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Finding Carly by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJag helped her take control of her life back...but someone is watching and waiting for the perfect moment to finish what her ex had started.On one unforgettable afternoon, a simple fluke kept Carly Stewart out of her crazy ex’s reach…landing her best friend in his clutches instead...Categorized as:
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![Give Me More by Sara Cate]()
Give Me More by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI’m a scoundrelPlayboy. Man whore. Basically, I get around, and I’m not afraid to admit it.So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players’ Club and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no? Now we’re on a cross-country road trip touring other kink clubs, and I couldn’t be happier. Life is good.Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his wife…while he watches...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![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... -
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![Mad Man by Onley James]()
Mad Man by Onley James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAvi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista... -
![Tied Over by Mary Calmes]()
Tied Over by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJosiah Redeker has been tied up, tied down, and just plain tied to Bodhi Callahan since the younger marshal was paired with him five years ago. It was an easy slide from partners to best friends, and though Bodhi wanted more, Josiah thought Bodhi could do far better than him... -
![Davo by N.R. Walker]()
Davo by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Fergus Galloway takes on a research trip to a tiny mining town in the far Western Australian outback, he’s as far from Sydney as he can get. Which is entirely the point. He arrives in Pannalego totally unprepared for the baking heat, unprepared for the people who call it home, unprepared for the craziness and the laughs... -
![Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly]()
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Love & Other Disasters comes a sparkling grumpy-meets-sunshine romance featuring two men's sweeping journey across the Western wilderness. Alexei Lebedev’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with a single snake. And it is angling for the hot stranger who seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Lex is prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude...Categorized as:
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![Reluctant Renegade by Garrett Leigh]()
Reluctant Renegade by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I was never scared of dying until I loved you.”The shy single dad and the gentle assassin. Domestic bliss and a bloodthirsty revenge mission battle it out in the emotional fifth instalment of the bestselling Rebel Kings MC series.DecoyI met a dude in a bar once. Tall and strong, he had moon-blue eyes and tawny hair, and he moved with the grace of a lion...Categorized as:
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![Black Hearted by Julie Ann Walker]()
Black Hearted by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s everything she ever wanted. She’s everything he never knew he needed. Can she convince him she’s the one?The Black Knights are back and better than ever!Samuel Harwood has spent his entire career working in the black and gray areas of international intrigue. Living in the shadows for so long has made him forget who he was and where he came from...Categorized as:
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![Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur]()
Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVolume five in the best-selling charity anthology is coming soon! Featuring brand new stories from incredible authors:AM Arthur - Alice Winters - Daryl BannerEM Lindsey - Jodi Payne - K Webster - Kate HawthorneLouisa Masters - Lucy Lennox - Mia Monroe - Neve WilderRiley Hart - SE Harmon - Spencer Spears - Tal... -
![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... -
![Never a Saint by Lila Rose]()
Never a Saint by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKylo Lee, prospect to the Diamond MC, makes a career shift to help better his future. He doesn’t know it will change him in more ways than one, and it’s all to do with a certain man who confuses and annoys him, while sending his emotions wild.Just when everything is falling into place, life takes a turn down a road where Kylo doesn’t want to go. His past comes back to bite him in the ass... -
![Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer]()
Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m about to sing you the saddest song in the universe, and it’s called “The Man of My Dreams Married My Sister.” It’s kinda my theme song. And trust me when I tell you, it’s heavy on the violins.Because the man in question? He’s not just any guy, he’s Rafe freakin’ Goodman. My former best friend. The boy who made my summers on Whispering Key magical... -
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![Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet]()
Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlay with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family...Categorized as:
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![Prowl by Cara Dee]()
Prowl by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Game Series • Book 12 • Sequel to Apex Predator • MM+MM • Primal Play • D/s • ADHD in Romance • High-Protocol Kink • Age Gap • Second Chances • Ethical Non-MonogamyThe vacation is over for the four men you met in Apex Predator, and now it’s time for Ty and Walker to be on the prowl to secure their happily ever afters...Categorized as:
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Sweet Spot by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho knew four little words and a very public kiss would change so much.Gage Langdon didn’t do relationships. After having his heart shattered years ago, he made a vow to never go down that road again. But when his past waltzes into his town, demanding his attention, he reacts without thinking and makes a very public display of kissing his best friend... -
![Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox]()
Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m a lucky man and I know it. Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation should have used up my luck for a lifetime. But luck struck again when I followed my passion into music...Categorized as:
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![Domesticated Beast by Onley James]()
Domesticated Beast by Onley James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn’t mean he’s a saint. Javier learned years ago that what’s right and what’s legal aren’t always the same thing. BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company... -
![The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels]()
The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels, comes an all-new standalone forbidden romance.They say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.They say the best way to stay sober is to love yourself.I’m great at making bad decisions.Addict? Check. Poor impulse control? Check. Obsessed with the guy I’m sponsoring? Check Check Check... -
![King & Queen by Maz Maddox]()
King & Queen by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRunning into your one night stand is always awkward.It’s especially awkward when said hunky hookup pulls you into a secret war over fossils and a kidnapped, newly awakened Albertosaurus shifter... -
![Catching Out by Nicky James]()
Catching Out by Nicky James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin Dodger and Brady as they take to the rails to prove the mythical CP Rail killer does exist! (Oh, and Dodger discovers he isn't as straight as he once... -
![Perfect Match by Pandora Pine]()
Perfect Match by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrando Lombardi has successfully matched all three of his brothers with their soulmates, gifting them each with a lifetime of love and happiness. The problem is, Brando himself is always the bridesmaid and never the bride… er, groom. But then he meets a broken-hearted man in uniform who takes his breath away and changes everything... -
![Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh]()
Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA full steam, page-turning Poly Romance. Why Choose one book boyfriend when you can have two? Satisfy your romantic cravings with this heart-pounding hurt/comfort love story.The vice-president of the Rebel Kings MC. The girl of his dreams. And the six-foot-five firefighter-turned-bodyguard they can’t resist. Nash It’s three in the morning, and we’re in her bed...Categorized as:
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![A Duet of Darkness and Dreams by L.H. Blake]()
A Duet of Darkness and Dreams by L.H. Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re lucky enough to have everything you’ve ever wanted, you might just lose out on what matters the most.Ambitious college student Isabella Rodriguez wants to be a journalist more than anything. Unfortunately, those misogynistic jerks at her school newspaper refuse to sit up and take her seriously...Categorized as:
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![Caution by A.K. Evans]()
Caution by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike every hardworking member of Harper Security Ops, Forrest Hickman takes time away from work to relax and recharge. And he often does that while riding his snowboard on the slopes of his favorite ski resort.He wasn’t sure anything would be better than some time alone to clear his head. That is, until he meets someone to spend his break with...Categorized as:
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![Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young]()
Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s been a long time since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. Yet after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker misses his homeland enough to return. To a village in the Scottish Highlands that plays host to an exclusive members-only club, Ardnoch Estate...Categorized as:
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The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do...Categorized as:
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![Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes]()
Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cold-hearted club enforcer...An undercover snitch in love...And a kidnapped boy both men lust after… Booker“You don't have to fear your virtue. I don’t sleep with what I have to kill.” As the enforcer of the Grimm Reapers motorcycle club, it’s my job to remove threats to my brothers... -
![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... -
![Real Risk by Elle Keaton]()
Real Risk by Elle Keaton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's possible they're a match but first the two men will have to survive trial by fire. Chief Flynn is fighting smoke and flames, tirelessly protecting the lives and property of his fellow islanders from yet another spate of fires.Arson or accident?When injury puts him on the sidelines, West Coast Forensics Arson Investigator Kimball Frye offers his assistance... -
![Rebel by Reese Knightley]()
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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Good Behavior by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Best-Selling Author Kelly Fox comes a spicy forbidden romance between an ex-con and his prison therapist.There’s not much I miss about prison, save for the buttoned-up therapist who doled out subtle commands and generous praise in equal measure... -
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![Attraction by Kelly Fox]()
Attraction by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI run a high-end escort service. And I'm in love with a virgin. It doesn't make any sense, this attraction between us. I'm a violent Mafia Don, and Ford is a nervous, perfectly bow-tied, sexily bespectacled money nerd.But he's had my heart the first night I laid eyes on him, and while he keeps me at arm's length, he's never left my orbit. He's as bound to me as I am to him... -
![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... -
![This Will Hurt II by Cara Dee]()
This Will Hurt II by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart II of II Angst Awakening Friends to Lovers FamilyBuckle in. Roe and Jake have mountains to climb, walls to tear down, and countless private moments to bring them even closer in this final part of their journey.The ground beneath me had finally settled. I was content. I was all right. I could move forward and live with my choices.Then I found Jake’s damn journal from… therapy . That was right...Categorized as:
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![Dane by Kate Oliver]()
Dane by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummerReturning to her home town was supposed to be temporary. But things change when she realizes her mom needs her help. And when her old high school crush who lives next door finds her on the front porch crying, everything changes. It all feels like a dream come true. At least until reality sets in...Categorized as:
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![Protecting the Nerd by Nora Phoenix]()
Protecting the Nerd by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m proud to be a geek.I’m smart, but I’m also awkward and somewhat socially inept—forever doomed to live in the shadow of my dead brother.My job as research engineer is amazing, though, and recently, I’ve managed to make some friends in my hometown of Forestville.But when the wrong people show too much interest in my latest invention, my boss wants me protected... -
![The Omega Project by Roxy Collins]()
The Omega Project by Roxy Collins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe things I’m willing to do in the name of science…I’m a PhD student struggling to get by when I meet a powerful alpha with an impossible-to-refuse offer.Finn Visser, the owner of the most elite security firm in the country, wants me to help him with a top-secret project. No expense is being spared to uncover the truth about switches – designation changes triggered by stress, danger, and arousal...Categorized as:
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![The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild... -
![Maverick by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda]()
Maverick by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan the big bad biker really protect me and my daughter? On the run with my baby daughter, I never expected to end up surrounded by massive bikers. I’ve seen the violence that gangs can do, and I’m not sure a motorcycle club is any different. But Maverick might be able to change my mind about Hell’s Ankhor... -
![The Shepherd by Cara Dee]()
The Shepherd by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was fresh out of boot camp and somewhere in the desert when I started picturing what my life after the Marines would look like. I’d always wanted a big family and a place out in the sticks.At forty-five, I could only scratch my head and wonder what the hell had happened. I knew I should be grateful. I had my farmhouse. Rescue dogs and chickens too. I had a rowdy bunch of nieces and nephews... -
![Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank]()
Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings... -
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![Dear Mr. Brody by A.M. Johnson]()
Dear Mr. Brody by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsParker,I never meant for any of this to happen, to fall for you. It doesn't matter that we're both adults, or how much we want this to work. The college policy is clear. I can't see a way around this without one of us getting hurt. If I would’ve known who you were when we met online, I would have never pursued a relationship...Categorized as:
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![Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker]()
Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMalachi Keogh finds himself in a job he neither wanted nor asked for when his father, boss of Sydney’s postal service, sends him to the end of the business line, aka The Dead Letter Office. Malachi expects tedious and boring but instead discovers a warehouse with a quirky bunch of misfit co-workers, including a stoic and nerdy boss, Julian Pollard... -
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Somehow Finding Us by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa brings you a MM romance full of angst and tragedy that might turn to hope in a redemption love story that’ll break your heart and mend it all over again. Emotional, endearing, and full of romancePeople think they know me. They only know what I allow them to see. I’ve learned to control the narrative.I have secrets...Categorized as:
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![The Real Thing by Elle Keaton]()
The Real Thing by Elle Keaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn oblivious prince wishes for his knight in shining armor. His knight has been under his nose all along, will he claim him before it's too late for them both?As deeply as he craves his own fairy tale happily-ever-after, resort owner Cody Prescott doesn't have time for a relationship. That doesn't stop him from crushing on most men on Piedras... -
![Teaching Trust by Brittany Cournoyer]()
Teaching Trust by Brittany Cournoyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSebastian ~ I screwed up and ruined a perfectly good relationship with my ex, Anthony. But my epic screw-up helped him find the happiness he deserved, and that left me truly alone. So my life became the gym I own, and doing the drive-of-shame home after my countless hook-ups. I cut out trying to have any type of relationship, because my heart just wasn’t in it... -
![Secrets by Romeo Alexander]()
Secrets by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCid: Life is pretty good. My residency at Greenford University suits me, and I have a place of my own. It’s quiet, but quiet never bothered me all that much. When I met Alex, it wasn’t the best first impression. The circumstances weren’t good, but now I was finding it hard not to fall for the guy. And yeah, I knew he had secrets, but I was still willing to give us a try...
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