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  • A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn

    A Forever Family by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Series, the Black family has returned. It all started one night when a selfless woman helped a drunken stranger get home safely from a club. Little did they both know that after that one night, their lives would change forever...
  • Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll...
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    m-f  young adult  contemporary
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  • Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Noah Lake describes his arduous journey across Europe, learning to cope with his blindness, and his life now with the one woman who never gave up on him...
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    m-f  young adult  new 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...
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    m-f  young adult  contemporary  mafia  new adult
  • Brothers by L.A. Casey

    Brothers by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Loyalty. Respect. Wit. Aggression. Heart. Each word describes the Slater brothers and how they were moulded into the men they are today … but what did it take to get them where they are? Pain. Disregard. Fear. Anger. Love. Peeling back each layer to find the brothers’ core means looking at their past to see how they got their future...
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    m-f  contemporary  young adult  new adult
  • The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "You never got over her. You just left." From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  college  young adult  angst
  • Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson

    Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **Stand Alone** Her world was color. Canvas and paint. Indie O’Connell lived inside her head. Her voices the muse. And as a freshman at St. Peter's College, all she wanted, was to create a name for herself with the brush in her hand. His world was over. Despite his humble upbringing, Kai Carter seemed to have it all. Captain of the swim team and a full scholarship...
  • Let Me Love by Michelle Lynn

    Let Me Love by Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A chance encounter. An undeniable connection. An unimaginable twist of fate. Kailey’s life is crumbling. Her best friend and sister, Jen, is dying, leaving her young family devastated. With little hope of saving her, Kailey is forced to face a reality she never expected. Trey’s life is fun and carefree. He loves the girls, his drums, and his friends...
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    m-f  young adult  contemporary  college
  • Dark Pleasures: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker

    Dark Pleasures: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s not supposed to happen to people like me. Broken, damaged people don't get to fall in love with amazing, handsome men like Rylan Archer. And men like Rylan never look twice at women like me. Except he had. Rylan loves me. I love him, too... and it scares me to death...
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    bdsm  young adult  contemporary
  • Painless by Devon Hartford

    Painless by Devon Hartford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At last! The exciting, steamy, action packed conclusion to the Story of Samantha Smith. Painless follows Samantha through the remainder of her first year in college at sunny San Diego University. Oh, and what about that hot hunk Christos Manos? When we last left him, his life balanced on the brink of disaster...
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    m-f  contemporary  bad boys  college  humor  young adult
  • Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen

    Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I fancy myself a purveyor of truth, a sifter of lies, a cutter of bullshit. It’s not a gift, but rather, all skill, honed to a razor’s edge after one too many trips down the rabbit hole. Some may dismiss my talent as misplaced and misguided cynicism, but they’d be wrong. Cliches about hope and faith in mankind are concocted unicorn farts, an effort to keep the dreamers dreaming...
  • Say I Love You, Vol. 1 by Kanae Hazuki

    Say I Love You, Vol. 1 by Kanae Hazuki

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    FRIENDSHIP? FORGET IT! Mei Tachibana has no friends-and she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  high-school  humor
  • Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley

    Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Nate Peters is living the playboy life. He has great friends, a great job, no responsibilities, no girlfriend, and he loves it. Nate, being incredibly skilled with a pick-up line, has never failed to get a girl in his life… until one day he meets Rosie York. Rosie is completely uninterested in him. Being unable to stand a dented ego, Nate makes it his mission to win her over...
  • Tarnished Crown: A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Tarnished Crown: A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Waking up the morning after the night before, Bexley soon realizes his life will never be the same.He’s Electi now.One of them.Everything that Mia despises.She says she’s done, that his betrayal is too much of a burden to bear, but Bexley refuses to let her go.When Mia wakes up the morning after the night before, she realizes she has two choices: accept her fate or fight.She’s stronger now...
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    m-f  new adult  contemporary  young adult
  • Finding Memphis by Bre Rose

    Finding Memphis by Bre Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life has never been easy. Raised by a single mother only to have her die when I was eight. Leaving me alone, being passed from foster home to foster home filled with abuse until one day I found myself homeless. Thankfully, a friend I didn’t realize I had was there. He rescued me from the streets.But my life was not meant to be easy and a hidden danger made its presence known...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult
  • Shattered Love by Stacey Marie Brown

    Shattered Love by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Everyone has a story about a broken heart, but Jaymerson’s heart wasn’t just broken. It was completely shattered… Along with her body and mind. Jaymerson Holloway had it all—until one moment. One bad decision. A split second and her life was altered forever. Faced with unimaginable grief and guilt, while learning to simply walk again, Jaymerson realizes she will never be the same...
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    m-f  young adult  sports  new adult  contemporary
  • Runaways by Nicole Dykes

    Runaways by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Runaways . . .You’ve heard about kids running away, but do we ever truly know why they run?Rae and Law had no choice. Forced to run when life let them down, when it was either leave or be subjected to an unimaginable fate.Can they survive?Two young people, completely alone on the streets with nothing but each other.This is their story...
  • Forever Ours by Cassia Leo

    Forever Ours by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Forever Ours is the highly anticipated prequel to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shattered Hearts Series. Sometimes, it takes more than love to mend a shattered heart...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  college
  • Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa

    Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-proclaimed fashion mavens calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself in the roller coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  humor
  • Breathless by Rachel Brookes

    Breathless by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One look from Savannah Rae was all it took for Tate Connors to fall. From the first moment he laid eyes on her, his world was irrevocably shaken. He’s willing to accept that his life will never be the same again, but when she has to leave for New York the distance becomes more than either of them expected...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult
  • Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  bad boys  college
  • Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer

    Unforeseen Heartbeat by Maureen Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Used… Broken… Confused… It only took one drunken mistake four years ago for Maddie Harrington to learn that when you fully give yourself over to a man, you should never expect anything in return. Since that night, her views on love have become distorted, believing men would only want her for the pleasure her body could bring them...
  • Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Every Kiss by Tasha Ivey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After witnessing Makenna’s journey to find herself again, Callie is reminded of her own struggles with love. No, Wes wasn’t always the easy going guy that he is today. He was moody and unpredictable in the worst of ways, and she was certain to call him out on it every chance she got. Looking back, she’s amazed at how much their lives have changed since they met...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  college  young adult
  • Nodame Cantabile, Vol. 15 by Tomoko Ninomiya

    Nodame Cantabile, Vol. 15 by Tomoko Ninomiya

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MOZART COSPLAY RECITAL? Summer is supposed to be a time for relaxation, but life-changing events are in store for Nodame and her friends. She’s about to play her very first recital–at the château of a Mozart-obsessed, cosplay-loving Frenchman! Meanwhile, Chiaki is making big plans for his orchestra, Kuroki is rehearsing for a major audition, and Tanya is looking for love in all the wrong places...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult
  • Callous by Xavier Neal

    Callous by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    C.J. and Erin have a complicated relationship. They do three things very well together. Argue, have sex, and keep secrets from each other. However, when C.J.'s past comes to tear him away, it not only threatens to destroy the new life he has built, but the relationship with the only woman who has ever been his match...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  humor  young adult  contemporary
  • Because of His Heart by Kelly Favor

    Because of His Heart by Kelly Favor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **Books 1-10 of this New York Times bestselling series are currently available as a boxed set for only 99 cents!** Book 27 of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series For His Pleasure has arrived, and it's sexier and hotter than ever... Grace Knowles isn’t the type of girl to have sex in exchange for money...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary
  • Dark Fall by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Dark Fall by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kaity Parkner is on the run and the last person she expects to help her is a shady looking biker. Little does she know, her protection will cost her a bullet wound, a car explosion, and the fight of her life. Erik thinks about taking his own life every single day he's alive...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult  suspense  bikers  bad boys
  • Again for the First Time by Raven St. Pierre

    Again for the First Time by Raven St. Pierre

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They Said “I do” when everyone else said “don’t”. “Marry me” were the last words Luke thought he’d say to a perfect stranger. Then again, Lissy never dreamed she’d actually say “yes”. But she did… The odds are against them, but Luke and Lissy must decide whether their newfound love is worth fighting for...
  • SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy

    SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  military  young adult  suspense  contemporary
  • The Love Series Box Set by Melissa Collins

    The Love Series Box Set by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Madeleine Becker and Reid Connely both come from a world of pain. Despite their best efforts at guarding their hearts, love finds its way into their lives. Ever the bad boy, Reid walks away when things get too difficult. Coming face to face with the horrors of his past only helps to strengthen the bond that he has created with Maddy, and together they learn how to embrace the love they’ve created...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  college
  • Because He Possesses Me by Hannah Ford

    Because He Possesses Me by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Introducing BECAUSE HE POSSESSES ME, the fourth book in the scorching Because He Owns Me series by Hannah Ford, bestselling author of WHAT HE WANTS… Recent college grad Adriana O’Connor came to New York City to focus on starting her publishing career—not to fall in love. Even if she were looking for her soul mate, Callum Wilder would be the last person she would choose...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary
  • Because He Steals Me by Hannah Ford

    Because He Steals Me by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Introducing BECAUSE HE STEALS ME, book six in the scorching Because He Owns Me series by Hannah Ford, bestselling author of WHAT HE WANTS… Recent college grad Adriana O’Connor came to New York City to focus on starting her publishing career—not to fall in love. Even if she were looking for her soul mate, Callum Wilder would be the last person she would choose...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary
  • Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn

    Can't Let Go by Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dex is many things, a college senior, the bassist for The Invisibles, a son, a friend, everything but a boyfriend. Everybody knows him as the shallow guy who’s up for a good time anytime. People rarely take the time to see the loyal guy lying just beneath the happy-go-lucky façade. There are parts of Dex’s life he keeps hidden. Ones he believes no one would understand...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult  college  new adult
  • Because He Takes Me by Hannah Ford

    Because He Takes Me by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Introducing BECAUSE HE TAKES ME, the second book in a scorching new series by Hannah Ford, bestselling author of WHAT HE WANTS… Recent college grad Adriana O’Connor came to New York City to focus on starting her publishing career—not to fall in love. Even if she were looking for her soul mate, Callum Wilder would be the last person she would choose...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  young adult  contemporary
  • Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

    Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams...
  • Make Mine A Ranger by Kate Aster

    Make Mine A Ranger by Kate Aster

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's not him. It can't be him..." 24-year-old Bess Foster has a three-year-old daughter she cherishes... friends she adores... and an Army Ranger she's been fantasizing about for nearly four years. But she also has a past that haunts her: an abusive ex-boyfriend she fled to protect her child. She thought she was free of him... till she saw his face again...
  • Waterfall Kisses: A Billionaire Love Story by Krista Lakes, Veronica Hardy

    Waterfall Kisses: A Billionaire Love Story by Krista Lakes, Veronica Hardy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Every fantasy...” he gasped. “Every single one was nothing compared to that...” When Charlotte Page first met Leo Westbrook, she was a shy, skinny teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. The moment the naked, chiseled Adonis mistakenly walked into her room, she was lovestruck...
  • Crew Princess by Tijan

    Crew Princess by Tijan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Being crew is walking between two worlds. One world is normal: Prom. Parties. College. Those are the concerns they worry about. In our world, we deal with other situations. Cops. Drugs. Brawling. That’s a typical day for us...
  • You’re Beautiful When You Smile by Qing Mei

    You’re Beautiful When You Smile by Qing Mei

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Yao Yao, if it’s you, how would you go about dating a professional gamer?] Tong Yao thought for a moment, before earnestly responding — —If it was me, I wouldn’t date a professional gamer. If I had that kind of patience, then I might as well use it to get into Tsinghua University or Beijing University...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary
  • Varsity Tiebreaker by Ginger Scott

    Varsity Tiebreaker by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Abby Cortez is a girl with goals, on the verge of turning eighteen and on the brink of stardom. Falling in love isn't just something she doesn't have time for, it's something she doesn't really believe in. Her rule? Date but never, ever fall.Tory "Salvatore" D'Angelo loves falling in love...just not for real...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  new adult  sports  contemporary  young adult
  • Shopping for a Billionaire Boxed Set by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Billionaire Boxed Set by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ever meet a hot billionaire while your hand's in a toilet in the men's room of one of his stores? No? So it really is just me. Hmm. When you're a mystery shopper, you get paid to humiliate yourself, all in the name of improving customer service. Romance isn't in my job description. But the day I met Declan McCormick it was love at first flush.  Until I nearly castrated him with my EpiPen...
  • Beautiful Dangerous by Penny Dee

    Beautiful Dangerous by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It seemed like a good idea at the time. Get over my break-up by having a one-night stand with a rock ‘n’ roll hottie and move on with my life. Going on tour as the official photographer to the world’s number one band was not part of the plan...
  • Easy to Love You by Megan Smith

    Easy to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Hunter finally has MacKenzie Cahill, the girl of his dreams. A horrible accident finds those dreams threatened. As their lives change, secrets begin to surface. These revelations could prove to be either the downfall of Hunter and MacKenzie or the catalyst that strengthens their bond. Hunter has painful choices to make...
  • Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen

    Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A little dare never hurt anybody...My whole life's been about following in my parents' footsteps: ace school and then get into med school. And that means that my dream to become a world-famous artist isn’t part of the plan. Neither is the game of spin-the-bottle that leads me to the second most humiliating moment of my life with Mason Finnick...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult  sports
  • Let Love Heal by Melissa Collins

    Let Love Heal by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Perfection. We all strive for it, but what happens when the desire to be perfect consumes you? What happens when the need to bury your mistakes blinds you? Melanie Crane has always been the perfect daughter, friend, student – she’s been perfect at everything, in fact...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  young adult  contemporary  college
  • Where We Fell by Amber L. Johnson

    Where We Fell by Amber L. Johnson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Oliver Bishop is having a seriously bad day. With one diagnosis, his life suddenly has an expiration date. Confused by the numbness he feels upon hearing the news, he decides that he needs some time to come to terms with it. One decision to visit his favorite diner causes him to unwittingly put himself directly in the sights of a girl that just may give him a reason to fight - and to live...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  college  young adult
  • Living at the Frat House (College Romance) by Penny Wylder

    Living at the Frat House (College Romance) by Penny Wylder

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My first day at college, and I made the biggest mistake of my life.It started with a silly dare-- join a frat house. Thanks to a loophole in the college rules, girls can do that here. But no one with good sense would willingly live with a bunch of dudes.One night in the frat, then I'd bail the next morning, ready for high-fives from the elite clique who put me up to the dare in the first place...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  contemporary  new adult  humor  young adult
  • Jack by Juliana Stone

    Jack by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One night with the wrong woman can change your life…. Jack Simon’s road to the White House has been a smooth one until a night with the notorious Donovan James becomes a roadblock he can’t escape. Suddenly he’s America’s number one story and it has nothing to do with politics. Jack’s tangled with this woman before and knows they’re no good together...
  • The Calum by Xio Axelrod

    The Calum by Xio Axelrod

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Calum, The (Noun) 1. fictional hero of best-selling romance novel, A Laird to Love 2. the perfect man Twenty-six is too old to believe in fairytales, but tell that to Lovie’s roommate. Convinced she’ll find a real life version of her ultimate book boyfriend, Calum MacKenzie, Jo drags Lovie to the Scottish Highlands. Lovie’s no cynic *ahem* but she knows The Calum is a myth. A construct...
  • Penguin Revolution: Volume 4 (Penguin Revolution) by Sakura Tsukuba

    Penguin Revolution: Volume 4 (Penguin Revolution) by Sakura Tsukuba

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Peacock agency is willing to forget about Yukari's resignation on one condition: Ryo must win an award When a chance appears for Ryo to go on TV, it could be the break the two are hoping for. But an accidental kiss in a park results in awkwardness between Yukari and Ryo at the worst possible time. And if that's not bad enough, Peacock talent Narazaki starts having feelings for Yukari too...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  young adult
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