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F*ck Marriage by Tarryn Fisher
Two years ago, Billie Tarrow's husband left her for another woman. Shamed and divorced, Billie retreated to her family home in Port Townsend, far from her old life in New York. After a near-death encounter, Billie decides to return to the city that took everything from her. But sometimes in the midst of heartache, hope suffocates the pain... -
Always Yours by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRehearsals, leotards, and textbooks—that was my life. Dancing is all I’ve ever known, but when Liam’s problems turn everything upside down, I’m thrust into a world I know nothing about. Secrets and betrayal changed the man I’ve fallen for and he isn’t who I thought he was. Regardless, Liam is all I’ve ever wanted and though I’m struggling with my emotions, deep down I’d do anything for him... -
Something in the Way: A Love Saga by Jessica Hawkins
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"A tale of forbidden love in epic proportion...Brilliant"— New York Times Bestselling Author Corinne MichaelsIt was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents' house. Under the sweat and dirt, Manning Sutter was as handsome as the sun was bright. He was older, darker, experienced. I had never even been kissed...Categorized as:
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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... -
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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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Burning Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer... -
Straight Up by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new standalone in the Twisted Fox Series.Book 3, Straight Up: (Lincoln and Cassidy's story)... -
Kiwi Sin by Rosalind James
If it’s better to marry than to burn, I was in trouble. When you walk out of a cult with a driving license and the clothes on your back, you can face some challenges... -
Always Mine by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCollege parties, beer, and one-night stands—that was my life. Now, I hunt down criminals, ethically or not, but if no one’s asking, then I’m not telling. Drinking and women are still included, though I can’t seem to forget the girl who almost gave me her virginity. She would’ve until I realized she was too young, and I wasn’t looking to get thrown into jail... -
Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…...Categorized as:
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Love to Tempt You by J. Saman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOur band's stunning, untouched new assistant was completely off-limits. But that didn't stop me.A car crash. A fake story at the hospital. She warned me when I dragged her from the nightmare that was her life that she could very well destroy mine. I didn't listen. I didn't care.I brought her into my home. Into my life. Gave her a job. My Pandora... -
Forever Love: A Duet by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn emotional, angsty, new adult romance duet from USA Today & WSJ bestselling author Siobhan Davis. Over 700 pages of binge-worthy romance. Each book focuses on a new couple and ends with an HEA. When Forever Changes GabbyLooking back, I should have seen the signs. Perhaps I did, but I subconsciously chose to ignore them...Categorized as:
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Interception by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I wanted was a second chance. Chase was still my every fantasy ten years after we broke up. He stepped back into my life the same night Gavin, once my closest friend, confessed his deep-rooted feelings and kissed me like I’d never been kissed... -
The Left Side of Perfect by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Perfect Duet is a FRIENDS to LOVERS contemporary romance with one epic twist that will leave you breathless and emotionally SATISFIED! Bestselling author, Meghan Quinn will have you on the edge of your seat, saying OH MY GOD what just happened in this epic, heart-felt and beautifully written romance. For better or for worse,'til death do us part . .Categorized as:
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Britches Get Stitches by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBe brave. Be strong. Be badass. After a two-year struggle to conceive ends with her husband getting another woman pregnant, Grace “Britches Get Stitches” Evans is taking out her frustrations on the roller derby track. Full-contact violence and absolutely no cheating men? Best divorce-support group ever... -
Just an Illusion - Side A by D. Kelly, Regina Wamba
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night changed her life… Bestselling author Amelia Greyson has grown up in the music industry and isn’t the slightest bit fazed by fame or celebrities. However, when she attends a Bastards and Dangerous concert with her best friend Belle, her world shifts on its axis. Double trouble… Sawyer and Noah Weston are the front men of BAD. They’re fraternal twins and sexy as sin... -
Undeniably Yours by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“You’re passionate nature matches mine. Your promise reflects my own. If something was to happen, it’s comforting to know that your dead heart will be intertwined with my lifeless own.” I vowed with ferocity. “My heart for yours, Emma.” ~Blasphemous Falling. Losing. Risking. Everything. ALL for one woman... -
Breathe You: Breathe Me Duet by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsValentina Rossi.She was our first and only love—our f*cking everything.She was also the one who tore us apart and crushed our hearts into a pulp. After all these years, we three are still desperately trying to fix the mess she made of us. Even if that meant pretending she was just a childish memory, pushed to the confinements of our mind, just so we could survive without her.But now she’s back...Categorized as:
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My Kind of Love: a Military Romance by Nikki Ash
MicaelaOnce upon a time, a boy and a girl met and fell in love…That’s the way my love story began, but unlike the fairy tale, it ended with me standing in the cemetery,watching my prince get lowered into the ground, along with all our dreams.Now he’s gone and I’m lost.Until an impromptu trip to my family’s beach house has me spending time with Ryan... -
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... -
Part of Me by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFishing for the TruthSeasiders,News on the docks is Sutton Bradley may be adding new stock to her little boutique store, Coastal Chic, on the square. Now, I can neither confirm nor deny that it is sexy lingerie, but seeing as Ms. Bradley has been seen on more than one occasion in the company of Brody Wilson, who, let me remind you, was voted as the catch of the season...Categorized as:
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Stay Over by Kaylee Ryan
BrooksOverhearing my cousin’s best friend confessing that she’s never been satisfied wasn’t my fault… but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn’t stop us from becoming friends… with benefits. Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I’m the one left wanting more... -
Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI made a deal. One year of my life pretending to be a rich aristocrat in exchange for ten million pounds. Enough money to start over somewhere new. Enough money to disappear forever. It sounded simple, but being Kerrigan Belmond is more dangerous than I expected. Her world isn’t as perfect behind closed doors as it is on paper... -
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Knight by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShane “Knight” Ballard knew the blonde beauty he saw on the courthouse steps was meant to be his. But with danger looming, the time wasn’t right to claim her. Not when it could put her safety at risk.What Knight didn’t know was that Kiara Timkins was already smack-dab in the middle of it all... -
Sylvie by K. Langston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBroken. Shattered. DestroyedWill she ever find a way to overcome the guilt? The anger. The pain. Healing seems impossible. Moving on... Unbearable. Until him. He's the only one who can save her. But it comes with a heavy price... -
Intermission by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m in love with two men. I’m torn and need to choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other. I want them both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything... -
Bray by Effy Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sutton Boys - those three words bring a smile to the faces of females of all ages in the small town of Malroy, Alabama. Five brothers who help their momma run their farm during the work week, while seeing how many women they can sweet talk out of their panties on the weekends... -
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... -
Fixated on You by Pamela Ann
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEmma Anderson’s career was thriving. Her personal life too—but she knew—it was all a ticking time bomb until everything blows up. What happens then? Even if he’s relationship with Emma was going great, Bass Cole still had a long way to go to make amends after the grief he’d caused Emma last year. No matter what the future held for them, he knew one thing—Emma owned his heart... -
The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratings** DON'T MISS THE REDUCED $2.99 INTRO PRICE! ** Katharine Firestone is a bit of a mess. Between an acting career that’s never quite made lift-off to stardom, a pathetic love life of online-dating-app losers, and a maxed-out balance on every one of her credit cards, things can’t get much worse...Categorized as:
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Flames and Flowers by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlames and FlowersFlames and Flowers is a friend-to-lovers/ forbidden love/ MMF romance novella, featuring Matt Brohmer, Ash Player and Daniela Vola.It is meant to be read at the end of the player series, after Lovely Madness (Players #4)... -
Flames and Flowers by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlames and FlowersFlames and Flowers is a friend-to-lovers/ forbidden love/ MMF romance novella, featuring Matt Brohmer, Ash Player and Daniela Vola.It is meant to be read at the end of the player series, after Lovely Madness (Players #4)... -
What's Left of Me by Hannah Bird
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the actions of one man have marked who you became, how do you get back to who you were?It’s a question Zoey Allen has been avoiding for the better part of a decade.The world sees her as a vivacious, take-no-shit businesswoman, and she’s nearly managed to convince herself it’s enough... -
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Just Roommates by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I meet Maliki Bridges, I’m eighteen, and he kicks me out of his bar. Two years later, he does it again. He's the town’s hottest bartender. He thinks I’m a spoiled rich girl. I think he has a stick up his ass. Once I’m old enough to drink, we become friends. Nothing more ... Until we become roommates... -
Autumn Night Whiskey by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man loved me when I didn’t even like myself. The town whispered that we were star crossed lovers… among other things. He was my first love, but so out of reach with where fate had taken me. With a little girl to look after and a past I wished I didn’t have, things were never going to be easy when it came to my life in this small town. Let alone my love life... -
Royal Watch by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere are many stories about regular girls meeting a prince, falling in love, and living happily ever after…blah, blah, blah.This is not that story.As a lowly Baron’s daughter, I sit on the outskirts of the noble circle, watching the royal family from afar. Exactly where I’d rather be... -
My Favorite Souvenir by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland
From New York Times New Bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland comes a new, sexy standalone novel.My planned trip for two unexpectedly turned into a trip for one. Rather than let my breakup get me down, I packed my bags and decided a week at a luxury resort was just what I needed...Categorized as:
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A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPromises. We all make them. Sometimes we break them. But what happens when the promise you break haunts your dreams, when that moment of betrayal echoes within every last beat of your heart? Love. Love is passionate, painful, and all consuming in the most brutal yet beautiful way... -
Does He Know? by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding five best friends who co-own a tattoo studio. "Does He Know?" is an age gap, brother's best friend, small town romance.EmersonIt’s not like I planned to fall for my older brother’s best friend.It just happened... -
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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Where the Little Birds Go by B. Celeste
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHigh school heartbreak turned Hollywood affair. Read the exclusive here: When bestselling author Kinley Thomas gets the deal of a lifetime to see her book turned into a movie, the last person she expects to be cast as the leading role is Corbin Callum. After years of living the dreams that tore them apart, Hollywood will soon force them back together... -
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... -
Perfectly Broken by Maegan Abel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZane Tishler moved in with his brother after his nightmare divorce to find that his brother had taken in a “stray”, a punk chick with a bad attitude. Liliosa Cortez found a place to start over in a city built for hiding. But when her roommate’s brother moved in she pegged him for a pretty boy with enough baggage to fill a semi and major hostility toward women... -
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Into the Tomorrows by Whitney Barbetti
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was born in sadness, which was just the beginning of a solemn and desolate life. I'm no stranger to pain—none of us are. The night I held my best friend's hand as she died, I understood true agony. And I never thought I'd feel happiness again. But that was so long ago.. -
Torn Between Two: The Torn Duet by Mia Kayla
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI believe in fairy tales — the kind where a knight in shining armor sweeps me off my feet. Coming from a broken home, fairy tales housed the hope I clung to. Never in my life did I imagine two knights coming into my life— two knights that wore very different armor. A rockstar versus a lawyer. Fast and furious versus deliberate and calculated... -
In This Life by Christine Brae
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLovers don’t finally meet somewhere, They’re in each other all along. RUMI It starts out so simply. Anna runs away to Thailand, drags her best friend Dante with her and spends a few weeks away, taking on other people’s problems while getting away from her own... -
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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Cupids Anonymous by Lila Monroe, Joe Arden
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPeople around the world are raving over USA Today bestselling author Lila Monroe's hilarious romantic comedies. Now fall in love with her brand new sizzling standalone - perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren!Rule number one: Don't get hit by your own arrow....I'm a professional Cyrano - minus the honking great nose...Categorized as:
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Secrets at Sunset: Forbidden Romance Novella by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsReed Robicheaux is not prepared for his best friend’s little sister to show up on his porch wanting a secret favor. A favor that could make her whole family hate him. But Reed could never deny Anna Hebert anything because of his own secret crush on her.When Reed agrees to help her kickstart her dream career, Anna offers housekeeping help in exchange for his manual labor...
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