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  • The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother...
  • The Original Crowd by Tijan

    The Original Crowd by Tijan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned...
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  • Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

    Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 47 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team...
  • Edged by Heather Slade

    Edged by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This rebel has a cause…Former M15 agent, Keon “Edge” Edgemon is counting the seconds until he can get back to the one woman who’s piqued his interest. After a perilous mission for the Invincibles, Edge spends months in recovery from a gunshot wound that almost ended his life. Finally back home in Texas, he discovers that Lucy “Rebel” Marks is in jail for murder...
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    new adult  suspense  young adult  military
  • Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Friends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  young adult  contemporary
  • Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Stand Alone Prequel to the Eagle Elite Series In the mafia...only the strong survive. Joyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce. Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brothers reason for existing. Falling, only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  young adult  contemporary  m-f
  • Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “All my life I’d always known what the Gentry boys were. A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and wild as wolves..." DRAW They called us ‘those white trash Gentry boys’ until we believed that’s what we were. Our people squatted at the edge of a hellhole prison town for generations. The childhood we endured was the stuff of nightmares...
  • Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I promised myself I’d stay away from dangerous men, but I couldn’t live up to that when Kyle Andrews came back to town. He’s a manipulator, a guy who’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants, sabotaging anyone who gets in the way. After a fatal fight left him wounded, his UFC career came to a close. He has nothing, but he’s determined to get it all back. My name is Megan...
  • Paxton's Promise by L.P. Dover

    Paxton's Promise by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She hates him, yet she can’t get him out of her mind. Female Bantamweight fighter, Gabriella Reynolds, has a bad habit of falling for forbidden fighters. Enter Paxton Emerson. He’s tall, tattooed, and the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Everyone wants a piece of him, and he only has eyes for her. Through no choice of her own, she’s fallen in his debt and he’s now demanding payment...
  • Camden's Redemption by L.P. Dover

    Camden's Redemption by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For so long, UFC Middleweight fighter, Camden Jameson lived in his twin brother’s shadow, competing to be the best. When he lost his way, he turned to the Dark Side and did some unforgiveable things. After his betrayal, he tried to earn his redemption, but it wasn’t enough. Now his whole world has fallen apart and he’s on the run from those who want him dead. But he’s not alone...
  • Ryley's Revenge by L.P. Dover

    Ryley's Revenge by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One girl. Three fighters. Two of them want her, but one wants his revenge. **Jealousy runs deep in this STEAMY, romantic suspense novel by NYT and USA TODAY Bestselling author, L.P. Dover. Find out what happens in the highly anticipated conclusion to Ryley's story.** UFC Middleweight fighter, Ryley Jameson, swore it would never happen again...
  • Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “It’s not that I don’t love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can’t go back and forth forever and we’ve already said goodbye.” Through these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal...
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    suspense  betrayal  young adult  contemporary
  • Interference by Zoe Reed

    Interference by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The last thing Jordan Marshall wants is a relationship, especially with someone like Taylor Becks, the star player from a rival roller hockey team. Taylor doesn’t talk – to anyone. When Jordan’s curiosity about the athlete overpowers her predisposition to being guarded, the two strike up an unlikely romance...
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    sports  new adult  f-f  contemporary  young adult  queer
  • Mistletoe Kisses by Ali Dean, Alley Ciz

    Mistletoe Kisses by Ali Dean, Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Are you ready to fall in love under the mistletoe?Join fourteen bestselling authors as they take you back to some of their favorite worlds, with this collection of all-new young and new adult short stories.‘Tis the season for friendship, family, first love, and FEELS...
  • Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Ultimate Betrayal An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. **Contains mature content, ages 17+** With Colt and Jo working as a team, they are unstoppable. Colt’s manager puts him back in line for the MMA title fight. Jo’s own career takes off as she prepares for her second match...
  • Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Broken Empire by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Truths will be uncovered. Alliances will shift.And nothing will ever be the same.The final book in the Boys of Oak Park Prep series is coming soon.**The release date will be moved forward...
  • Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    *This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before...
  • Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 82 ratings
    Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit...
  • All That Remains by Michele G. Miller

    All That Remains by Michele G. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Storms come and go, but true love remains. Fear, guilt, and jealousy all rear their ugly heads as Jules and West strive to figure out what they want now that they've emerged from the wreckage of the storm. A year has passed since the night Jules Blacklin and West Rutledge were thrown together by a tornado...
  • Forgotten Rules: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Eliah Greenwood

    Forgotten Rules: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rule #1: Don’t fall for your brother’s best friend.Rule #2: Wait… What was rule number one again?The summer I grew boobs, my big brother laid down some ground rules. No touching, looking, or breathing near his baby sister. He made it clear I could never get with his friends. His buddies obliged. I did, too. Until I didn’t...
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    new adult  sports  humor  young adult  siblings-bff
  • Made to Love You by Megan Smith, Elaine York

    Made to Love You by Megan Smith, Elaine York

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jaylinn McCormick had finally found the man who makes her life complete. After putting the most terrifying night of her life behind her, she’s moving on. Suddenly, unexpected life altering events have Jaylinn spiraling in an unknown direction. Will she be able to survive? Cooper Cahill finally found a balance in his life...
  • Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    West 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...
  • Fallen Crest Campout: A Fallen Crest/Crew crossover novella by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Campout: A Fallen Crest/Crew crossover novella by Tijan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sam and Mason return to Fallen Crest for a camping trip.They head north, meeting up with a few friends from Roussou and enjoy a night of booze, some leapfrogging, and there’s a small therapy session to air out some tension in the group...
  • Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Let Me Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Will their lives take them in different directions? Jaylinn McCormick is determined to forget that one terrifying night which left her feeling broken and tainted. There is one person who can make her whole again… but he is hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length. She has loved him her entire life but can she wait for him to step up to the plate? Cooper Cahill has loved Jaylinn for years...
  • Trust Him: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Trust Him: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻.Hadley Rexford wasn’t supposed to get under my skin. But I thought she was like me, until I push her too far, and destroy everything we had.I want to hurt her.Consume her. In the end, I’ll make sure she’s only ever mine.Cole Jagger wasn’t to supposed to become everything to me...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  contemporary  young adult
  • Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Love Me by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Engaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...
  • The Fall of Gods by Con Template

    The Fall of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world has fallen. This is what Choi Yoori feels when her reality begins to crumble all around her. After discovering irrefutable evidence that she was indeed An Soo Jin, the legendary Queen of the Underworld who “died” 3 years prior, her world is left in anarchy. Time is ticking for Yoori...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  contemporary  young adult
  • The War of Gods by Con Template

    The War of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Before the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  contemporary  young adult
  • The Complete Fire on Ice Series by Brenda Rothert

    The Complete Fire on Ice Series by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This series has five full-length novels about hot hockey stars and the women who steal their hearts. Bound College senior Kate Camden has learned to adapt - to her last year of school, to the promise of motherhood, to the fact that she’s doing it all alone. But just when she’s learned to adjust, heartache threatens to break her apart...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  young adult  contemporary  hockey
  • Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The hardest road a man will ever travel is the one he travels alone. Rebel Black lives and rides by his own rules. This is his story… After hitting rock bottom, Rebel can’t get his life together. He made his bed and he has to lie in it. When forced to face the consequences of his no holds bar lifestyle, he comes face to face with the devastation he has caused...
  • Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When happily ever after means the fight of your life The dramatic conclusion to the bestselling erotic suspense series featuring MMA fighters Colt and Jo. Colt’s ability to ever fight MMA again is in jeopardy after suffering injuries in a near-deadly street brawl...
  • Taking A Shot by Catherine Gayle

    Taking A Shot by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Katie Weber has lost her health due to leukemia, and now her chemotherapy treatments have taken her hair. She’s not about to show up to her senior prom bald and let her classmates steal her dignity, too...
  • Whoa: A Westbrook Elite Standalone by Cambria Hebert

    Whoa: A Westbrook Elite Standalone by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Most people think I’m a moron. In actuality, I’m a man with a plan.It’s one of those three-year plans that takes longer than three years.Still, I’ve been making it happen. Checking off those to-dos and turning them into to-dones.Everything is almost lined up.And then my phone rings.By the time I get to Jess, she’s unconscious and bleeding.My carefully crafted plan blows up in my face...
  • Raw Temptation by Eve Carter

    Raw Temptation by Eve Carter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is Book 2 in the Tempted series. You should start with Book 1 Pure Temptation, on sale for only 99 cents here on Amazon. From New York Times best-selling author, Eve Carter, comes the much-anticipated sequel to Pure Temptation...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  young adult  contemporary
  • Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BREAKAWAY She’s reaching for a breakaway pass. Dana Campbell has spent the past seven years in self-imposed isolation for a crime she didn’t commit. The danger is well in the past, but her panic attacks make it impossible to have a normal, healthy relationship with a man. Even her counselor has given up on her...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  young adult  contemporary  hockey
  • Denver by Tess Oliver

    Denver by Tess Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 3, the final installment in Tess Oliver's Bestselling FMX Bros series. Strong. Passionate. Confident. Will Denver's irresistible new neighbor be the one to finally capture this FMX bro's heart? When Denver Mathison moves into a house at the beach, the last thing he expects is a beautiful and tempting upstairs neighbor...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  humor  young adult
  • Promise Me by Kristin Mayer

    Promise Me by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With her best friend happily married and now pregnant, Sam Matthews should be overjoyed. Instead, she can only see what is missing in her life. Pushing her emotions aside, she retreats to a piece of her past that she’s kept hidden, something that even her best friend knows nothing about. Taking a step into her future, Sam moves to North Carolina where she once again encounters Mark Robertson...
  • Inside Danger by Ashley Claudy

    Inside Danger by Ashley Claudy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Book Two Of Outside The RopesRegan thought she had found a new life. She thought she'd found something to love in the ring.She thought she'd found someone to love outside those ropes--Someone who loved her...
  • Dare to Dream by S.B. Alexander

    Dare to Dream by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He'll do anything to protect his love, even if it means trading his life for hers... Bad boy Kade Maxwell knows the pain of loss. His sister's death tore his family apart. His life seemed destined down a nightmarish path until he met Lacey Robinson, a light that cuts though his darkness. Despite her own tragedy, her beauty, determination, and dedication makes him believe he can dream again...
  • The Plan by Ruby Vincent

    The Plan by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Don’t piss off the Elite Class. That wasn’t in the rulebook, but it should have been. Landon, Michael, and Cole may have the faces of angels, but a soul turns black when it’s betrayed. The Elites have sworn to take me down, but I can’t get much lower. Or so I thought. Breakbattle wants us to fight and the boys are happy to oblige. No one will help me. No one can...
  • Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie, Ava Erickson

    Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie, Ava Erickson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Listening time 13 hours 21 minutesLove is a circus"Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me.”The best aerial technique won’t land 21-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour—a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip...
  • Uncaged Love #3: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love #3: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes you have to risk everything for love An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. **Contains mature content, ages 17+** Colt believes another great love has deserted him during his worst hour. Jo is certain Colt is better off without her...
  • Curvy Girls Can't Dance by Kelsie Stelting

    Curvy Girls Can't Dance by Kelsie Stelting

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The strongest bodybuilder in Emerson isn’t a match for my focus.Emerson Dance is one of the most prestigious dance companies in the country. And I got kicked off the team right before nationals because my curves don’t “fit.” Not their idea of a perfect dancer's body and definitely not their costume.I’m going to enter the competition on my own and show them that every body is a dancer’s body...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  contemporary  young adult  humor
  • Twisted Truths by Kai Juniper

    Twisted Truths by Kai Juniper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Final Book in the Twisted Pine Academy Series! Since arriving at Twisted Pine Academy, I’ve been told things I never wanted to know. Seen things I never wanted to see. Done things I never wanted to do. But when you’re about to lose the guy you love—the one you want to spend forever with—you’ll do anything to keep him. If I want to be with Jackson, I have to take down his accuser...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  young adult
  • Mackenzie by M.A. Foster

    Mackenzie by M.A. Foster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For every action, there’s a reaction. Or in my case, a consequence. One night. One party. One girl. One time. One unforeseen tragedy. Two shattered hearts. Two lives changed forever...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  young adult  single-father
  • Crowned Crew: Heights POVs & Stories (The Heights Crew) by E.M. Moore

    Crowned Crew: Heights POVs & Stories (The Heights Crew) by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Crew is back!Delve inside the world of the Heights Crew with stories of how Kyla’s sexy, dangerous guys—Johnny, Brawler, Oscar, and Magnum—ended up in the Crew.Then, read a variety of scenes from all four books from the guys’ perspective...
  • The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz

    The Fake Zone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A romance that will have you on the edge of your seat by USA Today Bestselling Author Mariah Dietz.Greyson Meyers can’t afford the distraction of a relationship. His focus is football and earning his degree to ensure his mom never has to work another day.Mila Atwool has it all together—at least, that’s what everyone thinks...
  • The Persuasion by Iris Johansen

    The Persuasion by Iris Johansen

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When she becomes a madman's target, Eve Duncan's daughter Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of Smokescreen.Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy Seal Joe Quinn are about to give Seth Caleb their trust for the most important duty of his life: keeping their daughter, Jane, safe at any cost...
  • Fence #9 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad

    Fence #9 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-m  young adult  contemporary  queer
  • Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova

    Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m soaring. After years of hard work and determination, I am exactly where I want to be in life. As the top ranked Freestyle Motocross rider in the world, I have more money than I could ever dream of spending and gorgeous women throwing themselves at me in every city I land. I have everything I want. Everything except her...
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