nearly eight years and he finally get his hands on all of Lucas’s friends as they prepare for Ian’s wedding.It was just supposed to be a day spent with a bunch of sexy men... -
Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat if you don't follow the rules and it radically alters the course of your life?What if you get kicked out of the house and lose all your friends and everyone you love? Will you turn the corner into a world filled with unusual friends and create a new kind of family... -
Grasă şi proastă by Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespre autoare:http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodica_O...Despre carte:http://www.nemira.ro/suspans/grasa-si.. -
Lovestruck in Los Angeles by Rachel Schurig
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLizzie Medina is living a fairy tale life. Ever since she left home for an adventure in London—and fell in love with movie star Thomas Harper in the process—her world has become brighter. More exciting. The kind of life she’s always dreamt of. And she has no intention of going back to the way things used to be... -
Let's Do It by Ann Christopher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet’s Do It Journey’s End Series Welcome to the world of Journey’s End! Deep in upstate New York, in the heart of the Hudson River Valley, lies a small town where five brothers, all world-weary and battered by life, are about to find the loves of their lives … at Journey’s End... -
First Time for Everything: A Novel by Henry Fry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDanny Scudd is absolutely fine. At twenty-seven years old he's finally moved to London and escaped his parents' tiny fish and chip shop, his beloved collection of house plants are thriving and every Monday evening he has a date night with his boyfriend, Tobbs.But Danny's life is thrown into chaos when he discovers at an STI clinic that Tobbs might be cheating on him... -
Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What’s more important … the bond of marriage or the pull of desire?” “But what’s more powerful?” Andi Armstrong is the 29-year-old CEO of the UK’s largest LGBT campaigning organisation, Proud Unity. She’s a public figure, an empowering speaker, a devoted boss and a loyal wife. Or so she thought... -
Someone to Love by Lena Hampton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since her parents sudden death, Noli (short for Magnolia) Freeman has been been travelling trying to outrun her grief and avoid getting too close to anyone she may lose. She returns to Indiana to help plan her cousin’s wedding and is immediately attracted to the groom’s best friend Cooper Smith... -
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I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me by Juan Pablo Villalobos
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe author of Down the Rabbit Hole delivers a hilarious and prize-winning tale of immigrants, students and gangsters in Barcelona“I don’t expect anyone to believe me,” warns the narrator of this novel, a Mexican student called Juan Pablo Villalobos. He is about to fly to Barcelona on a scholarship, when he’s kidnapped in a bookshop and whisked away by thugs to a basement... -
The Orange Mocha-chip Frappuccino Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising. Then, roysh, the old pair decide to mess everything up for me. And we're talking totally here. Don't ask me what they were thinking. I hadn't, like, changed or treated them any differently, but the next thing I know, roysh, I'm out on the streets... -
PS, I Scored the Bridesmaids by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, twenty-three years of age, still, like, gorgeous and rich, living off my legend as a schools rugby player, scoring the birds, being the man, when all of a sudden, roysh, life becomes a total mare... -
Yakuza Book Boyfriend For The Holidays by Imani Jay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmas, and Ryu Watanabe isn’t just here to enjoy the holidays—he’s here to claim me. TessaI’ve got no time for Yakuza drama, but Ryu’s dirty talk and possessive vibes are impossible to ignore. He’s all alpha, all man, and I’m about to find out just how far he’s willing to go to make me his. One thing’s for this Christmas is about to get steamy… and very, very naughty... -
The Flight of Icarus by Raymond Queneau
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn late 19th-century Paris, the writer Hubert is shocked to discover that Icarus, the protagonist of the new novel he's working on, has vanished. Looking for him among the manuscripts of his rivals does not solve the mystery, so a detective is hired to find the runaway character... -
Fender Lizards by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe unmistakable accent of the Piney Woods of East Texas rolls from the pages of Fender Lizards, Joe R. Lansdale’s tale of the life and love and work of one Dot Sherman, who delivers on her promise that her story is “the real thing from beginning to end...
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