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Becoming Selfish by lizrose, Liz Tomforde
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsELIThis is it. my senior year. My last shot to get called up to play in the National Hockey League. This season is about me. Though every season is about me. I'm the captain of my university's hockey team- the top scorer both o and off the ice- and everyone on campus knows my name.I feel the pressure every single day.I can't afford to get distracted... -
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Dangerous Love by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDangerous Love is the latest romantic suspense thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Riley Edwards. New series, new steamy, hot heroes. Welcome to Takeback.One night. No names. Two hearts forever changed.There wasn’t a lot that surprised me. My years in the Navy taught me a lot, my years hunting human traffickers taught me the rest...Categorized as:
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![Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan]()
Beyond the Play by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsParkerOf all the hot guys in the club, of course I find myself tangled up with a baseball player. Our chemistry is out of the park, igniting as his athletic body moves next to mine.I know exactly who he is, but the infamous Holden Bailey has no idea who I am, or my connection to the team. I prefer it that way. I give in to one dance with Holden and send him home alone... -
![Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre]()
Hold on to My Heart by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAshley Sullivan’s whole world changed when she got pregnant at seventeen. After the father of her child ditched her and their son, she bypassed college, shelved her plans to see the world, and went straight to managing the family café in Bar Harbor, Maine. For the next eleven years, she poured her entire heart into raising her amazing son, Kevin... -
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![Chef: Time Served MC, Book 3 (Tenillo Guardians TSMC) by Cee Bowerman]()
Chef: Time Served MC, Book 3 (Tenillo Guardians TSMC) by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***The Time Served MC series is written in tandem with the Ares Infidel MC series by Ciara St. James. You can read this series alone, but you’ll get more time with the characters of both MCs if you read both series in the order they are written. This is the third book of TSMC which will follow Executioner, Ciara’s second book of her AIMC series... -
![Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan]()
Stay Anyway by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStella Getting pregnant in college wasn’t part of the plan, but I’ll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. Even if my parents did disown me for it. A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I’d never feel again… things I have no business feeling about a man I just met...Categorized as:
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![Two of a Kind by Sandi Lynn]()
Two of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRule number one: Do not pursue my daughter’s new nanny.I had my reservations about hiring Alex Clark.With her long brown hair and deep brown eyes, she was a beautiful woman.I knew if I hired her and moved her into my home, the temptation to keep my hands to myself would be torturous.But I was desperate, she needed a job, and my daughter liked her... -
![Break Me by Logan Chance]()
Break Me by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver been lost or alone? Where you feel like the world will break you where you stand? Pollux Clark strives to make each day count. On a mission, he finds himself entangled with the wrong woman. Katy Dale Vanderlin. She’s destined to become partner at her firm, so she offers him a deal. Pose as my fake fiance, and I’ll do anything...Categorized as:
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![Love and Pancakes by Lacey Black]()
Love and Pancakes by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMarissa Grayson’s dream went up in smoke. A devastating fire has ripped apart her family’s bed and breakfast, leaving her off-kilter and scrambling to repair the damage. What she doesn’t need, or have time for, is Rhenn Burleski. Sexy, confident, and dangerous to her heart. A man who clearly knows his way around the female body and will leave the moment the sheets start to cool... -
![Broken Curse by Jen L. Grey]()
Broken Curse by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDestiny not only arrives, but nearly kicks my a$$Even though my foundation has been shaken, Aidan stays by my side, and together, we take the next steps to end the curse. We’ve found four other marked girls like me, but we’re still missing pieces to the puzzle… pieces that are critical for success... -
![Chosen Wolf by Jen L. Grey]()
Chosen Wolf by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFate is a b*tch and she will always force your hand.Solidifying my mate bond with Aiden was supposed to be a happy occasion. Instead, our union unleashed a curse, and now our survival hangs in the balance.As I try to right the wrongs of the past, the Hallowed Guild is determined to get in the way. My next steps are clear, but every move I make puts those around me in danger...Categorized as:
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![Cocky in a Cowboy Hat by Em Petrova]()
Cocky in a Cowboy Hat by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiberty Baker is one step closer to happiness. After buying the ranch of her dreams to raise horses, she is also settling in to the small town of Crossroads. Everyone has been welcoming…except her neighbor, a hunky bachelor with a piercing, icy blue stare that haunts her more than she cares to admit...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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![Sweetest Obsessions: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set Collection by Jane Anthony, Andy Wayne]()
Sweetest Obsessions: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set Collection by Jane Anthony, Andy Wayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings25 tempting romances from Sweet to Hot to downright Steamy! Whether your obsession is Alphas, Bad Boys, Friends (or Enemies) to Lovers, or Second Chance Romance, we’ll feed your addiction with 25 drool-worthy heroes in this sizzling collection... -
![Pumpkin Spice by Pepper North, Paige Michaels]()
Pumpkin Spice by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!A lonely Little can't live on caffeine alone. She needs the piping hot TLC of her Daddy, too.After losing her protective police officer husband, CC Callaway throws herself into creating CC's Purrfect Coffee... -
![Second Chance Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker]()
Second Chance Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow isn’t the time for a beautiful single mom to steal my heart. Especially not one that I’ve loved before. I’m not that boy anymore, though. Life has been less than kind. My father abandoning us and leaving me to be the man of the house at a young age started the chip growing on my shoulder. He moved on to another life and I helped my family mend as best I could... -
![Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee]()
Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Takoda Outreach Center. Prepare yourself for open hearts, a full belly, and all the love you can handle. Look, I know my life doesn’t look easy. I adopted the three children I fostered, and they keep me on my toes. My house is a little lived in, they eat constantly, and someone always needs a ride somewhere. It’s amazing, stressful, and exhausting, but mostly amazing... -
![Revive Me: Part Two: The Affair by J.L. Seegars]()
Revive Me: Part Two: The Affair by J.L. Seegars
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMalloryThe day Christopher Johnson decided to kill me, I already knew what it was like to die. I had already experienced it once. Having the life leeched from my body, blood stolen from my veins, oxygen pulled from my lungs.When he decided to walk back into my life, I was in the middle of my third resurrection, healing from the loss of my brother when I was still raw from losing him... -
![Charming Cupid by Melanie Shawn]()
Charming Cupid by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Cooper Briggs The minute I saw her in that heart-stopping red dress, I knew I’d do whatever it took to make her mine - even if it meant anonymously bidding on myself in the bachelor auction and then pulling strings to make sure that “she” won me... -
![Tempt the Hookup by Natasha Madison]()
Tempt the Hookup by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEliahn Getting pregnant after a booze cruise hookup was not what any parent wanted to hear, so I picked up my entire life and moved to Paris to start over. Six years later, I was ready to go home. I was a single mom and the only thing I knew about my son’s dad was his name—Luca. I didn’t need to know anything else... -
![Just One Kiss: A Second Chance Holiday Standalone by J. Saman]()
Just One Kiss: A Second Chance Holiday Standalone by J. Saman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heart wants what it wants and mine has never stopped wanting her.London Canterbury and I were never meant to be. Her family was rich. She was cheer captain. The most popular girl in our school while I was the opposite. Poor, nerdy, and invisible. Eight years ago, I kissed the hell out of her, knowing I was never going to see her again. Or so I thought...Categorized as:
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![The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland]()
The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBaker Eagan has just wrapped the TV show she created and ran for the past five years of her life. She’s ready for a break and to refocus on her writing, and the last thing she wants to do is go to her agent’s birthday party. Little does she know that her agent plans to play matchmaker.Casey Jinx is the lead actress on a hit TV show... -
![Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie]()
Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI need a mentor. YouTube videos can only teach me so much. And I want to learn from someone real. From someone tangible. But no one takes me seriously. Only in my wildest dreams would I be mentored by Jesse Valentine. He’s the top motorcycle and hot rod fabricator in the nation. He also has the reputation for being one of the biggest jerks that ever lived... -
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![His Cherry Blossom (The May Flowers) by Tracy Lorraine, Flirt Club]()
His Cherry Blossom (The May Flowers) by Tracy Lorraine, Flirt Club
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that as one door closes another opens. But when that door swung wide, I never expected the sinfully sexy flower that was hiding behind it. I met her on a day I thought I’d want to forget, but she changed everything. The moment our eyes connected, my heart knew it was the beginning of something unexpected. But something I’d been waiting for, just the same... -
![Aragon: Mountain Man Rescue Romance by Tarin Lex]()
Aragon: Mountain Man Rescue Romance by Tarin Lex
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAragon: Wylder Mountain Heroes Book 8An Alpha Mountain Man & Curvy Younger Heroine RomanceLeahMy parents left me with nothing but a fortune.Money is great if you have a greater purpose in life.So I’m putting all my energy into writing a family history.But the distractions of the city constantly pull me from my task.I need peace, and quiet, and inspiration... -
![Her Older Protector: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox]()
Her Older Protector: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s running from an abusive ex. He works for a secret agency. Will they realize that they’re stronger together? Her Older Protector is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the seventh book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Leah It took a lot to escape my ex.Only for him to hunt me down... -
![Burning for Love by Kaye Kennedy]()
Burning for Love by Kaye Kennedy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the good girl and the bad boy really be destined for love? Declan Everything about Declan Murphy screamed bad boy. He didn’t just look the part, he owned it with his tattoos, cut up knuckles, and that scar in his eyebrow he refuses to talk about.After spending a night with the ultimate ‘good girl,’ he can’t seem to forget about her...Categorized as:
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![Saylor by Kelsie Rae]()
Saylor by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOwen Daniels was my everything before he disappeared to become a football star.As soon as I started to pick up the pieces of my life, a little boy with matching dimples and a familiar smirk showed up in my first grade class.Which can only mean one thing.Owen's back.And he's determined to make me his.But I'm done playing his game. Instead, I'm going to play my own...Categorized as:
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![Keeping You Away by Kennedy Fox]()
Keeping You Away by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last time I saw my first love was twelve years ago. We fell hard and fast, but it didn’t stop me from leaving. I never expected to see her again, but when I move back to my small hometown, there’s no avoiding it—especially since her dad’s my new boss.The more time we spend together, the more I want a second chance to be the man she deserves. As old sparks resurface, we grow closer...Categorized as:
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![Forbid by Hope Ford]()
Forbid by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe’ve kept our relationship hidden.For years she’s been mine and nobody knows it.It’s time I stake my claim.She’s younger than me.I work with her brother.I travel all the time.There’s a thousand reasons why we shouldn’t be togetherBut none of that matters now.She has a stalker and I will do any and everything to keep her safe.No one is going to hurt what’s mine..Categorized as:
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![Layover Lover: A Hero Club Novel by Jeannine Colette, Lauren Runow]()
Layover Lover: A Hero Club Novel by Jeannine Colette, Lauren Runow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFlying the friendly skies has been more than just a job to me. It’s my home.Ten years ago I ran away from everything I’ve known and vowed never to return. That is until my flight is canceled due to weather, and I’m stuck in San Francisco. Fate is not on my side when I end up in an Uber rideshare with the one man I thought I’d never see again...Categorized as:
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![Flirting with Disaster by Hailey Shore]()
Flirting with Disaster by Hailey Shore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are two things you need to know about First, I am not cool. No, no, don’t let my tuxedo shirt and anklet socks fool you. I’m 26-year-old virgin not cool. I’m carry my cat around in a special backpack not cool.Second, I’m cursed. Every Piedmont woman is. We are doomed to fall in love with men who will break our hearts. So, I’m never going to fall in love.But I wouldn’t mind a little flirting... -
![Despite It All by Mollie Goins]()
Despite It All by Mollie Goins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWyla My trip to Nashville for my sister’s bachelorette trip was going to be my weekend to let go. I was starting my last year of college and I finally felt like I had a plan for my life. I wanted one weekend of freedom. My plan was to drink some whiskey, sing karaoke, and ride that mechanical bull... -
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![Code Name: Ghost by Sawyer Bennett]()
Code Name: Ghost by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI knew the risks of this job when I signed on with Jameson Force Security. Knew my time as a marine would prepare me for the danger I would face. But no amount of training could have ever prepared me for the helplessness of watching my teammates die, the agonizing mental and physical pain of torture, or the despair of captivity... -
![Fractured Hearts by L.M. Dalgleish]()
Fractured Hearts by L.M. Dalgleish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Her heart had been broken enough; she wasn’t willing to have it happen again." When Lexie Daniels gets offered the job of tour photographer for world-famous rock band, Fractured, it comes as a shock. But not as much as the long-dormant feelings the band’s sinfully gorgeous lead singer awakens in her... -
![Fumbled Love by Lila Rose]()
Fumbled Love by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRomantic Comedy The one day English teacher Reagan Wild is late for work—and looks like she dressed herself in the dark—she remembers Carter Anthony, a well-known football star, is coming to the school to deliver a talk to her overexcited students. While Reagan knows Carter from her high school days, since he was her past crush, she wasn’t ready to see him again... -
![Controlled Chaos by Nikki Ash]()
Controlled Chaos by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Single Mom, Rock Star Romance Camden I’ve been in love with my best friend since high school.My biggest regret? Walking away without telling her.I planned to. But then catastrophe struck, making us part ways without a word.She left for Boston with her fiancé, while I left for L.A. with my band–Raging Chaos... -
![Keep Me Warm at Christmas by Brenda Novak]()
Keep Me Warm at Christmas by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMaybe this Christmas can thaw his frozen heart—and heal hers.Hollywood starlet Tia Beckett knows one moment can change your life. Her career had been on the fast track before a near-fatal accident left her with a debilitating facial scar. Certain her A-lister dreams are over, she agrees to house-sit at her producer’s secluded estate in Silver Springs... -
![Joker's Queen by Ciara St. James]()
Joker's Queen by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoker is the life of his club. They don’t know that his laughter and jokes hide the pain of never being able to have the woman he thinks could’ve been his. The woman who walked away years ago without a backward glance. Imagine his shock when he comes face-to-face with that woman again in his clubhouse. Raina’s life hasn’t been without pain and sorrow...Categorized as:
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![Saving Noah by Kaci Rose]()
Saving Noah by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCan a scarred heart learn to love again? Noah My unit was attacked, leaving every soldier with the option to fight our way out or die. I was one of the lucky few that made it—but not without battle scars. Half my body is scorched and blistered, the pain is unbearable. I can’t imagine anyone will want to look at me, much less be with me, after this... until I meet Lexi... -
![The Rescue: A Valentine's Novella by Twyla Turner]()
The Rescue: A Valentine's Novella by Twyla Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValentine Hart may have been named after the holiday of love, but she sure hadn't felt any of it in her life thus far. Bo Montgomery had found great love once, but let the opinion's of his family stop him from getting what he truly wanted. A Valentine's Day curse (or miracle) finds Val off the beaten path and directly into harm's way and into Bo's strong arms... -
![Malentendido by Mara White]()
Malentendido by Mara White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhatever force made Lucky, either God or the Universe, wrapped him so tightly around my heart that sometimes I’m suffocating. Biologically, we are made of too many similar parts, yet our chemistry is like a meteor shower, raining bright sparks of light into the dark night. But it’s not our biology or chemistry that worries me the most, it’s the physics of our love that goes against the cosmos... -
![G.O.A.T.: Greatest Of All Time by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
G.O.A.T.: Greatest Of All Time by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night we met we lost our virginity under the stars. Too fast? No way. Years later, it was was still the best sex of my life. But she disappeared from my life as quickly as she came. Pun intended. Now she's back and I'm not letting her go. Possessive much? Hell yeah. Tessa was the girl who got away but I won't repeat history... -
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![Library Love: An Alpha Man Curvy Woman Romance by Liz Fox]()
Library Love: An Alpha Man Curvy Woman Romance by Liz Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrary Love An Alpha Man and Curvy Woman Romance Tootsie It looked like another lonely Valentine’s Day at the library, until I found a mysterious letter in an old book of love poems. Finding the letter’s author prompts an unexpected encounter with a handsome mechanic. He looks good in jeans and a leather jacket, and even better in nothing at all... -
![Flameover by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Flameover by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle white lies never hurt anyone, right? A spur of the moment decision and a little white lie leaves Kain Lawson clueless and wanting more after a one-night stand. Four years later, Kain finds his lie coming back to haunt him.After her father’s death, Leontine is left to deal with the company he left behind and to cope with her stress, she decides to move to Sunnyville... -
![Kissing the Guy Next Door by Kali Hart]()
Kissing the Guy Next Door by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKissing the Guy Next Door: Guy Next Door Book 4An Insta-love blue collar hero and curvy younger woman romanceJennI’ve worked really hard for what I have.Which includes the cute fixer-upper I bought myself.The neighborhood is safe and charming.My neighbors are friendly—except one.The first time I meet Aiden, even his sinfully hot looks can’t save his crappy first impression... -
![Crashing East by Aly Stiles]()
Crashing East by Aly Stiles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers and single dad/guardian rockstar romance that can be read as a standalone.He’s the bane of her existence.She’s the latest thorn in his side.Until angry sparks hint at a passionate blaze.Personal Assistant Hadley Crawford was already against her boss’s decision to front a new band with a disgraced ex-rocker...Categorized as:
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![Tessa's Turn by Jill Sanders]()
Tessa's Turn by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeeky teen pushover Tracy Bracey is finally dead, replaced by the beautiful and confident Tessa. After years of bullying, the darkness hovering over her appears to be fading. She has at long last become the vibrant woman she truly wants to be... -
![Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen]()
Play Me: A Rock Chamber Boys Novel by Daisy Allen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings every woman should inherently know: Don’t Fall In Love With A ROCKSTAR. Things every Rockstar should remember without fail: Don’t Fall in Love With A Woman Who Loves Her Privacy. But sometimes we need to learn things the hard way. Cadence: I’ve done everything right when it comes to gathering emotional baggage and living a hermit lifestyle...
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