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Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJordanaI live my life head over heart and never rock the boat. Which is how I wound up engaged to Bryan Davenport—the biggest mistake I ever made. We were a power couple, but no one knew how cruel he could be behind closed doors. When I decide to leave, my fiancé shows just how ruthless he can be and sends me running to the last person I expected: his best man...Categorized as:
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![Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott]()
Billionaire Unclaimed: Chase by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's an investigative journalist in trouble. He's a billionaire CEO who has sworn off women for the foreseeable future, but has the ability to save her. They're two people who belong together and never really recognize it until the unthinkable happens!I've known Chase Durand since childhood. He's drop-dead gorgeous, sophisticated, ridiculously wealthy, and wildly intelligent...Categorized as:
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Ruined by April Wilson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here... a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam... Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me... -
![No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix]()
No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFamily is more than blood...and love has no shame. Indy is on the run from his mobster ex when he meets Noah and Josh...and starts on the journey that will bring him love and a chosen family... -
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![The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis]()
The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say... -
![The Secret Plan by Cara Dee]()
The Secret Plan by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the sequel readers have been waiting for. Colt, Kit, and Lucas are back from Their Boy and ready to spread their—holiday cheer. - The Game Series is a BDSM series where romance meets the reality of kink... -
![Ambrose by Silvia Violet]()
Ambrose by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was the one straight Theriot cousin...But I was wrong.Because when Sheriff Eric Winston demanded my help in ridding his territory of pure evil, I couldn’t say no.The man’s infuriating—a clean-cut do-gooder—and my family’s never exactly been friends with the law. But I couldn’t deny I owed the man a favor…And I can’t deny the things he makes me feel either.I want to protect him... -
![Already Home by Carly Marie]()
Already Home by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy leaving Nashville, Harrison wanted to escape. What he found at home in Oklahoma was better than anything he’d ever had before. Harrison is happier with Greg and Jasper than he’s ever been. When Harrison can no longer avoid his ex and has to go back to Tennessee, he has Jasper and Greg by his side. But being back in Nashville also means facing Neil and Derek... -
![Home for the Howlidays by Charlie Cochet]()
Home for the Howlidays by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiovanni Galanos’s life took a dramatic turn after a terrifying ordeal and a newfound health condition led him home. Leaving behind his globetrotting adventures in favor of a more grounded existence, Gio finds solace in the arms of his love, Sacha “Joker” Wilder, a complex and captivating man who held Gio’s heart from the moment they first spoke... -
![Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet]()
Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEscape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven... -
![Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone]()
Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJason LeHar learned his tracking skills as a kid in the Bayous of Louisiana. Those skills earned him a place on Delta Force Team Panther, and he found the family he chose for himself. When his best friend’s relationship with one of their team commanders was exposed... -
![Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor]()
Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn my expert opinion, every woman who’s been left at the altar should follow up that singularly humiliating experience by spending a week in paradise with a totally inappropriate—and totally sexy—stranger.Even better if you meet him at the bar of the resort hotel where your destination wedding and honeymoon were supposed to take place...Categorized as:
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![The Long Con by Lexxi James]()
The Long Con by Lexxi James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrust me. Some men are made for the con. He's hot. Charming. Sexy.And don't forget wealthy.He can have any woman he wants.Except one.Most women look at him like a sugar daddy. Or a baby daddy.But the way she looked at him was different.Like he wasn't worth her time.Well, she just became worth his.She's smart. Sassy. Slated to be the next CEO.Her head is on business.Her curves beg to be touched...Categorized as:
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![Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell]()
Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAiden McDane. Brave. Loyal. More sexy than any one man has a right to be.Former Special Forces operative Aiden McDane has every reason to hate bombs expert Tara Northpoint. Problem is he can’t remember a single one - and not just because of the way she looks up at him with those big eyes and lush lips.Years ago Aiden was captured and interrogated by the enemy—an enemy Tara worked for...Categorized as:
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![Kairo's Billionaire by Jocelynn Drake]()
Kairo's Billionaire by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKidnapped.Someone of his skill should not have been kidnapped at all. Let alone so easily.But when Kairo Jones wakes up halfway around the world with a reclusive billionaire begging for his help, the mercenary knows he can’t say no.He also knows that he might be in over his head... -
![Bangshift by Winter Travers]()
Bangshift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*Skid Row Kings Series, Book 3 Kurt Jensen has had enough. Tired of being under his brother's thumb and having the one person he wanted push him away, Kurt knew it was time to leave. California was supposed to be the new start he craved and needed, but one wrong turn brought everything crashing down around him, literally...Categorized as:
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![Finished by Cara Dee]()
Finished by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit... -
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Warning Track by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**SPOILER ALERT**READ BOOKS ONE AND TWO FIRST** Book three of the Hot-Lanta Series. Life is never as it seems and for Molly Meyers, life has been one hell of a roller coaster the past couple of years. When she thinks she finally has a handle on where her future is taking her, she gets a visit from her past which throws her entire life plan up in the air...Categorized as:
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![Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet]()
Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFitz Harlow has the idyllic life he always dreamed of. With the fashion industry a distant memory, he now revels in the joy of running his own salon. In addition to his flourishing career, Fitz has found the love of his life, Jack, and inherited a colorful family of former Green Berets and their loving partners... -
![Powershift by Winter Travers]()
Powershift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMitch Jensen knows what it’s like to have nothing and claw your way up from the bottom. Living with nothing growing up, he always strives to help those in need. Except, he’s never met someone who didn’t want his help. Scarlett James is running from a life she never wanted but was too afraid to leave...Categorized as:
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![Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWord-slinger. Purveyor of truth. Jaded heart.By day, Felix Franklin is an investigative journalist. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, an investigative podcast, with his two best friends. Felix’s life revolves around three principles: fortune favors the bold, honesty is everything, and love is for schmucks...Categorized as:
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![Hellfire by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Hellfire by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s his best friend’s little sister, but he’d risk everything to have her…HellfireSmoke would kill me if he knew all the dirty, depraved things I want to do to his little sister. For years, I’ve been forced to look and not touch.She’s been mine since the first time I saw her, even if she doesn’t know it.But when yet another threat to the club comes out of the woodwork, I decide I’ve had enough...Categorized as:
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![Brandon by Melody Anne]()
Brandon by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne comes the third and final book in the Anderson Billionaires series—a feel-good romance about learning to trust and believing in happy endings...Categorized as:
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![Fighting for Hailey by Katie Reus]()
Fighting for Hailey by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s the one who got away…They grew up together, dated for years—but when Lennox had a chance at a college scholarship and a new life, Hailey abruptly ended things. She wanted him to have the life he deserved, and with her track record knew she’d just bring him down. Now they’re both grown and she runs the new branch of Redemption Harbor Consulting, heading up their security division... -
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![Burn: A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Anna Hackett]()
Burn: A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have one goal—arrest billionaire businessman Kavner Fury.I’m dedicated to my job as a Treasury agent, and taking down crooked financial criminals. Just like the one who destroyed my family.Kavner Fury is wealthy, powerful, and ambitious, a combination I know too well. He’s New Orleans’ favorite billionaire...Categorized as:
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![The Verdict by Rebecca Sharp]()
The Verdict by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-Special Forces soldier Rhys Garrick was trained to expect the unexpected, but when he rescues a gorgeous woman from dangerous criminals he’s hunting, nothing could’ve prepared him for the incredible night that followed. Nor the way she disappeared the next morning.It was for the best. Rhys wasn’t about to trade the freedom of the open road and his duty to the Vigilantes for a woman... -
![Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander]()
Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatt:I’m proud to be a Port Dale firefighter but it isn’t all excitement and sitting around eating homemade meals. It’s also dealing with your work “family” in ways you never expected. I love my real family, and I love my work “family”. Well, most of them... -
![Call It Quits by Reese Knightley]()
Call It Quits by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHoldenThe last time Beckett walked out on him, Holden knew it was time to let him go.Since the day they’d met, he’d known they were meant for one another, but Beckett doesn’t feel the same. Now, it’s time to call it quits, only Beckett is in trouble and Holden can’t walk away until the man is out of danger. If truth be told, maybe not even then... -
![Honor by Reese Knightley]()
Honor by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey really are perfect for each other with zero bullshit between them.Oliver Rains joined Pegasus after the military to keep doing what he loves—helping out the innocent and putting scumbags in the ground where they belong. He was supposed to find a new team, not fall in love, but what he hadn’t counted on was former chief of police Parker Johnson walking into his life... -
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Rebel by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier... -
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Detonate by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe love of a lifetime hasn't always been easy…Stefano – Phoenix Commander He’d waited around long enough. They’d known each other for over thirty years, been together for a good portion of those years, and had lived in the same house for the past two. And still, Giovanni Rossi wouldn’t tell people they were a couple... -
![The Reprobate by Silvia Violet]()
The Reprobate by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPeople call me a reprobate. I’m known for my humor, my arrogance, and my inability to follow rules.My boss sends me on a mission to protect the cold-as-ice billionaire I love to hate. I plan to push all the man’s buttons.He’s as irritating—and as hot— as he’s always been. I expected to want him. What I didn’t expect was for my heart to get involved... -
![Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 3 by Leslie Copeland, Annabeth Albert]()
Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 3 by Leslie Copeland, Annabeth Albert
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, a group of authors wondered… What if the Heart2Heart app -- the dating app with a glitch that matched up the oddest, most perfect couples, and sponsored the charity date raffles that helped dozens of people find love -- offered a classifieds section, too? Need a handyman who knows how to wear a tool belt? Have a closet of drag costumes that needs a new home? How about finally...Categorized as:
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![Rough by Reese Knightley]()
Rough by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter circling around each other for so long, are they ready to take it to the next level? Mason can admit that he’s had the hots for rough and gruff Gage Hillcrest for well over a year now. Only Gage is bossy and overbearing as all hell. Not to mention that Gage is a closed book and Mason doesn’t know anything about the man... -
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![Close to Home by Carly Marie]()
Close to Home by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJasper Scott is a single workaholic. He split with his girlfriend two years ago and hasn’t felt drawn to anyone else since… except the sexy Navy SEAL he met at his brother’s house two years ago. But that man lives halfway across the country and after so long, Jasper’s convinced his mind has embellished Greg’s sexy gray eyes, rippling muscles, and gorgeous salt and pepper hair... -
![Noble by Annabella Stone]()
Noble by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRed Squadron is the tip of the spear in the war against global terrorism. Navy SEAL Commander, Noble Bauer, leads the JASOC Taskforce and knows his team won’t be complete until he finds a Communications Specialist. He knows just the man for the job. The only problem is can he get him to listen... -
![Showing Off the Goods by Weston Parker]()
Showing Off the Goods by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy guy best friend needs a best man, and he’s asking me—a girl.Not that I’m surprised. We’ve been inseparable since birth. Who else was he going to ask?Juggling this wedding and being a single mom is going to be a feat.But I got this.All is rolling smoothly until my friends shake up another tradition.Seems the bride is asking a guy to be her maid of honor.And not just any guy either. Her brother...Categorized as:
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![Aisle Be There by Charlie Cochet]()
Aisle Be There by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say your wedding day is the beginning of your happily ever after.But I’m pretty sure they never stood on a sweltering Florida beach getting ready to promise forever… only to change their mind at the last minute and be assaulted by a crustacean while fleeing the scene. Once upon a time, I was a respected Navy officer. A guy who made a career out of managing chaos... -
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Alpha Protect by Sue Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out.After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J.T... -
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Boys of Summer by A.E. Wasp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeammates, roommates, friends with benefits. What could go wrong? Boys of Summer is a book about finding the perfect person to ride shotgun with on the crazy road trip called life. It contains a Dolly Parton lookalike, an unfortunate deer versus car incident, and poorly-timed epiphanies. Everybody leaves. That was the first lesson Thunder goalie James McVicker ever learned... -
![Where We Left Off by Romeo Alexander]()
Where We Left Off by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTyler: Well, I’m back in Port Dale for the summer, staying with Elliot and Clay. Not my original plan, but that got busted. I never expected to run into him. He looked good, even better than before. Nate had been more than just my best friend, he was my ‘almost’ first boyfriend. Then he was suddenly removed from my life... -
![First Love Second Chance by Kira Blakely]()
First Love Second Chance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart says yes. My mind says no. I can't believe Jude just swaggered back into town like nothing happened… It's been ten years since he took my virginity. Ten years since he ran away from town and never turned back. He’s a famous daredevil, and he's offering me the opportunity of a lifetime. Go on the road and write about his life. All of it...Categorized as:
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![Losing Laurel by Kat Mizera]()
Losing Laurel by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe line between love and hate isn’t always thin… Professional hockey team owner Gage Caldwell has it all: Money, friends, and a career some would kill for. But everything means nothing if you don’t have someone to share it with. The one thing missing is Laurel, the ex-wife he never stopped loving. Too bad she hates him...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Things by Mia Scott]()
Sweet Things by Mia Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis bad boy Chef just lost the only home he’s ever had. I spent the last decade building a restaurant and running a kitchen I’m proud of, but with one selfish choice, my brother destroys it all. I’ve sacrificed everything—including any chance at a love life—and I’ve ended up with nothing.Well, not exactly nothing... -
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![Leave by L.A. Witt]()
Leave by L.A. Witt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCall it a situationship, call it roommates with benefits—whatever it is, Riley Sweet is mostly fine with the arrangement. After all, he’s got an awesome off-base apartment on Okinawa, and he’s got someone to hook up with on the regular with no pressure and no strings... -
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Spencer by M. Tasia
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDIVINE RETRIBUTIONEveryone has secrets. Especially a Navy SEAL. But Spencer has found the one man who seems to be hiding more than him. And that just doesn’t fly.Rick reinvented his life fifteen years ago, and has no intention of revealing why. But, in the back of his mind he’s been waiting for the other shoe to fall, and now it has... -
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Gunner by M. Tasia
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDEFINE FAMILY For a man who'd spent his Navy SEAL career as a sniper, Gunner finds himself overwhelmed with emotion. When his sister dies and names him as her son, Ben's, legal guardian, Gunner has to leave the SEALs to became a dad to a five-year-old boy... -
![My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander]()
My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNick: Team Maelstrom is my family as much as the family who raised me. That includes Matt, my partner in crime, and the closest I have to a soulmate. We get each other, and that’s all we’ve ever needed. But there’s a part of me that won’t be silent, the part that wants so much more with Matt. Yeah, I’m in love with my best friend and I had no idea a fun family Christmas would change everything... -
![Finally by Annabella Michaels]()
Finally by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetween his time in the Marines and the years he’s spent working at Hamilton Security, there’s not much that takes Greg Wright by surprise anymore. That is until he gets assigned to guard a promising new candidate in the upcoming election; a man from Greg’s past and the one person he’d hoped to never see again. Christopher Brooks has made a name for himself as an honest, hardworking, and fair man... -
![Always Been Mine by Weston Parker]()
Always Been Mine by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one ever tells me no. Not in the office. Not in life. My military background has me giving direct orders and expecting quick, compliant responses. And I’m in need of an office assistant. Someone to step up when I need her to. I just never expected it to be my first love. She’s a single mother now. The girl from across the street when I was just a kid. My little sister’s best friend...Categorized as:
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