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Teardrop Shot by Tijan
I asked for his criteria for bed buddies–that's the PG version. He swore at me and said he didn’t do groupies. And just like that, our friendship was off to a great start. Reese Forster was the starting point guard for the Seattle Thunder. Gorgeous. Cocky. Loved by the nation. He’s also attending preseason basketball training camp where I used to work...Categorized as:
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The Rosemary Beach Collection: Rush and Blaire by Abbi Glines
The Rosemary Beach Collection brings together Fallen Too Far, Never Too Far, and Forever Too Far, three sensational new adult novels by #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines.Fallen Too Far... -
Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh
His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby. Until now. Following a devastating injury that has left him sidelined and stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny is struggling to hold onto his dreams. Lost, insecure, and desperately seeking comfort, he sets his sights on unraveling the mystery of the girl with the midnight-blue eyes...Categorized as:
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It Just Had To Be You by Jacqueline Francis
A High School Bully Romance - enemies to loversScott Carter is a bully. Scott Carter is a racist. Scott Carter is the most arrogant douche I have ever met. This man-whore charms the pants off all the girls, but not me - the Latina from the wrong side of town - I see none of that charm. I get the worst of him. He has made my life a living hell, tormenting me for years with no reprieve... -
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Far from the Tree by Robin Benway, Sophie Lamotte d'Argy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBeing the middle child has its ups and downs.But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including—Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties...Categorized as:
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Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA young woman without prospects at a ball in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island is a target for a certain kind of “suitor.” At the Memorial Day Ball during the Panic of 1893, impoverished but feisty Penelope Stanton draws the unwanted advances of a villainous millionaire banker who preys on distressed women—the incorrigible Edgar Daggers...Categorized as:
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6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe
Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. Penny and Tate have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls’ bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms... -
Guardian Angel by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThings in Creswell Springs have been quiet lately. Or so it appears. Appearances can be deceiving. The night I met Gracie Morgan was the night that my life changed forever. I saved her that night, but it feels like she’s been the one saving me ever since. --Hawk Hawk didn’t just save me that night. He took me home with him and his family made me one of their own...Categorized as:
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Remember When 2: The Sequel by T. Torrest
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsYou know how sometimes, your high school crush grows up to be an insanely famous movie star? Okay, probably not. But I do. ~Layla Warren Back in high school, Trip Wiley’s fanbase only encompassed the denizens of the nothing little suburb of Norman, New Jersey. Ten years later, all that is about to change...Categorized as:
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The Harder You Fall by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way. Get ready … The Raiders are back for one final play! Mya Hernandez has scars. The kind that run deep and leave marks. Rixon is only supposed to be a temporary place to hide, but it's quickly becoming something more...Categorized as:
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The Connection by Adriana Locke, Ashley Amigoni
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe was the bad boy she didn't need. She was the exception to his rules. When Jada Stanley and Cane Alexander met, it was lust at first sight. As much as they fought it, it became so much more. Now that they've stopped fighting it and made their own rules, a little respite is needed. Las Vegas is the destination of choice... -
Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWest Golden—Fierce protector. The one.The cocky jock I once wanted to kill with my bare hands is now the only one I trust with my heart.In a city full of corruption and dark secrets, knowing who’s on your side gets harder to determine every day. Especially now that Vin’s on the warpath, passing out threats he fully intends to see through to the end...Categorized as:
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Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry
One moment of recklessness will change their worlds Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life... -
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
East London, 1888 - a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths...Categorized as:
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Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis , life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess... -
Tame This by Hadley Quinn
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKISS THIS continues with Jay’s story, a rebel of his own sort with the need for freedom and unfiltered opinions. His days of unruly behavior and risky decisions have dealt him a hand that he’s still trying to overcome as he seeks to accomplish his business dreams. But the hits keep adding up...Categorized as:
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Only Forever by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe fourth and final installment of the Only series. Must be read in order. There comes a time when Emma must face the secret she's kept from Grayson. But she never thought it would be while she stood on stage at Emerald’s. The seconds she has to convey that her life is in danger are lost in the devastation that she sees rip through him. She pinches her eyes closed. “Don’t leave me...Categorized as:
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Remember When by T. Torrest
Years before Trip Wiley could be seen on movie screens all over the world, he could be seen sitting in the desk behind me in my high school English class. This was back in 1990, and I cite the year only to avoid dumbfounding you when references to big hair or stretch pants are mentioned. Although, come to think of it, I am from New Jersey, which may serve as explanation enough...Categorized as:
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Only for Her by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst loves never die but Grayson Ford comes close. Bleeding out in a war zone, he barters with God. Bring him back alive, and he'll make it right with his girl. All I want is Emma. I need her, and I fight for her memory. A story. A smile. Anything. But it's all blank . Emma is not his girl anymore. Time has skipped by and life's been hard...Categorized as:
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Only for Us by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe third installment of the Only series. Must be read in order. Grayson and Emma. First love. True love. And... they have a daughter. Abandonment is his curse. He left his woman, survived his team, and missed the moment most precious to a father. Until now. "I didn't know you were killing yourself with work. I didn't know you're raising our daughter...Categorized as:
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Never His Girl by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWest Golden--Football star. Playboy. Dead to me.Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me.At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me.His plaything.Go ahead...Categorized as:
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Not My Prince Charming by Hailey Shore
To: Jackson (Not My Prince Charming) DumontFrom: Lola PappasWhat did you think was going to happen when you came back to Calico Cove after being gone for years? That I would forget how you were my best friend before you became my worst enemy? Or did you want me to pretend that night at the bonfire when you humiliated me in front of everyone didn't happen?I don’t care that you’re handsome as sin... -
This Used to be Easier by Katia Rose
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMeg Doyle did not intend to return home from college with a suitcase and nowhere else to go. Ideally, she would have rolled up to her tiny home town in a limousine and jumped out wearing a designer tuxedo. She would have shaken a few hands, signed a few autographs, and maybe kissed a few girls before riding off into the sunset of her glorious, post-grad future in set design...Categorized as:
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A Crack in Everything by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSpecial pre-order price of $2.99. Price will rise to $3.99 upon release Life used to be simple. I was a city girl with humble dreams. Then Dylan O’Dea broke into my flat, held me against the wall and told me to stay quiet. It was like in the movies, where the universe zeros in on a single scene. I looked into his eyes and knew he was going to change me...Categorized as:
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Taking Flight by Siera Maley
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Lauren Lennox is a city girl at heart... -
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
In Perfect on Paper, Leah on the Offbeat meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before: a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates is hired by the hot guy to help him get his ex backHer advice, spot on. Her love life, way off.Darcy Phillips:• Can give you the solution to any of your relationship woes―for a fee.• Uses her power for good. Most of the time...Categorized as:
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Pollyanna and the Greek Billionaire: Innocent and Betrayed, Part 2 by Marian Tee, Clarise Tan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarriage is nothing like the heartless Greek billionaire Kyrillos Gazis imagines. But more than that, it is probably his young and innocent wife Pollyanna that is the biggest surprise. She makes him happy beyond belief, and when she gifts him with the most beautiful twins, Kyrillos knows that his life will never be the same again... -
Remember When by T. Torrest
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"I’d spent too long in limbo. It was time to put The California Plan back into effect."~Layla Warren. I’ve been in love with Trip Wiley since I was sixteen years old. Yep. That Trip Wiley. Academy award-winning actor, known philanthropist, People’s Sexiest Man Alive two years running… Yeah. It’s not like I’m some delusional stalker-fan...Categorized as:
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Stone Deep by Tess Oliver, Anna Hart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Tess Oliver and Amazon bestselling author Anna Hart bring us the third and final novel of the hit Stone Brothers series. SLADE She was gone. She’d been so unreal, I almost wondered if I'd just imagined her. But her sweet perfume still lingered on my skin and on the sheets... -
わたしに××しなさい! 1 [Watashi ni xx Shinasai! 1] by Ema Tōyama, 遠山えま
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratings「絶対零度の雪女」とクラスでおそれられる中学生、雪菜の裏の顔は、超人気ケータイ小説家のユピナ!... -
The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsOne single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes Suppose your life sucks. A lot... -
The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family’s financial security—just as she’s falling in love with someone else.Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson, New Jersey... -
Rock On by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRockstars live by their own set of rules…and these guys are no different.Cruel. Privileged. Sexy.The summer alone with four rockstars in a beach house sounds like a dream come true.Wrong.What I thought was going to be my big break ends up being my own personal nightmare. I’m not learning about music. I’m not making music. I’m a glorified babysitter for one of the hottest bands around... -
Splitting Seconds: Songbird Series: Book Two by J.C. Matheny
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor seventeen year old Melody Williams, life can be described in seconds. Once second she is a daughter, a grand daughter, loved, safe, the next second she is homeless, orphaned and running from those who wish to exploit her... -
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Trailer Trash by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s 1986, and what should have been the greatest summer of Nate Bradford’s life goes sour when his parents suddenly divorce. Now, instead of spending his senior year in his hometown of Austin, Texas, he’s living with his father in Warren, Wyoming, population 2,833 (and Nate thinks that might be a generous estimate). There’s no swimming pool, no tennis team, no mall—not even any MTV...Categorized as:
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Mad Love by Colet Abedi
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratings23-year-old aspiring artist Sophie Walker can think of no better place than the exotic paradise of the Maldives to escape the wrath of her controlling parents, the monotony of her boring legal work and her passionless boyfriend. With her two best friends along for the ride and to help her find herself again, Sophie is not prepared for the enigmatic Clayton Sinclair... -
Shattered Truths by H. Hunting
The first time I met Winter Marks, I almost took her out with my Jeep. To be fair, she came out of nowhere. I flirted with her, and she flipped me off and disappeared into the woods on her bike. But she left me a souvenir: a single hockey skate. Seemed to me that divine intervention shouldn’t be ignored. She was my icy Cinderella and I would be her Prince Not-So-Charming... -
IOU: A Romantic Comedy by Kristy Marie
It’s official. I, Ainsley James, am crazy.Desperate and crazy. It’s the only explanation as to why I’m nauseous, standing outside Maverick Lexington’s door.I mean, it’s possible the stories about his deck of playing cards—with the words IOU scrawled across the back—are just rumors of the ruthless quid pro quo deals he barters. But the flutters in my stomach know better... -
Saving Glory by Paula Marinaro
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld friends reunite while old enemies resurface in the fourth book of the Hells Saints Motorcycle Series. Over three years ago, Glory Thomas saved Raine Winston’s life by rescuing her from the hands of Gino Abiatti— kidnapper, killer and all around bad guy. That fateful night set Glory on a path filled with violence, murder and redemption... -
In This Moment by Autumn Doughton
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEvery moment possesses its own kind of magic... Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments, there are no take-backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. She doesn't want to feel. She doesn't want to remember. To bury the ghosts that haunt her, she is living a life that has become unrecognizable...Categorized as:
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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School...Categorized as:
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Perfect Kind of Trouble by Chelsea Fine
Praise for Best Kind of Broken:"By turns humorous and heartbreaking, Best Kind Of Broken has become one of my favorites!" ---Cora Carmack, New York Times bestselling author "You'll fall for Pixie and Levi, just like I did!" ---Jennifer L. Armentrout (J...Categorized as:
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Heart of Stone by Tess Oliver, Anna Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 2 of the sexy, bestselling Stone Brothers series by NYT bestselling author Tess Oliver and Anna Hart A bitter, dark childhood has left Hunter Stone hardened to the world around him. Giving his heart to anyone, even Amy Linton, the woman he cares most about, is impossible. Hunter will do anything for Amy, anything, that is, except commit...Categorized as:
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Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsMadison gave her heart to a boy at the age of sixteen, but all she got in return was a broken heart and a swollen belly.Alone with a baby and desperate for the love she hadn’t found, she turned to a man who sealed his claim of devotion with a diamond ring.He promised her a family. A life. A future. But his lies had only been a cover for the personal hell he introduced her to daily... -
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Blindness by Ginger Scott
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt takes a while to know who you really are. And when you lose your way, sometimes it’s hard to find it again. Charlie Hudson was on the verge of figuring that out when her dad—the only parent and friend she ever had—died suddenly. She was barely 18, and she was alone... -
Two of a Kind by Ella Goode
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen money is tight and your family relies on you, the rules don’t apply. For Brad, hacking is not only a way of life but it puts food on his table and sends his brilliant sister to a private school. Nighttime, secret fights funds the gaps like special tennis shoes or expensive school uniforms. His work doesn’t leave much time for average activities like school and dating...Categorized as:
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His Yankee Bride by Rose Gordon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt nineteen John Banks decides to board a ship bound for America—oblivious of who he'll find when he arrives. Having grown up on a large indigo plantation, the expressive and possibly overdramatic, Carolina Ellis can hardly wait to see what the gentlemen of Charleston will be like. But alas, they were not what she'd been hoping for...Categorized as:
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Play Me by Alla Kar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis can be read as a standalone! She’s his best play yet … ROXANNE DEEDS thinks she’s far enough away from her past that her demons can’t come back to haunt her. With only one year left of college, everything looks like it’s falling into place—until Southern Arkansas University’s drool-worthy football running back crashes into her with no intention of letting go...Categorized as:
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Hope for Her by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one ever expected much from him. Joshua Elijah Griffin, IV is on his last chance. A stint in rehab and a transfer to a new school has scared him into putting his life on track. He’s determined to live up to his family’s expectations, but on the first day of class, Josh meets a girl, and he knows his father won’t approve, but in Carrington, he sees a kindred spirit... -
Rich Boys Poor Girl by Mia Belle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis name is Declan Worthington. Heir to a multi-billion dollar empire. Arrogant, self-absorbed, jerk. And I saved his life. In gratitude for my heroic act, his father offers me a full ride to Queenswood Academy, the top high school in the country. Where only the exclusive rich kids attend. I don’t belong there. I know it, everyone knows it...
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