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  • Sylvia Day Crossfire Novels 1-4 by Sylvia Day

    Sylvia Day Crossfire Novels 1-4 by Sylvia Day

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There's nothing more romantic than Valentine's Day...except Sylvia Day. Now in one deluxe set, the first four novels in the Crossfire series. The #1 New York Times bestselling author. The #1 worldwide phenomenon. Bared to You He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  bdsm  contemporary  super rich hero
  • The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    The Sterling Shore Series by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Limited time bundle that includes Book 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 of the Sterling Shore series. No cliffhangers. Book 1 - Hooked on the Game Kade Colton and Raya Capperton come from two different worlds, but one thing they have in common is that they have both judged each other wrong. Opposites don't just attract; they collide and shift the world off its axis...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary
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  • #FinishLine by Cambria Hebert

    #FinishLine by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every race has a finish line. Where you go after you cross it is what matters most. And sometimes, that's the most intriguing. Here at GearShark, we've featured lots of drivers. All of them are well acquainted with the finish line. And as race fans, we're well acquainted with cheering as they cross it. What we aren't privy to is riding shotgun, seeing where they drive once the race is over...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  m-m  contemporary  sports  queer
  • Forever Rockers by Terri Anne Browning

    Forever Rockers by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My Happily Ever After was turning into a living nightmare… All I wanted was Harper’s happiness and I would move the world to give her anything she ever wanted. We’ve searched for answers, talked about our options, and finally—FINALLY—found hope. Yet, just when things seemed to be perfect, it all came crashing down around us all...
  • Alannah by L.A. Casey

    Alannah by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Alannah Ryan is plagued by an old face haunting her dreams, turning her waking hours into a mess of worry. Talking it out with the person she loves the most isn’t a possibility, not when the same face haunts him, too. To protect the love of her life from another burden, she keeps her fear to herself, even as that fear begins to consume her...
  • Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman

    Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Federico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows...
  • The Final Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    The Final Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible time… On a weekend visit to Las Vegas to visit his brother, Marine Braeden Daniels meets a woman who challenges him in ways he can’t deny. The best part is she wants what he wants. No strings. No feelings. Just fun. AJ is a Las Vegas performer who is finally living her dream. Growing up poor, she’s determined to succeed at any cost...
  • Envy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Envy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite series… Every family has rules, the mafia just has more.... Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to. Do not make eye contact unless you want to die. And above all else, do not fall in love. Renee Cassani's future is set. Her betrothal is set...
  • The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott, Suanne Laqueur

    The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott, Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    "Where you are is home..." At age fourteen, Zelda Rossi witnessed the unthinkable, and has spent the last ten years hardening her heart against the guilt and grief. She channels her pain into her art: a dystopian graphic novel where vigilantes travel back in time to stop heinous crimes—like child abduction—before they happen...
  • It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series. The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed...
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    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  military  bdsm
  • BRANNA by L.A. Casey

    BRANNA by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Branna Murphy is a survivor, a wife, a friend, a sister, and a soon-to-be-mother. She doesn’t have time to linger on anything, especially on a silly argument about how many children she will bear. Ryder Slater is a hardass, a husband, a friend, a brother, and a soon-to-be-father...
  • Collateral Damage by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Collateral Damage by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Even Heroes need to be saved sometimes.Special Agent Jason Raige is a complete failure as an FBI agent, but it wasn't like they gave him a choice. He could serve his country or sit in a military prison. He chose to serve. Now, they have him on a case that's impossible to solve.Still, he won't give up. Catching these bastards is the only way he knows to keep his own demons at bay...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  found-family
  • Stone Rules by Samantha Christy

    Stone Rules by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Charlie Tate doesn’t live by the rules. Ethan Stone is bound by them. When Charlie returns home after five years away, she has only one thing on her mind – revenge. When she enlists the help of Ethan, a private investigator, she has him challenging many of his rules. And Charlie begins to look at him as she has never been able to look at any other man...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  abuse
  • Prospect: The Kings of Retribution MC by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Prospect: The Kings of Retribution MC by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Family isn't always by blood. Family is who you are willing to bleed for. Refusing to yield to his father's will and expectations to one day take the reins of the family business, Sam McGregor leaves his home in Texas. Fate leads him to the small town of Polson Montana, home to the Kings of Retribution MC, where he starts over and meets Sofia Torres...
  • Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...
  • Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "Kyle Carter knew every inch of my body. Every fraction of my soul. He was the first man I'd ever been with intimately. The first to break my heart. The first to put it back together again. He was my first, my last and my everything that came in between." In the aftermath of Rachel's vicious attack, Lee and Kyle must once again pick up the pieces of their broken world and move forward...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  new adult  contemporary  suspense
  • These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  reverse harem  poly
  • Until December by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Until December by Aurora Rose Reynolds

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Gareth Black is drawn to December Mayson the moment he spots her across the room at her cousin’s wedding. When he approaches the beautiful woman, she captivates him with her shyness and wit, making him crave her.With a pull so strong it’s impossible to ignore, December knows there’s something between her and Gareth. She just hopes they’re capable of jumping the hurdles ahead of them...
  • Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    No longer for sale. aka... the Festivus Surprise 100% of proceeds go to Toys for Tots. This book cannot be read as a standalone. It is a collection of short scenes following the ladies from the 'Knitting in the City' series and will only be available in eBook format from December 1 - December 15, 2014...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary
  • Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    SERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace...
  • The Billionaire's Promise by Ivy Layne

    The Billionaire's Promise by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For two years I held Vance Winters off… Right up until the day my fiancé dumped me for his mistress and Vance kissed me senseless. Vance Winters was six feet of dangerously beautiful mayhem. Wicked blue eyes, tousled blond hair, and golden skin covered in tattoos. Trouble. I should have taken one look and run in the other direction...
  • The Baby Clause by Melanie Moreland

    The Baby Clause by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This is a chapter for charity - all profits to go the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. A glimpse into Richard and Katy's future. Reading the book The Contract first is highly recommended. Contains spoilers...
  • All the Wright Moves by K.A. Linde

    All the Wright Moves by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sexy brother's best friend roommates romance set in the world of the Wrights from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…When I moved in with my brother’s best friend, I thought it was temporary.Weston Wright would be in LA with my brother for six months. I’d get the place to myself to get back on my feet. A perfect plan.Until he comes back and asks me to stay...
  • Loved by the Hitman by Fiona Davenport

    Loved by the Hitman by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Love didn’t have a place in Merrick Ashford’s life. The former Navy SEAL’s entire focus was on his job with Ruthless Corp. Relationships were the last thing on his mind while working on a hit…until Audrey Cantrell spotted him in the middle of an assignment.Merrick didn’t have any other choice. He had to kidnap the beautiful college student to protect his identity...
  • Texas by Lila Rose

    Texas by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Growing up around the Hawks Motorcycle Club, Maya and Texas have been in each other’s lives seemingly forever. Maya’s crush on her brother’s best friend has lasted almost as long.Older and somewhat wiser, she knows the man who’s always had her heart will never see her as anything other than his friend’s sister. But try as she might, she can’t escape him...
  • Nanny Tempts the Beast by MINK

    Nanny Tempts the Beast by MINK

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Finding a nanny for my niece and nephew isn’t something I ever thought I’d be doing. But now I’m all the family they have left. I can’t let them down, and I won’t.All I have to do is hire a nanny. I interview plenty, but I know the moment Charlotte walks in the room—she’s the one. Innocent and young, something about her pulls me in until I want to know every last detail about her...
  • Finn by Ahren Sanders

    Finn by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I thought I knew what love was, but I didn’t have a f*%king clue. Now, I’m in the fight of my life to win over the woman who owns my soul. ~ Finn Black The face of an angel… The heart of a saint… One look, one smile, and I didn’t stand a chance. The instant my eyes landed on Presley Chambers, I was a goner. She was a force of nature that turned my world upside down...
  • Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner

    Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a city girl.I don’t do nature.It sucks.Bugs, bears, poison ivy.You name it, I hate it.So, when my niece asks me to accompany her on a camping trip, I’m horrified.But I’m a good aunt, so I say yes.Well, that was a huge mistake.One of many.Forgetting the bug spray. That was a mistake.So was thinking I could control a canoe.Spoiler alert: I can’t...
  • UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman

    UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I still am the dirty, poor girl… …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  cruel hero  poly
  • The Agent's Baby Girl by Amy Cummings

    The Agent's Baby Girl by Amy Cummings

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Edmund Burks, a secret agent in Her Majesty’s Service. He possesses a license to kill—and a Daddy’s heart.Isabel Madding, a scared and desperate young woman in the clutches of an evil maniac. Fireworks ignite in this explosive new adventure from bestselling author Amy Cummings!Isabel is a small-town girl from North Carolina who went to Europe looking for adventure...
  • Travis by LeAnn Ashers

    Travis by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bailey Being the single mom of a beautiful five-year-old was hard. I’d struggled since the day I gave birth to my daughter when I was eighteen. So when we got the opportunity of a lifetime—to start over somewhere new—it was a no-brainer. We had to go. What I never expected was to find him. With one look, our whole world changed. Travis became everything to us...
  • Since I Fell For You by Bella Andre

    Since I Fell For You by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with the San Francisco and Seattle Sullivans. Now get ready to fall in love with the New York Sullivans! BOOK DESCRIPTION: Suzanne Sullivan doesn't need a bodyguard. After all, she's one of the most successful digital security specialists in the world―so she can most certainly take care of herself despite the problems she's been running into lately...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  m-f  humor  contemporary
  • Love At First Taste by Olivia T. Turner

    Love At First Taste by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I work on a luxury yacht and it’s the perfect job.Amazing scenery and luxurious accommodations, but not so good for keeping a relationship alive.The guests come and go and I exist behind a wall of politeness.Hiding behind a customer service barrier where no can see the real me.Until he comes onto my yacht.Luke Cline.The most dominant commanding male I’ve ever seen.He sees me.He tastes me...
  • Hate 2 Lovers by K. Webster

    Hate 2 Lovers by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ***This is book two in the series. It is best if you read book one first to fully understand this couple's story.*** She hates him and his big head. He likes her and her big t*ts. She hates him because she somehow ends up naked every time she sees him. He likes her because she somehow ends up naked every time he sees her. She hates him because the big oaf knocked her up with his kid...
  • One Night Baby - A Romance Compilation by Tia Siren

    One Night Baby - A Romance Compilation by Tia Siren

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Emily’s looking for the father of her child. I’m searching for the mystery woman who rocked my world one night. I never thought I'd find her - or the surprise accident she's been hiding from me… It was just another charity ball. Until I saw the beauty in the red dress. Sassy and curvy, she had to be mine. I told her I only do one night stands...
  • The Desert Lord's Bride by Olivia Gates

    The Desert Lord's Bride by Olivia Gates

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The future of Judar rests with Farah Beaumont, a foreigner who wants nothing to do with her heritage.And to secure his country's peace, prince Shehab Aal Masood must make her his bride--by any means necessary. Hiding his identity and sweeping Farah off her feet is a start. But the joyful, seemingly innocent Farah is nothing like he expects...
  • Mobster's Angel by Amy Rachiele

    Mobster's Angel by Amy Rachiele

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vito and Erin's story. Coming December 2013. Vito has grown up in the underworld of the mob. He has recently reached age eighteen. His family has been involved since the thirties. In 2014, the rules haven’t changed much. What worked then, works now; power, violence, and loyalty. Love isn’t something you can control. As much as Vito, mobster enforcer, wish he could, he can’t...
  • His Clever Kitten by MINK

    His Clever Kitten by MINK

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    She intrigues me, this walking conundrum of a woman. A kitten sweatshirt, big glasses, and a trusting nature—she’s practically catnip for a man like me. So much so that I let her kidnap me at gunpoint. Instead of demanding money, she tells me of her troubles with a local mafia family...
  • The Billionaire's Secret Love by Ivy Layne, Jacqueline Sweet

    The Billionaire's Secret Love by Ivy Layne, Jacqueline Sweet

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Emily I tried to say no . I did more than try, I flat out turned him down. Repeatedly. But Tate Winters doesn't take no for an answer. He's smart, hot, and he knows how to get to me. Before I can stop myself, I'm falling for him. But Tate doesn't know my secrets. He doesn't understand that we can't be together, no matter how much we both want it...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  m-f  humor  suspense  contemporary
  • Stone Walls by A.M. Madden

    Stone Walls by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Benjamin Stone has an unrealistic determination to rid the streets of New York from any and all drug dealing scum. That determination quickly moves him and his partner, Rob Withers, up the ranks to Senior Narcotics Agents within their precinct. A new case assisting the FBI has Ben facing the ghosts of his past. Those same ghosts are the very reason he moved to New York to become a cop...
  • The Way Back Home by Carmen Jenner

    The Way Back Home by Carmen Jenner

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    August Cotton shouldn’t be here. When a tragic accident calls him home to Magnolia Springs, this returned Veteran adds his parents to the list of things he’s lost in recent years, right along with his IED detection dog and his left leg. As the sole guardian of his four-year-old sister, August must rely on his Marine training in raising a tiny hellion who’s as stubborn as he is...
  • Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "There's the kind of sass that gets you kissed ... and then there's the kind that gets you spanked." Constantine "Kosta" Adamo is all man ... and I shouldn't even be thinking about him. He's too old for me. Too worldly. Too dangerous. It only makes me want him more. Playing with his fire is sure to get me burned ... and it'll be worth every scorching second...
  • The Boss Vol. 2: a Hot Billionaire Romance by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    The Boss Vol. 2: a Hot Billionaire Romance by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I've been watching...all this time. I grew up as the bastard son on the wrong side of the tracks. Until an angel I could never repay helped me climb to the top.   My new assistant, Grace Copeland, is determined to bring me down. She thinks I don't know about her lies and the risks she's taking, but I've been watching all this time.   Watching her...
  • Breaking Brandon by Elizabeth Reyes

    Breaking Brandon by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He ruled out attachments years ago. Then one day he crosses paths with a beautiful but pampered daddy's little princess. History has taught him one thing about women like her—steer clear. She was starting over. She moved back to her home town, took a new job assignment, and left her past behind...
  • Loving the White Liar by Kate Stewart

    Loving the White Liar by Kate Stewart

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I met my true love when I was twenty-seven. He was handsome, charming, witty, and irresistible. Jayden Monroe came along when I was struggling with indecision and made things simple, turned monochrome into vivid color, and forever altered my perspective on life. I was not naive enough to believe in happily ever after, but with Jayden, it seemed possible . .
  • Inevitable Circumstances by S.R. Grey

    Inevitable Circumstances by S.R. Grey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Essa Brant, and I’ve just made the biggest mistake of my life. By trusting someone I shouldn’t, by forgetting I’m in love with a dangerous man with many enemies, I now find myself caught up in some very dire circumstances. I’m learning, though, that when all is lost, there is still something you can hold on to: hope...
  • Outer Core: by Sigal Ehrlich

    Outer Core: by Sigal Ehrlich

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Hayley makes a resolution to wear Daniel’s ring and embrace everything it stands for, to declare her insecurities and doubts R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until the winds of change shift. Shift and swift by, bringing along past mistakes and new revelations, which threaten the balance of their relationship...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  m-f  humor  contemporary
  • My Pet by C.M. Steele

    My Pet by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Nervous, scared, and completely unqualified. That’s the way I walked into Jack Shaw’s office building. I walked out with my stomach in knots for a completely different reason. My heart is pounding like I had actually went running.My head and heart war with quitting or working through the fiery desire he stimulates through me. At the end of the day, I leave the decision to him...
  • In Heat by C.M. Steele

    In Heat by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Gabriel: She’s a temptation I shouldn’t want, yet the bad girl has a habit of tormenting me daily. Sure, I don’t need to linger, but I do. I’m supposed to be pet sitting for my mother, but all I want is the gorgeous Cat next door. Catherine: He’s here to watch his mother’s cat, but I want him to pet me...
  • Ride With The Devil by Joanna Blake

    Ride With The Devil by Joanna Blake

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm big and mean. I like it dirty. She's off limits and way too innocent. But I'd like to see someone try and stop me.JanetWhen my career as a dancer is sidelined due to an injury, I have no idea what to do with my life. My best friend Kaylie is dating the head of the Devil’s Riders, so I tag along when she hangs out at the club.That’s when I see him. The one they call the Viking...
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