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Frayed by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTrista Stevens Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past... -
The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn sickness and in health, to love and to cherish . . .It sounds so simple, to love someone unconditionally. To give them your heart.So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened?She said yes, and yet, in order for her to be with me . . . I need to let her go...Categorized as:
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Commitment by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was obvious to everyone but them they were all wrong for each other. Riley is a free-spirited boho writer and Shawn is a magnetic and charismatic rapper, riding the highest crest of his career. She doesn't understand his world and he sure as hell doesn't understand hers. And what's worse, while he's never committed to any woman before, she's committed to someone else...Categorized as:
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Wethering the Storm by Samantha Towle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMusic journalist Tru Bennett has done the impossible: capture the heart of rock-star bad boy Jake Wethers. Now they’re busy planning a wedding and navigating their new life together in the US. Of course Tru misses London and her best friend, Simone, but living happily ever after with Jake in LA is going to be great…right? Wrong...Categorized as:
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Trading Paint by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls... -
Embrace by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter the romantic gesture of the century, Evan Allen is now faced with no friends, ineligible to play ball...and too late to get the girl. He's starting over alone and doesn't know quite how to proceed, until certain members of "The Crew" step in, taking him under their wing. It doesn't take the ladies long to notice him either. Sometimes life doesn't go as you had planned...Categorized as:
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The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life...Categorized as:
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A Love like This by Kahlen Aymes
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSettled in New York City, Ryan and Julia Matthews seek to enjoy their idyllic newlywed life together. Julia’s high-profile job at Vogue and Ryan’s promising career in medicine will surely set them up for everything they could ever want. Their only obstacle seems to be finding enough time to spend together... -
The One I Want by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis comes an emotional, angsty, new adult, stand-alone romance about a woman torn between two great loves. We thought we were forever, but fate had other plans… I never intended to fall in love. This girl had goals and guys were an unwelcome distraction...Categorized as:
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Savor You: A Fusion Novel by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the next sizzling romance in Kristen Proby's New York Times bestselling Fusion series, two celebrity chefs compete in a culinary competition, but resisting each other will prove to be the greater challenge. Cooking isn't what Mia Palazzo does, it's who she is. Food is her passion . . . her pride . . . her true love... -
Entangled by S.E. Hall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThings heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended... -
absolution (Grace Trilogy, Book Three) by Autumn Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe made mistakes and betrayed our hearts, and in the end, everything went up in flames. Walking away from the devastation is not an option. I am at the center of it all. There are three hearts on the line and only one choice to make.One heart to keep and one to let go.Love is like poison, and sometimes it’s the only thing that can save us... -
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBillionaire 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... -
The Fall by Marie Force
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDr. Ted Duffy has finally met a woman who makes him ache with desire. Too bad she’s dating his best friend of twenty years. This simple premise has momentous consequences for Ted in “The Fall,” a story that explores the bonds of friendship, the expectations of family, and the power of love to unite and divide. Ted is a third-generation pediatric oncologist in Boston...Categorized as:
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The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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Hotshot by Ahren Sanders
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI don’t remember a time I didn’t love Crenshaw Bennett. I tried to deny it, but my feelings grew deeper. I thought he could never love me the way I love him. I was wrong—outrageously, deliriously, and beautifully wrong. One innocent kiss changes my life forever. Suddenly, Shaw is mine. Loyal, devoted, and the most loving man on this Earth...Categorized as:
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Stay With Me by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRory Hightower had a good life. She had a loving family, great friends, and a job she adored, running Hope Valley’s local watering hole, The Tap Room. But there was just one thing missing. Ever since she was a little girl she knew there was one special guy out there just for her. Her dream man. And when Cord walked into her bar, she knew instantly it was him...Categorized as:
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James by Chantal Fernando
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJames Steele leads a complicated life, a life that makes it hard to get close to people. James’ secrets caused him to lose the woman of his dreams, Sasha Crawford. James has now moved on with Tatiana, a lovely woman whom he works with, someone who understands his reasons for secrecy. When Sasha comes back into the picture James will have to make a decision...Categorized as:
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The Game Changer by J. Sterling
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJack appeared at my door last night after six months of no communication wearing a Mets jersey and holding a dozen red roses. He told me he was sorry, that he loved me, and that he would earn my trust again. It took everything in me to not fall apart at the mere sight of him. I wanted to take him back into my life, but I needed to know that this time it would be forever… In J...Categorized as:
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Into the Deep by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLive young. Live hard. Love deep. Charley Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there with her. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake’s life he waded out into the shallows and left Charley behind...Categorized as:
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Falling into Forever by Lauren Abrams
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Out of habit, of madness, or the need to shatter even the last piece of myself, I raise my arms slightly. I need…I need so much to touch him, to feel his arms around me, to throw myself headfirst into what I told myself I would never do again. I need the weight of his skin on my own. I need to forget. I need to remember... -
Awakening by Ashley Suzanne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMira’s broken and battered. She’s fighting to put herself back together while her heart is trying to forget. Can she continue moving forward with one man while in love with another? Skylar’s wrestling demons he never imagined in his wildest dreams. The girl he’s been in love with for years finally has feelings for him. There’s only one problem: her heart might lie somewhere else...Categorized as:
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27 Truths: Ava's Story by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author, MJ Fields, comes a gripping story of love and it's many truths. Ava Links was raised seeing the different sides of love. The beautiful and the broken. Through it all, she knows the journey she is taking will lead her to the man she is destined to be with. The man she has always loved, Luke Lane...Categorized as:
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Heaven Sent by Hilary Storm
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Rebel Walking Series continues with Taron and Ivy's story, Heaven Sent. The explosive chemistry that these two share ignites a relationship of epic proportions. He has been dubbed 'the panty stealer', but Taron Walker has his eyes set on the beautiful, full of life, Ivy Adams. Ivy doesn't usually put up with the player type, yet there is something about Taron that has her intrigued... -
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Wish You Were Mine by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFive years. I would’ve stayed away longer if I hadn’t received the letter. Not a day has gone by that I haven’t thought about her, haven’t missed her smile, haven’t wished that things were different. The last time I saw my two best friends, I vowed to not stand in the way of their happiness, even if that meant I couldn’t be a part of their lives... -
Some like It Wild by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst was The Wild Ones. Now, the next book in M. Leighton's Wild Ones series... How far will a good girl go for the bad boy she loves? Laney Holt is a preacher’s daughter. A good girl. Her only goal was to get married, have babies, and live happily ever after, just like her parents. Only that didn’t happen. The two people closest to her betrayed her, and Laney’s dreams came crashing down... -
Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCandace Andrews is dreaming of a little sparkle in her Christmas stocking this year, and now that she and Brian Ross have been living together for over a year, her overbearing family is getting impatient for him to pop the question...Categorized as:
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Pieces of Truth by Angela Richardson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the sequel to Pieces of Lies, we follow Norah and Clint to New York, the playground for the Lappell and Big Joe. From the outside, everything looks great for Norah and Clint. They have a new apartment, new jobs, a new life. Everything looks perfect.. -
How to Kill a Rock Star by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Written in her wonderfully honest, edgy, passionate and often hilarious voice, Tiffanie DeBartolo tells the story of Eliza Caelum, a young music journalist, and Paul Hudson, a talented songwriter and lead singer of the band Bananafish. Eliza's reverence for rock is equaled only by Paul's, and the two fall wildly in love...Categorized as:
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Rewrite by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnce upon a time, a girl loved a boy and he loved her back. They lived happily ever after. But our story was never that simple. I loved Josh with all I had, right until the day he left. Now, all these years later, he was back—and wanting me the way I’d always longed for him. Except now, I belonged to someone else. Someone who never left me the way Josh had. I figured that was the end of our story...Categorized as:
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Love Me Back by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrowing up in small-town Belcrest, Maddy Jennings always thought she was destined to be with her childhood sweetheart, Trent Basso. Throughout the complicated road she has traveled with Trent, someone else has had a strong presence in Maddy's life... -
Weight of Regret by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnderson Bexley was the love of my life… or so I thought.For years, I convinced myself that one day he would see me as more than the bubbly activities director at his family’s campground. Sure, he was ten years older.Deeply tortured.And far too devoted to the family business to make time for his own happiness.But none of that mattered... -
The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party... -
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
What happens when two people who are meant to be together can't seem to get it right? Rosie and Alex are destined for each other, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, they are separated as teenagers when Alex and his family relocate from Dublin to Boston...Categorized as:
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One Perfect Summer by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'And you still love him?' 'Every second of every minute of every hour of every day…' While on holiday in Dorset one summer, Alice meets Joe, a guy working at the local pub. She's eighteen and on the brink of starting university, while Joe's life is seemingly going nowhere. But despite their differences, the pair fall hopelessly and desperately in love...Categorized as:
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Waiting for You by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBailey Gray is tired of her perfectly planned life. Everything about her life has been organized and lived out to the expectations set of her parents. She is the class valedictorian, has perfect grades, the perfect friends, a perfect boyfriend, basically perfect life...or so everyone thought. That's when she realizes the path planned isn't always the path chosen...Categorized as:
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If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIf Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling The Regret Series Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future. Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved...Categorized as:
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A Beautiful Kind of Love by Ellie Wade
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery choice has a consequence. I believe in soul mates. Why? Because I have one and his name is Jax Porter. I have known Jax my whole life and I have loved him with every breath I’ve ever taken. The fact that we were born a mere month apart to mothers that are best friends has made us inseparable since birth...Categorized as:
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Time and Space by Rachel Robinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeveral men did Navy SEAL Cody Ridge DIRTY. Not only did they take his career and his fiancée, they stole everything but his life, and he barely escaped with that. Cody is back. As the boss of Ridge Contracting, his life is a blur of adrenaline and endless hours of work. Thriving and successful, he has never forgotten what was taken or who is to blame...Categorized as:
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Just Watch the Fireworks by Monica Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Courtney McKellen, the idea of marriage is just short of terrifying. Unfortunately, Courtney just said yes when her boyfriend asked her to marry him. Call it a moment of panic, insanity, or blind fear, but she now finds herself engaged, and couldn’t be less excited... -
MY BROTHER, MY RIVAL by Eve Rabi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDescription: Years ago, Cody Garrett’s heart was ripped to shreds when Bridie ditched him and married his brother, Scott. With great difficulty, he moved on and rebuilt his life without her, severing all ties with his brother because of their betrayal. Now, Scott, his brother, is ill and a threat to his wife and children. Cody is forced to step in and move them into his house... -
A Little Bit Dirty by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling romance author, Willow Winters, comes a second chance with a filthy mouthed, possessive hero, not willing to lose the love of his life again. I've got a thing for men who work with their hands. I thought I learned my lesson years ago. But here I am, back in the small town I grew up in, staring down the man who broke my heart years ago... -
Someday, Somehow by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMen and women can be friends. At least that’s what I’ve been telling myself since George walked into my life.We bicker as much as we have each other’s backs. We’re inseparable. So, she left to find herself and I feel like I can’t breathe without her. It’s okay, it’s only temporary.But when she walks back into my life, it’s on the arm of a stranger.Her fiancé...Categorized as:
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Seasons of Sorrow by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJust a few short months after her son’s birth, Charlotte Fallon faces a parent’s worst nightmare. In her darkest hour, she finds herself abandoned by her husband, Derek,left to deal with her heartbreak alone. Jobless and with very little money, she fights to regain her footing. As the months pass, secrets her husband managed to bury are unearthed and she wonders if she ever truly knew him... -
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The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bella Andre brings you a new set of Sullivans to fall in love with… As a very successful private investigator who has caught many a cheater, Rafe Sullivan believes true, lasting love only happens once in a blue moon... -
Falling for Her by S.A. Clayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand new second chance romance from S.A. Clayton set in her new Harbour Cove series! Hannah Baker knew leaving Harbour Cove was a mistake the second she reached the outer limits, but it was too late. She was moving in with her boyfriend, starting over and trying her best to get over the fact that the feelings she had for her best friend were anything but platonic... -
Worth the Wait by Jamie Beck
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThirteen years ago, Vivi LeBrun was sketching a rooster and eating Oreos when she first met—and fell for—her friend’s brother, David St. James. Since then, her love for David has only intensified thanks to years of friendship with his family, who rescued her from a lonely, tumultuous childhood. As she travels to Block Island to vacation with the St...Categorized as:
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The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAnnika Rose likes being alone. She feels lost in social situations, saying the wrong thing or acting the wrong way - she just can't read people. She prefers the quiet solitude of books or playing chess to being around others. Apart from Jonathan. She liked being around him, but she hasn't seen him for ten years. Until now that is... -
Forever Love by Melissa Johns
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily and Eric tried to tolerate everything that was thrown at them but they couldn’t survive it. They both made mistakes that lead their paths to take different directions. Emily found comfort in the arms of her friend, Alex. He was what she needed and he was trying to help her achieve her dreams of being an artist... -
Bad Rep by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Who gives a damn about their reputation? Oh, that would be me! Especially since mine had gone straight to hell in the span of thirty minutes". Maysie Ardin is soaking up the summer before her junior year of college, shopping, hanging by the pool and shopping some more...
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