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He Said Together by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times, bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes another scorching Corisi romance about the lengths people go for those they love and how complicated family can be.Kal has always done whatever was necessary to protect and care for his family—even if that meant dancing for money. He’s not happy with his life or himself, but what matters most are the people he loves... -
![Highest Bidder by Sara Cate]()
Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl...Categorized as:
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![Charming Billionaire: The Thatcher Kelly Collection by Max Monroe]()
Charming Billionaire: The Thatcher Kelly Collection by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlayers gonna play,but can a wild, untamable, alpha-billionaire playerfall in love?Meet the most irresistible billionaire of all-time in one sexy, steamy, downright hilarious, and binge-worthy romantic comedy collection (all for the price of one novella, too!)...Categorized as:
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![Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello]()
Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s dazzling romance. The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a wedding—a longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clan’s siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever... -
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![Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley]()
Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve always been the good girl, doing what people expect. But when I find myself dumped, instead of engaged, I realize it’s time for a change. I want to stop being so timid. Take risks. Find my naughty side. And who better to help me than my friend Lucas? Sure, Lucas is sexy as sin, with a smile that turns my brain inside out and a body that makes me think a lot of very bad girl thoughts... -
![Stars On Fire by E. L. Todd]()
Stars On Fire by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was happily married until the doctor gave me terrible news. My husband must have never really loved me, because he left me shortly afterward. It's been six months and I'm in a better place...but do you ever truly get over something like that? Then I meet Neil Crimson. The guy isn't just handsome, smart, and charming. There's something special about him. He's an astronaut... -
![Roomie, Lover, Friend: A New Hope Novel by Shon]()
Roomie, Lover, Friend: A New Hope Novel by Shon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBLAIR BELLAMY’s luck for the past year has been tenuous, at best. Nothing is going right. She lost her job, her relationship and now, her housing.She needs something—just one thing—to go right. And when she downloads the Roomie app, she thinks she’s headed in the right direction. That’s until…ELIJAH CUNNINGHAM’s life is simple...Categorized as:
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![Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine]()
Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me... -
![Micah: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles]()
Micah: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is Micah and Holly's story! Love big, tough billionaires who are complete softies for their women? You're going to love Micah.I'm worth billions, but i'd trade it all for her ring on my finger.Holly's husband was an abusive POS, and now that he's out of the way, it's time to make her mine.She's been hurt, scarred, but she's so f*cking tough, she saved herself. She made it out alive...Categorized as:
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![B is for Brett by Natasha L. Black]()
B is for Brett by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBabies make four? No way.Just because Brett helped me when my car broke down,Doesn’t mean I can trust him,I can’t let him in, even if I want to.Caught in the rain, we shelter at his cabin.One thing leads to another,And we’re carried away in the storm.My past shows up, bringing danger with it.Brett protects me, keeps me close.Now, despite everything, I never want to leave... -
![Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles]()
Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's all I've dreamed of for years, but she's my employee...and around her, I turn into a stuttering teenage boy.We’ve been dancing around each other for years. It’s not a dance I’m proud of. The day we met, I fell out of my chair. Now, we’re stuck in this repeating pattern: she corners me, I freeze then I bolt. I’m 33 years old and I should be able to handle a woman better than this...Categorized as:
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![Baby For The Off Limits Boss Daddy by Callie Stevens]()
Baby For The Off Limits Boss Daddy by Callie Stevens
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI never thought I'd break the bro code and HR rules in one fell swoop.Rowan Headley tops the list of people I never wanted to see again.She shattered my best friend's heart, turning him into a shell of his former self.I hate her for what she did.But guess who my company's new hire is?Yep, the last person I expected - Rowan Headley.It’s awkward, it’s tense, but we have to put up with each other... -
![Ever After by K.M. Scott]()
Ever After by K.M. Scott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou fell in love with Tristan and Nina in Crash Into Me, cheered for them as they fought to stay together in Fall Into Me, and watched them finally achieve their happy ending in Give In To Me. For all the fans of the Heart of Stone series who wondered if Tristan's dream at the end of Give In To Me came true, this is for you... -
![Doctor Playboy by J. Saman]()
Doctor Playboy by J. Saman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was older. Impossibly gorgeous. And had no clue I existed.Luca Fritz was the worst sort of playboy, constantly falling in and out of love with every woman he met. I used to spend hours of my life staring at the huge Fritz mansion from the window of the staff house dreaming of him... -
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![Never Say Forever by Donna Alam]()
Never Say Forever by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the French countryside to Manhattan, falling for my one-night stand wasn’t supposed to be the plan.Dear Mr Hayes,I’m sorry you found me floating in your bathtub last night.And that you didn’t realize I was housesitting.I’m also sorry I crept out of your bed five years ago without leaving my name . . .My secret one-night stand...Categorized as:
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![Taking Control by J.A. Low]()
Taking Control by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStella Price has always had a crush on her boss, even with his reputation of being the ‘Playboy Chef of New York.’ But she gets to see another side to him outside of his celebrity persona. Stella’s also a realist and knows nothing can ever happen between the two of them.Except everything changes that fateful day in Vegas when she nearly lost her life... -
![His Secret by Ajme Williams]()
His Secret by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvevo solo una scelta: scappare dal mio matrimonio.Invece, feci una cosa piuttosto inaspettata.Mi innamorai di un bel guaio.Annegavo nei segreti, quando incontrai Zach.Un’altra identità, un altro nome, ma lo stesso animo gentile.Zach era il mio nuovo capo e non potevo certo dirgli di no.Mi prese d’assalto e mi colse di sorpresa.Scoprii una parte sottomessa di me, una parte che non sapevo di avere... -
![Bad Taste In Men by Erin Nicholas]()
Bad Taste In Men by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You’ve been moping around long enough. Let me show you how these guys should be treating you.” Bailey Davis does not have bad taste in men. She’s just had some relationships that haven’t worked out. That’s totally normal. And she now has one broken engagement. Big deal. And an ex-fiancé who cheated on her. Okay maybe she has bad taste in men. At least the ones she plans to marry...Categorized as:
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![Happily Ever Maybe by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Happily Ever Maybe by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan’s Montgomery Ink Legacy continues with a workplace romance that started with a fling and ends with something more. It was only supposed to be one job. I know the rules.Get in. Get out.Protect the girl, then move on.Only it never works out the way it should.Now Jennifer and I work with each other and there’s no going back to normal... -
![Dirty Promises by Aubrey Bondurant]()
Dirty Promises by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Oakley Winters travels to her best friend’s wedding, the last thing she expects is to be stranded on the side of the highway by her date. Luckily, a handsome stranger stops to rescue her. But it turns out her hero isn’t a stranger after all. Max Brooks dreads a return to his small town, but it’s impossible to say no to his sister’s request to attend her wedding... -
![Jagger: Billionaire Hotshot by Scarlett Avery]()
Jagger: Billionaire Hotshot by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLusting after my father’s protégé and friend is plain stupid considering I’m invisible to him…Jagger Halsey…He’s sinful, much older and talented beyond words.My father thinks the world of him.So do I.And I’ve tried to tell him in not-so-subtle ways. Even after my numerous, persistent attempts to catch his attention, he ignores me.Exasperated and heartbroken, I give up... -
![Following His Orders by Kylie Kent]()
Following His Orders by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBentleyI graduated second of my class.I scored a job at the top firm in Melbourne.I won the associate position to a named partner.No matter what crazy orders or smouldering smirks that same partner sends my way, I will not let him derail me from my plan.I don’t care if his name is currently on the wall.Because, one day, mine will be up there right next to it.NathanI’ve never done this before...Categorized as:
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![Home to Me by Ruth Cardello]()
Home to Me by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNick Andrade: Sexy, charming, bad boy. He’s never been a one woman man, but he’s willing to give it a try every Saturday with Rena. Rena Sander: Confident, caring, a woman who plays by the rules. She’s never been in love, and thinks keeping sex with Nick contained to one day a week will protect her heart. He’s the hot fantasy she’s always craved... -
![Broken: A Dark Alpha Male Romance by Ashton Blackthorne]()
Broken: A Dark Alpha Male Romance by Ashton Blackthorne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuthless. Unstoppable. Sexy. So, so bad. My gorgeous secretary calls me a bad boy in a good suit. I’ve built up quite a reputation over the years women have dubbed me "So so bad" and men have called me the biggest, baddest shark on Wall Street. They say I’ve been everywhere, done everything… And it’s all true. I get what I want when I want it. And what I want now is Veronica... -
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![Fierce Possession by Emily Jane Trent]()
Fierce Possession by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTanner is more possessive and demanding. Crossing the line, he marries Natalie, but his inner demons resurface. Can he deal with it? Can Natalie? Excerpt: The Ritz-Carlton in Manhattan overlooked Central Park. The lobby, richly decorated in deep browns and orange, with mustard-colored walls, faded to the background. Natalie only had eyes for Tanner... -
![Intimate Secrets by Emily Jane Trent]()
Intimate Secrets by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNatalie wonders if submitting to Tanner, is the way to pleasure, or the path to weakness? Will she lose herself if she gives in? Irrational fears nag at her, keeping her from revealing her intimate secret and letting go of resistance to what she wants so badly... -
![Vivid Temptation by Emily Jane Trent]()
Vivid Temptation by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNatalie had found out submitting was not a way to lose herself, but to find herself. Trust and complete love were the only way. Trusting her husband was sexy; it was the path to intense pleasure. Tanner loves her back just as much, maybe more. “You are the joy of my life. It took me so long to tell you how I felt. I loved you from the first moment I saw you... -
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![Tempting The Billionaire by Christina Tetreault]()
Tempting The Billionaire by Christina Tetreault
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes temptation strikes when you least expect it. Straight-laced Courtney Belmont prefers to avoid the spotlight that the media always has focused on her family. She leaves any behavior that might catch its attention to her younger sister. All that changes when Josh Williamson, better known to his fans as J.T., sits down next to her while she’s on vacation... -
![Seduction Creek by Avery Flynn]()
Seduction Creek by Avery Flynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I do believe I can arrest you for looking at someone like that. You've got to be breaking some indecency laws." Taking a deep breath, she recovered her bearings. Mostly. "You're out of your jurisdiction, sheriff." Dry Creek County Sheriff Hank Layton is the stuff of dreams... -
![K is for... by L. DuBois]()
K is for... by L. DuBois
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsK is for kidnapping. Oliver Sanz is intrigued by the opportunity his BDSM club’s new checklist game presents. Assigned to the letter K, he gets to kidnap the lovely submissive Kumiko. One weekend together with a list of items and then they’ll part ways. Kumiko Ito is annoyed that she’d doesn’t know who her Dom is, but she knows she doesn’t want to play a game... -
![Her Naughty Billionaire by Liz Fox]()
Her Naughty Billionaire by Liz Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a billionaire. She’s the friend he betrayed. Now he has to make it up to her. Alice I’ve worked hard to get what I have. It’s finally paying off. A new client wants my help with their marketing. Unfortunately, the client is the man who broke my heart... -
![The Marriage Auction 2, Book One by Audrey Carlan]()
The Marriage Auction 2, Book One by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction...Categorized as:
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![The Game by Kira Blakely]()
The Game by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started as a game.A wager between business partners. I had to make someone truly fall in love with me.Abigail Gomez thinks she’s just my personal assistant, but she’s more than that. She’s an important part of my plans for my company’s success, an indispensable pawn in the billion-dollar game I’m about to play.But first, I have to make her fall in love with me.It’s easy. A sweet word here... -
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![Whiskey Dreams by Hilary Storm]()
Whiskey Dreams by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKimber has left behind every single thing she knows to start a new life. She's looking for something secure and away from her past. She’s moved into her friend’s cabin until she decides what path she wants to take. Trying to distress a little she decides to go somewhere for a drink. Aiden works all the time and doesn't play often... -
![Resisting His Seduction by Elizabeth Lennox]()
Resisting His Seduction by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer legal machinations were causing his legal team to look like they were chasing their tails and her arguments caused delays in his schedule. Bryce Steele wanted these issues out of the way immediately. The best way to forge ahead was a face to face meeting... -
![Bad Boy Billionaire by Amie Knight]()
Bad Boy Billionaire by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Ida, Never in a million years did I think I’d turn to an advice column for help, but I’m stuck. Moving to New York is my dream come true, but the big city is a tough place to navigate for a small-town, southern girl like me. Luckily, fate sent me my very own knight in shining armor. Only Whitaker Aldrich didn’t ride in on his white steed to save me... -
![Serves Me Wright by K.A. Linde]()
Serves Me Wright by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new stand alone fake relationship romance set in the world of the Wrights from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde… I never thought I’d say yes to a fake date. Let alone with Julian Wright. But I’m stuck attending my perfect brother’s doctoral graduation, and I can’t suffer through another round of parental disappointment...Categorized as:
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![The Temptation Series: Two Hot Holiday Novellas About One Sizzling Couple: Books 1 & 2 of the Temptation Series by Ruth Cardello]()
The Temptation Series: Two Hot Holiday Novellas About One Sizzling Couple: Books 1 & 2 of the Temptation Series by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo hot holiday novellas about one sizzling couple... -
![Just This One Summer by Clare Connelly]()
Just This One Summer by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy forbidden-lovers, billionaire romance. On the coast of Italy, sheltering in a stranger’s home to wait out a storm, heartbroken Maddie Gray throws caution to the wind for the first time in her life and ends up in the powerful tycoon’s arms…and bed! The next morning, she discovers her knight in shining armour is the last man she should have got involved with: Nico Montebello... -
![Billionaire Second Chance by Blakely Stone]()
Billionaire Second Chance by Blakely Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn explosive one-night stand with years and miles dividing us.Only one thing keeps us connected…the son he knows nothing about.I rent an extravagant beach house on secluded Duck Island to regroup after my divorce.Surprising us both, billionaire owner Grayson Sterling is staying there, too.Come to find out, his assistant has been Airbnb-ing his retreat without his knowledge... -
![Behind the Pages: A sultry romcom of the unexpected by K. Iwancio]()
Behind the Pages: A sultry romcom of the unexpected by K. Iwancio
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo authors, an intertwined plot, and one heck of an alluring ending to their highly-anticipated bestselling books... With her fantasy series, Bridget Paige is the newest member of the New York Times Bestseller list. Except no one knows who she is. To the world, she's Bridget. To those behind the scenes, she's introverted Paige Booker... -
![Stripped 2 by H.M. Ward]()
Stripped 2 by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES There are some relationships that destroy your faith in people. They make you jaded and hard, irrevocably changing you forever. I wish I could say that I hate her, I wish I could walk away and never look back, but I can't... I have to save her. The woman who stole my heart and crushed it in her hand disappeared from my life 3 years ago... -
![The Billionaire's Christmas Virgin by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Christmas Virgin by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrelude to Billionaire Unknown - BlakeFor readers of The Billionaire's Obsession series! Meet the young, idealistic Blake Colter, long before he became a US senator, and his steamy first encounter with his heroine!!! ************************************************************************************* It's Christmas Eve, and what in the hell am I doing? I'm looking for an eighteen-year-old... -
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![Romantic Acquisition by Elizabeth Lennox]()
Romantic Acquisition by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sixth (and last) in the Attracelli Series! Conservative and serious Carlo Attracelli vows he’ll never fall into the gentle grip of love. Then he meets the outrageously dressed and shockingly outspoken Kate Avril and all of his previous priorities and carefully laid plans are blown away... -
![It Takes Two, Book 4: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes]()
It Takes Two, Book 4: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Ellie Danes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt Takes Two is the the new hot and steamy romantic series by Ellie Danes. This is Book 4 of the series. Harper Browning is a struggling, twenty-four-year-old grad student that has been looking for the perfect man in all of the wrong places... -
![Chance (The One More Night Series) by Christina Ross]()
Chance (The One More Night Series) by Christina Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the #1 best-selling author of the ANNIHILATE ME series and the UNLEASH ME series, comes Christina Ross' hottest book yet--and her first stand-alone novel!Description:One night with him awakened my senses.One more night with him threw everything into question. Everything I thought I knew about myself.My name is Abby Evans... -
![Secret Daddy: A Billionaire and the Nanny Romance by Kira Blakely]()
Secret Daddy: A Billionaire and the Nanny Romance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'll protect her secret and keep her safe, no matter what... A small-town cabin. A billionaire. A beautiful nanny. Trying to run a billion-dollar empire while my kids struggle after the divorce is tough. That is, until Sofia bursts through my front door, wet and wild-eyed. Golden hair and beautiful curves that would make any man take a knee... -
![The Arrangement 25 (The Ferro Family) by H.M. Ward]()
The Arrangement 25 (The Ferro Family) by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH 13+ MILLION COPIES SOLD Volume 25 in the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Arrangement Series Beautiful. Exquisitely so. The man could be a fallen angel, because Sean Ferro is an ocular orgasm. No wonder why I'm pregnant. Babies. Tiny Ferros. There will be four of us soon. I have no idea what to expect but I feel so caught in the middle... -
![Rookie Moves - A Checkmate Inc. Novel (Checkmate, Inc) by Shelly Alexander]()
Rookie Moves - A Checkmate Inc. Novel (Checkmate, Inc) by Shelly Alexander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"'Rookie? She'll be an expert when I'm done teaching her." --Dex Moore Smart guys make the best lovers. We’re curious and want to learn as much as possible, especially when it comes to women. Women are the most fascinating and complicated species on the planet, right? So when we meet a lady who piques our interest, it drives our curiosity to soaring heights. We want to study her. Figure her out...
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