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The Prada Plan by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDisaya Morgan, a character first introduced in Girls from Da Hood 4, returns in this gritty tale of a money-hungry woman who finds her life spinning out of control. When Disaya meets Indie and falls hopelessly in love, she is determined to keep her lifestyle a secretbut everything done in the dark eventually comes to light... -
![Deep In My Soul by Kimberly Brown]()
Deep In My Soul by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCartel Jareau has always been the protector of his siblings. The handsome chef has a bit of a roughness to him. Aside from his family, very few people get to witness his sensitivity. When he met Adina Harold a year ago, he had no idea that intervening in an embarrassing exchange would lead to falling in love with a woman he could never truly have. She was spoken for... -
![Love Me Senseless by Monica Walters]()
Love Me Senseless by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsaiah Berotte, the eldest of the Berotte siblings, knows exactly what he wants out of life. He has a career that has treated him well, a loving family that has his back, and a beautiful home that displays the reward of his labor. A family of his own is the one thing he craves, but time hasn’t been forgiving... -
![Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown]()
Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when two people from different worlds find solace in each other?Alaina Jareau was born into a life of privilege. With the world at her fingertips, there was never much that she longed for that money couldn’t buy… except true happiness. For years now, she’s been hiding behind her influencer persona, showing off her life of luxury... -
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![The Wild Road Home by Melissa Payne]()
The Wild Road Home by Melissa Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA beautiful and enriching novel about unforgettable love and the power of friends and family by Melissa Payne, the bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings and A Light in the Forest . Mack Anders will do anything for his wife, Daisy. Even die. With the woman he loves fading away from Alzheimer’s, Mack fakes his own passing... -
![Love and Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby]()
Love and Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt long last, the Reverend Curtis Black appears to be living the straight life. The all-too-human preacher is a bestselling author now, and he and his wife, Charlotte, are raising two adorable children. But the ever-suspicious Charlotte doesn't trust that Curtis has put his womanizing past behind him... -
![Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei]()
Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJulia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares... -
![Still Hood by K'wan]()
Still Hood by K'wan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnly the strong survie on the streets of Brooklyn. And while Dena Jones definitely has what it takes not only to survive but to succeed, she wants out. And she's determined to make it out of Crooklyn. She's determined to make it out of Crooklyn by any means necessary and doesn't have a problem manipulating men to get what she wants. Just ask her boyfriend Lance, or his girlfriend Michelle... -
![Still the Baddest Bitch by Deja King]()
Still the Baddest Bitch by Deja King
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAaliyah Mills Carter has to step up and watch the throne, to prove she has what it takes to be the Baddest Bitch. Chaos has always surrounded her family but now death may have hit too close to home. There are so many questions but not enough answers... -
![He Saw Me First by Melody Anne]()
He Saw Me First by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy secret has been kept for ten years . . . my time is up. I’m in the small town of Ravish Oregon where nobody can hide. I’ve come here for a reason and I’m not going to run anymore . . . even with . . . complications.My world is full of secrets and power that people want to pretend doesn’t exist. I’m the girl from a respectful family, the girl photographed, the girl who is envied... -
![Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson]()
Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow a 2021 RWA's Vivian Award Finalist in Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance. The first contemporary women's fiction novel by bestselling romance author Sarah Robinson sure to break your heart and test your limits as the characters dive into taboo topics that make you reconsider everything you once knew. Marry the love of my life.Become a mother.Write a book.Number one was complete... -
![Scarred - The Complete Series by Kylie Walker]()
Scarred - The Complete Series by Kylie Walker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsScarred boxset contains the full series with a HEA & NO CLIFFHANGER! Pain...Fear...Uncertainty... That pretty much sums up Kelly Ward's life in a nutshell. Surviving a childhood filled with horrific abuse and then at the hand of the one man that saved her... her first love that she trusted only to discover he was really a monster... -
![Fearless Part IV: Follow You Home by Lauren Gilley]()
Fearless Part IV: Follow You Home by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart IV of IV of the first novel of the Dartmoor Series. In the swamps of New Orleans, Ava will finally meet the demons Mercy has carried within him the past fourteen years. An old enemy stalks them through the gator-infested waters of Mercy’s home, and their only protection lies in the love and trust of one another... -
![Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
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![Raised By Wolves by Christina C. Jones]()
Raised By Wolves by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanger.Something Onyx has never been a stranger to, never strayed far from, despite his best efforts otherwise. This time though, the stakes are higher than ever before, when his past is threatening to touch - and destroy - everything he’s grown to care for.The only choice is to face it head on - a task Tati is more than willing to share... -
![Arising Son: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine]()
Arising Son: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan is successful working independently as a doctor's assistant until his world comes crashing down on him: protecting the woman he's falling for, he discovers he has strength unlike a normal human and a great thirst...for blood.He confronts his mother, Cassandra, on who he really is... -
![Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker]()
Darker: The Novice by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t date, ever. Casual sex is all I need.Relationships? Well, my dark past crushed that fairytale fantasy for me. Instead, I’m all into my PI firm. After a snail’s pace start, I have my first big client. There’s just one snag, I have to do research in my hometown, a place I never wanted to see again in my life... -
![One Day I Saw a Black King by J.D. Mason]()
One Day I Saw a Black King by J.D. Mason
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"He stared at himself in the mirror, wondering how he'd managed to lose track of time. Complacency had managed to set in again. . . A decent job, warm home, food on the table, and a body to curl up next to at night; he'd made the mistake of getting comfortable. Comfort fooled him into thinking it was all good when it wasn't. Damn nightmares had a way of reminding him of that... -
![Another Tear by Traci Bee]()
Another Tear by Traci Bee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKevin Kennard gazed into the precious face of his newborn son, the offspring of the intoxicating love he shared with his wife, Simone. Closing his eyes, Kevin whispered a prayer of thanks. Life had given him a second chance at happiness far greater than anything he'd fathomed from inside the concrete walls of his prison cell... -
![Adriana by Kat Masen]()
Adriana by Kat Masen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe vows were exchanged and Adriana had her whole life planned out. Marriage, babies and a fabulous career. Life was perfect, until the day the only man she had ever been with, the man who had stolen her heart at the tender age of seventeen, was taken away before his time. Desperate, angry and unable to heal, Adriana hits rock bottom and is forced to seek help for the sake of her son... -
![Purgatoire des innocents by Karine Giébel]()
Purgatoire des innocents by Karine Giébel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaphaël a passé des années en prison pour vols à main armée puis pour récidive. Pendant son absence, sa mère est morte de chagrin tandis que son jeune frère William prenait le même chemin que lui. Raphaël, à sa libération, entraîne celui-ci dans leur premier braquage en commun, une bijouterie de la place Vendôme, avec la complicité d’un jeune couple... -
![Le Bruit de tes pas by Valentina D'Urbano]()
Le Bruit de tes pas by Valentina D'Urbano
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSon désir pour Alfredo est un poison. Parce qu'elle l'aime trop, Bea se laisse déborder par la violence de ses sentiments. Dans la banlieue de poussière et de béton où ils ont grandi, personne ne lui a appris à être tendre... -
![Ramonst by A.F. Knott]()
Ramonst by A.F. Knott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHidden in the mountains of East Tennessee, an eleven-year old goes about the business of being a boy during the summer of 1970. Within a balance of terror and innocence, he bears silent witness to ghosts of the dead and the cruelties of a teenage killer while local justice plays out in a community carved from legacies of coal mining and religion... -
![Going Solo (New Song) by Brenda Barrett]()
Going Solo (New Song) by Brenda Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoving on is not so easy! Carson Bell had a lovely voice, a heart of gold, and was no slouch in the looks department. He was single-handedly bringing up his daughter, Mia, because his wife, Alice, abandoned them when Mia was just a baby. Alice decided to come back after ten years as part of her therapy... -
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![Fearless Part III: All-American Monsters by Lauren Gilley]()
Fearless Part III: All-American Monsters by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart III of IV in the first novel of the Dartmoor Series. As the club prepares to bury one of their own, the rival Carpathians MC takes new, unexpected steps toward drawing the Dogs into an all-out war. With the city of Knoxville turning against them, the Dogs walk a knife-edge between defending their turf and their families, and engendering some goodwill in this city they refuse to relinquish... -
![Breathe by N.M. Catalano]()
Breathe by N.M. Catalano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnake Hell is ruled by a queen. She wears stilettos like a boss, fishnets like a porn star, and carries weapons like makeup. She crashed into my life at the absolute worst time, because life’s a bitch like that. But there’s no way I’m letting her leave. She’s bat-shit crazy, and she’s mine. Correction, she’s ours. Because I’m not sure how long I can give her. But she belongs to us now... -
![Extreme by Joan Gelfand]()
Extreme by Joan Gelfand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHope Ellson is from the wrong side of the tracks, but her genius transcends class. When Hope joins FearToShred, a Silicon Valley extreme gaming startup, Hope's mission is to groom the scrappy company for prime time. Enter Doug Wiser, her very married ex. While the two work in tandem, nefarious forces are at work behind the scenes... -
![Tension by R.L. Griffin]()
Tension by R.L. Griffin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Stella who emerges from the rubble of the bombing in Montana is a woman full of conflict. She knows she should be grateful that she lived when others didn't, but after waking in the hospital as a celebrity, complete with a new moniker, she's bitter and distrustful, questioning everything in her life. She's unsure of her friends, her new boyfriend, and her job... -
![Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker]()
Finding Peace by Bridget E. Baker, B.E. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping score is the quickest way to lose. Anica Maggard was born under a lucky star. Her big sister became her very best friend. Her debut novel was an instant bestseller. She lived in the apartment of her dreams at the age of twenty-five. But luck changes. . . and sometimes it runs out entirely.Cancer steals her sister, and that loss robs Anica of her words... -
![Dark Signal by Shannon Baker]()
Dark Signal by Shannon Baker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Signal by Shannon Baker is the second installment in the Kate Fox mystery series, called "A must read" by New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava, starring a female Longmire in the atmospheric Nebraska Sandhills.Reeling from her recent divorce, Kate Fox has just been sworn in as Grand County, Nebraska Sheriff when tragedy strikes... -
![Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten]()
Sara's Promise by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you believe in soul mates? William Grafton had the perfect life with his lovely wife, Sara, and two wonderful children. But one day his perfect forever was shattered when Sara died suddenly, leaving him alone to raise his children and wonder how he would ever get through life without his soul mate... -
![A filha primitiva by Vanessa Passos]()
A filha primitiva by Vanessa Passos
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVencedor do Prêmio Kindle de Literatura (2021) e Prêmio Jacarandá (2022)Uma história de amor e ódio, violência e redenção. Ambientada em Fortaleza, A filha primitiva traz luz e sombra para uma geração de avó, mãe e filha – unidas pela dor e pelo abandono, separadas pela fé, pelo ceticismo e pelos segredos que guardam. Uma avó negra que esconde quem é o pai da filha... -
![Girls from Da Hood by Nikki Turner, Roy Glenn]()
Girls from Da Hood by Nikki Turner, Roy Glenn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGirls From Da Hood 2 is the story of Helena, Storm and Keyshawn, three very different young ladies living in Marcy projects who are linked together by one man... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
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![The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn]()
The Bad Mother's Detox (2) by Suzy K. Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRomantic Comedy / Funny Romance for ANY MOTHER who wants to laugh, feel good, relax and fall in love. If you liked the Unmumsy Mum, Hurrah for Gin and the List, you’ll LOVE this new romantic comedy. As a mother, I imagined myself somewhere between Mary Poppins and Jules Oliver... -
![All for You by Melody Grace]()
All for You by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMillions of readers around the world have fallen in love with Melody Grace’s bestselling contemporary romances. Now discover the romance, laughter, and happily-ever-afters waiting for you in her new series, Sweetbriar Cove! Summer Bloom lives for adventure -- and buttercream bourbon frosting...Categorized as:
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![Finding Nirvana: Black Shamrocks MC #5 by Kylie Hillman]()
Finding Nirvana: Black Shamrocks MC #5 by Kylie Hillman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's said that only in our darkest hour do we find light. That may be true for the lucky ones. When your light has been extinguished and pitch-black bleakness has taken hold, you could be excused for doubting that it will ever be reignited. In the past when people mentioned Joel O'Brien, they talked about "the quiet one"... -
![Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton]()
Disaster Girl by Michelle Dayton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing she knows better than walking into a disaster is digging herself out of one.Tess Greene knows disaster—dating disasters, computer disasters, family disasters, you name it. But just when her life is finally almost perfect, she’s targeted by an internet celebrity who runs a revenge porn site admired by douchebags across the country... -
![Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan]()
Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Nolan's Memento is an intricate, original, fascinating thriller, hailed by Philip French of the Observer as 'one of the year's most exciting pictures'. Its protagonist Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a puzzle, even to himself. He sports the trappings of an expensive lifestyle, yet he lives in seedy motels, and seems to be on a desperate mission of revenge to find the man who murdered his wife... -
![Put a Ring on It by Allison Hobbs]()
Put a Ring on It by Allison Hobbs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Double Dippin’ and Big Juicy Lips—a story about three friends with three different paths to the same goal: a husband, despite the dismal odds. Desperate to be married, Vangie, Nivea, and Harlow are all on a quest to get to the altar... -
![Lucas by Susan Fisher-Davis]()
Lucas by Susan Fisher-Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmily Walters needs help fast. Her ex-husband is being released from prison and Adam swore he’d never let her go. She knows he’ll come for her. Her only choice is one of the bad boys of Dry River, Lucas Taggart. Lucas raised a lot of hell when he was younger and never backed down from anyone. It's what Emily needs in a protector and a husband... -
![Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum]()
Finding the Rainbow by Traci Borum
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHolly Newbury’s life is on hold in the cozy English village of Chilton Crosse. While her friends are marrying, having children, and embarking on successful careers, Holly is raising her three younger sisters and working part time at the village art gallery. Her life feels incomplete, but family is more important to her than anything... -
![Come Home To Me by Abby Brooks]()
Come Home To Me by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Previously named 'When Sarah Falls'.)Abby Brooks presents the captivating story of a broken woman and the man who helps her heal from her past in the fifth book in her sweet and sexy BROOKSIDE series...I say I've set out on an adventure, but I'm lying. Deep down, I know the truth. I'm running. From my past. From my future. From everything... -
![Cutthroat by Octavia Grant]()
Cutthroat by Octavia Grant
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEden Shelton was once told that you can’t spell embarrassment without MEN. She never believed it because according to her there was nothing better than being a wife to a loving and appreciative man. Marrying her college sweetheart seemed to make everything in her life better... -
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![Lane: A Case For Willows And Lane by Peter Grainger]()
Lane: A Case For Willows And Lane by Peter Grainger
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“So I thought I might take up para-gliding. You know, buy one on eBay and just jump off the cliff one morning.” Emily Willows is middle-aged, widowed, wealthy and bored. When she makes those flippant remarks to her son over coffee one Friday, she has no inkling that within a few hours she will be facing the most terrifying situation of her life... -
![The Arrangement 17: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward]()
The Arrangement 17: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are choices that change a life forever. I know with complete certainty my life would have been very different if I'd chosen another path. But I didn't. I chose Sean. In the moments he's missing, the remnants of my world crumble. Peter is a pillar of strength, but he's still a Ferro through and through. If I don't go after Marty alone, I risk Peter reverting to the man he once was... -
![No Perfect Fate by Jackie Weger]()
No Perfect Fate by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCleo Anderson’s people skills are hesitant and her life broken, yet she is determined to leave her past behind. Alone is good and she is finding her way. Drawn to a fish camp in the wilds of the Okefenokee Swamp, she parks her Play-Mor where gators yawn, bears slumber, and snakes slither. The camp pace is slow, the owner kind, and the people friendly... -
![Eternal Vows by Rochelle Alers]()
Eternal Vows by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn irresistible attraction Among Virginia's horse-country elite, Nicholas Cole-Thomas is the ultimate eligible bachelor. After escaping one disastrous relationship, Nicholas plans to remain single. Yet, when the beautiful veterinarian working on his horse farm needs help, he invites her to stay under his roof. And the closer he gets to her, the closer he wants to be... -
![Tumbleweed by Heather Huffman]()
Tumbleweed by Heather Huffman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this long-anticipated prequel to international hit THROWAWAY, Heather Huffman takes her readers on a journey of friendship, love and family ties. The message is clear: Never stop fighting for the life you believe in. Longing for a fresh start and a place to belong, Hailey leaves behind her city life, trading her cubical for a struggling horse ranch in the Ozark Mountains... -
![One Night With a Star by Merry Farmer]()
One Night With a Star by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne summer night… Jenny Young fulfilled every girl’s most sizzling fantasy the night she ended up with mega movie star, Simon Mercer, in her bed. It was hot, it was intimate, it was the stuff of dreams. One big mistake… Until the next morning, when Simon skipped out on her. Nine months later, Jenny’s whole world changed when her son was born...
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