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Room for Just a Little Bit More by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFive years ago, my dreams were shattered in an instant. One year ago, a horrible rainstorm flooded a bridge in town, leaving us with an Inn full of stranded travelers. Turns out one of those travelers would give me a whole new set of dreams, ones I never thought possible. Brody Murphy spent the last year teaching me what it was like to live, and more importantly love, again...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Odds by Kaylee Ryan
They say the mistakes of our past shape our future. That we’re molded from experience, from heartache, and from pain. What happens when your past is riddled with regrets? How do you see through the fog, to navigate the path to your future? One breath.One second.One minute.One hour.One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected odds...Categorized as:
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Commitment by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was obvious to everyone but them they were all wrong for each other. Riley is a free-spirited boho writer and Shawn is a magnetic and charismatic rapper, riding the highest crest of his career. She doesn't understand his world and he sure as hell doesn't understand hers. And what's worse, while he's never committed to any woman before, she's committed to someone else...Categorized as:
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Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…...Categorized as:
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Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo old friends, one hot summer, a whole load of confusion. Poppy Jenkins makes everyone smile. She’s the heart of Wells, a beautiful village in mid-Wales, leaving light and laughter in her wake. She has a doting family, an errant dog and a little sister with a nose for mischief...Categorized as:
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Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down.Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas.. -
Only One Mistake by Natasha Madison
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Rules for Dating Your Ex by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf your ex arrives in your hometown eighteen months after you walked out on him while you were eight months pregnant, follow this short list of rules before you give him a second chance.Rule #1 – Don’t stand in the way of your brothers who want to rough him up.Rule #2 – Don’t meet him for coffee and agree to allow him to meet your daughter... -
Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s going to get his. I drink, disrupt the team, and disrespect everyone in my path. I’m trying to leave my past behind, but it’s there, following me everywhere I go. When I’ve finally hit rock bottom, I’m about to give up, throw in the towel and be done. Until the one woman that destroyed me walks back into my life... -
Misconception by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHudson I didn’t plan on kissing my best friend’s twin sister… or falling for her. But it happened all the same. It’s always been Riley, but after I finally get the chance to taste her lips, she ghosts me. Not exactly the response I was hoping for. Getting out of town for a while, and giving her space, seemed like the best thing for us both... -
Nikan Rebuilt by Scarlett Cole
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Nikan Rebuilt , the next novel in the Preload series. Does the past ever really stay in the past? Nikan can never be complete. He's got a rock group made up of the family he built for himself, more money than he knows what to do with, and a stream of groupies falling over themselves to date him... -
Give Me Your Answer True by Suanne Laqueur
“What I feel has no name…” Suanne Laqueur’s award-winning debut novel The Man I Love thrilled readers with its memorable characters and depth of emotion. Erik Fiskare’s journey of love, recovery and forgiveness captivated hearts but also left questions unanswered. Now Daisy Bianco has a chance to tell her story...Categorized as:
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See You Again by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA powerful love story of second chances for two people who are both running from the past, by the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl. It’s been fifteen years since Brooklyn Hewett has stepped foot in Southport. After the accident that took Austin—the love of her life—away from her, Brooklyn fled, hoping to leave the pain behind her for good... -
Muscle Memory by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer lips, the way she feels, how she moves against me. Her voice when she laughs, her eyes when she cries. Her soul connected to mine, for better or for worse, for all eternity. I don't remember. A blank face. Unrecognizable. The darkness and impenetrable fog, day after day after day. Who am I? And for that matter, who is she? I can't remember... -
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Friends First by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a sizzling Original Heartbreakers story featuring a troubled playboy and the woman he can't resist…Beck O'ckley is ruthless in the boardroom…and the bedroom. He's never been with the same woman twice, and vows he never will. With a past as twisted as his, meaningless sex keeps the demons at bay. His motto: One and done...Categorized as:
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The Girl in Seat 24B by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne red eye flight and ten years of marriage later, Carly Bishop had what she considered a practically perfect life. Her journalist husband and her two adorable children were everything to her. But soon she would find out that her dream life didn't fall in line with her husband's expectations... -
Over My Dead Body by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing Soon ..Categorized as:
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A Friendly Wager: A Secret Baby, Fake Engagement Romance by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy next-door neighbor is wifey material .Calm down... I’m not proposing to her.A fake engagement will do for now.My mother won’t get off my back.As a star hockey player love isn’t on the cards for me.Not now, not ever.I had a one-night stand with Ruby a decade ago.But that shouldn’t come in the way of our ruse.I doubt she misses the way I made her shake when I took her v-card... -
My Way Back to You by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book follows Then There Was You. Love isn't always about timing. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn't ready. I know you don't want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain. Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away. Let me show you what our years apart have done to me...Categorized as:
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Hold the Forevers by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new angsty stand alone love triangle romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde that will keep you guessing which man is her groom and which one objects…I’m in love with two men.But I can only marry one.And today is my wedding day.The bridesmaids button my wedding dress. They titter excitedly as the music begins. My groom is waiting for me. I walk down the aisle prepared to say I do... -
The Truest Thing: Hart's Boardwalk #4 by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNine years ago, Emery Saunders moved to Hartwell to start her life over as a bookstore owner. Her inability to trust people made it hard for her to find a place in the small community until Jessica Lawson moved to town and befriended the shy beauty.But there was one person in Hartwell who tried to befriend Emery long before Jessica arrived…Jack Devlin has his secrets...Categorized as:
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If by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf you knew love would hurt you, would you fall? If you knew love would leave you, would you let it go? If you knew love could never be, would you try? From bestselling author Randi Cooley Wilson comes a gut-wrenching love story about heartbreak, second chances, and letting go. The ifs that linger between the pages of this novel will break your heart and stay with you long after the final chapter... -
A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPromises. We all make them. Sometimes we break them. But what happens when the promise you break haunts your dreams, when that moment of betrayal echoes within every last beat of your heart? Love. Love is passionate, painful, and all consuming in the most brutal yet beautiful way... -
The Hate of Loving You by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSix years ago, in the dead of night, I woke up to a cold bed and an even colder future without her. I would’ve followed her anywhere and she left. I thought I’d moved on and left all she meant to me behind. But a first love is never easy to forget. Even harder when I once felt our love is inevitable--inescapable. And I’ve been proven right once again...Categorized as:
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Until We're More by Cindi Madsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChelsea is smart, funny, gorgeous, and the best friend I’ve ever had. Ever since she left, I’ve been a wreck. I’ve been focused on keeping my family’s MMA gym afloat while I train and coach fighters, anything to not miss her more. But now she's finally back, along with her grumpy, possessive cat, and things are weird between us. By weird, I mean I can’t stop thinking about her in that way...Categorized as:
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Mogul by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the final book of Ginger Voight's Groupie Trilogy , Andy and Vanni have returned to Los Angeles to prepare for the birth of their child. A reformed Ladies' Man, Giovanni Carnevale now embarks on a life of monogamy with the woman he loves, but the ghosts of his past still continue to haunt their newfound happiness...Categorized as:
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Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 26 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods returns readers to her world of strong friendships and heartfelt emotions in this classic Sweet Magnolias novel Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity but there's been nothing calm or peaceful about her life since her marriage broke up...Categorized as:
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Cheater's Regret by Rachel Van Dyken
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken returns with a smoking-hot story about the satisfaction of plotting revenge on your ex—until he turns your world upside down again. Austin Rogers’s dreams of domestic bliss involved watching Netflix and eating hot dogs with the love of her life. But then he cheated on her. And dumped her—as if the whole thing was her fault...Categorized as:
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Kissed by Reality by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love is hard. Falling in love on national television is impossible. Right?Leighton Aldridge did not sign up to meet her soulmate; she signed up for the lights, camera and action. So when the Hollywood-native ends up with the wounded war veteran and a ring on her finger, it's a surprise to everyone... -
Work of Art by Monica Alexander
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEleven years ago, Harper Connelly was unceremoniously dumped by her high school boyfriend during the same week her mom kicked her out of her house. So she moved across the country and started over. It was all she could do. Now she’s one of the most sought after female tattoo artists in the country, she has a successful business, and she has great friends...Categorized as:
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Reject Me by Jennifer Foor
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPeyton Hutchinson and Jamey Billings were an unlikely couple from the start. They'd been together for a while, half of it in secret, but she's ready to get serious and take things to the next level. She moves in with Jamey, forcing him to label what they are to each other, and he's not pleased about it... -
If We Leap by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the troubled kid with a bad reputation who would chase off bullies and bring back things I’d lose out in the woods. I didn’t care what people said about his messed-up family--or him. He was my first and only crush.A decade later, seeing Cole for the first time in years, I discover he's still fighting the dark shadows of his past. And I'm still the only one defending him in our small town...Categorized as:
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Lionheart by Robin Huber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA captivating and emotional debut about first love, second chances, and finding home. Perfect for fans of Mia Sheridan, Tara Sivec, and Colleen Hoover... -
Lionheart by Robin Huber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this anniversary edition of A LOVE LIKE YOURS fans of the "emotional and heartfelt" second-chance romance are treated to a double feature that includes its sequel A STORY LIKE OURS. This two-part rerelease features a beautiful new cover and has been reformatted from cover to cover... -
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Rainfall by Alison Rhymes
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI met the love of my life at ten years old.At sixteen, I gave him my heart.Three years later he was drafted to the NHL and moved across the country.Five years after, he’s back. And he’s meeting his daughter for the first time.I still hate him.Even if my heart says that’s a lie.***At ten years old, she changed my life.At sixteen, I told her I loved her.Three years after, I left and broke her heart... -
Unfinished Ex by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe was my high school sweetheart.My dream guy. My soul mate.And as of yesterday... my ex-husband.He wanted everything I couldn't give him. A doting wife, a perfect family, a white picket fence, and game nights.It's not that I didn't want to be his wife anymore. I just wanted something more—a career...Categorized as:
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Hendrix: A Second Chance Romance by Kelsey Clayton
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"It's like I was chasing a feeling in all the wrong directions...Categorized as:
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The Kissing Game by Jillian Quinn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say you never forget your first kiss with a hot hockey player…When my sorority sisters gave me a checklist to complete, I never expected the last item to say Kiss a Hot Jock. I’m new to campus, clueless about sports at Strick U.And then I see him in the Quad—Trent Kane.With his muscular arms, confident strut, and killer smirks, I know he’s the right man for the job... -
For the Love of Pete by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJo D'Angelo's sisters thought they had the perfect prescription for mending her shattered heart: a relaxing stay at Rose Cottage, their grandmother's idyllic home. But for Jo, Rose Cottage was a painful reminder of her youthful summer romance with Pete Catlett, whose infidelity had come to light when Jo learned of his shotgun wedding... -
Fateful Fighter: A Hero Club Novel by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I want a divorce.”No woman wants to say those words. No woman who is still in love with her husband anyway. Our marriage has been tested, repeatedly. It’s been dragged through tabloids and rumors and fans that just won’t let us be. Through it all, we’ve remained unbreakable.We didn’t have the perfect marriage because perfection doesn’t exist.But we had love. We had trust... -
Tattooed Hearts by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPermanent An indefinite, everlasting and imperishable stamp. Like a tattoo One that would forever be with you to remind you of a single moment in time, or a person that touched you in some way. That was exactly what Jenny was to Sean. And no matter how hard he tried, he could never forget the one girl who would forever have his heart... -
Liquid & Ash by E.M. Abel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLove was my weakness. In the light of the truth, no one can hide. Derek had ignited a spark inside of my heart, a hope for a love I never expected to find. However, our connection lacked the substance it needed to burn. Weakened with resentment, our relationship crumbled under deception, slowly dissolving into ash. I had sacrificed myself for him and paid the price... -
Wet by Stacy Kestwick, Kay Springsteen
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDoughnuts were her weakness. If Sadie Mullins hadn’t been running on the beach to burn off the calories from her doughnut addiction, she wouldn’t have noticed the man not moving out in the water. Wouldn’t have dived in after him. Wouldn’t have met West Montgomery. The cocky bastard should have been thankful, grateful even. Of course, he wasn’t. That should have been the end of it... -
Megged by M.E. Carter, Kirsten Leigh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMegged: noun. /meg-d/ A playing technique where the aim is to kick, roll, dribble, throw, or push the ball between an opponent's legsSee examples Santos and Mariana DeLaGuajardo:It's been two years and three months since Santos has had sex. Not that he's keeping track... -
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Twist of Fate by Tia Louise
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA friends-to-lovers, second-chance, stand-alone romance by USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise. To be “just friends” with a guy, you’ve got to follow The Rules:Don’t touch him unnecessarily.Don’t share your intimate dreams with him (even if he asks).Don’t kiss him, and definitely don’t sleep with him.Scout Dunne and I have been “just friends” since childhood...Categorized as:
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Between the Stars by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Shey Stahl comes a gripping, emotional, brother’s best friend romance that will leave you desperate for more.My life is perfect. Dream wedding days away, a mansion in the hills of Nashville, a promising career in pediatric nursing. And not to mention, a wealthy southern groom willing to do anything for me. But he’s not the one who paints a scene of passion...Categorized as:
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When It Rains by B. Celeste
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when you become the villain in your own love story?People say that you never forget your first love, which is probably why I never let go two years after walking away from mine.So, it’s no surprise that running into him again brought the same rush of emotions that tethered us together by a familiar, invisible bond.The problem with that connection?He’s not the only man in my life now... -
Always With You: A Bad Boys Novel by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove didn’t come easy for Cash and Olivia. Forever will come even harder. But true love doesn’t give up, not even when dreams are crushed and reality isn’t quite the fairy tale you expected it to be.When Olivia married Cash Davenport, it was her dream come true. Cash was everything she wanted and everything she needed, all wrapped up in jet-black eyes and an irresistible smile... -
Mr. CEO's Secret Baby by Aimee Bronson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy boyfriend left for work and never came back.Now I have to write an article about the billionaire prick.I thought it would be easy.But I keep remembering how he used to moan my name.And dammit if he wasn’t even hotter now than he was before.The way his shirt stretches over his shoulders makes my breath catch.It’s a little uncomfortable.But girl, I got this... -
Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA touching novel about first loves and second chances from the author who "knows how to tug at readers' heartstrings" (Publishers Weekly)...
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