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All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWas the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time... -
![Clean Break by Lisa Suzanne]()
Clean Break by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter two brothers shatter her world, Reese Brady escapes to her old life. She occupies herself with work and friends in an attempt to find comfort after her catastrophic summer. When Reese receives a desperate call from someone she thought she’d never hear from again, she’s forced to confront the love she could’ve had... -
![Tempting Irish by C.M. Seabrook, Tanya Baikie]()
Tempting Irish by C.M. Seabrook, Tanya Baikie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne rock god. One girl from his past. One ocean that can't keep them apart. I've been in love with Owen Gallagher since I was twelve years old. Before the world knew his name. Even though it's been years since I've been back to Ireland, I never forgot my Irish crush... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Uncontrollable by Shantel Tessier]()
Uncontrollable by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSlade thought that life would start to settle down now that Samantha had agreed to be his wife. He had landed the girl of his dreams. What could possibly go wrong? One by one, things start to happen, and he does everything he can to protect his Angel. There was nothing he wouldn't do for her. But he could never have imagined that their lives were going to get so.. -
![Collateral Damage: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino]()
Collateral Damage: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the second book in The Cortell Brothers series. It is recommended they are read in order... -
![Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett]()
Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMelissaI wasn’t the type of woman a biker would go for. I’m a homemaker type, not adventurous or bold.I fought it hard, but he dragged me into his world, and I found I liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.Until, he vanished. Disappeared off the face of the earth. He’d pulled me in, now he’s gone...Categorized as:
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![The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson]()
The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single... -
![The Perfect Woman by Nicole French]()
The Perfect Woman by Nicole French
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy husband is a monster.My home is riddled with lies.I thought I could bear the torment for my daughter's sake.Until I met him.In one night, Matthew Zola showed me everything I never knew I was missing.Passion.Pleasure.Deep, dark, earth-shattering love.Matthew thinks I'm the perfect woman.But we're only as good as the secrets we keep... -
![Perfectly Mixed by Ancelli]()
Perfectly Mixed by Ancelli
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you find out that the baby you’re pregnant with might not be yours? Kanielle Richardson is the perfect wife in everyone’s eyes, except her husband Robert’s. His desire to please his family comes before her. After years of refusing his wife a child, Robert is ready to have a baby to satisfy his family...Categorized as:
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![Ask Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Ask Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you ask the question, when you know the answer may change everything?Sasha Brooks has been focused on one thing her entire life: her career. Newly promoted as the vice president in a New York advertising company, she has beauty, brains, and one hell of a fierce reputation. But she also has a secret that she keeps carefully guarded... -
![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... -
![By Invitation Only by Kimberly Knight]()
By Invitation Only by Kimberly Knight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**This romance novel contains explicit content and is not advised for readers under 18* Sensation. A sacred place free from judgement or inhibitions. The only rule: Ask before you touch. Sensation is an exclusive black-tie party attended by at least one hundred and fifty of the clubs most privileged members, and held once a month at an undisclosed mansion in Beverly Hills... -
![Anna's Dress: a heart-wrenching second chance romance story that will make you believe in true love by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman]()
Anna's Dress: a heart-wrenching second chance romance story that will make you believe in true love by London Casey, Jaxson Kidman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe stole my heart long before my sister stole his.She was the "bad girl" all the guys wanted and I was the "good girl" everyone overlooked.Now my sister is dead. I'm alone, left in the shadow she cast over me. He's the last person I expect to see at the funeral. And now I need him more than ever... -
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![Loving a Lush by Selena Laurence]()
Loving a Lush by Selena Laurence
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00KKT5TMU Six months ago, Walsh Clark was the drummer of America’s hottest rock sensation, Lush. Now he’s living at the Double A Ranch in north Texas, home to cows, cowboys, and lushes—like him. He’s survived alcoholism, rehab, and the breakup of his band... -
![The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott]()
The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFate has a way of stepping in and righting itself when we least expect it. Maddison Powers has been regretting the biggest mistake of her life when she walked away from the only man who has ever sparked something deep inside her. After comparing every guy she dates to Cale Blackwood, she finally gives up all hope of ever finding him. One dare by Maddison throws Cale back into her life.. -
![Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter]()
Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm going to make her beg. Emma asked me to take her all the way. She wants to experience every delicious thing a woman can feel. She wants to be brought to the very edge of ecstasy, and then she wants to leap right off the cliff. I'm a complete playboy, an expert in the ways a man can make a woman beg, so naturally I accept. I love a good challenge...Categorized as:
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![Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk]()
Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRex, Fake it ‘til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died. I’m also doing a really bad job at the making it part. The night we met, I was at my lowest. But you gave me a reason to feel happy again. For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic. Too bad it all got washed away As hard as I try, I can’t deny that I’m Falling For You... -
![The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff]()
The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door... -
![Bourbon & Bonfires by Andrea Johnston]()
Bourbon & Bonfires by Andrea Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLandon Montgomery has suddenly found himself the lone bachelor in his group of friends. With a new career handed to him and a string of unsuccessful blind dates behind him, Landon is ready to search for love. A chance meeting and immediate attraction have him wondering if things are about to turn around or if he’s stuck in the single life forever... -
![All Autumn by Sandra Owens]()
All Autumn by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn Stratton has it all. Or so she thinks until she catches her two-timing husband with his pants around his ankles. There is much Autumn can forgive but infidelity isn’t one of them. Since she obviously can’t trust her judgment in men, she decides they are only good for one thing… Connor Hunter has been friends with Autumn since the first grade, and she’s like a sister to him...Categorized as:
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![Wild Abandon by Jeannine Colette]()
Wild Abandon by Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you fall in-love it’s forever. But sometimes forever comes with a price. I never meant to meet Nathaniel Teller. It was by accident, on a Tuesday, that I walked into his bar. He was solemn, intense and hiding a secret behind those stoic green eyes. I never intended to fall in-love with him. We were supposed to be just friends. But I fell for him hard, deep. There’s no turning back... -
![You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters]()
You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI married the bad boy from Brooklyn.The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news.The look that comes with all sorts of warnings.I knew what I was doing.I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch.I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago... -
![Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks]()
Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me... -
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![It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne]()
It Ended with the Truth by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Brian Fox finally tells the truth, it costs him everything. His company. His friends. The girl he loves. He’s forced to start over, and it’s his brother who once again steps in. Working for a record label isn’t how he imagined his life when he owned a successful company, and life on the road only makes him long for everything the truth cost him... -
![Falling for Connie by Tracy Lorraine]()
Falling for Connie by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFalling for your brother's best friend is never going to be easy. Connie’s brother has made it clear that his best friend is off limits. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy, as proved by her recently discovered pregnancy. Having achieved everything she’s ever wanted Connie’s now going to have to fight to win the trust of the only person she’s ever desired...Categorized as:
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![Adored by Nicole Edwards]()
Adored by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards revisits Tag and McKenna, a power couple who have gone from infatuation to adoration in Adored (Club Destiny #7.5) Tag has waited two years for this. Sure, he knows he’ll need to be persuasive in order to get McKenna on board, but nevertheless, he’s up for the challenge... -
![The Mitchell Family Series Box Set by Jennifer Foor]()
The Mitchell Family Series Box Set by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*5 Full Length Novels in One Set* *Huge Sale* This Award Winning/Best Selling series features southern cousins as they discover the meaning of love, loss, and family. Each book is dual POV, told from a different character and their love interest. This series has a total of 10 books, which are also sold separately... -
![The Complete Hearts Series by Claire Contreras]()
The Complete Hearts Series by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKaleidoscope Hearts.Estelle falls in love with her forbidden brother's best friend for a second time.Torn/Paper Hearts.In this second chance love story, college sweethearts torn apart are forced to work together and find that sometimes time really does make the heart grow fonder.Elastic Hearts... -
![Second Chances by Delaney Diamond]()
Second Chances by Delaney Diamond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRenaldo da Silva’s near-perfect life in Brazil comes to a halt when he finds out about his wife’s betrayal. Now he doesn’t want to have anything to do with her. But because he needs her help finalizing the biggest deal of his career, he’s forced to make her a multi-million dollar offer and delay their divorce. Sabrina da Silva can’t forgive herself after a reckless night destroys her marriage... -
![The Question by Zena Wynn]()
The Question by Zena Wynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do for a friend? What sacrifice would you willingly make? This is the issue facing Gail Henderson when her best friend, Crystal Al Jabbar, asks her to be a surrogate for her and her husband Rashid, using Gail's own egg. Complicating the decision is Gail's recent loss of her husband and toddler son in a fatal car accident, two years earlier... -
![Love Complicated by Shey Stahl]()
Love Complicated by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Shey Stahl, comes a sexy and hilarious romance in her new Ex's and Oh's series of standalones. Love is not simple. I'm friendless. It happens when you discover your best friend has been sleeping with your husband... -
![Collide by Melissa Toppen]()
Collide by Melissa Toppen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook One in the Two Hearts Series. Grace Morgan is just like any other new college graduate. Driven, head strong and full of life, or so that’s what she lets everyone think. But Grace is not the girl everyone believes her to be and she hasn’t been for years...Categorized as:
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![Cyanide by Ella Fields]()
Cyanide by Ella Fields
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHeartless. Conceited. Shallow. Three simple words to describe me. I had everything a girl could ask for, yet nothing I truly needed. I'd made peace with who I was and the expectations set upon me long ago. Only to have that peace shattered when a nameless hero rode into my world. I wasn't allowed to have him. Too bad I never cared much for the word no... -
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![Lost to You by A.L. Jackson]()
Lost to You by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPeople come into our lives. Some stay, and many go. Some build us up, while most tear us down. They become our friends, our enemies, our lovers, our tormentors. Christian Davison came into mine, and I knew I’d never be the same. To Elizabeth Ayers, New York City had always been a dream. She’s worked her entire young life to make it here... -
![Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen]()
Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHudson and Lennon's story continues in the gripping conclusion to the Tequila Duet! It was destiny-- the night I met Hudson Demasi. I remember how effortlessly he stole my heart- his dark eyes and quick smile forever etched into my mind. We spent one incredible night together under a haze of tequila- a perfect night. And when I woke the next day, he was gone… I never expected to see him again... -
![All The Right Moves by Becca Taylor]()
All The Right Moves by Becca Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA must read Romantic Comedy. Being called the worst boyfriend can do a number on a man’s ego. But I handled it the way any full-grown adult male would—by eating copious amounts of carbs and wallowing over whether I was good enough...Categorized as:
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![Unchained Melody by Sable Hunter]()
Unchained Melody by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSparks fly when Annalise walks thru the door of Ethan Stewart's Bed & Breakfast, turning his life upside down ... again. Six years ago she had simply vanished into thin air after eight short days of earth-shattering passion. Ethan had searched desperately for her, but never found Lise... -
![Lucky Strike by M. Andrews]()
Lucky Strike by M. Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the age of five, Ryder Callahan knew without a shadow of doubt that Lucky Flanagan was his Lucky Strike. But for twenty-five years, Lucky kept Ryder at arm’s length, not wanting to destroy the one stable relationship in her otherwise turbulent life. In a moment of weakness, the two acted on their feelings for one another... -
![Trouble by Kira Blakely]()
Trouble by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis time, I screwed up. Walking into a charity event in your birthday suit doesn’t make a good first impression. The boys flapping in the wind doesn’t encourage investors. But it happened, and now my future is on the line. I need to clean up my act. Margot’s business is the perfect cover. My new business partner wants me out. Too bad I’m infatuated with her... -
![Pretty Broken Hearts: A Pretty Broken Standalone by Jeana E. Mann]()
Pretty Broken Hearts: A Pretty Broken Standalone by Jeana E. Mann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne “special” girl plus one hot widower equals a love story to make you cry, scream, and shout for joy. Rhett: My days are haunted by regrets and unpleasant memories until Bronte Hollander serves me coffee at the local java shop. I can hear her counting under her breath. I’m counting too—the minutes, the hours, the days—until I can see her again...Categorized as:
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![Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes]()
Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner. Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand... -
![Redemption by Nicole Dykes]()
Redemption by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLogan Four years ago, my life changed forever. Some see it as a vast improvement. Me? I’m not so sure. The guilt from my betrayal has haunted me from day one. I knew my past would catch up to me. So when it comes crashing back into my life, I know the time has come to finally make it right. My path to redemption won’t be easy. But I've always been up for a challenge...Categorized as:
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Scandal by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove’s true test sometimes is a scandal.Charles knows his affair with August is the most scandalous thing he’s ever done. It has the potential to ruin his relationship with the people who matter most to him. Worse, the expiration date he’s tacked on their affair has lost its meaning since he’s gone and fallen in love with his Sir.August believes there’s a future for him and Charles... -
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![Proven by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler]()
Proven by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI followed my heart from San Diego, California to Cedar Falls, West Virginia. Too bad that heart wasn’t worth the trip.Thankfully, I had my job, new friends - which consisted of an entire motorcycle club I’d fallen into - and my newfound responsibility for a family that was torn apart by needless tragedy... -
![Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James]()
Filthy Kisses by London Casey, Karolyn James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe has my son... and nothing is going to stop me from being the outlaw father I'm meant to be. ** When Dakota got pregnant, she begged me to keep it a secret from the MC, which I did. But after I'm thrown into jail for a couple months, I come out not only a free man, but also a father. The problem? Dakota has taken off - with my son... -
![Ten Reasons to Stay ( (The Risky Hearts Duet) Book 1) by Candace Knoebel]()
Ten Reasons to Stay ( (The Risky Hearts Duet) Book 1) by Candace Knoebel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day a week—Thursdays—my husband and I could do whatever or whomever we pleased. Protection was non-negotiable. And no matter what, we had to be home by midnight. Jack was the one who wanted an open marriage, but we were supposed to keep things simple. No strings. No commitments. It seemed so easy… until it wasn’t... -
![The Scarlet Night (Whirlwind .5) by Nicole French]()
The Scarlet Night (Whirlwind .5) by Nicole French
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I saw Nina Astor, I had to have her.Blonde bombshell. Park Avenue princess.She was pure as snow and giving me one night to dirty her up.But by morning, I knew:She wasn't just a pretty face.She wasn't just a casual fling.One night?Please. I needed a lifetime.Then I discover: Nina Astor isn't who she says she is. She's beyond off-limits.The real problem? I couldn't care less... -
![Tiller by Shey Stahl]()
Tiller by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call him Wild Cat. I knew him before he was the sinfully gorgeous FMX rider with infinite hate in his blood. I knew him back when he was a shy little boy hoping a girl would love him back. That guy, he’s nowhere to be found inside the devil known as Tiller Sawyer. Truth is, I didn't know who he really was.. -
![Her Master and Commander by Anya Summers]()
Her Master and Commander by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJared leaves his homeland of Scotland with a broken heart and the desire to start again. With his untested skills, he forges a new life on a tiny spit of land near Nassau, building the premier vacation destination for those in the BDSM lifestyle. A few months later, Pleasure Island opens to much fanfare in the community and proves to be so popular, he is forced to hire more help...
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