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Exodus by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCan you live a lie?It’s a ghost town, this place that haunts me, the one that made me.It’s clear to me that I’ll never outgrow Triple Falls or outlive the time I spenthere.I can still feel them all, my boys of summer.Even when I’d sensed the danger, I gave in.I didn’t heed a single warning. I let my sickness, my love, both rule and ruinme...Categorized as:
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![Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens]()
Taming a Maverick by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSALEM Just some fun. Just one night of reckless, harmless, wild fun. That's what I told myself the night I hooked up with quite possibly the sexiest guy I've ever known. Only, I didn't want to KNOW him. Life is a series of temporary situations, or so it's always been for me... -
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Wild Island Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSparks fly between a PR rep and an A-list actor who want nothing to do with each other. Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she’s definitely not looking to be someone’s fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly cocky actors on the planet, Duncan Raz...Categorized as:
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![Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels]()
Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels returns to the Willow Creek Valley Series in this stunning friends-to-lovers romance STANDALONE. Stella Parkerson has hidden her feelings for Jack since she was sixteen. He’s older, broken, and unwilling to see her as anything but his best friend’s little sister... -
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![Say It's Forever by A L Jackson]()
Say It's Forever by A L Jackson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a close proximity, single-parent stand-alone romance about a woman on the run and the man who will do anything to save her…Jud Lawson found me stranded in the rain.Broken down on the side of the road in a deserted neighborhood with my piece of crap car.I wasn’t looking for a hero, and definitely not one who looks like him...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann]()
The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began. But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me...Categorized as:
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![Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison]()
Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss and redemption.Samantha I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. Until someone else answered his phone and my perfect life shattered. When he died, I was left with answers he couldn't give me and a box full of lies. He left me broken... -
![A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster]()
A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind. What do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much. Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father... -
![Make Me by C.M. Owens]()
Make Me by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDALE I'm a mature and very pragmatic person, whom others like to call boring. At least I was...until Harley came back into town... What do you do when a girl comes back for some petty revenge against you and seduction is part of her game? You pretend to be a millionaire dom, of course. Yeah...it sounded better in theory... -
![Buck You! by Elle Thorpe]()
Buck You! by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummer Hunt was destined to be the first woman on the pro bull riding tour, until a devastating accident shattered her dreams. With the injury not healing, and her fiancé pushing to move to the city, there’s nothing left for her at the small-town bull riding school she runs with her father. Dominic West has always secretly longed to know his biological parents... -
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Untaken Twin by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA forbidden romance.There’s only one thing worse than your fiancé dying . . .It's having to look into his face every single day.Or should I say - the face of his twin.So I left.I never knew promises were made. Then broken.And I surely never expected those promises to be about me.When I return to my hometown and see his face, the heartache I’ve been running from is front and center... -
![Triple Dare by C.M. Owens]()
Triple Dare by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRUBY KROSS Who is Corbin Sterling to me? That's what people always want to know. He was my first friend. He was the love of my life. And he was my only heartbreak. The problem is that I love the big jerk, and I've refused to give up our friendship, even if it does mean it'll eventually ruin me. So, to answer the question... Corbin Fucking Sterling is the Bane of my existence; that's what he is...Categorized as:
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![Fallen Jester by Devney Perry]()
Fallen Jester by Devney Perry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes a small town, surprise pregnancy romance. Leo Winter loves his life. He works when he needs money. He rides when he craves freedom. He frequents the local bar when he wants a good time. The Tin Gypsies might be a memory, but the bachelor life he lived with his motorcycle club still suits him fine...Categorized as:
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Saved by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsArianna and Jefferson’s love is true but will it be enough? Ari who comes from a loving home with a family who has had more than their share of difficulties, is faced with possibly losing the love of her life. All she dreams of is growing old and having children with Jeff, but a family history and a conniving Rebecca could shatter that dream... -
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![Suppression by Laramie Briscoe]()
Suppression by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author, the second book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series If you don't love, you can't get hurt... Nick Kepler One thing my childhood taught me was never show my emotions. Don’t make memories. Don’t count on other people. Don’t hope for the best. All that changed when I was adopted by Ryan and Whitney Kepler... -
![The Price Of Scandal by Lucy Score]()
The Price Of Scandal by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“I’m the fixer your board hired to clean up your mess.” “So you show up here, break into my house, and take a bath?” Emily Stanton’s perfect life just became a disaster. She has a trust fund brother looking for a handout, a father who is more board member than dad, and a mother who thinks she should give up on this whole billionaire CEO thing and meet a man with a pre-nup and a yacht...Categorized as:
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![Craft by Adriana Locke]()
Craft by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn Amazon Top 15 Bestseller They're not quite enemies. Not really friends. More like frustrated balls of sexual tension and neither will give in.Lance Gibson drives Mariah Malarkey absolutely crazy. He uses her office like a phone booth, takes cupcakes from the corner of her desk like she baked them just for him. She didn't...Categorized as:
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![Worth the Risk by K. Bromberg]()
Worth the Risk by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a new, sexy standalone about taking chances and finding love when it’s least expected. Or wanted.This whole contest was supposed to be easy. I know, I know. Famous last words.It’s a long story, but I messed up at work. Big time. To earn back the trust of my boss, I promised to save one of our magazines. Yep...Categorized as:
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![Drunk on You by Harper Sloan]()
Drunk on You by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt was supposed to be fun. A mutual use of each other's bodies. To be a ruse to the world around us. I wanted to be free from my ex, and he wanted to escape his. One drunken night turned a joke into a life-changing moment. He warned me not to fall for him, and I should've listened. He intoxicated me. He made me crave him. He ruined me. In the end, I'll never be the same... -
![On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne]()
On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Winter Games have begun… I’m the life of the party. A little loud and some buzz kills might say obnoxious, but if you’re around me I guarantee you’ll have a good time. Unless your name is Demi Harrison. If that’s the case, you’d act like I’m the devil incarnate and go out of your way to avoid me. Which makes zero sense because at the last Olympic Games I rocked her world...Categorized as:
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![Inevitably You by Abby Brooks]()
Inevitably You by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places. When I meet David Carmichael it's as if the universe offered him as an apology for my life up to this point. With his protective arm around me, he promises to keep me safe from the demons of my not-so-distant past. But David has demons of his own … and even if meeting him felt like destiny, maybe karma isn't so cut and dry... -
![Silent Chaos by Nikki Ash]()
Silent Chaos by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBraxtonOur senior year, I promised my girl forever. Forever, as it turned out, wasn't enough. She told me so in her actions. When she took a match to my life, burning it to ash. I headed to LA with my band—Raging Chaos—like we always planned, while Kaylee went to college, taking my damaged heart with her. This was where our story was supposed to end. Only six years later, our lives collide again...Categorized as:
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![One Hundred Wishes by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Wishes by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling author Kelly Collins welcomes you back to Aspen Cove, the tiny Colorado town where anything can happen if you just open your heart and mind. Pop Star Samantha White walks off the stage and disappears into the crowd of cheering fans. After ten years as music sensation Indigo, she needs to figure out who she really is... -
![She Was Mine First by M. Robinson]()
She Was Mine First by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a determined billionaire used to getting what he wants, and she’s prepared to marry the wrong man to prove to them she’s moved on. But neither of them is ready to let go of the past…A small-town, friends to lovers, second chance romance from Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M... -
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![Eleven Eleven by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Eleven Eleven by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter my divorce, I decide to move across the country away from family and friends for a new start.What I don’t expect is him.He’s only supposed to be a one-night stand, but fate has other plans.The next time I see him it’s because I’m on a date with his dad... -
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Ryder by T.L. Drake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiaI’ve been in love with Ryder since I was fourteen years old, admiring the older man from afar, knowing I can never have him. My grandfather didn’t want this life for me, so he put a do not touch order on me with his club, keeping me at arm’s length for more than half my life. I’ve made it known, painfully, that I wanted him. But Ryder had never shown a hint of interest in me...Categorized as:
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![Torrid by Abbi Glines]()
Torrid by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“My Mama D used to say that mistakes happen, and cryin’ a bucket of tears over them is silly. Because wisdom is built from a pile of mistakes.”LibertyThing is, my Mama D never had a one-night stand with an older man who never told her his last name and left behind a souvenir that was gonna be life changing – but I had...Categorized as:
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![Black Swan Affair by K.L. Kreig]()
Black Swan Affair by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI’ve loved him as long as I can remember. The gangly boy with big brown eyes and unruly hair who grew up into an intoxicating man. He wears scruff like he invented it and ambles with a swagger that makes panties drop. Killian Shepard. Shep. We grew up together. We played Ghost in the Graveyard. Had our own rock band. It didn’t matter that he was five years older than me... -
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Pieces of Me by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I loved you then,I love you now,and I’ve loved you every single day in between.” Jameson Taylor is a nomad. A drifter. A memory collector.Or, at least, that’s what’s become of her life ever since she was forced to leave pieces of her fractured heart behind. “This is the fault in our fate, our one undoing:All he’s ever wanted is my happiness,even when it costs him his own... -
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Until August by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI fell in love with two men. But fate would decide which one I could keep.When I met Cruz Vega, it was love at first sight. He was my forever and always, my port in the storm, my one true love.Everything was so perfect.Until a cruel twist of fate robbed us of a future.Now, I was navigating uncharted territory. Merely surviving without really living.Until August Harper...Categorized as:
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![The Wrong Kind of Love by Lexi Ryan, Summer Roberts]()
The Wrong Kind of Love by Lexi Ryan, Summer Roberts
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsListening length: 9 hours, 40 minutes.From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new romance novel about a runaway bride, a single dad who’s sworn off love, and the kind of family secrets that can threaten to break even the deepest bonds.You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your bouquet and confesses she’s pregnant . . . with your fiancé’s baby...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire's Touch by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Touch by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes his life orderly and controlled. He rarely gives in to spontaneous urges—until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite... -
![Dear Heart, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood]()
Dear Heart, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt all started with an ad."House sitter needed for the summer, free room and board."Guess I missed the part about the cocky basketball player sleeping down the hall...Finn Richards is hot, cruel, broken beyond repair. Oh, and did I mention hell-bent on making me quit?Whatever. It's not like his charms work on me, anyway...Categorized as:
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![Beneath His Stars by Amie Knight]()
Beneath His Stars by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI met Adam Nova under the twinkling lights of a nighttime sky. He was hiding, but that gorgeous boy didn’t belong in the dark. Nevertheless it was where he lived; a different world than mine. I was Livingston Montgomery, Southern debutante. With the world at my fingertips, I was well on my way to being another spoiled socialite. But I didn’t want money. I didn’t want social status... -
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![To Believe by Carolyn Brown]()
To Believe by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoseanna Cahill didn't believe in happily-ever-after anymore. Not after a marriage that should never have started and which ended after four years. Country hearts like hers didn t mix with city hearts like that of Colin Vance Fields III, better known as Trey. She thought she'd seen the last of Trey but then his sister showed up at her door begging for her help... -
![One Little Mistake by Avery Maxwell]()
One Little Mistake by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEaston Westbrook entered my life like an arrogant, grumpy, wrecking ball, and refused to leave.Our banter is addicting, and nothing I do or say will make him change his mind. But when his mind becomes focused solely on me, I run.I can’t afford to give my heart away again. Not when I’m barely surviving with the broken one I have.I have walls up for a reason... -
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Then You Happened by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a standalone contemporary romance about trusting fate and finding yourself again. Jack Sutton was the man I didn’t want to need. His know-it-all attitude. His annoying suggestions. His outlook on life. He was determined to help me while I had resolved to figure it out on my own. But he taught me things I’d forgotten. How to trust...Categorized as:
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![Never Look Back by A.L. Jackson]()
Never Look Back by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes an enemies-to-lovers, small-town, second-chance romance… Logan Lawson won me in a bet.The second I saw him sitting at the illegal card table, I knew I was in trouble. Years ago, he sealed my fate and condemned me to a life I didn’t want to lead. Yet he’s filled with untamed fury and thirsting for vengeance...Categorized as:
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![Justice by K.C. Lynn]()
Justice by K.C. Lynn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFate made us brothers, loyalty made us family.A bond that runs deeper than the Mississippi, my brothers and I might not have the same DNA but what we share is far more powerful. Our loyalty to one another and the man who made us a family is stronger than those bound by blood...Categorized as:
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![Teach Me by Nina West]()
Teach Me by Nina West
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsForced to leave Alaska to run the family farm while her father recovers from a tragic accident, Abbi heads home knowing she has the one thing she wants most again –Henry’s affections. She’s determined to not let anyone get in the way of that again. But love for Abbi has never been easy... -
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Reveling in Sin by Meghan March
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsReveling in Sin is the third book in New York Times bestselling author Meghan March's epically romantic and addictive Sin Trilogy.Whitney Gable is the kind of woman you fight to the death to protect. To keep. To cherish. I’ve finally learned my lesson, and it’s time to prove I’m the man who’s worthy of her.I don’t care what it takes, because failure is not an option... -
![Sleighed by Annie Dyer, Eliza Ames]()
Sleighed by Annie Dyer, Eliza Ames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings❄️He ploughed a path straight to her heart…❄️ Zack Maynard likes to keep things simple in his small town: he runs his care home for the elderly, spends his evenings at his brother’s bar and climbs the hills and peaks of his area... -
![Wright that Got Away by K.A. Linde]()
Wright that Got Away by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy second chance rockstar romance set in the world of the Wrights about Campbell & Blaire from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…Campbell Abbey is the lead singer of the biggest band in the universe right now.He’s also the boy I fell in love with in high school when no one knew my name... -
![Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron]()
Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings99 cents for a LIMITED TIME. This set will NEVER be priced this low again. Darkness lurks in the heart of the Louisiana elite, and only one will be able to rule them as Sovereign. Sinclair Vinemont will compete for the title, and has acquired Stella Rousseau for that very purpose. Breaking her is part of the game. Loving her is the most dangerous play of all... -
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![Forged by Fire by Eddie Cleveland]()
Forged by Fire by Eddie Cleveland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Listen to me, I never wanted to go with you, got it? Never. The only reason I said all that crap is because I was trying to get laid.” I can see the last glimmers of hope dying out in her eyes like the fading streaks of rosy sunlight across the sunset. I want to shut my mouth. I want to tell her I’m lying. That I love her with my entire body, mind, and soul...Categorized as:
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![Vicious Tycoon by M. Robinson]()
Vicious Tycoon by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a contemporary standalone romance... -
![Broken Miles by Claire Kingsley]()
Broken Miles by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“She was unraveling me, slowly but surely. I could feel it happening. Like she was gently unbuttoning the collar of a shirt that fit too tight.”Single-minded drive earned Roland Miles success—and cost him his first love. When his marriage to Zoe ended, he did the only thing he knew. He dove into work to put his heartbreak behind him.Zoe Sutton’s life hasn’t exactly gone to plan...Categorized as:
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![Valen by Jessica Gadziala]()
Valen by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe left without a word years ago, making a fool of her and the love that she thought would last a lifetime.Well, he is finally back... -
![Only Rivals by Charity Ferrell]()
Only Rivals by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first boy I ever hated was Jax Bridges.The first man I loved was his best friend.My plan was to meet a boy, fall in love, and live happily ever after.That ended when my boyfriend died and left me half of his business.Now, his best friend and I are business partners.There’s just one problem: We hate each other.Jax and I have been rivals since childhood...Categorized as:
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![Red River Deep: Uplifting Southern Romantic Women's Fiction by Carolyn Brown]()
Red River Deep: Uplifting Southern Romantic Women's Fiction by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic second-chance story. Their differences drove them apart...but fate is giving them one more chance.Six years ago, one fight ended it all... And now Tracey Walker has bittersweet memories and a secret that she keeps close to her heart...
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