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Wild Open Hearts by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“I’ve heard that boys with motorcycles have less-than-noble intentions.” “Not a boy,” Beck said. “And you heard right.” Luna da Rosa is America’s Vegan Best Friend. The self-made billionaire is a flower-crowned hippie whose Instagram feed is as popular as Wild Heart - her vegan makeup company. When she’s not changing the cosmetics industry, she’s dazzling her online fans with kombucha recipes... -
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... -
Maybe We Won't by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy and soul-stirring novel about love, family, and rediscovering what matters most by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.When workaholic Boston attorney Deirdra de Messiéres is passed over for a well-deserved promotion, she takes a two-month hiatus to show her boss just how much he needs her and heads home to Silver Island... -
Tease: A BWWM Romantic Comedy by Camilla Stevens
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Hello, neighbor. Going down?” Miss PinkThat’s what I call her.Her “real” name is too ridiculous to repeat.Besides, my nickname for her is more than apt. Everything about her is pink, from the pink champagne she gets delivered by the caseload, to the tiny pink feathers I find randomly breezing down the hallway of our apartment building in her wake.It’s ridiculous…in the most addictive way... -
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Cowboy in a Kilt by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA cowboy without a homeRobbed of the family ranch that should have been his legacy, Raleigh Beaumont is a man with no roots and no purpose. When a friend drags him to Vegas, he figures he’s got nothing to lose. But after a hell of a lot of whiskey and a high stakes poker game with a beautiful stranger, he finds himself the alleged owner of a barony in Scotland... -
The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair
"You can't Schitt's Creek a town, Tank.""And you can't verb a noun, son."When a family of former pro football players buy a small Texas town, they didn't intend to start a war with its residents ... or to fall in love. Ever since his career-ending injury, Pat has bounced from job to job, idea to idea, short-lived relationship to short-lived relationship... -
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... -
Put Me in Detention by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"You got married on your divorce-cation?" That would unfortunately be correct. I was hanging with the girls, celebrating my divorce when I saw him, my crush, sitting in the corner of the bar all alone. Being single and looking for a wild night, I asked him if he wanted to join me. To my delight, he said yes... -
Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you had asked me if I'd ever be dating Chris St. James, well, let's just say it's more likely Jimmy Choo would name a shoe after me.Which, Jimmy, if you're out there, the "Ella Mae" would definitely be a big seller. Call me, Mkay?But, back to Chris. Sure, he's handsome... -
The Pact by Max Monroe
“I need a ride,” I said to a sexy stranger on a Harley.Three hours later? A six-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe was officiating our Vegas wedding at the Happy Chapel.But it’s not love—it’s business—a marriage pact made out of desperation so my career doesn’t go up in flames... -
A Greene Family Christmas by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreparing a Christmas to remember is no small feat with a family the size of the Greenes. Especially, when the woman who has always been the planner down to every minute detail falls ill, only five days before the holiday.The family has no choice but to scramble to ensure that nothing is amiss. Cookies need to be decorated, gingerbread houses assembled and decorations to be hung... -
A Groom of One's Own by Emma St. Clair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe always dreamed of getting married--but for love, not to avoid deportation. Eli Hopkins has it all--almost. A hockey career with the wildly popular Appies. Teammates who are like brothers. The only thing he's missing is someone to share it all with. Oh--and correctly filed visa paperwork. Due to administrative error, Eli is about to lose everything...Categorized as:
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Blind Pass by Teagan Hunter
What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there.I would know. I’m coming home with a brand-new ring on my finger.My wife? Ryan Bell.We’re polar opposites.She’s sunshine and happiness.I’m grumpy and scarred—literally.We could get it annulled and no one would be the wiser.Only problem? We posted about it online, and it’s already making headlines... -
Wishing on a Star by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single mum. A superstar athlete. A Christmas like no other.Anna Heath is divorced, a single mum and trying desperately to keep her life in order. Despite her friends' best efforts, Anna has stopped looking for love and is determined to give her daughter, Ruthie, a Christmas to remember.Sam Jackman has just been dealt with life-altering news, and all he could think to do was run... -
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Charles by Con Riley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpposites attract in this low-angst romance filled with British snark and humour.Life should be a breeze for a playboy like Charles Heppel. As the third son of an earl, he lives for the moment, partying and playing. Settling down isn’t for him. Not when London is full of beautiful men who he hasn’t one-and-done yet... -
The Nanny and the Hothead by Krista Sandor
Charlotte Ames despises hotheads. You know the type. The growly, perma-scowling bully who blows his top at the slightest inconvenience. And her former boss, Top Chef Mitch Elliott, is the king of all hotheads. How big of a jerk is he? Big enough to make her hurl a salad at the guy. Those vegetables didn’t ask to be strewn across the floor... -
Beach Please by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hilarious and heartwarming story that’ll have you snort-laughing, swooning, and sighing with happiness…Lola Gordon's dreams of a thriving surf shop were shattered when her ex vanished with all the money in their business account, leaving her on the brink of losing everything... -
Beach Please by Melanie Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hilarious and heartwarming story that’ll have you snort-laughing, swooning, and sighing with happiness… Lola Gordon's dreams of a thriving surf shop were shattered when her ex vanished with all the money in their business account, leaving her on the brink of losing everything... -
Flirting with the CEO by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI wanted to hate her. Instead, I desperately need her. I didn't get to be CEO by playing nice. I'm driven and ruthless—and yes, occasionally rude. But it gets the job done, and that's all I care about. My business partners disagree. They insist I need to improve my communication skills. That's how I end up with Zoey Thomas shadowing me... -
Forever Wild: A Novella by K.A. Tucker
From the international bestselling author of The Simple Wild comes Forever Wild, a novella that continues the story of Calla's journey to the Alaskan wild and a life she never imagined for herself. The holiday season is upon Calla and Jonah, and with the mistletoe and gingerbread comes plenty of family drama... -
Treasured by Thursday by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe seventh and final tale in the dazzling, heartwarming, pulse-racing Weekday Brides series. Gabriella Masini: She’s a woman haunted by her past, with the scars to prove it. She believes that fairy tales are for other people... -
Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA Rock Star Kidnaps a Runaway Bride… Kidnapping the bride seemed like a good idea at the time. Her fiancé stole my fortune, so I stole his woman. Tit for tat. Or tat for tit. However you want to look at it. The one thing I didn’t expect? Willow Honeycutt, preschool teacher, boy band super fan, is completely crazy. And somehow she’s turned the tables on me... -
The Love Interest by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDear Fiona,I hope this letter finds you well—and by well, I mean significantly less infuriated than you were yesterday. I’ve wanted to continue our conversation from the night we met, but there are so many things I can’t say or do, now that I’m your professor.As an anonymous letter writer, I can give you some idea of what I have planned for us, once the year is over... -
That First Date by Jenn McMahon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy 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... -
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Can't Help Falling by Courtney Walsh
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll it takes to start a fire is one single match. . . Owen Larrabee is not my soulmate. He wasn't when I confessed my love to him on his wedding day, and he isn't now. I should probably say that I wasn't the bride when that happened. I don't have the best timing. He’s got a temper, he's moody, and he has a history of being misunderstood and making big mistakes... -
Combat by Lilian Monroe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLucy Barlow didn’t think she’d need a bodyguard to attend her town’s local Wedding Expo. She sells wedding stationery, after all. Her main occupational hazard is a paper cut.Then the rival stationery store owner declares war, starting with a few stolen packages and ending with all-out sabotage of her wedding invitation stock... -
Fake Around and Find Out by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship romantic comedy.The Happy Haven Trailer Park is not where I hoped to be at age twenty-five.Circumstances have left me without a job or a car in a small town where work is scarce. When my insufferable neighbor approached me with a very indecent proposal to co-star in his videos on the Lonely Hands app, I had to resist the impulse to punch him in the mouth... -
That First Date by Jenn McMahon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy 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... -
Sierra High by Chris Mor
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne month into my journey, things are starting to look up.Nova has brought the sunshine back into my life. Helping me put my ex behind me and filling my days with the passion they were missing. But how secure is our new relationship?Bats has my back, in his quiet, unassuming way. But he’s been hiding something from me. A curiosity I didn’t expect from him... -
Bayou Tonight by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA prequel to Gotta Be Bayou, book one in the Badges of the Bayou series She’s so not his type. But he’s been thinking about her for almost a year now.He needs to figure out a way to get over her.Though kissing her at their friends’ wedding probably isn’t it…FBI agent Spencer Landry is looking for a sweet, bubbly sunshine at home to balance out all the darkness he sees in his work... -
Musical Games by Evie Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's never been kissed, and she's about to rock his world... Bubbly actress Sam is on the brink of the bigtime — all she needs is one lucky break. But when she drops everything for the chance to meet Hollywood’s biggest star, she blows it by blurting out a lie.Now, she’s got ten days to write an album with a man who wants nothing to do with her... -
Heartache & Playdates by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Love isn’t like milk. It has no expiration date.” ~ Nonna RussoMaddox CruzSingle dad. Tech billionaire. Genius. That is what people saw when they looked at me. Those adjectives might all be true, but inside I was still a kid who grew up in the system and was raised by the streets. Which was why I had no plans to attend my 20 year high school reunion... -
A Fish Out of Water by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew trying to make a fresh start on Marbella Island would mean reinventing myself.I'm only here while I work my way up to my dream role in a major motion picture in Hollywood.Which explains why I took a role playing a mermaid in the island production of In So Deep . What I didn't count on?Ben. The charmer who just took a job as a water sports instructor.Everyone loves Ben.Everyone but me... -
From the Start: A Spicy RomCom by Katie Duggan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow long can you go learning about your body and its wants while ignoring your heart? And how do you ignore your heart while learning about your body? Nic Quinn is tired. Tired of her family, tired of masking, and tired of Josh Henry. After successfully avoiding her childhood enemy for a decade, of course she runs into him not once, but twice when she’s at her worst... -
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Good Time Boyfriend by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new town. A new bar. A new life.At least, that’s what I’m hoping for.I moved to Denver to try to piece my family back together, but I have no idea how to do that.Then the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen walks into my bar, and I think things are looking up.She needs a fake boyfriend for the night and I’m all too eager to play along... -
The One I Need by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsYou’re cordially invited to the wedding of Oliver Price and Izzy McCall…That’s how my wedding invitations should have started. I should know, I’ve had my wedding planned since I was ten. I should’ve been wearing a designer tuxedo, not a tuxedo t-shirt. The wedding should’ve been in a church with family and friends, not in a 1960’s style chapel with Elvis as the officiant... -
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... -
In Name Only by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe gave his name to protect her. All she wanted was his heart. Dani Kramer used to think growing up in foster homes was the most difficult thing she would ever have to do until all her dreams come true. Married to the love of her life, Dr. Brock Holland, and running a foundation that specializes in finding jobs for kids out of foster care, Dani seems to have it all... -
Matchmaking Mischief by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s a hopeless romantic...for everyone but herself. Can the least romantic man alive convince her love isn’t just for other people?WillowThere are certain expectations when you’re born into a multigenerational family of matchmakers, which is why I fled my hometown and tried to build a life of my own... -
Dear Roomie by Kate Meader
Reid Durand isn't here to make friends. Coming from a legacy of hockey greatness, he has games to win and things to prove. With his focus during his first season as a Chicago Rebel on his drive to succeed, every vice is off the table. No booze, no sugar, and definitely no women. Kennedy Clark is the master of the side hustle... -
The Pocket Pair by Emma St. Clair
Chevy has been my impossible crush almost as long as his sister has been my best friend. But I'm done waiting around for him to see me as more.It's time to take the biggest risk of my life ... and maybe lose it all... -
How to Ruin a Wedding by Sophie Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are three things to know about Tilly 1. She’s a liar.2. She thinks she’s in love with her best friend.3. She’s got a plan to ruin his wedding.Tilly and her best friend have been through it all. For decades, he has been her support system, and she’s been his right hand gal, and now he’s engaged to someone else?Not on her watch... -
A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLauren Richmond isn’t a fan of Christmas.Which is why she rarely makes the trip home to the Midwest for the holidays. After all, she has plenty to keep her busy—namely, her duties as a set decorator on a TV sitcom.But this December, Lauren‘s brother and his wife are expecting a baby, so her brother arranges a ride home for her with his good friend, Will... -
My (Mostly) Temporary Nanny: A Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI will not think inappropriate thoughts about the nanny.She’s just temporary. A momentary blip in my life.Although I have to admit she’s quite attractive, as far as blips go.She’s also the first person my son has ever actually liked, which has to count for something.New plan: I will not… let myself get too attached to the nanny.I’ve always been the kind of man to keep my plans flexible... -
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Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey have a second chance at love, but there are some rough seas ahead in the new contemporary romance from the acclaimed author of Love, Lists, and Fancy ShipsCommitment-phobe Nina Lejeune lives by two rules: 1. Always have fun. 2. Don’t rely on anyone but yourself.The first rule is easy; the second, she’s only broken once... -
Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne thing I’ve learned this Valentine’s day is that fake fiancés should remain just that: fake.Pretending to be engaged to James Brody, the hot, single London deputy mayor who graces gossip columns, is just a business deal. Nothing more... -
It Takes a Woman by Piper Sheldon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust because she’s getting married doesn’t mean she’ll fall in love.Unapologetic bombshell Gretchen LaRoe is happy to play matchmaker to everyone else content in knowing she once had true love. When the best friends of the Scorned Women’s Society take it upon themselves to interfere in Gretchen’s love life, they shouldn't be shocked to learn Gretchen already has a plan of her own... -
The Holiday Husband by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnnie made a holiday wish to be reunited with the one who got away.She should’ve been more specific...Museum curator Annie Bristow has spent years regretting a marriage proposal she turned down from her college sweetheart. When a fateful ride on a holiday train gives Annie the opportunity to make it right, she wishes for a do-over. She wants to go back and say yes to her one true love... -
The Trope by Stella Stevenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe two constants in Maggie’s life have always been books and her anxiety. A close third is that she’s been in love with her best friend’s older brother her whole life, not that she’s ever told him... -
Mr. Fake Husband by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf the devil wears a suit...Has a permanent frown...Wet panties left and right..Expect perfection from everyone...Well then, that's my boss.And today is not my day.It's never your day when you get called to his office.But an even worse day when he broodingly asks you to marry him.And apparently, no is not an answer he will take...
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