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  • A Secret Service by Joy Jenkins

    A Secret Service by Joy Jenkins

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Carter Owens, daughter of a Secret Service agent, is trained to disassemble any weapon, any situation, and anyone.  Her biting sarcasm and razor-sharp mind make her impossible to beat in a word fight and when talking doesn’t work, she uses her fists. She attends Hamilton Prep, Washington D.C.’s most prestigious high school, where everyone is related to someone in power, except her...
  • 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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  • The Vincent Boys Collection: Extended and Uncut by Abbi Glines

    The Vincent Boys Collection: Extended and Uncut by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Some things are too scandalously steamy to print…This ebook-only collection of The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers contains exclusive scenes of scintillating seduction.Sawyer Vincent is the golden boy. The football star. The straight-A student with the perfect girlfriend to match. His cousin Beau Vincent is the opposite. The bad boy. The rebel. Super sexy—and super dangerous...
  • Black Dawn by Cristin Harber

    Black Dawn by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Parker Black wants the one woman he shouldn’t have—his buddy’s girl. She sweet and smart, but clueless about how deep Parker lives in Titan’s virtual world. Everything is controlled. Chaos is mastered with data and risk analysis. That is the way he understands his world, how he plays his role to keep Titan teams alive. But he’s wrong. About everything. Lexi Dare lives two lives...
  • Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall into E.L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series.This collection 43. To Love Again44. All Hope Is Lost45. This Love46. All That Matters47. In My Heart48. There You Are49. Lost In You50. Kiss Me There51...
  • The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The Proposal by J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Twitter fiction story of Cam and Avery.http://www.iheartbigbooks.com/2014/03...http://www.scribd.com/doc/231133105/T..
  • When I Lie with You by Sandi Lynn

    When I Lie with You by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    After Rory Sinclair suffered a brutal attack, she fell into the arms of Millionaire, Ian Braxton. He took her in, healed her, and they both gave each other something they never had: love. My name is Rory Sinclair, and for the first time in my life I’m truly happy. I’ve found the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend...
  • Going Long by Ginger Scott

    Going Long by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They fell in love in high school and found their way back to one another despite the odds. But can first loves really be forever? For Reed Johnson, the dream was always football. But then Nolan Lennox took over his heart...
  • Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Lucy Everyone has ups and downs. I’m no different. I’ve had some really amazing ups, but I’ve also had some crap-tastic downs. When I was four, my biological mother died. I don’t remember crying for her. She’d never been the type to cuddle me, tuck me in, and read bedtime stories. That job was pushed off onto my sister Lana. She did her best to take care of me until Mom died...
  • The Consequence of Revenge by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Consequence of Revenge by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After losing his best friend to another guy, the notoriously too-confident Max Emory suddenly feels lost. He may have devastatingly good looks, an abundance of charm, and a claim to one of the biggest hotel empires around, but he has no ambition anymore. So when his fed-up friends decide they’ve had enough of his moping, they sign him up to be the next bachelor on the reality series Love Island...
  • Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals

    Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two names that didn't belong to us. Two shoes that did. Intense and introspective, seventeen-year-old Hawthorne Macy knows all about being abandoned. She's felt the stark pain of being left behind by the people who are supposed to love her the most; her parents. Raised by her caring uncle on an old plantation, Hawthorne lives her life on the fringes of her small Southern town...
  • Something Wonderful by M. Clarke

    Something Wonderful by M. Clarke

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes falling in love means letting go of the past… Jeanella’s confidence and trust in Max continues to grow, and life seems to be on track. Then Crystal decides to pursue a sexual harassment lawsuit, and Jeanella’s world turns upside down. Once again, she wonders if she will ever be enough for Max. Jeanella is forced to make a decision; stay and fight for her man or leave him for good...
  • Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    At just ten years old, Tommy has already been through more horror than most people suffer their entire lives. So when he’s placed in his latest foster home, under the gentle care of Abe and Alabama Powers, he lashes out. He’s scared, confused, angry…and convinced it won’t be long before these new foster parents send him away, too. No one wants a boy his age, especially one who’s broken, dirty...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • Retribution by Cristin Harber

    Retribution by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fallen Navy SEAL and Titan Group’s Delta recruit Trace Reeves wants nothing more than a one-night stand to forget that his twin brother was killed-in-action. But when his one-time fling becomes his high value target, the lines blur between her rescue mission and saving himself. Delta: Retribution is the first title in the new Delta series, a spin off from the Titan series...
  • Sacrifice  (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Hope Ford

    Sacrifice (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Hope Ford brings you a steamy military romance about finding love when you least expect it.He’s my landlord.He has a fiancé and he’s way out of my league.But then he gets hurt and has no one.Sure, I can stay with him.I can spend 24/7 with him and not let on how I really feel about him.He doesn’t need to know anyway...
  • Owen: by V.H. Nicolson

    Owen: by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was born into privilege.I had it all; the house, the car, more money than I knew what to do with.But it came at a price.Expectation.An arranged marriage to a woman who couldn’t bear to look at me to grow the family empire.As I stood at the altar, the weight of that burden became too much.So, I did the only thing I could. I ran.To another country and straight into the arms of another woman...
  • Blurring the Lines: Nothing Left to Lose, Part II by Kirsty Moseley

    Blurring the Lines: Nothing Left to Lose, Part II by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurring the Lines is a direct continuation of Guarding the Broken. To enjoy this novel, you need to have read the FREE Part 1. With Ashton at her side, Anna begins to feel more like her old self again. Together, they’re rebuilding her life and attempting to heal old wounds. The more time they spend together, the closer they become, but unfortunately this only serves to complicate matters further...
  • Return To Me by Jill Sanders

    Return To Me by Jill Sanders

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Becca and Nick were destined to be together. He was the love of her life, or so she thought. Then tragedy strikes and Becca is left heartbroken and devastated. The road to recovery seems almost hopeless at times, but with love and support from the good people of Pride, she's looking forward to putting the past behind her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  young adult  contemporary
  • Only Forever by Cristin Harber

    Only Forever by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The fourth and final installment of the Only series. Must be read in order. There comes a time when Emma must face the secret she's kept from Grayson. But she never thought it would be while she stood on stage at Emerald’s. The seconds she has to convey that her life is in danger are lost in the devastation that she sees rip through him. She pinches her eyes closed. “Don’t leave me...
  • Say You Will by M. Malone

    Say You Will by M. Malone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    SAY YOU WILL is the fifth book in M. Malone's USA TODAY bestselling contemporary romance series: The Alexanders . Mara Simmons knows two things for sure: her instincts are always right and Trent Townsend is The One. So when she starts to suspect his frequent business trips have nothing to do with business, she knows what she has to do. Trust her instincts...
  • Only for Her by Cristin Harber

    Only for Her by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    First loves never die but Grayson Ford comes close. Bleeding out in a war zone, he barters with God. Bring him back alive, and he'll make it right with his girl. All I want is Emma. I need her, and I fight for her memory. A story. A smile. Anything. But it's all blank . Emma is not his girl anymore. Time has skipped by and life's been hard...
  • Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae

    Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kyle has mended Lily’s broken heart, and as they have fallen in love, all she dreams of is finally having her happily ever after. But as time goes on, Lily can no longer ignore the desire to know more about Kyle's past. When she learns more, she will discover if she can heal Kyle’s heartache as he has done for her...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • 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:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • SEAL The Deal by Sharon Hamilton

    SEAL The Deal by Sharon Hamilton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Special Operator Nick Dunn gets the call he has been dreading since before his last deployment. His sister is in her final stages of cancer. He and his Team 3 roommate drive up to Sonoma County from Coronado to help her shut down her failing nursery business and tie up her final affairs. Nick only vaguely remembers Devon Brandeburg, his sister’s best friend, but boy has she grown up...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • Revenge by Meli Raine

    Revenge by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MY HEART WANTS A KIND OF JUSTICE THE LAW CAN’T GIVE Everything I know about my life is a lie. The more I dig into my father’s death the more I find myself in peril. Mark turns out to be a liar, someone I thought I could trust. He’s not what he seems, and worst of all, a part of me can’t let go...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • Reunion by Meli Raine

    Reunion by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MY HEART WANTS A KIND OF JUSTICE THE LAW CAN’T GIVE You can think you’ve had everything stolen from you. That there’s nothing left to lose. You would be wrong. My best friend’s been kidnapped. I was just captured. What I thought was a massive drug operation run by a man who killed my father turns out to be ten times more horrific. I’m trapped. My best friend may be dead...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  young adult  contemporary
  • King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon

    King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Chey Sinclair discovers that dating a real life Prince can be both heart warming—and heart wrenching. Sticking to her guns, she faces down the Queen and defies the Royal order to cease her relationship with Prince Sander. Piqued, the Queen strikes back, and Chey finds herself separated from Sander by no means of her own...
  • Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting

    Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s in love with me. The only problem? He thinks I’m someone else.I’ve spent my whole life trying not to get bullied. For my frizzy hair. My freckles. The white patches on my black skin or the gap in my teeth. Not to mention the extra hundred pounds I have on most of my classmates.So when my soldier pen pal wants to see a picture of me, I freak...
  • Defy by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Defy by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryder Axton I always fight hard, fuck harder, and never let myself get personally involved. But my assignment, to apprehend Eduardo Miguel comes to a grinding halt when I find a missing federal witness held captive in his basement. It becomes fucking personal, fast! Keeping Farrington safe, even if it—or more likely she—kills me, is now my only mission...
  • Only for Us by Cristin Harber

    Only for Us by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The third installment of the Only series. Must be read in order. Grayson and Emma. First love. True love. And... they have a daughter. Abandonment is his curse. He left his woman, survived his team, and missed the moment most precious to a father. Until now. "I didn't know you were killing yourself with work. I didn't know you're raising our daughter...
  • Burn by Brooke Cumberland

    Burn by Brooke Cumberland

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Contains Mature Adult Content. Recommended for 18+ Only*Book 2 in the Spark Series Just when Velaney thinks she is safe again...her worst nightmare comes back to haunt her. Eric is dealing with his own insecurities as he tries to accept Velaney's decision to help the enemy...can he get past it? Will they be there for each other in the end ? Eric struggles to step aside and trust Velaney..
  • Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The pounding in Anna's heart rings in her ears as she sits naked in the tub. The bath water sloshes around her bare hips, even though she tries to stand without making a sound. All this time, Anna thought someone was following her, but every time she turned around no one was there. The chills that climbed up her spine those few times seemed silly, but not now. Now, they seem horrific...
  • The Allure of Julian Lefray by R.S. Grey

    The Allure of Julian Lefray by R.S. Grey

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    From: JosephineKeller@LLDesigns.comTo: LilyNBlack@gmail.comSubject: Justin Timberlake Nudes! Lily, you predictable perv. I knew you’d open this email faster if I tempted you with a glimpse of JT's “PP”. Well, put your pants back on and grab some bubbly because I have much better news to share. I GOT A JOB! As of tomorrow, I’ll be the new executive assistant at Lorena Lefray Designs...
  • Remember When by T. Torrest

    Remember When by T. Torrest

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "I’d spent too long in limbo. It was time to put The California Plan back into effect."~Layla Warren. I’ve been in love with Trip Wiley since I was sixteen years old. Yep. That Trip Wiley. Academy award-winning actor, known philanthropist, People’s Sexiest Man Alive two years running… Yeah. It’s not like I’m some delusional stalker-fan...
  • Guarding the Goalie by Jacob Chance

    Guarding the Goalie by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first time I met Murphy, the goalie of the Coyotes hockey team, I thought he was the most attractive man I’d ever seen.The second time, we shared a wild night and I never planned to see him again.Imagine my surprise when I showed up for a work meeting only to find out Murphy was my new client.He needed a bodyguard to pose as his live-in girlfriend, and I was perfect for the job...
  • Lovely Deceit by E.M. Moore

    Lovely Deceit by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Growing up in the elite world, I’ve been taught not to trust. Still, I did it anyway.Silly, silly me. I should’ve known how it would end…Blindsided by their broken parts and their similarities to my own story, I let my guard down. I put my faith in them—my gorgeous Economics professor and the Knights’ bad apple.And was rewarded with the ultimate betrayal.Not again. Never again...
  • Watch Over Me by Mila Gray

    Watch Over Me by Mila Gray

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the author of Come Back to Me comes a striking new novel about a young woman— desperately trying to protect her family from their violent father—who finds safety, and a passionate romance, with an ex-Marine.Ever since Zoey was a kid she’s been caring for her mom and her little sister, defending them from her violent father...
  • Baby Come Back by Andrea Smith

    Baby Come Back by Andrea Smith

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book #3.5 Baby Series (Novella) ‘Baby Come Back’ is the final installment in the 'Baby Series'. This novella follows Trey’s brother Tristan and Ty’s best friend Gina. It is written from Gina's point of view, providing insight into her past and secrets that she has shared with no one...
  • Crash and Burn by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Crash and Burn by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Stealing a motorcycle, crashing it, witnessing a bomb explosion, and being held at gunpoint while begging for her life is a far cry from the life that Avery Smith is trying to escape in the first place, but as she winds up in the strong, sexy arms of another biker, she can't help but wonder why she would want to leave that life ever again...
  • Tricks by Cambria Hebert

    Tricks by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love can play tricks on your heart… After serving several years in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Tucker Patton decides to hang up his uniform and go to work at a private investigative firm owned by his buddy. His boxes are packed and he’s got one foot out the door when a phone call changes everything...
  • In Ruins by Danielle Pearl

    In Ruins by Danielle Pearl

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She wanted to start again. To be someone---anyone---different . . . Freedom. When Carleigh Stanger thought of college, that was the word that came to mind. Freedom from her unhappy home life. Freedom from high school mistakes. Freedom from the memory of that terrible morning...
  • Finding Jordie by H.J. Harley

    Finding Jordie by H.J. Harley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A widow of eight years, Jordie is devoted to her daughter and knows how to protect her own heart... until Nathan Harper lends a hand when she's punched by a drunkard being forcefully removed from her NYC East Village bar. Nathan is fascinated by the sassy bar owner, who doesn't recognize him from the Silver Screen and who appears more interested in conversation than sex...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary  young adult
  • ONE by Heidi McLaughlin, Jillian Dodd

    ONE by Heidi McLaughlin, Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blind Date by Emma Hart ~ Blind Dates are the work of the devil… especially when your date could be the devil. My name is Bee Donnelly, and I’m a serial one-nighter. Carter Hughes is tonight’s Kryptonite. One Night with Harrison by Heidi McLaughlin ~ Alicia Tucker has had her eyes set on Harrison James from the beginning and all she wants is one night to prove she’s the one for him...
  • Playing Rough / Falling Hard by Blair Babylon

    Playing Rough / Falling Hard by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lizzy is trapped. Her new Dom Mannix Bonfils and Theo Valencia have bought The Devilhouse. Her estranged parents keep calling, wanting her to quit college to coach Olympic-level gymnastics, the life she escaped at sixteen. Mannix demands that she give up more and more control, and he becomes rougher, more frightening, with her. Her job is gone...
  • Scorch (A Soldiers of Fortune Romance) by Aubrey Irons

    Scorch (A Soldiers of Fortune Romance) by Aubrey Irons

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Why fall for Prince Charming when the villain is so much more tempting? Because it feel so good to be so bad... The dark, dominant, tattooed Spaniard has all the arrogant machismo of a bullfighter and a body carved out of steel. In my sister’s fairytale romance, he almost destroyed my family. He’s the devil, and I hate him. Until he saved my life, and changed everything...
  • Undone by Amy Marie

    Undone by Amy Marie

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trent Decker’s life was turned upside down when Alex, his longtime girlfriend, abandoned him and their newborn son. Trying to put order back in his chaotic life, he never expects to fall for his sister’s best friend, Noelle. When another man seems to be stealing her heart, the years of holding his feelings for her inside come out. He lays it all on the line, hoping she chooses him...
  • Accelerate by Tracy Wolff

    Accelerate by Tracy Wolff

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sexy carjacker takes a would-be starlet for the ride of her life as a pulse-pounding new series from New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff begins.   Once the brains behind a car-boosting ring, Nic Medina has spent the last three years playing it straight. Now drag racers flock to his L.A. auto shop, Hotwired, for a shot at going head-to-head with the man himself...
  • Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford

    Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The classic coming-of-age story set during World War II about the enduring spirit of youth and the values in life that count...
  • Submission and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Submission and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cali MacKay... Hadley Moore is ready to start a new life now that her drawn out divorce has finally gone through, and what better way to celebrate than to hook up with the gorgeous guy who just saved her from a drunken jerk...
  • Inner Core by Sigal Ehrlich

    Inner Core by Sigal Ehrlich

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Hayley makes a resolution to take back the control over her life, and declare their relationship R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until Daniel decides to prove her wrong and get her back. Together, Hayley and Daniel seem to have it all...
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