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Fallen Fourth Down by Tijan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsMy mother tried to destroy me. She doesn’t exist to me anymore and my father, the one who raised me and the biological one, are both works in progress. The only two people that I can trust are Mason and Logan, and they’re the two people who I could lose. It won’t happen. I won’t let it. No matter the truth, no matter who loves me, I won’t let anything or anyone come between us. They’re my world... -
Hate Me by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the sixth book in the addictive Keatyn Chronicles series. Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, suspense, and a glittering celebrity world...Categorized as:
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Get Me by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWill Keatyn get her life back? And if she does, which life will she choose? This is the 6th and final book in the series... -
Hooked by Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThings are out of control for the Sinclair boys! With two already in the NHL, Jace Sinclair is ready to follow in his brothers’ HUGE skates in the last Bellevue Bullies novel… Jace Sinclair here, and I’m amazing. There is no other way to describe me. I am the leading scorer for the Bellevue Bullies, I’m the captain, and people love me: my family, my teammates, my coach, and the NHL... -
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Finding You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well.” If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace... -
Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSucesso no TikTok, Melhor do que nos filmes ganha capítulos extras inéditos com muito romance e Taylor Swift Depois de viver uma história de amor digna das comédias românticas em Melhor do que nos filmes , Elizabeth Buxbaum e Wesley Bennett estão a caminho da Universidade da Califórnia...Categorized as:
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The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTwitter fiction story of Cam and Avery.http://www.iheartbigbooks.com/2014/03...http://www.scribd.com/doc/231133105/T.. -
Sometimes It Lasts by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsCage York has to choose between a love of the game and a love of the girl in this sultry Sea Breeze novel from New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines. After waiting for his big break, bad boy Cage York is finally called up to prove his worth in the college baseball arena... -
Stealing Harper by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsChase Grayson has never been interested in having a relationship that lasts longer than it takes for him and his date to get dressed again. But then he stumbles into a gray-eyed girl whose innocence pours off her, and everything changes. From the minute Harper opens her mouth to let him know just how much he disgusts her, he's hooked...Categorized as:
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Clash by Nicole Williams
Their Romeo-and-Juliet-level passion is the only thing Jude and Lucy agree on. That, and fighting all the time . . . Also not helping? Lucy's raging jealousy of the cheerleader who's wormed her way into Jude's life. While trying to hang on to her quintessential bad boy and also training to be the top ballet dancer in her class, Lucy knows something's going to give . . . soon...Categorized as:
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The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered... -
Forever You by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNew York Times bestselling novel, Forever You is the highly demanded sequel to USA Today’s Bestseller, Forever Black. Connor Black’s life consisted of his company and his use of multiple women. There was never going to be love, relationships, or a fairy-tale life...Categorized as:
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Empire High Elite by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWelcome to the world of the elite.My mom fell in love with a monster. I know he’s dangerous. And I know my mom never wanted him in my life. I don’t want him in mine either. But I’m being forced to live with him.I’m stuck in his haunting apartment in a world where I don’t belong. A world full of beautiful people with ugly souls. A world filled with secrets...Categorized as:
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Let Me Love You by Megan Smith
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWill their lives take them in different directions? Jaylinn McCormick is determined to forget that one terrifying night which left her feeling broken and tainted. There is one person who can make her whole again… but he is hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length. She has loved him her entire life but can she wait for him to step up to the plate? Cooper Cahill has loved Jaylinn for years... -
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Atheists Who Kneel and Pray by Tarryn Fisher
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYara Phillips is a wandering muse. She dates men who need her, but always moves on to something new, never staying in one place for very long. David Lisey is in need of a muse. A talented musician lacking lyrical inspiration. When he first sees her, he knows he's found what he's been looking for...Categorized as:
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Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLucy Everyone has ups and downs. I’m no different. I’ve had some really amazing ups, but I’ve also had some crap-tastic downs. When I was four, my biological mother died. I don’t remember crying for her. She’d never been the type to cuddle me, tuck me in, and read bedtime stories. That job was pushed off onto my sister Lana. She did her best to take care of me until Mom died...Categorized as:
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Fully Automatic by Jade C. Jamison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou might think you know Brad’s story, but think again. There’s so much more to his story than what Valerie knew. See Brad before Valerie came into his life and, when he was playing back burner to Ethan, see what Brad was up to when no one else in the band was looking... -
Bring Me Home by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 22 ratings"Sometimes letting someone go is the ultimate act of love." Claire Nixon is a college student with a past full of secrets and heartbreak. She was saved once by her first love, and rock star, Chris Knight. But when she encouraged Chris to leave town to pursue his dreams, both Claire and Chris didn’t realize it would be the biggest mistake of their lives...Categorized as:
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Dare to Dream by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe'll do anything to protect his love, even if it means trading his life for hers... Bad boy Kade Maxwell knows the pain of loss. His sister's death tore his family apart. His life seemed destined down a nightmarish path until he met Lacey Robinson, a light that cuts though his darkness. Despite her own tragedy, her beauty, determination, and dedication makes him believe he can dream again... -
Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Sometimes there is a single moment that changes your life forever.” Hadie Swinton is giving up on boys. After a disastrous relationship, she is convinced that all males are the same—arrogant, self-assured, and complete jerks. Lincoln Bracks is giving up on his old life. After moving to a new town to escape the problems plaguing him, he is set against ever getting close to anyone again... -
Fighter by Tijan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAll of Dale's brothers help with their bounty hunting business, all except her. Wanting out of that life, she left for college, but on her first morning back home for the holidays, she’s back to chasing after a bail jumper. When she realizes the jumper is her ex-boyfriend, Jax, Dale gets dragged into helping him evade her brothers so he can win an underground fighting competition... -
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House...Categorized as:
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Buried Castles by Monica Alexander
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily Cole thought she was going to have the best summer of her life when she met Zack Easton, the dark, mysterious, gorgeous, guitar playing guy who captured her heart at first glance. He encouraged her to take risks and act without thinking, but more than that, he taught her what it was like to fall head-over-heels in love with someone...Categorized as:
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Ella and Micha: Infinitely and Always by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA Secret Series Novella After five years of marriage, Ella couldn’t be happier. Her job is great. Her marriage is amazing. But when she receives some surprising news, her world is turned upside down. Micha loves being a musician, but being on the road, and away from Ella, is difficult...Categorized as:
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The Fall of a God by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsInnocent. Blameless. Pure. Heartbroken. Josie Vos belonged to the one family I hated more than anything. And I had forced her to despise me just as much. It didn't matter that I had lost track of my plan and fallen for my enemy. Irrevocably hurt and enraged by my deceit, she had no intentions of doing anything but watching me lose my throne. The secrets of our families can never be forgotten...Categorized as:
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Bittersweet Always by Ella Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom bestselling author Ella Fields comes an all new standalone. An emotional new adult romance that proves love is worth fighting your demons for. Toby Hawthorne was an enigma. One I didn't factor into my college plans. I wasn't looking for love. I wasn't not looking for it either. And in that state of in-between, he found me. Unaware of the battle he fought everyday, I fell fast... -
Torn by Kim Karr
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRock star River Wilde brought Dahlia London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and devotion. But their entangled history is about to test the strength of their relationship Dahlia was certain she had found true love and met her 'Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected with River... -
Jocul Cu Focul by L.J. Shen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA broken boy on the path to destruction.A scarred girl without direction.A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain and sealed with a lie.Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites.She is the strange girl from the food truck.He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day, and has been wreaking havoc since... -
Collide by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA second chance never looked so good… Bobbi-Jo Barker has been in love with the wrong man for years. A man who doesn't fit into the perfect, controlled life she's created. A man who not only broke her heart but nearly destroyed her. So the fact that he's back in town shouldn't matter because he's all wrong for her, or so she thinks.. -
Fumbled Hearts by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter months of refusing, I finally agreed to make the move to Alrick Falls. My family thought it was best - that a new scene would be good for me - and I was sick of having the same conversation. So here I am, and the plan is simple. Smile through each day and avoid her at all costs. It’s perfect. Until the cocky quarterback comes into play... -
Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClay and Maggie have gone through the dark and come out on the other side. For the first time, they are on this journey together. Fighting for something they both need and can’t live without…each other. But a long distance relationship is hard. Particularly for two people who are still trying to build something solid on a shaky and troubled foundation... -
Strung by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo brothers. Who knew that the sleepy town of Seaside, Oregon would eventually be the location of both our downfall and our redemption? Drugs, sex, lies, shame...it all led us to the Coast. It led us to her. And ever since we met her. Our lives have never been the same. You may think you know what really happened--but you don't. After all, there's two sides to every story...Categorized as:
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Never Too Late by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I’d never met anyone quite like Mathias Wade. He was brooding and arrogant, but I loved him anyway. Together we were wild and uncontained—a hurricane raging. Then I had to leave and words were exchanged that could never be undone. But I was back, and Mathias better watch out, because this bitch wasn’t finished with him. Game. Set. Match...Categorized as:
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Abandon by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis gritty spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts Series follows mysterious and sexy Tristan as he attempts to abandon his demons in the name of love. A steady stream of meaningless sex is all Tristan has left when he discovers the grandmother who raised him is dying and his best friend is getting married... -
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The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsGetting a boy to fall head-over-heels in love with you isn’t easy. Especially when he’s been in love with your cousin for as long as you can remember. Lana has lived her life in her cousin’s shadow. Ashton always made perfect grades, had tons of friends, and looks model-perfect. And she’s always had Sawyer Vincent—the only boy Lana’s ever wanted—wrapped around her finger... -
The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou will never forget your first date, your first kiss, or your first love. You will also never forget how it felt when it was torn apart. Seventeen-year old Grace Hathaway does not give much thought to falling in love, until the day that Ian Taylor, rebel and misfit walks into her math class. From their first conversation, Grace is mesmerized by Ian's charisma and rock star façade... -
Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOn the outside, Huntley Morgan is your typical girl-next-door, with her long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, and that’s exactly what she wants people to see. Her name exposes her to the demons of her past but remembering her reason for moving across the country to start over is what keeps her alive... -
Twisted by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s always saved her. Now she’s going to return the favor... Gray Duffy never thought he’d end up as the co-lead guitarist of Oblivion, one of the hottest rock bands in the country. Even better? He's sharing the experience with his best friend, Jazz. Since the day she’d showed up as his family’s new foster kid, Gray has protected her. Loved her. And not just platonically either... -
Pieces of You by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Sometimes letting someone go is the ultimate act of love." In Relentless, college student Claire Nixon and surfer Adam Parker each had a painful past too heavy to carry alone. Claire tried to push Adam away, but Adam's relentless pursuit of her heart and her secrets made her walls come crumbling down. But now Claire's attending college a hundred miles away from Adam... -
Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn up and comer trying to make a name for herself... KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex. A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career... TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way...Categorized as:
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Surviving by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratings***This is Book 2 in the Surrender Series. It is recommended you read book 1, Surrendering, before reading Surviving.*** Raven Hayes experienced a love she thought would last forever. Declan Collins consumed her from the moment she fell into his arms. Their love was what fairytales are made of...Categorized as:
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Fumbled Past by Lauren Runow
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwenty years have passed, yet not one thing in my hometown has changed … even the man I left behind.I was the girl no one could touch because they all feared my father. He was a legend, the head football coach who had created this town’s Friday night lights. Only two football players dared to win my heart—the boy next door and the new guy in town...Categorized as:
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Only for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoose ends left loose for too long tend to strangle. Cole and Violet knew it wouldn’t be easy. They knew their relationship would take work. But when the press finds out about Violet Lynn’s newest boyfriend, they start digging. And when his past come to light, exposing all of his family’s secrets, their relationship begins to fray... -
Dirty Past by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOn the heels of Dirty Secret, here is a sizzling hot romance featuring another Burke brother and the girl he can’t resist, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Game series. Walking out on my wedding wasn’t my best idea...Categorized as:
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Love the Way You Lie by Gracie Graham
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTorn between my best friend and the boy who makes my heart beat again, learning the truth might break me…My entire life changed in an instant.One violent moment took my mother and destroyed me.And I can’t even remember it.All I know is…it was my fault.Now I’m entering senior year after hiding away from the world as long as I could...Categorized as:
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Changing Everything by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPaisley Morro has been in love with Eli since they were thirteen-years-old. But after twelve years of only being his best friend and wingman, the heartache that comes from watching him with countless other women becomes too much, and Paisley decides its time to lay all her feelings on the table... -
Serenading Heartbreak by Ella Fields
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom bestselling author Ella Fields comes a new standalone love triangle romance. My first love was my brother’s best friend. A lead singer in their band. A picture of rugged perfection. And a drunk soul mate who couldn’t commit. My second love was an arrogant baseball player. A player in every sense of the word. A smooth-talking, reliable best friend... -
Unspoken Rules by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I lost the fight. I lost her. But I don't care about my promise. I'm chasing that girl... again." Haze Adams and Winter Kingston were supposed to be a done deal. A onetime thing. The notorious street fighter had one goal and one goal only: make the girl fall in love, break her heart to hurt his enemies, and move on to the next best thing. Easy, right? Wrong... -
Let Love Stay by Melissa Collins
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIf you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love. But what happens when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future? Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love. Then life happened... -
Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyone’s welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you don’t mind getting your reputation—and your heart—a little dirty. Welcome to Patchwork House…Patchwork House is a boy’s club—a mean boy’s club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and they’re going to make another, because she’s coming home...
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