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Breathless by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMarjorie Steel, sister of Talon, Jonah, and Ryan, takes center stage in Breathless, the highly anticipated next installment of the Steel Brothers Saga. #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt has captivated readers with the twists and turns of the Steels, and Marjorie’s story promises to deliver even more heat and surprises... -
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A Whirlwind of Color by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOne great love. That’s what every heart craves. I was lucky enough to find mine when I was 19. But I wouldn’t describe myself as lucky now. My husband looks at me like I’m the light of his life. We live in a penthouse apartment that overlooks Central Park. My closet it filled with designer clothes and more pairs of shoes than I can count. I have everything I could possibly want at my fingertips... -
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Searching for Khloe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thought secrets would tear them apart; instead, they brought them together.Khloe Moore has secrets. She came to Fallport, Virginia, under false pretenses, only intending to stay for a short while... -
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Blaze by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections. Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single. Former Hostile Operations Team soldier Blaze "Shadow" Connolly knows what it’s like to lose everything. He’s got nobody except his job and his team and that’s the way he likes it... -
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![Forbidden Crown by Jagger Cole]()
Forbidden Crown by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI did a bad thing. I kissed my professor, and I liked it.A lot.Bastian Pierce is twice my age. Sinfully gorgeous. Notoriously wild.He’s temptation wrapped in leather, tattoos, and Savile Row linen. And he knows it.The problem is, so do I.Firsthand.In my defense, it was before I knew he was my professor.Before I knew the devil’s deal he’d made with my family.Consider this my confession... -
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Darkness Series: Books 1-3 by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*On SALE For A Limited Time! (Regular Price $5.99) The Complete Darkness Trilogy In One Box Set.* DARKNESS LURKS #1 Emily McPhee has struggled to overcome her father’s death...It’s not easy, but Emily finally has the life she wants. She’s an A student at Orange University and has a comfortable home and a great circle of friends... -
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Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan... -
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War & Pieces by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe'd wait forever for her. But the way things are going, forever might not be an option… Relationships bring pain. Anna’s ex taught her that lesson. But unfortunately, her past isn’t content to stay in the past anymore. With her dangerous ex stalking her, now more than ever, she can’t afford to fall for anyone... -
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Excalibur by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe never should have touched her.She’s beautiful, sweet, and all sunshine. He’s too old, too rough, and too grumpy.Now she’s pregnant with his baby and in danger, and there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe.All Adaline Harris ever wanted to do was escape her small town and make it as a ballet dancer in New York. But luck is never on her side... -
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Smoky Mountain Murder by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe didn't believe in forever... When a serial killer brought FBI Special Agent Ben Davidson deep into the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, he never expected to have his life turned upside down by a chestnut-haired dynamo. He has no desire to enter into a relationship, let alone a permanent one, but just a few days with fiery equestrian therapist Gemma Mabley puts that conviction to the test... -
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Hammer's Pride by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHammerNothing works out the way it's supposed to. The day I walked in to find my entire family gone, I learned that hard lesson. It was the same day I completely shut down. Why? Because you can’t lose yourself when you have no emotions. I became who I am now by being ruthless, I pride myself in it... -
![Killing Me Softly by Lena Bourne, Lexy Timms]()
Killing Me Softly by Lena Bourne, Lexy Timms
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you brave enough to wander on the dark side?Do forbidden desires and tantalizing temptations call to you?Get ready to step into the world of lies, deceit and revenge.Worlds where you can't look away. No is not an option.Where strong men but even stronger women reside... -
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![Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson]()
Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment... -
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Until Easton by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFront man for East of Addiction.A rock God.Easton Evans has everything he ever wanted. To be a part of a world-famous rock band, fame, money, and his choice in women.They’ve been on the road touring for nearly a year, and by all appearances, Easton has a perfect life, but something is missing. He just doesn’t know what that is yet.Like a falling star, Easton is burning out—running on fumes... -
![Man of Honor by Sarah O'Rourke]()
Man of Honor by Sarah O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSheriff Zeke Monroe loves one woman...Honor McKinnon. He is willing to stake his entire future on protecting her...no matter what the cost. Honor McKinnon knows she is broken. Her body and soul had been shattered by a violent attack years ago, and no one...not her sisters or anyone else in the tiny town of Paradise, especially the Sheriff...can change that... -
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Twisted Vows by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy parents raised me to believe in magic.They showered me with love and told me tales of unicorns and princessesWhat they should have done is warn me about monsters.I wanted the fairytaleAnd for one perfect moment, I thought I had itBut that was before my husband became a monsterBefore he hurt me, before he hurt othersAnd then he diedLeaving me defenseless amid the chaos he created... -
![Secretly Yours by Mallory Funk]()
Secretly Yours by Mallory Funk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was running from my ex,because I saw something that I shouldn’t have.When I went to my grandfather for help, it opened me up to a world of possibilities.The members of Vicious Snakes were different from the other men I had known in my life.It took a lot of drinks and a couple drunken hook ups, but now one of them is the father of my baby.My world became tangled with secrets and danger... -
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Protector by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeputy Sheriff Shawn McDuff can’t figure out why the new teacher in Mountain Bend seems so familiar, but Lisa Halldor’s evasive answers to his inquiries confirms his suspicions they have met before. When he sees her struggling to focus and respond during a scene at his private club, he intervenes and finds himself as drawn to Lisa’s submissive nature as he is determined to unearth her secrets... -
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True Colours by Mandy Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust... -
![Wanted by Kaylea Cross]()
Wanted by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thought her past was behind her. After nearly dying at the hands of a madman in New Orleans a year ago, Zoe Renard has worked hard to put that trauma behind her and move on. With her man at her side she’s focused on her writing career and building a future together. Things are almost perfect between them, until a series of shocking events turns her world upside down again... -
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God's Gift To Women - Special Edition by Michael Baisden
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGod's Gift To Women - Special Edition How Much Is One Night Of Passion Really Worth? A widower and father to ten-year-old Samantha, Julian wants nothing more than to settle down again with the right woman. Just when he thinks he's found her in Dr... -
![Forbidden by Simone Elise]()
Forbidden by Simone Elise
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the next generation of Satan’s Sons Motorcycle Club. If you loved Abby and The Reaper, then you’re going to go crazy for their son and daughters! Tyson lives up to the Wilson family name, and being raised by one of society’s most feared criminals has prepared him for the life of an outlaw... -
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![Oliver (Blaire's World) by Anna Edwards, Anita Gray]()
Oliver (Blaire's World) by Anna Edwards, Anita Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author, Anna Edwards, comes a new Dark Romance that is part of BLAIRE’S WORLD. Anita Gray is proud to announce that Anna has written a BLAIRE original character! About OLIVER: My name is Oliver. I was a guard to Maksim Markov; king of the Russian underworld in Europe. I’ve seen things that would turn a cast iron stomach... -
![Securing Willow by KaLyn Cooper]()
Securing Willow by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuarding her wasn’t his job, but he couldn’t let her die…even before she stole his heart.Although Willow and Remi had only two nights together several years ago, the former Navy SEAL was pleased to discover that she was still working for the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela... -
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Frozen Kiss by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrozen in heart to others, can he be that way with me?BlakeMy life is turned upside down. Or maybe right-side up. I’m not sure, but either way, it’s in the hands of a man I just met. A man I feel a connection to and decide to give him my trust. Maybe the fact he’s friends with my brother helps.Danger surrounds us all, and I’m not sure if I’m strong enough to handle what’s coming... -
![War, Unjust by Veronica Lancet]()
War, Unjust by Veronica Lancet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContinuation of book 1. Not a standalone. "You should have never been born." Getting told that daily has a way of messing with one's head.But I didn't let it.I had my siblings. I had a secret best friend who understood me.I had hope.Until I didn't.One by one they all left. Abandoned me. Betrayed me.One by one they turned me into who I am today.The monster bearing the stench of death, blood—rot... -
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Charity's Heart by Christie Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA business trip to Texas forces a former British Army officer to face his demons, and changes his life forever. Two lost souls learn the power of love… After Nick Blackmore’s military career came to a horrific, fire-engulfed end, he sought refuge in the cold logic of numbers... -
![Undercover Boyfriend by Regan Black]()
Undercover Boyfriend by Regan Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring his Army career, Jake Welch had his head on straight until three of his closest friends died when a mission went sideways. Returning home, his relentless quest for any kind of justice nearly landed him in jail. The Guardian Agency rescued him, gave him a new focus, and just assigned him to protect a woman he hasn't seen since high school... -
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Arrow by Kennedi Darling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalista: Living fast-paced days of endless work and finding pleasure in one-night stands was how I enjoyed my life. At twenty-eight, my career as a psychiatrist was fulfilling, and I had too much to accomplish to allow myself to be distracted by foolish things like relationships and love. But the night I walked into his bar threatened to break my resolve... -
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![Protecting Maggie by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Maggie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA virgin, a convict, and a villain who is determined to destroy them both.Imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit, Maggie Lionetti is doing everything she can to keep her head above water. Including using a friend’s name and her car to make money. Too bad she crosses paths with someone who actually knows her friend…and knows she isn’t who she’s pretending to be... -
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Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNERAIn a night of blood and death,Fate brought us together.I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,A man I'd never see again.I was wrong.A slight shift in the air.A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.I may not see him, but I know he's there.My angel of death,Lurking in the shadows,Watching over me.Protecting me,Before disappearing into thin air,Until we meet again... -
![Rhys by Ali Parker, Weston Parker]()
Rhys by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve been running too damn long. Eight months of lonely nights and wasted days, looking, trying to find my place. And I thought it boiled down to hooking up with a new MC. But it was so much more. And now, the only girl I’ve ever loved shows up and needs my help. She’s asking too much. Her brother’s death years before was my fault, and that loss haunts us both... -
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Absolution by Avelyn Paige, Rebecca Pau
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRicca You can’t outrun your past, a mistake I learned the hard way. Stripped of the last piece of my innocence in the middle of the Californian desert, I waited for death. Then he appeared. My vengeful angel. He’s everything I’m not. He’s everything I want. He’s everything I can never have. Ratchet I will not let my past define me... -
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![Ending With Forever by Lan LLP]()
Ending With Forever by Lan LLP
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnding with Forever The conclusion of Beginning with Forever and Finding our Forever… If you love someone more than your own life, what would you be willing to sacrifice to keep her safe? The world and everything you’ve worked most of your life to procure? That is CEO Carson Bradley’s Catch-22... -
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Jake by Nicole James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe shared one crazy mistake of a night.Now she just walked back into my life in a sexy little string bikini...And her son has my crooked smile and dimples.On leave one night thirteen years ago, I slept with my battle brother’s little sister.Layla was wild, uninhibited, and everything I could ever want, but nothing I could have.So I walked away... -
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Fury by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFuryAs Sergeant-at-Arms of the Untamed Sons, my job is simple. Kill anyone who tries to hurt the club. Bleeding a man is the only thing that keeps me level, until I meet her. Amalia is not like any woman I've come across and when I'm with her my fear of being touched disappears. Stalking her might have been a bad decision, but keeping away from her isn't my choice... -
![Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker]()
Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne year ago I walked away from everything I knew and all the lies I’d been told.For the first time in my life I was free from the constraints put on me by power hungry men who twist faith and devotion into fear and control.All to feed their own egos.Now my sister’s ready to leave too, but the only one who can help me save her is a ghost from my past... -
![Ride Dirty by Laura Kaye]()
Ride Dirty by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaine McKannon is all about rules. As the Raven Riders Sergeant-at-Arms, he prizes loyalty to his brothers and protection of his club. As a man, he takes pleasure wherever he can get it but allows no one close—because distance is the only way to ensure people can’t hurt you. And he’s had enough pain for a lifetime.And then he rescues a beautiful woman from an attack... -
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White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank... -
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![The Agent by Nancy Herkness]()
The Agent by Nancy Herkness
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLetting down her guard leaves a woman vulnerable to love—and to a menacing stalker—in a pulse-pounding novel by Nancy Herkness, award-winning author of The Hacker.After fleeing her abusive ex, New Jersey salon owner Natalie Hart is reclaiming her life and self-esteem. Her fragile recovery doesn’t need a player like former FBI agent Tully Gibson, no matter how tempting a fling sounds... -
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Second Goal by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve always played by the rules. But I’m about to break them all.Two years ago I found her. Body broken, beaten. And I knew the moment those blue eyes met mine that I would protect her no matter the cost. I just didn’t realize the price would be my heart.She’s my best friend’s little sister.The star of all my fantasies.Forbidden fruit, ripe for the picking... -
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His Win by Angel Rayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Conclusion of Luca and Veda's story is coming... -
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Surrender to Me by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor six months, Shea Murphy has been moving from city to city, attempting to distance herself from her failure as both a sub and wife following her husband’s suicide. With the loss of her Master’s strict discipline to keep her obsessive compulsive disorder under control, she’s finally driven to seek relief with another Dom... -
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Fast As You by Bijou Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHEAT ღ HUMOR ღ HEANikolas "Bubba" Davies is president of the Reapers Motorcycle Club in Conroe. He doesn't believe in running from his problems or falling hard for women.But there are exceptions to every rule.Calypso "Soso" Rutgers loves every damn thing about her life in Hickory Creek Township. Nothing will ever make her leave.Again, with those pesky exceptions... -
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Devious Intentions by Kelli Callahan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Nothing will ever come between us, Leigh. I won't let it..." -Damien SinnI met a man that was truly amazing. I never believed in love at first sight until I saw Damien Sinn looking at me. To say he swept me off my feet would be the understatement of my life. It was pure, beautiful, and a dream come true. Little did we know, our worlds were always destined to collide...
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