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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever... -
Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
The Devil is in the details . . . Cletus Byron Winston wishes to marry Jennifer Anne Donner-Sylvester (aka The Banana Cake Queen) posthaste! He’s spent the last year wanting nothing more than for the celebrations to be brief, libations flowing, and BYOB (bring your own blueberries)... -
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez
A brilliant and touching romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of The Friend Zone and The Happy Ever After Playlist.Vanessa lives life on her own terms — one day at a time, every day to its fullest. She isn’t willing to waste a moment or miss out on an experience when she has no idea whether she shares the same fatal genetic condition as her mother...Categorized as:
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Always With You (The Connor Family) by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve always relished being a man of mystery. My LA hotel empire is public, but my private life as plain old Reid Davenport stays that way. Right up until it doesn’t, and the tabloids threaten not just my privacy, but that of my family. I’d do anything to protect them from the limelight... -
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Resolution by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke comes a workplace romance between a grumpy, alpha architect and his new client—who just so happens to have the blueprint to bring him to his knees. Romance is not in Wade Mason’s portfolio. This is tragic...Categorized as:
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Tangled Twosome by Meghan Quinn
Racer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he’s been rude, irritable, and unbearable. And worse? He's broke. A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell...Categorized as:
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The Mistletoe Kisser: A Small Town Love Story by Lucy Score
Ryan Sosa, grumpy former corporate accountant, has had it up to here with surprises. He didn’t see getting fired coming. And he certainly didn’t anticipate flying across the country to the world’s hippie-est, happiest, most annoying town to save his great-uncle from some mysterious emergency...Categorized as:
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Knockout by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt wasn’t fair that the man I hated with a passion was so freaking gorgeous.Things in Layla Fox’s life were going great. She had a fantastic job, amazing friends, and a killer apartment. There was just one tiny glitch in all that perfect. Her upstairs neighbor was the very definition of tall, dark, and handsome . . . and she hated the man with every cell in her body... -
Suit by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"Since when are you into guys in ties? You only like guys who look like they rob guys in ties. At gunpoint."It was true. By 2003, my type had been well-established. There might as well have been a giant sign on my heart that said, "Good Guys Need Not Apply."Which is exactly why I had to friend-zone Ken Easton... -
Otterly Irresistible by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a smoking hot, but grouchy vet meets a sunny and sassy optimist? An opposites attract, grumpy boss, small town romance that's otterly irresistible. Broody wildlife veterinarian Griffin Foster is done. Done trying to save the world. Done getting attached... -
The Lie by Karla Sorensen
Rule number 1 for the team owner’s daughter? Don’t date the players. Especially not hotheaded tight ends with tattoos and impulse control problems. That’s why Dominic Walker is completely off my radar. Sort of. Babysitting the team troublemaker when he’s forced to volunteer for the foundation where I work means I can’t exactly avoid him. I wish I had though...Categorized as:
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Your Christmas Love (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSienna Hensley loves everything about the Christmas season, from hanging decorations to the cozy get-togethers with her family. Despite being part of the well-known Bennett family, Sienna is determined to first gather experience before joining their business. Her job at Statham department store is perfect for that. But her new boss, Winston, is going to be a slight problem... -
Dangerous Fling: A Rock Star Romance by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's her rock star crush, her go-to fantasy, and he's offering to make all her dreams come true... Rock star Malcolm Strong is used to being in control. Of the band. Of his feelings. Of the woman he has tied to his bed. He never gets close enough to get hurt. He never wants to. Until Lacey. The sassy brunette is working on the band's latest music video... -
The Devil's Angels MC: Book 5 - Cash by Lola Wright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLiviBeing a female in a male-dominated career can be daunting, but I refuse to allow others’ attitudes to deter me. I always try to be professional, compassionate and non-judgmental. Through hard work, I have earned respect within my department. Wearing a badge and uniform, I’ve seen the best and worst of humanity... -
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One Day Fiance by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m Poppy Woodstock.Romance author and wholehearted believer in Happily Ever Afters.A terminal case of writer’s block should be my biggest worry. Then I crash into him—literally—and fall into the most gorgeous pair of blue eyes I’ve ever seen. Connor Bradley.Thief, rebel… and my new neighbor.One slip with the bad boy next door, and my life becomes stranger than any fiction I could ever write... -
Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley
This roommate thing was a terrible idea. Kendra is a messy-haired, pajama-pants-wearing little ball of sass. The first thing she does is try to make friends with my random from the night before—giving her all sorts of bad ideas. I don’t date. I don’t use words like girlfriend, or I’ll text you later. F*ck that. Relationships aren’t for me... -
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo enemies. One bed. What could possibly go wrong? Our new general manager is the most difficult man on the planet. The night before Drake begins working at my family's hotel, he finds me in the bar, trying to get rid of a boring date. But the guy won’t take even a not-so-subtle hint. Then Drake surprises me and comes to our table, but only to reprimand ME about dating in our workplace...Categorized as:
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The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOliver is my best friend's older brother. He's brooding, bossy, and painfully off limits. But all rules are off when I move in as his new roommate. When I need a place to crash, I go straight to the guy I know best. My best friend's older brother, Oliver. Who's right in the middle of enjoying his alone time. No big deal, right? It's not like I'm going to die of embarrassment... -
The Sheriff's Woman by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe had his eye on her for years. But she was married. Now she’s not. He’s all in. Rachel Cameron prefers to lick her wounds and protect her children from gossip and shame in isolation on a small homestead in the Ozark Mountains. But life-long bachelor and ex-Marine Sheriff Garrett Stark has other ideas... -
My (Mostly) Fake Wedding: A Fake Marriage Romantic Comedy (My (Mostly) Funny Romance Series Book 2) by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe first rule about a casual hookup is to have an exit plan.No strings. No attachments. Get in, get out—euphemism intended.The lesser known second rule?Make sure your casual hookup isn’t about to become your wedding planner.Yeah. Long story.The wedding was going to be a fake. The only catch was nobody could know. Not even my wedding planner... -
Butterfly in Amber by Camilla Monk
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's waiting for you... Under a blanket of snow, surrounded by dark woods and a frozen sea, lies an ogre's castle. There lives a little princess, trapped in the maze of her own mind. On a battlefield where the past meets the present stand a fairy godmother and a pirate, an old ice cream man and a knight in shining clean armor.. -
The Billionaire and the Runaway Bride by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho knew the biggest drama in my life wouldn’t be from a wedding I'm trying my best to avoid--my own!Running away to L.A. was supposed to end all the drama in my life. Find an apartment, get a job, show my rich family I don't need their money...until I end up as the assistant to the world's Number One underwear model...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire and the Runaway Bride by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho knew the biggest drama in my life wouldn’t be from a wedding I'm trying my best to avoid--my own!Running away to L.A. was supposed to end all the drama in my life. Find an apartment, get a job, show my rich family I don't need their money...until I end up as the assistant to the world's Number One underwear model...Categorized as:
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The Worst Best Friend by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hilariously uplifting standalone romance where two jaded friends next door bring their lost hearts home.It's all sunshine and butterflies until your brother's best friend dropkicks your heart.I knew I had it coming with Weston McKnight.The Adonis next door. The fever crush. The always protector...Categorized as:
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Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
Pretty Little Mess by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFalling for her grumpy mountain man boss was not part of this sunshiney hot mess's plans for Galentine's Day.CordeliaWelcome to Winthrop, WA. Population: Screwed.When I answered Deacon Cromwell's ad for an assistant, roughing it with a mountain man was not what I had in mind.But I'll give anything a shot. Just so long as it doesn't shoot back.When my grumpy new boss finds out he hired...well, me...Categorized as:
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The Price Of Scandal by Lucy Score
“I’m the fixer your board hired to clean up your mess.” “So you show up here, break into my house, and take a bath?” Emily Stanton’s perfect life just became a disaster. She has a trust fund brother looking for a handout, a father who is more board member than dad, and a mother who thinks she should give up on this whole billionaire CEO thing and meet a man with a pre-nup and a yacht... -
Crank by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCrank is a standalone romance in a new small town, blue-collar series from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. Join readers everywhere as they fall in love with the delicious Gibson Boys. This is one mistake Sienna Landry can’t buy her way out of...Categorized as:
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Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone
Sometimes you get a second chance at a first impressionMary Trace is bright, bubbly and back in the dating pool in her midthirties. All of her closest friends are in love, and she refuses to miss out on romance. So when a regular customer at her trendy Brooklyn boutique wants to set Mary up on a blind date with her son, she gives a hesitant yes... -
A Little Christmas Spirit: A Novel by Sheila Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a Sheila Roberts story . . . a heartwarming confection that's as sweet as a sugarplum, and as deeply moving as snowfall.” —Susan WiggsThe best Christmas gifts—family, friendship and second chances—are all waiting to be unwrapped in this sparkling new novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts... -
Protecting Rebel by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturn to the action-packed USA Today bestselling Red Stone Security series with another red-hot book!They’ve been friends since they were kids…Musical superstar Rebel doesn’t have many people in her life she trusts. The majority have always wanted something from her; fame, money, influence. She’s learned to keep her protective walls high, but it’s made having a real life impossible... -
Drawn into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a flirty romantic comedy of big love and second chances. Courtney Williams wanted forever. She got six years of empty promises, a divorce, and a well-deserved settlement that’s paid her way to Manhattan...Categorized as:
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But He's My Grumpy Neighbor: A Cozy Romantic Comedy by Annah Conwell
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not stalking if he’s your hot neighbor… right? At least, that’s what I tell myself when Adrian Carter moves in next door. His scowl should make me want to run in the other direction, but when I catch him smothering a smile around me, it makes me want to get to know him more... -
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My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe rocked her world. She wrecked his. Now their worlds are colliding again. Expensive schools and etiquette classes never prepared Shelby Duchane for Ryder Prescott. He taught her more about life in his hay field classroom beneath a blanket of stars than anyone... -
Shopping for a Billionaire's Honeymoon by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe is addicted to his phone and his new role as CEO. I’m addicted to getting some on my own honeymoon. One of these things is not like the other. I am pretty sure a serial killer’s lair is the only place in the world where I could stash my new husband so he can’t manage the acquisition of our new company. And that seems a little drastic. But only a little.. -
Wicked in Winter by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone needs a fresh start sometime. For Gretel Morrison, that time is now, and the place is tiny, snowbound Lost Harbor, Alaska. It’s about time she learned how to rely on herself instead of her wealthy, controlling family. If she can survive the winter here, she can survive anything—although maybe not the lethally sexy and attractive next-door neighbor, Zander Ross... -
Mistle Text: 'Twas the Text Before Christmas ... by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers
Twas the text before Christmas… Twenty-eight-year-old Holly Snow is the only mother her four-year-old niece remembers. Three years earlier, when her sister and brother-in-law were killed, Holly’s dream of becoming an international flight attendant was put on hold so she could be home for baby Faith... -
Suddenly Engaged by Julia London
Single mother Kyra Kokinos spends her days waiting tables, her nights working on her real estate license, and every spare moment with her precocious six-year-old daughter, Ruby—especially when Ruby won’t stop pestering their grumpy next-door neighbor. At first glance, Dax Bishop seems like the kind of gruff, solitary guy who’d be unlikely to offer a cup of sugar, let alone a marriage proposal... -
My Unexpected Surprise by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI never thought of myself as dad material.Until my one-night stand showed up in my small Alaskan town five months pregnant.But I don’t shy away from responsibility. First, because I’m a Greene and not to boast but we’re kind of a big deal in Sunrise Bay. Second, I’m the Sheriff... -
The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHow do you date your best friend's sister? Easy. Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of you closer. Step two: Go on date with lots of random women, proceed to get stupid drunk and talk about your best friend's sister, thus gaining the courage to finally make a move. Step three: Randomly show up at her apartment and confess your love...Categorized as:
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Pulling Doubles by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll Devyn wants – besides a tall, fine husband and eventually a few babies to fulfill her “about to turn thirty, running out of time, cute black family” dreams – is to finish her yearlong internship at University Hospital... -
Convincing Cara by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCara McCord had a new lease on life. After hearing the news that she was cancer free, the Texas beauty was ready to move forward and live life to the fullest…starting with losing her virginity. There was only one problem, though—the gorgeous blonde’s heart beat for one cowboy alone, and he was someone she knew she could never have... -
Anyone But the Boss by Sara L. Hudson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when a handsome but stuffy, old-money bachelor with no people skills spends a night in Las Vegas with a shy marketing exec in the midst of a quarter-life crisis?A black-eye in the shape of a dildo for starters.Thomas Moore is known for being a grump with a condescending attitude and no sense of humor...Categorized as:
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Trust Fund: A Survival of the Richest Prologue by Skye Warren
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom a NYT bestselling author comes a new story of love and money...My story starts with a plunge into the cold water of Manhattan's harbor. A strong hand hauls me back onto the deck of the luxury yacht.Christopher was supposed to be my enemy.Instead he protects me with fierce determination...until the end... -
Single Dad on Top: A Baby and Clueless Billionaire Romantic Comedy by JJ Knight
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new single dad romantic comedy from the author of the USA Today bestselling single dad series Fight for Her I'm always on top. My penthouse. My corporate office above Manhattan. And, of course, the women in my life. Actually, I might choose any position. But make no mistake. I choose. I control. My life is mine... -
My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBoss babe. Ice Queen.That’s what they call me at the office.But there’s one man who has secretly melted me for years.Kaede McWarren.The only problem? He’s my big brother’s best friend.But when he asks me to play his fiancée to seal a business deal?Oh, I’m taking this gift horse and riding it while I can...Categorized as:
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Temptress by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho knew the grumpy single dad next door would turn out to be The One?As Sloane Chambers stood at her window and creeped on the new guy moving in next door, she was immediately drawn to the tattoos, muscles, and the way his jeans hugged his perfect . . . frame. But when she caught him hacking up her rose bushes with a chain saw, the battle was on... -
Merry Christmas, Baby by Jill Shalvis
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis brings you a heartwarming tale that could only happen in Lucky Harbor . . . SEASON'S KISSES Wild child Chloe Thompson can't believe how much things have changed. She still can't get enough of her sexy husband Sawyer, but he seems to prefer working to thinking about impending fatherhood... -
This Much is True by Tia Louise
A smart and sexy romance about a grumpy single dad on a mission of revenge, and the girl he can’t leave behind by USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise. Hope I blame the alcohol.I lost my restaurant business, was forced to sell my dad’s cherished 1967 Chevy Impala, and I got a little drunk...Categorized as:
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