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  • Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada

    Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The office romance between the quiet and sweet accountant Asako, who's spent her life ashamed of how much she sweats, and rising star of the bath and toiletry world Kotaro got off to a fast and steamy start! Kotaro's status at the company has made her wary of revealing their relationship to their colleagues at Liliadrop, and she's stumbled into the discovery that Kotaro has been mentoring an...
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    new adult  office  contemporary  humor
  • Tangled Twosome by Meghan Quinn

    Tangled Twosome by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    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...
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  • Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates

    Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Every girl dreams about meeting her celebrity crush–Running into them on the street and snapping a selfie. Maybe even being saved like a gorgeous damsel and having said celebrity crush sweep her off of her feet. Me personally? Let’s just say that me and the Hemsworth boys have had our fair share of imaginary meet-cutes.I’m not picky. I’d take any of them...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders...
  • Damaged Grump by Nicole Snow

    Damaged Grump by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hysterical office romance where the grumpiest boss claims the good girl and loses his scorched heart.Our meet cute was one big sip of ugly.He pushed my hell-no buttons, wearing an indestructible smirk.I offended his warped morals in front of his starry-eyed minions.Then I got my sweet reward for doing the right thing...
  • Needing Him by Kennedy Fox

    Needing Him by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Introducing book 2 in the Bishop Brothers series! A steamy new southern romance series by USA Today Bestselling author duo, Kennedy Fox! Evan Bishop is your typical hotshot doctor. Hardass, brooding, and all business. Instead of working on the family ranch, Evan broke the mold and became an ER doctor...
  • I Need You To Hate Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Hate Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An alternative cover edition can be found here. A passionate and enthralling college romance. Two damaged souls on a path to obliteration. When they collide, will they heal each other, or are they damaged beyond repair?What’s worse than losing someone you love? Blaming yourself for their death. Two years after a devastating accident, Calla is still full of guilt...
  • Liar, Liar, Hearts on Fire by Pippa Grant

    Liar, Liar, Hearts on Fire by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The lies will come back to bite you every time...Never borrow pants from your brother. Especially if he’s a size smaller than you are, because all that pressure in the junk will short-circuit your brain.And you’ll lie to a woman in a club about your real name.Leave her unsatisfied after making out in a bathroom.Then find out that she’s the one thing standing in the way of your dreams...
  • For Her Benefit by Nana Malone

    For Her Benefit by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Tonight, I risk it all. My fortune.My freedom.My love.My so-called brothers in oath have betrayed me. Perhaps they forgot how many of their secrets I’ve been keeping.Tonight, vengeance is mine.But when it comes to heisting a priceless diamond there is no simple plan. There will be blood. After all, there is no such thing as a bloodless coup.I’m not the only one risking it all...
  • Nailed by Cora Brent

    Nailed by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A scorching ‘enemies to lovers’ office romance proves hazardous in this new stand-alone from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Cora Brent. The good news: Audrey Gordon has just received a dream assignment managing one of the city’s largest construction projects. The bad news: She’ll be teamed up with cocky office rival and former lover Jason Roma...
  • Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken’s scorching series, revenge is a justified pleasure… Isla made one teeny little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. Jessie freakin’ Beckett. But there’s no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away...
  • The Anti-Heroes Collection: Three Full-Length, Enemies-to-Lovers Romances by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    The Anti-Heroes Collection: Three Full-Length, Enemies-to-Lovers Romances by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling authors L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington, and Ava Harrison comes a collection of three full-length standalone romances, featuring filthy anti-heroes and the sassy women who tame them. Includes never-before-seen bonus epilogues!Shattered Dynasty by Ava HarrisonTrent Aldridge is the devil.Rich. Arrogant. Sinfully handsome.He holds my inheritance in his hands...
  • How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor

    How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How is it possible for the chemistry between two chefs to be hotter than a ghost pepper yet colder than liquid nitrogen?When THE Tatum Elliott shows up to run the catering kitchen at my family’s farm and event center, I don’t trust her anymore than I did back in culinary school.But like it or not, she’s here. On my territory. My turf...
  • A Co-Worker's Crush by Piper Rayne

    A Co-Worker's Crush by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It took me a long time to realize I shouldn’t date the women I work with. It cost me three tattoo guns, a job, five motorcycle tires, and I’m not even counting the t-shirts I never got back. It feels different with Frankie but she comes with a little daughter and a crap load of other baggage. I’m not the guy you take home to your parents, let alone your child...
  • The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m Luciana Wright. Everyone calls me Lucky, but when it comes to love, I’m anything but. I have a long history of dating the wrong men. You know the ones I’m talking about. The beautiful, charming guys who are quite literally too good to be true. The ones who are impulsive in love and prefer short flings over long-term relationships. I’m talking about the jerks...
  • Flirting with the Rock Star Next Door by Nadia Lee

    Flirting with the Rock Star Next Door by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "The obnoxious drummer neighbor I reported for noise pollution? Turns out he’s the biggest rock star in the country! Oops."I write romance because true love doesn’t happen in real life. My parents’ marriage and a string of failed relationships have taught me that.Then Killian Axelrod moves in next door. He’s a rock star, and hot as hell. Wicked blue eyes. A body made for sin. Cocky attitude...
  • Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    #1 New York Times  bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chicago Stars series where a successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes...
  • That First Date by Jenn McMahon

    That First Date by Jenn McMahon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My new boss has lost his mind.Marc Ford is everything that I’m not. He wants a long term relationship that leads to marriage and a house full of kids, but I want nothing to do with being tied down to someone. In fact, I have never been in a relationship in my life...
  • The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kai's life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from the tragic memories of her past. Audition, dance, paycheck, repeat. It's a broken record, but it's what keeps her world spinning...
  • Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    **Release day special 99 cent, jumps to $3.99 after 24 hours** Steal, the follow-up standalone rockstar romance to the #1NYT Bestseller Keep… It's easy to lose yourself in someone you love...
  • Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "He thought I was his muse. Turned out, he was mine too."Maggie Stevens is done feeling objectified.After spending her entire life in the spotlight and climbing the high fashion ranks as a model in LA, she’s willing to leave it all behind for a fresh start. Moving to Seattle seems like the perfect solution.A clean slate.New adventures.Endless opportunities.All is going according to plan...
  • Doctorshipped: A Small Town, Grumpy-Sunshine, Single Dad Romcom by Savannah Scott

    Doctorshipped: A Small Town, Grumpy-Sunshine, Single Dad Romcom by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m the absolute last remaining single woman in the entire town of Bordeaux.Okay, maybe not the very last.Just the last one with all her teeth, natural hair color, and the ability to remember where I set my keys.I decided years ago that I’m going to remain single until my dying day.I’ll infuse a new, hip meaning into the term “old cat lady.”I don’t need a man...
  • Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Reputation by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Coy Mason is a jerk.If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door...
  • Hold Me Today by Maria Luis

    Hold Me Today by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rock bottom has never felt so good. At least, that’s what I tell myself when I bargain with the enemy and score a renovation for my hair salon. The enemy? Nick Stamos, my best friend’s older brother. He’s got a body and face the Greek gods would envy but his personality needs a major overhaul. He’s surly. A rule-follower...
  • #1 Rival by T. Gephart

    #1 Rival by T. Gephart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lauren Harper wanted four things. Respect. Success. Happiness. And to annihilate Roman Pierce. Sure, he was a smooth, smart and sexy attorney who made the senior partners at their law firm cream their pants. But he was also an annoying cocky jerk who she’d been competing with since they had both been hired over a year ago...
  • Falling for the Playboy by Kennedy Fox

    Falling for the Playboy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.  That should’ve been enough for me to call in sick that day...
  • Just Might Work by Katia Rose

    Just Might Work by Katia Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dane Marner’s aunt is obsessed with soul mates.As a self-proclaimed ‘cosmically guided matchmaker,’ she’s played every card in the deck trying to set Dane up with the perfect match she’s found.The problem? The ‘perfect’ match is Evangeline Hudson. Dane and Evangeline rent rooms in Dane’s eccentric aunt’s house, but that’s where their similarities end...
  • Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Cocky Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "I drowned in this story. In these words, and in this world. A five star read from the very first page." - Amo Jones, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Elite Kings Club Series He's a bastard in Burberry. Decker Collins knows how to do one thing--win. When his billion-dollar law practice moves to merge with a firm out of Dallas, she shows up to oversee the transition...
  • Funny Business by Kayley Loring

    Funny Business by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A single dad, a model, and a comedian walk into a bar… They’re all Owen Brodie. It’s only funny if you aren’t the hilarious struggling comedian who has been hired to be his son’s nanny for the stand-up tour.Dear Ms. Hogan,I’m emailing to offer you the job as my son’s nanny because Sam had a temper tantrum when I told him I can’t hire you to come on my stand-up tour with us...
  • Speak From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Speak From The Heart: a small town romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a small town, single father becomes enemies with the new girl in town, it’s either keep fighting her or give in to what his heart wants most.Emily Post isn’t staying. Back at her grandmother’s summer home, she’s only in Elk Lake City for a visit which can’t end soon enough. Especially when she can’t seem to get away from one grumpy repairman who shows up everywhere...
  • Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox

    Make Me Crazy by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.Being an author’s assistant comes with its perks but when Maverick Kingston barges into my life and becomes my responsibility, he’s more than I can handle...
  • Chasing Romeo by Sarah Ready

    Chasing Romeo by Sarah Ready

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A laugh out loud, soul mate chasing rom com romp, Sarah Ready’s Chasing Romeo is a perfect feel-good novel about finding love where you least expect it.Chloe Daniels is a starry-eyed romantic who believes in true love, soul mates and happily ever afters. So when a psychic predicts the identity of her soul mate Chloe will do anything to find him.But there’s a tiny problem...
  • Trouble with the CEO: An Office Romance by Iona Rose

    Trouble with the CEO: An Office Romance by Iona Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AvaWe were celebrating graduating from Uni and for once I really let my hair down. There was sambuca shots, lots of them, loud music, and wild dancing. Then I spotted him. A hot hunk on his own. I did something I never imagined I would. I made it clear I wanted him and well you can guess the rest... yes, amazing. He was an eleven out of ten. Unfortunately, the morning after didn't go so well...
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    new adult  office  contemporary  humor
  • Boss to the Rescue by Janie Grey

    Boss to the Rescue by Janie Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That time you need to make a brilliant first impression for a competitive internship, but accidentally arrive late and with an armful of soggy kittens…only to find that your new boss, Ed Malden - who needs to adore the crap out of you if you’re to secure your dream job - is not only one of New Zealand’s hottest billionaire heartthrobs, but he is *majorly* allergic to cats.The sneezing begins...
  • Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas

    Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dear God, Can I please return her?I know I asked for a hot, amazing woman to shake things up, but this is not what I had in mind. Not even close.Sure, she has mesmerizing eyes that hypnotize me, killer legs, wild hair –Ugh.Anyway, Reagan and I are polar opposites.First of all – she is New York, I am small-town Harmon Valley.She is also bossy, career-obsessed, and oh, a royal pain in my ass...
  • Resisting the Bosshole: A friends to lovers RomCom by Kristin MacQueen

    Resisting the Bosshole: A friends to lovers RomCom by Kristin MacQueen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What's more embarrassing than asking a man whore for help getting a boyfriend?Falling in love with said whore and knowing your feelings will never be returned.I'm a disaster when it comes to men. I don't know how to flirt and I've never been kissed. All I want is for Prince Charming to come into my life...
  • Love Inn Books by Erin Branscom

    Love Inn Books by Erin Branscom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He doesn’t believe in love.She’s a romantic at heart.He’s her sworn enemy…and her new boss.Preston Steele is a buttoned up, Ivy League lawyer from an affluent prominent Boston family.He ditches the city life and moves to small town Freedom Valley to start over where he finally feels like he belongs.His new friends think he could use some fun and love in his life...
  • Boss Me Around: A Bad Dog Novel by Lili Valente

    Boss Me Around: A Bad Dog Novel by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christian McGuire is the last person I should be asking to boss me around in bed. Sure, he's a bonafide Sex God, but he's also my co-worker AND my shiny new brother-in-law. But after a few too many tequila shots one night, I shoot him a text, asking him to be my smut mentor. As soon as I sober up, I'm MORTIFIED, of course...
  • Juicy Pickle: A Deserted Island with the Boss Romantic Comedy by J.J. Knight

    Juicy Pickle: A Deserted Island with the Boss Romantic Comedy by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can you imagine getting stuck alone on a deserted island with the person you hate most in the world? And no end in sight?Well, that’s me. Bailey Johansson, former assistant to the absolute worst boss ever to boss in the boss world. Stranded on a tiny island owned by a cruise line in an abandoned party hut.In a tropical storm.This is not a love story.It’s not a tale of redemption or heroism...
  • Meet me at the Wedding by Georgia Toffolo

    Meet me at the Wedding by Georgia Toffolo

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ‘A swirl of confetti made of joy, romance and just a few tears. Huge fun.’#1 Bestselling author Katie Fforde‘A modern, feisty heroine… Georgia had me rooting for Lily’s happy ever after right from the start...
  • Anyone but the Billionaire by Sara L. Hudson

    Anyone but the Billionaire by Sara L. Hudson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What happens when a New York City playboy, a Southern spitfire, and a hairless cat walk into a coffee shop?Self-made mogul Chase Moore is a charming hound dog with a hairless cat and a family business to save.He was fine being the spare to the heir until the family's billion-dollar business threatens to go belly-up...
  • Puppy Love by Misha Bell, Erin Mallon

    Puppy Love by Misha Bell, Erin Mallon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    LillyAn opportunity to tell off the billionaire whose bank took my childhood home? Yes, please! The greedy, arrogant jerk thinks I’m here to interview for the job of his dog trainer (a.k.a. nanny), but he’s got a big storm coming...
  • Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Our Star-Crossed Kiss by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She’s got two strikes against her.Her name is Erickson and her parents own The Bagel Place.It wasn’t always that way. When we were nine, we were best friends. But then a feud between our dads ripped their successful business apart—and my best friend was ripped away too.Our paths were bound to cross again. Now, both our families are vying for the same spot on a Food Channel’s reality show...
  • Love Hate Relationship by Jessica Prince, Becky Johnson

    Love Hate Relationship by Jessica Prince, Becky Johnson

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    **Love Hate Relationship is a STANDALONE Romantic Comedy that follows characters introduced in Shrinking Violet. It is not necessary to read Shrinking Violet first** People say that sometimes the line between love and hate is thin. What they don’t tell you is that sometimes it’s invisible...
  • Of Octopuses and Men by Misha Bell, Anna Zaires

    Of Octopuses and Men by Misha Bell, Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My grandparents’ grumpy neighbor is as hot as the lethal Florida sun. And like the sun, he’s bad for me. My taste in men is the worst—just ask my ex and his restraining order.What am I doing in Florida with my grandparents, you wonder? Well, my best friend is an octopus, and he needs a bigger tank, so I took a job at an aquarium in the Sunshine State...
  • The Love Rematch by Kay Marie

    The Love Rematch by Kay Marie

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's the new lead of a hit dating show. He's the producer. And seven years ago, they were in love.Let the games begin...Emily Peters spends her days working at her mother's flower shop and her nights working on her startup jewelry business. She has no time for romance, and she's happy that way...
  • Big Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Big Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s kind of a big dill.An enemies-to-lovers, secret boss, gut-splittingly hilarious rom com from USA Today bestselling author J.J. Knight.They call me Big Pickle.It’s not what you think.(Although that’s true too.)I happen to be the oldest Pickle in the family deli business. And we have the best salami.Take that one however you like...
  • The Wicked Prince by Vivian Wood

    The Wicked Prince by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was born to a crown that I don’t want.My name is His Royal Highness Prince Stellan Augustus Løve. I’m big, brawny, and brainy. More importantly, I know that duty and honor come before what I want... but it’s so hard to be perfect. When I meet pretty, pink haired, punk-rock Margot, I make myself a deal. I can have her… but only for one earth shattering night...
  • His Curvy Enemy: Curvy Girl Dating Agency by Piper Sullivan

    His Curvy Enemy: Curvy Girl Dating Agency by Piper Sullivan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Pilgrim, Texas… home of women with curves and the men who can’t get enough of them! Oliver March was a thorn in my side.The man was determined to take down my Matchmaking Agency with his stupid blog.But I wasn’t going down without a fight. I had a proposition for the enemy.I bet the pompous jerk I could find him his perfect woman.It was supposed to be simple...
  • Dancing with the Enemy by Cassie Mint

    Dancing with the Enemy by Cassie Mint

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    He’s my arch nemesis. The bane of my life.And I spend the night in his arms.Jude Jenkins lives for one thing only: driving me up the wall. We work on opposite desks, glaring at each other the whole time. He’s the devil. I wouldn’t trust him to put me out if I was on fire.But our rooftop work party changes everything. When we dance… it feels like coming home.We’re still bickering...
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