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  • Swoony Billionaire: The Kline Brooks Collection by Max Monroe

    Swoony Billionaire: The Kline Brooks Collection by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet the swooniest billionaire of all time in one awesome and hilarious romantic comedy collection (all for the price of one novella, too!)This collection includes the following three books: *New York Times bestseller Tapping the Billionaire*Tapping Her*And a BRAND-NEW novella, Be My Billionaire Valentine This is the perfect indulgence for new and old readers alike!A favorite book boyfriend of...
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    super rich hero  office  contemporary  humor
  • Alice and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods

    Alice and the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One night in Wonderland is just the start of my adventures…On my twenty-fifth birthday, I decide enough is enough.Family responsibilities have made dating impossible.Now I’m single and inexperienced. Like, completely .My virginity is a millstone around my neck. And I want to get rid of it.All I need is one night, with one stranger, so I don’t look like an idiot when I start dating for real...
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  • Always With You (The Connor Family) by Layla Hagen

    Always With You (The Connor Family) by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’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...
  • Resolution by Adriana Locke

    Resolution by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From 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...
  • Finally by R.L. Mathewson

    Finally by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson comes the next installment in the Neighbor from Hell series… For readers who enjoy touching stories that make them smile, laugh, and fall in love. Sometimes life doesn’t go the way that we expected. That’s what happened to Devin Bradford when he received the news that turned his life upside down seven years ago...
  • Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It 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...
  • Set In Stone: Special Holiday Edition by Dakota Willink

    Set In Stone: Special Holiday Edition by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free.Alexander I had rules. Krystina broke them.That’s just the way things were.But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife.She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future.Without her, I am nothing.But then the past returns to rear its ugly head...
  • The Billionaire Book Club by Max Monroe

    The Billionaire Book Club by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Billionaire Book Club Questionnaire #1: Who is your least favorite character in the book? Me—Caplin Hawkins. I am an absolute idiot. #2: Who is your favorite character? Gorgeous, addictive, insanely challenging Ruby. She’s smart, driven, self-confident, and so beautiful, she makes my chest ache. #3 What is your biggest takeaway from the story? Ruby Rockford and I are meant to be...
  • Your Christmas Love by Layla Hagen

    Your Christmas Love by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Cover Reveal: October 19th Release Date: November 19th Sienna 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...
  • Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Love Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A surprise baby romance from USA Today bestselling author Layla HagenThe first time I met Travis Maxwell, he completely charmed me. We spent a glorious week together, knowing that we'd go our separate ways in the end.One month later, two blue lines turn my life upside down. I'm pregnant. And the number Travis gave me is no longer in service...
  • Declan by Jenna Myles

    Declan by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's all I've dreamed of for years, but she's my employee...and around her, I turn into a stuttering teenage boy. We’ve been dancing around each other for years. It’s not a dance I’m proud of. The day we met, I fell out of my chair. Now, we’re stuck in this repeating pattern: she corners me, I freeze then I bolt. I’m 33 years old and I should be able to handle a woman better than this...
  • Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Behind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction. Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Carter A blonde, a brunette, a redhead…he can have his pick of them all on any given night and he knows it. They wait, hoping he looks up and gives them his signature smirk, choosing them over the others because that’s his game...
  • Serving the Couturier by M.S. Parker

    Serving the Couturier by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Enter the chaotic life of Leah Martin, a shy fashion prodigy with an unassuming charm, always used to playing second fiddle to her vivacious identical twin, Sophie. But when a gnarly ski accident in Aspen sidelines her sister, suddenly, Leah's stepping into Sophie's killer heels, working for the drop-dead gorgeous fashion big shot, Damien Laurent...
  • Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kamal’s an ex-football player. Jayda’s a single mother uninterested in another relationship until she sees Kamal with her daughter.Every rejection will only make his victory sweeter. He plans to lick, taste, and devour her like the delicacy she is until the world, her ex, and Jayda recognizes his name tatted on every inch of her curvy body...
  • Boss Man Bridegroom by Meghan Quinn

    Boss Man Bridegroom by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "Will you do me the greatest honor of all time and be my bridegroom?” she asks, hope in her eyes . . . How did I get here? My assistant, bent on one knee, holding my hand, her expectant face waiting for an answer. Just . .
  • Your Christmas Love (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Your Christmas Love (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sienna 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...
  • The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke

    The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being stood up on your birthday sucks.It sucks even worse when it's your brother's egotistical best friend and CFO who delivers the blow.My first encounter with Lance Sullivan had me crying in an elevator as I clung to a stranger for comfort.On our second, he stormed my dress fitting pretending to be my husband.And by the third... I'd made the bastard smile.I do not have time for a man in my life...
  • Dr. Stanton Box Set by T.L. Swan

    Dr. Stanton Box Set by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    NOW AN AMAZON BESTSELLER IN FOUR COUNTRIES If happiness is a gift. Then Cameron Stanton is my Santa Claus. I can't tell you the exact moment I fell in love with him. Only that I did. With every glance, every touch, every minute.... he stole a little more of me. They say that all men are created equal...
  • The Stand-In by Kristen Proby

    The Stand-In by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes The Stand-In, the newest novel in her beloved Single in Seattle series, featuring Drew Montgomery!I don’t like my new boss. Not at all.London Ambrose is a spoiled billionaire’s daughter. And now she’s the new co-owner of the Seattle football team, but that doesn’t mean that she knows diddly squat about football...
  • The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne

    The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When the head of the Anderson family, Joseph, gets into a life-changing automobile accident, his family struggles to find a way to survive if he doesn’t come out of the coma the accident has placed him in. Austin Anderson is used to being single, but slowly he's watched his siblings and cousins find true love, leaving him the final Anderson without a spouse...
  • Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Harvest 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...
  • The Billionaire's Promise by Ivy Layne

    The Billionaire's Promise by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For two years I held Vance Winters off… Right up until the day my fiancé dumped me for his mistress and Vance kissed me senseless. Vance Winters was six feet of dangerously beautiful mayhem. Wicked blue eyes, tousled blond hair, and golden skin covered in tattoos. Trouble. I should have taken one look and run in the other direction...
  • Enraptured by Ginger Voight

    Enraptured by Ginger Voight

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the third and final book of the Fullerton Family Saga, long-simmering secrets explode with disastrous consequences. The fractured Fullertons face their biggest challenges yet, and every single one must rise to their own personal challenges and beat their demons once and for all - no matter what it takes...
  • Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn

    Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...
  • Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan...
  • Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I lie down for just a second…The next thing I see is the chiseled and extremely grumpy face of my billionaire client, Theo Barnes, looking down at me.If I’m Goldilocks, he has all the grouchiness of three bears. I was overworked and overstressed juggling photographing his fleet of yachts with my other projects.Add in a super comfy bed on one of his yachts and I’m out.Now I’m about to be fired...
  • Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid

    Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 76 ratings
    There are three things you should know about Quinn Sullivan: 1) He is madly in love with Janie Morris, 2) He’s not above playing dirty to get what (or who) he wants, and 3) He doesn’t know how to knit. After just five months of dating Janie, Quinn—former Wendell and unapologetic autocrat—is ready to propose marriage. In fact, he’s more than ready...
  • Your Captivating Love by Layla Hagen

    Your Captivating Love by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Logan Bennett knows his priorities. He is loyal to his family and his company. He has no time for love, and no desire for it. Not after a disastrous engagement that left him broken-hearted. When Nadine enters his life, she turns everything upside down. She’s sexy, funny, and utterly captivating. She’s also more stubborn than anyone he’s met. . .including himself...
  • Fated Love by Radclyffe

    Fated Love by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What do you do when your carefully planned life takes a wrong turn into hell? When Quinn Maguire, a dashing young trauma surgeon, unaccountably accepts a position as an ER physician, her new boss, Honor Blake, suspects that Quinn is hiding a dark secret. While the two declare an uneasy truce in an effort to work together, both struggle with mutual, and unexpected, attraction...
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    boss & employee  office  f-f  contemporary  queer
  • The Benefactor by Nana Malone

    The Benefactor by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I am many things. billionaire, rogue, rebel. But I never figured myself for a thief.My money can buy power, control, access. Even oaths of loyalty.The one thing it can't buy is her...or her safety.I vowed to protect her...I failed...I can't, under any circumstances, fail again. In order to save her, I'll have to give up the one thing that I value most--control.The Canary Jewel is the key...
  • 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...
  • Give Me Forever by Weston Parker

    Give Me Forever by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was lust at first sight.Her curves turned my head, but it wasn’t until she became my assistant that I knew I needed far more than her body.She needs me too.Well, really, she needs my money—bad enough to agree to become my fake fiancée.Her family business is going under, and I’m all-in on being the knight in shining armor...
  • Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I joined the team at Jameson Force Security three months ago and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. Leaving behind the Marine Corps together, my dog Omega and I made the cross-country trek to Pittsburgh for an exciting new career...
  • Saving Della Ray by Georgia Le Carre

    Saving Della Ray by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Della Everybody said, stay away from Gage West. He was trouble. Big trouble. One look at his big, black monster of a bike and the wild tattoos that snaked out of his leather jacket onto his hands and neck and I knew they were dead right. The last thing I needed was more trouble. I had enough just paying my bills and taking care of my little niece...
  • Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa delivers a funny, heartfelt, sometimes angsty romantic comedy where love begins anew. Fresh out of Vet school, I married Pierce Aldridge. Gorgeous, sexy, and smart. He’s a philanthropist with a heart of gold, or so I thought.After a while he became distant, self-centered, and callous. The man I married disappeared before my eyes...
  • The Hunt by Alice Ward

    The Hunt by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I began the hunt, I didn’t know I’d find her. Confined to a hospital with a rare chromosomal disorder, my little brother began sending me on scavenger hunts to uncover the world for him when we were kids. When one of his quests brings me to a greasy Connecticut diner, my life is completely altered...
  • Trent by Xyla Turner

    Trent by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bernadette: The point of becoming an escort was to pay for my law degree. Period. One more year and a hefty tuition bill had me rethinking my no sex rule with clients. One exception to this rule with one client that changed my entire life. He was rude, opinionated, prejudiced and downright ignorant...
  • Flirting with the CEO by Layla Hagen

    Flirting with the CEO by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I 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...
  • Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett

    Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    WARNING, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK from Matt Connover, Litigation God: Please do not attempt to read my story in public, as my sexual proclivities have been known to cause squirming in your seat, squeezing of your legs together and unintentional moaning, sometimes with spontaneous bursts of laughter at random moments...
  • Affirmation by Sawyer Bennett

    Affirmation by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Things are off, and I can’t quite put my finger on it. Some things, however, are the same. For example, the sex with Matt is just as nuclear and consistent as it always has been. Still… I feel like I’m holding onto Matt with my fingertips, like he’s on the verge of slipping away and I don’t know what to do...
  • In Hate With My Boss by Lexi Calder

    In Hate With My Boss by Lexi Calder

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    There are three things I know about Owen Bennett: He’s worth billions. He’s smoking hot. He’s a total asshole.Oh, and he’s my new boss. Which, I guess is technically four things. But who’s counting? Not Owen. Because all he can do is stare at my chest and make rude comments. He’s unprofessional, lazy, and the single most infuriatingly sexy man I’ve ever met in my life...
  • Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Landing an internship at prestigious Hopewell General is a dream come true for Tamara St. John. She struggled hard to get where she is—and isn't about to risk it all because of arrogant Victor Aguilar. Tamara and Victor constantly lock horns, but the sinfully seductive doctor is driving her crazy…with desire. Tamara knows that dating a colleague is a prescription for disaster...
  • House of Scarlett by Meghan March

    House of Scarlett by Meghan March

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Meghan March continues the utterly addictive Legend Trilogy in House of Scarlett. Gabriel Legend is unlike any other man I’ve ever met.
 He came into my life like a hurricane, shattering all my assumptions and preconceived notions.
 I wasn’t prepared for him. I wasn’t prepared for any of it.
 But life doesn’t wait until you’re ready...
  • Leaping into Love by Loni Ree

    Leaping into Love by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Leap Year Baby…My horoscope said, “For all those Leap Year Babies out there, it’s your day! Take a leap into something fresh and exciting.”I don’t think my horoscope fairy meant for me hop into Mr. Walker’s pristine, Egyptian-cotton sheets. I had no idea my roommate's gorgeous employer was in the shower when I let myself in to take his dog for a walk...
  • Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Harvest 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...
  • Cross My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Cross My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    One chance encounter broke me; another could set me free.The moment I meet the incredibly sexy Dexter Cross, I know I'm in trouble. His intensity is electric, and I express a sass I thought was long extinguished. It's a shock to my system and seems to put Dexter on edge, which I like. Teasing him appears to be my new favorite pastime...
  • The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Billionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...
  • Something Real by Hope Ford

    Something Real by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    A Billionaire single dad.His younger assistant, who’s looking for a good time.Together, in an off-limits romance. Lilian always had a no-dating rule.For the last twelve years, she’s been the guardian of her younger sister.She did the whole PTO, soccer mom thing.But now that her sister’s a college graduate and married, Lilian is taking her life back... and looking for a good time...
  • Fake It For Us by Weston Parker

    Fake It For Us by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I need a fake date and a nanny, so let’s kill two birds with one stone?My billions were made in the family business—high-end jewelry. But with that money comes a reputation to keep. The upcoming gala in London has my parents on my back. I need a beautiful, curvy woman to pretend to be my one and only. And I know just the place to go...
  • The Sheik's Marriage Contract by Elizabeth Lennox

    The Sheik's Marriage Contract by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    By law, Sheik Tazir el Mitra knew that time was running out.He had to find a wife. Fast!Unfortunately, he was still infatuated with someone from his past. So he was stunned when that woman walked into his office, even more beautiful than he remembered. The lovely Lila stood in front of him, talking about…something. And all he could think about was how gorgeous she looked...
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