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Mercy by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAshira, a belle from the suburbs, is the wealthy acting CEO of her father’s booming building firm. That’s when she’s not the dancer on the Gram and TikTok, dating the latest Black Hollywood shooting star.To her, Jas, a construction laborer, is a walking conundrum. He’s fruitlessly ambitious yet steadfast in his spiritual convictions. He’s enigmatic, well-read, regimented, and poor... -
Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlanis Kapri is living the American Dream. As the star quarterback of the Carolina Hurricanes, life is luxury. Unfortunately for Alanis, he’s considered the NFL’s problem child. One too many negative press runs have landed his head on the chopping block. He’s been given an clean up his act or be cut from the team. Reluctantly, Alanis agrees to the terms... -
A Worthy Love by A.E. Valdez
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPublicly humiliated, Marisa Banks is blindsided by the news that the man she’s been dating for months is married. Being called names she wouldn't wish on anyone in front of a room full of people by her boyfriend’s wife is enough to shake her identity to its foundations. In an attempt to rebuild, she makes a few questionable decisions.Asher Blaine is one of them... -
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Forbidden by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe yearned for him.Nyla Mullaney couldn’t shake her want for a man she knew could never be hers.He desired her.Asan Chamberlain sought peace and found it in a woman who he should’ve been avoiding at all costs.They formed a bond that had them treading in forbidden waters with no desire to escape. Nyla and Asan were never meant to be, history said so, but fate had other plans... -
One More Kiss by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Samuels and Stewart Mitchel have been sworn enemies all of their lives. One night of pleasure, however, takes them to a place where neither would have ever thought they’d end up: Lovers. Sarah is ready for love, but Stewart isn’t so sure. She’s everything he would want in a mate, but he’s not exactly looking for one... -
Oops! by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"As if sleeping with the enemy wasn't disastrous enough..." For Camryn Cox, living a private, purpose-driven, drama-free life is a top priority. And in her opinion, Maverick Woods represents everything opposite of that.He's social media-famous, ultra fine, and completely irresponsible, making him something like the enemy as far as Camryn is concerned... -
Adjacent: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the last guy she should be checking for. Arrogant. Sexy. A Certified F*ckboy. She’s the only girl he can’t seem to get off of his mind. Ambitious. Attractive. Adjacent. The proximity of them being neighbors certainly doesn’t help either of their causes... -
Last Chance To Love by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMillionaire hair and skincare mogul Morgan Carter has everything in her life except deep connections with those who aren’t of her bloodline. She’s spent the past ten years of her life devoted to making her brand a household name in the African American community. A year before her thirty-fifth birthday, Morgan realizes it’s time for her to focus on gaining friends and starting her family... -
Night Tide by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTides change, but some feelings can’t be washed away.Lillian Lee doesn’t believe in love at first sight. Hate is a different story—and one she is intimately familiar with. Luckily, she hasn’t seen her arch-nemesis, Ivy Holden, since graduating from veterinary school five years ago. Since then, while her life isn’t going exactly according to plan, she’s happy... -
Sandcastles Under the Christmas Moon by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQuentin Blackwood has come to Pelican Pointe to replace Jack Prescott as the town’s one and only doctor. But he’s in for a rough time, especially since nurse Sydney Reed doesn’t quite trust him. But that’s just one of the many problems Quentin must face as he tries to help a teenage boy and his grandmother going through hard times... -
Claimed By Crayson by Sherelle Green
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf there were ever a man who prided himself on always being up front with women, it’s tatted bad boy, Crayson Madden, in the flesh. His world may revolve around sex and cigars, but there’s a lot more to this cigar lounge owner than what meets the eye. Too bad Jordyn Jameson spends more time arguing with him, than seeing beyond his asshole-ish ways... -
Such Great Heights: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA forbidden friends-to-lovers rock star romance... Malka Fischer has a bad reputation.Jasper Antonio is the nice guy of rock.They've known each other for years, but neither has looked beyond the surface. To Jasper, Malka is his best friend's on-again, off-again girlfriend. To Malka, Jasper is the squeaky clean bassist in her ex's band.One night fueled by grief and alcohol changes it all... -
Something Special by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriella I can’t stand him. Jamal Holmes. My best friend’s cousin. So what he may be able to help me finally make the move to get my business off the ground. He’s a pompous jerk and judgmental to boot. At least, those are the very excuses I tell myself to avoid his help at all costs. Now, if I could just get my silly body to stop reacting every time he’s near... -
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The Jamie McGuire Collection: Beautiful Disaster, Walking Disaster, and A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet your new obsession—Travis Maddox—in this special collection from the international phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jamie McGuire.BEAUTIFUL DISASTERAbby Abernathy is a good girl with a dark past she thinks she’s finally escaped—until she meets Travis Maddox, the ultimate bad boy... -
Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll’s Fair in Love and (Pastry) WarSylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro’s Cuba... -
Playing Pretend by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFiring my sassy, smart-mouthed assistant should have solved all my problems. Right?Wrong. Turns out we'll need a fake marriage for that. Oh boy!I should have fired Eliza Jenkins the night she overstepped her qualifications in a high-profile client meeting.Or the time she called me stuffy, uptight and grumpy to my face...Categorized as:
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The Closer I Get to You by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a continuation of the Deveraux and Cochran series... -
Kiss Me Slow by Willow Winters, Tijan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome men know how to kiss. Some men know how to love.Sometimes you get those butterflies in the pit of your stomach instantly. Other times… well sometimes other feelings come first.In this collection, you get it all. Right down to those fluttering feelings at the end of the book that make reading romance worth every single page... -
Quitting Time: Nights Like This by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s raining, it’s pouring– Wait, nobody’s snoring. They’re in the bed, or on the couch, or maybe the counter… and will definitely have a good morning. After five years, Aleigha has walked out of her job. But then her ex-boss gets stuck at her house because of the weather, and thunder won’t be the only thing clapping... -
Ruby...Red Slippers & All by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby Lassiter has spent her life taking care of others. Helping to raise her siblings took all her time and energy. Now they are grown, some married with children and all living their lives. Ruby is now thirty-seven years old, experiencing empty nest syndrome. No she never married and has no children of her own... -
Lucky In Love by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman escaping the pressures of her family, and a man wary of love, struggle to put their pain behind them -- and claim the future together. Lucky in Love is the book that started it all. It's the first in a series of compelling contemporary romances about the Cochran family from Detroit and the Deveraux family from Atlanta... -
Until The End of Time by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter seeing her childhood tormentor in a new light, a woman discovers that facing the past is the only way to free herself for a love that will last until the end of time. This is the second book in the Cochran/Deveraux series... -
A Touch of Sugar by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPru Ashford isn't looking for... anything. Which is how she ends up finding exactly what she needs - a perfect balance of savory and sweet... -
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Close Contact by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKima Nolan has had enough of the Clarkes.If they weren’t the only thing keeping her business alive, she wouldn’t deal with them at all.Addison isn’t too bad.Andre’s bite isn’t as severe as his bark.But Aiden is so impossibly unruffled, so sure of his convictions… for Kima, its probably best to avoid him at all costs.There’s no telling what might happen if he gets too close... -
Mine Tonight by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little unrequited love, a little deceit, a little anonymous encounter, and a little bit of unforgettable chemistry. This is three sexy short stories, about three women, with a focus on how one night of mind-blowing intimacy can change it all. If you’re looking for a sweet, tender love story… this ain’t it... -
Collision Course by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSamara Holloway is back in Blackwood, after years away chasing showgirl dreams in Vegas. She’s on a new path now - different city, different career… but there’s nothing different about Addison Clarke.Or so she’d love to think.Enough time has passed that Addison is certain he’s ready to be exactly the man Samara needs.If only she shared his certainty... -
The Bookie by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me... -
The Billionaire's Claim: Redemption by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. She was my life until she betrayed me ten years ago. So I built an empire and came after her, intent on vengeance. Instead of giving me the nasty fight I expected, she gazed at me with tragedy in her eyes...then made an unexpected, gut-wrenching move that left me reeling...and vanished... -
Her Exception by B. Love
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShalom Daniels has everything she wants in life outside of marriage and kids. Her career and personal relationships are flourishing, except when it comes to the relationship that matters most—one with a man dedicated to cherishing and protecting her heart...Categorized as:
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Let It Be Me by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarcus Deveraux, the youngest of the dynamic Deveraux brothers, has everything he wants in life except the love of Vera Clark Jackson. When he met Vera she was a new employee of the Deveraux Group and a happily married woman. Now, twelve years later, Marcus if the CEO of the company, and Vera is a valued executive, although she is now widowed... -
Trust in Me by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe men of the prominent Deveraux clan knew plenty about romance, and Lucien Deveraux was the biggest player of all. But that changed after Hurricane Katrina devastated his beloved city. Now Lucien's ready to dedicate himself to one woman: Nicole Argonne. Trouble is, Nicole has no time for what she calls "pretty men." If Lucien wants her, he needs to prove himself.. -
My One and Only Love by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA reclusive attorney teams up with a vibrant actress to help her track down the brother who ruined her financially...and loses his heart. This is the third book of the series. Martin Deveraux, Clay's brother and Bennie's brother-in-law, was introduced in Lucky in Love and played a pivotal part in Until the End of Time. Now he's the hero, albeit a reluctant one... -
A Natural Transition by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNyema Landry is an expert on beats, and a pro between the sheets, more interested in her flourishing career as a DJ than settling down with anyone for longer than it takes to get through a playlist. Langston Goode may be Mr... -
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Before The Storm by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Deveraux clan is a powerful and imposing New Orleans family. So when Maya Simpson married the eldest son, Julian Deveraux, the union quickly succumbed to the social pressures surrounding the young couple. Convinced of her husband's infidelity, Maya filed for divorce and later learned that she was pregnant... -
Come Play: An Erotica Charity Anthology by Quin, Sara Dobie Bauer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatch and Learn if the Coach’s Little Kitten can be Tamed. Follow the Doctor’s Orders and read all about Brotherly Love. Understand Abstract Love and then take a peek at A Kink Chronicles Short. It’s all about Pretty Boys, The Kiss, and Particular Tastes bundled up in this must-have erotic anthology. Come, play with us... -
Single AF by Sherelle Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSINGLE: Unmarried or not involved in a stable relationship. MEEKA The pure term ‘being single’ makes me want to gag every time I hear it. To me, the worst part is the fact that you’re constantly reminded of your status. Like, do you really think I can forget I’m single? I’ve dated more Mr... -
Senator by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing Stays Hidden in Politics My name is Jacinta Camden. I'm a US Senator, a fourth generation politician, and the future of the conservative party. I’ve known from the time I could walk, that I’d run for office. I've played the game, battled my colleagues, and come out on top. Everything I've ever wanted is within my grasp... -
Beyond the Badge: Crew by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen life gives you lemons… Throw them out. It’s too much damn work to make lemonade… When a member must leave the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force, Colin Crew, as leader, doesn’t get to pick a replacement. Instead, he’s assigned one. One he’s not happy about.Not only because the woman only has a year on the job as a DEA agent, but she’s also younger than he’d like... -
Where Broken Hearts Go by J. J. Murray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Bernadette Elyse Jenkins-Brooks loses her much younger husband Mel to a "gamer heifer" with two kids and a mommy van, she quits her corporate accounting job at Bank of America and moves from Charlotte, North Carolina, back home to Ahoskie, North Carolina (population 5,039) to heal during one of the worst droughts in the history of Hertford County, one of the most racially divided counties... -
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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Into the Light by Vee Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInto the light I’ll beRebounding from a shattered heart, Ember Solis is out of touch with the innocence and softness she once knew.She wears her grief like a coat of armor. She uses it to keep people at a distance.Rain Fortin is a lone wolf and like Ember, he is shouldering massive heartache. He reluctantly rises to the leadership of The Den. It is a life he wants nothing to do with...Categorized as:
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My Summer in Seoul by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a standalone new adult romance set in the competitive world of K-pop.It’s not all K-dramas and happily ever afters. Intern with Korea’s number one record label? Yes, please. Find out there’s a huge scandal I need to help “manage”… not so much... -
Controlled Chaos by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndre Clarke is painfully accustomed to being in control.He’s the problem solver, the “responsible” brother, the one who keeps everything around him in order.Until Drew Dawson steps in to turn him upside down.Andre may be used to doling out commands, but Drew isn’t one to take them.Two very different people, with a shared goal… if only they can play their roles... -
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The Real Deal by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReagan is living the dream. She has a wonderful, fulfilling job working at the local community center. She has her own place and a comfortable lifestyle. The only thing she’s missing is someone to share it all with. Unfortunately, the second she thought she may have found the one was only a few short months before she found his fiancé...Categorized as:
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sugar butter flour love : a novella by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are two things on Earth that Isobel Knight loves above all else—her Gamma Betty and their family bakery, Whisk... -
Make Me Beg by Honesty Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGriffin hates Vonique and the feeling is mutual. It turns out their disdain for one another is the key ingredient in her search for a partner who can bring her to her knees and blow her mind -- in that order. She wants adventure and Griffin is more than happy to oblige... -
Taming the Tease by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome into the hottest BDSM club around and meet the Stronghold Doms...Rick Winter is tired of playing empty scenes with submissives, only to return home alone. He wants what he sees his friends getting - a real relationship with submissives who love them...Categorized as:
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Breathe by Lucinda Race
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer family’s successful winery business in the Finger Lakes region of New York should have gone to Tessa Price. She’d always dreamed of running the winery, but when the “prodigal son” returns to take up the reins, she boldly strikes out on her own, purchasing Sand Creek Winery—a cash-strapped competitor—right out from under her family... -
The Wrong Man by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey have nothing in common. So why can’t they stay away from each other?Construction foreman Tomas Molina has no desire to settle down. He enjoys the single life too much, with all the choices of women available to him. But when ad executive Talia Jackson becomes single again, they start an affair that has him questioning his beliefs about relationships...
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