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Stanton Bliss by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe've changed. Darker, damaged and unable to conform. My husband Joshua is dealing with the past the best that he can.....as am I. Nobody else can understand the language we speak. The trauma we have been through. But with the pain comes pleasure and happiness is our gift... -
Surrender by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJonah Steel has fallen in love with Melanie Carmichael but still lives with the guilt that consumes him as he tries to unravel the mystery of his family's past. A new threat has surfaced, and he finds himself trapped in a web of deceit and lies. Melanie loves Jonah but has yet to surrender completely to his needs. Meanwhile, a new friend uncovers more information and more questions... -
The Resurrection by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the moment Danny Black met Rose Cassidy, he knew she’d be the death of him. But their electric connection and twisted love gave him a purpose beyond ruling Miami with his iron fist. Faking his own death and disappearing to St. Lucia was the only way he could escape the deadly underworld that brought them together... -
Melt by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJonah Steel is intelligent, rich, and hard-working. As the oldest of his siblings, he was charged by his father to protect them. He failed in the worst way. Dr. Melanie Carmichael has her own baggage. Although the renowned therapist was able to help Jonah’s brother, she is struggling with feelings of inadequacy... -
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Legally Bound 3: His Law by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLegally Bound 3 His Law Book 3 in Series Nathaniel Briggs has met his match in every way. When it comes to the bedroom Pamela Kemble is a pint size version of himself. She is determined to play by her own rules, but Pam is just going to have to learn that when it comes to Nate she is not always going to be on top. He has his own secrets, but she will just have to learn to trust him... -
Broken by Tia Sirrah
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove is dysfunctional. Love is messy. Love is complicated. Love is desperate. My two rules were simple enough: Protect your heart and your sanity at all costs. Never be the one to say “I love you” first. Privileged. Ruthless. Apathetic. Billionaire heir. Business mogul. Womanizer. Sex on a stick. Conner Braithwaite turned my rules to ashes... -
With This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir whirlwind romance was intense, passionate, and fiery, but Jesse knew the woman he was falling for didn’t know who he really was. He tried to protect her from his past, protect himself from her leaving, but his fears were realized when Ava discovered his Manor—the heartbeat of hedonism and pleasure, the place where Jesse has lost himself for years in women and alcohol... -
Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me... -
Complete Submission - 2018 Edition: The Complete Series Boxed Set with Bonus Story by CD Reiss
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe COMPLETE USA Today Bestselling series - plus a never before published BONUS SCENE. Jonathan Drazen. Gorgeous. Charming. Smart. Rich. All the ingredients for a few nights of mind-blowing pleasure are right there. He’s made it perfectly clear he can’t love me, and I’m not out to fall in love either. But I can’t stay away from him. He’s got this bossy way about him in bed... -
One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second book in the Naked trilogy... More information coming soon... -
Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJonathan Drazen. Gorgeous. Check. Charming. Check. Smart. Check. Rich. Hey... I'm not gonna complain. All the ingredients for a few nights of mind-blowing pleasure are right there. He's made it perfectly clear he can't love me, and I'm not out to fall in love either. But I can't stay away from him. He's got this bossy way about him in bed... -
Deserved by Kira Johns
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years after leaving Rockingham, Jade Moore is still trying to move on. Easier said than done when your heart lies in your hometown. She finds friendship with a man who bears a dark secret, one that could destroy her. Shadow has spent the last five years in misery over losing Jade. He still loves her, but knows he lost his chance... -
Forgetting Me by Crystal Spears
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe doesn't even see me anymore. I've been discarded and thrown in the trash, right next to the dirty diapers. We have a little downtime, and I can't even get her to go down.I deal with it though, until my oldest daughter sees my hurt. I've vowed always to protect my children; now Storm better watch out, because I'm coming for her... -
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Coda by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe stunning epilogue to the bestselling Submission Series. Did you want a pat little ending about Jonathan and I riding off into the sunset? Did you want flowers and stars? Man, I wish it was all soft filters and violins. I wish we could fight about who cleaned the bathroom or who was cooking dinner. But I knew I was never destined for simple contentment. I almost committed murder for him... -
Domination by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI want to just clarify a couple of things.Submission is not abdication. Submission is not resignation. It’s not weak or fragile. It doesn’t mean I break at the first sign of trouble.Well, I broke for a few weeks. When I realized I was falling in love with Jonathan and that I’d never be the same if I allowed it to continue, I broke into a million sharp little pieces... -
Bossy Brothers: Tony by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBelinda Baker and I were not made for each other.We are not soul mates, or lovers, or even frenemies.She is the one who needed to get away.What we had together wasn’t blind love, it was sick rage.We were a match made in hell, it was hate at first sight, and when she walked away from me and never looked back—it was a relief.It was bliss... -
Heir by V.T. Do
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKai Madden.My angry, broken Prince.Heir to the notorious King’s Men MC.He had the world at his fingertips.Until he didn’t. I’m running away from home.Running away from the monsters trying to get to me.Then Kai shows up and turns my entire world upside down.He shows me what it means to be protected by him.To belong to him. But there are bigger villains at play... -
The Don by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe signed a contract inked in blood and sealed with revenge. Both playing by our own rules, determined to win at all costs. Chastity The deeper the jungle the harder it is to find your way out and when you are running for your life nothing else matters. I'm the fool that stopped running and faced my predator head on... -
Burn by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHere's how it's going to be, Goddess.Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.I'm going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely and without reservation... -
White Locks by Rose B. Mashal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen love knocked on Marie's door, she had a hard time denying her heart what it wanted. Especially after she'd found her black keys. Now Marie finally realizes that home is not where she was born, or where she'd lived all of her life. Home is where her Love is. It's time for her to follow her heart... -
Just Another Spark by Carly Phillips
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a rock star wanted by millions.She’s a wife willing to fight for their love. Rock star Dash Kingston is finishing the last leg of his band’s U.S. tour. Exhausted and ready to be home, he can’t wait to see his girl. Time zones, show times, and the demands of his career have made married life harder than expected. Even knowing the rock star life wouldn’t make their relationship easy... -
A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him... -
Embracing the Change by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain Series, Embracing the Change. That Kiss… Gorgeous New York socialite, Nora Ellington has been waiting a very long time for her happily ever after... -
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Moore than Forever by Julie A. Richman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"You have no idea of what you do to me, Baby Girl." "It's smoochal... -
Anchor Me by J. Kenner, Sofia Willingham
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis sexy, emotionally charged romance continues the story of Damien Stark, the powerful multimillionaire who's never had to take no for an answer, and his beloved wife, Nikki Fairchild Stark, the Southern belle who says yes only on her own terms.It's a new chapter in the life of Nikki and Damien Stark... -
Control by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat you’re breaking isn’t some little, meaningless coupling. We aren’t some casual fuck, and we never were. Not from the first night. Not from the first time I laid eyes on you. You were built for me. I denied it as long as I could, but we were meant to be together. You are the sea under my sky. We’re bound at the horizon... -
THAT MAN 6: (The Anniversary Story) by Nelle L'Amour
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScorchin' hot Blake Burns and his tiger Jennifer are back in this page-turner sequel to Nelle L'Amour's USA Today bestselling THAT MAN series! And things are hotter than ever when they fly to the Maldives to celebrate their tenth anniversary. What can go wrong, does go wrong. Beginning with a near-crash emergency landing... -
Dark Time by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI long for the day he says my name — my real name. But that wish won’t come without some punishment...I long for that day.The day he finally lays his hands on Emily.The day he makes sweet love to Emily.I long for that day, but I’m scared to death too.He’s going to be angry.He’s going to be disappointed.He’s going to resent me.As long as he stays with me, I don’t care!I’ll make it up to him... -
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Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrett “Hawk” Hawkins may be a bad boy in the rink but he doesn’t know what to do when he’s wrongly accused of on-ice misconduct. Given a five-game suspension by the NHL, he heads down to Mimosa Key to lay on the beach for a few days and get his head on straight—until he runs into a troubled beauty who happens to be the sister of his ex-teammate... -
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... -
Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy family calls me Zeke. But the music industry refers to me as Big Z… and women everywhere know why.Being lead guitarist for the hottest band in the world should be enough. But it’s not. Nothing ever is. And I don’t know why.Money. Fame. Girls. I’m drowning in all three. But it’s the sweet, spunky college girl offering up her virginity in exchange for an interview that I can’t get out of my head... -
Charming CEO by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"He's the bane of my existence... and my brother's best friend!" Fall for a new trope-tactic off-limits rom-com from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Flynn McCord is ruggedly charming, impossibly annoying, and… my brother’s best friend. He’s been driving me crazy as long as I can remember - and not even in a sexy, fun ‘oh my god, don’t stop’ kind of way... -
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Wild War by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs soon as I saw him, it was war.I thought at first it would be between me and him.Cade was cold and hard and didn’t want anything to do with the headmaster’s daughter.I was off-limits.He didn’t need that kind of trouble.I didn’t need that kind of trouble, either. And since I did my best to avoid any kind of trouble, that should have been the end of it.But when I saw him, he also saw me.All of me... -
Bound to You: Volume 4 by Vanessa Booke, Rogena Mitchell-Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI, Rebecca Gellar, am doing the unthinkable. I'm marrying a man who hits every category on my Run-Like-Hell list...1. Arrogant.2. Dangerously Handsome.3. Brooding.4. Domineering.5. Possessive.6. Playboy.The funny thing is I couldn't be happier... -
The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo More Cliffhangers. The series is now complete! I thought that finding out that Jal was engaged to my half-sister was the worst thing that could happen. Then he told me that it was over, that I was the only person he wanted. For the first time in my life, I'd finally gotten what I wanted… and then he was arrested... -
Filthy by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today and AMAZON best seller of The Reckless Series, HJ Bellus, comes a sexy romance: FILTHY.It was just a summer fling.He taught me his bad boy ways.And now I'm beyond being saved.At first it was fun, but now it's an addiction my skin craves.All sense of reality disappears and there's no boundaries holding me in.My name is Darby and this is FILTHY... -
Table For Two by Jeannette Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDean Henderson never backs down from a challenge. No matter the cost or the opponent, when it comes to business, if he wants it he gets it. No exceptions. Tessa Brooks left her small town to get out of the spotlight of being the preacher’s daughter. Boston is the perfect place to blend in and finally be herself... -
The Hunt for Summer by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person’ Layla Summers has run from her past for the last six years, and life is currently peaceful and controlled. That is until Hunter, a hot and hard Dom who frequents The Black Panther where Layla works as an erotic dancer, takes an interest in her... -
A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou only thought you knew how this was going to end, but their story is far from over. The explosive finale is bound to leave you breathless. A Sinful Encore is the third and final book in the Brilliance trilogy... -
Breathe by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim... -
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
Forever a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***THIS IS BOOK THREE IN THE BOURBON SERIES*** Series order: Becoming a Jett Girl Being a Jett Girl Forever a Jett Girl Justice. Faith. Power The words I live my life by, the three keys to my success, the foundation I built my entire empire on and now Goldie holds them all in the palm of her hands. She once was a Jett Girl, a piece of me, a safety net I grew to depend on... -
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Two Together by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Man. One Woman. The Secrets. The passion. The naked truth... -
Aidan by Sydney Landon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAidan Spencer walked away from his family and his friends when the woman he'd loved since childhood died while attempting to kill his best friends wife. Aidan had chosen to save another and in doing so had lost Cassie. For over a year, he's been isolated from everyone he loves until a family emergency brings him back home... -
The Ring by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author Sandi Lynn comes a brand new romance about the lives of two people bound by destiny. Adalyn It all started with a ring. A beautiful ring I found at the bottom of the ocean while scuba diving on vacation. From the moment the ring was in my possession, bad luck followed me everywhere and turned my entire life upside down... -
Red Sin by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRed is the color of blood, sacrifice, danger, and courage. It’s also associated with heat, passion, and sexuality. When two people meet unexpectedly with an inexplicable attraction that defies common understanding...it can be called RED SIN.Julia and Van found one another in a shaken snow globe. Stranded in a blizzard, they embraced being two individuals with no last names... -
Monica by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it... -
Submit by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"You’re mine. The minute I told you to spread your legs and you did it, you were mine. When I told you to beg for it and you did, you were mine. When you put your hands behind your back without being told, I owned you."No. God, no.My name is Monica, and no matter what Jonathan says, I am not submissive...
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