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  • Beginning of Forever by Catherine Bybee

    Beginning of Forever by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the story of two wine enthusiasts who ride the ups and downs of love in the vineyards of Tuscany.Tasting wine is not enough: sommelier Giovanni D’Angelo wants to create it. To put his family first, he’s always deferred his dreams—a vineyard to run, a woman to marry...
  • Time by Penny Reid

    Time by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid A (brokenhearted) physicist. Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician. The worst has already happened. Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him...
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  • Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Ashes by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dylan Walsh left his small town behind and vowed to never return. But when his brother needs help, Dylan steps back into the memories he tried so hard to forget. He thought there was nothing there for him anymore until a woman he knew as a little girl catches more than Dylan’s eye.Rosie Gallo is known for her kind spirit, good-girl vibes, and her loyalty to the ones she loves...
  • Starting Over by Marie Force

    Starting Over by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In a drunken stupor, Brandon O'Malley frightens his brother Aidan's girlfriend, enraging his brother and the rest of his family. Aidan offers Brandon the choice of rehab or jail, and Brandon reluctantly enters treatment. While in rehab, Brandon confronts the lifetime of secrets and resentments that fueled his spiral into alcoholism, and these revelations have a major effect on his entire family...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  pregnancy  contemporary
  • Singe by Chelle Bliss

    Singe by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    While everyone around Carmello Caldo found love, he was busy losing himself in pleasure and pain. But when his cousin Lily wants to help him find true love, he doesn’t hesitate to accept her offer.Arlo King is not Carmello’s usual type. She’s a bookworm who doesn’t give herself away easy...
  • Finding Ronan's Heart by Melanie Moreland

    Finding Ronan's Heart by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “The boys.” “The Callaghan Triplets.”“Three of a kind.”All his life, Ronan Callaghan has been part of a group. Always looking out for his brothers. Never seen as an individual or judged on his own merits.When his brothers veer onto their own path, he finds himself alone. Restless. Then he meets her. Beth. A waitress who sees him just for himself. None of the trappings of his wealth or family...
  • Harvest of Love by M. Moreland

    Harvest of Love by M. Moreland

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Danica RawlinsShe’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily...
  • Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Flirt With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career...
  • Loved by Liam by Melanie Moreland

    Loved by Liam by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Liam Callaghan is happy with the way things are.He has a successful business, a family he loves, and a life he thinks is fulfilling and complete.Until a favor for his brother brings him to her.She sparks something inside him. Something he had no idea he was missing.One touch and he knows Paige Winters is the woman he wants.She and her daughter become his focus. His world...
  • The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Secrets by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Former rock star Xander Sinclair may be out of rehab, but he’s not out of the woods. Still haunted by his parents’ murders, he has secluded himself in his Amesport mansion and dodges any attempted contact from his two brothers. Struggling not to fall into relapse, he believes he’s battling his demons alone. That is, until Samantha arrives to work as his live-in housekeeper...
  • Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince

    Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The light had been snuffed out of Xander Caine’s world a long time ago, leaving him to suffer in darkness. After a tremendous loss, he closed himself off from anyone and everyone, content to live alone in the shadows. Then a woman blew into town with the force of a hurricane and shook everything up. Sage Winthrop was looking to start over...
  • Flame by Helen Hardt

    Flame by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her past is coming back to haunt her. His present is haunting him.Callie Pike always considered herself the plain sister—stuck in the middle between beautiful Rory and vivacious Maddie—so she still can’t believe gorgeous perennial bachelor Donny Steel has fallen in love with her...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  contemporary
  • Broken Dove by Chelle Bliss

    Broken Dove by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A simple arrangement. A complicated future.Lia Dove has always been a free spirit, living life to the fullest and never putting down roots. But after finding her birth father, along with a group of lovable, rowdy bikers, she can’t imagine being anywhere else. Throw in a hot biker roommate who offers her no-strings-attached deal as the cherry on top and leaving becomes an afterthought...
  • Mountain Seeking Princess: A Full Length Moose Mountain Novel by Marley Michaels

    Mountain Seeking Princess: A Full Length Moose Mountain Novel by Marley Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Moose Mountain has been calling her protectors back to the mountain for a reason—she’s under threat and needs to be saved. It’s time to call in a champion and crown a new queen.Martie Cooper has lived her life constantly searching for something to fill an untouchable void in her heart...
  • Shame the Devil by Rosalind James

    Shame the Devil by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The thing about Thor is, he’s great at swinging that hammer. But he doesn’t settle down.Harlan Kristiansen may not be good at many things, but he can sure catch a pass. He’s an All-Pro at charming a room, too, and then there’s that Norse God thing. He can even figure out how to tackle a woman and save her from a charging bison.On skis...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  contemporary  humor  sports
  • Sweet, Sexy Heart by Melissa Foster

    Sweet, Sexy Heart by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. All Love in Bloom books can be enjoyed as stand-alone novels or as part of the larger series.In SWEET, SEXY HEART..
  • Prior Affair by Christina C. Jones

    Prior Affair by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hailey Freeman goes to Blackwood with a specific mission - at least on the surface. When a sudden tragedy thrusts her into chaos, she expects to find herself mired in confusion, bereft, while she figures out how to pick up the pieces.Instead, she finds comfort, clarity, and --baffling— familiarity in the arms of Ellis Boyd.A stranger...
    Categorized as:
    fated-mates  contemporary  firefighter
  • Chalk Dirty to Me by Lani Lynn Vale

    Chalk Dirty to Me by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two years ago, Cannel Crow experienced the worst day of her life. She was taken from a supermarket, and forced to spend a year with a man that treated her worse than a neglected, chained up dog. One year later, she’s saved by a shadow organization that believes the law is a joke, and the only person you can count on is you...
    Categorized as:
    tall-heroine  contemporary  humor  suspense  abuse
  • Take A Chance With Me by Kristen Proby

    Take A Chance With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A friends to lovers, soulmates story from Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby, set in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series!Cameron Cox has mastered the art of keeping secrets. His talent for computer hacking means he’s been recruited for highly classified jobs since leaving the military. He travels the world, risking his life...
  • Undaunted: The Kings of Retribution MC by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

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

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    As the VP of Kings of Retribution MC, I live and breathe this life. After suffering the loss of two women in my life, I grew cold and indifferent to the idea of love. I don't need to let anyone in. I've seen the aftermath it can leave in its quake. The last thing I'm looking for is someone to fill the void...
  • Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s fighting for their fairytale. Charlotte Hayes lost her slipper – err shoe – the first night she met Spencer Beckett, A.K.A Princeton Charming. She fell into his arms and their lives were changed. Forever. One kiss and she was smitten. One date and she was head over heels. One tragedy and her heart was his...
  • Zander: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Zander: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Zander King. Serious to a fault, he had no time for anything other than focusing on running his bar, Grimm’s. Until he saw her…and pushed her away…right into danger. Racked with guilt over what happened to her, he could not stay away...
  • Lucky Baby by Taryn Quinn

    Lucky Baby by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The deal: for Tish to help me get my best friend engaged—done! The terms: payback in any form Tish wishes. Hopefully to include hours of favors of the physical persuasion, no reciprocation needed.The reality: rebuilding her old farmhouse practically from the ground up for her family’s upcoming visit on short notice...
    Categorized as:
    tall-heroine  contemporary  humor
  • Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel

    Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Silas and Star's book.Blurb to come...
  • All Things Pretty, Part Two by Michelle Leighton

    All Things Pretty, Part Two by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The continuation and conclusion of All Things...
  • Rowe by Jessica Gadziala

    Rowe by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was just going to stay away from him.That was the only way to deal with the outcomeof a particularly devastating conversation with the guyshe’d been crushing on for years.She’d been doing okay, even.Well, not okay. But coping.But when a bad situation hit the club, and a cousincalled in a favor, Billie found herself face-to-face withsomeone she thought she never wanted to see again...
  • Finn by Jessica Gadziala

    Finn by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Haunted by the shadows of his own mind, Finn has no plans on getting involved with a woman. But Fate has other ideas in mind when a woman who was dragged to the clubhouse by her sister suddenly asks him to give her a ride home. Just as he was about to deliver her safely home, though, a threat materializes, causing damage to them both that bonds the unlikely pair together...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  bikers  suspense  contemporary
  • Shelter for Sophie by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Sophie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s shy, he’s stoic…not the hardest personality traits to overcome, but Sophie Carson and Roman “Chief” Proudfit have their work cut out for them. Sophie has a crush on the silent-but-studly firefighter next door. She’s been pining away silently while secretly helping the hardworking man by mowing his lawn—which he thinks is being done by her nonexistent husband and/or boyfriend...
  • Cheesy on the Eyes: Fake Dating Romcom by Teagan Hunter

    Cheesy on the Eyes: Fake Dating Romcom by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Dating is hard. Dating in a small town? Impossible.Leave it to my little brother to come back home announcing he knocked up his fiancée and the wedding has been moved…to next month.When he tries to set me up with one of his football buddies, I tell him I’ll be bringing my own plus-one.Only problem? I’m hopelessly single.Enter Sullivan Scott, AKA my hero...
  • Just One Spark by Carly Phillips

    Just One Spark by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The fourth book in the Kingston Family Series by New York Times Bestseller Carly PhillipsDash Kingston the rock star’s...
  • You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre

    You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alec Sullivan has always believed he has it all. A billion-dollar private aviation business. A penthouse apartment in New York City. Beautiful women who know better than to expect him ever to fall in love. And great siblings for whom he’d do anything...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all started with a dare.Emily Flanagan has been living her dreams the last four years as a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Vipers, thousands of miles away from her tiny hometown of Summersweet Island, Virginia. She’s got the world at the tips of her pom-poms... until she tells her boss to shove those pom-poms where the sun doesn’t shine...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  sports  humor  contemporary
  • Catching Caden by Samantha Christy

    Catching Caden by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    If all they see are her scars - they aren't looking hard enough.It was my home run ball that shattered her face.Right along with her modeling career.Now it's my mission to help her rebuild her life.And get her to love the game that she hates.The game that dictates my life both on and off the field...
  • Out of Love by Ruth Cardello

    Out of Love by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Laughter and sparks set the stage for a fun romance from New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello about a farmer who switches places with his business-savvy twin brother and falls in love with the daughter of his brother’s biggest client.I just found out I have an identical twin...
  • Her Vigilant SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Vigilant SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Heart of Gold Sophia Anderson takes care of everyone but herself. She will stop at nothing to keep her family safe. When she goes searching for her runaway little brother in a bad part of town, she becomes the one in need of rescue. A White Knight Navy SEAL, Mason Gault, faced many dangers while in the line of duty...
  • Insta Holiday by Ella Goode

    Insta Holiday by Ella Goode

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Tyson Carter has known Rory Carlson is the one for him since, well, forever. All through high school with every score, he hoped to impress her into his bed. Nothing worked. Rory has remained stubbornly resistant to his Carter charms but Tyson didn’t win all those championships through luck. He can be just as strong-willed as she...
  • Eye Candy by Jiffy Kate

    Eye Candy by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vali Erickson is the classic middle child—misunderstood, underestimated, and overlooked. He’s fine with it. Really. The overlooked part is actually serving him well during this phase of life.He’s in Green Valley in an effort to fly under the radar and regroup after a life-altering blow to his heart and ego...
    Categorized as:
    tall-heroine  contemporary  humor  sports
  • The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Billionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...
  • Shelter by Kristen Proby

    Shelter by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A small town, close proximity romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby.Remi Carter has survived her fifteen minutes of fame and is putting LA in her rearview mirror. As a former reality show contestant, she’s trading staged expeditions and faked wilderness tours for real adventures...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  contemporary  open-door
  • The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown

    The Perfect Dress by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    A plus-size Texas gal has designs on an old crush in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s exuberant, bighearted romance. In the small town of Celeste, Texas, Mitzi Taylor has never quite fit inside the lines...
  • The Trouble With Us: A Second Chance Love Triangle by Kat T. Masen

    The Trouble With Us: A Second Chance Love Triangle by Kat T. Masen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The trouble with love is timing is everything…AmeliaI was never supposed to fall in love with an older man. Let alone a man who is practically family.We were too much, too soon.  Our families were caught in the crossfire of our forbidden affair. So, we said our goodbyes.Four years have passed, and my ex is back from London.He’s just as devastatingly handsome as I remember...
  • Secretive by K.E. Osborn, Addison Jane

    Secretive by K.E. Osborn, Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They see me as weak.Just a scared kid.The moment my big sister took me away from the club, it sealed my fate as a burden.As the son of a president for the Houston Defiance MC, I was born into power. I’m destined to lead. My father and older brother before me, I should follow in their footsteps. But they don’t see me that way.The only path to keep me safe is to ship me off...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  contemporary  suspense  bikers
  • Wicked Ties by A.D. Justice

    Wicked Ties by A.D. Justice

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if everything you believed in turned out to be a lie? What if learning the truth changed everything? Colton “Bull” Lanier thought he had his life all figured out. His trust was hard earned. He let no one see the man inside. He didn’t believe in love and he didn’t get involved. That is, until she walked into his life...
  • A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker

    A Change Of Pace by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Once a man who lived by the letter of the law. Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes...
    Categorized as:
    sweet heroine  suspense  contemporary
  • Say You Won't Let Go: Epic Love Stories by Kelly Moore

    Say You Won't Let Go: Epic Love Stories by Kelly Moore

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fate can either be your friend or it can be your worst enemy!In my case, it’s been both. Loving someone and losing them turned my world upside down.Now fate has dealt me a sweet hand and I plan on claiming what is mine.In searching for someone else, I found my heart again, but this time the fight for my life begins...
    Categorized as:
    tall-heroine  contemporary  suspense
  • Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I'm not ready to be a single dad...I had my life all figured out.Hockey. A revolving door of women. No strings. No worries.Until my sister runs off with a man she's just met and leaves my nine-year-old niece in my living room with nothing but a backpack, a stuffed snake named Leo, and a broken heart.I need help...
  • Lawyers in Love, Books 1 & 2 Boxed Set by N.M. Silber

    Lawyers in Love, Books 1 & 2 Boxed Set by N.M. Silber

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Once upon a time, two lawyers fell in love across a courtroom ... Join the crazy antics and spicy romance of the sexiest gang of attorneys in the Philadelphia Criminal Court System. For the first time ever, get the full, unforgettable, story of feisty Public Defender, Gabrielle Ginsberg, and formidable Assistant District Attorney, Braden Pierce...
  • Asher by Alex Wolf

    Asher by Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Asher Grayson is a billionaire, a publishing powerhouse.He crushes the competition and absorbs them into his empire.Mara Monroe is a small-town journalist whose company verges on bankruptcy.Destroying the little newspaper should be less than a day’s work. A speck on Asher’s radar. But, there’s something about her.She makes him weak—peels back layers he didn’t know existed...
  • The Red-Hot Cajun by Sandra Hill

    The Red-Hot Cajun by Sandra Hill

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Rene LeDeux returns home to southern Louisiana after quitting his job in Washington as an environmental lobbyist. Years of battling with the oil industry and land developers have left him completely burnt out, and now all he wants to do is work on his cabin on Bayou Black. But his peace of mind is disrupted by a few things. One, his great-aunt Tante Lulu is determined to get him hitched...
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