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  • Star by B.B. Easton

    Star by B.B. Easton

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In 1999, I met my Prince Charming. He was the tall, tattooed, wickedly handsome bass player for the up-and-coming rock band, Phantom Limb. But, more importantly, he was mine. I knew it the moment he flashed me that shy, dimpled smile. And he knew it too. Hansel "Hans" Oppenheimer wore his heart on one sleeve and scrawled lyrics about me on the other...
  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
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  • Where It Begins by Helena Hunting

    Where It Begins by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of Skye and Sidney, and the origin story where Vi and Miller are teens when their parents start dating and fall in love…I accidentally grabbed the wrong drink at the coffee shop. On the upside, the hot guy it belonged to chased me down to kindly swap with me...
  • Another One Bites the Dust by Lani Lynn Vale

    Another One Bites the Dust by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00HDT3T4K Her I wanted him, but couldn't find the courage to have him. You know that feeling, the one where you’re too scared to go to sleep, too scared to go out, and too scared to do anything? Ever since my assault, I've been functioning, but not living...
  • Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Mistake by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion...
  • Identical Disaster by C.M. Owens

    Identical Disaster by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    JAX My life was simple... until Bo Brendon crashed into my lap. Shy girls aren't my thing, yet somehow, she's under my skin and in my head. It's a f*cking nightmare. Yet it's a nightmare I don't want to give up. BOLIVIA (BO) Jax Marshall was an accident. A really sexy, smart, incredibly smooth, hot... accident...
  • Swink by Adriana Locke

    Swink by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I’m that guy. Camilla Landry rustles against me, the silky fabric of her overpriced lingerie slipping along my bruised rib. The porcelain perfection of her skin is even more innocent against the colorful ink dotting my own. It’s demure meets damaged, pampered meets punctured. So, yeah, it’s obvious I’m that guy. Dominic Hughes. Her attempt at rebellion...
  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • Waiting for Forever by Jessica Prince

    Waiting for Forever by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a bitter divorce had left him jaded and cynical, Leo Drake thought he was done. To him, love and happiness were myths. Then the shy, sweet, coffee shop owner looked up at him with those big gray eyes and beautiful smile, and he was done for. Danika Parrish had been the nerdy girl growing up...
  • The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The Moment of Truth…Laney Cochrane loves her life.With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after.Then Cara Deacon walks into their office...
  • If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Sisterhood in all its drama, hilarity and tears is at the heart of New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins's thoroughly captivating new novel, featuring the wit and romance that readers have come to expect from the much-loved creator of the Blue Heron series..
  • Holy Frigging Matrimony by Emma Chase

    Holy Frigging Matrimony by Emma Chase

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    What does Drew Evans have to say next? Find out in this forty page short story, filled with his sexy charm, unique advice and hilarious one-liners. Marriage: the final frontier. Steven went first. He was kind of our test subject. Like those monkeys that NASA sent off into space in the fifties, all the while knowing they’d never make it back. And now another poor rocket is ready to launch...
  • 4th & Girl by Max Monroe

    4th & Girl by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a hilarious and sexy standalone about fate, chance, and one heck of an epically awkward meet-cute. I’m Leo Landry, one of the best shutdown cornerbacks in the nation, and the New York Mavericks’ first round draft pick...
  • Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Caleb is spending his first Halloween as a...
  • Aiden by Lisa Helen Gray

    Aiden by Lisa Helen Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the second book in A Next Generation Carter Brother Novel; a spin-off from The Carter Brothers. I wasn’t looking for love. I was Aiden Carter; I didn’t do the whole fuzzy, lovey, romantic crap. I loved to party. I loved sex. I loved women. If I wanted it, I got it. It was the way my world worked and I made no qualms about it...
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  • Garrett's Obsession: A Curvy Girl Instalove Romance by Loni Nichole

    Garrett's Obsession: A Curvy Girl Instalove Romance by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When it comes to love, this football coach is done playing by the rules.Garrett MarshAs the high school football coach, I'm supposed to play by the rules. Except the rules are standing in the way of the one thing I want…Ciara Sharp. She dropped everything to provide for her brother when their parents died. Now, she's untouchable, or so says the school board. But I'm done listening to reason...
  • He's Going Down by Kelly Siskind

    He's Going Down by Kelly Siskind

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A one-night stand goes wrong in this steamy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy! It started as a normal birthday celebration. Was there wine? Of course. Did I let loose with my best friends? Absolutely. Did I have one glass too many and follow a tattooed bad boy into a bar? Cue mortification. I don’t do reckless, or wild nights of hot sex. Correction: I didn’t used to...
  • Crank by Adriana Locke

    Crank by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Crank is a standalone romance in a new small town, blue-collar series from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. Join readers everywhere as they fall in love with the delicious Gibson Boys. This is one mistake Sienna Landry can’t buy her way out of...
  • Drawn into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Drawn into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a flirty romantic comedy of big love and second chances. Courtney Williams wanted forever. She got six years of empty promises, a divorce, and a well-deserved settlement that’s paid her way to Manhattan...
  • Hello Heartbreaker by Kelsie Hoss

    Hello Heartbreaker by Kelsie Hoss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first time I see the love of my life since he broke my heart, I’m holding a pair of hair clippers. Bad idea.His butchered haircut wasn’t entirely my fault, but now I’m questioning my decision to move back to my small hometown.After years of working in the city and getting nowhere, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to buy my own salon...
  • Grizz's Passion by Loni Nichole

    Grizz's Passion by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's a sucker for a happy ending, and this bodyguard won't stop until she has one. With him.GrizzI should have known I was being set up when my boss couldn't stop grinning, but I took the last-minute private security gig anyway. Color me surprised when I show up to a bachelorette party and a crowd of drunk chicks start yelling for me to take it all off...
  • Bucking Bear by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Bucking Bear by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes, the biggest fights of your life are the ones outside the ring. Grace They call Max "Bear" for a reason. He's enormous and hairy, and not someone you want to mess with -- in the ring or out of it. But he's wonderful with my daughter and he makes me feel like a queen. Things were great until my baby daddy started causing trouble...
  • Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince

    Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having my heart broken once was enough to make me give up on the idea of love all together. Instead of searching for The One I decided to embrace variety and turn by back on monogamy. I made a living convincing women they didn’t need a man to feel complete. And I totally rocked at it...
  • Ryan Hunter by Anna Katmore, Piper Shelly

    Ryan Hunter by Anna Katmore, Piper Shelly

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ryan Hunter kissed more girls than he cares to remember. But the only one he ever wanted is in love with his best friend. Watching Lisa Matthews’ obsession with Tony Mitchell is a torture Ryan conceals from everyone. Until after a five-week soccer camp, where Tony gets involved with someone else, things suddenly take a different turn...
  • Finding Dandelion by Lex Martin

    Finding Dandelion by Lex Martin

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When soccer all-star Jax Avery collides with Dani Hart on his twenty-first birthday, their connection is instantaneous and explosive. For the first time in years, Jax isn’t interested in his usual hit-it and quit-it approach. But Dani knows better. Allowing herself a night to be carefree and feel the intensity of their attraction won’t change anything when it comes to dealing with a player...
  • Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing...
  • Bumbled Love: plus-size sports romance by Lila Rose

    Bumbled Love: plus-size sports romance by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    When Brooke Baker first meets Dustin Grant, the attraction is instant. Add in how he doesn’t cringe at the mention of anal beads, then she’s crushing hard. With a chance second meeting where he’s in need of help with a charity dinner, Brooke is more than ready to step in.Despite her being dressed to the nines, her perfect day out with the handsome football player doesn’t go as planned...
  • Illicit Ink by Carmen Bishop

    Illicit Ink by Carmen Bishop

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Zander Dorsey is the perfect one nighter.Tall, muscled, and tattooed, he's the exact opposite of the man I thought I was going to marry.A man who lied, cheated on, and ultimately destroyed every shred of confidence I had.Now, after years of being the 'good girl' I'm looking to make a mistake.Which is perfect, because my best friend's soon to be brother-in-law, doesn’t do relationships...
  • Friends First by Gena Showalter

    Friends First by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New 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...
  • Making You Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

    Making You Mine by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Always in control, the meticulous and professional Salvador Moreno is thrown for a loop when the newly hired bartender Grace Zendejas suddenly invades his family’s restaurant, and infuriatingly, his every thought. For the first time in his life, Sal is fumbling. But after recovering from a few blunders he discovers his feelings for Grace run much deeper...
  • Happy Hour by Shey Stahl

    Happy Hour by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Between revving engines, smoking tires, and high speeds, two friends form a vital bond in the shadows of the blaring spotlight. Sway Reins, a track owner’s only daughter, and Jameson Riley, a gritty NASCAR rookie driver, have been best friends since they were kids. Over the years, Sway becomes his safety shield during his rapid rise to the elite levels of auto racing...
  • 1026 Wild Way by Mandi Beck

    1026 Wild Way by Mandi Beck

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She’s out of her element, and he’s out of his mind…over her.One trip upriver, s’mores over a campfire complete with a hungry bear, and some seriously great sex in a Yurt. That’s all it took for Weston Wild to become smitten. It doesn’t matter that his life is all things outdoors in the small town of Cherry Falls while hers consists of world travel and the glitzy glamour of fast-paced LA...
  • Illicit Ink: A Single Dad, Second Chance Romance by Carmen Bishop

    Illicit Ink: A Single Dad, Second Chance Romance by Carmen Bishop

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zander Dorsey is the perfect one nighter.Tall, muscled, and tattooed, he's the exact opposite of the man I thought I was going to marry.A man who lied, cheated on, and ultimately destroyed every shred of confidence I had.Now, after years of being the 'good girl' I'm looking to make a mistake.Which is perfect, because my best friend's soon to be brother-in-law, doesn’t do relationships...
  • The Boy Friend by Mika Jolie

    The Boy Friend by Mika Jolie

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    According to the law of attraction, women and men can’t be friends. Contrary to this myth, my friendship with Coriander Phillips does not rest on unrequited love or un-actualized lust. We’ve been inseparable since the day I pulled one of her pigtails and she punched me in the gut. She’s hilarious, fun to hang out with...
  • Tempting the Player by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Tempting the Player by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    He's a player on and off the field... Chad Gamble, all-star pitcher for the Nationals, is one of the best players on—and off—the field. And right now, the notorious bad boy wants Bridget Rodgers. But with her lush curves and snappy comebacks, the feisty redhead is the kind of woman a man wants to settle down with…and that’s the last thing Chad needs...
  • Dirty Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dirty Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    They’re serving up some red-hot revenge. A sizzling series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken. Blaire has never quite gotten over Jessie Beckett, the ex–NFL star whose kisses were hot enough to ignite the entire Eastern Seaboard. When he chose work over her, Blaire was left brokenhearted...
  • Intoxicate by Tessa Teevan

    Intoxicate by Tessa Teevan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Marry me. Two words Kalli Montgomery never expected to say out loud to Xavier Cruz, even though she's been in love with the sexy, single father for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, she hasn't just been friend-zoned for the past ten years. No, even worse, he's treated her like a little sister, no matter how hard she tried to prove she could be so much more...
  • Until We're More by Cindi Madsen

    Until We're More by Cindi Madsen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Chelsea 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...
  • First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    How does the most famous woman in the world hide in plain sight? The beautiful young widow of the President of the United States thought she was free of the White House, but circumstances have forced her back into the role of First Lady. Not for long, however, because she's made up her mind to escape -- if only for a few days -- so she can live the life of an ordinary person...
  • Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mike Haddican is a proud small-town gym owner, a renowned karate instructor, and all-around good guy. He’s never needed much to be happy: his family, his friends, his girl. Especially his girl. But when Kyra left him seven years ago to chase her dreams, she all but destroyed him. Contemporary dancer Kyra Brims made it big, but it cost her dearly...
  • Million Dollar Marriage by Katy Evans

    Million Dollar Marriage by Katy Evans

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans comes a hot romance about two strangers and their race to fall in love. If someone had bet Nell a million dollars that she would be saying “I do” to a complete stranger on national television, she’d have called them crazy, but with her crushing student loan payments sending her deep into the red, she’s out of options...
  • Beauty and the Quarterback by Ava Woods

    Beauty and the Quarterback by Ava Woods

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It’d take a Hail Mary for love to score between these two …Prescott Reeves. Just his name throws me back to my less fortunate years of high school where “Doughy Zoe” was the only name I was known by.Fast forward fifteen years and people now know me as Zoe Peters, Sports Caster, the take-no-shit on-camera dynamite – a name I’m beyond proud of...
  • Kissed by Reality by Carrie Aarons

    Kissed by Reality by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Falling 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...
  • Until Mike by Mayra Statham

    Until Mike by Mayra Statham

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mike Granger is a divorced single dad of twin teenage daughters. He’s worked hard to maintain a good relationship with not only his daughters but his ex-wife. Their blended family is what people consider the exception, not the rule. At thirty-eight, Mike’s given up hope of finding the one. He dates, but even then, he keeps women at arm’s length, never really allowing himself to get too close...
  • Exes & Ho Ho Hos by Pippa Grant

    Exes & Ho Ho Hos by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s been a very good boy this year... Eight years ago, I let the woman I love walk away over canned cranberry sauce. And it was the worst mistake of my life. So when she shows up to play Santa for my daughter’s preschool Christmas party, you’re damn right I’m going to try to get her back. Except Kaitlyn Holly’s lost all of her Christmas cheer...
  • Dirty Boy: A Curvy Girl Sports Romance by Nichole Rose

    Dirty Boy: A Curvy Girl Sports Romance by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Can this dirty boy convince his curvy girl that love is worth any risk?DanteBehind my back, people call me rude.To my face, they call me a star.I never cared what anyone had to say.All that mattered to me was football and my family.The minute I saw Ella Morgan, everything changed.Now all I think about is that sweet smile.She thinks we're just a summer fling. She's wrong...
  • The Hookup by Erin McCarthy

    The Hookup by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Is there an equation for the perfect hookup? Turns out it’s a lot more complicated than one plus one. . . .Sophie: Numbers are my comfort zone, which explains why my sex life is a big fat zero...
  • Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sassy, classy, and in no need of a man. That's me. At least, until now. My mouth has been known to get me into trouble, and now is a perfect example. I've been asked to tutor the star of the football team, Zach Knight. To top it off, no one can know, and I have to pretend to be his girlfriend as a cover story. And he’s insufferable, thinking with this other head...
  • Breaking Beast  (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Breaking Beast (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's determined to protect her, even if it breaks him. Alex : Life's been pretty damn good to me. As the reigning middleweight champion, I've got money, power and fame. Not to mention a surplus of women willing to jump into my bed. All in all, I've got few complaints. I'm just living the dream... then Christy falls into my lap. She's young, vulnerable, and innocent...
  • Take Your Time by Julie Johnson

    Take Your Time by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Delilah Sinclair has a certain reputation. Maybe it's the way she walks (in skyscraper designer heels) or the way she talks (in total absence of a filter) or simply the shade of her hair (strawberry blonde). Maybe it's the string of broken hearts she's left across the city of Boston. (Sorry, boys.) For Lila, catching a man's attention is never a struggle...
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