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Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale
Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway. Flint Stone is a professional in every way. He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up...Categorized as:
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Delayed Call by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVaughn 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... -
Force of Nature by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA forced proximity and enemies to lovers romance about a tale of online dating that goes from bad to delicious.My name is Logan Carpino, Senior Vice President of Andopolis Global, and my online dating nightmare from hell just humiliated me in front of my entire company.Joke’s on her.She caught my eye. Little does she know, I live my personal life like I do my professional one...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Needing Him by Kennedy Fox
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... -
Liar, Liar, Hearts on Fire by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe 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... -
Unrequited by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy proper southern belle mama might disagree, but I say I was born to be a rebel. From the second I got my hands on a pair of drumsticks, my future was sealed. I never fit in anyway, not with my rocker soul and curves that never take a day off.But what’s a drummer without a band? Oh, that’s right. A cocktail waitress...Categorized as:
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The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score
Davis Gates. Naked. Tossing her a handful of orgasms like he was on a lust-themed parade float. A fifty-year feud. One failed smoke bomb matchmaking scheme. Two enemies turned fake lovers. For the past fifteen years, Eden has worked her ass off to overcome high school. She’s cornered the tourism market in Blue Moon offering visitors a place to stay in her hippie, dippy hometown... -
A Royally Inconvenient Marriage by Pippa Grant
I was not meant to be a queen. But to save my sister, I had to make a bargain with the devil, and that deal comes with a real crown. I always thought Mr. Tall, Dark, and Grumpy was one more pompous, arrogant man who loved to use his fancy accent and posh manners to remind me just how many stations above me he is in life... -
Trey by A.M. Madden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart... -
The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpencer Crane thinks I’m a human tornado.I think he’s a calendar app come to life.While he schedules? I spin-out.When I spontaneously combust? He overcompensates.And this is why convincing my new boss to hire him is a completely brilliant idea.You see, workplace romance is forbidden, but attraction between total opposites like Spencer and me is a non-issue.I repeat: Non. Issue... -
Love on Display: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re sworn enemies. They also happen to be incredibly attracted to one another.After bonding at a half-marathon, rival gym owners Cam and Kailani discover the person they thought could be their soulmate turns out to be the reason their respective businesses are failing... -
Hooked On You by Kate Meader
The steamy Chicago Rebels series returns with this racy and sassy tale of embittered hearts, second chances, and going for the goal—on and off the ice. Violet Vasquez never met her biological father, so learning he left his beloved hockey franchise—the Chicago Rebels—to her is, well, unexpected. Flat broke and close to homeless, Violet is determined to make the most of this sudden opportunity...Categorized as:
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Looking To Score: #UofJ Book 1- An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Looking To ScoreRelease Date: September 9th, 2020@𝗨𝗼𝗳𝗝𝟰𝟭𝟭: 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹?#𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵#𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂.Football God. Ladies Man. Campus Celebrity.Guys want to be me and girls want to bed me.Commitment? What’s that?Then I saw ℎ𝑒𝑟—tiny, gorgeous and oh so…𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘... -
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Hold Me Today by Maria Luis
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRock 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... -
Hitched by Pippa Grant, Lili Valente
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsShe’s the last woman on earth I’d marry….again. Yet here I am. Saying my vows. Again. To save an alpaca. At least, that’s my story. But the truth might be a little more complicated. I didn’t want to let her go the first time. But now I have a second chance to win over my wife. We’re older. Wiser. And hornier. This time, I won’t fail... -
Engaged to the EMT by Piper Rayne
A Sexy FAKE RELATIONSHIP rom com standalone written by a duo of two USA Bestselling Authors Luca Bianco is a jerk. There I said it. He thinks he’s so suave and sexy, walking around in his paramedic uniform stretched out by all his hard muscles and saving lives every day. I swear he thinks every woman in the world would kill for a chance to be with him... -
Another Christmas from Hell: A Contemporary Christmas Romance by R.L. Mathewson
Bryce has been avoiding his brother’s best friend since they were children, but now that she was living across the hall from him, staying away from her was the last thing that he wanted to do in this holiday romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson.He wasn’t in love with her... -
The Shake-Up by Evie Mitchell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAnikaMy milkshakes may bring all the boys to my bar, but that doesn't mean they wanna hang around for dessert.Despite being the perfect woman - attractive, confident and a world class chef - I'm not marriage material. I've resigned myself to that fact. But that doesn't mean I don't want a man in my bed.And Mac? Or should I say, Mac-Daddy? Well, he's just the man I'm looking for.Temporary... -
P.I.T.A. by Brooke Blaine
As one of the most prestigious wedding coordinators in Los Angeles, Paige Iris Traynor-Ashcroft is known for being classy, elegant, and the orchestrator of many happily-ever-afters. But in the words of Paige herself: “What a crock of shiitake.” Known affectionately (or not) as P.I.T.A. to those closest to her, she’s never been one to buy into the whole monogamy thing for herself... -
Prince of Sin by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the reluctant mafia prince,my unlikely savior,and my wildest temptation. Ten years ago,I committed the ultimate sin,and he helped me cover it up. We spent one night together and then I ranI sought absolutionBut he? He found me. I saw something I shouldn’t have.My life should be forfeit,but he won’t let anyone touch me...Categorized as:
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Knocked Up by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only thing music publicist Courtney Lincoln dislikes more than knock-off sugary breakfast cereal is Dimefront’s lead singer—Brennan “Bax” Baxter. So when she discovers she’s pregnant following one teeny, tiny, mind-blowing morning with her nemesis, her world tumbles upside down.Dimefront is on the rocks. Again. Bax is ready to move on... -
Of Octopuses and Men by Misha Bell, Anna Zaires
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy 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...Categorized as:
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Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of "You've Got Mail," set in two competing halal restaurants. Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighborhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio...Categorized as:
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The Wicked Prince by Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI 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... -
Best Frenemies by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGoing tit for tat with the man you hate is all fun and games until things get literal…and the jerk sees you naked.My beach getaway was only supposed to include three relaxation, wine, and fun in the sun.Mack Houston, on the other hand, should have never— ever— been involved.In no uncertain terms, he’s the bane of my existence.The thorn in my side.The sexy Mr...Categorized as:
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Hate 2 Lovers by K. Webster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***This is book two in the series. It is best if you read book one first to fully understand this couple's story.*** She hates him and his big head. He likes her and her big t*ts. She hates him because she somehow ends up naked every time she sees him. He likes her because she somehow ends up naked every time he sees her. She hates him because the big oaf knocked her up with his kid...Categorized as:
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The Trouble with Runaway Brides by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI should not still be hung up on my high school girlfriend. I’m a billionaire, with a penthouse in New York City, a private plane, and was recently crowned one of Manhattan’s most eligible bachelors. She’s engaged to my rival. A real prick of a guy whose family is about as famous as mine. So, pictures of the happy couple are plastered everywhere, and it’s driving me insane... -
Now or Never by Victoria Denault
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Hometown Players series comes a sexy romance about a bad boy hockey player who wants a second chance to win the heart of his high school crush. All Winnie Braddock wants is a quiet place to be alone and time to heal her battered heart... -
Yours, For Now by Leonor Soliz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPretending to date my rich, sexy, and caring friend Gabriel could grant us the deal of a lifetime… or ruin my chances of ever running my family’s company.Gabe is handsome and surprisingly down to earth for a billionaire. Teaming up with him for a massive project shouldn’t have required us to fake a relationship.My machista Latine family is to blame for forcing us into it...Categorized as:
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There's Something About Molly by Christina Hovland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMolly Princeton hasn’t met the right guy. Yes, she’s a dating coach, but she’s also a single mom with a rocky relationship history. She may be able to help others find love, but she doesn’t really need it in her life. Happiness doesn’t require falling in love. Winning a matchmaker competition, however, requires being part of a couple. And darn it, she needs to win this one... -
His Christmas Gift: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by R.S. Elliot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy high school enemy is my new boss. He’s also my fake fiancé and now…I’m having his baby.AutumnWhen my aunt sold her gym, I thought I was going to lose my job.Instead, I just got a new billionaire boss.The man I crushed on in high school even though he and his friends bullied me relentlessly.Dean is still gorgeous, confident, and totally not my type... -
Demon Roommate by Emily Cane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI've found the perfect home. If it wasn't for the bad-tempered Daemon next door.Me: Witch, broke, burns stuff when excited and magic goes haywire.Him: Daemon, my new roommate, intimidatingly hot.Bonus feature: he hates witches.Fine, my family had hunted his kind for centuries... -
Shared by the Firemen: A Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI came back to Florida to settle my mother’s estate.But after a raging house fire, I’m rescued by three swoony firemen.There’s just one of them is sorta, kinda, my ex. Jack Franco was the boy-next-door from my childhood. Literally. Part friend, part foe—but 100% swoony hunk that I always had a crush on... -
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Done and Done: An enemies to lovers, multicultural, plus size romance by Leonor Soliz
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlex is insufferable, ridiculously hot, and my colleague. I can barely stand him… yet I can’t resist him. A one-night stand with my grumpy co-manager was no big deal when he planned to quit and leave town. Except he’s back, and not even my mom’s famous ropa vieja can make things better...Categorized as:
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Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
Forrest Winters isn’t just a federal fire marshal; he’s a thorn in Ranger Sierra Betts’s side. The way he swings his big axe, fixes her with his chameleon gray eyes, and talks about his jurisdiction has a way of breaking her concentration. He has a way of showing up everywhere he doesn’t belong, including Greenbrier Ranger Station. And he really needs to quit stealing her bacon bites... -
As You Wish by Evie Mitchell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYasminI love cosplay. The costumes, the make-up, the ability to become anyone I want. Which is why Halloween is my favorite time of the year. And this year? I need to be confident, sensual, and have just a little bit of magic on my side if I'm going to catch the eye of my brother's best friend – Caleb Prince... -
Dear Hattie by Cassie Mint
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHattie’s Guide to Crushing on Your Workplace Arch Nemesis:Rule one: Do not engage. Do not give that doorway-leaning, sinful-smirking jerk the satisfaction.Rule two: No more late nights together in the office. No more sparks flying by the water cooler. And absolutely no tackling him into the corporate ball pit.Rule three: Never forget that you loathe each other. Never admit to any squishy feelings... -
Mixed Up by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHiring my brother's best friend was not on my to-do list.Neither was he...MIXED UP is a romantic comedy standalone set in the world of CASANOVA by New York Times bestselling author, Emma Hart... -
Unmasking Charlotte by M.D. Saperstein, Andria Large
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome say that I'm cynical. Some say that I'm flippant. But I am neither of those things. I am just a realist, who through an unfortunate turn of events, learned the hard way that everything is in fact black or white. At least for me it is, and always will be. But then there is Calvin King. The thorn in my side, the pain in my ass... -
His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt's been five years since Charlotte Tam had to endure a public proposal at a baseball game—literally the stuff of her nightmares—and realized her ex never really knew her. She hasn’t dated since, afraid that no man will understand her cranky, introverted, coffee-obsessed self, but she wants to try again. Her friend suggests she ask a guy to ease her into the dating game and give her some lessons... -
Beatrice and Douglas by Kelly Lucille
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA hot carpenter who likes to work with his hands. A fiery interior designer who is hands off. Douglas has rubbed her the wrong way since they were children. Now he wants to try a different kind of friction. If they can learn to work together, it could be the love of a lifetime. This is a short easy read with humor, a little mystery, and a whole lot of steam... -
One Shameless Night by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“AM Hargrove strikes romantic gold once again. Five stars aren’t enough!” Harloe Rae, USA Today bestselling author The line between love and hate has never been so explosive. I’d been dreading my flight back to the U.K. after a much needed visit home. Meeting Alessandro made the trip a hell of a lot better. He was sexy. Gorgeous. Italian. A professor...Categorized as:
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Tempting the Neighbor by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis entire thing started because of a faulty tree. Becoming a homeowner is not all it's cracked up to be, let me tell you that right now. Especially in the dead of winter, when apparently trees can just fall in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. Did my next-door neighbor help me remove said tree? No, he did not… So, really…he left me no choice. I broke into his house... -
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My Famous Frenemy by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHollywood heartthrob, Gavin Price invaded our small town, Sunrise Bay, like he owned it.Gavin was my biggest celebrity crush when I was young. He bears the charisma of an easygoing boy-next-door mixed with a rule-breaker personality both in person and on screen.For a moment, I thought maybe my fairy godmother sent him to me.Until he decided to run against my mother for mayor... -
Hold Me Today by Maria Luis
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRock 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... -
Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders: Box Set - Books 1-4 by Helen Conrad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe four books of The Islanders cover the tropical branch of the wealthy and powerful Carringtons of Destiny Bay. A Bad Boy comes home to protect the girl he always loved but could never have. A lover from the past returns to find his original visit resulted in creating something he had never imagined... -
A Festive Feud by Maren Moore
My family is famous for two things in our small Our annual Christmas party And…. Our feud with The Pearce family. Our families hate each other. It’s a tale as old as St. Nick himself. So, imagine what happens when a harmless little argument with Jackson Pearce ends with us both behind bars for the night...Categorized as:
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To Have and Hate by Donna Alam
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratings‘Everyone has their price, Olivia.’ ‘There isn’t enough money in the world to persuade me to marry you.’ Beckett. Let me count the ways I loathe him. 1. He’s the bane of my existence. 2. A thorn in my side. 3. I’m pretty sure he’s the devil in disguise Or he at least has him on speed-dial...Categorized as:
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Beg Me by M. Malone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the RITA® Award winning author of Bad Blood comes a laugh-out-loud office romance about rival ad executives who fake an engagement while competing for a major bridal account. To impress the client these enemies will pretend to be lovers or kill each other trying! For the first time ever my rooster won’t crow. I can’t believe it either. It’s a tragedy...
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